[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor (PBEF) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the salvage pathway of mammalian nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Utilizing 18 months of participant observation, 25 in-depth interviews and numerous textual sources, this research is an ethnography at an elementary, ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The 2007-2009 economic events have renewed interests in the relationship between the financial sector and the macroeconomy and suggested that shocks ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] At the beginning of the 21st century, a number of multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs), known as regional FTAs, have emerged throughout the world. ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) is a validated target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. The discovery of selective inhibitors ...

This thesis examines the personification of death in the Dance of Death depicted in the margins of a French, fifteenth-century Book of Hours. It contextualizes the Dance of Death with regard to its artist and his workshop, ...

This thesis details work performed towards the completion of a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Two topics are discussed towards the study of shock driven multiphase hydrodynamic instabilities. The first topic, ...

Mustard seed meal is the material that remains after oil is extracted from the seeds of plants in the mustard (Brassica) family. When in the presence of water, this seed meal releases compounds that can suppress plant ...

Composite materials have been increasingly used in various types of engineering systems such as aeronautics, aerospace and civil engineering to minimize the structural weight. Viscoelastic layer has a level of energy ...