Browsing UCO - Graduate Works and Theses by Title
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A bit like cash : understanding cash-for-bitcoin transactions through individual vendors.
(2017)As technology improves and economies become more globalized, the concept of currency has evolved. Bitcoin, a cryptographic digital currency, has been embraced as a secure and convenient type of money. Due to its security ... -
A case study of energy expenditure of a lower limb amputee using a running blade compared to a non-amputee.
(2018)The purpose of this case study was to determine if energy expenditure of a lower limb amputee (LLA) with a running specific prosthesis would be different from an able-bodied person. There is little research on running ... -
A comparative analysis of impact spatter and satellite spatter on fabric.
(2016)Bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) is the practice reconstructing bloodletting events by interpreting the bloodstains left at the crime scene. In addition to the examination of well-formed bloodstains on non-porous surfaces, ... -
A comparison of completion times between a 1.5-mile run on an indoor track and treadmill in physically active individuals.
(2008)The purpose of this study was to compare the 1.5-mile run test performed on an indoor track to the 1.5-mile run test performed on a treadmill in a group of physically active adults 19 to 30 years of age. The study compared ... -
A comparison of plyometric training on power benefits, body composition, and enjoyment
(2021)Plyometrics has shown significant improvements for explosive power, strength, and body composition. Purpose. The purpose of this research study was to examine the effects on power in a land plyometric exercise program. It ... -
A dark cloud rests upon your nation : Lipan Apache sovereignty and relations with Mexico, the United States, and the Republic of Texas.
(2015)The indigenous nation of the Lipan Apaches initiated diplomatic interaction with European powers beginning with colonial Spain in the early eighteenth century. In the nineteenth century, Lipan Apaches engaged the sovereign ... -
A false feminism : the objectification of women in Isabel Allende's The stories of Eva Luna.
(2012)Isabel Allende is often praised for creating heroines that liberate themselves from oppression, often through their freedom of sexuality. In her collection of short stories, The Stories of Eva Luna, the female protagonists ... -
A functional role of Facebook : psychological and social needs.
(2011)Two studies were conducted to investigate motivations to use Facebook. In Study 1, data from 87 participants were used to determine which psychological (e.g., competence, autonomy, and relatedness) and social (e.g., ... -
A more perfect union.
(2011)A More Perfect Union is a realistic novel set in contemporary Oklahoma City and follows Elijah McClure, a young poker pro who wishes to ask the First Daughter of Oklahoma, Kathryn Cook, to marry him the night her father ... -
A needs assessment of employee wellness on a college campus.
(2019)The purpose of this research project was to conduct a needs assessment to determine employee interest, preference, and current health status among faculty and staff on a college campus. A review of the literature showed ... -
A new approach to illustration curriculum design: using Bloom's taxonomy as the framework for cognitive and psychomotor illustration studio objectives
(2007)This study examines the results of beginning and advanced illustration students by using curriculum designed with Bloom's revised taxonomy. Literature on the relevance of cognitive learning environments was reviewed prior ... -
A pre/post analysis of death anxiety as it relates to death education, Christian fundamentalism, anomie, recent death of a loved one, sex, age, and college classification.
(2009)This research focuses on the topic of death anxiety among college students in a large, metropolitan university. Specifically, it purports to measure the relationship between death anxiety before and after a death education ... -
A relationship between sleep quality and academic performance in first-year university students.
(2013)The purpose of this study was to determine whether a relationship existed between sleep quality and academic performance in freshman university students. This study was significant because it is the goal of most universities ... -
A reluctant call to arms : the origins and the development of the Truman Doctrine.
(2016)For nearly seventy years, historians have scrutinized the origins of the Cold War and debated the Truman Doctrine's significance to this international conflict. These sometimes emotional deliberations produced three distinct ... -
A replication, evaluation, and criticism of unconscious thought theory.
(2014)Modern social psychology has incorporated into the literature a number of theories and effects that were highly counter-intuitive at the time they were introduced, yet have formed a body of literature claiming to demonstrate ... -
A song for Eurydice.
(2015)A SONG FOR EURYDICE tells the tale of the human refugees living in the desert wasteland of Terra Arcturus, hundreds of light-years from their obliterated home, Old Earth. The story follows Captain Orion Andersen of the ... -
A study of movement in sitting-volleyball.
(2008)Focused on movement in the game of sitting-volleyball [also known as wheelchair volleyball] with the US Paralympic Team. The purpose of the study was to assess the effectiveness of lateral, forward, and posterior hand ... -
A study of social rank development in captive African painted dog (Lycaon pictus) pups.
(2018)African painted dogs, Lycaon pictus, are an endangered social carnivore native to sub-Saharan Africa. Their historic range and population densities have been reduced due to habitat fragmentation, conflict with humans, and ... -
A test of Bayesian and story models on juror decision.
(2019)Juror decision-making involves the individual's evaluation of evidence in court.There are two major types of models: mathematical and explanation. Both models make specific, contrasting assumptions of juror decision-making, ... -
A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model for flow through porous media.
(2011)This thesis covers the development of a model for fluid flow which incorporates computational fluid dynamics simulations using three-dimensional planar porous media networks. Porous media are introduced along with applications ...