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Staging approaches to reduce overall cost in a crossdock environment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Crossdocking operations seek to move materials from inbound locations to outbound locations as quickly as possible. In some cases this can be achieved without intermediate product staging. However, in an environment with ...
Developing a model of psychiatric visit non-adherence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Non-adherence to psychiatry visits costs the US mental health care system more than one hundred billion dollars annually. Non-adherent visits undermine improvements to patient care quality, erode patient well-being, and ...
The Effects of the Classroom Schedule and Teacher Beliefs on Head Start Teacher-Child Interactions
(2013)
Time can be examined from several viewpoints in the early childhood classroom: wasted wait time; instruction which is undifferentiated or not on the child’s cognitivelevel, missing the child’s target learning needs; the ...
An evaluation of pre- and post-timber harvest water quality in low-order streams in the Missouri Ozarks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Missouri Department of Conservation's (MDC) best management practices (BMPs) for Regenerative Oak Clear Cutting (ROCC) practice was evaluated on effectiveness to preserve downstream water quality. Fifteen sites, located ...
Zinc ion fluxes on the pathway to mammalian sperm fertilization competency
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
For decades, the role of the divalent ion calcium was the focus of understanding mechanisms leading to sperm fertilization competency and management of semen storage. Little focus has been placed on other divalent ions, ...
Approaches for unveiling the kinetic mechanisms of voltage gated ion channels in neurons
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Ionic currents drive cellular function within all living cells to perform highly specific tasks. For excitable cells, such as muscle and neurons, voltage-gated ion channels have finely tuned kinetics that allow the ...
Developing an implantable optical glucose sensor for monitoring glucose concentration [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Optical biological sensors are becoming very popular for use in detecting many different kinds of analytes of interest for medical diagnostics. There are optical sensors available today to detect many things from blood ...
Behavioral assessment of mouse models of neurodegenerative disorders [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a family of progressive hereditary neurodegenerative disorders characterized by accumulation of lysosomal storage bodies, cognitive decline, loss of motor function and premature ...
Optimal marketing budgeting and benchmarking of platform firms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Platform firms are firms that increase social surplus by (1) catering to distinct groups of customers such that (2) members of at least one group wish to access the other group and (3) facilitating group-access more efficiently than bi...
Is accuracy in fertility detection mediated by differences in the mate value of the rater and target?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
I propose the existence of a perceptual bias in men toward detecting fertility status in women of similar mate value. To test this hypothesis, 153 male undergraduates (raters) chose which of two photographs of the same ...
Optimization of a software-only H.264 encoder
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] With the booming of semiconductor and information technology, digital video have become more popular than ever. The large volume nature of video data ...
A behavioral feedback-based intervention to improve medication adherence in older adults with hypertension
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Medication adherence among older adults is far below the levels needed for clinical effectiveness from many medications. Control of hypertension prevents the development of further chronic disease and limits morbidity and ...
Black alumni of the University of Missouri-Columbia : financial support as the mirror of attitudes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2001)
This study examined the attitudes toward the University of Missouri-Columbia of a sample of its Black alumni and whether their attitudes were reflected in their donor status. The Black Alumni Survey was used to assess the ...
Effects of continous administration of low-dose of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide in chicks and poults fed non toxic doses of aflatoxin B1 and T-2 toxin
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Six studies (three with broilers and three with turkeys) were conducted to determine if E. coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) would enhance the effects of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and the T-2 toxin (T-2) in chicks and poults fed ...
Characterization of peptides and phage that bind galectin-3 selected from bacteriophage display libraries: a study of the role of galectin-3 in metastasis-associated cancer cell adhesion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Intravascular cancer cell adhesion plays a significant role in the metastatic process. Studies indicate that galectin-3, a member of the galectin family of soluble animal lectins, is involved in carbohydrate-mediated ...
Development and validation of the perceived parental social support scale-lesbian gay (ppss-lg)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to create a scale to measure parental social support from the perspective of lesbians and gay men. Previous research that has assessed the affects of parental social support for lesbians and ...
Motivation for enrolling in school-based agricultural education expressed by CAFNR freshmen students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this study was two-fold: 1) to describe the motivational factors of current CAFNR freshmen student who enrolled in school-based agricultural education, and 2) compare the motivational factors to selected ...
Structural inferences for reverse transcribing viruses and drug resistance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
, and as we've seen with extensive HIV-1 studies, can be thrown into disarray through targeted drug design. The implications of this work stand to benefit the study of plant pararetroviruses and could greatly inform the study of HBV RT, which to this day has...
Design and optimization of nanoformulation loaded with HIV microbicides
(2013)
The objective of this dissertation is to design and optimize nanoformulation for microbicides intended for the prevention of HIV/AIDS transmission. In chapters 1 and 2, the aims and the scope of this work are introduced, ...