Browsing by Thesis Semester "2022 Summer"
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A Cross-Case Study: The Personal and Professional Challenges Experienced by Nurse Educators at Three Midwestern Colleges and Universities During the Covid-19 Pandemic
(2022)The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the educational system in the United States, especially nursing. Nurse educators are essential to educating the next generation of nurses, but they are in short supply ... -
A Cubic Spline Projection Method for Computing Stationary Density Functions of Frobenius-Perron Operator
(2022)Stationary density functions of Frobenius-Perron operators have critical applications in many fields of science and engineering. Accordingly, approximating stationary density functions f* is important and the focus of this ... -
A Hardware/Software Co-integration Approach for Securing Network Infrastructure using Reconfigurable Computing
(2022)In the last two decades, there has been a rapid proliferation of connected devices spanning various application domains. Coupled with the rise of novel computer networking paradigms, such as Internet-of-Things (IoT), edge ... -
A Mathematical Modelling Approach to Analyze the Dynamics of Math Anxiety
(2022)The main objective of this study is to develop a mathematical modeling framework for a deeper understanding of dynamics of math anxiety as a contagious process. Borrowing from theories of the spread of infectious disease, ... -
A Method for Identification of Pancreatic Cancer through Methylation Signatures in Cell-Free DNA
(2022)Pancreatic cancer has high mortality rates in comparison to other cancers due to limited treatment options and challenges in detecting the disease. Early diagnosis is difficult; successful outcomes are directly tied to ... -
A Program Evaluation of the Seniors Who Paint Program
(2022)Aging research suggests that community-based art programs may serve as more practical interventions to improve the quality of life and cognition in older adults than more traditional or pharmacological interventions. ... -
An affective (dis)ordering of difference: a practice approach to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access in veterinary medicine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2023] Recent organizational theorizing contends that ontological assumptions around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) must be reconsidered. I argue that an underlying assumption of separation ... -
Agenda S. Coloniensis : the exorcism rituals of Ferdinand von Bayern
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)"By the beginning of the seventeenth century, the Catholic Counter-Reformation was already well underway in Europe. While Catholic reform had been taking place long before Luther and his ninety-five theses, the Council of ... -
Albert Camus en la obra Carlos Martinez Rivas y Charles Bukowski
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2023] This dissertation aims to shed light on the works of Carlos Martinez Rivas y Charles Bukowski from the perspective of a comparative analysis of their poetic production; the ethics and aesthetics ... -
Aliens and apocalypticism: Christian End Times and alien conspiracy theories
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2023] The new millennium has brought with it new forms of Christian premillennialist thought. The rise of the Internet and self-publishing has allowed for new strands of theology to develop and flourish ... -
Amphetamine-Induced Toxicity in Astrocytes and its Implications in the Pathogenesis of Psychiatric Disorders
(2022)Amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS), such as amphetamine (AMPH) and methamphetamine (METH), cause long-term toxic effects on the dopaminergic neurons in the brain leading to the development of several psychiatric disorders. ... -
An Overview of Select Compositional Techniques in David Maslanka's Symphonies Nos. 4 and 9
(2022)American composer David Maslanka (1943-2017) was a well-known wind band composer, who composed nine full-length symphonies, seven for wind band. Though well-known to many performers and conductors, little theoretical ... -
Another one bites the host : driving forces of increased complex life-cycle parasite traces during the Holocene as affected by sea-level rise in Northern Adriatic, Po Plain Basin
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2023] Holocene deposits of the Adriatic coastal plain are rich with clams parasitized by trematodes (complex life cycle parasites), as indicated by diagnostic pits on the interior of their valves. ... -
Assessing the feasibility and acceptability of a Health Action Process Approach physical activity and sedentary behavior self-guided workbook in rural adults with Type 2 diabetes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2023] Physical inactivity and increased amounts of time spent sedentary pose a significant health risk for adults with Type 2 diabetes (T2DM); increasing physical activity (PA) and reducing sedentary ... -
Assessment of user democratization in 2D to 3D garment assemblage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2023] This research study aimed to explore strategies for transformable clothing design to engage consumers in the design process, in turn, establish an awareness of sustainable fashion. The first goal ... -
Barriers to adoption of precision agriculture competencies in secondary agriculture education programs: a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Precision agriculture has the ability to increase production, reduce costs, increase returns, and reduce environmental impacts if adopted and implemented successfully. Which is why the successful adoption and implementation ... -
A Bayesian approach to data-driven discovery of nonlinear dynamic equations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Dynamic equations parameterized by differential equations are used to represent a variety of real-world processes. The equations used to describe these processes are generally derived based on physical principles and a ... -
Biotic interactions in the fossil record: an investigation on the patterns of predation and parasitism of Plio-Pleistocene bivalves from the Nashua Formation of Florida
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] The present study investigated for patterns of predation and parasitism among a collection of Plio-Pleistocene bivalves from the Nashua Formation of Florida. The processed sample yielded 2010 ... -
BIPoC perspectives of behavioral sleep treatment: a mixed-methods examination of ways to better address sleep health disparities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2023] Growing evidence suggests that there are sleep health disparities in the United States that disadvantage Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color (BIPoC), and other socioeconomically marginalized ... -
Broadband rotational spectroscopy in Laval flows: applications in astrochemistry and dynamics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2023] This dissertation presents the successful implementation of a Chirped pulse Uniform Flow (CPUF) apparatus capable of conducting experiments at low temperatures to examine photodissociation/reaction ...