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A dual mode pulsed electro-magnetic cell stimulator
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
This thesis presents the design and test of a dual-modality cell stimulator. The stimulator generates pulsing electric and magnetic fields at programmable rates and intensities. The target application is the stimulation ...
Beamsteering and nullsteering in interference aware wireless networks with point to point beamforming
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2013-03-19)
The concept of beamforming and beamsteering has been gathering immense popularity since the idea's inception. Many in the field of Wireless Communication and in the defense community have tried and succeeded in utilizing ...
Pressure-impulse diagrams using finite element analysis for reinforced concrete slabs subjected to blast loading
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2012)
Reinforced concrete slab systems are widely used in protective structures designed to
resist blast events. Blast events subject structures to high pressure and impulse loads. The
magnitude of blast load experienced by a ...
Maximizing throughput while maintaining fairness and priority in wireless ad-hoc networks
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
Ad-Hoc wireless network, not a new field of research, has been gaining a lot of popularity in recent years because of its applications in emergency rescue, surveying, military, sensor networking, entertainment and community ...
Effect of refrigerant spray on orthodontic composite resin-bracket debond strength and associated adhesive remnant index
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
This study evaluated effects of refrigerant spray and crosshead speed on orthodontic composite resin shear debond strength and Adhesive Remnant Index (ARI) after bond failure. Orthodontic brackets were bonded to forty ...
A study of gossip algorithms for internet-scale cardinality estimation of distributed XML data
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-10-03)
After more than a decade of active research and development, the peer-to-peer
(P2P) computing model continues to be successful. We have witnessed the deployment
of commercial P2P applications in large, Internet-scale ...
Interference aware wireless networks with point to point beamforming
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-10-03)
Recent dramatic changes in the end-user devices and applications demand the idea of
peer-peer packet transmissions without the help of base stations or wire-line backbone networks.
This concept of distributed communication ...
Distinction in death: an analysis of individuality, sociality, and brand consumption in contemporary American funeral practices
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
To date, a growing number of contemporary Americans have come to trust that recognizable
commodity brands and personal consumer preferences now provide the best means of
personalizing funerals and communicating individualized ...
Autonomy in the Great War: the experience of the German soldier on the Eastern Front
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
From 1914 to 1919, the German military established an occupation zone in the territory of
present day Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia. Cultural historians have generally focused on the
role of German soldiers as psychological ...
Controlled Low-Strength Material (CLSM) produced from limestone fines and other byproducts
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
Controlled Low Strength Material (CLSM) or flowable fill mixtures are typically specified and used in lieu of compacted fill especially for backfill, utility bedding, void fill and bridge approaches. This study developed ...
"Here's me in a nutshell": the textual performance of self in male online dating profiles
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-03-13)
Online dating has fast become an acceptable avenue through which to pursue romantic partners in the United States. Approximately one it ten American internet-using adults--16 million people--have personally visited dating ...
Derivation of walk-in cooler and freezer Performance Standard equations as they pertain to the ANSI/AHRI Standard 1250 and 1251
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
The ANSI/AHRI (American National Standard Institute (ANSI)/ Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).) Standard 1250/1251 Performance Rating of Walk-In Coolers and Freezers strives to standardize ...
The shepherd of the hills
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
One spring day, an elderly man from the city, Daniel
Howitt, enters the Ozark Mountains, ostensibly on a vacation
to improve his health, which has suffered due to events
concerning his believed long-dead son, Howard, ...
A genetic linkage map of the fungus phycomyces blakesleeanus for gene identification by map-based cloning
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
The Mucoromycotina is one of the basal lineages in the fungi, all of which are poorly understood. Mucormycosis is a life threatening infection caused by fungi of the order Mucorales, the most common species of which is ...
A data mining study of g-quadruplexes and their effect on DNA replication
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-25)
G-quadruplexes are guanine rich sequences of DNA that can form non-Watson-Crick
four stranded structures. They have been found to exist in various regions of the genome and
are believed to play a biological role. We ...
Managing malicious transactions in mobile database systems
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
Database security is one of the most important issues for any organization,
especially for financial institutions such as banks. Protecting database from external
threats is relatively easier and a number of effective ...
Group scheduling in cellular networks
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
With the ever increasing number of users and the usage of data in cellular networks, meeting the expectations is a very difficult challenge. To add to the difficulties, the available resources are very limited, so proper ...
(In)Visible: performances of gay and lesbian dramatic literature on the American stage from 1910 to 1969
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-01)
(In)Visible: Performances of Gay and Lesbian Dramatic Literature on the American Stage from 1910 to 1969 provides a decade-by-decade analysis of plays with queer content from the 1910s to the 1960s. The aim is to chronicle ...
Ocular pharmacokinetics and efficacy of various amino acid and dipeptide prodrugs of ganciclovir
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-10-02)
Herpes simplex virus infections (HSV) in the eye are one of the leading causes of blindness across the world. Current available treatment options to treat HSV infections are solutions of trifluorothymidine (TFT), idoxuridine ...
You seem anxious
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-18)
This collection of stories explores gaps in human communication, the unknowability
of others, and the anxiety that manifests from social experience. Many of the longer
pieces are rooted in the Lake of the Ozarks, a 92-mile ...