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Contactless extraction of respiratory rate from depth and thermal sensors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Monitoring of respiration and restless sleep can help detect sleep disturbances that may be indicative of poor health and functional deficits. The current methods of estimating the respiratory rate such as Pneumograph, ...
Learning from screencast videos for software training : a comparison of dual and single-monitor learning environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Learning to use software programs using worked examples in screencast videos presents a classic split-attention problem that requires learners to ...
Full Bayesian models for paired RNA-seq data and Bayesian equivalence test
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] "In my doctorate research, I have developed Bayesian models to analyze the paired RNAseq data for different types of design. The developed methods are ...
Direct simulation Monte Carlo for modeling spatially homogeneous multi-component aerosols
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Nuclear aerosols generated under normal operational and post-accident reactor environments are of particular importance in estimation of the nuclear source term. Several light water reactor aerosol containment experiments ...
Mechanisms of photoreceptor mediated responses in photomorphogenesis and phototropism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Photoreceptor facilitated light perception provides plants with critical environmental information from which they can direct their growth. We investigated the early photomorphogenic responses in Glycine max and Glycine ...
Effects of exercise and phytoestrogens on white adipose tissue health in estrogen deficient rodents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Obesity is more prevalent in menopausal women and has been linked to systemic metabolic dysfunction, insulin resistance (IR), and white adipose tissue ...
From ionic liquid to deep eutectic solvent : greener than greener
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Over the last decades, ionic liquids (ILs), molten salts with melting point below 100 °C, have attracted great attention due to their properties like negligible vapor pressure, high viscosity, high thermal conductivity, ...
Differences in processing of interactive infographics on different screen sizes and interface types
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
This study investigated how the use of interactive media, specifically infographics, on touch screen devices of varying size affects the user's cognition. Such research fills a gap in research on both interactive graphics ...
The role of myostatin deficiency in the development and biomechanical integrity of offspring bone
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetic bone disorder primarily caused by mutations to the genes for type I collagen, a major structural protein found in bone. There have been over 1,500 different mutations described ...
Methods to improve growth efficiency in beef cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Genetics, nutrition and animal management each have integral roles in maximizing growth efficiency of domestic livestock. Residual feed intake (RFI) is an accurate method of distinguishing between feed efficient and ...
Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy in the canine model
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a devastating muscle wasting disease caused by loss of function mutations in the dystrophin gene, resulting in the ...
Abscisic acid : interactions with auxin in the regulation of root growth under water deficit conditions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Water stress has been shown to inhibit shoot growth more than root growth (Sharp et al., 1988). Abscisic acid (ABA) has been shown to be involved in this differential growth response in maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings (Saab ...
An exploration of the lived experience of collegiate student-athletes in an 8-week mindfulness intervention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of the current study was to identify and explore a group of collegiate student-athletes lived experience of participating in a formal ...
Longitudinal links between marital quality and prosocial behavior in adolescence : the mediating roles of coparenting and adolescents' emotion regulation and sympathy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The aim of the present research was to examine the longitudinal relations between marital quality and adolescents' prosocial behavior toward different ...
The effect of Parkinson's disease on learning-related slow potentials and emotion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The dopaminergic reward system is the focus of intensive research because of its relevance to disorders such as addiction, obesity, Parkinson's disease ...
Three essays in natural resource-led development and economic growth
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation is comprised of three independent studies in empirical growth and natural resource-led development. Chapter 2 presents a cross-country ...
The ecological roles of amphibians and subsidies in ponds
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Freshwater ponds are often underappreciated landscape features, despite the fact they comprise a major portion of all freshwater ecosystems. Ponds support diverse food webs and species not found in other habitat types. ...
Redacted disclosure and analysts' weighting of private and public information
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This paper investigates whether and how redacting proprietary information in regulatory filings affects financial analysts' weighting of private and public information. I examine this issue in the context of initial public ...
Plasma treatment effects on resin-based tooth restoration improvements
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The dental restoration is the recovery of the function, integrity and morphology of missing tooth structure using dental restorative materials. Recent ...
Gendered racism : the lived experiences of black undergraduate women at an HPWI : microaggressions, space and culture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This current study examined how Black undergraduate women experience gendered racism at a historically, predominately white university in the South. ...