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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 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 ...
A functional role of Facebook : psychological and social needs.
(2011)
Two studies were conducted to investigate motivations to use Facebook. In Study 1, data from 87 participants were used to determine which psychological (e.g., competence, autonomy, and relatedness) and social (e.g., ...
The effect of resource curse in Africa : varied resources in varied conflicts.
(2015)
This work seeks to interpret resource curse on the African Continent by analyzing three separate cases: Sierra Leone, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria. In respect to each case's civil war, these will ...
"Leaving the rez" : indigenizing urban space in selected short stories by Sherman Alexie.
(2011)
As the world continues to move away from rural forms of living, so too do Native Americans struggle with this transition, both within the realm of literature and in the real world around us. The plight of modern Native ...
The effects of commercial cleaning agents on automated DNA extraction efficiency and genetic profile quality.
(2015)
As forensic DNA analysis has experienced countless advances in the past several decades, it has gained considerable notoriety among the general public, including those that are involved in the commission of crimes, leading ...
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 ...
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 ...
From print to tablet : a visual analysis of the transition of printed magazine layouts to touch screen tablet devices
(2015)
History has shown that major technological advancements in the production and delivery of magazine content have had an impact on magazine page layout and design. There have been a number of technological printing and ...
Show me the money : how currency manipulation promotes Chinese modernization.
(2015)
This study provides an answer to the complex question of why China manipulates its currency. The research attempts to explain how currency manipulation used as one of many tools can help propel a country toward modernization, ...