2010 Theses (MU)The electronic theses submitted to the Graduate School in 2010.https://hdl.handle.net/10355/80422024-03-28T17:31:41Z2024-03-28T17:31:41ZActivity involvement and place attachment of fish giggers in the Missouri OzarksRochon, Bryon G., 1976-https://hdl.handle.net/10355/92742022-09-27T15:51:46Z2010-01-01T00:00:00ZActivity involvement and place attachment of fish giggers in the Missouri Ozarks
Rochon, Bryon G., 1976-
Despite being an integral part of Ozark culture for nearly 200 years, little is known about fish gigging and those who participate in this activity. A mail-back survey was administered to 1,011 licensed Missouri anglers who lived in one of seven zip codes adjacent to the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers. These rivers comprise the Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR) and also represent prime locations for this fishing activity. The questionnaire measured demographics, activity style/preference, activity involvement (AI), place attachment (PA), and favorite fishing locations. A total of 404 fish giggers completed the survey, resulting in a 39.7% response rate. The purposes of this study were to obtain baseline information about fish giggers in the Missouri Ozarks, evaluate the efficacy of competing AI and PA scales, and interpret giggers' AI and PA scores in light of activity style/preference groupings. Interpretation of confirmatory factor analysis fit statistics suggested that further evaluation and refinement of the AI and PA scales is needed. Descriptive statistics and hypotheses tests both supported and contradicted previous research, suggesting that fish giggers are a unique segment of the angling population in Missouri. The nature of responses emphasized the importance of fish gigging and the ONSR to support meaningful social relationships. Furthermore, these findings lend support for using market segmentation techniques to evaluate recreational anglers. Managerial implications are discussed for state and federal resource management agencies.
Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on Aug. 19, 2010).; The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file.; Thesis advisor: J. Mark Morgan, Ph. D.; M.S. University of Missouri--Columbia 2010.
2010-01-01T00:00:00ZActivity segmentation with special emphasis on sit-to-stand analysisBanerjee, Tanvihttps://hdl.handle.net/10355/81162022-09-28T16:54:33Z2010-01-01T00:00:00ZActivity segmentation with special emphasis on sit-to-stand analysis
Banerjee, Tanvi
In this study, we present algorithms to segment the activities of sitting and standing, and identify the regions of sit-to-stand transitions in a given image sequence. As a means of fall risk assessment, we propose methods to measure sit-to-stand time using the three dimensional modeling of a human body in vowel space as well as ellipse fitting algorithms and image features to capture orientation of the body. Fuzzy clustering methods such as the Gustafson vessel algorithm are also investigated. The proposed algorithms were tested on 9 subjects with ages ranging from 18 to 88. The classification results were the best for the vowel height with the ellipse fit algorithm at 96.6%; using the vowel height alone gave a classification rate of 86.7%. The comparison was done with the marker-based V icon motion capture system as ground truth as well as a manually controlled stop watch. The average error in sit-to-stand time measurement was the best for vowel voxel height with the ellipse fit technique at 270 ms and worst for vowel voxel height alone at 380 ms. This application can be used as a part of a continuous video monitoring system in the homes of older adults and can provide valuable information which could help detect fall risk and enable them to lead an independent life style for a longer time.
The entire thesis text is included in the research.pf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pf file.; Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on July 8, 2010.); Thesis advisor: Dr. Marjorie Skubic.; M.S. University of Missouri-Columbia 2010.
2010-01-01T00:00:00ZAdding to the fragment : happiness & conversation in three eighteenth-century comedic novelsKempf, Nathan, 1975-https://hdl.handle.net/10355/95202020-08-06T04:06:15Z2010-01-01T00:00:00ZAdding to the fragment : happiness & conversation in three eighteenth-century comedic novels
Kempf, Nathan, 1975-
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Recently, Happiness Studies has become an important field of inquiry. This paper brings some of the insights of Happiness Studies to bear on three eighteenth-century novels. Recent scholarship on Tom Jones and Tristram Shandy has sought to enlarge the role religious ideas and beliefs play in our understanding of these novels. This paper counters these readings by suggesting that comedic novels need to be read as comedies and that the field of Happiness Studies has much to tell us about the role comedy plays in human happiness. I show that each novel under discussion is concerned with how humans can best be happy. In so doing, I argue that the formal properties of comedy both inform and aid us in our quest for happiness.--From public.pdf
Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on August 6, 2010).; The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file.; Thesis advisor: Dr. Devoney Looser.; M.A. University of Missouri--Columbia 2010.
2010-01-01T00:00:00ZAdvocacy, human rights, and foreign policy : the case of RwandaBackes, Emily P.https://hdl.handle.net/10355/81242022-09-27T19:08:47Z2010-01-01T00:00:00ZAdvocacy, human rights, and foreign policy : the case of Rwanda
Backes, Emily P.
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The United States, uniquely positioned as a world leader, has the ability and the wherewithal to encourage and promote acceptance and adherence to human rights guarantees globally. However, activists have failed to convince policymakers to reverse their historic inclination to pursue economic and national security interests over human rights in foreign policy. These activists have continually urged policymakers to prioritized human rights as a major foreign policy aim because of moral obligations. This strategy not only failed during the ratification of the UN Genocide Convention but it also failed to convince policymakers to intervene during the genocide in Rwanda. Advocates, if they wish to gain recognition for human rights in foreign policy, must begin to position human rights pursuits as analogous to one of the historic drivers of American foreign affairs. An analysis of the case of Rwanda suggests that a strategy that equated intervention and attention to human rights with economic benefit could have effectively been made.
The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file.; Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on July 27, 2010).; Thesis advisor: Catherine Rymph.; M.A. University of Missouri-Columbia 2010.
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