UCO - Graduate Works and Theses: Recent submissions
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Arbitraging geoeconimic and geopolitical logic : the US-Iranian case.
(2018)Through scrutinizing US-Iranian relations through the lens of radical geopolitics theory, it will be shown that a core proposition of radical geopolitics theory is too restrictive, and ought to be weakened to account for ... -
Computer crimes case simulation and design model : "Kitty" Exploitation and illicit drug activities.
(2018)The overall purpose of this graduate project is to provide digital forensics instructors at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) with a manually generated computer crimes case simulation that offers students a replicated ... -
The Phoenix Program: from Vietnam to Black Sites - a legacy of torture
(2018)During the Vietnam War, the United States attempted to defeat the North Vietnamese through assorted endeavors. One such effort was developed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 1967 and referred to as the Phoenix ... -
Behavioral & motivational characteristics of female firesetters in Oklahoma.
(2018)The purpose of this research is to focus on and identify the behavioral and motivational characteristics of female firesetters of all ages in the state of Oklahoma. The current theory is that female arsonists are motivated ... -
Crossing the blue line : law enforcement personality, coping, and stress over time.
(2018)162 police officers completed measures of personality, coping style, job stress, and attachment. Officers also provided information about their work experience including years of experience, past and current assignments, ... -
3D laser scanning technology : calculating the area of origin for bloodstains using FARO Zone 3D.
(2018)Bloodstain pattern analysis possesses a subjective nature in the calculation of are of origin and has inherently received criticism in the scientific community. Current software used in analyzing area of origin (AO) for ... -
Paradise twin.
(2018)1. Description of the Form of Genre of the Creative Project. Paradise Twin is a realistic novel set in Oklahoma at the Paradise Twin Trailer Park, which was formerly a drive-in movie theater. The first-person point of view ... -
Attachment in secondary education : effects of student attachment bonds with parents and teachers on student motivation.
(2018)The consistent amount of time a student spends with educators throughout their childhood requires that researchers take steps to understand the extent of the impact these relationships might have. To better examine these ... -
Investigating differential gene expression in vivo of cardiac birth defects in an avian model of maternal phenylketonuria.
(2018)Cardiac malformations (CVMs) are a leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality. CVMs are particularly prevalent when the developing fetus is exposed to high levels of phenylalanine in-utero in mothers with Phenylketonuria. ... -
The biosynthesis reaction of hypotaurine to taurine.
(2018)Taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) is one of the most abundant amino acid-derived molecules in humans and most eukaryotes. Despite its many roles and functional properties, the biochemical mechanisms and the reaction of ... -
Wordsmith : battle narrative.
(2018)Graphic novels are an emergent form of literature that combine text and illustrations to present narrative works in a visually engaging display. The following thesis is a graphic novel in the genre of science fiction. It ... -
Exploring sources of sex education in African American females : a qualitative study.
(2018)According to the Centers for Disease Control (2009), there is a growing concern for the rate of mortality and prevalence of STIs and unwanted pregnancies among African American women, yet traditional interventions have ... -
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 ... -
Development and characterization of a nano fiber based skin equivalent model.
(2018)Over the past three decades, significant progress has been made in the area of skin tissue engineering using different types of scaffolds such as non-cell based grafts and cell based grafts. The skin consists of the ... -
Existence results for a class of even-order boundary value problems.
(2018)This thesis focuses on establishing the existence of positive solutions to even-order boundary value problems... Similar problems have been considered by other authors. What distinguishes this work is the method employed: ... -
Economic sanctions as tools of economic imperialism.
(2018)Economic sanctions have come under scrutiny in recent political scholarship. Sanction regimes are analyzed for effectiveness, intended targets, and societal impact. The theory of liberal internationalism greatly influences ... -
Deconstructing the domestic sphere : the American sentimental novel as feminist metafiction.
(2018)Since the late twentieth century, sentimental literature has seen a resurgence in literary study, with many nineteenth-century American women writers receiving critical attention for the first time. However, this attention ... -
Sheiks and sherifs : western portrayals of the middle east between the World Wars.
(2018)Oftentimes, when there are analyses of E. M. Hull's The Sheik or discussions of Lowell Thomas's presentations over Lawrence of Arabia, the intertextual nature between these works--as well as the historical and cultural ... -
Social-envenomation : a ritual of snake-handling churches.
(2018)This study focused on the deaths that had taken place within the Pentecostal church sects that handled venomous snakes during their religious services. This was accomplished by gathering statistics of 105 cases that were ... -
Evaluating a smartphone mindfulness intervention's effectiveness at reducing anxiety and worry.
(2018)There are effective treatments for anxiety and worry symptoms, but there are also many barriers to receiving traditional treatments. A smartphone mindfulness intervention may circumvent many barriers to treatment. This ...