Browsing 2011 MU dissertations - Access restricted to MU by Thesis Semester "2011 Fall"
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Characterization of the pigmentation locus in Yersinia pestis pathogenesis of pneumonic plague
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The extreme virulence of Yersinia pestis in all three forms of plague disease is attributed to its multiple virulence factors. Y. pestis pathogenesis ... -
Computational models of neuronal fear and addiction circuits
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Computational Neuroscience provides tools to abstract and generalize principles of neuronal functions using mathematics, with applicability to the ... -
Ion dependent stability of RNA three-way junction and DNA triple helices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Nucleic acids are critical for regulation of gene expression. Because nucleic acid molecules are highly charged, the folding of nucleic acids involves ... -
Measurement of trace element levels in noctuid larvae in response to baculovirus infections
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] While a number of studies have examined the effects of viral infections on the trace element status of mammals, very little is known about the roles ... -
Minimal homogeneous resolutions, almost complete intersections and Gorenstein Artin algebras
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This work is devoted to the study of the structures of the graded resolutions of codimension three almost complete intersections and the unimodality ... -
Models of neuronal subcircuits in the crustacean cardiac ganglion and the mammalian perirhinal cortex
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation deals with four related studies that involve simulations of computational models of neurons and neuronal networks at varying levels ... -
Modification of host and bacterial proteomes during host-pathogen interactions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Plant cells, such as those of Arabidopsis thaliana, detect the presence of bacteria through cell-surface receptors that recognize microbial-associated ... -
Molecular genetic studies of canine inherited diseases
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The domestic dog has advantageous genome information ideal for mapping genes that cause disease. Humans share many diseases with dogs, which makes ... -
Seismic attenuation of regional phases in the northern Middle East and the Tibetan Plateau
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] I study the regional seismic phase attenuation to (1) infer rheology and temperature of the crust and uppermost mantle and to (2) develop reliable and ... -
A systematic study of medication errors and their dynamics in hospital medication service processes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Medication errors are serious threats to patient safety in acute care settings. In past studies, medication errors have not been studied from a system ...