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Dedications in clay : terracotta figurines in early Iron Age Greece (c. 1100-700 BCE)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This dissertation explores early Greek religion and society through a contextual analysis of the ritual use of terracotta votive figurines in the Early Iron Age, c. 1100-700 BCE. I have compiled the major deposits of ...
Structural and functional studies of proline catabolic enzymes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Catabolism is the oxidation of organic nutrients into simple end molecules to extract energy. For proline, the catabolic pathway involves two enzymes, Lproline dehydrogenase (PRODH, EC 1.5.99.8) and L-[delta]¹-pyrroline- ...
Selling class : constructing the professional middle class in America
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
To understand the role of mediated messages in organizational socialization, this study analyzes the constructions of class and gender in popular business advice books (BABs). The books are used as training tools in many ...
Diversity withi n: a parenting measure for immigrant Mexican American mothers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Using cultural change and social information processing (SIP) as frameworks, the present study constructed a self-report parenting instrument for use with immigrant Mexican American mothers of children ages 6-10. The 14-item ...
Dispositional and situational predictors of confirmatory behavior in the employment interview
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This study analyzes the interviewers' propensity to use their first impressions about their interviewees and to subsequently engage in higher or lower levels of confirmatory behaviors toward their interviewees during the ...
Analysis of flame images in gas-fired furnaces
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
A promising architecture is proposed in this research work for evaluating gasfired furnace flame combustion quality. The quality assessment is based on information on its fuel and oxidizer flow rate level which are the ...
Beyond the edge : riparian habitat use and forest management effects on stream salamanders in the southern Appalachian mountains
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
While there are many types of habitat loss and degradation (e.g., agriculture, land development), many studies have focused on the impacts of logging on wildlife populations and on ecosystem processes. Little information, ...
Utilizing social stories to reduce problem behavior and increase pro-social behavior in young children with autism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a Social Story [TM] intervention on the social behavior rates of 4 young children with autism. This study used a multiple-baseline across participants design to ...
Identifying the importance of phosphorylation of SNAP-25 at Ser187 in protein kinase C-mediated enhancement of exocytosis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Protein Kinase C (PKC) activation has been shown to enhance exocytosis in various studies. However, the molecular mechanism for PKC to promote exocytosis is still elusive. A possible target of PKC is SNAP-25 (25 kDa ...
Characterization of the sporozoite and eythrocytic stages (SES) protein
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The Plasmodium sporozoite is infective for mosquito salivary glands and vertebrate host tissues. Although it is a key developmental stage of the malaria parasite, relatively few sporozoite surface or secreted proteins have ...
A social and cultural history of the federal prohibition of psilocybin
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This dissertation focuses on the events leading to the 1968 federal prohibition of psilocybin. The goal is to show how the primary active compound in an ostensibly harmless fungus (the psilocybin mushroom) became controversial ...
Sketch-based navigation for mobile robots using qualitative landmark states
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
In this work, a system for navigating a mobile robot along a sketched route is proposed. The sketch is drawn on a PDA screen by a human operator and contains approximate landmarks and a path, similar to a sketch provided ...
From carbon to copper : studies of novel nanomaterials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Nanomaterials are materials on the order of 10-9 m that are currently being investigated for use in a wide range of applications in the growing field of nanotechnology. This dissertation documents the synthesis, characterization, ...
Selected academic variables as predictors of first semester academic success of at-risk football student-athletes at the University of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to identify selected academic variables that may serve as predictors of first semester academic success of at-risk scholarship football student-athletes who matriculated at the University of ...
Three essays on entrepreneurship : theory, measurement, and environment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This dissertation consists of three essays. In Essay One, I question the conventional wisdom that economic transactions are governed either by the price mechanism or by the authority of the firm. I argue that the exchange ...
The future of community policing in the context of basic police academy training
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to forecast the likely and desirable conditions associated with community policing training during basic police academy training by seeking consensus among experts regarding selected conditions ...
Data driven decisions in K-12 education : a comparative case study about data driven decisions in two rural K-12 school districts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study is to examine how the use of data drives academic planning in rural Missouri schools by exploring and comparing the processes in two Missouri school districts. Previous research has identified the ...
Rational design of split gene vectors to expand the packaging capacity of adeno-associated viral vectors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Adeno associated viruses (AAV) have recently been demonstrated as a very promising gene delivery vehicle. But the limited packaging capacity of AAV vectors (4̃.7kb) hinders their application for diseases involving large ...
Determining the efficacy of a biosensor to detect calpastatin, a meat tenderness indicator
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
An instrumental tenderness detection system used at the time of grading to sort beef carcasses on their predicted tenderness would be valuable for the beef industry. A biosensor to accurately predict calpastatin, the ...
The interplay of physical and molecular determinants in limb and cardiac cushion morphogenesis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
In an effort to investigate the interplay between molecular determinants and biomechanical properties during early embryonic development we have investigated two separate but similar morphogenetic processes: limb morphogenesis ...