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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 ... -
Predictors of Receipt of Counseling Services from Religious Leaders in African American Church Populations
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)African Americans (AAs) are disproportionality affected by mental health issues. They are more likely to experience chronic depression, greater impairment from depression, and serious psychological distress than the ... -
The Reproduction of Empire of Capital through Incursions of Capitalist Processes into Non-capitalist Processes Since 1989
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)This dissertation lays out a theoretical framework for a non-capitalocentric theory of the empire of capital since 1989. Following a complementary holistic approach, it sees the economy as reflecting the society that ... -
Can We Be Trained to Eat Healthy? The Effects of an Attentional Bias Modification Program on Eating Behavior
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)The prevalence of overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) has significantly increased over the past four decades. OW and OB are complex in nature and arise from a multitude of factors and their interactive effects. Based on ... -
Modeling HIV-1 Infection and Immune Responses Under Drugs of Abuse
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)The frequent use of drugs of abuse among HIV infected individuals is a major concern. Drugs of abuse, such as opiates, have been widely associated with enhanc ing HIV replication, accelerating disease progression, and ... -
Burmese Refugee Women in Resettlement: Narratives of Strength, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Growth
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Though there is research to suggest a robust association between exposure to traumatic events and negative mental health outcomes (Fazel, Wheeler, & Danesh, 2005), refugees, amongst other individuals, demonstrate ... -
A Feminist Identity Model Among Women of Color
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)The aim of this study was to better understand feminist identity among Women of Color (WOC) by revising the widely critiqued Feminist Identity Composite (FIC; Fischer et al, 2000) using Downing and Roush’s (1985) ... -
Smart City Open Data Network System: Openness, Security, and Privacy
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)The increasing concentration of population around the cities poses challenges in their operation and services. On the other hand, the current technological revolution allows scalable and innovative means to better serve ... -
The Surviving Parties
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)This thesis is a collection of short stories that were written and re-written between my time as an undergraduate at Columbia College and my time as a Graduate Student at UMKC. These stories were picked out from many ... -
Forced Perspective
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)This collection of eleven short stories explores the constant struggle between our expectations for our own lives and our responsibilities to others, as well as the unexpected instances of suffering that have irrevocable ...