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Robust receiver design for RF communication and underwater acoustic communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
with an important issue on equivalent discrete-time channel modeling, as the basis for other topics. Based on the proper channel modeling, a practical Doppler spread estimation method is proposed for mobile orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) systems...
Ecological momentary assessment of affective instability, impulsivity, and alcohol use in borderline personality disorder
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
, and alcohol use using ecological momentary assessment methodology, six times per day for approximately 28 days. Hierarchical linear modeling results indicate a positive relationship between negative affect and impulsivity, when measured concurrently and over...
On- and off-balance sheet credit risk and capital in U.S. banks : evidence of unbalanced panel data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
that involve in securitization from the third quarter of 2001 to the first quarter of 2008. Three simultaneous equations are estimated by using three-stage least squares (3SLS) to account for three endogenous variables, which are capital, on-balance sheet...
Three essays on the demand system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
This first essay investigates how scanner data affect demand elasticity estimates and develops methods for scientists to adapt estimated elasticities to analyses of specific policies. We conduct a meta-analysis of U.S. demand elasticities and find...
The role of tumor-associated macrophages in pancreatic cancer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
limited benefit to human patients. Surgery, as a potential cure, is only available for a small proportion of patients. PaC is resistant to most therapies and has a dense desmoplastic stroma, and most patients die of distant metastasis. Tumor...
Job satisfaction and intent to stay : why nonacademic staff remain in higher education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Nonacademic staff in higher education, also known as support staff, is a necessary and under-researched workforce essential for the success of higher education institutions. The higher education needs emphasized by the COVID-19 pandemic, state...
Activity involvement and place attachment of fish giggers in the Missouri Ozarks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Despite being an integral part of Ozark culture for nearly 200 years, little is known about fish gigging and those who participate in this activity. A mail-back survey was administered to 1,011 licensed Missouri anglers who lived in one of seven zip...
Economic voting in new democracies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
in economic conditions under various socio-economic, institutional, and political circumstances. This study addresses a series of questions related to the nexus between economics and elections in new democracies and makes several important findings...
Adding pieces to the monocytic ehrlichiosis puzzle : treatment, etiology and protection with a canine model
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Infections with Ehrlichia canis cause Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (CME), a disease which causes morbidity and mortality of dogs worldwide. Currently, there are questions...
Information fusion for robust detection of scarce features/objects in high resolution electro-optical satellite imagery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
partitioned into a set of three 3-band images and then fusing the results using fuzzy integrals. We finally demonstrated that bounding-box object detection for SAM TELs could be improved by ensembling/fusing bounding-box results from multiple detectors using a...
Development of a motor unit number estimation technique in normal dogs : a potential biomarker for canine degenerative myelopathy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
). Recently a missense mutation in the canine superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene has been shown to be a risk factor for canine degenerative myelopathy (DM) suggesting homology to familial SOD1 ALS. To date, the LMN component of DM has not been well...
Two essays on food manufacturer resilience: regional factors and workforce challenges
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
to food manufacturer resilience. The first study defines resilience through a workforce lens. Utilizing logit models and Firth's penalized maximum likelihood estimation, it examines what drives worker shortages. Results suggest that food manufacturing...
The impact of crime on birth weight: exploring the definition of residential environment
(2013)
Low birth weight is a prime indicator for infant mortality, is strongly correlated with several life course diseases, and is indicative of future cognitive, developmental and behavioral problems. Furthermore, there is a significant racial disparity...
Evaluating the suitability of the human toenail as a biomonitor for manganese status: the one source cohort
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Numerous studies have demonstrated that the human toenail is a reliable biomonitor for the intake of Se and other elements. The objective of this study was to evaluate the hypothesis that Mn intake is reflected in toenail Mn levels. Interest...
Exchange Rate Policy In Development Theories: To Fix Or To Float In The Case Of Nepal
(2014)
Nepalese currency is pegged with Indian currency since 1960s. Three basic
characteristics of Nepal-India relations have gone into the process of adjustment of exchange
rates (a) high trade openness with India, (b) high ...
The Spoon Toe Site (11MG179): Middle Woodland gardening in the lower Illinois River Valley
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This thesis is an examination of archaeobotanical remains from the Spoon Toe site, a Middle Woodland Massey phase site located in the uplands above the Lower Illinois River valley in Morgan County in western Illinois. The botanical remains from...
Body size and shape in insular environments and applications of the island rule in biological anthropology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The discovery of small-bodied hominin fossils in 2004 on the island of Flores, Indonesia, unearthed a large debate within biological anthropology. This debate has exemplified that there are questions and research areas that biological...
American exceptionalism, missionary politics, and the religious impulse in contemporary foreign policy attitudes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
supposedly engenders a set of attitudes that predispose individuals to engage in moral politics. The analysis of the data suggests that religion's impact on mass foreign policy attitudes is relatively limited in scope. There is relatively little evidence...
The culture wars & political polarization in perspective : why polarization and its perturbations are a persistant [i.e., persistent] puzzle in political science
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Political polarization in the American electorate has received a great deal of attention in recent years with most of the research focusing on social issues and their impact on electoral outcomes. However, scant attention has been paid...
Using population invariance as a criterion to evaluate equating relationship for college basic academic subject examination
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
was found at passing scores that are farther away from the mean, suggesting that the location of cutoff scores impacts classification consistency. When equating samples are small, using cutoff scores may be a practical alternative to better equating...