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Editor's Introduction : Essay contest winners
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Missourians will remember the summer of 2012 as hot and dry, browning grass and brittle leaves all too visible in the landscape. Gardeners report lackluster tomatoes, farmers anticipate disappointing yields. We've watched gray skies, hoping for rain...
Fantastic conflict in "The Raven"
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The raven serves as the representation of the unreal because it is nothing more than an anthropomorphized version of the narrator's subconscious despair. In this way, the poem consists of a pseudo-dialogue between the ...
Vaudeville and the American dream
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Vaudeville was an expressive, innovative, and quirky form of popular entertainment in America that spanned the turn of the twentieth century. Yet, vaudeville was more than mere entertainment for the American mass culture—it ...
Editor's Introduction : The importance of art in our life
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
Managing Editor's comment: Art provides us with knowledge about our ancestors' strategies in tackling the challenges they encountered; hence, we improve these strategies to tackle the challenges we encounter in our daily ...
The Taiwan (architectural) miracle
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
In modern times, the ever-growing world population has caused the boom of giant cities with limited space, along with the rise of amazing places that are built to round in tourists. The allure to build and have the tallest ...
1st Place Winner: Of men and martians : a close reading of a Cow Pea
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
I was really looking forward to going to the "Food: Fact or Fiction" exhibit at the Perlow-Stevens Art Gallery, and I was disappointed when the weather interfered with our class trip. This exhibit seemed like it might be ...
A close reading of Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Released in 2003, Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes is a compilation of 11 vignettes that follow the conversations between two to three people as they discuss a variety of mostly insignificant subjects.
Bend it like Beckham and "bending" the rules
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Bend It Like Beckham is primarily a film about soccer. However, because the protagonist is part of a traditional Indian family, food plays an important role in the film.
2nd Place Winner: A better "One Mizzou" : how permaculture can change the campus climate
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Walking into campus dining halls for a fulfilling dinner, college students usually have the following options: a hot dog, highly processed and covered in processed cheese substitute, a cheesy pasta with a side of “grilled” ...
Failing to make the grade : how the school lunch system is falling short of its purpose
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
With over 1/3 of the nation's children overweight or obese according to the Center for Disease Control, concerns over what children are consuming have become ever more prevalent among parents across the United States. ...
ECG Dilemma
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2019-07)
"Case: A 31-year-old man with an unremarkable past medical history presented with substernal chest pressure without radiation of two-hours duration. The patient's vitals remained stable and an ECG was obtained. What is the ...
Shaping of sustainability efforts in cities
(2012)
In a report entitled Our Common Future, the World Commission on Environment and Development defined sustainable development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future ...
A critical sociocultural perspective on academic literacies in Latin America
(Universidad de Antioquia, 2019)
, and it addresses issues of power, identity, representation, and authority. The author invites Latin American scholars to consider the implications of a critical sociocultural perspective on academic literacies and the possibilities it offers for understanding how...
Humble families, humble beginnings
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2014)
In 1839, about 900 Boone County residents donated cash or land to bring the University of Missouri to Columbia. Although 15 of the donations were $1,000 or more, nearly half of them, 429, were $25 or less. These founding ...
Structure of the gene therapy vector, adeno-associated virus with its cell receptor, AAVR
(eLife Sciences Publications Ltd, 2019)
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are preeminent in emerging clinical gene therapies. Generalizing beyond the most tractable genetic diseases will require modulation of cell specificity and immune neutralization. ...
Natural disaster, information technology, and agriculture production in Vietnam : evidence from panel data analysis
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2023)
Agriculture is among the most susceptible industries to natural calamities. Technology is crucial to agricultural output. While agricultural machinery directly impacts agricultural output by increasing yield and quality, ...
Imaging modalities in acute ischemic stroke
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-04)
As "time is brain", acute ischemic stroke is considered a medical emergency. With the introduction of thrombolytic therapy and availability of modern neuroimaging modalities, timely diagnosis of an ischemic lesion, exclusion ...
The Uncertain Authenticity of an "Etruscan" Bronze Statuette
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2014)
"This article will outline the results of a thorough examination of the statuette, including a formal analysis and comparison with other ancient pieces as well as detailed technical investigations of the composition of the ...
Autocryopicker : an unsupervised learning approach for fully automated single particle picking in Cryo-EM images
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2019)
, are not fully automated. These issues motivate us to develop a fully automated, unbiased framework for particle picking. Results: We design a fully automated, unsupervised approach for single particle picking in cryo-EM micrographs. Our approach consists...
A pebble smoothed by tradition: lines 607-61 of Beowulf as a formulaic set-piece
(2018-03)
"In lines 607-61 of Beowulf, just before the battle between the hero and the monster
Grendel, the Danes and visiting Geats celebrate their comradeship in the great hall of Heorot.
While venerable Hrothgar, king of the ...