UCO - Graduate Works and Theses: Recent submissions
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Defensive reactions to masculinity threat.
(2012)Compensatory behavior are defined as behaviors that are intended to make up for a perceived lack of competency in a particular area. The present studies investigated how men compensate for perceived masculinity threats. ... -
The effects of labeled praises on behavior disruptions in a high school classroom.
(2012)The purposes of this study were to determine whether receiving labeled praise training increases how often high school teachers use labeled praises to determine if teachers observe a decrease in classroom disruptions after ... -
Rehabilitated historic interiors and sustainability : a case study of La Iglesia y Convento Nuestra Señora de Bele�n in Havana.
(2012)The concept of social responsibility is continuing to grow as individuals are becoming more accountable for their actions. It is this idea of social responsibility, which encompasses social, environmental, and economic ... -
Human rights : the search for universality.
(2012)Human rights in large part have become a topic of seemingly global appeal. They have become a part of the fabric of the global conversation. Especially within the context of the last sixty years, human rights have become ... -
The dead man's son.
(2012)The Dead Man's Son is a short novel about Abel Saracen, a twenty-something male who attends the funeral of his father whom he has never met. Strange events begin to move the story after Abel inherits a mysterious antique ... -
Genetic variation at major histocompatibility complex loci in Neotoma albigula (white-throated woodrat) potential clues to the evolution of North American arenaviruses.
(2012)The major histocompatibility complex Mhc is an important component of vertebrate immune systems, and as such, genetic analysis of Mhc loci have been shown to provide information on susceptibility to viral infection. Neotoma ... -
Historic preservation of Siheyuan in Beijing China for continued residential use in modern China.
(2012)Siheyuan is a classical architecture style of residential housing of Beijing citizens dating from the Ming Dynasty. The people of China are very familiar with Siheyuan, considering its history of more than 700 years. It ... -
Assessment of consecutive matching striae.
(2012)Firearm and tool mark identification relies on criteria that have been accepted in the field to assist firearm examiners in determining if a bullet has been fired from a particular firearm. In this research, criteria for ... -
Perceived location of self.
(2012)Evidence suggests that the perceived location of the self is changeable. I replicated Legennhager et al (2007) where participants experienced a perceptual illusion of a relocated self, created by having a participant wear ... -
Redesign of an existing temporary safe shelter to be used as a long-term community safe shelter.
(2012)This research explores the redesign of space planning for an existing temporary safe shelter to be used as a long-term community living space that can be lived as their temporary home which loses in disaster. This research ... -
The educator's perspective : implementing the Reggio Emilia approach in the classroom.
(2012)This study explored the possible challenges teachers face in the implementation of the Reggio Emilia Approach in American classrooms. The Reggio Emilia Approach is highly-respected, internationally as an exemplary early ... -
Frederick Samuel Barde: chronicling the Muskogee (Creek) Indians, 1890-1916
(2012)Journalist and photographer Fredrick Samuel Barde chronicled territorial Oklahoma, fully covering topics such as local agriculture, railroads, statehood, and the actions of the Five Civilized Tribes. His interest in the ... -
Technical writing for nonprofits.
(2012)Nonprofit organizations are only as successful as their communication--how well they convey critical needs and persuade constituents to help answer them. Experience of development personnel at Central Oklahoma Habitat for ... -
Resources, radicals, and reactionaries : the first red scare in Oklahoma.
(2012)The purpose of this study is to identify and explore the major events of the First Red Scare in Oklahoma, and how the distinct resources contained in the state, namely coal and oil, defined its Red Scare experience. This ... -
The political economy of migration in China.
(2012)Since opening up its economy to international trade and investment in the 1970s, China has undergone the largest transfer of rural populations to urban eras in modern history. In order to achieve these growth levels, massive ... -
Religiosity and depression in the United States older adult population : an analysis of the influence of type of religiosity, race, and gender
(2012)The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between the two types of religiosity (organizational and nonorganizational) and depression in the United States older adult population. This study is rooted in ... -
Exploring the lived experiences of homeless families with young children.
(2012)This study researched the experiences of homeless families with young children between the ages of four and eight. Many families experience homelessness every year, and there is an importance for early childhood educators ... -
Repairing a strategic partnership : Congress and US foreign policy with Turkey.
(2012)The United States and Turkey have shared an important strategic partnership since Turkey was admitted to NATO in 1952. This relationship began to decline following Turkey's denial of Washington's request to position US ... -
A view of the hallway : spectatorship and the trandsgender character
(2012)This thesis aims to reevaluate theories of the spectatorial gaze in light of films that feature transgender characters. Such theories, in particular those of Laura Mulvey, Mary Ann Doane, and Teresa de Lauretis, rely on ... -
The deliverer.
(2012)