Browsing by Thesis Semester "2016 Summer"
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Cell-to-cell infection, cell-cell fusion and production of ebolavirus : mechanisms of action and cellular modulators
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Ebolavirus (EBOV), a member of the Filoviridae family, is a deadly non-segment negative-sense RNA virus that causes hemorrhagic fever among human and other species; the fatality rate can be up to 80%. In 2014, a re-emergent ... -
Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying immune tolerance against type 1 diabetes /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Type 1 diabetes (T1D), also known as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, is a chronic autoimmune disease caused by the destruction of insulin-producing ... -
Characterization of the Embolisher, a device for cerebral embolic protection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Trans-catheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a new, minimally invasive solution to replacing diseased aortic valves. However, some of residual ... -
Characterization of two grapevine stilbene synthase genes from Vitis vinifera 'Cabernet Sauvignon' and Vitis aestivalis 'Norton' /
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Choosing the Best Course: Cultural and Social Influences on the Female Mathematics Graduate Students at the University of Kansas in the 1890s
(2016)The interpretive plan for the exhibit, “Choosing the Best Course: Cultural and Social Influences on Female Mathematics Graduate Students at the University of Kansas in the 1890s” covers women’s education and women in STEM ... -
A circuit of haunting pictures : theorizing the space of readership in "Condition of England" literature and the periodical press, 1845-1889
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation provides new access to reading as a practice through the multi-modal obstacles and exchanges still embedded within the periodical ... -
Clinical and treatment perspectives for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) currently represents half of the ~6 million heart failure patients in the United States, and is ... -
Co-sexuality : the lived experience of communicatively organizing around sexuality /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Sex and sexuality are a core part of the human experience. What has been socially constructed as "normal" sexuality (e.g., acts, behaviors, preferences, conversation topics, vocabulary, etc.) has changed dramatically over ... -
Cognitive processes contributing to visual working memory performance in individuals with autism spectrum disorder /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Previous investigations of working memory performance in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have yielded mixed findings (e.g., Kenworthy, Yerys, Anthony, and Wallace, 2008; Geurts, de Vris, and van den Bergh, ... -
Community college student retention : an examination of student pre-entry attributes, academic experiences, and social experiences and the relationship to first-year persistence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)This study investigated the extent that the attributes of incoming students and their subsequent academic and social interactions at an institution are related to community college student retention. Student data from a ... -
Comparing pointing performance of mouse and eye-gaze input system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study is to compare the pointing performance of mouse and eye-gaze input system to find the characteristics of the eye-gaze input ... -
A comparison from 2008-2015 between Missouri public school student computer-based and paper-and-pencil based high stakes assessments by race and socio-economic status
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)There is a lack of knowledge in whether there is a difference in results for students on paper and pencil high stakes assessments and computer-based high stakes assessments when considering race and/or free and reduced ... -
Conditional justice : determining implementation and effectiveness of transitional justice mechanisms /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Research on transitional justice (TJ) has debated the usefulness of these structures for democratization, promotion of human rights, and the prevention ... -
Consumers' social media advocacy behaviors of luxury brands : an explanatory framework /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In the age of the internet, social media have emerged as the most powerful marketing tool around the world. Social media have the power to amplify ... -
Contributing factors to self-management success : moderators of physical activity and perceived health status in a randomized controlled trial workplace health intervention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)The present study examined data collected from a randomized-control trial (RCT) of workplace wellness prevention programs. Data were collected from the Act Healthy program, a group workplace wellness intervention adapted ... -
The copyright state of play : film archives in reference to the accessibility and reuse of archival footage for documentary filmmakers /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This grounded theory study aimed to discover the copyright state of play as it related to film archives. Interviews with documentary filmmakers were ... -
A cultural geography of the southeast Aegean from the Late Helladic IIIB to the Late Protogeometric periods /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)This dissertation examines communities in the Dodecanese and the Carian coast for patterns of subregional behavior. Although societies in the region are often discussed in homogenous terms, an analysis of funerary material ... -
DBHAaaS – Database High Availability As A Service For Cloud Computing
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)On conventional database systems, the recovery manager applies transaction Undo or Redo operation or a combination of them to recover the last consistent state of the database from a system failure. Transaction redo, ... -
Delineation of Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy using genetically engineered mice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetically inherited debilitating muscle disorder affecting young boys due to the loss of dystrophin protein in muscle and the heart. Affected individuals lose their mobility and ... -
Demand for sport : an econometric analysis of Web 2.0 use
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Web 2.0 is made up of a collection of social media platforms that are driven by user-generated content that has gained attention from sport academics and professionals alike due to its growth over the past decade. Sport ...