University of Central Oklahoma: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1281-1300 of 1937
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Validation and evaluation of the Identifiler?« Plus system using environmentally compromised DNA samples.
(2011)Internal validations are required for every laboratory for every kit chemistry used. This study validated the Identifiler?« Plus STR Amplification kit for use at the University of Central Oklahoma. Validations examine the ... -
Detection and identification techniques for condom residues in sexual assaults.
(2011)This study investigated techniques used to detect and identify condom residues in sexual assaults. There were 10 condom brands/sub-brands analyzed, which were chosen based on the geographical locations of the manufacturers. ... -
The use of image analyzing software for muzzle to target distance determination.
(2011)Muzzle to target distance can be an important aspect in criminal investigations. For most distance determination opinions to be of value to an investigation, the range must be stated such that it gives meaningful information ... -
The effects of Samatva yoga on perceived stress among university students in the midwest.
(2011)The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Samatva yoga on perceived stress among university students in the Midwest. Criteria for participants included that participants were students at a University located ... -
Linkage politics in Sino-American relations.
(2011)A common phenomenon that exists in any complex relationship between two countries is "linkage" across different policy issues. Linkage means to establish a relationship making progress in one area dependent on, or affecting ... -
Political economic racism : California's policy regarding its Asian immigrants.
(2011)From 1848 - 1943, California enacted a policy known as political economic racism: the act of discriminating against a particular ethnic group economically through the political process. The target of their legislation was ... -
Profanity and humor : is that @!&#% funny?
(2011)Profanity and Humor are two complex human behaviors; both have been understudied by mainstream academics. There has even less research examining the interaction between these two topics. Three previous studies examined ... -
Anything dead coming back to life hurts : Beloved, Bastard out of Carolina, and Gods in Alabama as contemporary female gothic.
(2011)The contemporary Female Gothic is characterized by the highlighting of the monstrosities of patriarchal ideology's failures in order to point to a more positive space created by the agency of the female heroine and her ... -
Mass murder in the new millennium : a thesis restructuring mass murder typologies.
(2011)The rise of mass murder in the new millennium necessitated this study. This rise brought about several new areas that needed researched, (sic) along with a restructuring of the extant mass murder typologies. These new ... -
Civilian social network degradation and views on psychological treatment among police officers.
(2011)Thirty-five current police officers were recruited for a study on their social network composition and attitudes toward psychological assessment and treatment. This study was based around the idea of an us versus them ... -
Silent history : reclaiming Palestinian cultural patrimony and history and using NAGPRA as a paradigm.
(2011)This study examines the nationalist tendencies of Israeli archaeological policies and practices, but also that nation's infringement on Palestine's cultural patrimony claims and identity. Despite the international community's ... -
Blood on white picket fences : the American dream in George A. Romero's living dead nightmare.
(2010)"George A. Romero has been called the "Father of the Modern Zombie Movie." His 1968 classic, Night of the Living Dead, sparked an entirely new sub-genre of horror cinema. Along with this new medium of fright came a new way ... -
Oklahoma history, poetry and anti-communism : the writings of Zoe Tilghman.
(2010)"Zoe Tilghman was one of the early women writers in Oklahoma. Throughout her career she used her own experiences and those of her husband, the famous U.S. Marshal William Tilghman, to write stories that portrayed the West ... -
Illustrating with type : a typographic exploration of nursery rhymes.
(2010)"Developments in visual communication are progressively affecting the way audiences receive and process information. In today's image-dominated environment we seek quick references to aid our interpretation of information ... -
Cyber activism : the information revolution, political actors and the potential for regime transition.
(2010)"This thesis addresses the role of information communication technologies and the internet in explaining modern revolutions. While previous scholarship has analyzed the significance of social movements and the potential ... -
Antithetical dialogue: claiming rhetorical sovereignty in contemporary American Indian literature
(2010)"Canonical Euro-American literary and historical discourses exhibit American Indians in stereotypical terms. The characterization of American Indians in Euro-American discourse creates a silent absence in which American ... -
Social modulation of androgens and glucocorticoids in territorial male collared lizards.
(2010)"The challenge hypothesis predicts that breeding strategy and degree of parental care may modulate within season hormone levels and androgen responsiveness to social challenges in males. Hirschenhauser and Oliveira (2006) ... -
Computer aided drafting skills : an investigation of interior design entry level expectations as compared between industry and academia.
(2010)"This study surveyed expectations of entry-level CAD skills and compared the results between interior design faculty and practitioners. Descriptive statistics indicate high levels of agreement on the importance of most ... -
Footprints of the missionary : the road of General Conference Mennonites in Oklahoma.
(2010)"General Conference Mennonites in the United States are prevalent in the states of Pennsylvania on the east coast, and in Kansas on the central plains. The state of Oklahoma too has its share of the denomination as well. ... -
Harnessing solar energy using photosynthetic and organic pigments.
(2010)"Fossil fuels are a finite energy resource that must be supplemented or replaced by more stable forms of electrical energy. Solar technology research strives to supplement and provide eventual replacement for fossil fuel ...