Browsing by Thesis Semester "2012 Summer"
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Zinc-dependent interaction of transcriptional co-activator CBP/p300 with MTF-1
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-10-01)One of the major functions of the metal response element-binding transcription factor 1(MTF-1) is to sense and maintain sub-nanomolar to nanomolar zinc levels in response to influxes of labile zinc within the cell. MTF-1 ... -
Write on : a 50-year analysis of the role of the alternative press in three cities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This textual analysis traced the evolution of the radical, monitorial, facilitative, and collaborative roles of the alternative press in New York; Columbus, Ohio; and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Political and cultural articles ... -
Women without place : a home for now: mothering within temporary shelter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This project draws on nine months of ethnographic research in a domestic violence shelter, New Beginnings, to explore the experience of mothering within ... -
When welfare states retrench : the relationship between median voter prferences, government debt and welfare state outcomes in established democracies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Welfare state spending cuts constitute one of the most economically efficient ways to achieve fiscal consolidation, but some policymakers prefer other methods of fiscal consolidation when government debt levels are high. ... -
What college women know, think, and do about Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccine
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-08-27)Background: The development of cervical cancer nearly always begins with a sexuallytransmitted Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Approximately 20 million Americans between the ages of 15 and 49 are currently infected ... -
A view from within : a case of innovation and faculty experience at one Midwestern college
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The topic of innovation in higher education has received increased discussion and attention in the public media and, to a lesser extent, the academic ... -
Utilizing laboratory and field studies to determine physiological responses of cattle to multiple environmental stressors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Heat stress and fescue toxicosis, resulting from intake of endophyte-infected fescue, have significant impacts on physiological processes in cattle. To study this impact, we used numerous physiological measures of thermal ... -
Utilization-focused evaluation of a STEM enrichment program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The purpose of this study was to determine the impact and utilization of a STEM enrichment program (hereafter referred to as The Program). The Program consisted of two parts. First an educator resource center provided free ... -
Using sociocultural and cognitive lenses the nature of reading scaffolding provided by an experienced district literacy coach during an upper elementary small group reading intervention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)No Child Left Behind (NCLB, 2002) and the reauthorization of Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004) asserted the need for American children to receive scientifically research-based instruction ... -
Using current sensing atomic force microscopy to study heterogeneous materials
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-08-27)Two kinds of heterogeneous materials, block copolymer films and Nafion membranes, are studied by using current sensing atomic force microscopy (CSAFM). In the calculated results, correlation between surface morphology ... -
Using common formative assessments to promote student achievement : a case study of practice, leadership, and culture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This qualitative case study analyzed the perceptions of third, fourth, and fifth grade-level teachers via six focus group discussions. In addition, three leadership interviews and an open-ended online survey gleaned ... -
The use of dispersion modeling to determine the feasibility of vegetative environmental buffers (VEBS) at controlling odor dispersion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Vegetative environmental buffers (VEBs) have been suggested as a possible odor control technology. They have been found to impact odor plume dispersion and have shown the possibility of being an effective tool for odor ... -
"Until God shall visit the Earth" : the role of covenant theology in the Qumran movement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Since their discovery, the Qumran community and the texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls have often been viewed through the lens of contemporary and later religious groups, such as the Pharisees, Sadducees, or Christians. In this ... -
Unraveling the fluid-present metamorphism of schists from garnet compositions in the Black Hills, South Dakota
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Garnets in Proterozoic metapelites in the Black Hills, South Dakota, were analyzed to determine their pressure, temperature and hydrothermal conditions of growth and to elucidate pressure-temperature-time paths of their ... -
Understanding the relationship between goal maintenance and disorganized speech
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Disorganized speech in people with schizophrenia is associated with cognitive control deficits, but the specific nature of the relationship remains unclear. The current research examined whether one specific aspect of ... -
Understanding delusions : the role of aberrant salience and self-relevant information processing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The current dissertation contains six studies that examine the roles of aberrant salience and self-relevant information processing in the development and maintenance of psychotic and psychotic-like experiences. Aberrant ... -
Uncovering morphoproteomic relationships using probabilistic graphical models and resource description framework knowledgebases
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The heterogeneity of individual patient responses to conventional drug therapies is one of the central problems in personalized medicine and has great impact on clinical outcomes. To address this problem a new field of ... -
Twitter and the journalistic field : how the growth of a new(s) medium is transforming journalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This study advances journalistic field theory through a critical analysis of changes in the structure and practices of the journalistic field brought about through the social media platform Twitter, and the implications ... -
Turnaround schools as a U-turn for student achievement : the rotary of school reform efforts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This case study presents data to support the notion that turnaround school policy can improve the efficiency of how traditionally low-performing schools function. The schools that were successful in implementing the UVA ... -
Transport of helium and fission product gases in porous/fractured geometry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Measuring and quantifying the transport of helium and fission products in reactor materials is a critical element in the future success of Very High ...