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POLITICAL AND GENDER DIALECTICS IN THREE NINETEENTH-CENTURY SPANISH NOVELS OF THE BOURBON RESTORATION (1874-1931)
(2024-05-10)This investigation aims to show that three of the most iconic Spanish novels of the nineteenth century are connected to each other as a dialogue between their authors about politics and gender in Spain. These novels are ... -
Survival in the Bible Belt: Oklahoman Queer Politics and Religion in the 1980s
(2024-05-10)This work follows the story of Oklahoma’s queer community in the 1980s through the lens of two community newspapers, The Gayly Oklahoman and Herland Sister Resources. The 1980s was an incredibly important decade for the ... -
Blood and ink: A qualitative inquiry of teacher well-being in post-pandemic Oklahoma
(2024-05-10)During the COVID-19 pandemic public schools were at the center of political debate related to educational content and curricula. Some conservative states moved to place tighter controls on schools in these dimensions with ... -
Multi-Material Extrusion Based Additive Manufacturing of Flexible Polymetric Materials
(2024-05-10)Direct ink writing (DIW) is a 3D printing technique, capable of printing many different polymers that cannot be 3D printed using other methods. Previous DIW attempts at the University of Oklahoma using a modified Ender 3 ... -
INVESTIGATION INTO MANUFACTURING PARTS WITHIN PARTS TO PRODUCE A HIGHER PRESSURE RESILIENT SPHERICAL PRESSURE VESSEL
(2024-05-11)Specifically, this thesis is an investigation into the use of Additive Manufacturing (AM) for the construction of a small rocket component whose fabrication by means of AM has not been researched extensively. In general, ... -
Essays in Corporate Finance
(2024-05-10)This dissertation consists of two essays. The first essay (Chapter 1) looks at retiree medical plans in the context of mergers and acquisition activity. The second essay (Chapter 2) is an investigation of the at-the-market ... -
ENHANCING INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE THROUGH INTEGRATION OF A MAX-MIN FAIRNESS-INSPIRED STRATEGY IN MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS
(2024-05)This dissertation's primary contribution to Supply Chain and Transportation Network (SCTN) resilience lies in the implementation of a sequence of Multicriteria Mixed Integer liners programming MCMILP models that ... -
Post-migration seismic data conditioning methods on a merged dataset
(2024-05-11)Analyzing amplitude anomalies in seismic data requires a comprehensive understanding of the geological context and the accuracy of the seismic image to faithfully represent the subsurface. Over the past four decades, ... -
“How do you pay for debt without money? Just pay with your health.” Understanding the association between Legal Financial Obligations and Physical Health
(2024-05-10)Millions of people in the United States are subjected to Legal Financial Obligations (LFOs), otherwise known as the fees and fines imposed by the criminal justice system. This debt can be a source of stress for individuals ... -
Assessing the Effects of Misleading Post-Event Information Using Multinomial Processing Tree Models
(2024-05-10)Multiple studies have shown that misleading post-event information can alter an individual's memory. Three hypotheses (no-conflict, coexistence, destructive updating) have been proposed to explain the fate of the original ... -
Archaeoastronomy: Comparing Astronomic Traditions of Torres Strait Islanders with Quantitative Evidence
(2024-05-10)Located north of Cape York in Australia lies the Torres Strait and the indigenous people who call it home. Torres Strait Islanders have a rich culture including song, dance, folk tales, and other traditions. Western ... -
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer (LGBQ) Youth in the Child Welfare System: Hope, Well-Being, and Future Expectations
(2024-05-10)The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the experiences of an often invisible and understudied population within child welfare, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) youth. Specifically, this research explores ... -
Freedom and Restraint: A Self-Control Perspective on Political Ideology
(2024-05-10)Within the United States the topic of political ideology is an evolving and complex matter. The goal of this thesis is to examine an understudied area within this topic – the impact that self-control has on political ... -
Reality Television Viewing and Peer-Directed Relational Aggression in Emerging Adulthood
(2024-05-10)Relational aggression is a form of aggression characterized by harming or attempting to harm an individual’s social relationships. Previous research has identified a link between the consumption of relationally aggressive ... -
Misinformation Detection Methods Using Large Language Models and Evaluation of Application Programming Interfaces
(2024-05-10)Misinformation has emerged as a pressing public policy concern, prompting transdisciplinary research in the data science field. News journalism provides a foundation for free speech in modern society, yet misinformation ... -
Characterization and Control of Spatial Correlations in Entangled Twin Beams
(2024-05-10)Our understanding and ability to manipulate quantum correlations in non-classical states of light will be a determining factor in realizing the next generation of quantum technologies. Over the last several decades, we ... -
Three Essays on the Ideal Worker
(2024-05-10)This dissertation comprises three interrelated (yet encapsulated) essays that seek to synthesize and expand knowledge regarding the ideal worker construct, as shown in Appendix A. The term “ideal worker” has origins in ... -
CORPORALIDADES AMAZÓNICAS: VIOLENCIA COLONIAL, SEXUALIDADES DISIDENTES Y REPRESENTACIÓN DE LOS CUERPOS AMAZÓNICOS EN LA LITERATURA PERUANA CONTEMPORÁNEA
(2024-05-10)Peruvian Amazonian literature has been suppressed throughout its history and, consequently, marginalized (with a few notable exceptions) from literary studies. For instance, it is not considered within what Antonio Cornejo ... -
A Longitudinal Comparative Analysis of Inequality Trajectories in OECD Countries during the Great Recession and Covid-19 Pandemic Eras, 2002-2021
(2024-05-10)This dissertation investigates income, labor, health, and gender-based labor inequalities across Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, emphasizing how these disparities are exacerbated by ... -
When more is less: the adverse effect of financial reporting complexity on accounting comparability
(2024-05-10)I investigate the impact of complex financial statements on accounting comparability. I measure accounting reporting complexity with XBRL-based measures. I find that complex financial statements reduce financial statement ...