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Occupy, blockade, circulate : narrating community in 21st century crisis fiction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation looks at contemporary social movements and novels through the lenses of sociology and infrastructuralism. I argue that ...
Potential Mechanisms for Inhibition of Breast Cancer by Novel Azaresveratrol Analogs: Implications of Estrogen Receptor, Estrogen Metabolism and Cell Death Pathways
(2015-06-19)
suggest that estrogen metabolism in the breast may be the mechanism of cancer initiation. Estrogen metabolism in the breast results in increased oxidative stress and production of genotoxic metabolites that form adducts with DNA, eventually leading...
A sense of where they were neoliberals and the Democratic Party in an Era of Challenges and political transformation, 1978-1989
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This Thesis examines the development of neoliberal politics within the Democratic Party, concentrating on the period from 1978 to 1989. The thesis ...
Possibility and Process in Post Secondary Service Work: Constructing a Critical Pedagogy of Service
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
This project examines the worth, experience, and process of post-secondary
faculty service work. Service represents a third of the trifurcated, traditional
understanding of a professor’s work; however, universities and ...
Parsimonious item response theory modeling with different link functions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Traditional item response theory (IRT) models assume a symmetric error distribution and rely on symmetric (logit or probit) link functions to model the response probabilities. However, this assumption does not always hold ...
Toward a Framework for Systematically Categorizing Future UAS Threat Space
(2021)
The development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is occurring as fast or faster than any other innovation throughout the course of human history. Building an effective means of defending against threats posed by malicious ...
Resource extraction, resistance, and religion in Nicaragua
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
My dissertation examines the causes of protest over resource extraction in Nicaragua, and underlines the role of religion as a catalyst for sustained and successful challenges against resource extraction. With few exceptions, ...
A quantitative and qualitative inquiry into classroom incivility in higher education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this mixed method design study was to add to the body of knowledge about classroom incivility in higher education by examining perceptions of both undergraduate university students and faculty by comparing ...
Ozark foothills regional profile
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1975)
"This is an update of the first regional profile prepared by the Department of Regional and Community Affairs. It is hoped that the statistical data and brief analysis will assist communities and regions in evaluating ...
Undergraduate catalog 2008-10, original
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
offerings, organized by the academic units (also may be called colleges or schools) that offer the courses and/or the degrees (major, minor or certificate) that students seek to earn. In addition to the Table of Contents, the Faculty listing and Index...
Investigating the bifunctional chelate approach for radiopharmaceutical development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Radiopharmaceuticals are drugs that contain a radioactive atom for the purpose of imaging or therapy of disease. The type of emission determines the ...
Spatial distribution and historical dynamics of threatened conifers of the Dalat Plateau, Vietnam
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The Dalat Plateau is one of several biodiversity hotspots in Vietnam. It is considered to be one of five centers of plant diversity and one of three endemic bird areas in the country. Almost half of the conifer species ...
Development of high protein soybean experimental lines with enhanced sulfur amino acid content
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Soybean is one of the most important field crops grown in the United States. Commercial soybeans contain about 36 - 40 [percent] protein and 18 - 20 ...
Due Process for Whom?: Evaluation of Sexual Misconduct Policies at Institutions of Higher Education From the Lens of the Respondent
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Critics of the implementation of Title IX at institutions of higher education (IHEs)
argue that due process in the investigation and adjudication of sexual misconduct is severely
lacking. In response, the Office for ...
Controlled Low-Strength Material (CLSM) produced from limestone fines and other byproducts
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
Controlled Low Strength Material (CLSM) or flowable fill mixtures are typically specified and used in lieu of compacted fill especially for backfill, utility bedding, void fill and bridge approaches. This study developed ...
Influence of inert gases on heat and mass transfer in next-generation nuclear reactors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Inert gases cause some unique challenges in nuclear fuel development. In this dissertation, we study the impact of inert gases on the transport behavior in nextgeneration fission and fusion reactors. Uranium--molybdenum ...
Emerging faith boundaries : bridge-building, inclusion, and the emerging church movement in America
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
their relationships with diverse others and how they reconceptualize "us versus them" boundaries. Next, I look critically at how the movement fosters inclusiveness through a set of customs and practices. I also highlight the implicit lines of exclusion that belie...
Regulation of Gene Expression by Non-coding RNAs in Arabidopsis and Brachypodium
(2014)
Expansion of high-throughput sequencing technology has increased our understanding
in the importance of pervasive transcription and the resulting indispensable molecules, noncoding
RNAs (ncRNAs). A significant effort has ...
RF coupling to realistic wire systems in complex environments
(2021)
their predictions. To demonstrate the versatility of the developed techniques, we apply them for the first time to guide and predict EMI to practical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) with realistic shapes, materials, and wire distributions. We conclude by showing how...
Essays on security issuance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
When a firm requires funds for financing operations, managers face several alternatives. Managers may raise funds through the public markets or the private sector. They may issue equity, debt, or a mix of equity and debt. The type of security issued...