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Bioinformatics methods for protein identification using peptide mass fingerprinting data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
development: we implemented our computational methods in an open source package "ProteinDecision" which is freely available upon request. ....
Genome scale meta analysis of microarrays for biological inferences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
In this present era of high-throughput technologies, meta-analysis is being widely used to integrate multiple similar high throughput studies. Here we propose a novel framework for applying meta-analysis techniques on ...
The strength of weak ties in online social networks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The use of online social networks such as Facebook.com are hypothesized to be affecting Robert Putnam's (1995) theory of social capital. The research method is modeled after Dhavan Shah's (2005) Information Communication Participation model...
Crossing the school house gates : a media access audit of public high schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
sent the reporter off campus based upon her profession. Other administrators were unperturbed by a media presence in their schools, allowing the researcher to freely roam the school. During debriefing, many administrators reported that relationships...
Comparison of three tall fescue-based stocker systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
A two-year study was conducted on tall fescue-based pastures to evaluate three approaches to rotationally stocking stocker calves. Within each year, two sets (a spring set and a fall set) of crossbred steers were stratified ...
Tumor-initiating cells in malignant brain tumors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
to be valid, developing CSC specific therapies would target the root of cancer growth. Overall, understanding the cells involved in brain tumor development, dispersal, and prevention, is the focus of this dissertation....
"It's about just staying focused" : how African American gay and bisexual men persist at a predominately white institution
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
African American males graduate from college at lower rates than their African American female and White male classmates. This qualitative study explored the strategies that a subset of that population, African American ...
PRIMEGENSv2 : a service based platform using object oriented model view controller design pattern
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
There are a number of tools and software packages dealing with the problem of efficient primer and probe design. In an era of fast paced research it is rather difficult for any researcher to change their favorite tool. So ...
Architecting the spatial enablement of a film location database for enhanced geographic analysis and query
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
to process data from different sources. The system must allow the inclusion of data as it is added to the database by end-users and maintain a structure that is still optimized for querying yet not limiting the availability of the data....
A high voltage piezoelectric transformer for active interrogation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
A resonant piezoelectric transformer circuit was developed for high voltage generation. The goal of this project was to produce 100 kV with a reasonably sized piezoelectric crystal. Several mechanisms leading to less than ...
Alternatively certified mathematics teachers : factors that contribute to changes in instruction over time
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The focus of this study was the intersection of alternative certification for mathematics teaching, standards based teaching as described by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the No Child Left Behind Act ...
Regulation and distribution of wine in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This dissertation provides an empirical linkage between New Institutional Economics and the United States alcohol industry, with a specific look at the wine industry. Using an institutional economics framework, it analyzes the motivations...
Supporting practitioners' use of pivotal response training within educational contexts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The purpose of this study was to assess the viability of Pivotal Response Training by practitioners within educational contexts. A concurrent multiple baseline design across 4 practitioner-student dyads consisting of phases ...
Negotiating identity & managing roles : a phenomenological analysis of volunteers' lived experiences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Among the multiple frames used to view volunteering, many have described volunteerism as a staple of democracy, a valuable source of labor for the nonprofit sector, and a source of personal and work related benefits (Musick ...
Grief and mourning among African American elders after spousal bereavement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This grounded theory study explored grief and mourning processes of African American elders during the transition into widowhood. The participants were 9 African American women who had been widowed from 2-10 years. The age ...
Effects of deep brain stimulation on implicit learning in patients with Parkinson's disease
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This thesis extends previous work examining the effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) on cognitive functioning by ...
The changing policy environment for agriculture in the European Union
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
reforms. As the link between production and support is broken, the policy most influencing market developments has become that relating to biofuels, whose production and consumption in the EU has expanded rapidly in recent years. In this dissertation...
A comparison of learning cultures in different size and types of high schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was to compare relevant data and information about leadership and learning cultures in different size high schools (small ...
Contributing factors to the decriminalization of infant abandonment and the implementation of safe haven legislation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this research study was to explore the contributing factors to the decriminalization of infant abandonment and the rapid implementation ...
An investigation of support programs for college students with high functioning autism or Asperger syndrome
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
model for each of the programs being examined, (2) determine how each program related to the Shaw and Dukes' (2005; 2006) AHEAD postsecondary disability program standards and (3) determine to what extent the characteristics of institutional type...