UCO - Graduate Works and Theses: Recent submissions
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Population structure and reproductive migration of land crabs on Grand Cayman Island.
(2018)Cardisoma guanhumi (white land crab) and Gecarcinus ruricola (black land crab) are found throughout Grand Cayman, and concern has been expressed regarding their possible declining populations and current distributions. The ... -
Gendering the black body : race, masculinity, and violence in the First World War era.
(2018)This thesis examines the phenomena of lynching through the lens of gender and identity by exploring social constructions of black masculinity in the United States. The US lynching culture that emerged in the late nineteenth ... -
Memories of a redneck-hillbilly family.
(2018)Memories of a Redneck-Hillbilly Family' is a memoir, but it functions more like an autoethnography rather than a strict memoir. Jeannette Walls' memoir the Glass Castle reveals a few painful family truths as mine does; ... -
Cold case investigations : a university initiative.
(2019)Despite technological advancements and improved methodologies in forensic science and investigative practices, cold cases are a growing problem in the United States. Although there has been a surge in interest in solving ... -
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 ... -
Chemical analysis of proecessed human hair extentions for use in forensic casework.
(2019)In forensic laboratories, hair analysis is performed in the trace evidence unit and the DNA unit. The completed analysis of hair can include a variety of tests, but generally, microscopic analysis is performed and is ... -
Conservation status and threats of Rallidae : a global assessment.
(2019)The avian family Rallidae is one of the most widespread avian families of the world. Rallidae greatly exceeds the other families within the order Gruiformes in sheer number of species, taxonomic complexity, geographical ... -
Out is through.
(2019)Out is Through is a book of poetry that began as a long ekphrasis which explored the Black Paintings of Francisco Goya; however, it grew out of that initial impulse into something more than merely commentary. The basis of ... -
Young men and dead girls : a rhetroical analysis of true crime.
(2019)There are a startling number of shows in the 21st century that depend on the imagery of dead women as a component of storytelling. From shows that focus on serial killers to podcasts about men accused of murder, the image ... -
Supernatural bodies : the intersection of Nigerian feminism and body autonomy.
(2019)Many Nigerian women are depicted in literature as possessing little to no personal agency. Due to socio political issues, these women are often relegated to the margins of discourse surrounding Nigerian literature. Because ... -
Necrophagy in honey bees (Apis mellifera): a forensic application of scent foraging behavior
(2019)Scent training and field detection trials were conducted to determine if honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging behavior could be employed as a practical application in the location of vertebrate carrion for use in interdiction ... -
Functional insect protein extracts for food applications.
(2019)Entomology, or the consumption of insects has been extensively accepted worldwide but is uncommon in the United States. There has been positive research on the sustainability, renewability, nutrition and safety of crickets ... -
Resisting change : toxic masculinity in the post modern United States Armed Forces, (1980s-Present).
(2019)This thesis examines the changes regarding women and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) serving and toxic masculinity in the United States Armed Forces from the end of Operation Just Cause to the War ... -
"Civil defense is YOUR job!" : American civil defense programs directed towards children.
(2019)During World War II and the Cold War, Civil Defense agencies needed to get the American people behind their programs. Civil Defense officials used new methods of informing the public while encouraging active participation. ... -
China, Japan, South Korea and the United States : Resisting Change in Northeast Asia.
(2019)Though it appears much has changed for the players in Northeast Asia, when considering actual shifts in military resources and alliance strategy, many things have stayed the same. When taking the role of the United States ... -
Ticks and tick-borne pathogens of residential and non-residential parks in Edmond, Oklahoma.
(2018)The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) provides annual summaries of infectious diseases that occur in individuals treated in a medical facility. The summaries include five bacterial tick-borne diseases. Over the ... -
Characterization of mealworm powder and its fortification in all-purpose flour bread
(2019)In the face of increasing population globally, food security has become a worldwide concern especially in the developing countries. Protein is mainly derived from animal food, and the demand for access to live stock, land, ... -
The Bedouins in Palestine : between tradition and occupation.
(2018)Palestinian Bedouins have been unfavourably affected by occupation policies of forced resettlement, urbanisation, and demolition of their homes. This thesis examines the social and cultural change that transformed the ... -
National identities and the decolonization experiences of France and Great Britain.
(2018)By the late twentieth century, both France and Great Britain achieved a similar status as economically-developed democracies of middling size within a global capitalist system. Yet each entered the twentieth century ...