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3D printing of active polymeric materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Learning from nature livings, especially those that can respond to the stimuli and change the shape, is attracting increasing interests in a wide ...
Effective Surface Areas and Adsorption Capacity of Graphene with Vacancies
(2023)
Graphene has been heavily researched since Geim and Novosolov won the nobel prize in physics for its mechanical exfoliation from graphite. The atomically thin crystal of carbon atoms has been reported to have novel properties ...
MU Special event programs, 2013-2014
(University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Music, 2013)
Collection of programs from special events given during the 2013-2014 academic year given by guests, students, and faculty of the Department of Music at the University of Missouri--Columbia.
Debt maturity structure and forward-looking disclosure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
This paper examines how corporate debt maturity relates to forward-looking disclosures. I find that higher levels of short-maturity debt are associated with increases in forward-looking disclosures, consistent with firms ...
"Should I keep running if nobody sees me as a runner?" : How runners with diverse body sizes perceive Runner's World's lack of inclusive representation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Runner's World is the ultimate guide to running. The magazine offers training tips, dietician-recommended recipes, gear guides, profiles on recreational and elite runners, and more. By design, Runner's World is meant to ...
A New Approach for Fast Processing of SPARQL Queries on RDF Quadruples
(2015-06-19)
The Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a standard model for representing
data on the Web. It enables the interchange and machine processing of
data by considering its semantics. While RDF was first proposed with the ...
Pedagogical literature for violists: selected studies from Lillian Fuchs's 16 Fantasy Études and corresponding orchestral excerpts
(2013)
Few colleges and music festivals offer intensive orchestral studies programs as part of the string department curriculum, and those that do focus solely on excerpts and audition preparation. This dissertation proposes a ...
Mixed quantum-classical simulations of intersystem crossing in the exit channel and vibrational adaptive sampling configuration interaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
A computational study using mixed quantum-classical surface hopping simulations was performed for the reaction of O(3P) with dimethylamine and trimethylamine. These reactions produce an OH radical and while the OH radical ...
Business and editorial practices in digital native media in Mexico: an investigation into media routines
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The current Mexican news market for online news is composed of legacy media companies that migrated to the internet, as well as media outlets that were born on the internet, known as digital native media. This new generation ...
The evolution and genetic basis of complex traits in Drosophila melanogaster
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The current climate crisis, increasing habitat fragmentation, deforestation, the number of extreme weather events, contagious diseases, and more are major environmental stressors that threaten the survival of every species ...
School-aged children's awareness of their own working memory contents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Working memory researchers in psychology have long wondered about how the mind organizes the many different pieces of information that must be maintained at any one time in order that the individual may carry out daily ...
O, Beastly Jew!: Allegorical Anti-Judaism in Thirteenth Century English Bestiaries
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
This thesis outlines the traditional anti-Judaic allegories found in the medieval
bestiary genre, demonstrates the transformations of these allegories within the English
scriptoria, and examines how these allegories ...
Pixel level pavement crack detection using deep convolutional neural network with residual blocks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Road condition monitoring, such as surface defects and pavement cracks detection, is an important task in road management. Automated road surface defect detection is also a challenging problem in computer vision and machine ...
Oncology Patient Education by a Nurse Practitioner and Stress Reduction
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2020)
According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 1.7 million new cancer cases were
diagnosed in 2018. With a new diagnosis of cancer, patient education can be used to decrease
anxiety about the diagnosis and ...
Between a nuclear family and a stepfamily : growing up with married biological parents and older half-siblings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Shared children in stepfamilies (i.e., those who are born into the repartnered family; they live with married biological parents and older half-siblings) have been found to fare worse than other sibling groups on a variety ...
The racialization of Islam in Germany
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The discussion surrounding Islam's place in Germany is far from new; Islam is the third largest religious tradition in Europe, trailing Protestantism and Catholicism. Germany and France have the highest population percentage ...
An optimization model for the World Food Programme's "protracted relief and recovery operations" in Chad
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This thesis presents an optimization model for the World Food Programme's policy in Chad-Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations (PRRO). Chad is a landlocked country in Central Africa and around 87 percent of population ...
Exploring behavior on Facebook during the 2016 presidential election
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This research explores behaviors on Facebook during the 2016 presidential election. Rooted in selective exposure theory, the study builds on established quantitative research. Prior research has shown social media users ...
Watershed Analysis and Urban Stormwater Solutions for the Crossroads District of Kansas City, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
The Crossroads District of Kansas City, Missouri is an urban area that receives runoff
from many other parts of the city. More than 1,800 acres of drainage area supply runoff to
this district and have many different ...
Knowledge of Dental Students with Respect to Orthodontic Diagnosis and Clear Aligner Therapy in Conjunction with a Study of Predoctoral Orthodontic Curricula
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
The purpose of this project was to explore the attitude and knowledge of
dental students with respect to orthodontic diagnosis and clear aligner therapy and
to investigate the predoctoral orthodontic curriculum at their ...