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MU Large ensemble recital programs, 2021-2022
(University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Music, 2021)
Collection of programs from ensembles given during the 2021-2022 academic year given by students and faculty of the Department of Music at the University of Missouri--Columbia.
The effects of Roman expansion in the Middle Tiber Valley : Ameria and its environs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2024] This dissertation constitutes a micro-history of the town of Ameria (modern Amelia) located in the Central Italian region of Umbria from 700 BCE to 300 CE. By reducing the scale of analysis to ...
Job satisfaction of Missouri high school principals as measured by the Minnesota satisfaction questionnaire
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
There is a lack of information regarding job satisfaction among high school principals in the state of Missouri. For this study, 108 high school principals in the state of Missouri responded to an internet survey using the ...
Three essays on higher education outcomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
. Program adoption reduces bachelor's degree holders in rural counties by 1.2 percentage points. The second essay measures the impact of honors college participation on collegiate outcomes at a large, public-land grant midwestern university by leveraging...
Leadership challenges to public secondary school principals in the era of education reform and cultural unrest in border provinces of southern Thailand
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
with the new National Education Act (NEA) of 1999, principals encountered three main leadership challenges. Those leadership challenges were: a) working on new administrative structure and management systems, b) dealing with financial management, and c) dealing...
Rationalizing violence : examining discourse and school closures in Washington, D.C., public schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] From 2008 to 2014, the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), in Washington, D.C., underwent school consolidation and reorganization that led to 38 public school closures...
Veterinary Medical Review, vol. 22, no. 1 (2007)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. College of Veterinary Medicine, 2007)
Veterinary Medical Review is a publication of the School of Veterinary Medicine which highlights the mission and accomplishments of the college to a professional audience. ; Issued by: the College of Veterinary Medicine,1974-Jan. ...
"You say diversity, we say adversity" : white nationalism, student protest, and administrative diversity discourses in the neoliberal university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] This dissertation explores the contemporary landscape of the neoliberal PWI university through multiple discourses surrounding issues of inclusion, diversity, and equity. Using the University of ...
Three essays on agricultural price volatility
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
estimation of the cash-futures price dependence relationship and a coherent C-VaR-approach optimal futures exposure determination based on simulated data in response to situations where the preference-free optimal hedge ratio no longer exists and the minimum...
The use of pluripotent stem cells as a model for early human placentation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
) and inhibiting the signaling pathways that maintain the pluripotent phenotype (FGF2 and ACTIVIN A). The central theme of my dissertation has been to use these stem cellderived TB to model the early placental structure known as the primitive syncytium. My research...
Towards real-time object detection on edge with deep neural networks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Despite being a core topic for more than several decades, object detection is still receiving increasing attentions due to its irreplaceable importance in a wide variety of applications. Abundant object detectors based on ...
Uterine regulation of preimplantation embryo development in fertility-classified heifers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
-classified heifers to investigate conceptus development and uterine biology in two time points: (1) day 14, to investigate conceptus development prior to the period when pregnancy induce changes are detected in the endometrium transcriptome; (2) at day 17...
You Can Play, but Can You be Yourself: How LGBT and Non-LGBT Student-Athletes Perceive the Climate of NCAA Division I Athletic Departments
(2016)
In recent years, the American public has offered growing acceptance of lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities, as evidenced by the legalization of same sex
marriage (Obergefell v. Hodges, 2015), the ...
MUtation, 2008
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Yearbook for the University of Missouri--Columbia School of Medicine.
NGOMSL simulation model in an emergency department
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The aim of this thesis is to develop and calculate workload using a natural goal operator method and selection rules language (NGOMSL) model to evaluate ...
Looking broadly and deeply into perspectives of local climate change impacts among visitors to Missouri state parks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Missouri's outdoor recreation resources provide numerous mental, physical, and social values to millions of people each year and serve as a major ...
Low strength wastewater treatment using emerging anaerobic treatment processes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Anaerobic treatment is a promising and energy saving process for low-strength wastewater treatment. Roles of half saturation constant (Ks) and maximum ...
Homeless not hopeless: understanding how graduate students who experience homelessness and housing insecurity successfully navigate their education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
as other compounding factors such as food insecurity, for many, this dream may be deferred. According to the National Center for Homeless Education (2017), for the 2016-2017 academic year, more than 30,000 college students reported on their Free Application...
Calling the shots in negotiations : the effects of self-efficacy, cognitive style, goal orientation, information about past performance, and opponents' behavior on negotiators' risk taking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
alternative to a negotiated agreement (known as BATNA), (2) revealing one's payoffs, and (3) making high demands (or low offers). The six independent variables I examine are: self-efficacy, cognitive style, goal orientation, information about negotiators' past...
Using a vertical integration of Doppler-derived divergence to assess thunderstorm updraft/downdraft characteristics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Analyses of thunderstorm updraft and downdraft characteristics, such as magnitude and size, can reveal essential information pertaining to the strength of the thunderstorm itself. Such information can aid in assessing the ...