Browsing by Thesis Semester "2005 Spring"
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Writer of the ineffable : the paradoxical role of Annie Dillard
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)While extensive analysis has been written exploring the presence of mysticism in the works of Annie Dillard, little work has emerged which pinpoints her particular mystic sources and demonstrates how Dillard's work uses ... -
Using animated graphics as a teaching tool in patternmaking: a comparison of delivery methods
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study concerns itself with evaluating the effectiveness of teaching a visual topic, such as patternmaking, via a computer. The visual topic being ... -
Understanding students' technology appropriation and learning perceptions in online learning environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Distance education has the unique characteristic of using technologies as the primary means of delivery of instruction and interaction. The present study contributes to research dedicated to explaining or predicting phenomena ... -
Turbo equalization in wireless communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Intersymbol interference (ISI) is a major impairment in wireless communication and hence equalization is applied to combat such interference. In addition ... -
Transport, network, and data link layer protocol designs to improve geo-stationary Earth orbit satellite data set transmission performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Geo-stationary earth orbit (CEO) satellites are wireless transmission media that provide near-earth Internet and Intranet data communication, but are limited to low Megabits per second transmission rates and small messages. ... -
Time and space as artistic conventions in Chekhov and Dostoyevsky
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Artistic categories of time and space have been studied extensively. There are certain conventions accepted for different genres in terms of time and space organization. Arrangement of time and space in Chekhov's plays is ... -
Thundering out of the shadow: modernism and identity in the novels of Felipe Alfau
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Felipe Alfau (1902-1999), a Spanish novelist who lived in the United States, was forgotten for many years. Critics writing on Alfau in the late 1980s and early 1990s argued for the literary value of his novels by comparing ... -
A theoretical model of piano sightplaying components
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)The goal of this study is to provide a theoretical model regarding sightplaying phenomena based upon investigation, analysis, and synthesis from a large amount of research findings, observation results, theoretical ideas, ... -
Testing for a synergistic effect between online publicity and advertising in an integrated marketing communications context
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)This dissertation examined the relationship among four exposure conditions in marketing communications (pure advertising, advertising priming, publicity priming, and pure publicity) that include either advertising or ... -
Synthesis of ordered nanoenergetic composites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Energetic materials can be defined as the substances or mixtures that react chemically to release energy required for their intended application. Thermite is a subgroup of pyrotechnic, a class of energetic material. ... -
A study of evaluation research in two public relations firms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] As more organizations employ public relations practitioners, evaluation research is needed to help practitioners prove their worth. Too often the ... -
Spatial, temporal, and petrogenetic relationships of basaltic and lamprophyric dikes and sills of the Raton Basin, southern Colorado and northern New Mexico
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Alkali basalts and lamprophyres commonly occur as sheet intrusions along the flanks of continental rifts. The Raton Basin, on the eastern shoulder of ... -
Soybean seed components as affected by nodal position, environmental conditions, and irrigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Soybeans (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) are a major source of vegetable protein and edible oil. The nutritional quality of these seed components depends upon the relative abundance of specific proteins and fatty acids. Additionally, ... -
Source localization using TDOA with erroneous receiver positions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Source localization has been an active research for several years. It has applications in many areas such as geolocation and mobile user location. ... -
Small newspapers, big changes: awareness of market-driven journalism and consequences for community newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)This study examines the attitudes of journalists at small newspapers toward market-driven journalism. The researcher queried 29 journalists at nine small Missouri newspapers. The author employed qualitative method using ... -
Simulation and experimental study of the multichanneling rimfire gas switch
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Since 1985, the Rimfire switch has been used extensively in accelerators at Sandia National Laboratories. Demands for increased future accelerator performance require improvements to the Rimfire switch. This thesis is both ... -
S-RNase proteins: functional studies of the 120kDa glycoprotein and SRNase oligomerization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Flowering plants control fertilization through pollen-pistil interactions. Self-incompatibility (SI) is a well-studied pollen-pistil interaction that promotes cross-pollination. SI is controlled by a multi-haplotype locus ... -
Role of P2Y₂ nucleotide receptors in reactive astrogliosis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Astrocytes become activated in response to brain injury characterized by increased expression of GFAP and increased rates of cell migration and proliferation. Damage to brain cells causes the release of cytoplasmic ... -
Roadway effects on the hydrologic regime of temporary wetlands in the Missouri River floodplain in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)The effects of roadways on wetland ecosystems are not clearly understood, although alterations of wetland hydrologic regimes have been frequently observed (Nunnery and Richardson 1997). The goal of this research was to ... -
Resource selection, movement patterns, and survival of post-fledging grassland birds in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Current grassland management paradigms focus on addressing nesting requirements for grassland birds, but ignore post-fledging requirements. I described resource selection, movement patterns, and survival of dickcissels ...