Browsing 2012 UMKC Theses - Freely Available Online by Thesis Semester "2012 Spring"
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Ana Mendieta- a search for identity
(2012)Ana Mendieta was a Cuban-American female artist, whose work was a continuing search for identity throughout her life. She often searched for her roots in the earth itself, using it directly in her art and with her own ... -
An assessment of the impact of gentrification in the Crossroads Arts District of Kansas City, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-14)The term gentrification can have many different meanings. One person may think it stands for cleaning up a derelict part of a city while another may expand the term to cover everything from rehabilitated structures to ... -
Biloba for chamber ensemble
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-25)Biloba is a chamber piece for eight instruments inspired by the Gingko biloba tree. In an abstract way, the piece attempts to capture the movements - to me, the structural details of a tree give the illusion of dancers ... -
Biomechanical characterization of slipping on pervious and traditional concrete walking surfaces
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-22)Pervious concrete is a porous material that may provide superior slip resistance due to its ability to exfiltrate melted ice and other slippery surface contaminants. The purpose of this study was to analyze slip-related ... -
The changing paradigm of state sovereignty In the international system
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-15)The system of state relations in the international system was established at the end of the Forty Years War, which culminated in the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. The treaty was based on sovereignty, which is rooted in the ... -
Comparative analysis of urban wetland classification from multispectral, hyperspectral, and fused satellite imagery
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-18)Protection and inventory of current wetlands is important for critical habitats, education, recreation, flood control, and storm water filtration. Over the years, the United States has lost over one-half of its wetlands ... -
Connecting the dots: a history of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-22)This thesis is a history of Stephen Sondheim's musical Sunday in the Park with George (1984), which was inspired by Georges Seurat's masterpiece: Un dimanche à la Grande Jatte (1886). By first examining the lives and ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Detection of diesel leakage from underground storage tank using time domain reflectometry
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-22)The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established regulations concerning the construction and maintenance of an underground storage tank (UST) system. These regulations also define the means and methods required ... -
Determination of scour susceptibility through rapid assessment
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-21)A need existed to efficiently predict the potential scour that could be expected at nearly 20,000 existing off-system bridges in the State of Kansas to assign a National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) Item 113 coding. ... -
The effect of rhythm and melody on language development and sensory organization in children with autism
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-13)Research in language, neurology, and music suggests that constructs of music to provide organization, such as rhythm and melody, may facilitate language skill development and sensory organization for children with autism. ... -
The effect of social service agencies on crime rates in Kansas City, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-13)This thesis examines whether social service agencies mediate the effects of social disorganization and subculture on crime in Kansas City, Missouri. Variables from social disorganization and subculture theory are combined ... -
The effect of violent video game play on emotion modulation of startle
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-04-26)Previous research investigating the effects of violent video games have repeatedly demonstrated a connection with increased aggression. The General Aggression Model has incorporated many different theories of aggression ... -
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 ... -
Emotional responsivity in people high and low in trait positive affect
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-18)Previous research has shown that individuals who report high levels of Trait Positive Affect (TPA) experience better mental and physical health outcomes than individuals low in TPA. The current study examined emotional ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ...