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A reversal of fate : unravelling the role of central 5-HT in cardiorespiratory control in neonatal and adult rodents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
system abnormality. Neonatal rodents lacking central 5-HT exhibit severe apneas, and a reduced ABP and HR. Central 5-HT has been implicated in the etiology of neurogenic hypertension, presumably due to projections of 5-HT neurons within the midline raphe...
Automated quantification of rubidium-82 myocardial perfusion images using wavelet based approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The main work in this dissertation focuses on development of automated quantitation algorithms for Rb-82 PET images. The current methods for quantitation is model based and may...
Philosophical intuitions -- philosophical analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This work is a defense of philosophical intuitions and the use of them in philosophy. First, I survey the main forms of intuition-based philosophical methods - conceptual analysis, explication, and reflective equilibrium - and demonstrate how each...
Statistical and simulation methods for evaluating stationary and mobile work zone impacts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
In 2014, nearly 10% of overall congestion on freeways was due to the presence of work zones (WZs), equivalent to 310 million gallons of fuel loss (FHWA, 2017a). In terms of safety, in the US, every 5.4 minutes, a WZ related crash occurred in 2015...
Volumes of line bundles on schemes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The volume of a line bundle is an invariant defined in terms of a limit superior. It is a fundamental question whether this limit superior is a limit. It has been shown that this is always the case on generically reduced proper schemes over...
The driving forces of cranial extra-axial space morphology: age, sex, and drugs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Surrounding the brain but contained within the skull is a dynamic organ that functions to physically and chemically maintain the typical functioning of the brain. This organ is usually appreciated only as a series of layered ...
Pragmatism in John Henry Cardinal Newman
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)
The purpose of this essay is to discuss the pragmatic implications of Newman's Philosophy. We propose to deal first with the point of antagonism found for Newman and the Pragmatists in 'Rationalism'; second, to analyze the grounds for the revolt...
Obligations and indeterminism: a challenge for dominance act utilitarianism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
is the central claim of DAU that agents ought to do what each of their optimal actions guarantee. The central thesis that is defended in this paper is that DAU is an implausible deontic logic, given that it has unreasonable verdicts about the obligations...
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effect of Duration of Manual Expression and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy on Milk Volumes in Mothers of Premature Infants: The MERIT Study
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are extremely
vulnerable, and breast milk is best for the well-being of the infant. Most premature infants,
however, are not yet able to suck, so other methods ...
Damaged
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
. In other words what influences our attitudes and actions towards others and ourselves? My work is an investigation into why we do the things that we do. In my self-exploration and observation of others I have discovered that one motivating factor for human...
Mysteries, philosophy, and self-representation in imperial Rome : Plutarch, Apuleius, and Vettius Agorius Praetextatus
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
is not primarily concerned with the actual rituals and the objects used in mystery cults, but rather explores how these writers present these elements in their works. Through writing about mystery cults, I argue, these authors intentionally construct significant...
Random sections of star bodies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
on a new family of random star bodies. The second part concerns limit theorem for sections of star bodies. We establish Central Limit Theorem (CLT) for the volumes of intersections of Bnp with uniform random subspaces of codimension d for fixed d and n...
The foundations and normative parameters of a political philosophy of education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)
This dissertation establishes the foundations for a fully developed political philosophy of education, as that enterprise has been traditionally conceived and as it has been exemplified in the "great works" which demarcate it as a tradition...
Adjusting organizational structure for cooperative longevity : Missouri farmers association, 1920 - 1950
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
in 1940 from a quasi-hybrid federation of local farm clubs, county exchanges, regional processing cooperatives, multipurpose ownership set of entities to a centralized cooperative organizational form. The study selects secondary data from archives...
Three studies in the philosophy of jazz
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
discusses Andrew Kania's work on jazz ontology and attempts to clarify and extend his position regarding the principled exclusion of vocal jazz and jazz Fusion from his jazz ontology. Further, it introduces a quasi-realist strategy for making sense of jazz-work...
Supervision in the extension service in Helmand Arghandab Valley Authority, Afganistan
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1969)
Supervision is a process by which subordinates are assisted to perform their activities with increasing satisfaction to themselves, to people with whom they work and to the organization. The principal aim of Extension supervision is maximum growth...
Novel techniques towards improving helical tomotherapy delivery and quality assurance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] TomoTherapy (TomoTherapy, Inc., Madison, WI), an Image-Guided Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IG-IMRT) modality, has been used to treat a variety ...
Positron interactions with oriented polymers and with chiral quartz crystals
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Positron annihilation in various materials has been applied to characterize
microstructure for decades. In this work, PALS was used to study material nanostructure,
with a focus on the size and density of free volume ...
Age and Gender Effects on Strain Response and Biomechanical Performance of C57BL/6 Mice
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
differences in all the parameters with age in each bone and sex. Micro-CT scans of all the bones were analyzed to determine cortical bone volume per tissue volume (BV/TV), trabecular bone volume per tissue volume (BV/TV) and cortical bone area (B...
The manuscript presentation volume of Jane Barker and her imaginative Catholic faith
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
history and Catholic conversion, featuring the exile and conversion experience of Fidelia, Barker's "faithful" consciousness. Of central importance to the writing, making, and circulation of the volume is Jane Barker's new Catholic faith. Few have...