UCO - Graduate Works and Theses: Recent submissions
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The impact of balance training on balance, confidence, and functionality in assisted living adults.
(2011)Assisted living adults are at a great risk for falls, which can negatively impact their life. Confidence may be related to balance, as older adults may discontinue physical activity due to a fear of falling. Balance training ... -
Oklahoma City's James 'Jimmy' E. Stewart : twentieth century race progress in the Sooner State and beyond.
(2011)James 'Jimmy' E. Stewart developed his abilities to influence people and applied diplomatic skills to create the social, cultural, and political networks that, over time, improved the lives of black Americans in Oklahoma ... -
The creation of the Black Sea.
(2011)My thesis is a manuscript of poetry that I began in my poetry classes with artist in residence Doug Goetsch in the MFA program in creative writing. The principal theme of this collection is manhood: adolescent males becoming ... -
Approaching objectivity in firearms identification : utilizing IBIS BULLETTRAX-3D's sensor capturing technology.
(2011)Firearm examiners are often asked 1) can a bullet be matched back to the cartridge case from which it was fired? 2) What bullets leave suitable markings for microscopic examinations of this nature? 3) Is there an objective ... -
The dynamics of rowing.
(2011)A phenomena experienced by many athletes, referred to as 'hitting the wall' lacks empirical evidence of occurrence. Data from eighteen collegiate female rowers (eight novice, ten varsity) revealed the dynamics of rowing ... -
Shadow boxer.
(2011)Shadow Boxer is a novel about identity crisis. Willie Guyles has struggled with his gender identity for his entire life. He's mostly tried to ignore it by pursuing traditionally masculine pursuits: boxing, military, law ... -
Politics and production control : American farmers and the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938.
(2011)Throughout the 1930s, the Roosevelt administration enacted numerous federal programs under the umbrella of the New Deal; among these was a series of agriculture regulations designed improve the plight of the American farmer. ... -
Interistitial laser immunotherapy for treatment of metastatic cancer.
(2011)Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world. Although widely used, currently available cancer treatment modalities such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiation have limited effects in curing the disease and ... -
Lost in luck : stories.
(2011)Lost in luck: stories is a collection of eight short stories written and revised during my time as a graduate student at the University of Central Oklahoma. The most prominent theme within the collection is luck. Specifically, ... -
Vivian.
(2011)'Any marriage, happy or unhappy, is infinitely more interesting than any romance, no matter how passionate.' (W.H. Auden). Walt and Vivian are unhappily married, living in a tent-camp during the early part of the Great ... -
Democratization in Burma/Myanmar.
(2011)Burma/Myanmar held its first elections in 2010, twenty years after the last controversial elections in 1990. Democratic political institutions were absent since 1962 when the parliamentary government was dissolved as a ... -
Validation and evaluation of the Identifiler?« Plus system using environmentally compromised DNA samples.
(2011)Internal validations are required for every laboratory for every kit chemistry used. This study validated the Identifiler?« Plus STR Amplification kit for use at the University of Central Oklahoma. Validations examine the ... -
Detection and identification techniques for condom residues in sexual assaults.
(2011)This study investigated techniques used to detect and identify condom residues in sexual assaults. There were 10 condom brands/sub-brands analyzed, which were chosen based on the geographical locations of the manufacturers. ... -
The use of image analyzing software for muzzle to target distance determination.
(2011)Muzzle to target distance can be an important aspect in criminal investigations. For most distance determination opinions to be of value to an investigation, the range must be stated such that it gives meaningful information ... -
The effects of Samatva yoga on perceived stress among university students in the midwest.
(2011)The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Samatva yoga on perceived stress among university students in the Midwest. Criteria for participants included that participants were students at a University located ... -
Linkage politics in Sino-American relations.
(2011)A common phenomenon that exists in any complex relationship between two countries is "linkage" across different policy issues. Linkage means to establish a relationship making progress in one area dependent on, or affecting ... -
Political economic racism : California's policy regarding its Asian immigrants.
(2011)From 1848 - 1943, California enacted a policy known as political economic racism: the act of discriminating against a particular ethnic group economically through the political process. The target of their legislation was ... -
Profanity and humor : is that @!&#% funny?
(2011)Profanity and Humor are two complex human behaviors; both have been understudied by mainstream academics. There has even less research examining the interaction between these two topics. Three previous studies examined ... -
Anything dead coming back to life hurts : Beloved, Bastard out of Carolina, and Gods in Alabama as contemporary female gothic.
(2011)The contemporary Female Gothic is characterized by the highlighting of the monstrosities of patriarchal ideology's failures in order to point to a more positive space created by the agency of the female heroine and her ... -
Mass murder in the new millennium : a thesis restructuring mass murder typologies.
(2011)The rise of mass murder in the new millennium necessitated this study. This rise brought about several new areas that needed researched, (sic) along with a restructuring of the extant mass murder typologies. These new ...