UCO - Graduate Works and Theses: Recent submissions
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Jonah and the typewriter.
(2013)In a small, forgotten corner of rural Oklahoma, a boy named Jonah has a typewriter. No ordinary typewriter, this device allows him to make all his dreams into reality. But after five years away, Jonah comes home to find ... -
Married couples' perceptions of support following the death of a child : a phenomenological study.
(2013)Social support after the death of a child is often thought of as a buffer to help parents with the grieving process. Previous research has focused on grief and support from an individual's perspective but has failed to ... -
Consumers' choices : life history theory and conspicuous consumption.
(2013)Life history theory is an evolutionary theory that attempts to explain a person's risk-taking behaviors and mating strategies unconsciously (Griskevicius, Tybur, Delton, & Robertson, 2011). There are two different types ... -
Postmortem distribution of zolpidem in aviation accident victims.
(2013)The purpose of the study was to confirm there is a consistent postmortem distribution of zolpidem in postmortem blood and body tissues, and/or fluids making it possible to estimate zolpidem blood concentrations from fluid ... -
Jamal Garcia.
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Analyzing PAC's.
(2013)Political action committees have been the subject of controversial court cases and legislative reform. Judicial decisions and legislative reforms are the product of creating campaign finance aiming at the creation of a ... -
The Taiwan Straits Crisis of 1954-1955 : the contemplation of going to war over foreign troop morale.
(2013)This study examines the Taiwan Straits Crisis of 1954-55 and how the Eisenhower administration handled the imbroglio and attempts to explain why the crisis lasted for such a long period of time. Secretary of State John ... -
De(con)structive time : visual style and temporal simultaneity in the works of Gaspar Noe?ü.
(2013)Despite the popularity of director Gaspar Noe?ü's films, little critical attention has been give to the overall style or common themes within his work as a whole, which also includes short films and music videos. Instead ... -
Nintendo?« Wii FitTM balance and cognitive function in older adults.
(2013)Fear of falling is highly prevalent among older adults. It is important to find ways to decrease the fear of falling and improve the confidence one has in their own balance when doing daily activities. PURPOSE: The purpose ... -
Weapons of the gods : sword of victory.
(2013)When eighteen-year-old Edana's father, King Cian of Eire, dies, the gods visit Edana in a dream and warn her of the struggles that she will soon face, claiming that Edana must be the one to assume responsibility if Eire ... -
Subliminally primed social exclusion's effect on reaffiliation behaviors.
(2013)The need to belong is as innate as our need for food or water (Maslow, 1943). When that need is threatened, people strive to reaffiliate with desired ingroups. They may act in uncharacteristic ways, or purchase items they ... -
The legacy of Arthur and Shifra Silberman : an unparalleled collection of American Indian painting and scholarship.
(2013)American Indian art is a vibrant illustration of the individuality of Oklahoma history and a pivotal aspect of its modern identity. The Native American Art Movement of the twentieth century produced influential artists ... -
Aging, analogical transfer, and everyday problem solving.
(2013)The current study investigated the relationship between technology (IT) use, aging, and everyday problem solving by examining the presence of analogical transfer from general life experience to the given problem solving ... -
The effects of focused attention on batting performance of collegiate athletes.
(2013)Proper thinking is essential to effective batting in baseball and softball. However, the qualities that define "proper thinking" are unspecified and therefore require examination. That is, on what should a batter focus for ... -
The big break : race and gender in Pawnee Bill's Historic Wild West, 1888-1913.
(2013)Wild West shows such as that organized by Gordon William "Pawnee Bill" Lillie were the national pastime of America, and endeavored to teach Euro-Americans about life on the western frontier. Pawnee Bill's traveling show ... -
Decolonizing the histories of Helen Hunt Jackson and Gertrude Simmons Bonnin
(2013)What is decolonization and how does it work? The concept of decolonization surfaced during "the global Indigenous activism in the 1970s." Although the idea is not new, it has been given little attention by mainstream ... -
Celebrating memory and space: three case studies of centennial projects to commemorate Oklahoma's history
(2013)In 2007, Oklahoma celebrated its centennial with many different events and functions. To commemorate the anniversary, lawmakers established the Oklahoma Centennial Commission. They set out to find and fund projects throughout ... -
Impact of group care living.
(2013)This study was designed to analyze and research the impact of group care placements on the child's development in the specific areas of educational development, relationship development, social skills development, and ... -
Design criteria of a transcutaneous power delivery system for implantable devices.
(2012)Implantable cardiac assist devices such as artificial hearts and blood pumps are a rapidly growing therapy used for treating moderate to severe congestive heart failure. While current treatments offer improved heart failure ... -
Comparative analysis of techniques for shooting trajectory reconstruction.
(2012)Shooting trajectory reconstruction is a common discipline in the field of crime scene reconstruction. This discipline, however, has minimal published history about the origin, the most valuable techniques and methods, or ...