Browsing UCO - Graduate Works and Theses by Title
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Conservation status and threats of Rallidae : a global assessment.
(2019)The avian family Rallidae is one of the most widespread avian families of the world. Rallidae greatly exceeds the other families within the order Gruiformes in sheer number of species, taxonomic complexity, geographical ... -
Consociationalism and corruption : an exploration of the consociational system's susceptibility to corruption.
(2013)Countries whose societies are fragmented, and which are in the process of transitioning to democracies, face the question of which political system best manages social conflict. Among those political systems that deal with ... -
Constructing contemporary ethnic American identities by reconceptualizing ancient narratives.
(2014)For many ethnic Americans, forming a cultural identity is a complicated and arduous endeavor. Entrenched in an environment in which mainstream ideologies leave ethnic practices and histories vulnerable to marginalization, ... -
Constructing Mr. Darcy : tradition, gender, and silent spaces in Jane Austen's Pride and prejudice.
(2008)The reality of Jane Austen's characters in Pride and Prejudice is socially constructed; their goals and actions become a typification of society's institutions and conventions. Examining Austen's pivotal characters, with ... -
Consumers' choices : life history theory and conspicuous consumption.
(2013)Life history theory is an evolutionary theory that attempts to explain a person's risk-taking behaviors and mating strategies unconsciously (Griskevicius, Tybur, Delton, & Robertson, 2011). There are two different types ... -
Controlled deposition of polymer matrix using electromelt spinning
(2019)Electrospinning is a widely used technique to produce fibers from polymer solutions using high electric field. With its simplicity and low-cost, all kinds of polymers can be processed using this technique. But there is a ... -
Corn silk dolls.
(2007)When a family stays in an old farmhouse for a few weeks in the summer, their lives are changed when they find some corn silk dolls in the house. These are not ordinary dolls, they are soul-sucking dolls. -
"[Corporate] needs to act like they give a f***": a qualitative study on perceived organizational support in the local news industry
(2024)Local news research has shown rampant turnover in the industry, with journalists pointing to factors such as pay, schedule, management, direction of the industry or content, increased workloads, and family. Over the past ... -
Correlations between anthropometric measurements and sport specific field-based tests in sitting volleyball
(2021)Introduction: Sitting volleyball is a Paralympic sport widely known for being a game of speed, agility, performance, and endurance. While many fitness tests can be used to assess specificity of sport, the combination of ... -
Crime scene investigators: exploring the reasons and impact of career longevity and gender diversity in forensic science
(2023)Career longevity among crime scene investigators (CSIs) is a topic for which there has been little research. This is surprising given the increased popularity of this profession as well as forensic science in general. ... -
Critical analysis of an electro-hydraulic servo valve opening under steady-state and transient conditions
(2020)Electro-Hydraulic servo valves (EHSV) are used extensively in industrial applications due to their lightweight design, inexpensive manufacturing, simple operating technology, and modularity. EHSV are used in military, ... -
Crocus Albiflorus & other short stories.
(2014)Crocus Albiflorus and Other Stories is a collection of 10 literary realism short stories. The collection is set in a broad scape of countries throughout the world, but all stories share the commonality of basic humanistic ... -
Crossing the blue line : law enforcement personality, coping, and stress over time.
(2018)162 police officers completed measures of personality, coping style, job stress, and attachment. Officers also provided information about their work experience including years of experience, past and current assignments, ... -
Cultivating success in forensic molecular biology students by developing laboratory skills
(2019)The University of Central Oklahoma’s Forensic Science Institute offers a series of courses for students pursuing a career as a forensic DNA analyst, providing students with the knowledge and experience to prepare them for ... -
Culture on the prairie: celebrating Oklahoma's art museums and their contributions in the twentieth century
(2020)The purpose of this project is to compile a brief history of Oklahoma art museums, while specifically honoring individual contributors that have made the existence of these museums possible. The emphasis on individual ... -
Current state of validation and testing of digital forensic tools in the United States.
(2012)The Federal courts' decision in Dauber v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical, Inc. (1993) requires forensic testing protocols and tools to be validated and tested for reliability before they can be used to support expert witness ... -
Cyber activism : the information revolution, political actors and the potential for regime transition.
(2010)"This thesis addresses the role of information communication technologies and the internet in explaining modern revolutions. While previous scholarship has analyzed the significance of social movements and the potential ... -
The cyber-economy and the nation-state
(1996)The cyber-economy which is developing via the Internet represents a serious challenge to the ability of nation-states to exercise sovereignty over their economies. Nation-states stand to lose the ability to control their ... -
Dante Poeticus/ Dante Mystics : Dante's Mysticism from his time through the sixteenth century.
(2016)The relationship of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) to mysticism has been investigated in a surprisingly lopsided manner by scholars. That Dante was influenced by mystics who lived before him is not seriously in question, and ...