University of Central Oklahoma: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1341-1360 of 1937
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Perceived status value regarding elderly individuals : assessing cultural influence.
(2009)Western societies often view elderly individuals in a more negative view than other cultures around the world. This negative view is commonly referred to as ageism. The importance of understanding this demographic has ... -
Ariadne's threads of identity : foreshadowing of social and individual identity theories in John Dos Passos' U.S.A.
(2009)The eminent biologist E.O. Wilson theorizes a unity of knowledge for all fields of study. Claiming that all knowledge springs from a basis in physics and continues to chemistry, biology, social sciences, and into humanities ... -
Morphology and demography of Sonoran mud turtles (Kinosternon sonoriense) along an aquatic habitat permanence gradient.
(2009)Aquatic habitats exist along a permanence gradient and are characterized by the degree of interactions between abiotic (desiccation) and biotic (predation) factors, which are identified as characteristics that regulate ... -
Assessing the interior design of storm shelters on a university campus
(2009)The purpose of this study is to assess whether the current design and space plan of a primary storm shelter in an educational building located on a large mid-western university campus in “Tornado Alley” is safe according ... -
Determining population boundaries and densities of red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta) : an empirical field test.
(2009)Source-sink metapopulations consist of large source subpopulations surrounded by smaller sink subpopulations where predictable migrations correlate with habitat favorability. From 1996-2003, Trachemys scripta were trapped ... -
Warning signs : avoiding consumer debt : can a system of visual signs be developed to persuade consumers to become wary of their debt?.
(2009)The lack of warning regarding consumer debt, brought about the development of a visual system of warning signs, based on characteristics found in other effective warning signs. The created warning sign has the potential ... -
Early English religious literature : the development of the genres of poetry, narrative, and homily.
(2009)This thesis contends that during the medieval period, as Anglo-Saxon literature developed under, at first, the influence of Germanic oral traditions and later, the authority of continental (and particularly Latin) literary ... -
The effects of replicative senescence and telomerase on contraction and motility of fibroblasts.
(2009)Fibroblasts are important in wound healing as they can create tension, migrate into a wound, and differentiate into myofibroblasts that produce a contractile force to close the wound. Replicative senescence, or the limit ... -
Judicial activism : a study of the Warren through Rehnquist courts.
(2009)Despite the dismissive attitude toward the concept of judicial activism among some members of the academic community, it nevertheless continues to be a relevant theme in politics. Conservatives tend to use this phrase as ... -
Monitoring temperature distribution during laser-tissue interaction for cancer treatment using magnetic resonance thermometry.
(2009)One of the major challenges in the field of cancer treatment is to induce a prolonged systemic immune response. Laser immunotherapy has shown its potential as a minimally invasive alternative for many cancer patients due ... -
Evaluating the use of cognitive-behavioral treatment programs in the federal probation system.
(2009)This study seeks to describe the number of United States Probation Offices using cognitive-behavioral treatment programs, which programs are being used, how referrals are made to the programs, if risk factors are considered ... -
Unsubstantiated bias toward foster care versus group home placements for wards of the state.
(2009)High number of placements for children in U.S. DHHS custody has led to class action lawsuits around the country. The current study proposes that social stigmatization effects in the form of family ideology drive foster ... -
Term limits and interest group influence.
(2009)Supporters of term limits argued that they would decrease interest group influence. Using data from 24 states from 1998 to 2008, this paper finds that this assumption is not the case. This analysis finds that states with ... -
The changing visual identity of churches : from symbols to branding.
(2009)This study, titled "The Changing Visual Identity of Churches: From Symbols to Branding", follows the evolution from simple symbols to modern visual identity systems being used by churches. This research explores when the ... -
The thin ideal : the role of positive and negative expectancies.
(2009)Media often portrays women of an unattainable stature. This unattainable stature is commonly referred to as the thin ideal. Women in media, especially fashion models, have become significantly thinner over the last several ... -
144
(2009)144 is a Fantasy Role-Playing Game (RPG) set in the world of Traespairnas. This world is filled with exotic peoples, mystical locations, and fearsome monsters. As a table-top RPG, the game is designed to be played with a ... -
Spandex cinema : three approaches to comic book film adaptation.
(2009)Adapting graphic novels requires new approaches in the theoretical models currently available to film theorists. Comic book films must be dissected beyond references to character, setting, plot, or story; analysis must ... -
Women's Gloves
(2019-06)Catalog depicts gloves ranging from 2 button to 18 button designed by Hansen, Exclusively Wear Right, Grandoe, Barra Gloves, Le Gant Hermes, Viola Weinberger, Caresse, Aria Paris, Aris, Crescendoe, TM Reg., Osborn, Fownes ... -
Short Day Dresses & Long Casual Dresses
(2019-11)Catalog depicts dresses from the 1910s to the 1980s designed by Adele Simpson, Adrian, Ann Fogarty, Antonio de Castillo, Arden Barrett, B.H. Wragge, Ben Reig, Ben Reig for Omar Kiam, Ben Zuckerman, Bill Blass, Charles ... -
Women's Suits & Suit Ensembles
(2019-09)Catalog depicts suits and suit ensembles from the 1940s to the 1970s designed by Adele Simpson, Adolfo, Ann Klein, Anne Murray, B.H. Wragge, Bardley, Ben Reig, Ben Zuckerman, Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner, Bonnie Cashin, ...