UCO - Graduate Works and Theses: Recent submissions
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Binary democracy : voter confidence and voting technologies.
(2017)The specific type of voting machine used by voters could have an affect on the amount of confidence they feel about the accuracy of their votes being recorded. This thesis studies different types of voting machines and the ... -
The Lusitania and the American Public Response : a newspaper narrative.
(2017)Since the First World War erupted on 4 August 1914, historians have been documenting the conflict and outbreak of war via writing books, conducting archival research, producing films, etc. In the 1920's following the ... -
Poetry of literary studies.
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Distance in relationships as a moderator of relationship characteristics on relationship outcomes.
(2017)Distance in dating relationships has become more prevalent now than ever before as people begin relationships while geographically close, but at times are forced to move for myriad reasons (e.g., school, employment, personal ... -
Fly on the wall : odd scenes from seemingly normal people.
(2017)Watching individuals react to each other and communicate is fascinating and usually humorous to some extent. Fly on the Wall: Odd Scenes from Seemingly Normal People showcases those little scenes, those reactionary moments ... -
Homecoming.
(2017)The poems featured in Homecoming are narrative, and are written in free verse, prose and lyrical form. This anthology of poems was inspired by Sandra Cisneros's House on Mango Street, Sonya Sones, and Ted Kooser. The ... -
Development of a programmable integrated switch matrix (PRISM).
(2017)This research project involved the development of a fully customizable, user-defined hardware-software suite for automated signal routing with function expandability. Because of the above-mentioned characteristics, the ... -
"Who will protect the working girl?" : the effect of the 1909 shirtwaist strike and triangle factory fire on early twentieth century labor organizations.
(2017)Organized labor through unions was prominent as part of the Progressive Era in the early twentieth century. Under the influence of the American Federation of Labor, groups such as the Women's Trade Union League and ... -
Spirituality, sexual orientation, and mental health among college students.
(2017)The purpose of this study was to determine whether sexual orientation and spiritual practice affect depression and anxiety symptoms among non-heterosexual college students. Participants (n=11) were non-heterosexual college ... -
Expressions of threat : micro expressions in response to facial expressions facial threat.
(2017)The ability to determine what is a potential threat in our environment is even more important in the current world with terrorist attacks, mass shooters, unprovoked violence, serial offenders, and overall civil unrest. ... -
The influence of activity trackers on physical activity, cardiorespiratory endurance, body composition, and exercise motivation
(2017)The purpose of this research was to examine the influence of activity trackers on physical activity (PA), cardiorespiratory endurance (CRE), body fat percentage (BF%), and exercise motivation. With wearable technology being ... -
From milk cans to toilet paper : the story of Jewish resistance in the Warsaw, ?o?dz?, and Krako?w ghettos, 1940-1944.
(2017)The fate of European Jewry was still unwritten when Adolph Hitler and his Nazi party came into power in January 1933; however, over the course of twelve years he and his followers attempted to eradicate the continent's 9.5 ... -
Queering black power : longing for a hero.
(2017)Both Amiri Baraka and James Baldwin had links to the Black Liberation Movements of 1960s and 1970s. Both of these men wrote fiction and social essays on the state of race relations in the United States. Amiri Baraka wrote ... -
Developing a methodology for manipulating spontaneous blinks.
(2017)While blinking is necessary for ocular protection and lubrication, people blink much more than is necessary for routine ocular maintenance. These extra, spontaneous blinks are extremely difficult to manipulate and thus, ... -
A bit like cash : understanding cash-for-bitcoin transactions through individual vendors.
(2017)As technology improves and economies become more globalized, the concept of currency has evolved. Bitcoin, a cryptographic digital currency, has been embraced as a secure and convenient type of money. Due to its security ... -
International law & the death penalty.
(2017)In the beginning there was the death penalty. And it was good. Or so the countries of the world and international laws thought. But times do change and there have been many changes on many fronts in international law, ... -
The crown of madness.
(2017)The Crown of Madness is a 425 page High-Fantasy novel that follows the power struggles within three different factions: Aarden Hall, the druids, and the Undying. The primary protagonist of the Aarden Hall plotline is a ... -
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia in posttraumatic growth and PTSD.
(2017)Most the human population will experience a traumatic event during their lifespan and will then cope with such trauma in a wide variety of ways. It is well documented that traumatic events are associated with both short ... -
The inherent influence of travel on an emerging feminist icon : Florence Nightingale abroad.
(2017)The primary intent of this research is to evaluate and deduce events leading up to, during, and after the travels of Florence Nightingale abroad in Europe and the near East. This work examines the perception of how enforced ... -
Application of cinnamon oil nanoemulsion to control foodborne bacteria such as listeria SP, and salmonella SP, on melon.
(2017)Listeria and Salmonella related recalls and outbreaks are of major concern to the melon industry. Cinnamon oil has shown its usefulness in food treatment due to strong antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial activities. ...