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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 ...
Picasso : theatre artist
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-09-27)
Picasso: Theatre Artist is centered upon Pablo Picasso‟s work in the theatrical field. Pablo Picasso is internationally known as a Spanish painter who championed the Cubist perspective in graphic art. However, his extensive ...
Effects of deceptive behavior on biomechanical measures of standing posture
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-22)
The accurate detection of deception has potential applications in many fields including credibility assessment, security screening, homeland security, and counter-terrorism. Techniques currently used for deception detection ...
Characterization of "t-z" model design parameters for augered cast-in-place piles using field load test data
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-08-24)
With the increasing use of augered cast-in-place piles in new construction, it is important that proper design parameters be incorporated when evaluating pile capacity and performance using reliability-based design methods. ...
Finite element analysis and experimental comparison of doubly reinforced concrete slabs subjected to blast loads
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
In the design of concrete structures, it has become important to understand the
response of concrete as a structural material when subjected to large stresses and strain rates
through explosive loadings. In order to do ...
Group scheduling in advanced cellular systems using directional antennas
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-09-28)
Long Term Evolution has been the most popular technique all around the world, and Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output is widely considered a key technology for system capacity improvement in modern wireless networks. ...
Using current sensing atomic force microscopy to study heterogeneous materials
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-08-27)
Two kinds of heterogeneous materials, block copolymer films and Nafion
membranes, are studied by using current sensing atomic force microscopy (CSAFM). In
the calculated results, correlation between surface morphology ...
Presentation and performance of gender and sexuality in early English defamation litigation
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-10-01)
Early English Consistory court records contain hundreds of defamation cases in which one party is suing another party for slander or verbal violence. Slander cases varied greatly, but most often held sexual, economic, or ...
Contextual differences in offense classifications: examining gender, race, and age differences
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-01)
Since the 1980s, girls have started to constitute growing numbers of juvenile court caseloads. Some suggest that girls are becoming increasingly more delinquent and violent, while others argue that changes in policing and ...
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 ...
An examination of the impact of parental drug use, family transition, and environmental conditions on adolescents' self-reported drug use, delinquency, and deviant behaviors
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-18)
Research has shown that youths reared in homes with parental drug use have a high risk of exhibiting maladaptive social behaviors encompassing delinquency, deviance, and criminality (Keller, Catalano, Haggerty, & Fleming, ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
Geostatistical analysis of land use/land cover changes and population growth trends in the Komadugu-Yobe River Basin in Nigeria
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2012-06-14)
The Komadugu-Yobe River located in northeastern Nigeria is an important tributary of Lake Chad. Since the 1970s, the Komadugu-Yobe basin has experienced significant changes in population density and land use/land cover. ...
Geostatistical integration of core and well log data for high-resolution reservoir modeling
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-01)
Analyzing data derived from well logging and core plugs to understand the heterogeneity of porosity in geologic formations is paramount in petrological studies. The well-log data and core-plug data are integrated in order ...
The relationship between individual, neighborhood, and city characteristics and fear of crime
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-18)
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of individual, neighborhood, and city characteristics on fear of crime. While previous research has shown which factors predict fear of crime at each level, few have ...