Browsing Graduate School - MU Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2017 Spring"
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Abjection and order : the grotesque aesthetic in Octavia Butler's Wild Seed and Dawn, and Gloria Naylor's Linden Hills
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Octavia Butler's Wild Seed and Dawn, and Gloria Naylor's Linden Hills are three novels that expose the abjection of their black, maternal protagonists ... -
Abundance of black-backed woodpeckers and other birds in relation to disturbance and forest structure in the Black Hills and Bear Lodge Mountains of South Dakota and Wyoming
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Black-backed Woodpeckers (Picoides arcticus) are rare residents of northern conifer forests and are almost always associated with disturbances, such as fire and beetle infestation. The Black Hills population of Black-backed ... -
Advancements in the understanding of staphylococcal mastitis through the use of molecular tools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)The objectives of this work were: 1) to complete a whole genome sequence of a Staphylococcus chromogenes isolate that is known to persist in the mammary gland of a cow, 2) to define a genetic target that could easily and ... -
Alternative methods for calculating optimal safety stock levels
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)This work considers the problem of safety stock levels for the production of multiple items, each with random demand, across multiple facilities. The traditional methodology for calculating safety stock is discussed and ... -
The American newsroom in the new era : factors that influence the adoption or rejection of new technologies by non-management newspaper news producers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Today, journalists need to engage in the most advanced technological methods of reaching their audience more efficiently as media professionals now battle a fast spread of unverified news. Journalists need to be quicker, ... -
Analysis of resonant ultrasound spectroscopy as a technique to evaluate material property changes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)The objective of this thesis is to validate Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy (RUS) as a non-destructive evaluation tool that can be used to study effects of radiation on the mechanical properties of a material, mainly its ... -
Analyzing the impact of regular participation from at-risk students enrolled in a 21st century community learning center after-school tutoring program /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)The purpose of this quantitative study was to analyze the impact of regular participation from atrisk students enrolled in a 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) after-school tutoring program based on attendance ... -
The Anthropocene as kairos : the rhetorical invention of ecological consensus /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The Anthropocene is a geological and temporal designation that represents the end of an 11,000 yearlong geological time period and marks the beginning ... -
Art/making sense of policy in art education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This manuscript style dissertation creates a continually expanding vista of policy at play in art/education. The scope of this manuscript style ... -
Assembling comics : the house style and legacy of RAW books and graphics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study is to construct a narrative history of the founding and development of RAW Books and Graphics while providing a critical ... -
At the edge of a dream : the mismanagement of Pruitt-Igoe, 1950-1980
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Scholars often study the Pruitt-Igoe housing project for its failure and concentrate almost solely on the project's demise. This work expands the scope ... -
Automatic geospatial content summarization and visibility enhancement by dehazing in aerial imagery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The objective of this work is to develop a methodology to summarize the content of a long sequential geospatial video using a few geospatial coverage ... -
Babbler : a novel
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] A satirical novel of post-WWII America depicted through the fictitious memoirs of an ex-Nazi on an absurdist quest to win the Nobel Peace Prize. -
The bacterial type III-secreted protein AvrRps4 is a bipartite effector
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Like humans, plants have an immune system to protect themselves against invading pathogens. Unlike humans, however, the plant immune system is inborn and genetically predetermined by resistance genes. Pathogenic bacteria ... -
Bayesian partition model for identifying hypo- and hyper- methylation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation introduces MethyBayes, a full Bayesian partition model for identifying hypo- and hypermethylated loci. The main interest of study on ... -
Beyond dialogue : different literary and artistic strategies to represent the unspeakable in three francophone plays : Wajdi Mouawad's Incendies, Groupov's Rwanda 94, and Milo Rau's Hate Radio /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)The concept of representation is an ancient one, and as such it has acquired multiple meanings throughout time. However, when the representation in question is that of an "unspeakable" event, such as war and genocide, it ... -
Biochemical characterization of clade B and non-B HIV-1 reverse transcriptase
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Two classes of drugs: nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and non-nucleoside RT inhibitors (NNRTIs) target HIV-1 RT, an enzyme ... -
Birds and backs : a scholarly exploration of writing, performance, and body image
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Diet culture is an intricate part of the current society in the United States, affecting countless women and girls, and men and boys. The health problems associated with dieting are major concerns, especially given the ... -
Boron quantitative analysis and imaging analysis in plants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Boron is a very important nutrient element in plants, and thus it plays a key role in the world's food supply. Both boron deficiency and boron toxicity will cause plants to decrease their crop yield or even cause plants ... -
Brand believers : reconciling journalistic and organizational identity at a city magazine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation uses an ethnographic case study to examine the perspectives and representational practices of local journalists through a case study ...