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The influence of policy change on organizational structure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Public organizations respond to policy change in varied and unpredictable ways. The democratic control of these implementing agents represents one of the greatest challenges in the field of public administration. The current ...
Investigation of smart work zone technologies using mixed simulator and field studies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Safety is the top concern in transportation, especially in work zones, as work zones deviate from regular driving environment and driver behavior is very different. In order to protect workers and create a safer work zone ...
University catalog, 2014-2015
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The catalog is a comprehensive reference for your academic studies. It includes a list of all degree programs offered at MU, including bachelors, masters, specialists, doctorates, minors, certificates, and emphasis areas. ...
The First and second Dalhousie manuscripts : poems and prose
(University of Missouri Press, 1988)
Discovered in 1977 amoung the papers of the Dalhousie family at the Scottish Record Office in Edinburgh and purchased by Texas Tech University in 1983, the First and Second Dalhousie Manuscripts contain, respectively, forty-four and twenty...
The chivalric world of Don Quijote : style, structure, and narrative technique
(University of Missouri Press, 1982)
The purpose of this book is to examine the characters, style, themes, structure, and narrative technique of that chivalric world. I hope to show, among other things, that Don Quijote begins to retreat from his chivalric ...
We must look a long time before we can see : the art and science of Thoreau's early works
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
By the mid-nineteenth century, American Romanticism had replaced the predominant idea of nature as an exploitable resource with a different vision of nature -- one steeped in beauty and reverence. Perhaps no writer has ...
Methodologies for low-rank analysis and regionalization for multi-scale spatial datasets
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 5/1/2024] This dissertation comprises three chapters that focus on developing low-rank modeling and spatial aggregation techniques to overcome the computational and storage challenges associated with ...
Aptamers that bind filovirus GP : a new frontier for detection and neutralization of Ebola and Marburg virus
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Aptamers are single chained, nucleic acid-based affinity probes that bind to their targets with strong affinity and specificity. They are made through an in vitro combinatorial selection method, wherein large libraries of ...
A projection from the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus to the nucleus tractus solitarii is critical for cardiorespiratory responses to hypoxia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The arterial chemoreflex is an essential protective mechanism for adaptive responses to hypoxia. Stimulation of peripheral chemoreceptors initiates a reflex response that generates compensatory physiological responses, ...
Employees' descriptions and management of power-laden stigma in sexual and reproductive healthcare at Planned Parenthood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
, synecdochical stigma, and the abortion stigma hierarchy. Further, the results have the ability to inform destigmatizing campaigns, organizational practices, and employee training that can improve conditions for employees working in stigmatized organizations...
Ecological Regionalism: A Synthesis of Ecological Economics and Organicist Regionalism
(2015-08-04)
To realize visions of regional ecological and economic sustainability—extant the
ecological economics literature—a unified understanding and philosophy of the region is
needed. Additionally, this philosophy needs to be ...
Ultrasonic measurement of stress in steel and concrete
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Advancements in ultrasonic technology may lead to the ability to directly determine stress (strain) in steel and concrete members through measurement ...
On the advancement of core/shell titanium dioxide nanomaterials for microwave absorption
(2020)
Controlling the interactions between incident electromagnetic energy and matter is of critical importance for many civil and military applications, such as photocatalysis, solar cells, optics, radar detection, communications, ...
The recovery project : three dramatic works concerning alcoholism and recovery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
: active alcoholism, acceptance of a problem, and recovery. Sliding into Home is a family tragedy told with a non-linear structure. The Disappointments is a semi-autobiographical inspired work about my journey through treatment. The final play, The Recovery...
Black skin matters : the significance of color in early modern England
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This book explores the impact of stereotypical concepts associated with black skin color in representations of black people during the English Renaissance, namely Shakespeare's Othello (Othello), Aaron (Titus Andronicus), ...
Investigation of CO2 capture systems, Lewis acid-base pairs, and oscillating reactions with electronic structure theory and kinetics-based approaches
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Equilibrium is a key theme in chemistry education. Starting in high school and continuing in freshman general chemistry courses, STEM students have to learn the foundations of equilibria. What is the key concept of an ...
On equity and authenticity: decolonizing imagery of nigeria
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The negative narratives surrounding African affairs in Western media have been documented in numerous studies, but the work processes between African journalists and Western media have been less examined. This study focuses ...
Effects of Flavonoids on Collagen Biostability, Remineralization and Long Term Durability of Natural and Denatured Dentin
(2022)
Collagen biostability in the resin dentin interface determines the longevity of dental composite restorations. Maintaining this biostability becomes even more challenging in the altered and denatured substrate of caries ...
Exploring rural administrator perspectives of the decline in science and math secondary education graduates from a regional public university in a Midwestern state over the last ten years : a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
There has been a marked decline in the number of graduates from the secondary education science and math program at a regional public university in a Midwestern state over the last ten years. Using qualitative and quantitative ...