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Modeling of delayed fluorescence from photosystem II and applications in assessment of drought and chemical stresses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Photosynthesis is not only vital for plant growth and survival but also indicative of plant-environment interactions. This research was designed to analyze photoelectron kinetics and its dependence on environmental factors. ...
The Faculty Support Ecosystem : the rose of institutions in technology adoption amongst higher education faculty
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Social distancing measures due to COVID-19 forced higher education faculty to adopt technology at a rapid pace. Institutions fought to keep up with the demand and assist faculty as much as possible. However, the rapid ...
Uncovering the art of persuasion : understanding design decisions for award-nominated or winning city and regional magazine art directors between 2012 and 2014
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Magazine covers serve as the first impression for readers and determine whether the reader will pick up and read the magazine. Therefore, it is important ...
Learning Efficient Deep Feature Extraction For Mobile Ocular Biometrics
(2020)
Ocular biometrics uses physical traits from eye regions such as iris, conjunctival vasculature, and periocular for recognizing the person. Ocular biometrics has gained popularity amongst research and industry alike for its ...
Assessing Missouri soybean fields for azoxystrobin resistant cercospora sojina
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Successful management of Cercospora sojina, the causal agent of frogeye leaf spot, can be achieved through utilizing resistant varieties and fungicide applications. Fungicides in the quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) class ...
Cases of resiliency : exploring experiences of refugee women participating in U.S. textile and apparel nonprofit organizations' skills training programs.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Humanitarian crises around the world have forced thousands of refugees away from their native lands to neighboring countries on their own continent and as far as Europe and the United States, in search of safe harbor (UNHCR, ...
Development of Closomer And MIBG based Nanoformulation: Application to HIV Prevention and Neuroblastoma Therapy
(2023)
This dissertation is divided into two parts. Part #1 focuses on the development and characterization of closomer based nanoformulation for the prevention of HIV/AIDS sexual transmission. Part #2 focuses on the development ...
Influence of ground tire rubber on stone mastic asphalt mixtures and preliminary sustainability studies on rubber-modified asphalt pavements
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Over the last few decades, the use of Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) has been adopted by several states in the U.S. as a specialty mix for high-traffic volume purposes. Extensive research on these mixes has revealed its unique ...
Social influence in a 3D virtual learning environment for individuals with autism spectrum disorders
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This study examined the impact of avatar representation and social presence on social influence in a three-dimensional virtual learning environment for individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Four male participants ...
Muse, number 55 (2021)
(University of Missouri, Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2021)
Modeling shared decision-making: from factor analysis to mimic models
(2022)
Shared decision-making (SDM) is a collaborative medical-decision making process that is presumed to be associated with numerous positive patient outcomes. This manuscript describes efforts to develop a brief assessment ...
The effects of computer-supported inquiry-based learning methods and peer interaction on learning stellar parallax
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The presented study examined the effects of computer-supported inquiry-based learning and peer interaction methods on effectiveness of learning the stellar parallax concept and was conducted among 199 non-science major ...
‘It’s Because of Her Success the Rest of the Hive Succeeds’: The American Honey Queen Program and Women’s Advocacy in Twentieth-Century Apiculture
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)
This study examines the foundational decades of the American Beekeeping Federation’s
American Honey Queen Program from the 1950s through the 1990s. While women have played
vital roles in American apiculture, their ...
Social networks of friendship in the writings of early medieval english women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Communities of women is a topic in Early Medieval English Studies that has largely been overlooked unless it's researched and discussed in the context of men, marriage, and religion. One obstacle that has prevented scholarship ...
Assessing the independence of state parties : issue ownership and morality politics in US state party platforms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This study uses party platforms to assess the degree of independence between state and national political parties in the United States in light of issue ownership theory and morality politics. Utilizing a coding scheme ...
Library news notes, 1986-1987
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Libraries, 1986)
Newsletter for the personnel of the University of Missouri--Columbia Libraries.
Crying in the wilderness : the outlaw and poet in Ben Hecht's militant Zionism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
During the Second World War, the American journalist and screenwriter Ben Hecht had been one of the lone voices to break the silence about the Nazi Holocaust. Then, in 1947, Hecht shocked and outraged people across the ...
Deciphering of packing signal hypothesis in bacterophage RNA recognition by the MS2 capsid protein in virus assembly
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
MS2 is a classical example of a single-stranded RNA virus for which the genomic
RNA plays pivotal roles in the virus assembly process. Multiple dispersed RNA se
quence/structure motifs, packaging signals (PSs) varying ...
The Agricultural Experiment Station serves the people : work of the Agricultural Experiment Station during the year ending June 30, 1940
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1942)