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Paranoid politics : a comparison of the use of fear during the Cold War and the Global War on Terror using the paranoid style of American politics.
(2008)
Two of the most frightening time periods in modern America have occurred in close proximity to each other. The Cold War pitted the United States against a fierce ideological competitor that pointed its weapons of mass ...
The terror within
(2008)
Illustrates the degree to which people from all walks of life learn how to cope and survive at all costs. The internal struggle for balance in troubled lives is seen in the external circumstances of everyday living. This ...
Music heard deeply : song and ethnic interaction in the Cherokee Ozarks.
(2008)
Musical practices provide important insights into the interests, opinions, and beliefs of a study population. While demonstrating the role of music in historical analysis, this work also tells a narrative of the varied ...
Why churches deserve tax exemption : the impact of Southern Baptists in Oklahoma.
(2007)
This paper continues the research on faith-based nonprofit's relationship with government in providing social programs and provides a cost/benefit analysis of nonprofit tax-exemption--Abstract, Leaf 4."
Reducing alcohol-related harm through utilizing a harm prevention curriculum at the University of Central Oklahoma.
(2008)
The college student population, ages 18-24, represent a population at high risk for alcohol related harm. Although there has been a lot of investigation of methods to prevent this population from using alcohol, there is a ...
It must be the money : family structure, child well-being, and public policy.
(2008)
This study proposed to examine the interactions between income, family structure, race and child well-being. Educational achievement was used as a proxy for child well-being.
Effects of abiotic factors and cattle grazing on gypsum outcrop plant communities in the Cimarron Gypsum Hills, northwestern Oklahoma.
(2008)
Patterns of vascular plant species composition in relationship to abiotic factors and grazing history were quantified for gypsum outcrop communities of the Cimarron Gypsum Hills of northwestern Oklahoma.
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 ...
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 ...
Assessing the interior design of storm shelters on a university campus
(2009)
The purpose of this study is to assess whether the current design and space plan of a primary storm shelter in an educational building located on a large mid-western university campus in “Tornado Alley” is safe according ...