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Balanced entertainment: motivations behind watching cable news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Cable news networks have a peculiar dynamic with their audiences compared to other television news mediums, as their privatized, highly competitive nature means they are especially dependent on attracting audiences and ...
Patient adherence to orthopaedic treatment plans : toward patient-centered definitions, measurement, and management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
-adherence and associated patient outcomes. To diversify the applicability of this research, the fourth study characterized the range of biopsychosocial and demographic factors that impacted no-show rates in an orthopaedic trauma patient population. Finally, adherence...
Evolution, transmission, and clinical impacts of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2024] Influenza and coronaviruses are leading causes of human respiratory diseases, causing substantial global impact. The ongoing evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses continues to trigger ...
The non-sequential path between indigenous social movements and collective rights in Latin America : the role of organizations and institutional conditions to tell the story
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Why do some countries in Latin America have a strong inclusion of collective rights for indigenous people while others do not? What are the ...
"Slaves to rum" : alcohol, temperance, and race in America, 1800-1920
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Black men and women heralded the cause of the temperance movement, the organized push to ...
In front of the lens : the expectations, experiences, and reactions of visual journalism's subjects
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Visual journalism is a curious form of social interaction usually involving strangers and the process of transforming one's private life into public spectacle. Sometimes...
Direct simulation Monte Carlo for modeling spatially homogeneous multi-component aerosols
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Nuclear aerosols generated under normal operational and post-accident reactor environments are of particular importance in estimation of the nuclear source term. Several light water reactor aerosol containment experiments ...
To whom much is given: a study of Black female leadership within the context of spouses of historically Black college and university presidents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Black women have engaged in the uplift of the Black race, community and family since the Atlantic Slave Trade forced their arrival on the Eastern shores of the United States. This research project explored and recorded the uplift efforts of Black...
Children's evaluation of everyday social encounters questionnaire -- short form validation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The main goal of the current study was to validate a short form of the Children's Evaluation of Everyday Social Encounters Questionnaire (ChEESE-Q). In order to do this, we administered a two-vignette version of the ChEESE-Q ...
The effects of Instagram's idealized portrayals of motherhood on new mothers' well-being
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Similar to how early mass media idealized the experience of motherhood through content such as celebrity mother profiles in magazines, social media is now disseminating idealized portrayals of motherhood that may be putting ...
A case study examining the transformative impact of a civil discourse program at a Midwestern state university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Adopting the first five phases of Mezirow's transformative learning theory (Mezirow, 1978; 1990; 1994; 1997; 1998; 2009; 2018) as a framework, this study examined the impact of a Midwestern university civil discourse program ...
Influence of ground tire rubber on stone mastic asphalt mixtures and preliminary sustainability studies on rubber-modified asphalt pavements
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
to assess GTR as viable means modification suitable for SMA pavements, with respect to the extreme climatic conditions of Missouri. To achieve this, two GTR-modified SMA mixes with 10 percent modification were compared against an unmodified SMA mix. A suite...
Reliquaries, tapestry, and still life painting : the mutability of bodies and bodily ideologies from Medieval to early-modern Europe
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This thesis considers how human, animal, spatial, and material bodies function within diverse systems of knowledge. In the context of this ...
Development and validation of the teacher SEC scale (T-SECS) using Item Response Theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] The purpose of this dissertation study was to develop a comprehensive and effective self-report scale, Teacher Social-Emotional Competence Scale (T-SECS) using Item Response Theory (IRT) to measure ...
Kinematic assessment for stroke patients in a stroke game and a daily activity recognition and assessment system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
the procedure and evaluate patients' recovery progress. Following the in-clinic visits, additional home practices are tailored and assigned to patients. The in-clinic visits are important to evaluate recovery progress. The information collected can then help...
Changing the narrative : best practices for writing fair stories about undocumented immigration
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
by using dehumanizing language as well as harmful metaphors to describe undocumented immigrants in their stories. The purpose of this project is to improve coverage of undocumented immigration by highlighting best sourcing practices from accomplished...
Characterizing territoriality and the mechanisms that mediate it in female Anolis gundlachi lizards
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Territoriality is a suite of behaviors through which animals secure access to particular areas or resources. It is prevalent across animal groups and has the potential to exert substantial influence on fitness by mediating ...
From Pan to Plate: Cased Images of the California Gold Rush, 1849-1865
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
After President Polk’s announcement in December 1848 of the gold discovery in
California, thousands flocked to the region. Lured by the ready market of potential
customers, daguerreotypists also made their way. The ...
Interactive, multi-purpose traffic prediction platform using connected vehicles dataset
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Traffic congestion is a perennial issue because of the increasing traffic demand yet limited budget for maintaining current transportation infrastructure; let alone expanding them. Many congestion management techniques ...
Information about, not from : investigating business with accountability in mind
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
to power can skew journalism away from the public interest, but there are strategies reporters can use to avoid this “media capture.” This study provides practical advice on how journalists can hold businesses accountable....