Browsing 2011 MU dissertations - Access restricted to UM by Thesis Semester "2011 Spring"
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Amyloid-beta toxicity in neurons and potential botanical compounds for prevention of Alzheimer's disease
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by a progressive decline in memory and cognitive function together with increased oxidative stress in the ... -
A case study of international students' goals for academic writing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this qualitative case study is to investigate the nature of international students' experiences with academic writing in English when ... -
Chemical mechanisms of DNA damaging natural products
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Natural products provide both novel molecular structures and new mechanisms that have significant therapeutical implications. The work described here ... -
The effect of self-explanation and metacognitive scaffolding on learning web programming
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Two studies were conducted to demonstrate the positive effects of principle-based self-explanation on acquiring programming concepts and improving ... -
Extracurricular activity programming for grades 6th-8th in a mid-western school district : a program evaluation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions of parents, students, classroom teachers, and administrators regarding extracurricular activity ... -
Kinetics of monocytotropic Ehrlichia infections, new insights from large animal models
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Ehrlichia are tick-borne, obligate intracellular prokaryotic parasites found in host-derived parasitophorous vacuoles. The monocytotropic Erlichia ... -
Mathematics reform in a midwestern district : a case study of mathematics curriculum change
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This case study analyzed participant interview data regarding teachers' perceptions of district and building level support during the implementation ... -
Optimizing vascular and metabolic responses to insulin in type 2 diabetes : exercise as treatment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The vasodilatory effects of insulin typically account for up to 40% of insulin-mediated glucose disposal; however, insulin-stimulated vasodilation is ... -
Poetry of the American suburbs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Poetry of the American Suburbs is the first literary study to offer a broad discussion of the relationship between twentieth-century poetry and suburbia. ... -
The role and mechanism of brain derived neurotrophic factor in autonomic and cardiovascular control in the nucleus tractus solitarii
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The brainstem nucleus tractus solitarii (nTS) is the primary site at which cardiovascular afferent input is relayed to central autonomic pathways and ... -
Studies on the mechanisms of action of the male specific lethal complex in Drosophila
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Dosage compensation is achieved by a twofold up-regulation of the single X chromosome in male Drosophila. The inverse dosage effect produced by the ...