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Accelerating data-driven discover in type 1 diabetes: an informatics-based approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a lifelong chronic disease characterized by the absolute or near-absolute loss of insulin. For affected individuals, management of T1D is an unremitting challenge that involves constant blood glucose ...
Stealing Fire
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2015)
The poems that make up this collection tend to play with what is one of the oldest
concepts to exist, transition. This collection attempts to demonstrate the experiences that
generate the pressures required; such as light ...
Three essays on biofuel policies and aggregate supply curve
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The first essay investigates the impacts of Brazil's new biofuel policy, namely RenovaBio. RenovaBio aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector through expansion of biofuels by requiring ...
Discovery of Anti-CD47 Peptides for Cancer Immunotherapy and CD47-mimicking Peptides That Inhibit Phagocytic Clearance of Nanoparticles
(2022)
In the last few decades cancer immunotherapy has emerged as a standard pillar of cancer treatment. Immune checkpoint inhibitors that are currently available target the adaptive immune system, generating T-cell antitumor ...
The origins of Muslim prayer : sixth and seventh century religious influences on the salat ritual
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
While salat is a central aspect of Islamic practice, the way the first Muslims developed the prayer ritual has not been widely researched. This study employs the theory of syncretism to show that religious rituals practiced ...
Preservation and bias in the Cambrian fossil record
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Paleontology views deep time ecosystems through a taphonomic lens, biased and restricted by the controls enacted on each fossil deposit by various environmental factors, and including chemical and biological variables. ...
A Climatology of Northwest Missouri Snowfall Events: Long Term Trends and Interannual Variability.
(V. H. Winston and Son Inc., 2003-01)
The goal of this study was to develop a 50-year statistical climatology of snowfall
occurrences using data from a dense network of cooperative station observations covering
northwest and central Missouri, and these records ...
Social proximity and user-generated health content : an experimental test of perceived source similarity and construal level theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The affordances of the internet, particularly as manifest in social network site platforms, allow for interpersonal mediated communication with socially proximal sources. In a 3 (expert source cues vs. low cues vs. low ...
The effect of the degree of slope and rainfall characteristics on runoff and soil erosion
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1938)
Probing synthesis of L-ascorbic acid in Arabidopsis thaliana genotypes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
L-Ascorbic acid (L-AsA), also known as vitamin C, is a crucial vitamin for both plants and animals due to its antioxidant properties and abilities to scavenge harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, some animals ...
Automated trajectory generation and guidance for a new launch vehicle flight phases
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Much effort has been put into developing technologies for next generation re-usable launch vehicles. Fully re-usable launch vehicles include a booster stage that is designed to land, usually near the launch site, after it ...
Investigating the role of arginine 21 in the structure and function of human [alpha]A-crystallin
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Cataractogenesis in the eye lens occurs as a result of protein aggregation. Of the multiple mutations in [alpha]A-crystallins associated with the ...
Investigating the role of arginine 21 in the structure and function of human [alpha]a-crystallin
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Cataractogenesis in the eye lens occurs as a result of protein aggregation. Of the multiple mutations in [alpha]A-crystallins associated with the ...
The anticipated, actual, and misunderstood value of Federal Work-study: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Financial Aid Awards for first-time college students include a variety of offerings, including scholarships, grants, and loans. One award of financial assistance, Federal Work-study, is different from other types of financial ...
Press Start: Narrative Integration in 16-bit Video Game Music
(2015)
Ever since Pong graced the screens of video arcades, one of the most influential interactions between technology and sound has been the video game console. Over the past decade, scholars have begun to recognize this ...
Bayesian semiparametric spatial and joint spatio-temporal modeling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Over the past decades a great deal of effort has been expended in the collection and compilation of high quality data on cancer incidence and mortality in the United States. These data have largely been used in the creation ...
A microfluidic based biosensor for rapid detection of Salmonella in food products
(Public Library of Science, 2019)
An impedance based microfluidic biosensor for simultaneous and rapid detection of Salmonella serotypes B and D in ready-to-eat (RTE) Turkey matrix has been presented. Detection of Salmonella at a concentration as low as ...
The Evaluation of Permeable Cementitious Media for Nutrient Removal
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)
Excessive amounts of nutrients in surface and ground waters can interfere with the
quality of aquatic and human life. Permeable pavement systems have been studied for
contaminant removal, but there are limitations to ...
APR-246 alone and in combination with a phosphatidylserine-targeting antibody inhibits lung metastasis of human triple-negative breast cancer cells in nude mice
(Dove Medical Press Ltd., 2019)
Background: Approximately 15-20 percent of all human breast cancers are classified as triple-negative because they lack estrogen and progesterone receptors and Her-2-neu, which are commonly targeted by chemotherapeutic ...