Browsing UCO - Graduate Works and Theses by Title
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Disconnected.
(2010)Abstract excerpt: Contains eight short stories exploring themes of displacement, isolation, emotional stagnation, and personal transformation. Primarily set in the American South and narrated by first-person male narrators, ... -
Disease surveillance and projected expansion in climatic suitability for Trypanosoma cruzi, the Etiological agent of Chagas disease, in Oklahoma.
(2018)The vector-borne hemoflagellate parasite Trypanosoma cruzi infects seven million people globally and causes chronic cardiomyopathy and gastrointestinal diseases. Historically, T. cruzi was endemic to Central and South ... -
Distance in relationships as a moderator of relationship characteristics on relationship outcomes.
(2017)Distance in dating relationships has become more prevalent now than ever before as people begin relationships while geographically close, but at times are forced to move for myriad reasons (e.g., school, employment, personal ... -
Divided we fall : Cherokee sovereignty and the cost of factionalism, 1927-1906.
(2010)As a tribe, the Cherokees interacted with Europeans early in American history. From initial contact, tribal sovereignty became an issue during trade and land negotiations. The tribe began with full autonomy that required ... -
Divine women's esteem in late antiquity and their later representations in literature
(2024)The Late Antiquity period and the stories that emerged from it were some of the most impactful narratives for future authors and their writing. This period encompassed many types of communities, languages, social customs, ... -
Do individuals consuming a vegetarian diet suffer less chronic disease than the general public in a Midwestern county?.
(2014)The main purpose of this study was to determine if vegetarians living in Oklahoma County suffered from less heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes than the general public of Oklahoma County. The secondary purpose of ... -
Does the presence of diversity dishonesty affect ambivalence and one's motivation to work?
(2022)Diversity dishonesty is the belief that an organization has inflated its real value of diversity, which can have a significant impact on individual perceptions of company practices. This study sought to assess whether the ... -
Does the use of the FITBIT accelerometer increase physical activity levels?
(2013)The purpose of this research was to determine if the FITBIT accelerometer altered physical activity levels in those wearing the accelerometer versus those not wearing the device. There were 21 subjects in this study, ... -
Don't worry about it! : the anxiety reducing effects of pre-performance routines on basketball free throws.
(2013)Pre-performance routines have been found to enhance performance in many sports. These routines may have effects both cognitively and physiologically on those who perform them. Difference in physiological arousal, as measured ... -
Drag in Oklahoma : the power of performance.
(2017)This thesis examines the drag impersonators of Oklahoma. The purpose of this research project is to discover how drag is a form of social protest in Oklahoma and how Oklahoma drag differs or coincides with drag in America. ... -
Drag me down
(2021)This thesis is a creative project titled Drag Me Down. Though labeled a poetry collection, the project is a hybrid of multiple genres. The bulk of the collection consists of prose poetry that follows a narrative of two ... -
Dust never settles
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Dynamic concept categorization : a systematic approach to improving classroom performance.
(2012)A study technique requiring participants to form unique combination of categories was implemented to explore its impact on test scores. Findings suggest that study aids in general seem to be more beneficial for college ... -
Early care professionals' perspective of sociodramatic play.
(2012)This qualitative study was conducted to deepen the understanding of the Early Care Professional's perspective while implementing sociodramatic play. Data was gathered and categorized from two interviews of each of the five ... -
Early English religious literature : the development of the genres of poetry, narrative, and homily.
(2009)This thesis contends that during the medieval period, as Anglo-Saxon literature developed under, at first, the influence of Germanic oral traditions and later, the authority of continental (and particularly Latin) literary ... -
East Africa: British and European attempts at colonization, and the impact the steamship had on trading in Nyasaland from Lake Nyasa to the Indian Ocean, 1800-1900
(2020)The primary intent of this research is to analyze and document the progression of European influence and domination in modern-day Malawi, and to explore the incident at Lake Nyasa. East Africa during the nineteenth century ... -
Ecology and morphometric analysis of Harris mud crab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii) in Lake Texoma
(2022)Harris mud crab, Rhithropanopeus harrisii, is a small euryhaline crab native to the brackish waters of the Atlantic coast of North America. R. harrisii was discovered in Lake Texoma in 2008 and are thought to have originated ...