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Paying attention to binding: is the associative deficit of older adults mediated by reduced attentional resources?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
One notion put forth to explain age-related, episodic memory problems is the associative-deficit hypothesis, stating that they are due to older adults' decreased binding ability (i.e., their ability to encode separate components into a cohesive unit...
Designated hospice rooms in nursing homes : a new model of end-of-life care
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
An aging population, the prediction that approximately 40% of elderly Americans will die in a nursing home by the year 2020, and a paucity of nursing homes designed to meet the needs of dying residents is creating the perfect storm. In an effort...
Adaptive bilateral extensor for image interpolation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
A novel algorithm for image interpolation, referred to as adaptive bilateral extensor interpolation, is proposed in this thesis. It combines useful features of an extensor based algorithm, utilizing a non-linear mapping between Euclidean distances...
Age effects on reproductive behavior in the treehopper umbonia crassiscornis (Hemipera: membracidae)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
In many animal species females select mates based on male age. This choice is often linked to the reproductive benefits females derive. Age-based choice is also influenced by variation in the ability of males to find and solicit matings from females...
Online media attribution of pipeline infrastructure failure, sourcing and the public health model: a content analysis of news stories on water and wastewater pipeline failures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The following study is a content analysis on how online media covers pipeline failure in North America. It uses the Public Health Model of Reporting, Sourcing and Attribution Theory to answer questions related to the cause and consequences...
Assessing the resolution effects of digital elevation models on automated floodplain delineation : a case study from the Camp Creek Watershed in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Automated floodplain modeling commonly requires Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) to represent the topography. As a raster representation of the Earth surface, changing a DEMs resolution (data cell size) has a profound impact on the floodplain...
Identities on the line : youth, internet use, and citizenship in Kyrgyzstan
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation examines the interaction between identity and Internet use in the everyday lives of urban youth in Kyrgyzstan. Using a "quick ethnography" (interview...
Vasubandhu's consciousness trilogy: a Yogacara Buddhist process idealism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This work is a philosophical investigation into Vasubandhu's consciousness trilogy, comprised by the Trisvabhāva-Nirdeśa ("Instruction on the Threefold Own-State-of-Being,") and the Vijñaptimātra-Kārikas ("Verses on Consciousness...
The effects of age and gender on optimistic bias and stereotype salience for cardiovascular disease in college students
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-08-17)
to determine if a model's characteristics affected optimistic bias and stereotype salience for CVD. It was hypothesized that individuals randomly assigned to an age and gender consistent condition would have the greatest reduction in scores on optimistic bias...
Efficient H.264 video coding with a working memory of objects
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
, compresses the video streams which are then transmitted to a remote end for information analysis or archived in a storage device. In these types of video monitoring and surveillance scenarios, the video frame rate is often set relatively low...
Effects of adrenoreceptor activation and aging on skeletal muscle arterioles at rest and during rapid onset vasodilation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
]AR activation on the spread of ROV within contracting muscle, 2) the functional [alpha]AR distribution in locomotor muscle of the mouse, and 3) the influence of [alpha]AR on ROV during aging. In arterioles of the gluteus maximus muscle (GM), I tested...
Determination of scour susceptibility through rapid assessment
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-21)
A need existed to efficiently predict the potential scour that could be expected at nearly
20,000 existing off-system bridges in the State of Kansas to assign a National Bridge Inspection
Standards (NBIS) Item 113 coding. ...
Interviews with founders of twenty-four-hour local cable news channels: why and how they started the business
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
include News 12 Long Island, Newswatch 15, Orange County Newschannel, New York 1, New England Cable News, and ChicagoLand TV. Twenty-four- hour local cable news channels were one of the first attempts to repurpose a local news product on another medium...
Use of the veterinary medical database to update the veterinary oncology literature
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
representative of the general population than some people have suggested. In chapter 3 we discuss how the VMDB can be used to provide important tumor incidence data. We also discuss how that data may play a role in making future research decisions. In chapter 4...
The strength of weak ties in online social networks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
such information dissemination leads to the generation of social capital. Future studies focusing on specific features of online social networks that enable communication and civic participation are recommended, as is a comparison between levels of social capital...
Experimental evaluation of intravascular flow meter and miniature RFID antennas using MEMS pressure sensors and flexible PCD techniques
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-17)
A testbed for flow meters was built and validated. The testbed targeted intravascular
pressure and flow monitoring applications. The testbed consists of a data acquisition system
and two MEMS pressure sensors (SM5108). ...
Isopropyl alcohol to counteract effects of freezing on extended-storage alginates
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-07-08)
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of freezing and isopropyl alcohol
(IA) on two extended-storage alginates. Impressions were made of a custom stainless steel
model of known dimensions and stored for ...
Design of a signal scavenging sensor system for passive monitoring in elder care technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
to ameliorate the problems of aging such as loss of balance and falls, causing a potentially serious injury. The thesis investigates the variation in the power of the signal from the foil sensor after being touched or stepped utilized for sensing and detection...
Evaluation of the Private Forestland Ownership Paracelization and its effects on the forest landscape in the southeastern Missouri Ozarks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This study investigates the impacts of the forestland ownership parcelization on species composition, age structure and spatial pattern of the forest landscape. First, a computer model was developed to create ownership patterns characterized...
Processing speed and working memory training in multiple sclerosis: a blinded randomized controlled trial
(2013)
Between 40-65% of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience cognitive
deficits associated with the disease. The two most common areas affected are information
processing speed and working memory. Information ...