Browsing OU - Dissertations by Title
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Distributed product development approaches and system for achieving optimal design.
(2006)The research in this dissertation attempts to provide theoretic approaches and design systems to support engineers who are located in different places and belong to different teams or companies to work collaboratively to ... -
Distribution and occurrence of carnivores in the Oklahoma panhandle.
(2000)Five carnivore species representing three families were detected sufficiently to permit analysis. Carnivores were, in general, not distributed evenly over regional, landscape and local scales in the panhandle environment. ... -
Distribution and vertebrate associates of the black-tailed prairie dog in Oklahoma /
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The distribution of the avifauna in the Apurimac Valley of Peru with respect to environmental gradients, habitat, and related species /
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District Support of Teachers, Leaders, and Schools: An Evaluation of a Service Culture Program in an Urban, Midwestern School District
(2020-05)Some scholars believe district offices are primarily a compliance-driven, bureaucratic hindrance to transformational change. Other scholars believe that districts can play a key role in school and student success, but ... -
THE DIVERGENCE OF SOXE GENE FUNCTION DURING VERTEBRATE EVOLUTION
(2014-05-09)Evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo) is the study of how developmental mechanisms that shape organisms have changed through evolutionary time. A central question in evo-devo asks how early vertebrates may have ... -
Divergent Pathways and Diverse Lives: The Effect of Physical Disability on the Criminal Victimization of Young Adults
(2015-12)Official statistics show that physical disability is strongly associated with an increased risk of experiencing violent and sexual victimization, but researchers know little about why this occurs. Do offenders target ... -
Diversification dynamics in space and time of two marine fish groups
(2024-05-10)Understanding the evolutionary processes shaping species distributions in both marine and terrestrial environments has been a central interest among evolutionary biologists, biogeographers, and ecologists. Species richness ... -
Divine omniscience and the fatalist dilemma.
(2006)Arguments against our free will pose a serious problem. Although there are not very many philosophers who call themselves fatalists, quite a few are convinced that fatalism follows from common assumptions. Assuming that ... -
DNA Barcoding Identification and Chemical Investigation of Fungi
(2019-05-10)Fungi represent a diverse resource in the discovery of new secondary metabolites which have been successfully developed as drugs such as antibiotics, immunosuppressant and stains. However, there are still problems which ... -
Do As I Say Not As I Do: A Study of Representation in Congress
(2013-08-26)This dissertation examines the behavior of members of the House of Representatives on economic issues in order to ascertain how economic characteristics of their constituencies affect their actions. Specifically, this ... -
Do Non-GAAP Exclusions Impact the Extent to Which Current Returns Reflect Future Earnings Information?
(2017-05-12)Motivated by regulators’ concerns about non-GAAP financial measures and building on research that finds more informative disclosures allow current stock returns to better reflect future earnings, I examine whether non-GAAP ... -
Do sales below cost laws protect small businesses?
(2006)This paper examines whether state laws to prevent below cost sales provide protection for small businesses beyond the protection afforded by the federal antitrust laws. The paper first identifies the theoretical implications ... -
DO TEACHERS’ BELIEFS ABOUT INTELLIGENCE AND FAILURE IMPACT STUDENTS’ BELIEFS ABOUT INTELLIGENCE WHEN ACCOUNTING FOR PARENT INFLUENCE?
(2019-05-10)Children’s beliefs about their intelligence (i.e., growth vs. fixed mindset) have been shown to strongly influence subsequent behaviors. Failure, and the beliefs one has when encountering failure, have only begun to be ... -
Do the ends justify the means: A role identity examination of pro-social rule breaking
(2015-08-14)Pro-social rule breaking, the volitional violation of explicit organizational rules in an attempt to increase organizational efficiency or to provide a greater service to a stakeholder such as a customer or coworker, has ... -
Do You Think College Is The Next Step? The Creation and Validation of a Postsecondary Education and Experience Assessment for Individuals with Disabilities
(2020-05)A transformation is underway affecting the way that students with disabilities access postsecondary education options. Historically, students with disabilities requiring direct supports have been unable to gain postsecondary ... -
The doctoral program in a selected college of education :
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Does Faculty Student Mentoring Improve Program Performance and Mediate Stress for First-Year Dental Hygiene Students?
(2022-05-13)Dental hygiene education requires students to connect classroom learning with patient care very early in the scholastic process. This challenge can be a considerable source of stress for first-year students who are ...