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Exploring the Health of Consensually Non-Monogamous Individuals: A Mixed Methods Approach
(2016-11)This study uses mixed (quantitative, qualitative, and ethnographic) methods and a multiple-theoretical framework, especially sexual configurations theory, to examine the health of cross-sectional samples of persons who ... -
Study of hydraulic fracturing flowback in oklahoma
(2024-05-10)This thesis investigates the physicochemical characteristics and environmental implications of fracturing fluid flowback in Oklahoma, highlighting the complex interactions between hydraulic fracturing fluids and geological ... -
Does Pulling the Goalie Lead to a Playoff Appearance?
(2024-08-02)The analytics movement took over the sports world in the last five to ten years. The movement originated in baseball and moved to football and basketball with great success. Hockey has yet to undergo an analytical ... -
Investigating AI Chatbot Integration in Academic Libraries: A Case Study
(2024-08-02)AI chatbots have recently received great attention due to the advancement of large language models, such as OpenAI's GPT series and Google's Gemini, which have shown excellent performance and applicability. Therefore, many ... -
The Nature, Determinants, and Consequences of Congressional Distributive Politics
(2024-08-01)The allocation of public resources is a core responsibility of the United States federal government, and geographically targeted spending is both practically important and central to major theories of the US Congress. This ... -
Minutes of a Regular Meeting, The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents, November 30, 2023
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Lottie Moon: Southern Baptist Feminist
(2024-05-10)Charlotte Diggs “Lottie” Moon is widely acknowledged by Southern Baptists as a key contributor to the mass expansion of Southern Baptist missions during the 19th century. Though the missionary is celebrated for her fierce ... -
AUTHORIAL CUSTODY AND STORY STEWARDSHIP: CENTERING RELATIONALITY AS AN INDIGENOUS APPROACH TO TEXTS
(2024-05-10)This dissertation looks to position authorial custody and story stewardship as useful tools for author, audience, and critic. As a critical creative methodology, it can be used to identify custodial markers indicating the ... -
*1 NEW NOTIFICATION*: SOCIAL MEDIA MISCONCEPTIONS AROUND TRIBAL ABORTION PROVISIONS AND INDIGENOUS METHODS OF REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE AS PRAXIS
(2024-05-10)My thesis discusses the cultural and social misconceptions of possible tribal abortion provision by social media users in a post Roe setting. Through the analysis of social media posts and further the ideologies expressed ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF TWO BACTERIAL ISOLATES, ACHROMOBACTER MUCICOLENS (A2) AND BACILLUS PARAMYCOIDES (A17), AND ANALYSIS OF PLASTIC BIODEGRADATION CAPABILITY
(2024-05-10)In this work, two isolates, Achromobacter mucicolens (A2) and Bacillus paramycoides (A17), isolated from naturally weathered plastic enrichment cultures, were studied genetically, morphologically, biochemically and for ... -
Coevolution of a male novel genital trait and female reproductive response in Drosophila melanogaster sister species
(2024-08-01)Novel morphological structures have always fascinated scientists. Developmental processes give rise to structures and morphologies that are often functionally necessary for an organism’s survival and reproduction. But how ... -
Exchange Rate and Agricultural Trade: Evidence from Iran
(2023)Iran has been consistently running a trade deficit in agricultural products. Conditional upon domestic and global output as well as oil exports, we find that the effective real exchange rate plays a significant role in ... -
How the Medical, Legal, and Religious Systems Shaped Gender for Hermaphrodites and Gender Nonconformists to Suppress Trans Presence and Enforce Heterosexuality
(2024-05-10)Although sexuality is widely accepted across the United States, being transgender or a gender nonconformist is not. Those across the LGBTQ+ spectrum are not on equal footing and many wonder why. Members of the transgender ... -
THE IMPACT OF ADDITIVES IN ACIDIC ZEOLITES ON HYDROCARBON-BASED REACTIONS
(2024-05)The incorporation of metal additives into zeolites has allowed a much higher degree of zeolite tunability, including altering the original active sites, introducing new active sites, modifying pore structures, and introducing ... -
Exploration of Factors Influencing the Teacher Self-Efficacy in Educators of Justice-Involved Juveniles in Special Settings: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed-Methods Study
(2024-05)Juveniles involved with the justice system are a population of youth with extensive needs who are historically underserved. Legal mandates have attempted to ensure these students are receiving a quality education, but ... -
Zr-MOFs for Hydrolysis Reactions: Computational Evaluation of Interactions, Kinetics, and Molecular Accessibility
(2024-05-11)Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of porous crystalline solids that present as promising instruments for the removal of chemical warfare agents (CWAs). Owing to their remarkable porosities and large surface areas, ... -
INTERFACIAL STABILITY WITH SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS USING COARSE-GRAINED MODELING
(2024-05-11)The stability of interfaces in the presence of surface-active agents such as surfactants and nanoparticles (NPs) is imperative in various industrial and environmental contexts. These include separation processes, enhanced ... -
First Generation Hispanic/Latine Students in Higher Education
(2024-05-11)This qualitative research project used an ethnographic research methodology to analyze the qualitative questionnaire presented to participants who identify as first generation Hispanic/Latine students in the state of ... -
Psychological Well-Being for Elderly Population with Disability: Implications of Universal Design
(2024-05-10)Living in a home designed with all the necessary elements for elderly people with disabilities can enhance their independence, safety, security, self-motivation, communication, and socialization. Consequently, this contributes ... -
Identifying Traffic Control Mechanism to Improve Level of Service and Resilience in Road Networks based on Topological Credentials
(2024-05-10)Traffic congestion mitigation strategies often include debating the merit of adding more roads versus optimizing the existing ones. Identifying and improving critical intersections, particularly by adjusting signal control ...