University of Central Oklahoma: Recent submissions
Now showing items 961-980 of 1937
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Sexual selection, alternative reproductive tactics and sexual conflict in collared lizards : integration of molecular and behavioral ecology.
(2014)Sexual selection theory often predicts that socially dominant males should sire more offspring than males adopting subordinate social tactics. However, it is often difficult to determine the extent to which this expected ... -
Describing the Buckle Up program efforts to support child well-being in Oklahoma : exploring potential connections between child motor vehicle injuries, fatalities, certification status, and Buckle Up events.
(2014)In 1997 Safe Kids Worldwide and General Motors Corporation founded the Buckle Up program. The program trains and certifies individuals to become service providers whose job is to obtain the knowledge and skills on the ... -
The Glorious Revolution in Massachusetts Bay Colony.
(2014)This thesis focuses on the political relationship between the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the English Crown between 1630 and 1691. It begins with the establishment of the colony and how the Puritans who settled in ... -
Practical evidence processing : does cyanoacrylate fuming hinder firearms analysis?.
(2014)Cyanoacrylate fuming is a successful and efficient chemical process of revealing latent prints on non-porous objects found at crime scenes. In a crime laboratory setting, firearms are often processed for latent prints. ... -
The run.
(2014)The Run is a novella-length creative work that follows Dust, a Marine Corps Reservist who performs military funeral services all across Nebraska. In his civilian life, Dust is an English teaching assistant at Nebraska ... -
The pop-up principle.
(2014)This collection of short stories follows the conventions of postmodern literary fiction, and features conflicts between middle-class family members who predominantly live in Texas and Oklahoma. My main objective in this ... -
Hemingway : insights on military leadership.
(2014)The literature of Ernest Hemingway is rich with military lessons derived from his lifetime of proximity to war and his understanding of soldiers and leaders at all levels as presented through his characters. Hemingway wrote ... -
The World Trade Organization and its outlook on agriculture : an excellent neoliberal case study or an organized hypocrisy?.
(2014)The World Trade Organization is a highly significant global body, acting as a permanent forum for liberalization of trade in goods and services. It recently increased management of global investment and intellectual property ... -
The stability of low-top versus high-top basketball shoes.
(2014)BACKGROUND: Ankle sprains are one of the most common athletic injuries that occur in sports participation (Trevino, Davis, & Hecht, 1994). There has been numerous prevention strategies designed to decrease the occurrence ... -
Demonstrating the efficacy of learning ecology in an outdoor science education program on 5th grade science Oklahoma core curriculum test scores.
(2014)Science education is in need of reform in order to better meet the learning needs of the students. The goal of this research was to determine if the implementation of an outdoor education program has a significant impact ... -
Constructing contemporary ethnic American identities by reconceptualizing ancient narratives.
(2014)For many ethnic Americans, forming a cultural identity is a complicated and arduous endeavor. Entrenched in an environment in which mainstream ideologies leave ethnic practices and histories vulnerable to marginalization, ... -
Crocus Albiflorus & other short stories.
(2014)Crocus Albiflorus and Other Stories is a collection of 10 literary realism short stories. The collection is set in a broad scape of countries throughout the world, but all stories share the commonality of basic humanistic ... -
The impacts of a caffeinated energy drink on rating of perceived exertion, completion time, heart rate, volume of oxygen consumption, and respiratory exchange ratio on a 10-mile cycle ergometer trial.
(2014)Research involving caffeinated energy drinks and endurance cycling protocols is limited. Many studies have been conducted consisting of sprint trials and shorter duration protocols. Understanding the interaction the human ... -
Do individuals consuming a vegetarian diet suffer less chronic disease than the general public in a Midwestern county?.
(2014)The main purpose of this study was to determine if vegetarians living in Oklahoma County suffered from less heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes than the general public of Oklahoma County. The secondary purpose of ... -
Macroinvertebrate assemblages and water quality analysis of spring systems associated with the Pontotoc Ridge Nature Preserve, Oklahoma.
(2014)Pontotoc Ridge Nature Preserve is located in southeastern Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, 20.7 miles south of Ada. This area consists of 2,900 acres of assorted vegetation with several springs, all of which emerge from the ... -
Nonconscious mimicry and its effect on rapport and recall.
(2018)Nonconscious mimicry is used to build rapport as well gain the liking of others, during first encounters and when there is a perceived threat to belonging or existing relationships. Mimicry can occur through verbal and ... -
Of plantations and monuments : the United Daughters of the Confederacy and their influence of Southern history and memorialization.
(2018)This thesis evaluates the United Daughters of the Confederacy's (UDC) interpretation of Southern history through the mediums of textbooks, youth groups, and Confederate monuments in public spaces and how this interpretation ... -
89th and Pine.
(2018)89th and Pine is a creative project that challenges the conventions of genre. While this work is labeled as a collection of poetry, the ultimate goal of the project is to subvert the norms of the genre, appropriately honor ... -
Disease surveillance and projected expansion in climatic suitability for Trypanosoma cruzi, the Etiological agent of Chagas disease, in Oklahoma.
(2018)The vector-borne hemoflagellate parasite Trypanosoma cruzi infects seven million people globally and causes chronic cardiomyopathy and gastrointestinal diseases. Historically, T. cruzi was endemic to Central and South ... -
Irish female criminality in nineteenth century London.
(2018)As a consequence of the Great Famine, many Irish were forced to migrate to London in the hopes of finding gainful employment and relief from starvation. A large percentage of these immigrants moved to impoverished neighborhoods ...