Browsing OU - Faculty and Staff Publications by Title
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Students' Computer Skills and Advertising Course Performance
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Studies in RF Power Communication, SAR, and Temperature Elevation in Wireless Implantable Neural Interfaces
(PLos One, 2013-11-06)Implantable neural interfaces are designed to provide a high spatial and temporal precision control signal implementing high degree of freedom real-time prosthetic systems. The development of a Radio Frequency (RF) wireless ... -
A Study of Bicycle Design as it Affects Safety of Operation
(Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 1974-10-01)This paper presents the results of studies concerned with bicycle design and safety of operation. One study concerned the relationship between handlebar design, i.e., racing, regular and hi-rise, to bicycle control. It was ... -
A Study of Post-Crash Bus Evacuation Problems
(Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 1978-10-01)This study was conducted to provide information related to the post-crash evacuation of inter-city buses. A review of bus accident data and relevant literature was completed to provide an understanding of the variables ... -
A Study of Self-Paced and Machine-Paced Inspection
(Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 1986-09-01)A study was conducted to investigate the performance of inspectors under different conditions using computer generated visual test items. The purpose of the study was to compare performance for self-paced vs. machine-paced ... -
A Study Strategies Self-Efficacy Instrument for Use with Community College Students
(Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2001-10-01)Theories of self-efficacy and self-regulation were used to examine scores from an instrument that measures self-efficacy for using self-regulatory study strategies. The authors investigated the dimensionality of responses ... -
SUCCESS for Teaching Assistant Professional Development
(2012-07)This paper reflectively applies the Motivating Opportunity Model (SUCCESS Model) to a successful redesign of a university teaching-assistant professional development program. It illustrates how the principles of motivation ... -
SUCCESS in Engineering Education: Applying an ID Motivational Framework to Promote Engagement and Innovation
(2013-10)The purpose of this study was to identify motivational gaps and design to optimize for motivational needs in a current university course in mechanical engineering. The course instructor and instructional designer ... -
Successful Strategies for Promoting Self-Advocacy Among Students with LD: The LEAD Group
(Intervention in School and Clinic, 2002-03-01)Students with learning disabilities (LD) often need to be taught self-determination skills to be better prepared for life after high school. This article describes the methods used by one school district to promote ... -
Supervisors' Perceptions of the Performance of Cooperative Education Employees Working in Federal Agencies
(Review of Public Personnel Administration, 1999-04-01)Through cooperative education programs, many public agencies employ college students part time or intermittently and groom them for future full-time employment The combination of winnowing and nurturing that occurs in these ... -
Supporting a Passion for New Ideas through Open APIs
(2016)Despite the many technological advances that the information industry has witnessed over the past decades, barriers to the full use of information remain. Part of this problem is due to the volume of content and data that ... -
A Survey of Learning Styles of Engineering Students
(Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 2003-10-01)This study examined the learning styles of engineering students using the Index of Learning Styles (ILS) developed by Soloman and Felder (Soloman & Felder, 2002), the Cognitive Styles Analysis (CSA) developed by Riding ... -
A Survey of Ramp and Stair Use among Older Adults
(Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 2000-07-01)Forty-three community-dwelling adults aged 57 to 95 participated in survey exploring characteristics of ramp use by older ambulant people. Twenty-three respondents said they ascended ramps instead of stairs most of the ... -
Survey of young, uninsured Okahomans: Preliminary Report
(2010)Recent reports indicate that the number of uninsured individuals in Oklahoma has reached approximately 600,000 individuals, of these, almost half of Oklahoma’s uninsured are between the ages of 19‐34. Despite this high ... -
Synaptic Interactions in Scorpion Peg Sensilla Appear to Maintain Chemosensory Neurons within Dynamic Firing Range
(2021-10-03)Scorpions have elaborate chemo-tactile organs called pectines on their ventral mesosoma. The teeth of the comb-like pectines support thousands of minute projections called peg sensilla (a.k.a. “pegs”), each containing ... -
Synthesis and characterization of bio-compatible shape memory polymers with potential applications to endovascular embolization of intracranial aneurysms
(2018)Intracranial aneurysms (ICAs) are focal dilations in the brain's arteries. When left untreated, ICAs can grow to the point of rupture, accounting for 50–80% of subarachnoid hemorrhage cases. Current treatments include ... -
Synthesis and Characterization of Flower-like Bundles of ZnO Nanosheets by a Surfactant-free Hydrothermal Process
(2014-12-22)Flower-like bundles of ZnO nanosheets have been prepared by using preheating hydrothermal process without any surfactants. The flower-like bundles consist of many thin and uniform hexagonal-structured ZnO nanosheets, with ... -
Synthesis, Characterization, and Modeling of Aligned ZnO Nanowire-Enhanced Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Composites
(2022-04-02)This paper presents the synthesis, characterization, and multiscale modeling of hybrid composites with enhanced interfacial properties consisting of aligned zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires and continuous carbon fibers. The ... -
A Systematic Literature Review of Servant Leadership Theory in Organizational Contexts
(2012-04-22)A new research area linked to ethics, virtues, and morality is servant leadership. Scholars are currently seeking publication outlets as critics debate whether this new leadership theory is significantly distinct, viable, ... -
Systemizing Virtual Learning and Technologies by Managing Organizational Competency and Talents
(Advances in Developing Human Resources, 2010-12-01)The article presents promising components and practices of virtual learning and technologies and discusses how systemization can be made through managing organizational competency and talents. The main goal is to suggest ...