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Competing fantasies of humans and machines: Symbolic convergences in artificial intelligence events coverage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This research analyzes coverage of major artificial intelligence events representing the thematic concept of "man versus machine." Rooted in grounded theory and rhetorical criticism, this research applies symbolic convergence ...
Managerial e-learning professionals at the corporate university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This study explores the lived experience of managerial professionals. With the pressures on higher education to generate new revenue streams, specifically the professional life and identity of instructional designers are ...
A mixed method phenomenological case study of how members of a democratic micro school experience leadership and democratic principles
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
, interviews, observations, and other school artifacts. Using six democratic principles and the LMX theory, this study to added to the literature by addressing the experiences of those individuals attending independent schools. Achieving democracy in school...
The essence of servant leadership : a case study of a female administrator in a public school setting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
issues outside her building, and was selfless in her leadership tasks. Finally, the culture of the school supervised by the servant leader was family-oriented, celebrated student and staff successes, and utilized team work for school improvement...
How and in what context do osteopathic medical students learn about interprofessional practice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to explore how and in what context osteopathic medical students learn about interprofessional practice. A mixed method design was used to gather data on attitudes of first- and second-year ...
Volumetric medical image segmentation with deep learning pipelines
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Automated semantic segmentation in the domain of medical imaging can enable a faster, more reliable, and more affordable clinical workflow. Fully convolutional networks (FCNs) have been heavily used in this area due to the ...
The impact of violent video games on executive functioning and aggression
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Previous research suggests a causal link between violent video games and aggression (Anderson; 2004; Anderson & Bushman, 2001), but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, even-related brain potentials (ERPs) were ...
The effects of media framing of political conflicts on party identification and political participation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
coverage on political participation. The results from an experiment conducted in the context of Korean politics were as expected. Strategic coverage engendered negative feelings toward political parties; issue coverage made party identification more...
Application of Wrapper Methods to Non-Invasive Brain-State Detection: An Opto-Electric Approach
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-01-20)
Using a classification guided feature selection (wrapper method) in conjunction with a new performance metric, I present a solution to multi-class subject invariant Brain Computer Interface (BCIs) using electroencephalography ...
Policy analysis using sensemaking : implementation of an ambiguous policy mandate in institutions of public higher education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Institutions of higher education are facing educational policy reform and implementation challenges. In response to external and internal pressures to ...
Explicating the incipits : a writer's journey in Italo Calvino's if on a winter's night a traveler
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Much of the scholarly work on Italo Calvino's If on a winter's night a traveler focuses on the importance of the R/reader in the text by looking at ...
Middle school restructuring and renewal in one Missouri school district from the perspective of a district administrator
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
and reflections, recorded observations of interaction among staff and students, personal conversations and other artifacts. The data was analyzed through meta-learning as it resulted in learning about the process of learning. The action research study was also...
Architectural collages : urban images in Las Vegas hotel/casinos and their production of place
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This essay discusses the Las Vegas hotel/casinos The New York New York Las Vegas, The Paris Las Vegas, and The Venetian Las Vegas as producers of place during the 1990's and early 2000's. This is in contrast to the common ...
Role of the media during political events in authoritarian, democratization and democratic periods in Korea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This research examined the role of the media during three different significant events in political transitions in Korea, namely the Kwangju massacre of 1980, the democratic elections of 1987, and the candlelight protests ...
Blogging for participants: framing the candidate blog for mobilization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
. Participants in a 2 (frame topic: strategy vs. issue) x 2 (frame tone: personal vs. impersonal) x 3 (message repetitions) mixed design experiment (N=162) viewed three political candidate blog posts designed to highlight two frame manipulations. Blog posts were...
Building the future: newspaper culture and innovation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] As the business environment erodes for newspapers and the need for change becomes ever more pressing, it is important to look at how the organizational ...
"When people push us, it just makes us feel better" : a multi-case exploration of the tools, relationships, and contexts of near-peer mentoring for college
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This study sought to explore the unique ways near-peer mentors serving in three different public high schools help historically marginalized students address and overcome informational and psychological barriers to college. ...
Waterproof dress : an exploration of development and design from 1880 through 1895
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Waterproof dress had an important role in the late nineteenth century. Heretofore little research has been done to examine the development and design of this apparel sector. The three types of waterproofing techniques used ...
The development and implementation of a heuristic for teaching reflective scientific skepticism within a socio-scientific issue instructional framework
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
misinformation about a socio-scientific issue such as a disease outbreak, genetically modified foods, or vaccine safety. Other times, as in the case of climate change denial, science ideas may be deliberately distorted in order to manipulate public opinion toward...
Exploring the relation between cigarette smoking and alcohol hangover frequency
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
remained even after controlling for smoking status, suggesting the relation between early hangover and later AUD is not simply an artifact of failing to account for smoking behavior. These findings raise the intriguing possibility that smoking contributes...