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ANHYDRITE NUCLEATION AND GROWTH AT LOW TEMPERATURES: EFFECTS OF FLOW RATE, ACTIVITY OF WATER, AND MINERAL SUBSTRATES
(2017-05)
Understanding calcium sulfate mineral formation is crucial to understanding depositional environments and diagenetic conditions on and near the martian surface where calcium sulfates with varying hydration states have been ...
A Microphysical Analysis of the Stratiform Rain Region of Mesoscale Convective Systems using Polarimetric Radar and In Situ Aircraft Measurements
(2018-12-14)
The benefits of using polarimetric weather radar data to infer microphysical properties of and processes within observed precipitation is becoming more widely recognized. The quasi-vertical profile (QVP) technique has ...
Science and the Construction of Therapeutics in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, 1879-1906
(2018-05)
The late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw a crisis in therapeutics as scientific developments overturned the theoretical underpinnings of humoral medicine, leaving room for lively and pluralistic discourses of health ...
Do Words Really Mean Things? Habitual Voters and the Framing Effects of Ballot Language
(2017-05)
The alleged dangers of direct democracy have been debated since the founding of the United States, and this discussion carries on into the current time whenever the subject of referendum elections is raised. While much ...
The Talking Stick Way: An Indigenous research methodology for engaging diverse global conversations
(2017)
The Talking Stick Way: An Indigenous research methodology
for engaging diverse global conversations
This study explores persistent gaps in knowledge concerning the relevance, presence and benefit of Indigenous research ...
Comparative Study of Surface Preparation And Bond Angle Combinations For Bridge Repair Using Ultra-High Performance Concrete Alternative
(2018-12)
Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a type of concrete with advanced mechanical properties compared to normal strength concrete and that can be used for connections and repairs in bridges. Most UHPC used in the field ...
Petrophysical Inversion of Multifrequency Resistivity and Permittivity Logs and Laboratory Measurements
(2017-12)
In this thesis, we develop a unified inversion scheme that can be coupled to various type of relaxation models to process multi-frequency measurement of varied electromagnetic (EM) properties for purposes of improved ...
RESERVOIR QUALITY EVALUATION OF THE MERAMEC AND UPPER OSAGE UNITS IN THE ANADARKO BASIN
(2018-12-14)
The objective of this study is to provide a comparative look at the diagenetic evolution and reservoir quality characteristics of the Meramec and Upper Osage units in the STACK (Sooner Trend Anadarko Basin of Canadian and ...
THE BRICS COUNTRIES: STRIDES TOWARD GREATER REPRESENTATION IN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
(2016-05-14)
This thesis discusses the BRICS organization and its recent creation of the New Development Bank to serve as an alternative to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. It also addresses the various attempts by ...
A DFT STUDY OF THE CATALYTIC HYDRODEOXYGENATION OF ANISOLE ON A RHODIUM CATALYST
(2018-05)
Heterogeneous catalysis is an integral part of chemical industry. Additionally, the surge in biomass research has necessitated a need for newer and effective catalysts to upgrade biomass and its constituents: - lignin, ...