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Analysis of radio communication towers subjected to wind, ice and seismic loadings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The MoDOT radio communication tower network was created in the 1950s and 1960s. There is a need to assess the condition of the towers in the network and also to determine if they are up to date with current codes. A condition ...
From the margins to the majority: portrayal of hispanic immigrants in the Garden Ciy (Kan.) Telegram, 1980-2000
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
At the heart of this study is the role a newspaper plays in the social construction of reality through its portrayal of Hispanic immigrants, assimilation and acculturation. IBP's construction of the world's largest meatpacking ...
The spatial cross-correlation coefficient as an ultrasonic detection statistic
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
In ultrasonics, image formation and detection are most commonly based on signal amplitude. Matched filtering is an amplitude independent approach, but requires accurate template estimation. In this work, we introduce the ...
The Evans function, the Weyl-Titchmarsh function, and the Birman-Schwinger operators
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
We focus on the spectral stability of travelling wave solutions of partial differential equations. First, we use the Gohberg-Rouche Theorem to prove equality of the algebraic multiplicity of an isolated eigenvalue of an ...
Michelangelo's seizure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The following is a book of poems based on the lives of several classic and contemporary painters, including Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Goya, Monet, Renoir, Magritte and many others. While the poems participate ...
Use of non-lethal endpoints to establish water quality requirements and optima of the Topeka Shiner (notropis topeka)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
oxygen, respectively. At 5.52 mg/L of dissolved oxygen, fish vertical position was significantly higher in the water column, presumably in preparation or aquatic surface respiration (ASR). With our thermal swimming tests, the optimum temperature range...
Studies and synthetic methodology of Nampt inhibition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this research is to study and synthesize an array of a highly potent pharmaceuticals that can selectively cause apoptosis in various ...
Between two worlds: Native American representation in print media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
of the articles from both newspapers emphasized the degraded Indian frame. Furthermore, while the Oregonian published articles on Native Americans with greater frequency (twice as many as the New York Times) the Times' articles were longer in column-inch length...
Opto-electronic class AB microwave power amplifier using photoconductive switch technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Next generation land-based, mobile, phased-array radar systems for battlefield applications must meet constraints on volume, weight, power consumption, and data processing capability that are currently not available. The ...
Investigation of the accuracy of Grover's method when solving for the mutual inductance of two single-layer coaxial coils
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
In 1933 Grover introduced a convenient method of calculating the mutual inductance between two single-layer coaxial coils that is still widely accepted as the standard today. He produced tables of numeric values from Clem's ...
Target detection with morphological shared-weight neural network : different update approaches
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Neural networks are widely used for image processing. Of these, the convolutional neural network (CNN) is one of the most popular. However, the CNN needs a large amount of training data to improve its accuracy. If training ...
Roman Egypt : change amid continuity in the art and architecture of an Eastern Imperial Province
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The Roman province of Aegyptus has most often been considered from an administrative, governmental, or economic perspective while its art and architecture ...
An analysis of aspartic peptidases expressed by trophoblasts and placenta of even-toed ungulates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
in and around the catalytic center, and some of those that incurred mutations in the two catalytic aspartates are predicted to be proteolytically inactive. In contrast, most of the ancient PAGs of ruminants and swine, have all the hallmarks of typical aspartic...
Three essays on the relationship between franchising and productivity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This dissertation fills a gap in the literature by exploring the effects of franchising. Much research has been done on the reasons for franchising, but little work has been done on the outcomes from that decision. In essay ...
Inactivation of protein tyrosine phosphatases by endogenous and dietary agents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Protein tyrosine phosphatases are a class of enzymes that control a number of critical signaling pathways inside cells. We have discovered a number of dietary and endogenous agents that are capable of modifying these ...
A life of process and progress: the influence of writer Donald M. Murray
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
With his pronouncement to "teach writing as a process, not a product" in 1972, Donald (Don) Murray (1924-2006) enacted an approach to writing shared by like-minded scholars that would become termed the "writing process ...
Technology for restarting molten salt nuclear fuel chemistry at MU
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Nuclear fuel reprocessing is a responsible choice for the continued expansion of a secure, safe and clean source of energy. While the classical method for recycling nuclear fuel is an aqueous liquid-liquid extraction, the ...
Vapor pressure of RDX - experimental and correlation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Explosive devices are one of the most well known tools used by terrorists and those wishing to cause mass destruction. Current technology cannot detect hidden explosive materials such as RDX, TNT, TATB, and others well ...
The interploidy hybridization barrier in Zea Mays L.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The failure of endosperm development due to interploidy crosses could be due to two reasons, neither of which has been studied on its own. 1) There is an imbalance of inherited imprinted loci in the endosperm (HAIG and ...
Modeling of phototransduction in vision systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
To improve the usefulness of the electroretinogram (ERG) in identifying the sites and mechanisms of adaptation, development and disease processes, a quantitative model was developed based on the biochemical reaction kinetics ...