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Teacher collaboration and school reform: distributing leadership through the use of professional learning teams
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This dissertation reports a study of two professional learning teams of teachers at one Midwestern secondary school implementing a hybrid school improvement process incorporating elements of several reform models. A ...
Fast and adaptive H.264/AVC video coding for network based applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
. Experiments are performed to test and validate the proposed algorithms. The results show that the proposed algorithms provide efficient solutions to the above problems and facilitate H.264/AVC coding standard for practical deployment....
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 ...
Mobile truck entrepreneurship: motivations and strategies of non-food mobile retail truck entrepreneurs in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This dissertation set out to explore the emerging phenomenon of modern mobile retail trucks opening for business across the United States starting in the early 2010s. Thirty-one participants were interviewed, and the data ...
Direct simulation Monte Carlo for modeling spatially homogeneous multi-component aerosols
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Nuclear aerosols generated under normal operational and post-accident reactor environments are of particular importance in estimation of the nuclear source term. Several light water reactor aerosol containment experiments ...
Reciprocity in marketing relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Marketing researchers have often cited reciprocity as an important aspect of relational exchange; however the extant research has not conceptualized or measured reciprocity in marketing relationships. This research is a ...
Dedications in clay : terracotta figurines in early Iron Age Greece (c. 1100-700 BCE)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
of the relationship between votive, deity,and worshipper, exploring how gender construction and evolving social hierarchies in the Geometric period are reflected in the rituals practiced. This study highlights the elite concerns of figurines and their growing use...
Cryo-EM reveals how adeno-associated virus engages its receptor AAVR and an investigation of the GPR108 ectodomain
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Adeno-associated virus is one of the leading delivery agents used in gene therapy today. While it is already used in the clinic, some aspects of its basic biology are still not yet fully understood. Only recently in 2017 ...
Women of the Heartland : tradition and evolution in the Missouri women's movement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This thesis is a local study of the women's movement in Missouri. The primary topic is organized feminist activity, though it shows also feminist/antifeminist interactions. Missouri early established an official Commission ...
Identification and management of glyphosate-resistant annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Annual bluegrass is the most problematic weed on golf courses in the Transition Zone and Southern United States. Applications of glyphosate are common on dormant zoysiagrass to remove winter annual weeds. In 2007, a suspect ...
Assessing the capacity for collaborative ecosystem stewardship on private forestland in the Missouri Ozarks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
in the Missouri Ozarks. The methodological framework applied to this case study is divided in three parts: (1) qualitative research methods such as semi-structured phenomenological interviews, a reflective journal, and field notes, (2) collaboration and capacity...
Comprehensive optimization for thermoelectric refrigeration devices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
A large market is currently in place for which thermoelectric (TE) technology can provide diverse energy solutions. This market should continue to grow as improvements are made to TE materials. In the last 10-15 years, ...
Living in Fear: An Analysis of Writings by Elizabeth Tudor, 1544-1565
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the writings of Elizabeth Tudor and determine
whether she was aware of the instability of her position in her formative years. I analyze how
Elizabeth used language to both ...
Cultural identity of bilingual adults : a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This case study of the cultural identity of bilingual adults aims to discover the changes in the self-identification of sequential Russian-English bilingual adults that occur as a result of the immersion in the second ...
CVM news, 2020 January-June
(University of Missouri--Columbia. College of Veterinary Medicine, 2020)
Six-month compilation of news and events articles published by the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine.
A neverending stream : human trafficking in Medieval Europe
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study focuses on human trafficking patterns from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern Era. I argue that while slavery, as a means of compelling ...
Mizzou, volume 108, number 1 (2019 Fall)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2019)
Mizzou, volume 095, number 2 (2007 winter)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2007)
Load transfer in reticulated and non-reticulated micropiles from large-scale tests
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Using micropiles for slope stabilization is a proven technique but there are many uncertainties with how load is transferred from the soil to the structural elements. A large-scale model was constructed to test model slopes ...