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Barriers to Social Change: Neoliberalism and the Justification of the Status-Quo among Low-Income African Americans
(2016)
Neoliberalism has been the dominant political-economic model in the United States
since Ronald Reagan’s election in 1980 (Harvey, 2005). Few studies have shown how the
political-economic model of neoliberalism influences ...
Impact of social networks on well-being : evidence from Latino immigrants in non-urban Missouri communities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
of social capital on well-being. A three step approach is used to test this general hypothesis using Latino immigrant household survey conducted in three areas of rural Missouri as primary source of data. The first step uses a binomial logit regression...
Shakespeare's vast romance : a study of The winter's tale
(University of Missouri Press, 1980)
In the past few decades, no group of Shakespeare's plays has increased more in public and scholarly esteem than the four late comedies - Pericles, Cymbeline, The Winters Tale, and The Tempest - generally collected in modern editions under...
Nomadic learners : an investigation of perceived affordances across formal and informal learning environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Learning environments play a critical role in learning outcomes. This ethnographic case study investigates adolescent students' use of formal and informal learning environments and their self-regulated learning and technology ...
African American female millennials' sense of self in higher education support roles
(2020)
Historical and cultural images may influence younger African American women’s sense of self in higher education (HE) support roles. However, Black women’s spirits of survival and resiliency have passed from generation to ...
Yeast mutants containing elevated methionine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1983)
Yeasts are deficient in methionine which restricts the nutritive value of the protein. The objective of this research was to produce a methionine-rich mutant. Mutants of Candida tropical is ATCC 1369, Candida tropica!is ...
Evaluation of the bonus fishery created by the low-density stocking of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) in Bull Shoals Lake
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Bull Shoals Lake is a large impoundment of the White River system in Missouri- Arkansas. Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis; STB) have been experimentally stocked into Bull Shoals since 2013 to create a low-density trophy fishery. We addressed...
The identification of prehistoric Amazonian slash-and-burn cultivation practices using agent-based modeling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The Amazonian Slash-and-Burn Model and the Succession Model, both agentbased models, were developed to help address how much influence prehistoric Amazonian populations practicing slash-and-burn cultivation had on their ...
Social Anxiety Among Black Women
(2023)
Social anxiety disorder is one of the most prevalent and chronic types of anxiety disorders. Yet, social anxiety often goes undetected and untreated, particularly among racial-ethnic minority groups. Existing research ...
Digital wonders: examining awe-inspiring virtual reality as a tool to promote curiosity and exploration
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Awe is a sense of enormity that alludes comprehension. Because of awe's properties as a knowledge emotion, awe elicitors can increase awareness of knowledge gaps, boost scientific interest, and promote inquiry. However, ...
Anger, efficacy, and identity in activism : public perceptions of threat appraisal, attitudes, and behavioral intention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This study was an exploratory attempt to apply an identity-based approach using concepts of avowed and ascribed identities to different types of activist organizations when managing a potential crisis based on the threat ...
Soybean tolerance to off-target dicamba damage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Since the commercialization and widespread adoption of dicamba-tolerant (DT) soybean cultivars across the United States, numerous cases of off-target damage to non-DT soybean have been reported. Previous studies have focused ...
Reparative dysfunction during muscle regeneration in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: therapeutic approaches to modulating the muscle environment and muscle stem cells
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a lethal muscular dystrophy resulting from functional loss of the dystrophin protein, a critical sub-sarcolemmal protein involved...
Amphetamine-Induced Toxicity in Astrocytes and its Implications in the Pathogenesis of Psychiatric Disorders
(2022)
, psychosis, and schizophrenia among METH-abusing individuals compared to the general population. We then identified common gene expression signatures by comparing gene expression changes from our microarray data and independent microarray datasets from...
Changing perceptions of alliance relations by select Southeast Asian states, 1951 - 1972
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)
this by grouping major themes of like nature into "clusters," each of which is centered around one of the six major hypotheses designed to move the study from the general to the specific concerning perceptions the Southeast Asian countries have of their alliance...
The influence of coaches' personal factors on the impact of coach education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Many coach education programs have been developed to address the increasing demand for qualified coaches. The majority of these programs are sport-specific, and research has focused on the validation of individual programs. ...
Painted ceilings in scenic design: reflections of American women in scenic design
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Posing the question; Why are there so few women acknowledged with major awards, specifically Tony Awards in scenic design? An immediate answer is revealed in the number of women who are designing at this level which rouses another question: Why...
Primary care provider prep prescribing practices : southern United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The Southern United States (U.S.) accounts for more than half of new HIV cases annually and African Americans make up the majority of new HIV diagnoses in this region. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective ...
Determination of total selenium and seleno-amino acids in yeast and aquatic organisms by liquid chromatography and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The primary goal of this dissertation research was to develop methods for routine speciation analysis of selenium in tissues. A method for total selenium using on-line stable isotope dilution analysis with conventional ...
Relationship of Early Childhood Teacher Guidance Beliefs and Reported Actual Practices on Child Behavioral Outcomes
(2016)
Teacher beliefs on child guidance and discipline practices are critical components in
understanding how teachers’ beliefs and approaches to guidance influence teachers’
interactions and classroom management practices ...