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Gothic mutability : the flux of form and the creation of fear
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Gothic." Instead of focusing on gender, or the typically gendered use of the supernatural, the focus of this study is on the impact that fear has in the novel, formally. This thesis proposes that Gothic fear is put to one of two ends: astonishment...
Leading in the Mississippi Delta : an exploratory study of race, class and gender
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
While there is much work on the Mississippi Delta, it is varied. There is a large literature base focusing on the Civil Rights Movement. There is also a large literature base focusing on the social and economic issues such as persistent poverty...
Use of reflection in medical education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
are more heavily assessed in written evaluations, faculty tended to discuss personal reflection (learning from experience) more during interviews. Most interviewees focused on one aspect of the phases of reflection (trigger, critical analysis, or outcome...
A qualitative case study into the Toronto Star's electronic newspaper and its impact on newsroom practices and journalists
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The fate of newspapers in North America in light of rapid technological advance has been extensively discussed, analyzed, and researched. This thesis ...
A case study on the use of focus groups as participatory research
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
for researchers as well as providing actionable and empowering information for participants. This thesis explores the proposition that the focus group interview is a research strategy that lends itself well to the principles and promises of participatory research...
Social perceptions of speech : a study of student awareness of standard American English and one rural Missouri variant
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
environment did not affect their perception of this dialect. Females perceived SAE speech as educated, but both sexes viewed non-SAE speech as uneducated. Together, these data indicate the focus non-SAE dialect is more readily accepted in spoken form than...
Can money buy health? : foreign aid, changes in aid, and the impact of human health in sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
. While most theoretical work focuses on the impact of foreign aid on economic development, this paper seeks to identify if foreign aid has an impact on the human health. By using existing data from OECD on foreign aid, this paper empirically tests...
Technology and creativity : fashion design in the 21st century
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
's role to translate cultural influences into new products (Lamb & Kallal, 1992). This research was developed to enhance the understanding of fashion design in the post-modern context: How has technology influenced the creative design process? Focusing...
Bayesian smoothing spline analysis of variance models
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
functions from each subspaces can be viewed separately. This is based on an ANOVA type decomposition and is called the smoothing spline ANOVA (SSANOVA) model. Current research related to smoothing spline ANOVA focuses on the frequentist approach...
Can the focus of attention accommodate multiple, separate items?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
that its capacity is only 1 chunk. Recently, Oberauer and Bialkova (2009) found evidence that 2 items could reside in the focus of attention, but only because they were combined into a single chunk. We modified their experimental procedure, which depends...
Responsibility framing and the Obama health care reform bill
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this research was to examine early online news coverage of the Obama health care reform bill by both Foxnews.com and MSNBC.com. The study aimed to look at framing techniques and whether or not these ...
Student lobbyists' behavior and its perceived influence on state-level public higher education legislation : a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Students of the University of Missouri (ASUM) student lobbyists and its influence on state-level higher education legislation during the 2009 Missouri Legislative Session. ASUM student lobbyists are registered legislative lobbyists with the state...
Exploring the cell surface : identification and characterization of lipoproteins in Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides large colony, Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri, and Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capricolum
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The Mycoplasma mycoides cluster is a group of genetically and antigenically related pathogenic bacteria that infect ruminants. The M. mycoides cluster members that are the focus of this discussion are three caprine pathogens: Mycoplasma mycoides...
American discourse on China : a cross-time comparison of U.S. news framing of China's one-child policy, 1979-2009
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study explored fluctuations in news frames used in U.S. elite media coverage of China's one-child policy from its inception in 1979 until 2009. Framing analysis has been used to examine media attention given to domestic issues and international...
Culture of sex: sexual linguistics and discourse of Cosmopolitan editions in the United States, France and India
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
to have an explicit, straightforward approach to sex to accommodate an evolving readership. Cosmopolitan France used a descriptive discourse and focused on the self-perceptions and body confidence of the reader. These findings provide insight into how...
Social norming through alcohol advertising and binge drinking on college campuses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Binge drinking is a problem on campuses with alcohol related deaths increasing from 1,440 in 1998 to 1,825 in 2005, a 3 percent increase per 100,000 students (Hingson, Zha, and Weitzman, 2009). It is difficult not to wonder the following question...
Art directors' perceptions of the audience in U.S. magazines from 2009-2012
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
to visually define tone and add context to the magazine. This research studies how art directors use specific elements of design to engage their readers, and focuses on the ways in which art directors connect with their readers on a visual level. Art directors...
Treatment and transmission factors affecting tuberculosis incidence in the emerging economies of the post-Soviet Baltic republics, 1989-2009
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
and behavioral information is notably absent, and it is recommended that data collection in these areas for developing countries be the focus for future infectious disease epidemiology and control....
Anxiety, attentional control, and performance : quiet eye training in Division I baseball
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The quiet eye (QE) represents the time needed to cognitively process information being fixated or tracked and to focus attention on the demands of the task (Vickers, 2009...
Collaborative practices with the framework of a professional learning community: elementary principals' perceptions of their role
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The Director of Elementary Education, elementary principals, and elementary teachers offered information during a structured interview, surveys, and a focus group pertaining to collaboration. Within the context of this study, collaboration...