Browsing 2013 MU dissertations - Freely available online by Thesis Semester "2013 Spring"
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The dilemma of liberal democracies : an aggregate analysis of counterterrorist efforts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)What compels states to cooperate in the face of a global terrorist threat? What are the consequences of state action? International terrorist attacks have risen sharply in the 21st century, and liberal democracies often ... -
Do role models matter?: exploring the correlates of motivational and imitative role modeling by professionals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)This study was an initial attempt at precisely conceptualizing and measuring role modeling, and exploring the correlates, direct benefits, and career outcomes of role modeling for professionals. As such these results begin ... -
The economic and performance impact of technology adoption
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Since first commercialized in 1996, biotech corn has experienced rapid adoption. By 2010 over 75% of the corn planted area in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, and the Philippines was planted with ... -
Efficient search and comparison algorithms for 3D protein binding site retrieval and structure alignment from large-scale databases
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Finding similar 3D structures is crucial for discovering potential structural, evolutionary, and functional relationships among proteins. As the number of known protein structures has dramatically increased, traditional ... -
Evaluation of human toenail as a non-invasive biomonitoring matrix for assessing human exposure to environmental organic pollutants by optimized sample prep and GCHRMS analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Human biomonitoring is an analytical challenge to find environmental organic chemicals of varying polarity, persistency, and potential toxicity in a suitable, ideally non-invasive matrix at ppb levels that are significantly ... -
An examination of how principals lead instructional change in rural high schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The purpose of this study was to discover how principals of rural high schools lead instructional changes in their school. Reeves's (2009) concepts for leading change in schools is the conceptual framework for this study. ... -
An exploratory and descriptive inquiry into the relationship between the goals of general education and disciplinary content in acting for non-majors courses in colleges and universities in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)A foundational requirement of undergraduate education in the United States is the completion of a general education curriculum. One goal of general education is to introduce students to habits of mind leading to the ... -
Exploring collaborative culture and leadership in large high schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The purpose of this exploratory study was to analyze how high school principals approach developing a collaborative culture and providing collaborative leadership in a large high school setting. The population sample for ... -
Factors affecting teachers' participation in professional development activities in Turkey
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between factors (internal [personal] and external [environmental]) and teachers' participation in professional development (PD) programs in Turkey. The researcher ... -
Flow-induced micro- and nano-fiber suspensions in short-fiber reinforced composite materials processing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Short-fiber reinforced polymer composites enjoy widespread industrial applications due to their high strength-to-weight ratios and versatile manufacturing processes. The mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of ... -
Free or open access to scholarly documentation : Google Scholar or academic libraries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Soon after the university movement started in the late 1800s, academic libraries became the dominant providers of the tools and services required to locate and access scholarly information. However, with the advent of ... -
Fusion frame constructions and frame partitions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Fusion frames consist of a sequence of subspaces from a Hilbert space and corresponding positive weights so that the sum of weighted orthogonal projections onto these subspaces is an invertible operator on the space. Despite ... -
Genetics and functional genomics of abscission
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Abscission is the shedding of plant organs as part of development or in response to environmental stresses. In the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, only the floral organs abscise as part of development. This is controlled ... -
Great Britain and Latin America: the Romantics and the informal empire
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)This study examines the cross-influences of Great Britain and Latin America in the Romantic epoch. The study argues that the reflexively imperialist notions and self-assured superiority of the British were slowly being ... -
Hip hop culture's OGs: a narrative inquiry into the intersection of hip hop culture, black males and their schooling experiences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Using a critical race lens, this narrative study employs a focus group design to explore the intersections between black males, hip hop culture and schooling experiences. To provide a sociocultural grounding, this study ... -
Identification and characterization of network paths
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Many transportation analyses involve fusing multiple sources of data to build a better representation of how a transportation system can be or is used. However, the integration of multiple data sources, each of which may ... -
"If you don't laugh you'll cry": the occupational humor of white American prison workers and social workers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Through original fieldwork, this dissertation compares narrative occupational humor of white American social workers to that of white American prison workers, concluding that both occupational groups use humor, both performed ... -
Improving soybean seed composition through molecular breeding for raffinose family oligosaccharides, lectin, and trypsin inhibitors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)In 2011, soybeans were planted on 75 million acres in the US and the total crop value exceeded $35 billion. After the oil is extracted from the soybean, the remaining high protein fraction is made into meal to be used in ... -
In-service elementary ESOL teachers' perspectives, usage, and difficulties of teaching English through music
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Due to the increasing numbers of English Language Learners (ELLs) in the U.S., additional ways of teaching English need to be discovered. This study was designed to investigate teachers of English for Speakers of Other ... -
Indigenous political representation in Bolivia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The 1990s witnessed the widespread formation of political parties organized around indigenous identity throughout the Latin American region. This project examines that phenomenon within the case of Bolivia. Bolivia was ...