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The black inside the blue : black law enforcement officers' perceptions of racial profiling in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
, conducted three focus groups with community members, and performed an artifact review of law enforcement agencies? policies. The following themes emerged: racial profiling is not tolerated, law enforcement officers are held accountable for their behavior...
Comeback coverage : thematic content in the news media's reporting on Donald Trump's attacks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
multitude of reportorial strategies in covering Trump's hostile rhetoric toward the news media. This includes various types of repeated tones and narratives used throughout the 24 artifacts. The research also shows that neither The Times, The Post, nor CNN...
Blogging for participants: framing the candidate blog for mobilization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
. Participants in a 2 (frame topic: strategy vs. issue) x 2 (frame tone: personal vs. impersonal) x 3 (message repetitions) mixed design experiment (N=162) viewed three political candidate blog posts designed to highlight two frame manipulations. Blog posts were...
A qualitative study of teachers as path-goal leaders with an emphasis on clearing the path of distraction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This qualitative phenomenological study investigated teachers as leaders in their classrooms. The study focused on the various ways high school teachers facilitate deep work in their students to lead them to learning goals, ...
Three dimensional reconstruction of plant roots via low energy x-ray computed tomography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Plant roots are vital organs for water and nutrient uptake. The structure and spatial distribution of plant roots in the soil affects a plant's physiological functions such as soil-based resource acquisition, yield and its ...
Correlates of credit card adoption in urban China
(2012)
Analysis of data from the 2008 Survey of Chinese Consumer Finance and Investor Education indicated that 30.0 % of the sample households held at least one credit card. Significant factors associated with the probability ...
'High places' in the Aegean: the case for non-Cretan peak sanctuaries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
My dissertation, centers on the overseas religious and cultural influences of the so-called Minoan culture of Bronze Age Crete through a critical, comparative analysis of alleged peak sanctuaries in the Aegean islands, and ...
Online Vaccine Opposition: Identifying Trends and Contextualizing Criticism
(2015-05-26)
While there are studies that that have been done to show how content attributes of vaccinecritical
websites have changed over time, there is very little discussion about the social and
historical context of that criticism ...
Determinants of Perceived Social Support in Individuals with Serious mental Illness: A Secondary Analysis
(2022)
of Negative Symptoms (SANS) to assess negative symptoms. Bivariate Pearson correlations revealed statistically significant associations between social cognition and total perceived social support (p < .05) and appraisal support subscale (p < .01), between...
A systematic literature review on image information needs and behaviors
(2020)
Purpose: With ready access to search engines and social media platforms, the way people find image information has evolved and diversified in the past two decades. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the ...
Justifying brutality : news readers' perceptions of police violence and race
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
readers' evaluations regarding issues of police brutality based on the framing of fatality and victim race. Additionally, through agenda-setting theory, this study will explore frame-setting implications that result from such evaluations. Results show...
Application of Wrapper Methods to Non-Invasive Brain-State Detection: An Opto-Electric Approach
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-01-20)
Using a classification guided feature selection (wrapper method) in conjunction with a new performance metric, I present a solution to multi-class subject invariant Brain Computer Interface (BCIs) using electroencephalography ...
Managerial e-learning professionals at the corporate university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This study explores the lived experience of managerial professionals. With the pressures on higher education to generate new revenue streams, specifically the professional life and identity of instructional designers are ...
Three essays on political polarization in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
is an illusion (Abramowitz and Saunders 2008; Abramowitz 2010; Fiorina 2014, 2017; Mason 2016). A sample is carefully chosen from the sociological and political science SCIMAGO rankings. Since almost all measures of polarization used in earlier works can...
The intersection of political activism and brand advertising
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
. This document explores the use of political activism in brand advertising, defined broadly as brand promotions that take stances on social-political issues that align with the brand's consumers and stakeholders. Research follows a qualitative visual analysis...
A comparison of Nebo Hill and Sedalia points
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Classification of Nebo Hill and Sedalia points as separate types has been the subject of debate among archaeologists. Some argue that identification of two point types is erroneous and there is only one type with a wide ...
A mixed method phenomenological case study of how members of a democratic micro school experience leadership and democratic principles
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
, interviews, observations, and other school artifacts. Using six democratic principles and the LMX theory, this study to added to the literature by addressing the experiences of those individuals attending independent schools. Achieving democracy in school...
Pursuing a United Memory: Harry Truman’s Construction of a Collective Memory of the Western Hemisphere
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
"Pursuing a United Memory: Harry Truman’s Construction of a Collective Memory of the
Western Hemisphere” is an interpretive plan for a museum exhibition exploring President
Harry Truman’s Latin American foreign policy. ...
Developing computational thinking competencies and natural selection understanding thorough unplugged algorithmic explanations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Technology and computing have permeated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, resulting in a need for a computationally ...
How and in what context do osteopathic medical students learn about interprofessional practice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to explore how and in what context osteopathic medical students learn about interprofessional practice. A mixed method design was used to gather data on attitudes of first- and second-year ...