Browsing Graduate School - MU Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2005 Spring"
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Amphibian metamorphosis and juvenile terrestrial performance following chronic cadmium exposure in the aquatic environment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Effective amphibian conservation requires an understanding of how populations respond to specific natural and anthropogenic factors. Chemical contaminants are among the known sources of acute and chronic stress and have ... -
Analysis of the Caenorhabditis elegans rpc-1 gene
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)In eukaryotes, two large subunits form the core catalytic structure of RNA polymerase III (Pol III), which is conserved in other RNA polymerases, Pol I and Pol II. It has been found that Pol III activity is tightly associated ... -
Analysis of the enzymatic network
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)A biochemical network is very large, complex system with very diverse components. In order to study the behavior of networks, the first step is to study their architecture. Studying network architecture raises many basic ... -
Assessment of references to agriculture in a middle grade science textbook
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)The central purpose of this study was to assess the degree of bias toward agriculture within a middle grade science textbook. Literary formats used to reference agriculture within the text were also assessed. A content ... -
Automating database curation with workflow technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Building scientific databases is extremely difficult and expensive. Costs could be reduced if the experts who curate the deposited data, are provided with data that are reviewed by other experts at lower levels for accuracy ... -
Beliefs about intergenerational assistance following divorce and remarriage: does race and ethnicity matter?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Most researchers who have studied beliefs about intergenerational assistance have studied primarily white European Americans living in nuclear families rather than diverse racial and ethnic groups. The purpose of this ... -
Channel modeling, estimation and equalization in wireless communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Channel modeling, estimation and equalization are discussed throughout this dissertation. Relevant research topics are first studied at the beginning of each chapter and the new methods are proposed to improve the system ... -
A context-aware notification framework for developers of computer supported collaborative environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Researchers have identified user presence, awareness, and a sense of community as important components of Computer Supported Collaborative Environments (CSCE) (Dourish & Bellotti, 1992; Erickson & Kellogg, 2003; Moody, ... -
Counselor's multicultural competencies: from gender and ethnicity perspectives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Multicultural counseling competencies are stressed so as to maximize counseling efficacy. Previous research discovered how social desirability tends to confound counselors' self-perceived multicultural competence, which ... -
A defense of Alvin Plantinga's evolutionary argument against naturalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Alvin Plantinga argues that naturalism it is irrational for a reflective person to hold to the doctrine of naturalism. If naturalism is true, some evolutionary doctrine must also be true and our evolutionary history must ... -
Design of a single sided linear induction motor (SLIM) using a user interactive computer program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)This project studies the design of SLIM, which can be used to power capsules in a pneumatic capsule pipeline (PCP) system. The design equations of the SLIM and the equivalent circuit model are studied and discussed in ... -
Determination and analysis of multiphoton excitation emissive species.: I,: Emission of PAHS in acidic medium,: II,: Multiphoton emission of possible PDT agents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The exploitation of ultrafast laser properties has been recently increasing. Recent research in this lab demonstrated the ability of femtosecond pulses ... -
Development of an integrated approach combining artificial neural network material based on modeling with finite element analysis of forming processes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)The use of a finite element model for design and analysis of a metal forming processes is limited by the incorporated material model's ability to predict deformation behavior over a wide range of operating conditions. ... -
Development of curriculum materials to teach American children about the culture of Taiwan through Taiwanese children's songs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)A multicultural approach to music teaching has become increasingly important in music education. Due to a lack of materials about Taiwanese songs in the United States, I designed music curriculum materials for American ... -
Distributional estimates for multilinear operators
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)We prove that if a multilinear operator and all its adjoints map L1 x x L1 to L1/m,oo, then the distribution function of the operator applied to characteristic functions of sets of finite measure has exponential decay at ... -
Effects of even-aged forest management on early successional bird species in Missouri Ozark forest
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)I examined the effect of different clearcut sizes on species richness, abundance, and reproductive success of five early successional birds: Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens), Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), White-eyed ... -
Effects of ischemic metabolites and chronic exercise on cardiac myocyte function
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)During times of low blood flow (ischemia), concentrations of wastes increase in tissues, which can lead to decreased striated muscle contractile function. Acute cardiac contractile dysfunction during ischemia is likely ... -
Effects of treprostinil sodium in a monocrotaline-induced rat model of pulmonary hypertension
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Treprostinil is a prostacyclin analog currently used in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Although clinical studies show treprostinil to be a successful therapy for pulmonary hypertension, little information exists ... -
The elite press, the Bush administration, and Iraq: ideology confines scrutiny in the Post and the Times
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)This study examines whether ideology or a reliance on official sources is the primary influence upon the elite media during times of armed conflict by analyzing the Iraq war coverage in the Washington Post and the New York ... -
Energy metabolism and uranium (VI) reduction by Desulfovibrio
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) of the genus Desulfovibrio can breathe uranium in a manner similar to the way in which we (human beings) breathe oxygen. In respiration, we transfer electrons from food to oxygen, producing ...