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Parental experience of their child’s cancer diagnosis as a predictor of health anxiety
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)
Following a child’s pediatric cancer diagnosis, both the child and parent experience significant psychological stress. Several factors, such as cognitive appraisal mechanisms, demographic variables, stress, anxiety, and ...
Self-reported adult mental health in the aftermath of COVID-19
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-18)
The purpose of this study was to examine adult mental health in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Online survey data was collected from N = 316 adults (M = 33.01 years, SD = 15.68 years) using Qualtrics. Survey ...
Art of decapitation: Medici power, prestige, and propaganda
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)
The martyrdom of the patron saint of Florence, Saint John the Baptist, ensured that a rhetoric of decapitation existed within the city prior even to the establishment of an oligarchic republic in 1382 and the subsequent ...
Survey of counterinsurgency military operations in British and U.S. colonies
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)
Survey and discussion of Malayan Emergency and Vietnam Conflict, with discussion and comparison of tactics and casualties.
Reflective abstraction as a mechanism for developing pedagogical content knowledge
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-18)
A mathematics teacher’s instruction is informed by their pedagogical knowledge (teaching theories and tactics) and content knowledge (ability to solve and understand math problems). A successful teacher must utilize both ...
Preliminary findings regarding student learning from lecture and homework
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-18)
Lectures and homework both provide opportunities for students to learn mathematics. Researchers have focused on learning from lectures (e.g., Krupnik et al., 2018; Lew et al., 2016; Lew & Zazkis, 2019) and from homework ...
Catalytic treatment of pharmaceutical contaminants for wastewater reclamation and reuse
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-08-02)
Water quality is one of the most pressing issues for Oklahomans. Hence, wastewater is being reused to increase water availability. However, wastewater treatment plants do not remove all contaminants in wastewater which ...
Effect of acid adaptation on pathogenic bacteria used as challenge organisms for microbial validation of biltong processing
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-27)
Biltong is a South African dried beef product that has grown in popularity in U.S. markets over the last five years. Unlike traditional American beef jerky, biltong is dried at ambient temperature and humidity after ...
Literature review of the traditional use of tobacco as a cultural practice and harm reduction effort for Indigenous communities
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-18)
This literature review aims to highlight cultural strengths and protective health factors associated with traditional/ceremonial tobacco (versus commercial tobacco) use among Indigenous communities. While commercial cigarette ...
Empathy downside: The role of empathy and autism traits in happiness
(Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-18)
Prior research has shown that high empathetic people may be more prone to depression than others (Yan et al., 2021). The present research investigated the relationship between empathy and happiness. We hypothesized that ...