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Pathway approaches to dissecting the inheritance of maize shoot-borne roots
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Shoot-borne roots are essential plant components. Two pathway-based approaches were pursued to increase our understanding of genetic mechanisms controlling shoot-borne root patterning. The first pathway approach characterized ...
On the use of multiple emitters to improve the TDOA source localization accuracy in the presence of random sensor position errors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
It is known that random sensor position errors can significantly degrade the TDOA source localization accuracy. In this thesis, we conduct a systematic study on using the calibration emitters to mitigate the effect of ...
The Ryan Ferguson case: an examination of a strange murder and conviction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
There is no longer any question that wrongful convictions for serious criminal offenses can occur. Indeed, some such cases have been unearthed by enterprising journalists. Though uncovering injustice after it has occurred ...
A high efficiency ejector refrigeration system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
In a time when efforts to reduce high-grade energy consumption are a necessity, it is useful to develop innovative alternatives to technologies that involve large amounts of power consumption, such as vapor compression ...
Patients with venous thromboembolism have higher prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea than the general population
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Study Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been linked to a large number of cardiovascular diseases. However, the link between OSA and venous thromboembolic events (VTE) remains unclear. We sought to study the ...
Effects of heat stress and fescue toxicosis on the immune system and other physiological parameters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Tall fescue is widely used as pasture grass in the United States, and is the most important cool season grass for grazing animals. Certain fungi also grow on these grasses which produce toxins, resulting in reduced feed ...
Can 16-month-old infants make transitive inferences?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Researchers have long been interested in the emergence of transitivity (e.g., if A>B and B>C, then A>C). However, it is not clear at what age children start to make transitive inferences successfully. In addition, nonhuman ...
Translocation and Conservation of Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Populations of eastern hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) and Ozark hellbenders (C. a. bishopi) in Missouri have declined ...
Factors influencing hunter participation, harvest, satisfaction, and landscape preference in an urban archery deer program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This case study utilized an ongoing urban deer management program and determined the demographics and backgrounds of participants. We also determined motivations, participation, harvest, and satisfaction. We defined hunters' ...
Upgrading conventional cold-formed steel connections to protect against moderate blast events
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Most research in the area of blast resistant and retrofit designs has focused on high threat levels to meet the DOD and DOS needs. This report shows ...
An unintended order : the centrality of character and circumstance in the twelfth-century Gilbertine communities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This thesis examines questions related to the emergence of the Gilbertine Order in twelfth-century England. While scholars have noted the importance of circumstantial necessity in the order's early history, I believe that ...
Exploring the virtual communities of college football fans : the uses and gratifications of online message boards
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
In light of the uses and gratifications theory, this study examined how college football fans use online message boards, what their motivations are for using online message boards, and whether online message boards are ...
Computational and theoretical study of water and lipid dynamics in biomolecular systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This Ph.D. thesis describes three research projects in theoretical and computational biophysics aimed at studying the dynamics of water and lipid molecules in two distinct biomolecular systems. In the first project the ...
Multi-index, multi-object content-based retrieval with spatial summarization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
In recent years we have seen the development of several novel content-based retrieval (CBR) systems that have had success by focusing on a specific domain and exploiting domain-speci c information. CBR systems allow users ...
Proteomic identification of the differentially expressed and phosphorylated proteins in 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) signal transduction pathway in salivary gland of Drosophila melanogaster
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Protein kinase C (PKC) plays important role in 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) signal transduction, however, little is known about the exact role of PKC in this process. In my research, PKC-regulated phosphorylation in 20E signal ...
Biophysical and photobiological modulations of cellular pathways in Alzheimer's disease
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The overall goal of this thesis work is to study the effects of biomodulations on Alzheimer's disease (AD) related cellular pathways, using biophysical and photobiological methods, including secretory phospholipase A2, ...
François Boucher and His Chinoiserie
(2010)
In this master's thesis, I reexamine the Chinoiserie of the French Rococo artist François Boucher (1703-1770). First, I discuss the French concept of China during the first half of the eighteenth century. Second, I analyze ...
Meretites' Faience Ushebtis: An Analysis and Determination of their Production in a Late Period or Ptolemaic Workshop
(2010)
The hundreds of faience shabtis in an individual Late Period burial demanded a significant production effort within a workshop. Petrie's discovery of thousands of molds for small faience objects in Amarna (1891-92) and ...
Three-dimensional body scanning : a novel technique for body composition assessment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
INTRODUCTION: Accurate body composition assessment is crucial for determining health consequences due to excess body fat (BF). While several techniques exist there are few that are accurate, non-invasive, fast, and comfortable ...
Sensor coverage and actors relocation in wireless sensor and actor networks (WSAN) : optimization models and approximation algorithms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Wireless Sensors and Actor Networks (WSAN) have a wide variety of applications such as military surveillance, object tracking and habitat monitoring. Sensors are data gathering devices. Selecting the minimum number of ...