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Energy efficient multi-target tracking in heterogeneous wireless sensor networks
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011)
Tracking multiple targets in an energy efficient way is an important challenge in wireless
sensor networks (WSNs). While most of the prior work consider tracking multiple targets as
execution of single target tracking ...
And the TV Said...,
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-06-02)
And the TV Said..., scored for actress, digital media, and sextet, is a music theater
piece set to Jason Ludlow's script of the same name. The script is written for two
characters: a woman and her television. The role ...
Scheduling schemes for throughput optimization in wireless adhoc networks using directional antennas
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-06-09)
This thesis presents a scheme for scheduling of wireless adhoc networks by using directional antennas using the concept of frequency reuse. The idea of wireless adhoc network communication is taken one step further by ...
War sirens: how the sheet music industry sold World War I
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-26)
During World War I the U.S. Committee on Public Information (CPI) sponsored a
national culture of war in posters, speeches, and films. Against this war-soaked cultural
backdrop, the sheet music industry echoed the pervasive ...
Creating an imperial city: Kansas City in the 1920s
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-04)
This thesis is a community study of Kansas City in the
1920s as a city working to assume a prominent place within the
emerging American market empire. It begins by exploring the
role that men and women played in altering ...
Shadows and light - a story collection
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-06-06)
We lie and we are lied to. Why then does it shock us when those around us are never what they seem, what they expose for judgment, rather than the whole of what they are. We each seek to assure those around us that we are ...
Several ways of seeing
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-12)
The following eleven stories represent what I believe to be the strongest creative output
from my three years of graduate study and creative writing at the University of Missouri -
Kansas City. In order to reflect my ...
A qualitative study of the Extended Care Permit dental hygienists in Kansas
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-01)
Currently, thirty-two states allow some type of alternative practice settings for dental hygienists. This qualitative study was designed to explore the experiences of the Extended Care Permit (ECP) dental hygienist in the ...
In-situ radio frequency identification (RFID) moisture meter
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-12-15)
An in-situ moisture meter, utilizing a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to detect
hidden moisture in walls is studied. Both commercial and household building moisture problems
call for a better way to measure moisture ...
Isopropyl alcohol to counteract effects of freezing on extended-storage alginates
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-07-08)
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of freezing and isopropyl alcohol
(IA) on two extended-storage alginates. Impressions were made of a custom stainless steel
model of known dimensions and stored for ...
Network partition for switched industrial ethernet using combined search heuristics
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-06-06)
A large industrial company needs a cost efficient telecommunication network to
support heavy telecommunication needs among its different departments which are
distributed in various locations. Because of the huge amount ...
Late Holocene Paleoclimate reconstruction of the northern Gulf of Aqaba using foraminifera as a proxy
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-12-21)
A multiproxy analyses of sediment from a 4.3 m core extracted from 25 m water
depth on the shelf of the northern Gulf of Aqaba suggest shifts in depositional environments
over the past 4000 yrs. Foraminifera assemblages, ...
Discrimination and health: how being Hispanic can make you sick
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-25)
The perception of discrimination is a stressor that can lead to a reduction in an individual's reserve capacity and an increase in negative emotions, among other deleterious effects. I tested the Reserve Capacity Model as ...
Quality and intensity of pain associated with continuously applied orthodontic stresses of relatively high and low magnitudes
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-07-21)
The purpose was to assess longitudinally pain intensity and quality during tooth
translation by 2 continuous stresses. Eight subjects (five males, 3 females) who required
maxillary first premolar extractions had maxillary ...
The Economic Water Model - a method and software program for assessing the impacts of storm water "green solutions" in urban areas
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2011-12-20)
A new model is needed for storm water "green solutions" such as rain gardens, bioswales, and rain barrels. Estimating average annual runoff at the property level is essential to providing precise estimates on the effectiveness ...
Exploratory identification of introductory algebra-based physics success factors
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2011-06-08)
The field of physics suffers from low student matriculation through its degree programs as well as being viewed as being abstract, complicated, and incomprehensible by students enrolled in introductory courses. A study was ...
Security in pervasive health care using location-based key generation schemes
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-15)
Remote health monitoring has tremendous potential to improve quality of health
care services in modern and ubiquitous medical environments. It helps to cut the cost in
modern healthcare by avoiding unnecessary hospital ...
Cushioned by a wave
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2011-05-13)
This book of poems investigates the speaker's relationships with her family and
lovers, and how these experiences define her sense of direction and the world she inhabits.
Recurring themes of miscommunication, sex, and ...
Friction
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-10)
This work includes short stories of various lengths with a mix of creative non-fiction.
Diego Rivera: constructing a myth
(2011)
Diego Rivera was a master of creating visual languages to express his ideas and beliefs. Throughout his life, he actively sought to define Mexican culture and his life through his art and his writing. Much of how he is ...