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High-throughput visual knowledge analysis and retrieval in big data ecosystems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Visual knowledge plays an important role in many highly skilled applications, such as medical diagnosis, geospatial image analysis and pathology diagnosis. Medical practitioners are able to interpret and reason about ...
Design and testing of optimal personal protective equipment for high energy radiation on earth and beyond
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This study incorporates an experimental and an associated modeling investigation of human protective shielding methodologies for two extreme environments: first responders or military personnel in the case of nuclear or ...
Drinking Water Treatment Waste as an Alternative for Internal Curing and Cement Replacement in Concrete
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)
Concrete can be a highly durable construction material when permeability is low. Hydrating cement paste shrinks through several mechanisms broadly grouped into autogenous and drying shrinkage. These mechanisms cause cracks ...
The end of Tennessee : a collection of essays
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation analyzes the complications of existing in a violent world as much as it explores formal and experimental narrative techniques. As ...
Three essays on entrepreneurship theory and practice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation investigates entrepreneurship theory through the perspective of empirical study, case study, and the history of economic thought. The ...
Brazen creature
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Brazen Creature spans a young woman's awakening. The poems' concerns are twofold: violence against women and girls that has become rooted in the land, ...
Our family walks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Our Family Walks is a coming-of-age narrative that explores what it means to be an African American/multiracial boy growing into manhood during the ...
Examination of nucleus accumbens mechanisms underlying the motivation for physical activity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Physical inactivity, a primary contributor to numerous diseases including obesity, type 2 diabetes, depression, and dementia, has reached pandemic levels worldwide. Alarmingly, the percentage of individuals engaging in ...
The Relationship between Acculturation, Collectivism, Individualism and Alcohol Use in Mexican Descent Adults Living In The Kansas City Regional Area
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Several research studies have consistently reported that as Hispanic immigrants
become acculturated to American society, their risk for alcohol use disorders increases
sharply. However, many of these studies have used ...
A parametric study of a curved nuclear fuel plate in a narrow channel using numeric fluid structure interaction modeling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
In 2004 the Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) was established by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to quickly identify, secure, remove and/or closely monitor nuclear and radiological materials ...
Vehicle detection using morphological shared-weight neural network in the multiple instance learning framework
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
In this thesis, we design and implement an algorithm for object detection in aerial images based on the morphological shared-weight neural network (MSNN). The multiple instance learning (MIL) framework is used to avoid the ...
The American newsroom in the new era : factors that influence the adoption or rejection of new technologies by non-management newspaper news producers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Today, journalists need to engage in the most advanced technological methods of reaching their audience more efficiently as media professionals now battle a fast spread of unverified news. Journalists need to be quicker, ...
Can mindfulness meditation reduce the tendency to justify the status quo?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
System justification theory suggests that advantaged groups in society frequently express ingroup favoritism and outgroup bias, whereas disadvantaged groups express outgroup favoritism. These tendencies are likely to occur ...
Patient stories in life science and society courses : a versatile teaching tool
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Narratives are widely used instructional tools, and a growing body of evidence supports their positive impact on learning. In the training of health professionals, the inclusion of narratives has been recognized as a ...
The predictability of Northern Hemispheric blocking using an ensemble mean forecast system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Some weather extremes can be the result of atmospheric blocking. Like atmospheric patterns that tend to repeat themselves, atmospheric blocking leads to the stagnation of weather patterns. This repetition can last for ...
Relational intersection of youth sport participation and identity development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Youth sport has continued to grow in attraction, particularly in the United States. Many youth, at younger and younger ages, are entering the confines of sport yet expansive research is still lacking in fully exploring the ...
Looks are situation-dependent properties
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This thesis concerns the distinction between appearance and reality. Particularly, the metaphysical nature of a class of visual appearances that I call "looks." I answer the question of what looks are. My positions constitutes ...
Evaluating the relationship between local food availability and wetland landscape structure in determining dabbling duck habitat use during spring migration
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Wetlands in the Nebraska's Rainwater Basin (RWB) have decreased by 90 percent over the past two centuries and are subject to on-going degradation of quality from urban and agricultural land-use practices. Losses in wetland ...
An evaluation of historical fire occurrence, drought, and the El Niño southern oscillation in the greater Cross Timbers region, U.S.A
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
A concern over wildfire occurrence, and its relationship to drought and a changing climate has brought increased focus to the interface between the public and fire. Multiple factors, including an increase in fuel loading ...
I ain't no size two' : feminist conversations and controversial messages in Meghan Trainor's empowerment songs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Meghan Trainor's brand -- while thoroughly debated among critics and consumers -- provides a gateway to conversations on body acceptance, gender equality, and female empowerment through the use of provocative lyrics, catchy ...