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The relationship between Mid-west precipitation rates, teleconnections and blocking in the Eastern and Central Pacific
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
An integral aspect of accurate precipitation outlooks are timely forecasts of teleconnective phase transitions (i.e., the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO)). Through executing ...
Yunnan reggae : music and politics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Reggae music, from its birth in 1960s Jamaica to the current day, has gone through considerable changes and spread global influences. Since The Wailer's release of Catch A Fire in 1973 that hit the world stage, reggae has ...
Enhancement of the cooling performance of microchannel heat sinks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
In this report, four different strategies to enhance the cooling performance of a micro pin fin heat sink are investigated and their effect to improve its cooling efficiency are examined. The employment of nanoparticles ...
Effects of regeneration harvests on stand development and oak (Quercus spp.) regeneration through 15 years in bottomland hardwood forests of Northern Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Bottomland hardwood forests provide important economic and ecological values within the midwestern United States, yet silvicultural guidelines for reaching management objectives have been poorly developed outside the ...
Assessing the biocompatibility of different sizes and concentrations of gold nanoparticles conjugated to decellularized tissue scaffolds
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Gold nanoparticles conjugated to decellularized scaffolds have been studied previously within the fields of tissue engineering and biomaterials. They hold much potential for applications in soft tissue repair and improved ...
Testing the role of corporate social responsibility and crisis response messaging in corporate reputational recovery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The practice of public relations is complex, fluid, and multifaceted (Cancel et al., 1997): Job skills range from relationship building (Wood, 2015), to media relations and crisis communications. Crises draw intense attention ...
Parallel gene upstream comparison via multi-level hash tables on GPU
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The region of DNA immediately in front of a gene body (also called upstream region) contains short (8-20 base) sequence motifs that help to control when that gene is turned on and off. Unfortunately, these motifs are ...
Breeding bird response to pine- savanna and woodland restoration in the Ozark-Ouachita interior highlands
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Savanna and woodland communities have experienced drastic losses in the Midwest within the past century and many early-successional bird species have also experienced sharp population declines as well. Pine- savanna and ...
Photojournalism and post-traumatic stress disorder : understanding how photographs can contribute to stereotypes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 43.8 million U.S. adults -- or 18.5 percent of the total population -- reported having some sort of mental illness in 2013. Only 44.7 percent (19.6 million) of these ...
Increasing Compliance of Diabetic Screening Eye Exams
(2017)
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the principal causes of vision loss in middle-age and older adults
worldwide. This quasi-experimental study examined the impact of patient diabetic retinopathy
education and eye exam ...
Economic and environmental benefits of biotech potatoes with traits for bruise resistance, late blight resistance, and cold storage
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
In 2015 biotech potatoes re-entered the US market after a hiatus since 2001. The JR Simplot Company received regulatory approval for its Innate(TM) 1.0 potatoes that have traits for low acrylamide and resistance to bruising ...
Case report
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-12)
A 62 year old female was admitted to the hospital for elective, two-stage spinal surgery. She had a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, anemia, subclinical hypothyroidism, mild mental retardation, Ogilvie's ...
Genetic linkage of multiple modifications in the pig
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Genetic engineering facilitates heritable modification of target genomes. Modifications can be site-specific or random. Though inefficient, homologous recombination allows for precise genome modification. Random integration ...
High-throughput visual knowledge analysis and retrieval in big data ecosystems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Visual knowledge plays an important role in many highly skilled applications, such as medical diagnosis, geospatial image analysis and pathology diagnosis. Medical practitioners are able to interpret and reason about ...
Glass is a viable substrate for precision force microscopy of membrane proteins
(2015)
Though ubiquitous in optical microscopy, glass has long been overlooked as a specimen supporting surface for high resolution atomic force microscopy (AFM) investigations due to its roughness. Using bacteriorhodopsin from ...
Case Report : Uncommon presentation of pernicious anemia, hypothyroidism, and pericardial effusion
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-01)
Introduction: Pernicious anemia is not commonly investigated as an etiology for Vitamin B12 deficiency. However, it is associated with other autoimmune disorders and may be linked with H. pylori infections as well as an ...
Treatment Options for urinary tract infections caused by extended-spectrum B-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-01)
Increased utilization of antibiotics has contributed to greater resistance among pathogenic bacteria. The prevalence of such organisms has created challenges for practitioners treating bacterial infections. One of the most ...
Overt hepatic encephalopathy : Pharmacotherapy review
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-01)
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) has a large impact on the patient, caregivers, and health care team. From 2005 to 2009, there were 110,000 hospitalized patients in the United States. Overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) may occur ...
Design and testing of optimal personal protective equipment for high energy radiation on earth and beyond
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This study incorporates an experimental and an associated modeling investigation of human protective shielding methodologies for two extreme environments: first responders or military personnel in the case of nuclear or ...
Drinking Water Treatment Waste as an Alternative for Internal Curing and Cement Replacement in Concrete
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)
Concrete can be a highly durable construction material when permeability is low. Hydrating cement paste shrinks through several mechanisms broadly grouped into autogenous and drying shrinkage. These mechanisms cause cracks ...