Browsing UCO - Graduate Theses by Title
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Mixed methods in social scientific research
(2022)The following paper maintains that a mixed methods approach produces explanations more likely to reveal causation while maintaining generalizability. In this paper, I attempt to illustrate that both methodologies and the ... -
Mobile forensics : analysis of the messaging application Signal.
(2017)This study reviewed if there are ways to recover messages, image, videos, and call logs within the mobile application Signal, developed by Open Whisper Systems. The purpose of this study was to research the data recovery ... -
Modeling the historic distribution of bluntface shiner (Cyprinella camura) and estimating contemporary detection and occupancy probabilities in their historic range within Oklahoma
(2023)Bluntface Shiner (Cyprinella camura; BFS) is a fish that is endemic to the Arkansas, Lower- Mississippi, and Tennessee river basins, but exists as disjunct populations east and west of the Lower Mississippi River. Evidence ... -
Modelling wireless power transfer using an array of Tesla coils.
(2017)Wireless power transmission, or WPT, is a well-demonstrated property in electrical science and physics. Coil-and-wave transmission (CWT) consists of two Tesla coils, one powered by a controlled voltage source v src and one ... -
Moisture-wicking properties of fabric and their effect on blood and the angle of impact
(2022)The use of angle of impact calculations within bloodstain pattern analysis is limited to researched surface types which currently include smooth, non-porous materials and cotton. The purpose of this study was to determine ... -
Molecular survey of Ixodes scapularis associated pathogens from Odocoileus virginianus at Lake Arcadia in Edmond, Oklahoma
(2021)Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) is the primary host and vector for Ixodes scapularis (deer tick). Most of the research into Ixodes scapularis has been geographically restricted to the northeastern United States, ... -
The Moment We Realized: Triple Consciousness and the Intersectionality of Race, Gender and Sexuality in 20th and 21st Century African American Women
(2021)The Triple Consciousness Theory (TCT), inspired by W.E.B. Du Bois' Double Consciousness, argues that Black women view themselves through multiple lenses and not solely two (gender and race). Although it is unclear who first ... -
Monitoring temperature distribution during laser-tissue interaction for cancer treatment using magnetic resonance thermometry.
(2009)One of the major challenges in the field of cancer treatment is to induce a prolonged systemic immune response. Laser immunotherapy has shown its potential as a minimally invasive alternative for many cancer patients due ... -
Moonlight and other stories
(2015)Moonlight and Other Stories is a collection of Literary Short Stories. It primarily deals with families in conflict, whether it's a newly divorced man who is convinced his only son is gay, or a young boy wanting to separate ... -
Morphology and demography of Sonoran mud turtles (Kinosternon sonoriense) along an aquatic habitat permanence gradient.
(2009)Aquatic habitats exist along a permanence gradient and are characterized by the degree of interactions between abiotic (desiccation) and biotic (predation) factors, which are identified as characteristics that regulate ... -
Motivating Morality: Linking Moral Foundations and Fundamental Motives
(2021)What motivates moral judgments? The fundamental motives model proposes that people have a set of psychological mechanisms that motivate behavior (Kenrick et al, 2011). The self protection motive functions to protect one ... -
The Movement
(2020)The Movement is a young adult dystopian fantasy novel...which takes place one hundred years in the future when a select few can gain access into people's minds as the main character struggles to understand the truth of her ... -
Multi-species occupancy, detection, and habitat selection of mesocarnivores in eastern Oklahoma with a focus on eastern spotted skunks
(2022)The eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius) was once a commonly occurring species and was regularly harvested for fur. In the mid-20th century, this species experienced a drastic and sudden decline which prompted ... -
The multimodal rhetoric of Tinder and the algorithms that shape our choices
(2023)As the popularity of online dating applications continues to grow in the digital world, so does the use of algorithms and multimodal rhetoric in shaping user experiences. Both multimodality and algorithms are related to ... -
Murder/rapture
(2008)Lenny and Ira discover that they are good at and that they enjoy murder when Ira accidentally kills a stranger. They begin killing people by the scores until Lenny falls in love with a young, vibrant charity worker. -
Muscle dysmorphia in collegiate athletes.
(2010)Significance. This study has the potential to provide statistics and information on a subject that desperately needs it. The questions answered by these college athletes will reveal not only whether or not they have ... -
Music heard deeply : song and ethnic interaction in the Cherokee Ozarks.
(2008)Musical practices provide important insights into the interests, opinions, and beliefs of a study population. While demonstrating the role of music in historical analysis, this work also tells a narrative of the varied ... -
The myth of women having it all : gender performativity in American media
(2022)The effects of the cult of domesticity, which have been fought against since the first suffragette movements, have permeated the history of the culture of the United States. In what follows, I will examine the ways the ...