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A hierarchical Bayesian mixture approach for modeling reflectivity fields with application to Nowcasting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] We study a hierarchical Bayesian framework for finite mixtures of distributions. We first consider a Dirichlet mixture of normal components and utilize ...
Effects of a self-care deficit nursing theory-designed nursing system on sympton control in children with asthma
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2001)
Asthma is the most frequent reason for preventable hospital admissions among children regardless of race or socio-economic status. Since asthma hospitalizations are preventable, an implicit assumption is that parents are ...
Automating database curation with workflow technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Building scientific databases is extremely difficult and expensive. Costs could be reduced if the experts who curate the deposited data, are provided with data that are reviewed by other experts at lower levels for accuracy ...
On the astromineralogy of the 13 [mu]m feature in the spectra of oxygen-rich AGB stars
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Approximately half the oxygen-rich AGB stars to be investigated spectroscopically exhibit a feature at 13 [mu]. The carrier of this feature has not yet been unequivocally identified, but has been attributed to various dust ...
Tumor-initiating cells in malignant brain tumors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Stem cells have the unique ability to differentiate into the many specialized cells of the body. During adulthood, stem cells remain in the organism and maintain the ability to repair and replenish injured or dead cells ...
Nonlinear intersubband dynamics in semiconductor nanostructures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The intersubband (ISB) dynamics of conduction electrons in semiconductor quantum wells exhibits a variety of interesting and potentially useful nonlinear phenomena. In this work we present three different formalisms which ...
Theory of the two-dimensional airy electron gas: Hartee-Fock and density-functional studies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Transition-metal oxides are one of the most interesting and heavily researched materials in condensed matter physics for the range of unique properties they exhibit, like colossal magneto resistance and high temperature ...
Modeling, verification, optimal design of nonlinear valve spring
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The objective of this study is the optimal design of helical spring based on dynamic criteria. The most important dynamic performance criterion of a helical spring is the resonance behavior, including dynamic stress, coil ...
Theory of lattice effects on magnetic interactions in solids
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This dissertation focuses on studying the effect of lattice distortions on the magnetic properties of nickelates and manganites. These two families of materials have great potential in industrial applications in the fields ...
Computational modeling of the fear circuit : a system approach to understand anxiety and stress disorder
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Computational models are becoming increasingly important to systems neuroscience. In fear learning, although there have been a few attempts at modeling emotional learning and memory in the past, most were limited to ...
Hierarchical spatio-temporal models for ecological processes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Ecosystems are composed of phenomena that propagate in time and space. Often, ecological processes underlying such phenomena are studied separably in various subdisciplines, while larger scale, interlinking mechanisms are ...
Knickerbockers west : how three playwrights shaped the image of the American west
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The American West has remained a compelling force in films, literature and the modern stage, but little research has been directed towards the emergence of the West on the early American stage. The three earliest plays to ...
The eight leaves
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The creative dissertation The Eight Leaves is a deconstructed memoir, composed in a series of inter-connected lyric essays structured in a ring ...
Manual process productivity measurement : for Pre-registration Department in University of Missouri Healthcare
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In the healthcare industry, it is often hard to measure productivity, because the input and the output of the process may be difficult to distinguish ...
Transport, network, and data link layer protocol designs to improve geo-stationary Earth orbit satellite data set transmission performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Geo-stationary earth orbit (CEO) satellites are wireless transmission media that provide near-earth Internet and Intranet data communication, but are limited to low Megabits per second transmission rates and small messages. ...
Multimedia data transmission for mobile wireless applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
In this dissertation, we first address robust multimedia data transmission for mobile application. The first topic is proxy-based handheld device access to live NASA satellite weather images. The second topic is a real ...