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Accents and Second Language Acquisition: Comprehension and Intelligibility of Accented French
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)The following study assesses the correlation between accent and perceived comprehension and intelligibility. Native speakers of French performed two judgment tasks and a transcription task on non-native French learners’ ... -
Remembering by Repurposing: Public Memory of Angelica Schuyler Church
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Angelica Schuyler Church lived during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and she communicated with some of America’s most powerful leaders, including Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. It would take ... -
Risk of Expectant Management and Optimal Timing of Delivery in Low-risk Term Pregnancies: A Population-based Study
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Introduction The benefits of the current obstetric recommendation to avoid elective deliveries before 39 weeks of gestation in pregnant women have been questioned by several authors.1 5 Multiple concerns such as ... -
3D Hand Pose Estimation Via a Lightweight Deep Learning Model
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Deep Learning with depth cameras has enabled 3D hand pose estimation from RGBD images. Commercial solutions like Leap Motion and Intel RealSense™ use stereoscopic sensors or IR illumination-based methods to capture the ... -
MDRED: Multi-Modal Multi-Task Distributed Recognition for Event Detection
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Understanding users’ context is essential in emerging mobile sensing applications, such as Metal Detector, Glint Finder, Facefirst. Over the last decade, Machine Learning (ML) techniques have evolved dramatically for ... -
Effect of TIMBD on Neurotoxicity Associated with HIV-1 Gp120 and Tat
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) is one of the undermining disorders that affects majority of HIV infected patients. Patients with HAND suffer from both cognitive and motor ... -
Where is that [dang] file? Why we should care that UM maintains our digital future
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Historically, libraries and archives have been situated at the center of knowledge preservation and creation, serving a distinct role to preserve and provide access to the historical record for research and study. Given ... -
Balanced Calendar versus Traditional Calendar: Measuring the Difference in Reading Academic Achievement among Kindergarten through Third-Grade Students Who Have Been Identified as Reading Below or Well-Below Grade Level
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)School accountability is increasing with federal mandates. As public schools investigate strategies to raise students’ achievement scores and graduation rates, some have implemented a modified school calendar. Schools ... -
Assessing Social Motivations During Vaccination Decisions
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)This dissertation utilized two separate studies to investigate the effects of social motivation during vaccine decision-making. Some parents cite social motivations, like contributing to herd immunity, as an influence ... -
The Effects of Career Commitment, Distress, and Persistence on Academic Success among Undergraduate Baccalaureate Nursing Students
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)The ability of students, specifically in higher education environments, to persist is a critical determinant of academic success. Student success is especially precarious within programs of nursing, where curricula ... -
Serum Albumin as Outcome Predictor in Adult ICU Patients with Sepsis
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Patients admitted to the hospital with sepsis are eight times more likely to die than patients with other diagnoses. Sepsis is associated with an intense and persistent stress response that can become dysfunctional, ... -
The Cardiac Self-Blame Attributions Scale as a Predictor of Physical and Mental Health Outcomes in Underrepresented Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Following a cardiovascular event, most patients engage in a causal search to understand why it occurred. One way of distinguishing attributions is through the construct of self-blame. There is a difference between ... -
Exploring Non-Binary Transgender Clients’ Counseling Experiences: Empowerment in Counseling
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)There is currently little research on the phenomena of empowerment for non-binary transgender clients in therapy. In fact, many non-binary clients report negative experiences with regard to the mental health field, ... -
Outcomes of Holistic Review in a Medical School Offering a Six-Year Combined Baccalaureate and Medical Degree Program and Traditional Four-Year Medical Degree Program
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)The purpose of this ex-post facto quantitative study was to examine the outcomes of holistic review in the BA/MD program and the MD program at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine. Outcomes were ... -
Impact of SystemCHANGE™ Intervention on Medication Adherence in Older Adults with Heart Failure: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Background: Nearly 50% of people with heart failure do not adhere to their medication regimens, leading to increased health care costs and poor patient outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility ... -
Understanding and Adapting to Crowd Behavior: A Study of Wireless Networks and Entrepreneurial Crowdfunding
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)The advances of the future will demand scholars have a systemic vision to solve problems. Integration across disciplines is needed to study, explain, inquire and discover beyond the traditional borders of academic areas. ... -
Addressing On-Chip Power Conversion and Dissipation Issues in Many-Core System-on-a-Chip based on Conventional Silicon and Emerging Nanotechnologies
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)Integrated circuits (ICs) are moving towards system-on-a-chip (SOC) designs. SOC allows various small and large electronic systems to be implemented in a single chip. This approach enables the miniaturization of design ... -
Long Term Ocular Drug Delivery with Novel Pentablock Copolymers; Part I: Composite Nanoformulation of Macromolecules For Back of the Eye Diseases, Part II: Dexamethasone Nanoparticle to Develop an In Vitro Model for Glaucoma
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)Pentablock (PB) copolymers have been successfully synthesized for long term delivery in the treatment of posterior segment ocular diseases. PB copolymers are comprised of FDA approved biodegradable polymer such as ... -
Governing Corporations: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Expanding Role of Business in Society
(univ, 2018)This thesis explores the evolving role of business in society and the recent development of corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs, in order to form a greater understanding of the changing nature of contemporary ... -
The Effect of Resection on the Sealer-Dentin Interface in Roots Obturated with Tricalcium Silicate Sealer: A Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy and India Ink Penetration In Vitro Pilot Study
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Anatomical considerations may limit access to teeth for root-end preparation and root-end filling. Having the canal pretreated and filled with a calcium silicate based filling material, apical surgery can be limited ...