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Survival of the preppers : an exploration into the culture of prepping
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This dissertation is an exploration of the culture of prepping in the Midwest. The research aims to provide a better understanding of why people engage in prepping and how they go about doing so. Thirteen preppers were interviewed during 2014 - 2016...
Phylogenetic and behavioral differentiation in the canyon treefrog, Hyla arenicolor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
My research interests lie in understanding the process of speciation. In my dissertation I set out to do this by examining the first step in potential speciation, population differentiation. In my dissertation research I examined both genetic...
Echoes of the voiceless
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Bayesian analysis of spatial and survival models with applications of computation techniques
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This dissertation discusses the methodologies of applying Bayesian hierarchical models to different data with geographical characteristics or with right-censored failure time. A conditional autoregressive (CAR) prior is used for the model to capture...
Unpacking preservice agriculture teacher development through reflective awareness of stress: a mixed methods study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This mixed methods study used reflective awareness of stress to unpack preservice agriculture teacher development from the perspective of a teacher educator. Quantitative physiological stress data was collected using heart ...
An assessment of stream fish vulnerability and an evaluation of conservation networks in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Stream fish species in Missouri are being exposed to habitat degradation, as well as increases in stream temperature and alterations to the flow regime due to climate change. These threats are likely to have negative ...
On the outside looking in : examining the fairness of mentoring from protege and non-protege perspectives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this dissertation was to examine mentoring fairness and to include the perspectives of both proteges and non-proteges. This dissertation proposed an overview...
Uncovering morphoproteomic relationships using probabilistic graphical models and resource description framework knowledgebases
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
pathologists a comprehensive picture of morphoproteomic mechanisms. This dissertation introduces novel methods for improving IHC antibody/antigen test selection as well as uncovering morphoproteomic relationships using probabilistic graphical models...
Measuring and modeling water and nutrient flux between a mid-Missouri stream and forested riparian zone in the central U.S.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
m-1). Annual average stream water NO3- was 0.53 mg L-1, while P, K and NH4+ concentrations were 0.13, 3.29 and 0.06 mg L-1, respectively. Annual average groundwater NO3- was 0.01 mg L-1, while total P, K and NH4+ concentrations were 0.03, 1.7 and 0...
Transportation safety modeling and evaluation : alternative geometric designs, enforcement, and airfield applications /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
. This dissertation focused on developing jurisdiction specific crash prediction models, calibrating existing models, and applying rigorous statistical methods to study the safety effectiveness of these new alternative treatments. This dissertation found that the DDI...
Imaging fiber orientation in articular cartilage using optical polarization tractography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Articular cartilage plays a vital role in providing a low-friction surface between the bones of joints. This mechanical function is highly related to the special collagen organization in cartilage, especially in the ...
Histone H3 phosphorylation and phosphoacetylation in the liver of rats treated in vivo with acute ethanol
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
revealed that histone H3 phosphorylation and phosphoacetylation increases in vivo in liver. H3 serine 28 phosphorylation was more sensitive than serine-10 to low dose of ethanol, 1.75 g/Kg, but both were not observed at 5 g/Kg. In contrast...
Teacher preparation programs and district/school supports for deaf education teachers : a survey of beginning teachers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The purpose of this study is to examine deaf education teachers' perceptions on whether colleges/universities adequately prepared them, as well as, how well districts/schools support them for their beginning years of ...
Molecular physiology and pharmacology of the CFTR chloride channel
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is the only ATP binding cassette (ABC) protein that functions as an ion channel. The clinical importance of CFTR lies in the fact that its malfunction causes the ...
Consumer and descriptive analysis of flavored omeprazole oral suspensions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD, a common and widely prevalent gastro intestinal disease in US population. Lack of suitable liquid dosage forms, ...
Movement and learning in lecture classroooms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This mixed methods research utilized Action Based Learning Theory on a population of undergraduate college-aged students to determine if movement breaks in a predominately lecture-style college class affected a student's ...
Working hard or hardly working : career-related magazine headlines and their relation to anxiety in female readers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
in women, such as anxiety, it was important to understand if career‐related headlines would do the same. 12 women between the ages of 20 and 29 were interviewed and asked questions based on two lists of headlines from the two magazines listed above...
Investigating the role of germline RNA helicase-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The germline specific RNA helicase GLH-1, a constitutive P-granule component, and DCR-1, the riboendonuclease responsible for processing small RNAs ...
Bacteria concerned in the making of salt-rising bread.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1912)
Salt-rising bread is a kind of leavened bread, which is made light not by the introduction of yeast, as with yeast cakes or by mechanical aeration or by carbon dioxide liberated from chemical compounds, such as baking ...
Distance education
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2011)