Browsing by Thesis Semester "2007 Summer"
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Competing agri-environmental paradigms and technology transfer : negotiating the nature of agroforestry in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Agroforestry is promoted as an ecologically beneficial and economically viable alternative to the high-input, capital-intensive, commodity-oriented ... -
Contextual effects of geographic, economic, political regions on issue salience and salience of an issue's attributes : hierarchical linear modeling of agenda setting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study investigated issue salience and salience of Economy's attributes on the public agenda by taking a multilevel approach to the data. The data ... -
Crooked coverage: a study of (de)racialized texts in print media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)On top of the intense history of racism in America, recent research has shown the increasing importance of color-blind racism and its impact on our society. While many studies have shown that racism exists in the media, ... -
Cultural framing of diabetes from a public health perspective: a comparative content analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This content analysis of 161 newspaper articles identified public health facts and socio-cultural schema within two Los Angeles County newspapers, La Opinión and the Daily News of Los Angeles. It extended Rodgers and ... -
A custom oligonucleotide microarray analysis as a tool for dissecting soybean-bradyrhizobium japonicum nodule senescence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Soybean root nodules are symbiotic organs housing Bradyrhizobium japonicum, a soil bacterium that reduces atmospheric nitrogen to ammonium. The bacterium ... -
Decomposing individual and group differences of categorical variables with genetic factor model
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The method of decomposing individual and group differences on ordered categorical variables into genetic and environmental factors is introduced. Although the genetic factor model is used to identify the relative contributions ... -
A design-based research approach to the implementation and examination of a cognitive flexibility hypertext in a large undergraduate course
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The overall purpose of this longitudinal study was to investigate the interaction between the learning process and the design-based process by using a cognitive flexibility hypertext (CFH) implemented in a large undergraduate ... -
Development and initial validation of the Williams-Proctor Cultural Competence Scale : assessment for youth development professionals and paraprofessionals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)There are many fields needing to elaborate on the theoretical constructs that compose multicultural competence. This paper elaborated on the development of a reliable and valid instrument that assists with the self-assessment ... -
Development and validation of a rating scale for wind jazz improvisation performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The purpose of this study was to construct and validate a rating scale for collegiate wind jazz improvisation performance. The 14-item Wind Jazz Improvisation Evaluation Scale (WJIES) was constructed and refined through a ... -
Development of a flexible image-based approach for studying signal transduction in isolated arterioles
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Myogenic constriction in arterioles occurs when membrane tension leads to smooth muscle depolarization and voltage-gated calcium channel activation. A barrier to understanding the exact signaling events is the limited ... -
Development of a fluorescence resonance energy transfer optical nanoscale biosensor based on a liquid-core waveguide platform
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)In order to produce a more versatile, adaptable, and effective method for detection of biological analytes, a self-contained and robust fluorescent optical biosensor architecture utilizing fluorescence resonance energy ... -
A development of the motile sperm sorting microfluidic devices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The objectives of this research are developing and improving an inexpensive and convenient microfluidic device to apply to sperm cell sorting. Based on well known soft-lithography fabrication method which contains rapid ... -
The development of the student counseling needs scale (SCNS)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument that can be used in the identification of guidance and counseling needs of secondary school students in Kenya. The Student Counseling Needs Scale (SCNS) is a 52-item ... -
Dispositional and situational predictors of confirmatory behavior in the employment interview
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This study analyzes the interviewers' propensity to use their first impressions about their interviewees and to subsequently engage in higher or lower levels of confirmatory behaviors toward their interviewees during the ... -
Distance and disparity: social disadvantage and the distribution of hazardous waste in America
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Since the original studies of environmental discrimination were completed in the early 1980s, many scholars have measured disproportionate proximity ... -
DLC1 as a comparative epigenetic biomarker for radiotherapy of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The American Cancer Society estimates that 58,870 people were diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in 2006, and 18,840 people died of the disease. Recent investigation of epigenetic gene regulation has identified ... -
Does ego threat increase paranoia?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The goal of the current research was to test whether an ego threat increases paranoia, whether the increase in paranoia was mediated by state self-esteem, and whether the increase in paranoia was moderated by the personality ... -
DSMC multicomponent aerosol dynamics : sampling algorithms and aerosol processes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The focus of this research is on the use of the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) technique to elucidate the role of various phenomena that influence the evolution of nuclear aerosols. Several sampling algorithms and ... -
Dynamic models of credit ratings and default probabilities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The upheaval in the capital markets since 1997 has highlighted the need for orderly stress testing of banks' portfolios, including both their trading ... -
Effect of fat mimetics on the headspace release of five strawberry flavor compounds
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Consumers prefer to consume low fat foods rather than high fat foods based on health conscious. However, low fat foods mostly have poor quality on the flavor profile and texture. To make low fat foods have better quality, ...