University of Central Oklahoma: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1241-1260 of 1937
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Implicit associations in novel television advertising.
(2012)Advertising is a billion-dollar business, largely invested in television commercials. Although advertising in technology-based contexts such as Internet sites and digital video recording systems is increasing, television ... -
Princess Sultana : a reflection of Saudi society.
(2011)The story of Sultana in Princess: a true story of life behind the veil in Saudi Arabia, written by Jean Sasson, proposes an autobiography of a woman in the royal family in Saudi Arabia. Assuming the voice of a woman who ... -
The relationship between lower extremity muscular power and functionality in older adults.
(2011)As humans age we go through a process of muscle mass loss known as Sarcopenia. This process of muscle loss can lead to many different forms of functionality based health concerns that can leave an individual immobile and ... -
Chinese foreign policy decision-making : a neoclassical realist approach.
(2011)Despite its sudden rise, China has not engaged in balancing US power contrary to the prediction of the balance of power theory. The structure of a unipolar world restricts balancing which is effectively a revisionist act ... -
Edmond and the Territorial Normal School of Oklahoma : a study of the symbiotic relationship between community and education, 1890-1903.
(2011)Oklahoma's colorful past is still reflected today in the descendants of those first settlers, the places settled, and the traditions established by its history. The central part of the state has a long and interesting ... -
Comparison of Extraction Kits PrepFiller?« and DNA IQ for STR analysis of contact DNA Samples.
(2011)Contact DNA evidence is becoming a common occurrence at crime scenes and is often collected and analyzed for human identification. Current Short Tandem Repeats (STRs) techniques are still limited in Low Copy Number (LCN) ... -
Reforming the criminal justice system : a pragmatic approach to building a sustainable system.
(2011)Much of the literature on the "administration of justice" literature is engrossed with topics that typically concern criminologist, judges, layers and police, and therefore, is absentminded of its own identity and purpose. ... -
A validation of Promega's PowerPlex?« 16 HS system testing the strengths and limitations.
(2011)An internal validation study was conducted using the PowerPlex?« 16 HS system to ensure proper performance on the Applied Biosystems 3130 Genetic Analyzer in the University of Central Oklahoma laboratory. Manual extraction ... -
"The invisible spirit alone" : the romance of reform in Grace Aguilar's theological writings.
(2011)The Anglo-Jewish author Grace Aguilar lived in the early nineteenth century when England was experiencing revolutions and reforms in philosophy, politics, and religion. The daughter of Sephardic immigrants, Aguilar authored ... -
Ernest Hemingway and the reality of the American dream.
(2011)Ernest Hemingway's fiction criticizes the American Dream and its myth of success in the early twentieth century. In The Sun Also Rises, "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," and "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber," Hemingway ... -
A more perfect union.
(2011)A More Perfect Union is a realistic novel set in contemporary Oklahoma City and follows Elijah McClure, a young poker pro who wishes to ask the First Daughter of Oklahoma, Kathryn Cook, to marry him the night her father ... -
Sulphur and lilacs.
(2011)Set in a late-1930's mining town in West Virginia and in the broader theater of World War II, Sulphur and Lilacs is about Calvin Fisher, a young Marine whose experiences teach him about honor, duty, family, and love. As a ... -
Developing a home assessment instrument for the disabled elderly.
(2011)Senior citizens are a rapidly growing portion of our population. This large group of older people has increased the demand for commercial accessible housing such as nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Due to the ... -
Texting and tapping : a dynamical approach to multitasking.
(2011)Jobs in various work fields (e.g., flying airplanes; Helmreich, 2000) require a high ability to successfully handle more than one task at a time, or to multitask. Researchers usually explain multitasking by having priorities ... -
Men, money, and maritime insurance : an examination of how Lloyd's of London created and led a shadow empire in Great Britain, 1774-1835.
(2011)The purpose of this study is to identify and explore the significance of commercial enterprise in the expanding British Empire during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Historical records have repeatedly revealed how ... -
Female attraction to male muscle mass across the menstrual cycle.
(2011)The current project investigated female attraction to male muscle mass across the menstrual cycle. On four separate occasions in a five week period, female participants rated the attractiveness of images of male bodies. ... -
A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model for flow through porous media.
(2011)This thesis covers the development of a model for fluid flow which incorporates computational fluid dynamics simulations using three-dimensional planar porous media networks. Porous media are introduced along with applications ... -
Learning strategies of digital forensics examiners and students studying digital forensics
(2011)Digital forensics, also known as computer forensics, is the investigation of any digital media in order to find evidence. This media can include computer hard drives, flash drives, cell phones, etc... This discipline is ... -
Field and laboratory assessments of muscular power in female NAIA soccer players.
(2011)The primary purpose of the investigation was to determine the most closely related assessment between the agility t-test, countermovement vertical jump, fly-in 40-yard dash, lower limb length, and percent body fat when ... -
Boot party.
(2011)Boot Party is a fictional screenplay consisting of essentially three acts which concerns an adolescent punk rocker in 1986 Denton, Texas called Jonah. Jonah leaves home following a violent confrontation with his stepfather ...