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Recycling diesel combustion byproducts as conductive additives in lithium-ion battery cathodes
(Oklahoma State University, 2021-04)Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are the most widely industrialized form of portable, rechargeable energy storage in over three decades. LIBs commonly use Super P carbon as a conductive additive. Super P is chemically similar ... -
Reflective abstraction as a mechanism for developing pedagogical content knowledge
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-18)A mathematics teacher’s instruction is informed by their pedagogical knowledge (teaching theories and tactics) and content knowledge (ability to solve and understand math problems). A successful teacher must utilize both ... -
Restoring eastern redcedar encroached watersheds to prairie or switchgrass improves water quality and quantity
(Oklahoma State University, 2019-07-25)Eastern redcedar represents a modern-day challenge to Oklahoma as it has encroached approximately eight million acres of land. This conversion is detrimental to the ecological and economic value of the land, reducing ... -
Results of the ROTC and Nutrition/Kinesiology (RANK) needs assessment
(Oklahoma State University, 2022-04-19)Recent studies show that under 15% of military personnel meet fruit and vegetable intake recommendations and 51% consume energy drinks on a regular basis. Military health surveillance indicates that personnel may not be ... -
Role of FMRP in regulating the tonotopic distribution of C-fos expression levels in the LSO, AVCN, and MNTB
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)Does FMRP play a role in the rapid experience dependent expression of C-fos along the tonotopic axis of LSO, AVCN and MNTB? -
Role of mycorrhizae in milkweeds: Implications for monarch conservation
(Oklahoma State University, 2019-04-26)As little as 1% of the original expanse of North America's tallgrass prairie remains, and the survival of almost all grassland plants depends on the symbiotic partnership with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. These ... -
Role of oS in stress response in E. coli O157:H7 during exponential growth phase
(Oklahoma State University, 2022-04-15)INTRODUCTION: Escherichia coli O157:H7, also known as enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), is a serious food borne pathogen. EHEC causes hemorrhagic colitis in 90% of cases, which then leads to the life threatening hemolytic ... -
Rules of the game: Congressional representation under a theoretical election reform
(Oklahoma State University, 2019-04-26)This study analyzes the how a change to a proportional representation system would systematically change how the House of Representatives. To study this, I used election data from 53 congressional races and awarded the ... -
Screening Warrior Hops for inhibitors of cancer cell metabolism
(Oklahoma State University, 2021-10-09)The purpose of this project is to examine the effects of components of Warrior Hops on cancer cell metabolism to better understand the mechanism of infection for SARSCoV-2. In h293 cells (human embryonic kidney cells that ... -
Second-generation Hmong Americans’ self-confidence and self-perceived competency communicating in English in a variety of settings
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-18)After immigrating to the United States in the late 1970s, Hmong immigrants have integrated into American society by learning a second language, English. In recent years, many researchers have focused their studies on the ... -
Security for autonomous cyber-physical systems
(Oklahoma State University, 2020-04-24)Remote disablement and control of autonomous cyber-physical systems is possible through the external manipulation of sensory subsystems. Many modern autonomous systems utilize neural networks to fuse and parse data from ... -
Self-reported adult mental health in the aftermath of COVID-19
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-18)The purpose of this study was to examine adult mental health in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Online survey data was collected from N = 316 adults (M = 33.01 years, SD = 15.68 years) using Qualtrics. Survey ... -
Setwise stream classification
(Oklahoma State University, 2021-10-09)The Setwise Stream Classification Algorithm is a modern take on the subset of machine learning known as classification, potentially allowing larger and more complex datasets to be classified as they are received in real ... -
Sight and sound: The music and kinetic sculpture of Dale McKinney
(Oklahoma State University, 2022-04-15)Myron Dale McKinney was a former faculty artist, teacher, and head of the Art Department at Oklahoma State University. He is best known for his work as a sculptor, but also worked in painting, printmaking, and music. Born ... -
Single step polyfluoroarylation of amides
(Oklahoma State University, 2019-04-27)Per- and polyfluoroarenes are important synthetic chemistry targets because they are active components in many pharmaceuticals, agrichemicals, and industrial manufacturing products. Many of the current methods of synthesizing ... -
Soil moisture monitoring with LoRa radios and UAVs
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Stress response of RsbR protein paralogs in Bacillus subtilis under 1M sodium stress
(Oklahoma State University, 2019-04-26)Stress is a universal phenomenon, and all organisms need a way to cope with it. The Model bacterium Bacillus subtilis has a complex of proteins known as a stressosome that is responsible for sensing stressors in the ... -
Structure guided design of improved anticancer compounds
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Studying the effects of antibiotics on mitochondrial inhibitors
(Oklahoma State University, 2021-10-09)The usage of ivermectin (ivm) to treat COVID-19 is controversial. According to a study, ivermectin helped treat COVID-19, but clinical trials showed that ivermectin with the tetracycline-class antibiotic doxycycline overcame ... -
Supporting activities of daily life for seniors via ai assistant
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)The goal of this project was to improve human to machine communication with individuals who suffer from a decreased mental function as a result of dementia. The first step was to understand complex and fuzzy inputs made ...