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An Examination of the Arkoma Foreland Basin and its Petroleum System through Burial and Thermal History Modeling
(2014-05)
The Arkoma Basin is a Carboniferous arcuate foreland basin that spans across west-central Arkansas into southeastern Oklahoma along the northern side of the Ouachita orogenic belt. High levels of thermal maturity are ...
Markov Chain Stochastic Seismic Inversion for Rock Properties Estimation
(2014-12)
Our purpose is to introduce a stochastic seismic inversion algorithm based on the Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulation. Conventional inversion algorithms generate elastic properties instead of the key rock properties needed ...
Integrated Framework for Touch and Fingerprint Sensing: A Unified and an In-Cell Approach
(2014-12)
In today's technology-driven world, it is essential to build secure systems with low faulty behavior. Authentication is one of the primary means to gain access to secure systems. Users need to be authenticated in order to ...
WELLBORE INTEGRITY: MODIFYING AND CHARACTERIZING OIL WELL CEMENT TO ENHANCE WELLBORE LOGGING AND PREVENT PERFORATING DAMAGES IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURED WELLS
(2014-12)
Oil well cementing is considered as one of the foremost important and challenging operations in drilling. The main purpose of cement in wellbores is to provide zonal isolation, and support for casing. Properties of oil ...
The Home Literacy Practices of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families of Kindergarten Students
(2014-05)
This qualitative study was initiated in order to examine the home literacy practices of culturally and linguistically diverse families of kindergarten students. In particular, the literacy practices of mothers were surveyed, ...
CALIBRATION OF PHI FACTORS FOR PRESTRESSED BRIDGE GIRDERS
(2014-12)
Calibration of the flexural resistance factors in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Official’s (AASHTO) Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) format is performed for bridge girders prestressed ...
Measuring What Matters: A Case Study of Aligning Assessment Practices in Student Affairs with Institutionally Identified Student Learning Outcomes
(2014-05)
This study documented the measurement development processes and alignment of learning outcomes for a student affairs division at a large, urban research institution. A significant contribution of this study was the ...
Reliable Route Planning for Emergency Evacuation
(2014-05)
Large scale evacuations are important in the wake of events such as an anticipated strike of a natural disaster or a looming military attack. Planning to evacuate people towards safe areas and effective management of the ...
Teaching and Learning Community: An Inquiry into Experiences in a Community-Based Education Course
(2014-05)
In the United States, preservice teachers often go on to teach students whose backgrounds are different from their own and in communities in which they have limited lived experience (Sleeter, 2000). They often graduate ...
TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS INTEGRATION
(2014-05)
In this era dominated by the importance of mathematics, science, and technology, national organizations in science and mathematics education (e.g., National Science Teachers Association and the National Council for Teachers ...