Browsing UCO - Graduate Works and Theses by Title
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Emerging infectious disease : ecological niche modeling and molecular identification of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rodents from Oklahoma and Louisiana.
(2013)Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) have devastating effects on wildlife. Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a zoonotic EID that causes eosinophilic meningitis in humans and neurological illnesses in wildlife. Because A. ... -
Emotional and neurological responses to timbre
(2019)Humans detect and react to characteristics of timbre in speech and instrumental sounds, but the relationship between emotions conveyed by timbre in non-verbal vocalizations and those conveyed by electric guitar sounds is ... -
English Catholics & anti-Catholicism in the mid-Victorian era : anti-papal or anti-imperialist?.
(2016)The primary intent of this research is to evaluate and deduce events, leading up to, during, and after, the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in Great Britain. The culmination of this work questions the perception of ... -
Ernest Hemingway and the reality of the American dream.
(2011)Ernest Hemingway's fiction criticizes the American Dream and its myth of success in the early twentieth century. In The Sun Also Rises, "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," and "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber," Hemingway ... -
Ethos as street credibility: defining the street artist as a hero persona in the hip-hop lyrics of Nas
(2010)Hip-hop authenticity can simply be measured by an artist who is labeled as "real" or as a "sell out." Using Michael Dyson's concept of authenticity in hip-hop and Byron Hurt, Nelson George, and Mickev Hess's examination ... -
EU and immigration : case studies of anti-immigration parties.
(2012)The goal of this research project is to determine anti-immigration party strength within the European Union. The question of concern is whether or not right-wing parties are stronger because of the changing nature of ... -
Evaluating a smartphone mindfulness intervention's effectiveness at reducing anxiety and worry.
(2018)There are effective treatments for anxiety and worry symptoms, but there are also many barriers to receiving traditional treatments. A smartphone mindfulness intervention may circumvent many barriers to treatment. This ... -
Evaluating instructor compliance with the utilization of technology in higher education art and design courses
(2019)College students of today differ significantly from the students of decades past. To keep up with the students’ shift in age, development level, and various learning styles, instructors must embrace the technological ... -
Evaluating the effects of hand drawing on the conceptual process and the implications for final design solutions.
(2018)As students become dependent on computer aided design programs to execute projects, they abandon the use of hand drawing in every aspect of the design process. Despite the prevalence of technology in the field, professionals ... -
Evaluating the use of cognitive-behavioral treatment programs in the federal probation system.
(2009)This study seeks to describe the number of United States Probation Offices using cognitive-behavioral treatment programs, which programs are being used, how referrals are made to the programs, if risk factors are considered ... -
Even if it's wrong : a screenplay.
(2014)Even if it's Wrong, a feature length screenplay, takes place over a five day period, Friday to Wednesday, mostly in Tulsa, Oklahoma in November. Thirty-one-year-old Price Singleton's only real goal in life is not to have ... -
Examining the usefulness of cadavers in human anatomy classes : a student's perspective.
(2015)Students have not been involved in the decision to use cadavers in undergraduate-level gross human anatomy classes. This study examines five different aspects (learning, pathology appreciation, emotional impact, safety, ... -
Existence results for a class of even-order boundary value problems.
(2018)This thesis focuses on establishing the existence of positive solutions to even-order boundary value problems... Similar problems have been considered by other authors. What distinguishes this work is the method employed: ... -
Exploring cell phone use in romantic relationships.
(2015)Mobile technology has changed the way we interact with people on many levels. The impact of cell phone use on romantic relationships is viewed through the theoretical lens of symbolic interactionism which posits the world ... -
Exploring leadership behaviors as a deterrent or promotional means of perceived team cohesion among fastpitch softball players.
(2010)Research suggests that a leader's effectiveness in sport is contingent upon varying characteristics of athletes and the present situation. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between leadership behaviors ... -
Exploring sources of sex education in African American females : a qualitative study.
(2018)According to the Centers for Disease Control (2009), there is a growing concern for the rate of mortality and prevalence of STIs and unwanted pregnancies among African American women, yet traditional interventions have ... -
Exploring the lived experiences of homeless families with young children.
(2012)This study researched the experiences of homeless families with young children between the ages of four and eight. Many families experience homelessness every year, and there is an importance for early childhood educators ... -
Expressions of threat : micro expressions in response to facial expressions facial threat.
(2017)The ability to determine what is a potential threat in our environment is even more important in the current world with terrorist attacks, mass shooters, unprovoked violence, serial offenders, and overall civil unrest. ... -
Eyewitness testimony in relation to biases associated with age
(2021)Studies have shown there are several factors which influence eyewitness memory, such as cognitive biases and age. This study involved young adults (18-35 years) and older adults (60 and over) to look at their eyewitness ...