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We go back: antimodernism in the early Catholic Worker Movement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The Catholic Worker Movement, founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933, is generally thought of as peace and social justice movement. While this has been the case since the founding of movement in 1933, the early ...
Gender, power, madness: the narrative possibilities of hereditary mental illness in Louisa May Alcott's sensation fiction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
While she was better known for her career as a writer of children's fiction, Louisa May Alcott published sensational stories of drugs, madness, and revenge both anonymously and under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard. Since this ...
Conditional direction dependence analysis in linear models with SPSS macros and custom dialogue implementation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
-Carlo simulation studies are reported which evaluate the performance of CDDA. The first simulation study shows that the observed power of DDA tests vary across moderator values when a t hird variable moderators the main effect. The second study shows that, under...
Parametric and optimal design of modular machine tools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Over the years machine tools for manufacturing have developed into two classes. One is the general purpose machine tools, and the other is designed for machining large quantities of a specific part or process. These ...
Neuroscience tools in novel contexts: developing thermogenetics in Drosophila and decoding autonomic activity in mouse major pelvic ganglion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Animal research models provide the opportunity to decode neural activity via the ability to precisely stimulate and record neural events associated with quantifiable circuit and behavioral outputs (Bernstein et al., 2012; ...
A neverending stream : human trafficking in Medieval Europe
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study focuses on human trafficking patterns from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern Era. I argue that while slavery, as a means of compelling ...
Plasmon mass and Drude weight in strongly spin-orbit-coupled 2D electron gases
(arXiv, 2010)
Spin-orbit-coupled two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) are a textbook example of helical Fermi liquids, i.e. quantum liquids in which spin (or pseudospin) and momentum degrees-of-freedom at the Fermi surface have a ...
Structural variation at the KIT locus is responsible for the piebald phenotype in Hereford and Simmental cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The Spotted locus is responsible for white spotting (piebald) coat color phenotypes in cattle. Since the Hereford breed is fixed for this phenotype, we postulate that a selective sweep occurred during breed formation to ...
Blast response of structural envelope elements : LG windows and CFS roof trusses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 5/1/2024] Building safety continues to be a concern due to the increasing number of explosion threats targeting civilian and government buildings. Building envelope elements, such as walls, windows, and ...
The strength of weak ties in online social networks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The use of online social networks such as Facebook.com are hypothesized to be affecting Robert Putnam's (1995) theory of social capital. The research method is modeled after Dhavan Shah's (2005) Information Communication ...
The Brazilian Flute Topic
(2023)
This dissertation studies the connection between the flute, in its materiality and function, and ideas on Brazilianness. A question permeates the narrative I propose: why has the flute become an instrument so representative ...
Missouri football media guide, 1969, Orange Bowl supplement
(University of Missouri--Columbia., 1969)
This brochure has been prepared as a reference for the press, radio and TV announcers covering the Tigers.
Detecting estrus in sows using a robotic imaging system and neural networks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
The global demand for pork products is expected to grow further with the growth of the population. Traditional swine farming presents disadvantages such as low breeding efficiency and high labor cost. Estrus detection is ...
Mizzou, volume 104, number 1 (2015 Fall)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Breast cancer imaging and detection using microwave technique
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Worldwide, breast cancer continues to be the top cause of death among women and the second-leading cause of cancer death after lung cancer. ...
Cell wall metabolite levels as a function of the growth phase in Staphylococcus aureus and library screening for synergistic combinations of FDA approved drugs against methicillin resistant S. aureus
(2022)
Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) based methods for quantifying cell wall biosynthesis intermediates. These include LC-MS/MS methods for quantifying cytoplasmic UDP-linked peptidoglycan biosynthesis ...
Rules for Missouri : ambulance districts
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2020)
"The purpose of ambulance districts (ADs) in Missouri is to "establish and maintain an ambulance service ... and to acquire for, develop, expand, extend and improve such service." (190.060.1[1]). An AD does not have to be ...
Statistical and simulation methods for evaluating stationary and mobile work zone impacts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
In 2014, nearly 10% of overall congestion on freeways was due to the presence of work zones (WZs), equivalent to 310 million gallons of fuel loss (FHWA, 2017a). In terms of safety, in the US, every 5.4 minutes, a WZ related ...
LIFE, liberty & the pursuit of visual happiness : the development of documentary journalism, from magazine picture stories to Netflix serials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This Master's thesis examined what makes photo-journalists fulfilled professionally in the digital video space. Internet video journalism is the latest ...
A case study of the GARROBO Project
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This study explores the changes in the social of the GARROBO project trainees after they join the career-training program. Bebbingtons' (1999) theory of capitals explained how possessing different types of capital or assets ...