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Puzzling
(2018)
Our interactions with letterforms are ever-increasing with the additions of new technologies and a more digitally connected society. Through stone tablets to papyrus scrolls, printed books to digital publishing, type finds ...
Interest and motivation in learning with application for college education
(2018)
This study examined the role that interest plays in the motivation to learn. The study consisted of three phases. In the first phase participants completed an online survey to determine their interest in either sports or ...
Validation of a mitochondrial extraction and isolation technique for use in wildlife forensics
(2018)
The primary goal of this project is to provide the wildlife forensic science community with a DNA analysis protocol that is consistent across all jurisdictions. To accomplish this goal, three important objectives must be ...
Alliance dissolution: a constructivist approach
(2018)
Alliance dissolution is an understudied pattern in international politics. Independent studies by Walt, Leeds, and Snyder, within the realist tradition of international relations theory, have all touched on alliance ...
Integrating camera trap data and occupancy modeling to estimate seasonal variations in occurrence, detection, and activity patterns of mesocarnivores in southcentral Oklahoma
(2018)
Mesocarnivores have important ecological roles as primary predators of food webs who significantly contribute to maintaining the health of the lower trophic levels. Various anthropogenic effects impact the viability of ...
Evaluating the effects of hand drawing on the conceptual process and the implications for final design solutions
(2018)
As students become dependent on computer aided design programs to execute projects, they abandon the use of hand drawing in every aspect of the design process. Despite the prevalence of technology in the field, professionals ...
Comparative subtidal and supratidal taphonomic changes in the elemental components of marine vertebrate bones using energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy and principle component analysis: ecological and forensic application
(2018)
Individuals and agencies of multiple disciplines have evolved interests which result in the studies and research of marine mammals as well as other protected marine dwellers such as sea turtles. Aside from wildlife ...
Development of machines to engineer biocompatible matrices in ligament, filtering and 3D cell culture applications
(2018)
This thesis investigates three possible applications of engineered matrices manufactured from Polycaprolactone and Nylon-6 using electrospinning techniques. A method to manufacture bio compatible scaffolds for biomedical ...
Gaymers unite!: attachment and online social support for lesbian, gay, and bisexual gamers
(2018)
Research on the links between attachment insecurity, nondisclosure of sexual orientation, and negative identity of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals suggests that attachment insecurity may be associated with ...