Browsing 2011 MU dissertations - Freely available online by Thesis Semester "2011 Summer"
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Bayesian variable selection in parametric and semiparametric high dimensional survival analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)In this dissertation, we propose several Bayesian variable selection schemes for Bayesian parametric and semiparametric survival models for right-censored survival data. In the rst chapter we introduce a special shrinkage ... -
Cause specific mortality and anti-predator behavior in midwestern songbirds
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Predation is a ubiquitous selective pressure that profoundly influences animals on evolutionary and ecological time-scales, but we lack estimates of predator-specific mortality rates for many taxa. We investigated ... -
Chemical sensor using single crystal diamond plates interrogated with charge-based deep-level transient spectroscopy based on the Quantum Fingerprint[TM] model : instrumentation and methodology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)In recent years, diamond has received a great deal of interest as a potential chemical sensor material due to its mechanical robustness, and its capacity to modify its electrical characteristics according to surface ... -
Culturally transcendent, developmental model of multicultural counseling competence : an integration of theories
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)This study proposed and empirically examined a developmental model of multicultural counseling competence among mental health service trainees based on an integration of the Cognitive and Cultural Flex Theory of Personality, ... -
Domesticating the Empire : women writers and colonial discourse in late eighteenth-century British literature
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)This dissertation examines five late eighteenth-century British women writers to demonstrate the ways that domestic fiction negotiates the racial and sexual tensions of the colonial contact zone. Previous scholarship has ... -
Econometric methods for improved measures of financial risk
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Faced with the current financial crisis, several US and foreign banks and investment firms have failed due to excessive losses. The Value-at-Risk (VaR) was a widely-used risk model that was problematic. We evaluate competing ... -
The effects of computer-supported inquiry-based learning methods and peer interaction on learning stellar parallax
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)The presented study examined the effects of computer-supported inquiry-based learning and peer interaction methods on effectiveness of learning the stellar parallax concept and was conducted among 199 non-science major ... -
Endpoint solvability results for divergence form, complex elliptic equations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)We consider divergence form elliptic equations Lu := ∇ • (A∇u) = 0 in the half space ℝn+1+ := {(x,t)∈ ℝn x (0,∞)}, whose coeffi cient matrix A is complex elliptic, bounded and measurable. In addition, we suppose that A ... -
Essays on banking IPOs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)This dissertation explores the market reaction to analyst coverage initiations and the factors leading to coverage initiations by analysts for newly public banking stocks. I use two cases to investigate the timeliness and ... -
Examining the technical adequacy of curriculum-based measurement progress monitoring in early numeracy using handheld technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)The purpose of this study was to examine the use of six early numeracy measures to monitor the mathematics progress of kindergarten and first grade students across 13 weeks. Seventy one kindergarteners were administered ... -
The experiences of Black American living kidney donors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)End stage renal disease (ESRD) is a chronic illness of significant concern in the United States and throughout the world. In many cases, the optimal treatment for ESRD is living kidney donation. A qualitative investigation ... -
An exploration of the familial risk profiles of kindergarten students and later academic and behavior problems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Children who exhibit early behavioral and academic difficulties are at increased risk of later negative outcomes (see Patterson et al., 1989). Given the importance of families in the lives of young children, early intervention ... -
An exploratory study of culturally responsive teaching practices for students who are ELLs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)The purpose of this study was to explore whether certain teacher characteristics impacted teachers' perceived importance and reported use of culturally responsive practices within their classrooms. The numbers of ELLs in ... -
Exploring Kenyan women university students' everyday interactions with information
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)In the alleged information society, providing access to ICT purportedly will enable people, in all walks of life, to actively participate across multiple realms of social, economic, and political life. However, ICT initiatives ... -
Factors affecting spatial and temporal dynamics of an ungulate assemblage in the Black Hills, South Dakota
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Our goal was to gain empirical data on the spatial and temporal selection of resources by the ungulate assemblage in Custer State Park (CSP), South Dakota. To achieve this goal, we developed a spatially-explicit model to ... -
Flipping the switch : regulation of proliferation and differentiation in adult muscle stem cells
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Adult muscle stem cells or satellite cells are the committed somatic stem cells responsible for maintenance and regeneration of adult skeletal muscle tissue. Skeletal muscle is capable of multiple rounds of complete ... -
Formal total synthesis of pseudopteroxale : progress toward total synthesis of hamigeran B
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)In the first chapter, a formal total synthesis of pseudopteroxazole is presented, highlightening an E-selective Horner-Emmons reaction, a Buchwald-Hartwig coupling, and a diastereoselective intramolecular Michael addition. ... -
Functions in contemporary secondary mathematics textbook series in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Textbooks play a central role in US mathematics classrooms (Stein, Remillard, & Smith, 2007) and functions are a key topic in secondary mathematics (Carlson, Jacobs, Coe, Larsen, & Hsu, 2002). This study presents results ... -
Gendered waters : the participation of women on the program 'One million cisterns' in the Brazilian semi-arid region
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)This dissertation presents a qualitative case study of women participation in the Program 'OneMillion Cisterns' in the Brazilian Semi-Arid region, in three locations: Afogados da Ingazeira, Mossoro and Fortaleza, using ... -
Genetics of soybean seed lipoxygenases and linolenic acid content in seeds of the soybean wild ancestor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Soybean seeds, valuable feed and food resources, have high protein and oil contents, with a fairly balanced amino acid profile and abundant essential fatty acids (FA). Linolenic acid (18:3), an essential [omega]-3 type of ...