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Commerce clause new federalism in the Rehnquist and Roberts courts : dynamics of culture wars constitutionalism, 1964-2012
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Commerce Clause New Federalism in the Rehnquist and Roberts Courts describes how interpretation of the Commerce Clause of the Constitution has evolved since the Constitution was first ratified by the several states. It ...
Practical Memristor Emulator Circuit Development Techniques for Analog Applications
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)
Emerging memristor technology is drawing widespread attention during recent
time due to its potential diverse applications in nanoelectronic memories, logic and neu
romorphic computer architectures, digital and analog ...
Discovery of PSMA-Specific Peptide Ligands and Development of A Noncovalent Method to Attach Chemical Moieties to siRNA
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)
The objective of this dissertation is to discover PSMA (Prostate Specific Membrane
Antigen)-specific peptide ligands using phage display and employ peptide nucleic acid as
a complementary linker to attach chemical ...
Pottery from two late Roman wells in the Athenian Agora
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Two recently excavated wells at the east end of the Painted Stoa in the Athenian agora have yielded new evidence for the fate of this building in Late Antiquity. The pottery from the wells sheds new light on how the Painted ...
Framework for Automatic Identification of Paper Watermarks with Chain Codes
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
In this dissertation, I present a new framework for automated description, archiving, and
identification of paper watermarks found in historical documents and manuscripts. The early
manufacturers of paper have introduced ...
Ecclesiastical advice literature in Anglo-Saxon England
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This dissertation examines the writing of religious writers during the Anglo-Saxon period in England (410- 1066). The purpose of this work is to better understand how religious writing also functioned as political writing. ...
Swimming through whiteness : exploring non-racism and anti-racism in social studies teacher education /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This dissertation sought to uncover the racial knowledge, racial standpoint, and racial pedagogical decision making of secondary social studies teacher education students. Grounded in critical race theory and critical ...
The influence of social support on teacher self-efficacy in novice agricultural education teachers /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Teacher self-efficacy affects student achievement, job satisfaction, and teacher retention. Although the benefits of social support have been extensively studied in medicine and psychology, limited research has been completed ...
Two applications of liefecycle models : teachers' retirement under time-varying pension rules and the income-health correlation in PSID /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This study uses two structural models to predict public school teachers' retirement decisions and explore the correlations among people's health, occupational choices, and labor income. Extensive literature suggests that ...
A geochemical look at obsidian procurement and exchange in the Medio period world : a case study 76 Draw (LA 156980)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Geochemical provenance analysis of obsidian is a productive avenue for studying social interaction and lithic raw material procurement strategies in ...
The consequences of bank reporting failure for liquidity creation : evidence from accounting restatements
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This paper examines the effect of bank accounting restatements on bank liquidity creation. Banks play a central role in creating liquidity in the economy by financing relatively illiquid assets, such as business loans, ...
Sector-specific surprise and news shocks /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
I estimate the decomposition of total factor productivity (TFP) shocks by two sectors: (a) investment and (b) consumption. I also identify sectoral shocks by the timing of shocks realization, surprise shocks (unanticipated) ...
The comic core : a theory of teaching sequential art narratives /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This research study develops a theory of effective pedagogy for teaching sequential art narratives grounded in the experiences of six graduate students and twelve junior high school students who studied graphic novels ...
From race records to rock 'n' roll : Elvis, Sun, and the production of culture perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
With the breakout success of his first commercial recordings made and released in1954 and 1955 by Sam Phillips's Memphis, Tennessee-based Sun record label, Elvis Presley (1935-1977) quickly became a regional star with his ...
Three essays on the labor market determinants of access to employee benefits /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Because employment is a central social policy goal, policy analysts and policy makers are interested in better understanding whether and how jobs meet people's needs. To contribute to research in this area, this dissertation ...
The process of literacy integration in agriculture classrooms : a grounded theory /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The purpose of this grounded theory study was to conceptualize how agriculture teachers' beliefs and literacy experiences translate into classroom practices. The emergent theme focused on teacher belief drivers which started ...
Empowerment in academia : non-academic professional staff's perspectives on employee empowerment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The concept of employee empowerment has long been heralded as advantageous to employees and organizations both in the public and private sectors. However, the concept still remains ambiguous because there is no settled ...
Design of experimental apparatus for generation and measurement of an aerosol
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This work is done as a requirement for the master's degree. In this work, a system for generating aerosol delivery into shock tube for interface creation and a method to measure aerosol is developed. In chapter 1, a brief ...
Outer products and frame coefficients /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
In this dissertation, we will examine two distinct areas of frame theory. The first will be the area of outer products. In particular, we will examine the spanning and independence properties of the collection [see abstract ...
Learning from change : how teachers adapt to demographic student population changes /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This research explores how veteran teachers respond to demographic changes in their school's student populations, specifically: When demographic change occurs in a student population, how do veteran teachers respond? What ...