Browsing Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2021 Fall"
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Deep learning with very few and no labels
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Deep neural networks have achieved remarkable performance in many computer vision applications such as image classification, object detection, instance segmentation, image retrieval, and person re-identification. However, ... -
Developing simulation to meet practice competencies at a coordinated program in dietetics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Dietetics programs have begun to incorporate simulations into curriculum in the last few decades. Simulations are replicated patient interactions that can use Standard Patients, which are trained human actors who role-play ... -
Direct laser scribed MoO2-based materials and their applications in bioelectronics and soft robotics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Overcoming the disadvantages of rigid traditional electronic materials, flexible epidermal electronics with soft, elastic and mechanically conformable characteristics are capturing wide attention. In order to meet the ... -
A discussion of covid-19 vaccine in relation with traditional chinese medicine belief on weibo
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Traditional Chinese medicine has been influencing Chinese people for thousands of years. Vaccine, as a means of western medicine, has been on the controversial side of traditional Chinese medicine. When it comes to disease, ... -
Does incidental mean indiscriminate? a study of incidental news consumption's effect on processing of claims in health news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Since the 2016 election, fake news has taken center stage in the American news landscape. The risk of fake news being widely disseminated and widely believed is a great fear for many, and this study addresses factors ... -
E-scooter simulator development and applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Although electric scooters have brought a lot of convenience to people's lives, the laws and regulations related to it are just being developed, and the number of people injured by electric scooters is increasing every ... -
Effect of temperature on the mechanical behavior of the CNT reinforced epoxy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)In this thesis, the effect of temperature on the mechanical behavior of CNT reinforced epoxy has been investigated. The first step for this research will be to produce SWCNT - epoxy and MWCNT - epoxy in the lab in the forms ... -
Effects of beta radiation on nanostructured semiconductor devices for low energy radiation sensing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Beta radiation detection currently relies primarily on scintillation detectors. However, the construction of these detectors tends to be large which significantly limits their applicability for field-use. A nanostructured ... -
Efficient secure comparison in the dishonest majority model
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Secure comparison (SC) is an essential primitive in Secure Multiparty Computation (SMC) and a fundamental building block in Privacy-Preserving Data Analytics (PPDA). Although secure comparison has been studied since the ... -
Engineering nanomaterials for cancer theranostics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)This thesis aims to engineer novel nanomaterial to target receptors on the surface of cancer to diagnose and deliver cytotoxic drugs or siRNA selectively. Receptor-targeting peptides have been relatively unexplored to ... -
Enhancing efficacy, performance, and applicability of additive food manufacturing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)The advent of three-dimensional (3D) printers has led to many industrial innovations by providing alternatives to conventional manufacturing in various disciplines, including food science and engineering. As an emerging ... -
Enhancing privacy and security within social networks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)The introduction of online social networking has allowed people across the world to share information with each other. It has risen to be one of the most popular forms of internet usage where almost everyone has created ... -
Evaluating effects of neonicotinoid seed treatments and agroecosystem land management practices on solitary bees in Midwestern agroecosystems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Bees are declining due to multiple factors including habitat loss and non-target exposure to pesticides resulting from agricultural intensification. Solitary bees are often overlooked as important pollinators, but they are ... -
An evaluation of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) based system to characterize and correlate physician burnout and EMR use
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Burnout disproportionately affects healthcare workers and continues to rise, contributing to cost, quality, and patient safety risk in an already overburdened United States healthcare system. While the causes of burnout ... -
Evaluation of performance funding systems : results from the event study design
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)As part of the national agenda of accountability, state governments established performance funding policy to hold public institutions accountable for their performance. Accountability allows state policymakers to incentivize ... -
The examination of a middle school teacher preparatory program through the lens of invitational leadership
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Conducted have been studies on the development of adolescent students, the leadership style of middle school teachers, and the diversity of student. However, individual studies have not addressed the complex skills necessary ... -
An examination of the causes of underrepresentation of African-American male educators in public urban schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)While the demographic composition of classrooms is changing to reflect the cultural diversity of the communities' urban core, the vast majority of the teachers are White and female. Nationally, less than 2 percent of all ... -
Explainable artificial intelligence for patient stratification and drug repositioning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Enabling precision medicine requires developing robust patient stratification methods as well as drugs tailored to homogeneous subgroups of patients from a heterogeneous population. Developing de novo drugs is expensive ... -
The factors behind the fake news label : why some people distrust news media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)News organizations across the country have struggled with the fake news labelling effect, meaning news one labels “fake” because one dislikes or disagrees with it, rather than the spread of misinformation itself, for a ... -
Fantasy theme divergence during covid-19 a fantasy theme analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)In an era of selective attention, media fragmentation, political polarization, and social media trolls, the communication landscape has never been more fraught with the potential for carefully crafted messages to take on ...