Browsing UCO - Graduate Works and Theses by Title
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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. ... -
Validation of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the detection of licit and illicit drugs in human breast milk.
(2012)Human breast milk contains essential nutrients and immunological factors that are critical for the health and development of infants. The benefits of breast-feeding have been studied extensively, and research has shown ... -
Variation in parasite prevalence of kinosternid turtles across multiple hydration regimes.
(2016)Complex ecological interactions or physiological adaptations increasing immunity may limit parasite establishment in some host populations. The Madrean Sky Islands are regarded as a series of complex ecological systems ... -
Varieties of religious perception : a Q methodological approach to the study of relgious [i.e religious] beliefs.
(2010)Religion is at the heart of all cultures. Three of the most widely known religions are Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. To determine if differences exist, a Q-methodology study of religious beliefs was conducted. The ... -
Victimization: homeless in the heartland
(2012)This study examines victimization of 21 homeless individuals and noted viewpoints on crimes relating to the homeless from caretakers in Oklahoma City proper. The crimes reported to the police are listed and examined to ... -
Victims of patriarchy : failed masculinity in nineteenth-century American literature.
(2012)The United States was built upon foundations of patriarchy which called for men to demonstrate their masculinity publicly. In the nineteenth-century, as middle- and upper-class Americans began to populate cities, there ...