2012 Dissertations (MU)
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Experimental and simulation analysis of the jitter response of a single-shot oil switch with a high-K particle suspension
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This dissertation investigates an oil switching system to address and reduce the jitter observed in the breakdown electric field strength of a pressurized, oil dielectric. The experimental work is conducted in two phases, ... -
Emerging adults views about couple and personal satisfaction in various gGender role relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Human development and Family studies -
Bioreductive metabolism of small molecule nitroaromatics and N-oxides in hypoxia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Hypoxia in tumors causes adverse effects to therapy and negatively impacts on patient prognosis. Identification and quantification of hypoxia is considered to have a strong impact on treatments in tumor therapy. Fluorescent-based ... -
Color outside the line : Liminality and Creole identity in Louisiana, colonial era to reconstruction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This work examines the construction of racial and caste identity in Louisiana, from the French and Spanish colonial period through Reconstruction. Using ... -
Eat for life : a quasi-experimental trial of a novel mindfulness-based intuitive eating intervention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Adult women in the community experience a range of problematic relationships with food and their bodies. This is demonstrated in the high prevalence ... -
Physics-based predictions of RNA loop stability and structures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecules play a variety of crucial roles in cellular functions at the level of transcription, translation and gene regulation. ... -
Improving the usability and utilization of cancer registry data : the need to identify a core data set
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Cancer registries in the US and Canada have a long history of data standards and data collection that have developed from a minimal dataset to the standard dataset that is used now. Central Cancer Registries (CCRs) are ... -
Neuromodulation-dependent regulation of coordinated patterns of gene expression in motor neurons of the stomatogastric ganglion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The pyloric network of the crustacean stomatogastric ganglion (STG) is a central pattern generator that requires descending modulation for normal ongoing ... -
Structural diversity of proline catabolic enzymes revealed by small angle x-ray scattering, x-ray crystallography and light scattering
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The proline catabolic enzymes catalyze the 4-electron oxidation of proline to glutamate. The reaction involves two enzymes, proline dehydrogenase (PRODH) and Δ1-pyrroline -5-carboxylate dehydrogenase (P5CDH). Some bacterial ... -
Sequence and secondary structural analysis of a novel class of RNA aptamers that inhibit reverse transcriptase
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] RNA aptamers are synthetic RNAs selected for their ability to bind a molecular target. Reverse Transcriptase (RT) is the major target of antiretroviral ... -
Experimental and simulation analysis of the jitter response of a single-shot oil switch with a high-K particle suspension
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This dissertation investigates oil switching systems to address and reduce the jitter observed in the breakdown electric field strength of a pressurized, oil dielectric. The experimental work is conducted in two phases, ... -
Bioreductive metabolism of small molecule nitroaromatics and N-oxides in hypoxia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Hypoxia in tumors causes adverse effects to therapy and negatively impacts on patient prognosis. Identification and quantification of hypoxia is considered to have a strong impact on treatments in tumor therapy. Fluorescent-based ... -
Development of instrumentation and techniques for preclinical image guided microirradiation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Radiation therapy accounts for more than half of cancer treatments in the US, and in order to provide the most effective treatment to patients, new developments are implemented each year. Before a novel radiation therapy ... -
An evaluation of the Missouri public high school personal finance course graduation requirement : is there a transfer of knowledge?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This researcher performed an evaluation of the Missouri public high school personal finance graduation requirement. Sophomore, junior, and senior ... -
Large-scale forest landscape model, design, validation, and application in management of oak decline
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Forest landscape models (FLMs) have increasingly become important tools for exploring forest landscape changes by predicting forest vegetation dynamics over large spatial scales. However, two challenges confronting FLMs ... -
Empirical study of image describing and searching behaviors of medical image users
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Researchers in the field of image indexing and retrieval face a crucial question -- how to design and develop efficient and effective systems that meet ... -
The characterization of the tetratricopeptide repeat protein 13 in mammals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Tetratricopeptide repeat domain protein 13 (TTC13) is a member of a large family of proteins known as tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) proteins that has ... -
The relationship of emic model derived resiliency attributes to ninth grade student total core subject courses passed in an urban high school as viewed through the RDYM
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The variables positively supporting urban student matriculation through high school remain unclear as one moves from one context to another. Furthermore, attributes that positively influence urban ninth grade student ... -
The nation of Islam's struggle for civil rights and liberties, 1930-1971
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Beginning in the fall of 1939, Charles Hamilton Houston, professor of law at the Howard University School of Law and the legal pioneer generally credited ... -
An investigation into gravity independent oscillating heat pipes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] A number of oscillating heat pipes (OHPs) with unbalanced structures were investigated in an effort to develop methods enabling OHPs to be gravity ...