Browsing University of Missouri-Kansas City by Thesis Semester "2018 Spring"
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Hand Gesture Recognition via Electromyographic (EMG) Armband for CAD Software CONTROL
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)In the past, computers - whether personal or at work - required a mouse and key board to interact with them, and they are still used to this day. Even for video games a physical tool (controller) is needed to interact ... -
Identification of Novel Regulatory Genes in Acetaminophen Induced Hepatocyte Toxicity by a Genome-Wide CRISPR/Cas9 Screen
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Acetaminophen (APAP) is a commonly used analgesic responsible for over 56,000 overdose-related emergency room visits annually. A long asymptomatic period and limited treatment options result in a high rate of liver ... -
Impact of Mandatory Advising on Retention and Persistence of Male African American and Latinx Community College Students
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)This correlational research study examined the effects of mandatory advising on the retention and persistence of African American and Latinx male community college students who attended an urban community college in ... -
In-Flight Learning Based Flight Control of an Unmanned Aircraft System
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) popularity has increased substantially in the last few years. UAVs capabilities continue to improve as a result of advances in battery technology, communication, navigation systems and ... -
The Influence of Regional Stress and Structural Control Over the Shape of Maar Craters
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)This study aims to gain a better understanding of the factors leading to the expressed shape of individual maars in volcanic fields. Maars are volcanic features produced by phreatomagmatic eruptions which excavate a ... -
Investigating the Role of Clinical Rotation Payment in Clinical Education Quality and Student Self-Efficacy for Physician Assistant Education
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)As the need for Physician Assistants (PAs) increases in the United States, education programs have a responsibility to graduate competent providers to help fill the nation’s healthcare workforce needs. To do this, PA ... -
Life underwater
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)This collection of short stories examines the different lives of people as they navigate the strange and confusing nature of their daily lives. There is a particular focus on how the monotonous can be equally as bizarre ... -
Longer Right Colon Withdrawal Time and Retroflexion Duration Significantly Increases Adenoma Detection Rate: A Randomized Controlled Trial at Three Endoscopy Centers
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)Purpose Detection of adenomas is the foundation of colorectal cancer screening utilizing screening colonoscopies. Adenoma detection rate (ADR) is an increasingly utilized core quality measure for colonoscopies. ... -
Material Evidence
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)Material evidence is a twelve-and-a-half minute long work for twenty-two musicians and electronics. The main inspiration for the work came as a combination of scientific research in the field of music cognition and ... -
Mentoring Latinx Students through Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies at a Predominately White Institution
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)Latinx students are enrolling in four-year higher education institutions (HEIs) at a rapidly increasing rate. However, an alarmingly low number complete their degrees. Institutional barriers such as racism, language ... -
Modeling the hippocampus : finely controlled memory storage using spiking neurons
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)The hippocampus, an area in the temporal lobe of the mammalian brain, participates in the storage of personal memories and life events. As such traumatic memories and the consequent symptoms of post-traumatic stress are ... -
Mother’s Little Helper: A Memoir in Vignettes
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Mental illness debilitates the afflicted and impacts friends and family members. The collage of scenes in this memoir reveal the ways family members developed survival strategies and coping mechanisms to manic depression. ... -
A Narrative Inquiry into Experiences of Teaching Reading
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)In recent years, educators have been paying attention to reading instruction and reading strategies in English classes at the high school level for several reasons. One of those reasons is the adoption of Common Core ... -
A Narrative Study of The Perceptions Of Education for Globalization Held by Teachers in the Urban Core
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)The purpose of this social constructivist narrative study is to understand the thoughts, perceptions and experiences of urban K-8 educational professionals regarding education for globalization. The goal of this study ... -
On Earth, As It Is
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)This manuscript of poems addresses the collisions of the body—what is often meant when we say intersectionality. These poems take on the politics of race, religion, gender, and history and employ the filters of persona, ... -
Opportunity Recognition: A Contingency Framework of Individual Attributes, Time Pressure, and Uncertainty
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)This dissertation clarifies individual differences in opportunity recognition as a precursor to starting a new business. Using a contingency perspective, time pressure and uncertainty are hypothesized to moderate the ... -
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Equine-Assisted Therapy and Exercise Education for Adults and Older Adults with Arthritis
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)Arthritis creates pain, stiffness, and decreased functionality affecting adults’ and older adults’ quality of life. Equine-assisted therapy provides unique movements to the rider’s joints and muscles improving pain, ... -
Romantic Tributes to Beethoven, Beloveds, and a Friendship Forged, Lost, and Regained: Schumann’s Fantasie, Op. 17 and Liszt’s B-minor Sonata, S. 178
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)Robert Schumann’s Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 (1836-38) and Liszt’s Sonata in B Minor, S. 178 (1853) are generally regarded as among each composer’s greatest works for solo piano and are included in pianists’ “must-play” ... -
SAF-DL: Semantic Analysis Framework for Deep Learning Open Source Projects
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)There are a lot of open source projects available on the internet. Specifically, due to the increasing interest of Deep Learning (DL), the number of DL open source projects is also increased. This project is motivated ... -
The Seventh Sun For Orchestra
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)In this work I have created sounds to represent a series of events that signify the apocalypse in Buddhism, the day that seven suns appear in the sky. It is said to bring about the end of this old, present world. No ...