Browsing by Thesis Semester "2007 Spring"
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The relative impact of principal managerial, instructional, and transformational leadership on student achievement in Missouri middle level schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This study examined the relationship of three factors of principal leadership, managerial, instructional, and transformational. A total of 1,703 teachers from 133 middle level public schools in Missouri were included in ... -
The relationships among middle level teachers' assessment practices, instructional leadership, and student achievement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationships among teachers' assessment practices, instructional leadership, and student achievement in the middle level schools in Missouri. The method of analysis was primarily ... -
The relationship between leadership style and student achievement in high poverty, low funded schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] School administrators face several challenges ranging from opposing stakeholders, to frequent deadlines, to the pressures of No Child Left Behind. The ... -
Rebuilding the soul : churches and religion in Bavaria, 1945-1960
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)After twelve years of Nazi rule and with Germany in total ruin, the Catholic and Protestant churches sought to re-Christianize German society. Bringing Germans back to Christ was seen as the only way to make good on the ... -
Raptor and wading bird migration in Veracruz, Mexico : spatial and temporal dynamics, flight performance, and monitoring applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This dissertation is organized in four chapters that deal with different aspects of my long-term studies of migratory raptors, vultures, and wading birds, in central Veracruz, Mexico, during the course of three spring and ... -
Rapid industrial furnace thermal modeling for improved fuel efficiency
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The development and verification of an innovative modeling technique for industrial gas fired glass melting furnaces will be discussed. Rapid and accurate modeling of industrial furnaces is needed for the development of ... -
Quantitative biological studies at cellular and sub-cellular level
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)We developed a translational magnetic tweezers for quantitative measurements at cellular and sub-cellular level. In the cellular studies, multiple membrane tethers were extracted simultaneously under constant force transduced ... -
Professional development for primary science teaching in Thailand : knowledge, orientations, and practices of professional developers and professional development participants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The purpose of this study was to examine an entire PD project as a case to understand the dynamic nature of science PD in a holistic manner. I used a pedagogical content knowledge model by Magnusson, Krajcik, and Borko ... -
Probing supramolecular assemblies via fluorescent reporter molecules
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Supramolecular, self-assembled nanocapsules have shown the capability to encapsulate organic guests. Since most of the work was done previously in the solid state, the novelty of this research was its focus on probing ... -
Preservice elementary teachers' perceptions of their understanding of scientific inquiry-based pedagogy and their confidence to teach science : influence of elementary science education methods course and science field experience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The purpose of this research was to determine from elementary preservice teachers' perspectives their understanding of inquiry-based pedagogy and their confidence to teach science after concurrently completing a traditional ... -
Predicting first year academic success of the student-athlete population at the University of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This study compares the predictive validity of the Office of University Admission's model to predict first year grade point average for student athletes at the University of Missouri. In a majority of the cases, it was ... -
Predator-prey interactions involving the soybean aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The recently introduced soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura, is found in all soybean growing areas within Missouri. Despite soybean aphid's widespread distribution, it has reached economic threshold in few soybean ... -
Practical experiments and simulations for nuclear safeguards education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Recently the University of Missouri-Columbia has implemented a Nuclear Safeguards graduate certificate to help satisfy the need for increased accountability in the growing field of nuclear technology. In order to fulfill ... -
The power of advertising awards: a comparison of effectiveness between award-winning & none-award TV commercials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study investigates whether award-winning ads are more effective than none-award ads in provoking consumer responses in cognition, affect and ... -
Physical and chemical attributes of a defatted soy flour meat analog
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The objective of this study was to observe how the replacement of soy protein isolate in a meat analog with defatted soy flour would affect the physical and chemical characteristics of the product. A 4x3x3 (four mixes, ... -
Phosphorus nutrition in tall fescue : from stockpiling to seed production
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) is the most important forage for beef production in the Midwest. Stockpiling tall fescue allows producers to extend the grazing season and reduce winter-feeding costs. In Missouri, forages ... -
Phosphinimines as potential technetium environmental sensors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Phosphinimines, R₃P=NSiMe₃, undergo hydrolysis to form the phosphiniminiumcation, R₃P=NH₂+, which forms the ion pair [R₃P=NH₂+][X-] in the presence of an anion.Preliminary studies show that in the presence of TcO₄-, ... -
pH sensitive fluorescent sensors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Pheochromocytoma is a cancer of the adrenal gland. Pheochromoocytomas produce a variety of catecholamines, including norepinephrine. The result is high blood pressure which is caused by the release of catecholamines into ... -
Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of mafic rocks in the Precambrian core of the Black Hills, South Dakota
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The Precambrian core of the Black Hills of South Dakota records evidence of syncollisional events that occurred in the area during the Proterozoic collision of the Wyoming and Superior provinces. While these syncollisional ... -
Pertechnetate immobilization with sulfide in aqueous media under anaerobic and aerobic environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Technetium-99 (Tc-99) is a high yield radionuclide produced from thermal neutron fission. As a consequence of the development of nuclear weapons over ...