University of Central Oklahoma: Recent submissions
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A comparative analysis of accuracy and sensitivity in semen presumptive testing: ABAcard P30™, RSID Semen™, and Seratec PSA™
(2024)Semen presumptive tests are often used in forensics to detect the possible presence of semen on evidence from a crime scene. These tests work by identifying enzymes or proteins commonly found in semen, such as prostate-specific ... -
Education policy and reform in the state of Oklahoma after 1950 and the achievement gaps of underserved student populations
(2024)The educational reform brought about by the U.S. federal government and the state of Oklahoma after 1950 perpetuated an already broken system rather than creating the needed change for all minority student populations ... -
The detection and distribution of antidepressants in biological specimens
(2024)This study developed and validated a method utilizing Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) paired with tandem mass spectrometry (MS-MS) to detect and quantify thirteen antidepressants and metabolites in blood and ... -
Identification of geographic and cultural ancestry through chemical analysis of latent fingerprint residues
(2024)The permanence and uniqueness of fingerprints and the analysis of physical characteristics associated with fingerprints have allowed for the identification of individuals in forensic investigations. However, there is ... -
Orientalism in British policymaking: Gertrude Bell and the Iraq Mandate, 1921-1932
(2024)In the wake of the First World War, the League of Nations established the mandate system to stabilize the territories that had, until recently, been under the control of Germany or the Ottoman Empire. It did so by assigning ... -
Roots of colonialism in Old English poetry
(2024)The white nationalist ideologies that drove many colonialist efforts are often built off of a so-called Anglo-Saxon ideal, which involves appealing to Old English epics such as Beowulf as part of the foundation of national ... -
Quantitative assessment of barrel wear from solid copper bullets
(2024)Forensic firearm analysis is based on the principle that firearms impart individual characteristics on bullets and cartridge cases during the firing process, and these individual characteristics can be used to trace a ... -
Power BI Configurations for Citizen Analysts
(2024-05-20)This presentation will cover the infrastructure considerations as well as security issues when configuring Power BI for Citizen Analysts to access data to create reports without having direct database access. The example ... -
Divine women's esteem in late antiquity and their later representations in literature
(2024)The Late Antiquity period and the stories that emerged from it were some of the most impactful narratives for future authors and their writing. This period encompassed many types of communities, languages, social customs, ... -
A combined method to locate and improve DNA recovery from fabrics
(2024)The purpose of this thesis project is to identify touch DNA on different clothing surfaces and improve DNA recovery and efficiency. This study undertook a multi-method approach to improve identify touch DNA on clothing and ... -
The impact of contextual bias on novice examiners in firearms examinations and fingerprints analyses
(2024)Despite efforts to maintain objectivity in analysis and interpretations, bias and human error still impact forensic science. Diversity in the perspectives, ideologies, techniques, and experience of forensic scientists ... -
Racial identification in colonial Latin America: social class in the visual form
(2024)This thesis will analyze the evolution of racial identity during the colonial period in Spanish Latin America and how Casta paintings in the seventeenth century led to the creation of a society based on social stratification ... -
Performance, politics, and queenship: rhetorical strategies of Tudor mothers, daughters, and sisters
(2024)This project explores how four Tudor queens utilized performance and written rhetoric to gain and maintain power, as well as how their efforts influenced their daughters and kingdoms. Chapter One centers around Catherine ... -
We aren't so different: implicit bias & unintended stereotyping
(2024)Implicit biases potentially influence attitudes and behaviors towards social in-groups and out-groups, such as racial minorities. In this empirical study, the strength of the implicit association measure (d) was obtained ... -
The effect of mental illness characteristics and diagnoses on juror sentencing decisions
(2024)Stigmas surrounding mental illness in the criminal justice system often influence jurors' decisions, sometimes aggravating (increasing) and sometimes mitigating (decreasing) sentencing decisions. Jurors' own personal ... -
Bonnie Gray, the King Tut cowgirl: pioneering stunts and paving the way for women to stunt double in Western film
(2024)This thesis focuses on the life and career of Verna Smith, better known as Bonnie Gray, during the Golden Age of Rodeo and her career defining contributions that challenged social norms. The period lasted from the early ... -
Body Politic
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Black Maria : v.3:no.4(1979)
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Saturn's sphere : astrology, mythology, and the contemplatives in Dante's Paradiso 21-22
(2023)In the arrangement of souls in Dante's Paradiso, the poet places the most blessed category of souls, the contemplatives, in the sphere of Saturn, a planet generally considered to be "The Greater Infortune" in medieval ...