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The herpes simplex virus virion host shutoff protein is targeted to mRNA cleavage sites through interactions with components of the host translational apparatus
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-01-20)
of circularized RNA that normally experiences cap-dependent scanning and circularized RNA that initiates translation in a cap-independent manner. Results indicated that Vhs requires a free 5' end for specific cleavage of mRNA that undergoes cap-dependent scanning...
Reconstructing activity patterns in prehistoric Jomon people using long bone cross-sectional geometry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This thesis uses long bone diaphyseal morphology to test hypotheses regarding behavior and functional adaptation among Jomon period hunter-gatherers from the Yoshigo site in Japan. Cross-sectional properties of Jomon femora ...
Vehicle license plate detection and recognition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
In this work, we develop a license plate detection and recognition method using a SVM (Support Vector Machine) classifier with HOG (Histogram of Oriented Gradients) features. The system performs window searching at different ...
Design and analysis of reconfigurable phased array antenna for wireless local area network applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
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Finding and Mitigating Geographic Vulnerabilities in Mission Critical Multi-Layer Networks
(2016)
In Air Traffic Control (ATC), communications outages may lead to immediate loss
of communications or radar contact with aircraft. In the short term, there may be safety
related issues as important services including power ...
Influence, Innovation, and Structure: Modernist Evaluative Criteria in the Reception Histories of Charles Ives and Jean Sibelius
(2016)
In 1987, Maynard Solomon published an article titled “Charles Ives: Some
Questions of Veracity,” which challenged the priority and probity of Charles Ives’s
technical innovations and ignited a scholarly firestorm. ...
Assessment of Seismic Hazards along the Northern Gulf of Aqaba
(2014-09-26)
zones, and several transverse faults. The integration of offshore and onshore data confirm the extension of these faults along both sides of the Gulf of Aqaba. A 3D model of GPR data at one site in Aqaba indicates that the NW-trending transverse faults...
An Instrumental Approach to Full Employment: with Policy Implication
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2010)
The study proposes that in order to assure full employment, policy measures must address both Keynesian unemployment, and unemployment caused by structural and technological change. It is possible to attain full employment ...
Watershed-level Analysis of Urban Raingarden Performance
(2013)
Urban flooding became to be a big issue for many cities in the world due to the urbanization. Best Management Practices (BMP) are considered to be an economically friendly solution for the urban storm water problem.
The ...
Conservation and allocation of slope in gravity sanitary sewer design
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
constraints throughout each route. The methodology was tested in an undeveloped area near Ashland, Missouri to simulate a new development. Two pairs of baseline and slope conserving routes were evaluated, and the slope-conserving routes were found to require...
A proteomic approach for studying LTR retrotransposon host factors in saccharomyces cerevisae
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-20)
The Ty retrotransposons of S. cerevisiae are mobile elements that resemble retroviruses, both in their genetic structures and replication cycles. Ty retrotransposition begins in the nucleus with the transcription of Ty ...
Structural and functional studies of type three secretion virulence factors from gram-negative pathogenic bacteria
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2011-12-21)
Many pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria utilize type III secretion systems (TTSS) to alter the normal functions of target host epithelial cells. Of the 1.1 million deaths that are caused by Shigella each year, nearly a third ...
More than a river: using nature for reform in the progressive era
(2013)
how progressives looked to nature as a tool of social reform. Each of these men understood the American environment in multiple contexts. Nostalgia and romanticized Missouri River history activated themes of empire, race, and manhood in Neihardt’s work...
Geostatistical analysis of land use/land cover changes and population growth trends in the Komadugu-Yobe River Basin in Nigeria
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2012-06-14)
The Komadugu-Yobe River located in northeastern Nigeria is an important tributary of Lake Chad. Since the 1970s, the Komadugu-Yobe basin has experienced significant changes in population density and land use/land cover. ...
Establishing pin oak reproduction in bottomland forests in southeastern Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
In pin oak (Quercus palustris Muenchh.) bottomland forests in southeast Missouri, we revisited clearcuts, shelterwood harvests, and controls within the Mingo Basin. Seventeen years later, we found significant changes, in both the change in basal...
Quasi-metric geometry : smoothness and convergence results
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This thesis has two distinct yet related parts, the first pertaining to geometry on quasi-metric spaces with emphasis on the Hausdorff outer-measure, the natural extension of the Gromov-Pompeiu-Hausdorff distance to quasi-metric spaces...
Hydrogen storage in pressed nanophase diamond powder
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The nanophase diamond has been studied as an alternative for solid hydrogen storage, first by the affinity of carbon and hydrogen, and second because of the high volumetric...
Epigenetic Regulation Of The HIF Pathway And Novel Therapeutic Opportunities
(2014-08-28)
The research presented in this dissertation is aimed at understanding the epigenetic
regulation of the HIF pathway and the efficacy of treatment for retinal diseases and
hemangioblastomas using HIF pathway inhibitors. ...
Paleoethnobotany of Buena Vista: a case study of ritual feasting in late Preceramic Peru
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This project examines plant macroremains, phytoliths and starch remains recovered from special archaeological and architectural contexts at Buena Vista (11°43'51.72"S, 76°58'5.45"W) , an inland site in the lower Chilló́n ...
Dance as a Community of Practice: Exploring Dance Groups in the Kansas City Area through the Lifespan
(2015-08-04)
This dissertation examines the embodied cultural practice of dance among several
groups in the Kansas City area. The dance groups were studied as Communities of Practice
(CoP), as outlined in the Lave-Wenger model of ...