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Women Artistic Directors in Kansas City and Their Processes
(2015)
This thesis is an overview of several important women artistic directors who have
helped form the recent Kansas City theatre landscape. Cynthia Levin, Jeanne Beechwood,
Sidonie Garrett, Karen Paisley, and Heidi Van are ...
Broadband rotational spectroscopy in Laval flows: applications in astrochemistry and dynamics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This dissertation presents the successful implementation of a Chirped pulse Uniform Flow (CPUF) apparatus capable of conducting experiments at low temperatures to examine photodissociation/reaction dynamics and kinetics ...
Talking Texts with Teachers: A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of Secondary English Language Arts Teachers and Their Text Selection Practices
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
The texts that teachers choose to read in the secondary English language arts
classroom have been an important part of the curriculum development process for teachers of
this subject. Teachers have always been interested ...
A GIS protocol for enhancing the selection of agricultural runoff sampling locations and predicting the locations of potential pollutant transport in the upland environment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This study presents an ArcGIS geoprocessing protocol for quickly processing large amounts of data from publicly available government sources to consider both water quality standards (WQS) and nonpoint pollution source (NPS) ...
Characterization of a diverse USDA collection of wild soybean (glycine soja siebold & zucc.) accessions and subsequent mapping for seed composition and agronomic traits in a RIL population
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The relatively low genomic variation of current U.S. soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merill] cultivars constrains the improvement of grain yield, seed quality, and other agronomic traits within soybean breeding programs. Recently, ...
The application of phytolith and starch grain analysis to understanding formative period subsistence, ritual, and trade on the Taraco Pennisula, Highland Bolivia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
This thesis employs microfossil data to add to our understanding of three factors (agricultural intensification, ritual, and trade) viewed as critical in the development of the Tiwanaku state during the preceding Formative ...
Smart hydrogel for enzyme responsive vaginal delivery of anti-HIV peptide therapeutics
(2021)
exposed to PSA at pH 7.4 and 45.5 ± 6.5 % of Enfuvirtide at pH 8.6 over 24 hr., both of which are significantly greater than its IC50. The PEG-based hydrogel was non-cytotoxic to vaginal epithelial cells (VK2/E6E7) and murine macrophages (RAW 264...
Mizzou, volume 096, number 1 (2007 fall)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2007)
Exploring body image at the intersection of racial, sort, and gender identities: giving voice to Black female athletes' experiences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
A growing body of research has identified the duality of body image that female athletes experience, whereby they navigate multiple body ideals defined by both sport culture and the broader culture. This research often ...
Non-genomic control of neuronal calcium signaling by the steroid hormone estrogen leads to neuroprotective effects
(2020)
It has been well documented that the onset of menopause correlates with an increase in the onset of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. Estrogen supplementation was used as treatment/prevention for a ...
Genetic and microbiota-mediated phenotype variability in the min mouse model of human colorectal cancer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Complex diseases develop as a result of genetic predisposition and environmental factors that determine individual risk. Environmental factors such as geographical location, diet, and lifestyle choices shape the gut ...
The Victorian Preacher’s Malady: The Metaphorical Usage of Gout in the Life of Charles Haddon Spurgeon
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
This dissertation examines the use of the gout metaphor in the life and writings of
one of Victorian England’s most eminent preachers and gout sufferers, the Baptist Charles
Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892). Careful scrutiny ...
Perspectives of school administrators related to school library media programs after participating in an online course, "School library advocacy for administrators"
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This mixed methods study examines the experiences of two groups of administrators who participated in the online course, "School Library Advocacy for Administrators," respectively, in the summer of 2005 and the fall of ...
Evaluating the performance of performance-based budgeting: how do states intend to use performance measures in the budget process, and do they do it?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Most states and many local governmetns use some form of performance-based budgeting (PBB). PBB is a method of public budgeting that provides policymakers with information about the performance of an agency or program when ...
Objective Bayesian analysis of the 2 x 2 contingency table and the negative binomial distribution
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
In Bayesian analysis, the “objective” Bayesian approach seeks to select a prior distribution not by using (often subjective) scientific belief or by mathematical convenience, but rather by deriving it under a pre-specified ...
Performing resurrection: upholding the spirit and legacy of El Salvador's Saint Oscar A. Romero through Bread and Puppet's and MECATE's radical theatre activism and liberation theology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
insight into radical theatre practices between the US and Central America as a model....
Effects of the fiscal policy on macroeconomic outcomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
increases in government spending during the election years. Given this, I build an instrument based on term limits and electoral laws established in the Legislatures of the 50 US states and the District of Columbia, to estimate the local fiscal multiplier...
Investigation of mechanisms associated with establishment and maintenance of pregnancy in beef cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Preovulatory estradiol concentrations and expression of estrus have been shown to be associated with greater pregnancy rates in beef cattle. Experiment 1 was designed to determine if supplemental estradiol (E2) at GnRH-induced ...
Rose Piper: New Discoveries
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)
Rose Piper (1917- 2005) was an African-American artist, based primarily in New
York, who garnered attention with her success in oil painting. She utilized her talent to
transcend medium in a multidisciplinary career. ...