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The poetics of the medium : aesthetic forms and technologies of the word in the English Middle Ages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation argues that we can understand poetic form in the Middle Ages as language that interacts with its medium. The communication technologies of medieval English...
Nationalization and party system dynamics : how the nationalization of party support and party systems determines the number of parties
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] My dissertation focuses on explaining the number of parties competing in elections within a cross-national perspective. I argue that institutional theories purporting to explain...
Optimality explanations : a new approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Despite its importance, philosophers have found it difficult to say precisely what constitutes a scientific explanation. One of the most prominent approaches is the causal...
Jright-sizing [sic] as an iterative process for the Kansas City, Missouri school district
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Urban education requires leadership and implementation as key drivers of change. However, educational leaders often find themselves at odds with what is best for children...
Spectatorship in the crowd in American literature, 1880-1920
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation examines spectatorship in nineteenth and early twentieth century American literature, focusing on lesser-known texts by Irvin S. Cobb and Miriam Michelson...
Corporate social responsibility in the wood products industry : a consumer perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Consumer perceptions and reactions to corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the wood products industry were explored. This research qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed...
Two essays on investor overconfidence and asset prices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation contains two essays about the impact of investor overconfidence on asset prices. The first essay examines the role of investor overconfidence in explaining...
A retrospective case study : school board micro-management in the Kansas City, Missouri school district
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This different type of dissertation, written in the form of a monograph, includes an article developed from the first chapter, a retrospective case study which investigates...
Identification and characterization of Bacillus anthracis spore-associated proteins
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Bacillus anthracis is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, spore-forming bacterium and the etiological agent of anthrax. Spore formation is essential for persistence in soil...
Mass spectrometry-based seed allergen quantification and applications in seed quality assessment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Incidences of food allergies have doubled in the past two decades, becoming a worldwide public health concern. Together, tree nuts and peanuts cause approximately 80...
Moving beyond color : addressing four barriers and implementing strategies to achieve equitable learning opportunities for all students in urban public school systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This different type of dissertation, written in the form of a monograph, and includes an article developed from the author's chapter, the last chapter in the monograph...
Extracurricular activity programming for grades 6th-8th in a mid-western school district : a program evaluation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions of parents, students, classroom teachers, and administrators regarding extracurricular activity programming (ECA) in a 6...
Mathematics reform in a midwestern district : a case study of mathematics curriculum change
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This case study analyzed participant interview data regarding teachers' perceptions of district and building level support during the implementation of a new mathematics...
Chemical mechanisms of DNA damaging natural products
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Natural products provide both novel molecular structures and new mechanisms that have significant therapeutical implications. The work described here focuses on elucidating...
A case study of international students' goals for academic writing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this qualitative case study is to investigate the nature of international students' experiences with academic writing in English when they came to the United...
The impact of hearing loss on the development of gesture use
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In hearing infants, gesture use has been linked with later language development. Therefore, it is crucial to understand similarities and differences in gesture use in infants...
A case study of youth-adult partnerships in the development of youth & adult social capital : SW Missouri, 4-H engaging youth, serving community project
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand and describe the ways in which youth and adults participating in the Engaging Youth, Serving Community grant project...
Students' perceptions of effective teaching behaviors demonstrated by college instructors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The level of excellence in college and university teaching is now a worldwide concern. Universities are paying increased attention to the quality of the pedagogy practiced...
Sound event detection and extraction for automatic music transcription
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation addresses the problem of automatic music transcription. Transcription is an open problem in the area of musical analysis and audio signal processing, and one...
A model-based, generative and stochastic method for human motion capture using hierarchical particle filters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Searching in probability spaces can prove to be an impractical task due to the high- dimensionality of the state vector. In the context of tracking human pose through image...