Browsing Graduate School - MU Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2010 Summer"
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Activity involvement and place attachment of fish giggers in the Missouri Ozarks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Despite being an integral part of Ozark culture for nearly 200 years, little is known about fish gigging and those who participate in this activity. A mail-back survey was administered to 1,011 licensed Missouri anglers ... -
Adding to the fragment : happiness & conversation in three eighteenth-century comedic novels
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Recently, Happiness Studies has become an important field of inquiry. This paper brings some of the insights of Happiness Studies to bear on three ... -
The adsorption of fission products on VHTR structural materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)The Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) is being considered as a candidate for the next generation of nuclear reactors. There are several areas that require further study in VHTR reactor designs. One such area is the ... -
After the crop : the impact of downsizing on photojournalism quality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)A content analysis (N=1,288) of four mid-size regional newspapers before and after periods of layoffs and workforce reduction showed that photographic quality had been negatively affected. Using the quantitative data, ... -
Age differences in memory for names : the effect of pre-learned semantic associations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)The present experiments investigated whether participants could use basic semantic information about a person (i.e., a "mediator"), such as an occupation, to help link that person's name to his or her face. In each of three ... -
Alleviation of heat stress with Tasco in dairy cows
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)The present study determined the impact of Tasco, Ascophyllum nodosum, on heat stress in dairy cows. Thirty-two Holstein cows were utilized in a randomized complete block design, during 63 days in summer 2008. Feed intake, ... -
Ambrosia beetle habitat use, host use, and influence on early wood colonizing microbes in an oak-hickory forest
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Knowledge of how exotic ambrosia beetles influence microbe communities and how forest characteristics affect ambrosia beetle abundance will improve ... -
America's invisible workers : a study of migrant out-of-school youth
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)The steady stream of new immigrant labor into the Midwest has clearly begun to change the very fabric of rural life. Mostly male, Latino, single, childless, highly mobile, and with limited education, migrant out-of-school ... -
Amplifying peripheral tolerance in type 1 diabetes through regulatory T cells and inhibitory Fc receptors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Type I Diabetes (TID) is a devastating autoimmune disorder in which autoreactive T cells attack the insulin-producing [beta] cells in the pancreatic ... -
Analog to digital converter for UWB short range indoor radar system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this project the analog-to-digital converter is designed for an ultra-wideband short-range radar (UWBSRR) health-event monitoring system. The input ... -
The antiendotoxin effects of polymyxin B in a feline model of endotoxemia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Introduction: Directed, effective therapies for feline sepsis are needed to reduce the high morbidity and mortality associated with this disease. Materials and Methods: We investigated the anti-endotoxin effects of PMB in ... -
Applying visual routines in a cognitive model of visual analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Through years of experience, expert image analysts acquire knowledge which allows them to perform an in-depth analysis of images quickly and efficiently. This research aims to build a humanlike framework and cognitive model ... -
Aquatic toxicity of one dimensional carbon nanomaterials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)This study determined the toxicity of one dimensional carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) to amphipods, midge, oligochaetes and juvenile mussels in water and sediment. As-produced or modified carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and silicon ... -
Architectural collages : urban images in Las Vegas hotel/casinos and their production of place
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)This essay discusses the Las Vegas hotel/casinos The New York New York Las Vegas, The Paris Las Vegas, and The Venetian Las Vegas as producers of place during the 1990's and early 2000's. This is in contrast to the common ... -
Assessing impacts and targeting of agricultural conservation practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)The U.S. Department of Agriculture initiated the Conservation Effects Assessment Project in 2003 to quantify water quality and wildlife benefits of conservation programs funded by the 2002 Farm Security and Rural Investment ... -
Assessment of prestressed reinforced concrete box girder bridges under blast loads
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Significant research has been performed on the response and retrofit of buildings under blast loads. Limited research exists on the response prediction ... -
Associations between maternal awareness and children's fearfulness and anxiety
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Fearful temperament in the toddler years is a well-established precursor to risk for childhood anxiety. Less is known about the mechanisms by which ... -
Attachment to therapist, the working alliance and emotional processing of traumatic material in session among veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Combat related posttraumatic stress (PTSD) continues to be a pervasive phenomenon, and world-wide PTSD rates are rising. Although a number of treatment approaches are utilized to address traumatic stress, veterans diagnosed ... -
Automated trajectory generation and guidance for a new launch vehicle flight phases
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Much effort has been put into developing technologies for next generation re-usable launch vehicles. Fully re-usable launch vehicles include a booster stage that is designed to land, usually near the launch site, after it ... -
An axisymmetric interfacial tracking model for melting-vaporization-resolidification in a thin metal film irradiated by pico to femtosecond pulse lasers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)A two dimensional axisymmetric, interfacial tracking method is developed to model rapid melting and solidification of a free standing metal film subjected to an ultra-short laser pulse. Finite volume method is employed to ...