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An investigation of the perception of factors associated with daily living activities of comprehensive psychiatric rehabilitation consumers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] For the last 60 years, there has been an increasing number of American adults identified as suffering from one or more severe diagnosable mental disorders that reduce...
Multi-hazard resilience assessment of river-crossing bridges
(2021)
Bridge structures are required to possess high reliability and robustness against the concurrent effect of extreme loads and environmental attacks. To achieve such interrelated goals, it is necessary to assess the system ...
Messaging universal vote by mail : an exploration of the factors that influence message processing for niche policy topics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
According to the federal government, the current model of voting in the United States has changed little since the country's founding even as voting has moved from wooden ballot boxes to electronic voting machines and ...
Comprehensive approach to dietary inclusion of high oleic soybean oil in monogastrics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The banning of partially hydrogenated oils in food processing by the FDA has led to a search for alternative oil sources with a decreased potential for oxidation. While marketed and founded for use in the food industry, ...
Propagation of regional seismic phases (Sn and Lg) in the Middle East and East Asia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
I have studied the propagation of the regional seismic waves (Sn and Lg) in the Middle East (ME) and East Asia. The methods used in this study are : (1) the reverse two-station method (RTM) to determine the attenuation and ...
Investigations of Mississippi valley-type mineralizing fluids via analytical geochemistry, numerical modeling, and experimental geochemistry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) deposits represent enrichments of base metals and other elements up to 1000's of times greater than their average concentrations in the Earth's crust. These enrichments most commonly consist ...
Orogeny-modified lithosphere
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
One of the major mantle reservoirs on Earth is the continental lithospheric mantle. Our understanding of the early continental lithosphere sometimes is limited by its subsequent complex history. Continental tracts can be ...
Retirement Satisfaction of Married Individuals in the Health and Retirement Study
(2020)
High levels of satisfaction in retirement are as much a guarantee as promising immigrants to the United States happiness in their new American life. The authors of the United States Constitution understood this concept and ...
The impact of gender and traditional norm adherence on event-level alcohol outcomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
whether these differences are attributable to a number of factors that differ between men and women, including biological differences, personality traits, mood, and drinking motives. Multiple studies (McCreary et al., 1999; Neve et al., 1997) have...
Investigating the iconnect intervention for students with emotional disturbance in mathematics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Students with or at-risk for emotional disturbance (ED) often struggle socially, emotionally, and academically (e.g., on-task engagement and academic achievement). One of the most effective academic interventions for ...
Early Franciscan painted panels as a response to the Italian Cathars
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The wood-panel paintings created by the Franciscan order in the thirteenth century present a dramatic transition from a static, stoic Byzantine style to increasing degrees of naturalistic, realistic, emotional, and corporeal ...
The Impact of Climate Variability and Land Cover Change on Groundwater Resources in The Niger River Basin
(2021)
that the long-term average annual precipitation (735.09mm) was distributed as 48.10% (353.61 mm) for evapotranspiration, 6.27% (46.11mm) for interception, 45.69% (335.85mm) for surface runoff, and 10.53% (77.44) for groundwater recharge. For the study period...
Enhanced Etoposide Solubility and Anticancer Activity using Complexation and Nanotechnology
(2021)
Etoposide is a first line treatment for different cancer types that can be used either alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents. However, systemic toxicity, variable oral bioavailability, and high drug resistance ...
The effect of gene therapy on the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating progressive and neurodegenerative disease. In early stages of ALS, there are known pathological changes in the structure of neuromuscular junctions (NMJ); however, all ...
Intolerance of Uncertainty and the Physiological Correlates of Anticipation and Appraisal of Affective Stimuli
(2021)
Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is an important transdiagnostic construct found across many psychiatric conditions. This construct is thought to reflect a general tendency to interpret uncertainty as overly aversive, and ...
The nonprofit incorporation of America, 1860-1932
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This project is an examination of the formation of corporatized charitable organizations from 1860-1932. Focusing on six organizations--the United States Sanitary Commission, the Freedmen's Bureau, the Peabody Foundation, ...
The Stress-Buffering Effects of Social Support and Self-Compassion on Subjective Well-Being on Asian Americans: Generational Differences
(2020)
As research showed that first- and second-generation Asian Americans are less likely to reach out to mental health professionals, it is crucial to investigate the coping strategies and resources they may utilize to improve ...
Application of electronic structure calculations to vibrational spectroscopy and gas encapsulation in zeolites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Zeolites are an important class of aluminosilicate materials that have wide applications in heterogeneous catalysis, gas separations, and ion-exchange processes at industrial scales. The desire to continue doing research ...
Towards an integrative transdisciplinary framework for understanding the etiopathogenesis of problematic drinking : insights from deep phenotyping and network modeling for personalized prevention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Background and Significance. Decades of research have consistently suggested that persistent problematic drinking is an etiologically heterogeneous condition. This heterogeneity...
Methodological approaches for sound training in underepresented learners: a case study with american toads (Anaxyrus americanus)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
efforts to better understand the minds of animals have been flourishing, with methodological breakthroughs and a remarkable increase in the number of publications dealing with a wide variety of non-model species. The growing interest in species...