University of Central Oklahoma: Recent submissions
Now showing items 101-120 of 1929
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Relationship between volume of physical activity and sleep quality among college students
(2023)Physical activity (PA) and sleep quality (SQ) are crucial components of a healthy lifestyle. College students have a high prevalence of poor SQ. PA may be an important way to improve SQ. The main purpose of this study was ... -
Detecting latent bloodstains through primers designed to block stains, and paint plus primer mixed paints using Bluestar® Forensic
(2023)This study was conducted to determine if a paint plus primer or a primer designed specifically to block stains would affect the efficacy of Bluestar® Forensic, a blood enhancement reagent, through varying layers of paint. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Psychosocial factors predicting adherence to the metabolic reset diet
(2023)Obesity and diabetes have very high prevalence rates in the modern world and are two key characteristics of metabolic syndrome. This in turn has been linked to other chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease, kidney ... -
Rid of me
(2023)In the novella Rid of Me, Ridley Royko is a smart, 15-year-old teenager with a parent problem. His mother and father do not trust him and tear him down constantly about his grades and his behavior. When he hears them ... -
Validation and application of a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for mitragynine in postmortem blood and liver
(2023)Kratom is a tree originating in Southeast Asia, and has a history of usage among farmers. The leaves of the tree were chewed and used by farmers as a stimulant in order to work long days. Over the years, the popularity of ... -
Developing strategies to improve educational programs for wildlife forensic laboratory careers
(2023)There is a necessity for wildlife forensic programs to uniformly provide a comprehensive curriculum that includes the requirements desired by employers in the growing field of wildlife forensics. Programs need to be created ... -
Race, politics and sports history : 1960-1980
(2023)This thesis project encompasses the overlap of sports, political, and social history. This provides a unique insight into issues of racial inequality and how they relate to larger geopolitical context of the 1960s into the ... -
Silk, supplies and socialism : how women exercised public power in the American West, 1890-1920
(2023)In my thesis, I reframe the long-held assumption that because women in the United States prior to 1920 were blocked from access to the vote, women did not exercise political or economic influence in their communities. I ... -
Electrochemical conversion of PCB milling machine into a 3-axis CNC
(2023)In the fast-growing technological world that we live in today, out-of-date embedded technologies are now replaced with compact, more powerful and energy efficient electronic hardware that ensures safer use, flexible ... -
A case-based comparison of industrial, ocupational, and suicidal deaths via hydrogen sulfide inhalation in the United States
(2023)Deaths due to accidental and intentional inhalation of chemically generated gases are not an uncommon occurrence in the field of forensic pathology and death investigations. Gases such as carbon monoxide, helium, nitrogen, ... -
Habub
(2020)Adult comic-style graphic narrative combining the genres of adventure, historical fiction, science fiction, and mystery to address themes including racial and cultural diversity. -
Cultivating a Culture for Inclusive Metadata
(2023-05-12)University of Central Oklahoma’s Max Chambers Library is committed to serving underrepresented communities. One way this is accomplished is through the professional catalogers' dedication to accurately and respectfully ...