UCO - Graduate Works and Theses: Recent submissions
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Complexity of external distractors from small unmanned aircraft systems
(2021)The integration of small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) into the transportation system has presented a unique opportunity to investigate the effects these operations will have on other areas of the system. Specifically, ... -
Lurking in the Shadows: Human Trafficking and Sex Work
(2021)This thesis explores the issues surrounding human trafficking (HT) and exposes a great lack of knowledge about human trafficking by local, federal, and international law enforcement agencies. Human trafficking discourse ... -
The Psychological Impact of Investigating Crime Scenes
(2021)The goal of this study was to determine if there are stressful or psychological impacts from investigating crime scenes. This was accomplished by analyzing ninety-four anonymous surveys that had been distributed to various ... -
Sexual health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors amongst South-Asian international students at the University of Central Oklahoma
(2021)The lack of sexual health knowledge among international students is multi-dimensional and is impacted by culture, society, parental guidance, environment, migration, and belongingness to the new culture. The topics of ... -
Advanced crime scene mapping and technology course design
(2021)The purpose of this project is to develop an Advanced Crime Scene Mapping and Technology course that aims to strengthen crime scene documentation and mapping skills, enhance cognitive abilities, and introduce students to ... -
Development of an Artificial Intelligence Method for the Analysis of Bloodstain Patterns
(2021)Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA) is a forensic discipline that plays a crucial role in reconstructing the events at a crime scene (Acampora, 2014). The shape, size, distribution, and location of bloodstains can help infer ... -
The ticking time bomb : H-Block, the connection between nationalism and violence
(2021)This thesis argues that due to the intractable nature of the questions of national (imperial) identity and belonging, actors on both sides of "the Troubles" turned to violence to broadcast their voices. Lacking legitimate ... -
The development of elements for creating a temporary prefabricated partition
(2020)The use of partitions for space organization and zoning has a deep historical context. Temporary partition wall are a necessary component of spatial environment organization that designers are using as one of the solutions. ... -
Regicide
(2021)REGICIDE is a Young Adult fantasy novel inspired by the works of Sarah J. Maas, Cinda Williams Chima, and Brandon Sanderson. It follows three different young adults as they struggle to come to terms with who they are versus ... -
Second Law Analysis of a Passive Micromixer with Flow Obstacles
(2020)Passive micromixers focus on variations in the channel geometry and the presence of flow obstacles as a means of improving mixing efficiency. An analysis of these geometries can provide useful information for further mixer ... -
"This is Not an Exit": Neoliberalism and the Nineties
(2020)Francis Fukuyama’s 1989 essay “The End of History” argues that at the turn of the millennium, the Western neoliberal ideals of economic liberty, free market capitalism, and individual reason have triumphed over all other ... -
The Effects of Foster Parenting on the Marital Relationships of Oklahoma Foster Parents
(2020)Research has deemed the incorporation of a child into a family as a crisis because of loss of sleep, lower sexual responsiveness, economic pressures, increased chores, and stress (Anderson, Russell, & Schumm, 1983; LeMasters, ... -
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Differences in Initiation and Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
(2020)Statement of the Problem. Adolescents and young adults underutilize sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, contributing to health disparities related to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unintended ... -
Design Influencing: A Formulaic Approach to an Alternative Career Path
(2020)The rising popularity of social media over the past two decades has resulted in many changes to the marketing world. Not only have companies turned to these social platforms for their own marketing efforts, but the surge ... -
Zhelshera
(2020)A graphic narrative combining genres including dystopian science fiction, fantasy, and sword-and-sandal epic and focusing on themes including religion and the repetition of human mistakes. -
Voltage harmonic adjustment of Cuk and SEPIC converters
(2020)Voltage harmonics are present on electrical power lines today. These harmonics are voltage fluctuations which can be the result of dc to dc converters due to their high frequency switching called Pulse Width Modulation ... -
Analyzing the effectiveness of NATO post Cold War
(2020)This thesis analyzes NATO’s evolution from a neorealist military alliance into a constructivist co-operative security organization and argues that it was this evolution that best explains NATO’s persistence in the post-Cold ...