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First Generation Hispanic/Latine Students in Higher Education
(2024-05-11)
This qualitative research project used an ethnographic research methodology to analyze the qualitative questionnaire presented to participants who identify as first generation Hispanic/Latine students in the state of ...
LONELINESS AS IT STANDS IN RELATION TO THE HUMAN CONDITION: DAVID FOSTER WALLACE’S GRAPPLING WITH LONELINESS, DEPRESSION, AND A DESIRE TO LESSEN THE PAIN OF EACH
(2024-05-10)
David Foster Wallace’s unique writing style hinges on difficulty. His approach to storytelling challenges the reader’s expectations, forcing them to actively engage with the characters and scenes rather than passively ...
DEVELOPING AN ALGORITHM INTEGRATING VOICE AND IMAGING ANALYSIS TO RECOGNIZE FACIAL FEATURES AND DEFICIENCIES AFTER ORAL SURGERY
(2024-05-10)
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), oral cancer is one of several major types of head and neck cancer (HNCs) and affects approximately 54,000 individuals in the United States each year. Recognized risk ...
Effects of Hydrology, Vegetation, and Aeration on Emerging Contaminant Removal from Secondarily Treated Wastewater Effluent in Treatment Wetland Mesocosms
(2024-05-10)
Indirect potable reuse is an expanding practice which returns portions of treated wastewater to municipal supplies. However, traditional wastewater treatment is not designed to remove the wide variety of “emerging contaminants” ...
Impacts of Extractive Activities on Drinking Water and Population Health
(2024-05-10)
Extractive activities such as coal mining and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) are common throughout the United States. Much research has found that extractive activities have negative impacts on both ecosystem health and ...
Design of Precast Post-tensioned Slabs using Lightweight Concrete for Residential Foundations
(2024-05-10)
The use of precast concrete in construction is highly favored due to its many benefits, including improved quality control, reduced construction time, increased durability, and sustainability. In Oklahoma, post-tensioned ...
A PALEOCLIMATE AND PALEOFIRE HISTORY FROM THE EARLY PLEISTOCENE OF UNAWEEP CANYON, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO
(2024-05)
Lacustrine systems capture high-resolution records of continental climate, including information on paleotemperatures, hydroclimate, and paleofire activity. An increasing number of studies have reported paleoclimate and ...
Enhanced Assessments of Tornado Locations and Damage Using Geospatial Technologies
(2024-05-10)
Tornado climatologies represent an important tool for understanding the genesis, behavior, and dissipation of tornados and tornadic storms. The current tornado record is imperfect, but nevertheless useful. I undertook a ...
Exploration of Factors Influencing the Teacher Self-Efficacy in Educators of Justice-Involved Juveniles in Special Settings: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed-Methods Study
(2024-05)
Juveniles involved with the justice system are a population of youth with extensive needs who are historically underserved. Legal mandates have attempted to ensure these students are receiving a quality education, but ...
Only the Young: The Rhetoric of Youth-Led Social Movements In the 21st Century
(2024-05-10)
In this dissertation, I examine several examples of contemporary youth-led protest in conjunction with some of the specific challenges of organizing in the present day. In each chapter, I pair one circumstance that makes ...