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Determinants of child malnutrtrition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This thesis is an empirical study which aims to find the socio-economic factors that impact on nutritional status of Congolese children under five and ...
Osteochondral allograft preservation in a serum-free chemically-defined media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Articular cartilage has a very limited capacity as compared to other biological tissues to repair and regenerate because of its avascular nature. Chronic degradation of articular cartilage may result in osteoarthritis, the ...
Explorative analysis of two collegiate basketball players and a narrative analysis of post-game comments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Although there are specific studies referencing team processes, motivations, and orientations within athletics, little research has analyzed the ...
Come to nothing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
These drawings are an intense exploration of the concept, establishment, and power of the "Ideal" through the historical interventions of minimalism, utopia, perspective, printmaking, and drawing. There is an important ...
Fault tolerant and highly available entitlement server
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The current project is based, in part, on the use of Shibboleth to provide restricted access to resources via the web. These services and the incorporation of a separate Entitlement Server provide fine-grained access to ...
Topics in harmonic analysis and partial differential equations: extension theorems and geometric maximum principles
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The present thesis consists of two main parts. In the first part, we prove that a function defined on a closed subset of a geometrically doubling quasi-metric space which satisfies a Hölder-type condition may be extended ...
Reimagining alpacas
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Newly "discovered" to industrialized societies, alpacas have gained popularity as both livestock and pet in the United States over the last quarter century. This American micro-culture is a nexus of many traditional and ...
Misogyny on the web: comparing negative reader comments made to men and women who publish political commentary online
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This thesis studies whether women authors are disproportionately attacked and negatively affected by online reader comments. I designed a quantitative study that performed a content analysis of 1,600 reader comments posted ...
Investigation of load transfer models for recycled plastic reinforcement for slope stabilization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Slope failures are not only hazardous to the public, but they are also costly to maintain and repair. A field testing program involving five test sites has been executed in an effort to develop better design practices for ...
The role of work preferences in the disparity between females in public relations and females leading public relations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study examines the choices of Public Relations practitioners in an agency setting to analyze their preferences for work-life balance and the domestic division of labor. The in-depth interviews of 10 practitioners were ...
True love waits? : an examination of the motives and methods of the True Love Waits organization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
True Love Waits was created in 1993 with the intention of encouraging teens to refrain from premarital sexual activity. Despite the efforts of TLW most studies show rates of sexual activity for teens have remained relatively ...
PCI bus connects MizzouRISC to PC
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This paper covers the design of a PCI transmission controller to make a 32-bit microprocessor MizzouRISC be a co-processor for a PC. The co-processor communicates with the PC through the PCI bus, and works as a target ...
Population history at the microscale : craniometrics of the Cayo Santiago macaques
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Being able to understand the effects of relatedness on adult cranial morphology has implications for inferring population histories, and for informing us about the influence of social behaviors on these patterns of population ...
The cable TV news industry at 30 years: time to change the model that changed broadcast news?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
As the cable television news industry enters its fourth decade of existence, are cable TV news broadcasters doing everything they can to hold on to viewers, and prevent losing audience market share to the almost ubiquitous ...
Understanding of state capacity in civil war onset, 1984-1999
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Scholars have used multiple approaches to investigate civil war. Among various civil war studies, those examining civil war onset are important because onset is the first stage of the war. In the early stage of civil war ...
Development of a motor unit number estimation technique in normal dogs : a potential biomarker for canine degenerative myelopathy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Motor unit number estimation (MUNE) is an electrophysiologic technique for quantifying the lower motor neuron (LMN) system. MUNE has proven useful in evaluating and monitoring neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic ...
Spatial distribution and historical dynamics of threatened conifers of the Dalat Plateau, Vietnam
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The Dalat Plateau is one of several biodiversity hotspots in Vietnam. It is considered to be one of five centers of plant diversity and one of three endemic bird areas in the country. Almost half of the conifer species ...
Evaluation of alternative resistance mechanisms for progressive collapse
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The purpose of this research is to better understand the collapse resistance mechanisms of reinforced concrete buildings. Currently, resisting progressive collapse is generally outside the design considerations for ordinary ...
Conservation of Sooty Terns on Wake Atoll complex
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
I undertook two projects aimed at improving conservation efforts for Sooty Terns (Onychoprion fuscata). First, I investigated patterns of Sooty Tern chick survival to identify when chicks are most vulnerable and to assess ...
Customer satisfaction, profitability, and firm value in the hospitality and tourism industry : an application of American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study investigates the effect of customer satisfaction on a firm's financial performance (i.e., profitability and a firm's value) in the hospitality and tourism industry. Considering the unique differences (e.g., ...