Browsing by Thesis Semester "2004 Fall"
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Optimal designs for dose-finding in contingent response models
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)We study D- and c-optimal designs for dose-finding with opposing failure functions. In particular, we study the contingent response models of Li, Durham and Flournoy (1995). In the contingent response model, there are two ... -
Pilot symbol design for multiuser CDMA systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Due to the development of advanced processor architecture and better fabrication technologies of chips mobile devices have shrinked in size and improved ... -
Psychophysiological assessment of motivational processing during habit learning in Parkinson's disease
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)Mesencephalic dopamine pathways have been shown to play an important role in procedural learning and motivation. Individuals with disrupted dopamine transmission due to Parkinson's disease show selective deficits in non-motor ... -
A qualitative investigation of the urban minority adolescent experience with wildlife
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)An increase in urbanization has contributed to an increase in the general public's isolation from traditional uses of wildlife and led to changes in attitudes toward wildlife. Although the majority of people live in urban ... -
Selection for placental efficiency in swine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)With the overall goal of increasing profitability by increasing litter size, two lines of pigs were divergently selected for four generations on an index of reproductive traits (n = 193 litters). The selection index (SI) ... -
Serum resistance of an invasive nontypeable H. influenzae
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Since the introduction of Haemophilus influenzae b polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccines, the incidence of invasive H. influenzae disease dramatically ... -
Simulating the effects of riparian zone delineation and management practices on landscape pattern and timber production
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)Best management practices (BMPs) are essential to giving the forest manager guidelines to follow that result in the least amount of negative impact on the forest landscape and corresponding riparian areas. The purpose of ... -
Talking beyond the text: identifying and fostering critical talk in a middle school classroom
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)This qualitative inquiry examined eighty-one transcribed student and teacher discussions and interviews and researcher field notes to determine the type of talk that occurred as the teacher invited small groups of students ... -
Toward polar 1,4-diphenylbutadiene materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)The fast response time of [pi]-electrons makes organic materials increasing interesting as highly anisotropic materials. We are especially interested in dipole parallel-aligned crystals because of the much higher chromophore ... -
Understanding gay cultures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)Perceptions of gay culture have changed dramatically over the last century. Before the Stonewall Riots of 1969, mainstream society chose not to acknowledge the existence of a gay sub-culture. The photographic works of ...