Browsing UCO - Graduate Works and Theses by Title
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Time-dependent perturbation theory approach to the quantum motion of a particle in a Paul trap.
(2013)The main objective of this study is to investigate the quantum mechanical lifetime of a trapped ion in a Paul trap. The motivation for this research is that there are several applications of trapped ion devices such as ... -
Tracking trends in illustration : what they are and why they matter.
(2018)Navigating a career in illustration can be very difficult, due to a lack of structure and traditional academic writing in the field. This is especially true for visual trends. While a plethora of histories are available, ... -
Transitional democracy : the difficulties for countries to become democratized.
(2012)The goal of this research project is intended to demonstrate the benefits that democracy can bring to countries. In doing so, it will explore several countries that are going through the transitioning phase in the Middle ... -
Triangulating power in the writing class.
(2010)Michel Foucault described the power relationship as having three elements, namely knowledge, the individual, and power, and discussed at length how they function. While many scholars have applied Foucault in a myriad of ... -
Unabashedly imperfect.
(2013)As a child, I have no distinct memories of feeling too fat, too large, or unlovable. Though I grew up in a poor, single-parent family, my mother devoted her life to keeping me from knowing we were poor, teaching me to make ... -
Under erasure
(2014)This thesis is a collection of eleven short, unrelated stories. These stories range in length from thirty-three to two pages. They are organized according to how I sensed they should be when I drew up the table of contents. ... -
Undergraduate students' attitudes toward older adults after an intergenerational service-learning project.
(2014)In the United States, adults are living longer, and working longer and negative attitudes toward older adults still exist. Attitudes of college students from various colleges and disciplines have been studied to assess ... -
Understanding family experiences as a means for developing relevant curriculum for children in a pre-kindergarten classroom.
(2008)This study examined the households of three preschool students and their families. The study consisted of three main areas of study. One area of investigation was the personal interviews relating to family histories, ... -
Understanding outcomes of traumatic experiences : roles of neuroticism and coping.
(2009)This study was to better understand how coping and neuroticism influence the negative and enduring potential of a traumatic experience. Traumatic experience has been shown to change individuals' cognitive processes. The ... -
Understanding teachers' beliefs of young children's play in naturalized learning environments.
(2010)Recent research in the field of early childhood education has increasingly focused on children's connections with natural environments. However, there has yet to be a study that investigates teachers' perceptions of teaching ... -
Universal health care : a luck egalitarian approach.
(2012)A comparative study of health systems in the U.K., U.S., Canada, and Germany from a luck egalitarian perspective. -
Unsubstantiated bias toward foster care versus group home placements for wards of the state.
(2009)High number of placements for children in U.S. DHHS custody has led to class action lawsuits around the country. The current study proposes that social stigmatization effects in the form of family ideology drive foster ... -
Use of forensic corpora in validation of data carving on solid-state drives.
(2016)The need for greater focus on the validation and verification of tools has become more evident in recent years. The research in this area has been minimal. Continued research regarding the validation of digital forensics ... -
Using molecular markers to assess species distribution, contact zones, and hybridization in Oklahoma pocket gophers (geomys).
(2018)Speciation is the evolutionary process which leads to the formation of new and distinct species. Understanding the mechanisms involved in the speciation process is imperative for understanding evolutionary biology and ... -
Valentine, Texas
(2008)Valentine, Texas begins with two men, lifelong friends, hunting buddies, guys who shot reflector lights out of mailbox posts and fought cowboys and Indians in grade school, and now find themselves on opposite sides of the ... -
Validation and application of a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for mitragynine in postmortem blood and liver
(2023)Kratom is a tree originating in Southeast Asia, and has a history of usage among farmers. The leaves of the tree were chewed and used by farmers as a stimulant in order to work long days. Over the years, the popularity of ... -
Validation and evaluation of the Identifiler?« Plus system using environmentally compromised DNA samples.
(2011)Internal validations are required for every laboratory for every kit chemistry used. This study validated the Identifiler?« Plus STR Amplification kit for use at the University of Central Oklahoma. Validations examine the ... -
Validation of a mitochondrial extraction and isolation technique for use in wildlife forensics.
(2018)The primary goal of this project is to provide the wildlife forensic science community with a DNA analysis protocol that is consistent across all jurisdictions. To accomplish this goal, three important objectives must be ... -
Validation of a social self-efficacy scale (SSE-1)
(2021)A new self report scale was developed to measure individuals' social self-efficacy, which we named the SSE-1. Social self-efficacy could be thought of one's sense of personal mastery pertaining to the act of socializing. ...