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On the outside looking in : examining the fairness of mentoring from protege and non-protege perspectives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this dissertation was to examine mentoring fairness and to include the perspectives of both proteges and non-proteges. This dissertation proposed an overview...
Investigating the role of germline RNA helicase-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The germline specific RNA helicase GLH-1, a constitutive P-granule component, and DCR-1, the riboendonuclease responsible for processing small RNAs in the miRNA pathway, have...
Effects of discussion forums on student academic success within academic disciplines in online undergraduate courses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Institutions of higher education continue to report rapid growth in online enrollments each year prompting quick response in designing and developing quality online courses...
How the relationship between public health information officers and journalists can affect media agenda-building : a coorientational approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study is three-fold. The first purpose is to investigate how public health information officers perceive health journalists in terms of trust and how...
Targeted 177 Lu antisense radiotherapy of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 (bcl-2) proto-oncogene in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is a dominant inhibitor of apoptosis. The research goal was to develop a [superscript 177...
Mizzou weekly, volume 34, number 03 (September 6, 2012)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2012)
Synthesis, characterisation photophysical and DFT studies of 2,2'-diphenylenegold(III) diethyldithiocarbamate
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Cyclometalated gold(III) complexes have been demonstrated to show electroluminescence properties and have been employed as electrophosphorescent materials in organic light...
Mizzou Nursing, 2012 Fall
(University of Missouri -- Columbia. School of Nursing., 2012)
Rapid detection of food- and water-borne viruses and bacteria using SERS coupled with nanosubstrates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Food- and water-borne viruses and bacteria pose serious health risks to humans and were associated with many outbreaks worldwide. Rapid, accurate, and nondestructive methods...
Delay based approach to support low priority users in preemptive wireless networks
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-27)
for emergency users is, from one perspective, restrictive to the general public. In this thesis, we propose the delay-based soft preemptive approach to support the low priority users and provide an alternative to several preemptive policies by further examining...
A histological study of the marsupium of the unionidae
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1912)
In connection with the extensive investigation of the Unionidae which has been conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries for the past four years, with a view to determining the feasibility of artificial propagation of the mussel ...
Examining perceptual load capacity in Autism Spectrum Disorders and trait anxiety
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Perceptual load theory posits that there is a limited amount of information a person can perceive at any given time and information is processed automatically until reaching...
Mizzou weekly, volume 34, number 28 (April 25, 2013)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2013)
Sleep, exercise, and insulin sensitivity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
were sleep restricted for five nights with a six-hour sleep opportunity each night, followed by a two-day recovery period. Sleep restriction had no impact on glucose tolerance in response to a mixed meal test despite an increased peak glucose response...
Nutrients required for developing the fetus in dairy cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
of flesh will drop calves larger and healthier than calves from excessively fat cows. This is thought to be due to the fact that the space for the development of the fetus is restricted in fat animals or possibly the blood supply is reduced. The author has...
A Study of the Optimum Starting Time for the Beginning Band Class
(1969-05)
This study will attempt to determine (1) when most authorities start
their beginning band students, (2) why they are begun at this time, and
(3) if there is an optimum starting time. Chapter I will review literature
believed ...
A partial equilibrium model of the Chinese swine industry scenarios and comments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Using a partial equilibrium model of the Chinese swine industry, the author evaluates alternative recovery scenarios from the current African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in China...
Three essays on economics of education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This dissertation includes three chapters. In Chapter 1, I estimate the effects of gender and race/ethnicity matching between students and high school math and science teachers on students' STEM enrollment and completion in colleges. My sample...
Spatiotemporal Modeling and Analysis of Disease Spread in Wildlife
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Wildlife and wildlife diseases have been frequent topics in mathematical epidemiology. However, due to the complexity of real-world systems and the varying degree of randomness in the behavior of any one individual organism, ...
Study of the rhetorical figures in the odes of Horace
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1909)
The purpose of this paper is a study of the more important Figures of Rhetoric as found in the Four Books of the Odes of Horace. While editors of Horace have, in their editions, here and there pointed out scattered instances ...