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The parenting check-up (PCU) : linking assessment to intervention : a brief individualized intervention for adoptive foster families to promote effective parenting practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The Parenting Check-up (PCU) was developed as a parent consultation model that addressed the need for individual adoptive foster families. The PCU ...
Changes in fatty acids profiles after three weeks of high-fat diet feeding in obesity-prone rats
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
High-fat diet (HFD) feeding is commonly used in animal models to induce obesity and metabolic diseases. However, the effect of HFD on serum fatty acid profiles remains unclear. Changes in serum fatty acid profiles due to ...
Adapting multisystemic therapy for disruptive behavior problems in youth with autism spectrum disorder : conceptual and empirical development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Youths with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often engage in serious disruptive behaviors that interfere with their ability to successfully manage ...
Containment in the City: Boundaries, Bodies, and the Politics of Urban Space
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-01-20)
The organization of urban space accommodating the rapid movement of the automobile facilitates a kind of forgetting, through the act of driving, and creates a sense of containment, through the built environment itself. ...
Visual narratives and the portrait busts of Edmonia Lewis
(2011)
This study considers the social and historical significance of the extant portrait busts sculpted by Edmonia Lewis. The Afro-Native American artist is best known for her thematic sculptures such as Forever Free (1867), ...
François Boucher and His Chinoiserie
(2010)
In this master's thesis, I reexamine the Chinoiserie of the French Rococo artist François Boucher (1703-1770). First, I discuss the French concept of China during the first half of the eighteenth century. Second, I analyze ...
VirtualMindTrial: An Intelligent Questionnaire System for Clinical Trail Recruitment
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2010)
The recruitment of human subjects for clinical trials research is a critically important step in the discovery of new cures for diseases. Volunteers are subjected to an elaborate questionnaire process in current recruitment ...
A New Strong Proactive Verifiable Secret Sharing Scheme with Unconditional Security
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2010)
In secret sharing scheme, the master secret and all the private shares (which are distributed by the dealer to the shareholders) are the two secrets which are to be maintained confidentially. In all the secret sharing ...
Application of Wrapper Methods to Non-Invasive Brain-State Detection: An Opto-Electric Approach
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-01-20)
Using a classification guided feature selection (wrapper method) in conjunction with a new performance metric, I present a solution to multi-class subject invariant Brain Computer Interface (BCIs) using electroencephalography ...
Socio-Cultural Communication System--a Communication Mechanism For Multi-Media Information Access System for Non-Literate and Linguistically Diverse Users
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2010)
Current Internet services are not optimal for the access of information for non-literate or linguistically diverse users. Almost all Internet content is available only in written form and still in a limited number of ...
Non-Monogamous Individuals compared to Monogamous Individuals: The Differences in Their Relationships, Specifically Sexual Risk Behaviors and Level of Trust
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-01-20)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between sexual-risk behaviors and relationship style (i.e., non-monogamous versus monogamous individuals). Data were collected from an adult sample (ages 18 ...
Web analytics, social media, and the journalistic doxa : the impact of audience feedback on the evolving gatekeeping process
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
New communication technologies have allowed not only new ways in which the audience interacts with the news but also new ways in which journalists can monitor online audience behavior. Through new audience information ...
Ecomorphological implications of primate dietary variability: an experimental model
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The evolution and function of the mammalian skull and feeding apparatus is intimately related to the mechanical demands imposed by food items. The diets of wild species are often seasonal and thus individuals may experience ...
Validation of a Subject Specific Canine Hind Limb Model with Emphasis on an Anatomical Stifle
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2010)
The objective of this study was to validate a subject specific multibody limb level model of a canine hind limb and incorporate joint level modeling techniques to include an anatomically correct stifle. Experimental testing ...
Soil characteristics and subsequent corn development following partial corn residue removal in a no-till, corn-soybean rotation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
If producers employ corn (Zea mays L.) residue removal for ethanol production, soil and subsequent corn development characteristics could be affected. Little research has evaluated partial corn residue removal from baling ...
A mixed methods evaluation of a tool assessing Adult Learning Theory content in EHR training
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Sophisticated Electronic Health Record (EHR) applications, such as Computerized Physician Order Entry, (CPOE) are being rapidly implemented in a variety of clinical settings. While there is a lack of published research to ...
Stability estimates for semigroups and partly parabolic reaction diffusion equations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The purpose of my dissertation is the application of the methods of abstract theory of strongly continuous operator semigroups (and of evolution semigroups in particular) to study of the spectral properties of a class of ...
A geography of the heart
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-18)
This collection of short fiction and creative nonfiction explores how we navigate our most
intimate and challenging personal relationships, how we use art and writing to try to
understand and articulate the most ineffable ...
Like where you're from is so great
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-19)
The stories in this collection focus on leaving, staying, and coming back to the small town of Buffalo, Missouri, and how those decisions impact the characters who make them.
Three of the stories are centered around Milford ...
You seem anxious
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-18)
This collection of stories explores gaps in human communication, the unknowability
of others, and the anxiety that manifests from social experience. Many of the longer
pieces are rooted in the Lake of the Ozarks, a 92-mile ...