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Lc-ms/ms method development for quantitation of nicotine in toenails as a biomaker for secondhand smoke and standard lipoprotein mimetic models
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
, lung cancer, and other major diseases. Smoke from active smokers has been extensively investigated by a number of researchers. These studies have examined methods for the analysis of nicotine and its metabolites. In contrast, the development of methods...
The use of shape and color theory in interpreting character traits
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Video games are richly ingrained in the world's media culture. Video games are rapidly growing their audience reach through new technological advances and innovative interactive engagement. Characters that create powerful ...
Imaging structurual and mechanical properties in cardiovascular tissue using optical polarization tractography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the US. Every 36 seconds, one person dies from CVD [1]. Structural deficiencies and secondary changes induced by either abnormal functioning ...
An investigation of aesthetic appreciation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This dissertation comprises three papers in investigating the essential topics around aesthetic appreciation. The first paper examines George Dickie's Institutional theory on defining artworks and challenges his theory by ...
The precision of retrieving temporal information : behavioral and electrophysiological studies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The knowledge of when an event took place provides benefits to episodic memory, such as distinguishing among multiple traces and learning event sequences. As a tool for understanding memory, time is appealing given its ...
Nonstationary Bayesian time series models with time-varying parameters and regime-switching
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
limiting its usage. This dissertation proposes a computationally efficient multivariate Bayesian Circular Lattice Filter to extend the usage of the TV-VAR model to a broader class of highdimensional problems. Finally, modeling and forecasting nonstationary...
Sub-optimal and robust downlink beamforming in wireless networks with imperfect channel state information
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The rapid growth in internet applications such as video streaming enforce the researcher to explore a new wireless technique to ensure high signal to interference noise ratio (SINR) at the end users, leading to high quality ...
Biotic interactions in the fossil record: an investigation on the patterns of predation and parasitism of Plio-Pleistocene bivalves from the Nashua Formation of Florida
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] The present study investigated for patterns of predation and parasitism among a collection of Plio-Pleistocene bivalves from the Nashua Formation of Florida. The processed sample yielded 2010 ...
Analytical earth-aerocapture guidance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Aerocapture is a technique of employing a single atmospheric pass to inserts a spacecraft from a hyperbolic orbit, approaching from deep space, into an elliptical (captured) orbit around its destination planet. After ...
Metasurface based uncooled Sixgeyo1-x-y microbolometer for infrared detection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
In this research, we have investigated metasurface integrated uncooled SixGeyO1-x-y microbolometers. Two device architecture were fabricated and characterized. The first design presents the implementation of metasurface ...
Metasurface integrated uncooled silicon germanium oxide microbolometers for long wavelength infrared detection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This report presents the design, fabrication, characterization, and noise optimization of metasurface enabled uncooled infrared (IR) microbolometers based on silicon germanium oxide (Si0.344Ge0.602O0.054), (Si0.425Ge0.512 ...
Hydrodynamic characteristics and capillary-assisted heat transfer enhancement of non-condensing/condensing two-phase flows
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Interfacial characteristics of two-phase flows were studied through visualization experiments and numerical simulation using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based on the volume-of-fluid (VOF)-continuum surface force ...
Developing a modern recycled mix design and automatic pavement monitoring system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
. To this end, the performance of eighteen different dense-graded asphalt mixtures paved in Missouri were investigated. The sections contain a wide range of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS), and different types of additives...
Obsidian procurement in the Gallinas Mountains of west central New Mexico
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
to the northwest, the Mogollon Highlands to the southwest, and the Rio Abajo region (or Lower Rio Grande Valley) to the east. New projects in the Gallinas Mountains area have sought to better understand how its extensive Pueblo period occupations interacted...
Constraining the slip rate of the Owl Lake Fault by using LiDAR data and fault scarp degradation models
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
fault, the Owl Lake Fault is a poorly understood link between the extension of Death Valley and other active faults within Mojave Desert. In addition to the larger tectonic framework, improved understanding of the Owl Lake Fault as a seismogenic...
Running head: career development practices in a Missouri high school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Context: The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has increased their focus on College and Career Readiness through preparation and exploration (DESE, 2016). Career development curriculum exists within DESE's Missouri...
Advances in medical infrared thermography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
of using infrared thermography in diagnosing PAD. Thus, we conducted a study based on 12 patients recruited by vascular surgeons at the University of Missouri Hospital outpatient clinic. These patients were diagnosed with PAD and scheduled for intervention...
Curvilinear segmentation and classification of blood vessels using random forest and deep learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Curvilinear structures occur in many biomedical imagery, and reliable segmentation and classification is crucial for automatic image analysis. In this dissertation, we consider optimized filter bank (OFB) features with ...
Transformative technology : examining the capacity of virtual reality induced awe to change self-transcendent values and improve hedonic and eudaimonic well-being
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
, compared to amusement, had the potential to change participant's self-transcendent values of universalism (e.g., preserving nature and a world at peace) and benevolence (e.g., honesty and concern for the welfare of others). The secondary purpose...
Validation of models for shock-driven hydrodynamic instabilities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The propagation of fluids through space-time is a truly beautiful and mysterious marvel that humankind has spent nearly all our existence trying to comprehend, understand, manipulate, and master. From waves over water to ...