UCO - Graduate Works and Theses: Recent submissions
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Formulation, optimization and sensory acceptance study of gluten free chickpea fortified finger millet tortillas.
(2016)Researches have shown potential health benefits of finger millet in many health conditions due to its nutritional content. However, absence of gluten in this flour prevents binding properties required to formulate tortillas. ... -
Fortification of yogurt with chickpea flour enhances overall quality of yogurt.
(2016)Yogurt is well known for its health promoting properties. Chickpea flour has been suggested to increase the growth of probiotic bacteria during yogurt production, however, studies on the effects of dried beans flour on ... -
Effects of habitat complexity on male socio-spatial behavior and mating system dynamics in collared lizards.
(2016)Territory defense typically involves costly behavioral tactics that may detract from mating opportunities and other fitness enhancing activities. Selection on males therefore is expected to result in their establishing ... -
Beyond DNA : an epigenetic approach to identical twin identification
(2016)For more than two decades, DNA analysis has helped forensic scientists link suspects to a crime. Often times, DNA evidence is one of the most impactful pieces of evidence available. However, there is still one thing that ... -
A reluctant call to arms : the origins and the development of the Truman Doctrine.
(2016)For nearly seventy years, historians have scrutinized the origins of the Cold War and debated the Truman Doctrine's significance to this international conflict. These sometimes emotional deliberations produced three distinct ... -
Does the use of the FITBIT accelerometer increase physical activity levels?
(2013)The purpose of this research was to determine if the FITBIT accelerometer altered physical activity levels in those wearing the accelerometer versus those not wearing the device. There were 21 subjects in this study, ... -
Emerging infectious disease : ecological niche modeling and molecular identification of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rodents from Oklahoma and Louisiana.
(2013)Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) have devastating effects on wildlife. Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a zoonotic EID that causes eosinophilic meningitis in humans and neurological illnesses in wildlife. Because A. ... -
From books on the shelves to boots on the ground : Mao Zedong's revolutionary guerrilla strategy in context, development, and application.
(2013)Between 1950 and 1953, the People's Republic of China (PRC) military leaders subscribed to a doctrine that incorporated revolutionary guerrilla warfare as standard operating procedure during the Korean War. Though influenced ... -
Keyholes.
(2013)Drawing upon influence from the observational tone of Frank O'Hara's poetry and journalistic writing, and the confessional voice of Billy Childish in conjunction with the people-poet aesthetic of Charles Bukowski, the ... -
Identification of human blood messenger ribonucleic acids through non-polymerase chain reaction based multiplexing.
(2013)The goal of this research project was to develop a method for the identification of human blood that was simple and fast to use, yet sensitive and specific enough for forensic casework. Based on these criteria, the ideal ... -
Post-UNDRIP makes a difference : UNDRIP promotes indigenous rights in liberal democracies.
(2013)This comparative case study examines the use of Constructivist International Relations theory on indigenous issues in liberal democracies. The thesis focuses on the impact of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights ... -
The woman in the mirror : alternative models of subjective constitution in popular film.
(2013)This thesis explores alternative models of subjective constitution depicted in three popular films. Working primarily within a psychoanalytic framework, the thesis examines representations of subjective constitution in the ... -
Power in the 21st century : China's soft power in Latin America and its global rise.
(2013)The People's Republic of China pursues soft power in the western hemisphere to support its national interest. Joseph Nye's concept of soft power lacks the necessary detail to be considered mature theory, focuses far too ... -
From Ainulindalë to Valhalla : J. R. R. Tolkien's musical mythology and its Eddaic influences.
(2013)When designing his mythology for Middle-earth, J. R. R. Tolkien drew from his extensive knowledge of the numerous established mythologies of the ancient and contemporary world. However, his primary fascination and inspiration ... -
Identification of morphologically similar species of necrophagous flies (diptera: calliphoridae) in Oklahoma : reliability and application of techniques in a forensic setting.
(2013)The development of taxonomic keys for carrion-associating blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) has greatly enhanced the field of forensic entomology by facilitating identification of species often associated with crime ... -
Effects of various anthropometric measurements on fastball velocity in professional relief pitchers.
(2013)This research study was conducted to compare the height and weights of Major League Baseball (MLB) relief pitchers to their average fastball velocity during the 2007 season. The purpose was to find what correlations may ... -
Nozick's political philosophy.
(2013)Robert Nozick (1938-2002), an American political philosopher, was a pioneer of a particular form of libertarianism, known as deontological libertarianism, which is built upon a foundation of strict moral rules and property ... -
Unabashedly imperfect.
(2013)As a child, I have no distinct memories of feeling too fat, too large, or unlovable. Though I grew up in a poor, single-parent family, my mother devoted her life to keeping me from knowing we were poor, teaching me to make ... -
Summer of excess.
(2013)On graduation day in May 2013, Olivia "Liv" Grigsby and her three friends have a rowdy night that endangers Liv's pot operation. The friends help to keep one another in good spirits as they encounter unexpected opportunities ... -
Time-dependent perturbation theory approach to the quantum motion of a particle in a Paul trap.
(2013)The main objective of this study is to investigate the quantum mechanical lifetime of a trapped ion in a Paul trap. The motivation for this research is that there are several applications of trapped ion devices such as ...