Browsing by Thesis Semester "2011 Fall"
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Citizens under the law : African Americans confront the justice system in Kentucky, Missouri, and Texas, 1790-1877
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)During the nineteenth century, southern African Americans utilized various methods to secure what they believed to be their rights as citizens of the United States. One of their most effective means was the use of the ... -
Come to nothing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)These drawings are an intense exploration of the concept, establishment, and power of the "Ideal" through the historical interventions of minimalism, utopia, perspective, printmaking, and drawing. There is an important ... -
Communication about predation risk between parents and offspring groups in treehoppers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)False alarms should be common and costly for group-living animals, but to limit false alarms, animals must evade a tradeoff between response sensitivity and accuracy. I investigated this topic in two closely-related species ... -
Comparison of long-term CIDR-based protocols to synchronize estrus in postpartum beef cows
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Estrus synchronization and artificial insemination are two of the most important management practices available to producers to increase reproductive performance in a beef cow-calf operation. Unfortunately, a small number ... -
Computational models of neuronal fear and addiction circuits
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Computational Neuroscience provides tools to abstract and generalize principles of neuronal functions using mathematics, with applicability to the ... -
Computational studies of three chemical systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)The subject of this dissertation is the use of electronic structure calculations to examine and supplement the experimental observations of three different chemical systems. Both ab initio and DFT methods have been employed. ... -
Consistecy [sic] in reporting of lifetime alcohol use disorder diagnoses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Previous research suggests a decline in the rate of lifetime alcohol use disorders (AUD) over time, indicating possible psychometric problems with ... -
Cost analysis of the Miles of Smiles Program, a school-based preventive oral health program
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-25)The purpose of this study was to provide a cost analysis of the Miles of Smiles Program, a collaboration between the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Dentistry and the Olathe School District. This ... -
Course delivery methods and instructional approach for academic success in high school distance education courses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)This study uses a quasi-experimental design to examine online courses delivered to high school aged students from a distance education program located at the University of Missouri. Asynchronous online courses were compared ... -
A culture of audience engagement in the news industry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)This research examines the concept of audience engagement in journalism, and the changing nature of the relationship between journalists and their audiences. It uses the theoretical framework of newsroom sociology and ... -
Cytauxzoon felis : an emerging feline pathogen and potential therapy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Cytauxzoon felis is a pathogenic hemoprotozoal parasite of Felidae. We were able to document, via both piroplasm detection and PCR analysis, a chronic carrier state in naturally infected captive bred tigers as well as ... -
A data driven semantic framework for clinical trial eligibility criteria
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-17)An important step in the discovery of new treatments for medical conditions is the matching of potential subjects with appropriate clinical trials. Eligibility criteria for clinical trials are typically specified in free ... -
Data privacy in the newsroom : the ethical justifications of using user data in the reporting process
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)This study analyzes website privacy policies used by major news corporations and attempts to understand the newsroom ethics policies as applied to protecting personal information collected about readers. The confluence of ... -
Deformation mapping of fibronectin fibrils using digital image correlation
(University of Missouri Kansas City, 2012-01-09)Bone cells produce large amounts of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins that form a fibrillar scaffold on which bone mineral is deposited. Prior work has shown that fibronectin fibrils are one of the earliest ECM proteins ... -
Delay based approach to support low priority users in preemptive wireless networks
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-27)At times of serious disasters (natural or man-made), wireless networks are quickly congested due to the sheer volume and stress on network resources, and, preferential treatment is necessary for National Security/Emergency ... -
The Design and analysis of a HA/PLA pedicle screw for spinal fusion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Metallic pedicle screws have been widely used in the orthopaedic field to treat spinal diseases. Although spinal screws have improved over the last few decades, there is still sometimes a need for a second painful surgery ... -
Design and construction process of two LEED certified university buildings: a collective case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)This study was conducted at the early stages of integrating LEED into the design process in which a clearer understanding of what sustainable and ecological design was about became evident through the duration of designing ... -
Design and optimization of a Mars sample return mission with nuclear thermal rockets
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) is recognized as the only solution to human exploration of the near planets during the next several decades, but NTP currently receives little funding for development. In order to foster ... -
Design and simulation analysis of MEMS parallel plate capacitor models for voltage conversion and power harvesting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)In environment, unwanted and undamped vibrations are abundantly available which can be converted into electrical energy and used for energy harvesting. This paper contains the design, modeling and simulation results of ... -
Design and validation of a digital core for wireless communication with RFID-enabled devices
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2011-12-15)A digital core was designed and successfully tested to communicate with RFID-enabled devices. This digital core comprises of a communication block and a control block. The communication block is made up of two blocks, ...