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Great Lakes lake trout early mortality syndrome (EMS) : contaminants, thiamin status, and their possible interaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Salmonid populations in the Great Lakes experienced a decline in the early twentieth century, presumably due to over-fishing combined with the introduction of exotic parasites such as the sea lamprey. Despite intensive ...
The unexplored achievement gap: A phenomenological study of the experiences of teachers of elementary school students with attentiondeficit/hyperacitvity disorder
(2014-07-18)
Diagnosis and treatment of students with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) is increasing at a rapid rate. There are a number of problems associated with
ADHD that students may face, including academic ...
Connections and confluences : the personal and artistic journeys in the writing of Survival dance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Ways in which plays are written are simultaneously known and unknown, similar and different. The writing, in general, is guided by traditions of story and theatre. Specifically, the writing is guided by the life of the ...
Factors influencing homeowners' decisions to seek residential energy efficiency knowledge
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Knowledge on energy efficiency methods has been available for decades. The question this study is seeking to answer is "what factors influence homeowners to seek out knowledge on energy efficiency?" This research replicates ...
Critical Incidents in the Development of Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Teaching the Nature of Science: Insights from a Mentor‐Mentee Relationship
(2010-10)
While teacher educators have had some success in helping prospective teachers understand the nature of science (NOS), they have been less effective in helping prospective teachers teach NOS. Though several studies have ...
Quality of life in individuals with eating disorders
(2013)
Quality of life is an important aspect of the assessment of medical and psychiatric disorders,
such as eating disorders. Eating disorders affect both the emotional and physical wellbeing of
individuals who suffer from ...
iHear – Lightweight Machine Learning Engine with Context Aware Audio Recognition Model
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)
With the increasing popularity and affordability of smartphones, there is a high demand to add
machine-learning engines to smartphones. However, Machine Learning with smartphones is typically
not feasible due to the heavy ...
Social Support and Health Behaviors in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Depression as a Mediator
(2015-05-26)
Social support and psychological factors (i.e., depression) have been linked to negative outcomes, such as recurrence and mortality, following a cardiac event. Further, these constructs have been associated with health ...
Whereof we cannot speak
(2014)
Forward osmosis with an algal draw solution for wastewater concentrating and polishing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Forward osmosis (FO) is an emerging wastewater treatment technology capable of high solute rejection by separating water from wastewater across a semi-permeable membrane. However, there is always leaking of ammonium from ...
University student indigenous intercultural sensitivity and short-term study abroad
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
There is an extreme underrepresentation of indigenous peoples within American study abroad programs, and student participants rarely gain an authentic experience, awareness, and intercultural sensitivity towards such groups. ...
MU Guest recital programs, 2021-2022
(University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Music, 2021)
Collection of programs from guest recitals given during the 2021-2022 academic year given by guests of the Department of Music at the University of Missouri--Columbia.
Knowledge of Dental Students with Respect to Orthodontic Diagnosis and Clear Aligner Therapy in Conjunction with a Study of Predoctoral Orthodontic Curricula
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
The purpose of this project was to explore the attitude and knowledge of
dental students with respect to orthodontic diagnosis and clear aligner therapy and
to investigate the predoctoral orthodontic curriculum at their ...
Cultural cognition : the epistemic function of worldviews
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Cultural worldviews -- shared, symbolic systems of meaning that render life interpretable -- provide a great deal of knowledge about the world. Thus, the validity of one's worldview may affect the need to think. The present ...
Exploring the impact of osteoporosis on myogenesis
(2015-05-28)
Aging is accompanied by a significant decline in bone mass and strength
(osteoporosis) and in muscle mass and strength (sarcopenia). These conditions pose a
tremendous threat as each year, one in three older adults living ...
Framework for Automatic Identification of Paper Watermarks with Chain Codes
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
In this dissertation, I present a new framework for automated description, archiving, and
identification of paper watermarks found in historical documents and manuscripts. The early
manufacturers of paper have introduced ...
Magical safe spaces : the role of literature in Medieval and early modern magic
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] My dissertation argues that medieval and early modern English romances provided magic a safe space where authors and audiences engaged with the ideas ...
Information fusion for robust detection of scarce features/objects in high resolution electro-optical satellite imagery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
We conducted research to develop and test methods to improve the detection of scarce objects in high-resolution electro-optical satellite imagery. We demonstrated improvements through various forms of information and data ...
Lost in translation? : transformations of federal policy intentions for effective professional development in statewide policy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Teacher professional development is a key policy lever to redress ongoing concerns about teacher quality and student academic success. This policy lever ...
Nam mihi carmen erit Christi vitalia gesta : book one of the Evangeliorum libri iv of Juvencus and the evolution of Latin epic in late antiquity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This thesis presents the text of Book One of the Evangeliorum libri IV of Juvencus with a facing English translation. This fourth-century poem of 3,200 hexameters and four books is one of the least studied Latin epics and ...