University of Central Oklahoma: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Outlaw country.
(2018)Outlaw Country is a collection of poetry, prose poetry, flash fiction, short fiction, and short creative nonfiction that began as an exploration of the language our culture uses to talk about and describe women. My work ... -
Ka'l woman and other short stories.
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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 ... -
Prairie noir.
(2017)This thesis is comprised of English-language poetry, with many of the poems addressing the author's background as an Oklahoman, but also as an individual in the 21st Century. -
Binary democracy : voter confidence and voting technologies.
(2017)The specific type of voting machine used by voters could have an affect on the amount of confidence they feel about the accuracy of their votes being recorded. This thesis studies different types of voting machines and the ... -
The Lusitania and the American Public Response : a newspaper narrative.
(2017)Since the First World War erupted on 4 August 1914, historians have been documenting the conflict and outbreak of war via writing books, conducting archival research, producing films, etc. In the 1920's following the ... -
Poetry of literary studies.
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Distance in relationships as a moderator of relationship characteristics on relationship outcomes.
(2017)Distance in dating relationships has become more prevalent now than ever before as people begin relationships while geographically close, but at times are forced to move for myriad reasons (e.g., school, employment, personal ... -
Fly on the wall : odd scenes from seemingly normal people.
(2017)Watching individuals react to each other and communicate is fascinating and usually humorous to some extent. Fly on the Wall: Odd Scenes from Seemingly Normal People showcases those little scenes, those reactionary moments ... -
Homecoming.
(2017)The poems featured in Homecoming are narrative, and are written in free verse, prose and lyrical form. This anthology of poems was inspired by Sandra Cisneros's House on Mango Street, Sonya Sones, and Ted Kooser. The ... -
Development of a programmable integrated switch matrix (PRISM).
(2017)This research project involved the development of a fully customizable, user-defined hardware-software suite for automated signal routing with function expandability. Because of the above-mentioned characteristics, the ... -
"Who will protect the working girl?" : the effect of the 1909 shirtwaist strike and triangle factory fire on early twentieth century labor organizations.
(2017)Organized labor through unions was prominent as part of the Progressive Era in the early twentieth century. Under the influence of the American Federation of Labor, groups such as the Women's Trade Union League and ... -
Spirituality, sexual orientation, and mental health among college students.
(2017)The purpose of this study was to determine whether sexual orientation and spiritual practice affect depression and anxiety symptoms among non-heterosexual college students. Participants (n=11) were non-heterosexual college ... -
Expressions of threat : micro expressions in response to facial expressions facial threat.
(2017)The ability to determine what is a potential threat in our environment is even more important in the current world with terrorist attacks, mass shooters, unprovoked violence, serial offenders, and overall civil unrest. ... -
The influence of activity trackers on physical activity, cardiorespiratory endurance, body composition, and exercise motivation
(2017)The purpose of this research was to examine the influence of activity trackers on physical activity (PA), cardiorespiratory endurance (CRE), body fat percentage (BF%), and exercise motivation. With wearable technology being ...