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The Revolution in Crisis: A History of Human Rights in Mexico, 1970-1980
(2016-05-14)
This work looks at the proliferation of human rights in Mexico in the 1970s. By looking at how the term entered Mexico, one can determine that individualistic notions of rights (human rights) proliferated in Mexico in the ...
Minutes of a Regular Meeting, The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents, May 9-10, 2018
(The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents, 2018-05-09)
Extinguishing the Green Fire: Opposition to Environmentalism, 1948-2010
(2011)
This dissertation identifies the origins and characteristics of late-twentieth century opposition to environmentalism in the United States. I argue that a diverse set of critics cultivated a loose network of ideas, tactics, ...
The Enduring Persecution of Queerness in Germany from Hilter to Adenauer Undergraduate
(2015-04-01)
In The Enduring Persecution of Queerness in Germany from Hitler to Adenauer, Parker Manek etches a disturbing picture of the 20th-century landscape in which gay Germans lived and died. Manek explains how the disasters and ...
A Cross Validation of the Effects of Leg Size, Limb Composition, and Blood Pressure on Arterial Occlusion in Women Aged 20 to 30 Years
(2016-05-13)
Blood flow restriction (BFR) on the upper and lower limbs, in combination with resistance training, has been found to increase muscle strength and muscle mass. Previous research has used either arbitrary pressures or a ...
Form inspection using kernel methods
(Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 2010-06-01)
Form inspection of non-linear surfaces is a difficult task as suitable analytical models are often unavailable. This paper presents a mathematical model for surface inspection of face-milled plates and determination of the ...
Managerial Ability and Real Earnings Management
(2013)
In this study, I examine the relation between managerial ability and real earnings management (REM). I find that firms engaging in production REM have significantly worse subsequent firm performance than do other firms. ...
“ME NO MORE COME”: PERSISTENCE AND QUITTING AMONG ADULT SPANISH-SPEAKING ENGLISH LEARNERS
(2018-08)
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore what makes adult Spanish-speaking English learners (ELs) stay or drop out of English class in a non-profit English literacy center in a city in a southwestern state ...
Passive Actuation of a Planetary Rover to Assist Sandy Slope Traverse
(2016)
This thesis introduces the design of a novel locomotive methodology. The problem being addressed is the traverse of unmanned locomotion over sandy inclined traverses. This is a special terramechanical issue regarding terrain ...