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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 ...
Multi-Material Extrusion Based Additive Manufacturing of Flexible Polymetric Materials
(2024-05-10)
Direct ink writing (DIW) is a 3D printing technique, capable of printing many different polymers that cannot be 3D printed using other methods. Previous DIW attempts at the University of Oklahoma using a modified Ender 3 ...
“How do you pay for debt without money? Just pay with your health.” Understanding the association between Legal Financial Obligations and Physical Health
(2024-05-10)
Millions of people in the United States are subjected to Legal Financial Obligations (LFOs), otherwise known as the fees and fines imposed by the criminal justice system. This debt can be a source of stress for individuals ...
Performance Seal Testing Through The Evaluation Of The Leak Rate Of The Mechanical Seal
(2024-05-10)
Sealing technology is important across various industries, particularly within the oil and gas sector. This technology encompasses the capability to obstruct the unrestricted flow of undesirable substances into reservoirs. ...
Intercultural Communication Competence Revisited: Reconciling Trait and Relational Perspectives Using Social Network Analysis
(2024-05-10)
What it takes for communicators to interact competently with intercultural others remains a contested conceptual site. This dissertation addresses the debate between the individual and relational perspectives regarding the ...
Biochemical insights into the unconventional approaches to energy conservation and electron transport in syntrophic metabolism
(2024-05-10)
Methane produced from anaerobic digestion of organic wastes has great potential as an alternative to fossil fuels. Anaerobic digestion combines the production of renewable energy with environmental benefits, including the ...
CAN SELF-ORGANIZING TEACHER GROUPS REDUCE TEACHER ISOLATION?
(2024-03-07)
This study investigates the conditions fostering self-organized teacher groups within schools and their relationship to reducing teacher isolation. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach involving 663 online surveys and 18 ...
HOW GAY AND LESBIAN EDUCATORS POSITION THEMSELVES IDEOLOGICALLY IN THE CLASSROOM
(2024-05-10)
In this study, I aim to better understand the ideological positioning of gay and lesbian educators in the classroom setting. Through conducting a qualitative study, I interviewed three teachers who identify as gay or ...
A Lithic Analysis of School Land I (34DL64) A Northern Caddo Village in the Foothills of the Ozarks
(2024-05-10)
School Land I (34DL64) is a Harlan Phase (A.D. 1050-1250) Caddo village site set in the Arkansas River basin at the confluence of the Grand and Elk Rivers in Delaware County, Oklahoma. This site was originally excavated ...
An Investigation of Organizational Citizenship Behavior De-escalation
(2024-05-10)
Although prior research indicates that employees often feel pressure to increase levels of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), very little systematic research has explored the opposite occurrence – when employees ...