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Developing semiautonomous system for robust performance of centrifugal pumping system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Centrifugal pumps are considered as one of the most common types of pumps in industry today. They are widely-used because their design is simple, they ...
Effects of common and rare GABAergic gene variation on alcohol use and antisocial behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Epidemiological estimates suggest that nearly half of individuals diagnosed with AUD will also be diagnosed with another mental health disorder, with ...
A study of localism in the digital footprint
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] A climate of consolidation fueled by deregulation is paving the way for television station ownership consolidation. Broadcast corporations are larger ...
Structural studies of type B proline utilization A (PutA) proteins
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This thesis addresses the structural studies of the type B proline utilization A (PutA) proteins. Proline utilization A (PutA) catalyzes the oxidation ...
Integration by parts formulas for higher order operators and applications to boundary value problems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Green formulas for differential operators are important tools in the study of Partial Differential Equations. The first such formula, published in ...
Citrus World, Inc. 1980 - 2015 : an examination of adaptation in a long-enduring U.S. agricultural marketing cooperative
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
A common characteristic of enduring entities is their adaptive capability. Yet the nature and process of adaptation in a cooperatively owned enterprise where capital structure constraints, membership restrictions, diffuse ...
Carolingian imperial authority : consolidation to dissolution, 751-870
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This thesis examines the development and breakdown of Carolingian imperial authority from the reign of Pepin the Short (751-768) to the death of Lothar I in 855. This work incorporates a variety of source materials, including ...
AMD, analysis of mood dysregulation : a machine learning approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
There is a popular saying, "Stress kills." This statement can be true with repeated exposures to psychological mood dysregulation, which can lead to or worsen stress related conditions such as heart disease and cancer. ...
Three essays on spatial, vertical price transmission and asymmetric supply response in livestock sectors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The objective of this dissertation is to examine efficient price transmission mechanism and efficient supply system in livestock sectors. The first essay investigates market integration and spatial price transmission in ...
Deriving information from spatial sampling floor-based personnel detection system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Research has shown and identified a clear link between human gait characteristics and different medical conditions. Therefore, a change in certain gait parameters may be predictive of future falls and adverse events in ...
Nanoscale Nonvolatile Memory Circuit Design using Emerging Spin Transfer Torque Magnetic Random Access Memory
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)
The spin transfer torque magnetic random access memory (STT-MRAM) is suitable for
embedded and second level cache memories in the mobile CPUs. STT-MRAM is a highly
potential nonvolatile memory (NVM) technology. There ...
Straight Jackets, and Other Escapes
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)
Condition-based monitoring system for diagnostics and prognostics of centrifugal pumps
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Centrifugal pumps are the most commonly used pumps in industry. Therefore, maintenance is a very important part of the pump's life cycle. This work presents a systematic robust conditionbased monitoring process for diagnostics ...
Imidacloprid sorption and transport in cropland, grass buffer and riparian buffer soils
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Knowledge of neonicotinoid sorption and transport in soil is crucial to understanding environmental risk associated with the most widely used class of insecticides. To determine mobility and transport of the neonicotinoid ...
Application of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing for studying soybean resistance to soybean cyst nematode
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) Heterodera glycines has become one of the most economically important pathogens of soybean in the world. The main strategy of SCN management is planting resistant soybean cultivars. The main ...
Development of a portable total-stress measurement instrument
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This research explores the application of ultrasonic stress measurement (USM) technologies to assess stress levels in gusset plates with the development ...
Enhancing methanol electro-oxidation by double oxide incorporation with platinum on carbon nanotubes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Electro-oxidation of methanol was investigated on platinum catalyst supported on a double oxide nanocomposite support of tin oxide and carbon-doped titanium dioxide. The Pt-SnO2-C-/CNTs electro catalyst demonstrated about ...
Modification of polyamide thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane for water desalination
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] A novel thin film ZnO-Graphene quantum dots composite reverse osmosis (TFQ-RO) membrane was prepared by the interfacial polymerization of m-phenylenediamine ...
Recent efforts on model-based simulation of engineering problems : multiphysics and multiphase interactions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Simulation-Based Engineering Science (SBES) is playing a more important role in gaining new knowledge and providing guidance for engineering activities, in particular, in the fields in which time scale and/or spatial scale ...
Investigating the potential of visual news narratives to reduce mental illness stigma
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Nearly 50 percent of individuals in the United States will develop at least one mental illness during their lifetime (Reeves et al., 2011). Although mental illness can be treated, most people with mental illness do not ...