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From Hattie to Halle : an autoethnographic exploration of a black actress performing weight loss
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation uses autoethnography to explore the performance of weight loss both on the stage and off, identifying three levels of metaphysical ambiguity that occurred after...
Abortion decision-making and the impact of the 72-hour waiting period
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
% of UIPs ended in abortion, which is slightly higher than the 40% in 2008. Abortion restrictions are increasingly being put on women and abortion providers in the United States, resulting in barriers to accessing safe abortions. In 2013, 70 antiabortion...
Characterization of the 14-3-3 client protein interactome from developing arabidopsis seed and regulation by protein phosphorylation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Understanding the regulatory mechanisms controlling reserve deposition during seed development is an academic endeavor with the potential for socioeconomic impact. Diversity...
Latina/o immigrant well-being in the heartland : a path analysis of acculturation, enculturation, and perceived discrimination
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] A growing body of literature documents recent trends in Latina/o immigrant settlement in non-traditional communities throughout the South and Midwest. These areas present unique...
The exploration and regulation of gender and sexual identities in literacy education /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The goal of this dissertation study was to explore and understand the regulation of gender and sexual identities in literacy education, and the discourses within/around schools...
How the relationship between public health information officers and journalists can affect media agenda-building : a coorientational approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study is three-fold. The first purpose is to investigate how public health information officers perceive health journalists in terms of trust and how...
Investigation of the relative amplitude method in detecting early illness
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In this study, we examine the relative amplitude - a circadian rhythm measure, as a potential feature for early illness detection. We used data collected from sensor networks...
Targeted 177 Lu antisense radiotherapy of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 (bcl-2) proto-oncogene in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is a dominant inhibitor of apoptosis. The research goal was to develop a [superscript 177...
Do infants selectively imitate a transitive and an intransitive agent?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Previous research showed that in imitative learning, infants seemed to care about the reliability of the model marked by group membership or conventionality of behaviors. Current...
Preclinical evaluation of 177Lu-BBR2 antagonist radiothearpy of prostate cancer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States. Current treatment protocols offer only a few months of prolonged...
Abundance of TRIM28, SETDB1, and TP53 mRNA is dynamically regulated during porcine early embryogenesis and is abnormal in preimplantation embryos produced by in vitro fertilization in comparison to in vivo derived and nuclear transfer derived embryos
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In vitro embryo production is important for research in animal reproduction, embryo transfer, transgenics, and cloning. However, in vitro-derived embryos generally have delayed...
Polyurethane rigid foams modeling project
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Polyurethanes (PU) foams are extensively, used and they can expand during polymerization if gases or vapors are produced in concert with the polymerization. A common mechanism...
This is not a moment. This is a movement : how national newspapers reported 2015 protests against racism at the University of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
officials. This study considered how reporters from the Washington Post and New York Times, who were among the national outlets that covered the MU protests, reported on the movement. This research, conducted as a qualitative textual analysis, studied how...
Motivations behind individuals' engagement with urban, community-building nonprofits on Facebook : a uses and gratifications approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This research examines how individuals engage with urban, community-building nonprofits on Facebook. Nonprofits rely heavily on social media marketing (SMM) given its cost...
The balance between plant immunity and development: interactions of SRFR1 and TCP transcription factors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Plants have developed a highly effective immune system for resisting microbial pathogens. One layer of the plant innate immune system is effector-triggered immunity. This immune...
Muse, number 47 (2013)
(University of Missouri, Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2015)
Synthesis, characterisation photophysical and DFT studies of 2,2'-diphenylenegold(III) diethyldithiocarbamate
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Cyclometalated gold(III) complexes have been demonstrated to show electroluminescence properties and have been employed as electrophosphorescent materials in organic light...
Shear strength of flue gas desulfurization by-product
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Shear strength parameters of flue gas desulfurization (FGD) sludge were investigated by conducting a series of constant volume direct simple shear tests on FGD specimens...
A mathematical relationship between palpation forces and displacement associated with restriction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] A numerical model was developed based on clinical data that describes osteopathic clinician palpation forces and displacement. The model delivers an accurate (R[subscript 2...
Arizona public libraries serving the Spanish-speaking : context for changes
(Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2013)
Arizona is at the forefront of Latino population growth and political and racial politics. Three different factors could potentially influence the provision of library service to Latinos in the State of Arizona. These are ...