Browsing University of Missouri-Kansas City by Thesis Semester "2012 Fall"
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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 ... -
Molecular assembly of polycyanoarenes with silver salts and synthesis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonds
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)This dissertation encompasses the investigation of two distinct subjects. In the first part, which is in the area of molecular self-assembly, the complexation of organonitrile aryl compounds with three different types ... -
Molecular structure determination: solid-state NMR applications
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-12-14)Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (ssNMR) has become one of the best techniques to determine molecular structure via inter/intra-molecular interactions. Unlike the well-known solution state NMR, solid-state NMR ... -
Organoisocyanates: the conformational stability determination by infrared, raman and microwave spectroscopy and ab initio calculation
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2012)Conformational stability studies have been carried out for several quasilinear organoisocyanates and organoisothiocyanates. The infrared and Raman spectra in the gaseous, liquid and solid phases have been recorded as well ... -
Pentablock copolymers based controlled release formulations of small and macromolecules for ophthalmic applications
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)Pentablock copolymers comprised of multi-polymer blocks such as polyethylene glycol (PEG), polycaprolactone (PCL) and poly-lactide (PLA) were developed for fabrication of nanoparticles and thermosensitive hydrogel ... -
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 ... -
Qiuci fantasy for full orchestra
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)Qiuci Fantasy is a two-movement work for full orchestra. Its inspiration comes from the Quici people, who lived about 1,400 years ago in the Kuche region of northwest China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The Quici people ... -
Religiosity, ethnic identity, and risky sexual behavior in an African American church-affiliated population
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)African Americans are disproportionately burdened by sexually transmitted infections and human immunodeficiency virus in the US. The current study examined relationships between demographics, religiosity, ethnic identity, ... -
Role of cytochrome P450 enzymes on alcohol/nicotine-mediated oxidative stress and cytotoxicity in monocytes/astrocytes: Implications for HIV-infected alcohol/tobacco users
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)Alcohol abuse is known to induce liver diseases and neurodegeneration. Chronic alcohol use during medication is known to decrease drug efficacy and increase toxicity. In addition, alcohol is known to interact with other ... -
The role of land-atmosphere and aerosol interactions on meso-scale convective weather systems across West Africa
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)This dissertation investigates the modulating effects of land-atmosphere and aerosol interactions on meso-scale convective systems across the sub-Saharan West Africa region, and aims at providing a value-added contribution ... -
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, ... -
Smoking cessation counseling: What do physicians really say and how do they say it?
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)The U.S. Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline recommends that physicians provide tobacco cessation interventions to their patients at every visit. While many studies have examined the extent to which physicians ... -
Structure-function studies of the staphylococcal complement inhibitor protein family
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)Complement is a primary arm of innate immunity that plays essential roles in clearance of microbial invaders and immune complexes, initiation of inflammation, development, and differentiation and serves as a bridge to the ...