Browsing College of Arts and Sciences (MU) by Thesis Semester "2019 Spring"
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The ability of an extinguished CS and a CS given conditioned inhibition training to pass tests for inhibition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)Conditioned inhibition (CI) is a classical conditioning procedure that results in a conditioned stimulus (CS) that predicts the absence of an unconditioned stimulus (US). A procedure known as Pavlovian conditioned inhibition ... -
Absolute continuity of parabolic measure and the initial-dirichlet problem
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)This thesis is devoted to the study of parabolic measure corresponding to a divergence form parabolic operator. We first extend to the parabolic setting a number of basic results that are well known in the elliptic case. ... -
Accessibility of public services : city government institutions and service spatial distribution
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Public services are central to the purpose of city government, and scholars have found that government institutions affect policy and budgetary ... -
Altar kulture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] My thesis artworks are a result of bringing disparate approaches together into a unique combination of Kustom Kulture processes and Fine Art perspectives. ... -
Applied problems in frame theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)This thesis is a study of two applied problems in frame theory: phase retrieval and quantum detection. These problems are inspired by engineering applications in signal processing and information theory. ... The goal of ... -
Approaches for unveiling the kinetic mechanisms of voltage gated ion channels in neurons
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)Ionic currents drive cellular function within all living cells to perform highly specific tasks. For excitable cells, such as muscle and neurons, voltage-gated ion channels have finely tuned kinetics that allow the ... -
Assessing perceptions of parents' communication accommodation in relation to sexual and gender minority adult chidren's child-parent communication apprehension and mental health
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals, or people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, genderqueer, nonbinary, or any other self-identified sexual orientation or gender identity, deal with chronic ... -
Assessing the quantitative and qualitative differences between 3D point clouds produced from lidar and structure from motion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study is to compare the quality and accuracy of point clouds and digital elevation products derived from Unmanned Aerial ... -
Atypical localization of Eph-RTKs in childhood cancer rhabdomyosarcoma
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), the most common soft tissue tumor in children, is an aggressive cancer with a 5-year survival rate of 24% if it has metastasized. Current treatment options are limited to surgery, chemotherapy and ... -
Battles for branding : political marketing and U.S. Senate debates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)Televised political debates, as two-sided information flows, are dynamic political communication events that inform, persuade, and entertain voters. Political debates provide candidates the opportunity to brand themselves ... -
Bayesian non-parametric methods for benefit-risk assessment and massive multiple-domain data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The development of systematic and structured approaches to assess benefit-risk of medical products is a major challenge for regulatory decision makers. ... -
Between the old and the new : Friedrich Gentz, 1764-1832
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)This dissertation reviews the life and political impact of Friedrich Gentz, who was born in Breslau, Prussia, in 1764, and died in Vienna, Austria, in 1832. Though remembered today as only a second- (or even third)- tier ... -
Bottle fly : poems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)The critical introduction: "Improbable Florida" : Imperialism, Surrealist Tradition, and Gay and Lesbian Identity in Rimbaud's "Drunken Boat" and Bishop's "The Riverman" is a close-reading of those two poems through a ... -
Brain catalogue
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)Brain Catalogue is a creative dissertation that combines comics and nonfiction. Specifically, it deals with the type of nonfiction often called the essay. It is an experimental autobiography that is broken down across four ... -
Canon
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)The Critical Introduction, titled "James Merrill's Queer Muse," uses Queer Theory to analyze Merrill's creative process when writing The Changing Light at Sandover. It argues that Merrill queers the heteronormative orientation ... -
Characteristics of the high school varsity mixed show choir
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)This descriptive study was designed to provide researchers and educators with baseline data about characteristics of show choirs and information regarding the role the show choir plays in the high school choral department. ... -
Colonial inclusivity : historical education and state capacity in post-colonial states
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)The contribution of this dissertation is to show that colonial state building efforts were more successful in the long term when the state invested in education for the colonized population. This argument builds upon recent ... -
Comparisons and extensions of reduced form and structural approaches to retirement decision of Missouri public school teachers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)There have been growing calls to reform teachers' pension systems. Designing of pension reforms requires modeling retirement decisions first. My thesis compares different models of teachers' retirement decisions. To further ... -
Computational linguistics using social media to understand immigrant sentiment in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] International migration is increasing throughout the world, including migration to the United States. This increase corresponds with a global rise in ... -
Developing tools for making inferences from genomic data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)The central question that the King lab seeks to answer is, "What happens on the genomic level when phenotypes evolve?" To this end, the core focus of my work has been on developing software and analytical methods that ...