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Volatility-Aware Query Processing in Peer-to-Peer Systems
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2010)
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) paradigm has been recognized as a disruptive technology that can aggregate enormous storage and processing resources for information sharing and distributed computing. This paradigm has received significant ...
Overcoming the Challenges of Using Unmanned Aircraft for Bridge Inspections
(2016)
Applications for small unmanned aerial vehicles have exploded over the past
decade. Small size, maneuverability, low cost, and versatility enable utilization for applications
not readily accessible by traditional manned ...
Exploring the strengths development of Taiwanese international students during the cultural transition process : a grounded theory study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] According to the Open Doors report, the number of undergraduate international students increased from 407,529 to 764,495 in the U.S. from 1990-91 to ...
Documentation of Missouri white-tailed deer chronoclines : implications for archaeology, paleoecology, and conservation biology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Multiple ecological factors (e.g., Bergmann's rule, competition, food quality and quantity) can be responsible for changes in animal body size over time. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) serve as an ideal candidate ...
Does CEO tenure influence corporate bond rating properties?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
This study examines whether and how corporate bond rating quality varies with CEO tenure. Due to the expansive roles of credit ratings in capital market, managers have incentives to maintain or improve their ratings. ...
Captive management, stress, and reproduction in the Guam kingfisher
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] As a strategy for recovering imperiled species in the wild, captive breeding has achieved measured success. Specifically, captivity often involves ...
What's new? : a different way to describe innovators
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Innovators enjoy seeking out new experiences and new products to try next. They enable the process of the diffusion of information, by launching new ideas into a social system (Rogers, 2003, p. 283). This research tested ...
Chlorine and singlet oxygen photoelimination from organoplatinum(IV) complexes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Solar energy is the most promising carbon neutral energy source for the future. Splitting of simple molecules like HX (X = Cl, Br) has become an ...
Soil hydraulic properties as influenced by prairie restoration
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Prairies are complex living systems which play a vital role both biologically and ecologically in the environment and support a large amount of wildlife. Prairie restoration is an ecologically friendly way to restore prairie ...
Exploration of plus size women's apparel satisfaction, non-wear, and discard
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
This study explored the apparel satisfaction, non-wear and discard habits of plus size women in the United States. According to Renoux's theory of retail satisfaction (1973), satisfaction with retail consists of three ...
Long-term soil and crop management effects on soil physical properties related to soil erodibility
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Long-term soil and cropping systems affect soil physical properties thereby effecting soil erosion and erodibility. Understanding the effects of crop ...
Disclosure in close egalitarian relationships during emerging adulthood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Using social domain theory (Smetana, 2013; Turiel, 2002), the present study examines the patterns of disclosure within and across emerging adults' sibling, friend, and romantic relationships, as well as associations between ...
Electron beam lithography for nano-antenna fabrication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Lithography methods have been used for patterning of small features for decades; in this research project, I examined Electron Beam Lithography (EBL) for fabrication of nano-antennas and then parameterized EBL variables ...
Impact of anion exchange surface of permeable separator on performance of zinc alkaline primary battery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Improvement in zinc alkaline battery performance through highly conductive materials, the introduction of anion-exchange coated filter papers and their ...
Assembling the Fragments: A Collection of Essays
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2015)
Grief and grieving hovers around this essay collection, both the author's grief over
losing her mother and also what that loss meant to the other people in her life. An essay
about the tragic death of the author's uncle- ...
Prevention of biofilm formation on food contact surfaces by nanoscale plasma coating
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Microbial biofilm formation can lead to a series of important safety problems in food industry because, once formed, the microbial cells are much harder to remove compared to plankton cells and can lead to circulating ...
Breaking the Silence: A Qualitative Critical Autoethnography of a Principal's Lived Experience with Having Courageous Conversations about Race
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)
This qualitative critical autoethnography represents a highly personalized account of the intricacies and reflections of a Black female educational leader engaging in courageous conversations about race with a predominately ...
iHear – Lightweight Machine Learning Engine with Context Aware Audio Recognition Model
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)
With the increasing popularity and affordability of smartphones, there is a high demand to add
machine-learning engines to smartphones. However, Machine Learning with smartphones is typically
not feasible due to the heavy ...
SigSpace – Class-Based Feature Representation for Scalable and Distributed Machine Learning
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)
In the era of big data, it is essential to explore the opportunities in discovering knowledge
from big data. However, traditional machine learning approaches are not well fit
to analyze the full value of big data. ...
Archosaur hip joint anatomy and its significance in body size and locomotor evolution
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Archosaurs (crocodylians, birds and their extinct relatives) underwent numerous evolutionary transitions in limb morphology and body size, reflecting a diverse suite of postural and behavioral adaptations. Among archosaurs, ...