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The effects of practice and working-practice homework on the math achievement of elementary school students showing varying levels of math performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
the effects of math calculation homework on the math performance of elementary school students demonstrating varying levels of achievement in math. The study also explored the effects of practice homework and a different type of homework, working...
Identities on the line : youth, internet use, and citizenship in Kyrgyzstan
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation examines the interaction between identity and Internet use in the everyday lives of urban youth in Kyrgyzstan. Using a "quick ethnography" (interview...
Vasubandhu's consciousness trilogy: a Yogacara Buddhist process idealism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This work is a philosophical investigation into Vasubandhu's consciousness trilogy, comprised by the Trisvabhāva-Nirdeśa ("Instruction on the Threefold Own-State-of-Being,") and the Vijñaptimātra-Kārikas ("Verses on Consciousness...
Interviews with founders of twenty-four-hour local cable news channels: why and how they started the business
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
include News 12 Long Island, Newswatch 15, Orange County Newschannel, New York 1, New England Cable News, and ChicagoLand TV. Twenty-four- hour local cable news channels were one of the first attempts to repurpose a local news product on another medium...
Cognitive processing of news as a function of structure : a comparison between inverted pyramid and chronology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
the cognitive processing and subjective evaluation of written news when structured either as an inverted pyramid or a chronological presentation. It also explored how the structure of written news affects men and women differently in terms of cognition...
Landscape and inchannel factors affecting the distribution and abundance of riverine smallmouth bass in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
I developed a series of spatially-nested research objectives to identify habitat elements related to the distribution and abundance of riverine smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu in Missouri. The range of smallmouth bass was identified using a few...
Diffusion of viral marketing into the world of public relations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
were completed. Four trade journals were analyzed, Advertising Age, AD Week, PR Week, and PR News, two from advertising and two from public relations, and they were analyzed in relation to the diffusion of innovations theory. The comparison of the two...
Recent faulting and active shortening of the Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco, within the diffuse African-Eurasian plate boundary
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
across the NE-SW striking Middle Atlas Mountains, which are obliquely oriented to the NNW-SSE direction of Late Cenozoic plate convergence. In the southwestern part of the Folded Middle Atlas, fault scarps of Quaternary alluvium, including a 4 meter...
Wildlife response to spatial and temporal changes in forest habitat
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
(natural and anthropogenic) and succession affect vegetation composition and structure, which subsequently affects current and future habitat conditions for wildlife. Further, habitat suitability is often used as a surrogate for demographic response...
Collaboration and the use of three dimensional interface within a virtual learning environment and the impact on communication and learning: a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this study was to determine whether collaboration occurred within 3D virtual learning environments. Furthermore, if collaboration occurred were the elements of Nonaka and Takeuchi's knowledge spiral present as well? By creating a 3D...
Quality indicators for evaluating distance education programs at community colleges
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
. These concerns have prompted questions about the effectiveness of instruction and how participants perceive online learning, as well as the methodology of the body of research on online programs and the need for a process by which programs and institutions could...
Analysis of alternative care placement changes as provided by case managers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This exploratory study systematically identified and analyzed a comprehensive list of 53 primary reasons children experienced alternative care placement changes in Missouri's child welfare system. Case managers employed by Missouri.s public child...
Fever and pyrexia with verification of thermisters in dogs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
An elevated body temperature (pyrexia) often accompanies disease. Body temperature measurement is one of the vital parameters in medicine. This thesis contains a literature review of the pathophysiology of temperature regulation, hyperthermia, fever...
Building the future: newspaper culture and innovation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
, was conducted. Each site was analyzed to determine how innovative it is. A definition of an innovative newspaper is given, based on the work of Thorson and Duffy (2006). The newsroom's culture was diagnosed using the Organizational Culture Inventory...
Optical reflectance in fibrous tissues and skeletal muscles
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
. Quantitative assessment of fiber formation in such meat analogs is an important quality control in the manufacturing process. We studied light propagation in soy extrudates and developed a non-destructive method to measure fiber formation. The method...
Trained to eat : children's cognitive and emotional processing of snack food advergames
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
and attitudinal effects was central to this purpose. The results of this study indicate that customization of game avatars can affect both subjective feelings of presence and psychophysiological indicators of emotion during gameplay. A secondary analysis...
A profile analysis of diagnostic data from college students experiencing math difficulty
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
analysis (which distinguishes profiles by level), modal profile analysis (which distinguishes profiles by shape) and configural frequency analysis (which distinguishes profiles by scatter). Within a group of college student's struggling with mathematics...
Shaping a true German identity : narratives in Hermann, Missouri, 1837-1857
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Often in social historical research immigrants are presented in a monolithic fashion that suggests all persons sharing an ethnicity, heritage, or language act in similar ways in response to social situations and to the forces of assimilation...
Wealth accumulation differences between wage-earning and entrepreneurial families : the role of active saving behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This study examines the causal relationship between entrepreneurship and wealth accumulation. Saving behavior is a potential source of family wealth differentials. It is proposed that entrepreneurial families exhibit more accelerated active saving...
The importance of undergraduate's computer competency and information literacy skills : marketing faculty's perspectives in Thailand
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Computer technology has become a significant part of life for many people. Because of this, undergraduate students should prepare themselves to learn this technology in order to meet the needs of the workplace. Incorporating computer and related...