Browsing College of Arts and Sciences (MU) by Thesis Semester "2017 Fall"
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Agendas and committees in American state legislatures : the causes and consequences of matching priorities with institutional roles
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Legislative scholars largely agree on the importance of the committee system in the legislative process. Committees are generally considered the primary locus of lawmaking activity and individual legislators see them as ... -
Analysis of cell signaling during floral abscission in arabidopsis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The shedding of plant organs is known as abscission. Floral abscission in Arabidopsis is regulated by two related receptor[negation symbol]-like protein ... -
Assessment of the variability of spatial interpolation methods using elevation and drill hole data over the Magmont mine area, south-east Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Spatial interpolation methods are widely used in fields of geoscience such as mineral exploration. Interpolation methods translate the distribution of discrete data into continuous field over a given study area. Many methods ... -
A Bayesian hierarchical model of lexicographic choice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)I present a lexicographic, threshold-based model of choice used to evaluate decision makers' preferences among risky alternatives. Using a hierarchical Bayesian frame-work, this model is able to account for observed ... -
Becoming aware
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Becoming Aware, an installation created with cotton thread, crochet handicraft, and honey bee imagery, critiques the industrial farming method of ... -
Collective charge- and spin-density excitations in semiconductor quantum wells
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Quasi-two-dimensional (2D) systems, such as an electron gas confined in a quantum well, are important model systems for many-body theories, and we are interested in studying collective excitations in such systems using a ... -
Commerce clause new federalism in the Rehnquist and Roberts courts : dynamics of culture wars constitutionalism, 1964-2012
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Commerce Clause New Federalism in the Rehnquist and Roberts Courts describes how interpretation of the Commerce Clause of the Constitution has evolved since the Constitution was first ratified by the several states. It ... -
Counting theorems and inverse function theorems for analytic functions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this master's thesis, we discuss the counting and Rouche's theorems. These theorems are used to find the roots of complex analytic functions.Also, ... -
Deep eutectic solvents : investigation of solvent structure and its applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) represent an alternative class of ionic fluids closely resembling room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs), they are ... -
Development of fluorescent sensors for the detection of hydrophobic amines and glycolipids
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)A novel fluorescent sensor was designed and synthesized to detect hydrophobic amines and was used to extract them from synthetically prepared vesicles. This sensor had a higher affinity for diamines than primary amines, ... -
Ego trip
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)My exhibition, entitled Ego Trip, was an attempt to explore the concepts of biological destiny, productivity, and gender roles through the lens of feminist and queer theory. This lens was focused on the myth of Narcissus, ... -
Eph/ephrin involvement in skeletal muscle development and regeneration
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Skeletal muscle development and regeneration is one of the best-described areas of vertebrate biology, due in large part to muscle cells' characteristic sequence of specification, determination, and differentiation. However, ... -
Escalations : stories
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The stories in "Escalations" cover a range of formal and dramatic content and operate on a sliding scale with regards to realism and surrealism: a woman ... -
Essays on decision making under uncertainty : Stochastic dominance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Decision making under uncertainty is certainly the most important task of an economics agent and it is often a very difficult one. In most cases, the goal of further analysis of uncertainty is not necessarily to reduce it, ... -
Evaluation of the geologic CO[subscript 2]sequestration potential of the Morrow B sandstone in the Farnsworth, Texas hydrocarbon field using reactive transport modeling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)The objectives of this research were to examine the long term fate of CO[subscript 2] injected into the Morrow B Sandstone, a hydrocarbon reservoir in the Farnsworth Unit in northern Texas. A suite of numerical multiphase ... -
Femoral angles and their correlates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)This research addresses a central theme in anthropological research focused on the reconstruction of activity patterns from skeletal remains in past populations. In general, my research focuses on the ontogeny and development ... -
Gold-catalyzed generation of vinylthionium ions and the development of an organocatalytic, asymmetric (4+3)-cycloaddition reaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] An allylic benzoate ester was prepared and used as a progenitor of vinylthionium ions for (4+3)-cycloaddition reactions. The chemistry was limited to ... -
Justice for all? : explaining the International Criminal Court's situation selection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Since its formation in 2002, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened investigations in nine countries and preliminary examinations in a further ... -
Kinematic analysis of the Debeque Landslide using radar interferometry and change-detection photogrammetry, Mesa County, CO
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The Debeque Landslide is an active landslide impacting I-70 in Western Colorado that is the result of displacement along the southern wall of an ... -
Magnetic interactions in the spin-orbit coupled electron gas
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)The exchange interaction between two localized magnetic moments embedded in a host material is fundamental to the description of the magnetic behavior of solids and chiral order in magnetic structures. This interaction was ...