Browsing College of Arts and Sciences (MU) by Thesis Semester "2014 Summer"
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Incorporating spectroscopy and measurement technology into the high school chemistry laboratory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Science and technology are becoming increasingly important in maintaining a healthy economy at home and a competitive edge on the world stage, though that is just one facet affected by inadequate science education in the ... -
The index of craft : an essay in conjunction with the MFA Thesis Exhibition Contrast : Containing Clarity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)This thesis paper supports the Master of Fine Arts exhibition at the George Caleb Bingham Gallery, The University of Missouri-Columbia, from April 28th through May 2nd, 2014. The exhibition, Contrast: Containing Clarity, ... -
Individual, population and landscape-scale effects of timber harvest on the red-legged salamander (Plethodon shermani)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Habitat loss and alteration are widely recognized as major threats to global biodiversity and the vulnerability of animal species to these disturbance processes can depend on the behavioral responses of individuals to ... -
It's all in the face : an examination of attitudes and self perceptions of viewers after being exposed to pictures of fat women in the media
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Kiss today goodbye, and point me toward tomorrow : reviving the time-bound musical, 1968-1975
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)As musical theatre scholars Stacy Wolf, Sheldon Patinkin, and John Bush Jones have argued, American musicals are among our country's most valuable social documents as they depict the dominant discourses and reigning values ... -
Managing Unemployment: A Comparative, Critical Ethnographic Analysis Of Unemployment Organizations
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Measuring community resilience to disaster
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Although geographic studies of disaster vulnerability and resilience have been central to the formulation of federal emergency management policy, recent community resilience research has diverged significantly from the ... -
Molecular dissection of the spore killer elements in Neurospora
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)The role of selfish genetic elements in shaping the evolution of genomes (and subsequently species) has been a great subject of scientific interest for much of the last century. These selfish elements act at both the genetic ... -
New onset, recurrence, and persistence of alcohol dependence criteria : maturing out at the symptom level
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Epidemiological studies have consistently shown a decrease in the prevalence of Alcohol Dependence (AD) with age after its peak in young adulthood. ... -
On unimodality of Hilbert functions of Artinian level algebras of codimension 3 and type 2 and 3
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] We prove the unimodality of the Hilbert Function for some classes of codimension three graded algebras of Cohen-Macaulay types 2 and 3. The method of ... -
The particle-hole map: a visualization tool for electronic excitations
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Physics-based modeling for RNA folding
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecules play a variety of crucial roles in cellular functions at the level of transcription, translation and gene regulation. ... -
The quarrel as a "living word" in Chekhov's early short stories
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)This thesis focuses on Chekhov's early stories written in the period from 1879 to 1886. It argues that Chekhov's quarrel is a particular literary type through analysis of its functions, uses and role in the development of ... -
Results on the Collatz Conjecture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Given a starting value, we can create a sequence using the rule that if the previous number, x, is even, then the next number is [x/2], and if the ... -
Semi-parametric regression analysis of interval-censored failure time data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)By interval-censored data, we mean that the failure time of interest is known only to lie within an interval instead of being observed exactly. Many clinical trials and longitudinal studies may generate interval-censored ... -
Six- and ten-month-old infants' intermodal representation of numerical ratios
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The abilities to represent and process quantity information exist across many animal species and are evident early in the life of individuals. Preverbal ... -
Social and environmental impacts of big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) logging on Peruvian indigenous communities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Big-leaf Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) is the neo-tropic's most valuable hardwood but it continues to experience rapid and in many cases irreversible depletion throughout its range. In Latin America, unsustainable ... -
Spectroscopic Studies of Proteins and Their Interactions with Lipids and Small Molecules
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Stigma and sexuality : how burn survivors and relational partners manage their experiences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Burn survivors and their injuries are studied exhaustively while in the context of the hospital; however, what happens after they leave and interact with others is under-researched. Despite the expansive amount of research ... -
Studies toward the carbanion-accelerated 6[Pi] electrocyclization : polyfunctional boronates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The 6π electrocyclization remains an important class of pericyclic reactions which provides access to substituted six-membered rings from uncyclized ...