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Identity-motivated elaboration : the role of partisan social identities and elaboration in political persuasion and learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
from and are persuaded by messages in the evolving political media landscape. Partisanship is a social identity that biases the processing of new political information. The current dissertation employs an experimental design (with replication) to test...
Fore ðære mærðe mod astige: two new perspectives on the Old English Gifts of men
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The Old English poem The Gifts of Men has received little attention in contemporary scholarship, and when it has been referenced in recent decades, the primary trend has been to comment on its unique structure and position ...
Adolescent leadership development through participation in a robotics design challenge experience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This research study explored the adolescent leadership development experiences within teams participating in the Robotics Design Challenge sponsored by the University of Missouri Engineering Department. Since the design ...
Investigating dyadic interactions within the family as an interdependent system : associations between mothers and adolescent siblings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Adolescence is a developmental time period of self-exploration and self-discovery for that brings about change to family processes and interactions. Conflict during this time can be interpreted as a mechanism that ...
Motivational differences between self-reported user groups of the MKT Nature and Fitness Trail
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to determine if there are any significant differences between the walkers, runners, and cyclists using the MKT Nature and Fitness Trail in Columbia, Missouri. This study helps describe the ...
Thermal characterization and scaling of a nanodielectric composite for use in compact ultra-high voltage capacitors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The University of Missouri has been developing compact capacitors for use in high voltage, pulsed power and directed energy applications. The capacitors are made from a proprietary nanodielectric, MU100, which is a polymer-ceramic composite composed...
Data mining and machine learning methods for chromosome conformation data analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
are the first of their kind in the 3D chromosome and genome research field. All the methods are available as software tools that are freely available to the scientific community....
Patterns of local mobility in an Iban community of West Kalimantan, Indonesia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This study examines the concept of mobility in relation to small-scale, subsistence-oriented societies, in which groups and individuals create complex resource networks in order to satisfy physical and social needs. Mobility ...
Shaping a true German identity : narratives in Hermann, Missouri, 1837-1857
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Often in social historical research immigrants are presented in a monolithic fashion that suggests all persons sharing an ethnicity, heritage, or language act in similar ways in response to social situations and to the ...
Coenzyme Q₁₀ content, composition, texture and physiochemical characteristics of pasta fortified with freeze-dried beef heart
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This study evaluated the feasibility of fortifying fresh pasta with beef heart, a beef by-product high in coenzyme Q₁₀. Incorporating freeze-dried beef heart into pasta significantly increased coenzyme Q₁₀ and protein ...
Traditional postpartum care : alloparenting from an evolutionary perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation focuses on traditional postpartum care and its variation across different human populations using an evolutionary framework. Whereas traditional healthcare may...
Influences on contraceptive use among college women
(2015-05-19)
Background: An unintended pregnancy (UIP) occurs before an ideal time or is completely unwanted. In 2011, the rate of UIP in the United States was 49% of all pregnancies. Unintended pregnancies are expensive to society and ...
The nonprofit board servant leader : a quantitative analysis of servant leadership behavior in nonprofit board presidents from the perception of nonprofit chief staff officers using Liden's global servant leadership scale
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
presidents. Using Liden's (2008, 2015) Global Servant Leadership Scale, a survey instrument was developed and administered to chief staff officers of nonprofit organizations, asking respondents to reflect on the behavior traits of their nonprofit's board...
Mosaics Magazine, 2014 Winter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, College of Arts and Science, 2014)
A&S and the AAU -- Printing Leather and Meat -- Federal Grants Support Innovative Research -- Unique Facility Gives Insight into Brain Function -- Great Minds -- Faculty Awards -- Citations Show Impact of Research -- ...
Electrostatically actuated and bi-stable MEMS structures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Bistable compliant micro-structures offer a tremendous advantage in the industry today, as these structures have an ability to maintain their shape ...
Waterproof dress : an exploration of development and design from 1880 through 1895
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Waterproof dress had an important role in the late nineteenth century. Heretofore little research has been done to examine the development and design of this apparel sector. The three types of waterproofing techniques used ...
Why people produce citizen-journalism : a qualitative analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
"Citizen journalism" is the term used to describe journalism-like mass media content produced and published by non-professional journalists, i.e. everyday people who produce and publish written, photographic or videographic ...
The role of professional learning communities in changing high school educator behaviors and high school student outcomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of professional learning communities (PLC's) on administrator and teacher behaviors and student outcomes in a high school setting. Three schools were randomly selected ...
Integrated clinical decision support : assessing opportunities and outcomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
on 766 medical calculators implemented online were collected, analyzed, and categorized by their input types, method of presenting results, and advisory nature of those results. Reference rate, publication year, and availability of references were...
Direct-from-sputum rapid phenotypic drug susceptibility test for mycobacteria
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The spread of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a leading global public-health challenge. Because not all biological-mechanisms of resistance are known, culture-based (phenotypic) drug-susceptibility testing ...