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Pedagogy of aesthetics : a study of three architectural design studios
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Venustas (beauty) in the architectural field is one of the qualities of architecture along with firmitas (firmness) and utilitas (utility). Given that pursuing beauty is one of the roles of an architect/designer, aesthetics, ...
The role of work preferences in the disparity between females in public relations and females leading public relations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
to the literature available on the use of Preference Theory to describe why women make up a majority of the Public Relations career field, but do not make up a majority of the leaders within Public Relations. Results indicate that PR practitioners are making work...
Value and exchange in Hemingway's The sun also rises
(University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences, 2011)
The characters in The Sun Also Rises follow a code of exchange instead of a traditional moral code. This emphasis on exchange matches the new found booming economy of the 1920s. Characters follow this code of exchange ...
Population history at the microscale : craniometrics of the Cayo Santiago macaques
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Being able to understand the effects of relatedness on adult cranial morphology has implications for inferring population histories, and for informing us about the influence of social behaviors on these patterns of population ...
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 ...
Judged by their covers : Robert Harrison's girlie magazines, 1941-1955
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This thesis is concerned with pinups depicted in popular magazines, but more precisely concentrates on a group of "girlie" serials published by Robert Harrison dating from 1941 until 1956. These serials all derive from the ...
Resolving the conflict between the discrete-slots and distributed-resources models of working-memory capacity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
It is generally accepted that Working Memory is limited in capacity. However, there has been substantial debate over whether this limit in capacity is best described as a finite limit on the number of items that can be ...
Culinology applications to a convenient and economic frozen dinner set
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
With the rising demand for convenient foods, there usually comes a decrease in quality. Combining the work of food science with culinary arts may result in a food product that is both convenient and economic without having ...
Examining the effects of the Hosty v. Carter decision and prior restraint on the collegiate press : a qualitative study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The purpose of this study was to determine what effects, if any, the Hosty v. Carter decision had on the collegiate press in the Seventh Circuit. The researcher aimed to determine if student editors of newspapers at public ...
Design and implementation of a portable prTorrent simulator system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The absence of a system that could perform as both a P2P simulator and a P2P emulator poses a barrier to researchers and developers. The objective of ...
The effects of hydrocolloids and squash on the texture and color of scones with reduced fat
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Obesity has become a major issue in the United States due to poor food choices of individuals and limited low fat items on the market that consumers are willing to eat. By making products that are lower in fat, consumers ...
Buriscon regulated immune response in Drosophila melanogaster
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Bursicon is a heterodimeric neurohormone which binds to the receptor LGR2 and regulates various aspects in cuticle sclerotization and wing expansion ...
Evaluation of stay-in-place PVC-formed concrete walls for blast design
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In the event of a blast, concrete might not have the toughness needed to absorb the large amounts of energy imparted, even with the moderate steel ...
Influence of subclinical hypocalcemia on plasma biochemical parameters, liver histologic changes, and common postpartum diseases in dairy cows
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
We hypothesized that cows with subclinical hypocalcemia at calving would have greater elevations in liver associated biochemical parameters and non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) concentrations compared to normocalcemic cows. ...
Failure to rescue: is the phenomenon present in long term care? : a qualitative descriptive study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This qualitative descriptive study explored whether failure to rescue (FTR) was present in long term care (LTC) and resulted in a description of the ...
True love waits? : an examination of the motives and methods of the True Love Waits organization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
True Love Waits was created in 1993 with the intention of encouraging teens to refrain from premarital sexual activity. Despite the efforts of TLW most studies show rates of sexual activity for teens have remained relatively ...
The copper ATPases : intracellular trafficking and nervous system function
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Copper is essential for life, as it participates as a cofactor in numerous enzymatic reactions including energy generation, antioxidant defense, ...
Reshaping the "God beat" : how three community news websites frame religion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
With a downsizing of newspaper staff and an upswing in Internet use, the religion beat has had to adapt, much like the rest of journalism. In some cases, the religion beat has been cut. But some publications maintain the ...
An integrative approach to study the safety issues of food products imported from China
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The role of China as one source of U.S. food imports is becoming more and more important, but in recent years there have been several serious incidents about safety issues of food imported from China. This dissertation ...
The Kissing party
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The Kissing Party is a book of lyric poems that interrogate the tradition of love poetry and attempt to refigure and revivify the work of writers like Marvell, Donne, Carew, and the continental and English sonneteers. Some ...