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Cultural analysis of hero frames in American and North Korean media: focusing on tragedy and glorification
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Both the U.S. media and The Rodong Sinmun, the state news website of North Korea, used hero frames to describe each other. The hero frame of the United States described itself as a hero, North Korea and Middle Eastern ...
Spatial cluster analysis of female breast cancer diagnosis in Missouri : using GIS and spatial analyst functions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The stage at cancer diagnosis has a tremendous impact on type of treatment, recovery and survivor. In most cases the earlier the cancer is detected and treated the higher the survival rate for the patient. Various studies ...
Downstream chitin signaling mediated by CERK1 in Arabidopsis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Recent work identified a LysM-domain membrane associated receptor-like kinase (CERK1) as the chitin receptor in Arabidopsis thaliana. In order to further study downstream chitin signaling, we screened an Arabidopsis ...
Beyond political differences : the influence of exposure to disagreements and the mediating role of emotional responses on selective exposure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This study examined the influence of exposure to online discussion boards and discussion participation in the online discussion boards on opinion-challenging news use. Based on cognitive dissonance theory and media choice ...
Fluorescent sensors for lipids and hydrophobic amines in aqueous solution
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] A series of novel fluorescent sensors were designed and synthesized to detect lipids and hydrophobic amines in aqueous solutions. The closed allyl ...
Direct simulation Monte Carlo study of phonon heat conduction in solid nuclear fuels
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Heat transfer in solid nonmetallic thin films can be best described by the phonon Boltzmann transport equation (BTE). In this study, the direct simulation ...
Computational methods for bacterial characterization and bacteria-host/environment interaction analyses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
With the rapid development of next-generation sequencing technologies, bacterial identification becomes a very important and essential step in processing genomic data, especially for metagenomic data. Many computational ...
Authentic parent engagement : a case study of moving from discourse to authentic praxis in a Midwestern school district
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] "To be a professional educator would include the ability to relate to and team with a variety of people and organizations--such as parents, citizens, ...
Rapid determination of algal growth kinetics using extant respirometry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Algae have received increasing attention as a potential renewable source due to ease of biomass culture, fast growth rate, high biomass productivity, CO2 fixation and O2 production. For massive algal production algal kinetic ...
Beyond desire : deconstructing teacher discourse in the Philippines under the American regime, 1907-1911
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study examines the discourse of Filipino teachers under the American Colonial Period in the Philippines. The study focuses on a teacher-created ...
New strategies in canine corneal wound healing for the veterinary ophthalmic patient
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Canine corneal fibrosis is a significant clinical problem in veterinary ophthalmology. Corneal wound healing following injury or infection often results ...
Aging studies and sensing applications of protein-templated gold nanoclusters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Protein-templated gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) were synthesized using lysozyme VI (Lys VI), bovine serum albumin (BSA), and BSA nanoparticles (BSA NPs) ...
Novel materials for capturing carbon dioxide at different temperatures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The primary goal of this research was to decrease the quantities of CO2 emission gases in the emission sources by absorption process using synthesized ...
How can they remember it? : the effect of presentation format and information density on mulitmedia message processing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study explores how presentation format and information density affect resource allocation and memory. A psychological experiment was conducted ...
Comparative study of ballistic transport in Si and GaAs using non equilibrium Green's function formalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The simulation study presented in this research has two basic objectives. The first objective is to establish a consistency in the results for quantum ...
PIN photodiode controlled class E microwave power amplifier
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This project is to design, build and test a switched-mode class E amplifier operating at 1GHz, using a PIN photodiode as switch. In order to explore ...
Fetal exposure to low but not high doses of Bisphenol A (BPA) increases abdominal fat, impairs glucose tolerance and alters serum hormones in male mice : evidence for non-monotonic dose-response relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Bisphenol A (BPA) is a ubiquitous contaminant with estrogenic and other hormonal activities. A criticism of many experimental studies is the lack of ...
Effect of temperature on a soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] mutant
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Soybean is influenced by temperature and light, and global warming has been shown to reduce soybean yields. In this study we tested the germination of ...
Of mice and men: can MMP-9 be a biomarker and a potential target for treatment after traumatic brain injury?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a highly prevalent cause of death and disability in the US and has become a significant burden to our present healthcare ...
Psychological states and responses to work among part time event staff in intercollegiate athletics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The study of satisfaction, motivations and various responses to work in and of itself is not a new area of research, however examining how it can be ...