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Numeric modeling of a micro-scale differential thermal calorimeter for the purpose of cryopreservation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Cryopreservation requires biological material to be stored at temperatures well below the freezing point of water. During the process of cryopreservation, the cooling rate should be carefully chosen to avoid cell damage ...
Mobile truck entrepreneurship: motivations and strategies of non-food mobile retail truck entrepreneurs in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This dissertation set out to explore the emerging phenomenon of modern mobile retail trucks opening for business across the United States starting in the early 2010s. Thirty-one participants were interviewed, and the data ...
Mortality Risk Among Patients Who Present to Hospitals with Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
(2021)
(median age 64 [IQR 55-74], 31.6% female, 56.6% white), 8141 (60.6%) died. Higher age, non-shockable cardiac arrest rhythm, not having sustained return of spontaneous circulation upon hospital arrival, and total resuscitation time on scene were most...
Cryo-EM reveals how adeno-associated virus engages its receptor AAVR and an investigation of the GPR108 ectodomain
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
the possible interactions between AAV2 and an uncharacterized protein that has been shown to be important in AAV entry for some serotypes, GPR108. We show that AAV2 preferentially binds to our expressed GPR108 constructs, implying that there may be a direct...
Publications (Missouri Cooperative Extension Service, 1982)
(Missouri Cooperative Extension Service, 1982)
This is a list of popular University of Missouri Publications.
Temporal decision making using unsupervised learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
With the explosion of ubiquitous continuous sensing, on-line streaming clustering continues to attract attention. The requirements are that the streaming clustering algorithm recognize and adapt clusters as the data evolves, ...
Three Essays on Monetary Sovereignty
(2022)
This dissertation examines the current economic understanding of Monetary Sovereignty through the role of the state’s currency in an economy. It recognizes that, internationally, Monetary Sovereignty is not an equal status ...
The design of ultrafast routes to synthesis carbon nanotubes by microwave
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Carbon nanotubes are seamless cylinders of carbon skeletons with hexagonal honey comb structures. It also could be seen as the rolling of one or more ...
"Something at Least Human": Transatlantic (Re)Presentations of Creole Women in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
(2015-06-19)
Throughout the nineteenth century, Creole women were consistently idealized,
exoticized, and demonized in literature and culture on both sides of the Atlantic. While
the term Creole is still hotly contested even today, ...
Biology of uterine glands : impact on reproductive function
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
-endometrial interactions and coordinate on-time implantation and stromal cell decidualization, thereby impacting embryo viability and pregnancy success. These studies also identified novel glandular factors that may be of significance to implantation and post...
Biology of uterine glands : impact on reproductive function
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
-endometrial interactions and coordinate on-time implantation and stromal cell decidualization, thereby impacting embryo viability and pregnancy success. These studies also identified novel glandular factors that may be of significance to implantation and post...
Developing and Utilizing Multivariate Stochastic Wireless Channel Models
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Developing accurate channel models is paramount in designing efficient mobile communication systems. The focus of this dissertation is to understand the small-scale
fading characteristics, develop mathematical tools that ...
A model for examining the effects of fake news and social endorsement cues on information seeking about public health risk
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This study investigates the effects of fake news and social endorsement cues (e.g., number of likes and shares) of social media on individuals' information seeking intentions in the context of public health risk. Particularly, ...
Tempting the miracle : sacred theatre, or exploring Suzuki/Viewpoints and composition in directing John Pielmeier's Agnes of God : an auto/ethnographic memoir
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
In December of 2008, I directed John Pielmeier's Agnes of God as part of the University of Missouri-Columbia's academic year season. I took this opportunity to seize the moment and, through intense actor training and an ...
Red lion in winter : the life and times of Claude M. Lightfoot
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
"In August 1985, a 75-year-old man in South Chicago saw an eviction in progress at 8051 South Yates Boulevard. Movers carried the family's goods and possessions out to the street, as police watched nearby. For the old man watching on Yates Boulevard...
Establishing the posh scaffold as a novel therapeutic target for treatment of B cell leukemia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family, regulates cell survival and death in response to cellular stimuli. Cell stressors predominantly induce sustained JNK activity and apoptosis, with chemotherapeutic drugs initiating JNK-mediated apoptosis in leukemic B cells...
Teacher opportunities to learn: responses and recommendations of grades 6-12 mathematics teachers from one district
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This is a case study of one district, examining secondary mathematics teachers' perceptions of professional learning and teacher professional development. Research questions include: a) Why did the teachers from this ...
An analysis of livestock marketing patterns in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1960)
"Missouri is fortunate in its strategic location near the heart of the grain belt east of the Great plains cattle producing areas and on the western fringe of concentrated centers of population. A combination of favorable ...
Resource extraction, resistance, and religion in Nicaragua
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
My dissertation examines the causes of protest over resource extraction in Nicaragua, and underlines the role of religion as a catalyst for sustained and successful challenges against resource extraction. With few exceptions, ...
Growing and marketing Chinese chestnuts
(University of Missouri Extension, 2022)
"Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima) is an emerging tree nut crop for Missouri and throughout the eastern half of the United States. Chestnut cultivation for nut production in the Midwest and eastern U.S. is accelerating, ...