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Ultrasound assisted liposuction [abstract]
(2010)
The purpose of this study is to examine Ultrasound Assisted Liposuction (UAL) and compare its advantages and disadvantages with traditional liposuction procedures. UAL is a relatively new technology and concept that has ...
"We pay the devil rent for living in hell, 'cause the projects was built on the spot where Lucifer fell" : theorizing Richard Wright's Native son and Iceberg Slim's Pimp as urban neo-slave narratives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This thesis is devoted to arguing for recognition of the urban neo-slave narrative, and to analyzing two examples of such novels: Richard Wright's ...
Framing journalists' kidnappings : a textual analysis of news frames from U.S. and U.K. newspapers covering journalists' kidnappings in the Middle East
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] A textual analysis studied U.S. and U.K. newspaper articles written about journalists kidnapped while reporting in the Middle East to uncover news ...
A quantitative content analysis of shifting dependency patterns in U.S. foreign news content
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] As major U.S. newspapers undergo changes due to new revenue streams, delivery formats and business models, it is important to look at the effect that ...
Performance analysis of parallel flow intersection and displaced left turn intersection designs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The displaced left turn (DLT) (also known as the continuous flow intersection (CFI)) design has proven to be a superior alternative to the conventional ...
Lucky to be alive : scarcity effects on evaluation of life
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The current studies looked to expand upon the wealth of knowledge in the social and behavioral sciences that link scarcity and value. Utilizing ...
From loom to laundry : cloth finishers in the Roman city
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Throughout antiquity, much of the population was employed in cloth-related industries from fiber production to laundering finished clothing. Fulling, ...
Energetic stabilization of the Mizoguchi structure for magnetite by
(American Physical Society, 1993)
In view of some issues raised recently about the electronic structure and the nature of electronic conduction in simple cubic CsSnBr3, we have carried out a self-consistent density-functional calculation of the electronic ...
Kallikrein-5 promotes cleavage of desmoglein-1 and loss of cell-cell cohesion in oral squamous cell carcinoma
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the top 10 causes of cancer deaths worldwide, with a 50% 5-year survival rate, necessitating the discovery ...
The torn page : fashioning identity through Venetian incunabular ornament
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This thesis focuses on a trompe l'oeil motif that mimics torn, tattered and pierced parchment known as pagina strappata ("torn page"). This phrase can ...
Money for Nothing? The Impact of Changes in the Pell Grant Program on Institutional Revenues and the Placement of Needy Students
(American Education Finance Association, 2007)
Using new institutional-level data, we assess the impact of changing federal aid levels on institutional-level Pell revenues. Using various policy instruments associated with Pell generosity, we quantify the sensitivity ...
Semen Quality in Relation to Biomarkers of Pesticide Exposure
(Environmental Health Perspectives, 2003-09)
We previously reported reduced sperm concentration and motility in fertile men in a U.S. agrarian area (Columbia, MO) relative to men from U.S. urban centers (Minneapolis, MN; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY). In the present ...
Deriving Enrollment Management Scores from ACT Data
(IR Applications, 2008-11)
This study is an investigation of the derivation of scores that predict whether or not prospective first-time freshmen will apply or will enroll and whether or not firsttime freshman enrollees will graduate using data from ...
Science Museums and Specialized Content Courses for Prospective Elementary Teachers: Implications for Learning to Teach Science
(2010-10)
This study explores opportunities for preservice elementary teachers to experience science teaching and learning in informal settings and how this complements their learning in a specialized content course for teachers. ...
Agroindustrialization in Emerging Markets: Overview and Strategic Context
(International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2001)
This article offers an overview for a special issue on agroindustrialization. It reviews eleven articles analyzing the agroindustrialization process in Latin America and Asia. It sets out a conceptual framework from the ...
Time-dependent density-matrix functional theory for biexcitonic phenomena
(arXiv, 2010)
We formulate a time-dependent density-matrix functional theory (TDDMFT) approach for higher-order correlation effects like biexcitons in optical processes in solids based on the reduced two-particle density-matrix formalism ...
Analysis of NMPF's Foundation for the Future Program
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), University of Missouri-Columbia, 2010-06)
This analysis provides the quantitative results of eliminating certain aspects of current federal dairy policies and replacing them with the “Foundation for the Future” (FFTF) program. There are four major policy changes ...
Neutron-diffraction study of the solid layers at the liquid-solid boundary in 4He films adsorbed on graphite
(American Physical Society, 1981)
A neutron scattering study of the structure of 4He films adsorbed on graphite is reported. Diffraction from helium monolayers at a temperature of 1.2 K shows the formation of an incommensurate, triangular-lattice solid ...
Collective Excitations in Ethane Monolayers Adsorbed on Graphite (0001) Surfaces
(American Physical Society, 1984)
Inelastic incoherent neutron spectra below 4.1 THz have been obtained for the √3×4 "herringbone" and √3×√3 "on-end" monolayer phases of ethane adsorbed on graphite basal planes. One-phonon cross sections calculated ...
Teaching the Nature of Science Through Inquiry: The Results of a Three-year Professional Development Program
(2010-10)
This study assessed the components of a three year professional development program on
participants' views nature of science (NOS), instructional practice to promote students'
appropriate NOS views, and the influence of ...