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Conscious branding
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study is to define conscious branding and examine the visual features used by conscious versus traditional brands on Instagram ...
The theology of Lancelot Andrewes's Wonderfull Combate
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Since his death in 1626, Lancelot Andrewes has been constantly interpreted as a "Caroline divine." This misleading interpretation (Andrewes was alive ...
Covariance methods in nonlinear model identification
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In many practical engineering and machine learning applications, it is necessary to identify an unknown transformation that maps a known or measured ...
What's driving Chinese foreign direct investment in Latin America?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] China and Chinese investment firms have only recently become major players in Latin America, while ten to fifteen years ago Latin American countries ...
From Norwegian invasion to Anglo-Saxon Rebellion : forging memories of Conquest England, c. 1066-1235
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The Norman Conquest of England (CE 1066-1085) has been a hotbed of historical debate since as early as the eleventh century. In modernity, the ...
Fabrication & testing of PCM impregnated drywalls for thermal energy storage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This research illustrates the fabrication and thermal behavior of gypsum drywall containing phase change materials (PCMs), which could be used in the ...
Genetic architecture of the seed stearic acid trait in Soybean : QTL mapping and correlations with ten other traits using next-generation sequencing methods
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Soybean seed oil is widely utilized as vegetable oil. However, it is primarily comprised of unsaturated fat and tends to go rancid at normal storing ...
Evaluation of modulus of polycaprolactone fused deposition modeling 3D printed tissue scaffolds
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Damage to the articular surface of the knee is a fairly common injury. In one study of 31,516 knee arthroscopies 61% of the patients featured chondral ...
Design and analysis of super wideband microstrip antennas for parameter optimization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this work, two super wideband microstrip antennas have been proposed, studied, and analyzed through industry standard simulation suite. The first ...
State of flux
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This thesis is a formal discussion of the conceptual elements within the body of work presented in my MFA Thesis Exhibition: State of Flux. The works ...
Examining the beliefs of pre-service teachers in agricultural education toward the use of inquiry teaching : a grounded theory study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was to describe the beliefs pre-service teachers in agricultural education hold about inquiry-based teaching. The two primary ...
Lay theories and the correction of mood influences on judgments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] When people believe their judgments are being unduly influenced by an emotion, how do they attempt to mitigate the influence? This study examined ...
The assessment of soil enzyme activities in multiple land use in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Peat swamp forest is one of the most important ecosystems in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia. Tropical peat swamp forests contain a high ...
Pointing to inclinations : Albertus Magnus' physiognomy as a scientific and theological nexus
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This dissertation explores the physiognomy of Albertus Magnus, which is contained within his commentary on De animalibus, the three works on animals by Aristotle. This physiognomy provides an opportunity to demonstrate the ...
Families are for thriving, not just surviving : aged out foster youths' experiences of family, home, and estrangement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Guided by social identity (Tajfel & Turner, 1986), social constructionism (Berger & Luckmann, 1967; Gergen, 1985), and discourse-dependence (Galvin, 2006; Galvin & Braithwaite, 2014) theorizing, the present study illuminated ...
Statistical and simulation methods for evaluating stationary and mobile work zone impacts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
In 2014, nearly 10% of overall congestion on freeways was due to the presence of work zones (WZs), equivalent to 310 million gallons of fuel loss (FHWA, 2017a). In terms of safety, in the US, every 5.4 minutes, a WZ related ...
Of the burning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] "Of the Burning" is a hybrid collection of nonfiction essays and sermon-poems. The narrative threads weaved through the collection include original ...
Reconstructing the 71 Gulch eruption: Implications for the Evolution of Phreatomagmatic Eruptions and their Products
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
71 Gulch is a basaltic fissure structure located in the western Snake River Plain,
southwestern, Idaho that erupted roughly 4 Ma. The entire volcanic field stretches 2 km west
to-east and produced 9 phreatomagmatic vents ...
Academic libraries national conference program evaluation : meeting learner needs in a changing profession
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The Academic Libraries National conference is a professional development opportunity for academic librarians. This study analyzed differences in preferred ...
Selective modulation of estrogen receptors : 27-hydroxycholesterol is a negative allosteric modulator of er-beta activity and estradiol binding
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The estrogen receptors alpha (ER[alpha]) and beta (ER[beta]) are important regulators of development and growth in many major organ systems. In the ...