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Exploring the relationships between K-pop fans' identities and media consumption in web 2.0 era
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)With the easier and wider diffusion of media content from different cultures on web 2.0 platforms like YouTube, Korean Pop music has gained greater global popularity due to the emergence of participatory culture. The current ... -
Audience perceptions of female characters in Chinese documentaries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Media companies are more aware today than ever before of the impact of visual products. How audiences cognitively and emotionally connect with documentary content has become an area worth studying. With scholars' perspectives ... -
Fine mapping and candidate gene identification of a soybean seed protein and oil QTL from a wild soybean accession and linkage analysis for whole plant biomass, carbon, nitrogen, and seed composition using a RIL mapping population
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr] cultivars have low genetic variation due to domestication, founder events, and selection strategies for modern plant breeding. There is a need to introduce genetic diversity into soybean ... -
"Should I keep running if nobody sees me as a runner?" : How runners with diverse body sizes perceive Runner's World's lack of inclusive representation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Runner's World is the ultimate guide to running. The magazine offers training tips, dietician-recommended recipes, gear guides, profiles on recreational and elite runners, and more. By design, Runner's World is meant to ... -
The relationship between tooth extraction and changes in blood microbiome in horses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Bacteremia resulting from dental surgery is increasingly recognized as a health risk, especially in older and immunocompromised patients (in human medicine and also now in equine veterinary medicine). Dentistry-associated ... -
Bridging and bounding Asian-ness in hip-hop : a content analysis of Asian hip-hop lyrics and media discourse
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Asian and Asian American rap artists have been marginalized in mainstream American music industry and media for a long time. Searching for a public recognition of their works in a Black music genre, Asian artists during ... -
The influence of self-perceptions of aging on cognitive functioning in older adult dyads
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Older adults who report negative self-perceptions of aging (SPA) perform worse on memory tests and perceive their memory abilities to be worse than their counterparts who report positive SPA. Research suggests that romantic ... -
Transvestit sucht gedankenaustausch : the creation and control of transvestite identities in Weimar queer media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Between 1924 and 1932 room was made in the German gay and lesbian publication house Radszuweit Verlag for gender expansive topics not having to do with sexuality. Specifically, these new sections and periodicals addressed ... -
Assessment of growth, performance, and end-product value when high oleic soybean oil is fed to market hogs, broiler chickens and laying hens
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)For the past decade consumers have become more aware of the food they are eating and demand healthier animal products. The use of dietary oils has allowed the livestock industry to manipulate the fatty acid profiles of ... -
Eat MO beef : effects of regional labeling on Missouri consumers' beef preferences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)With recent activity suggesting a desire to increase Missouri's meat processing capacity, it is necessary to provide consumer data for industry consideration. The objective of this research is to empirically measure Missouri ... -
Sociocultural attitudes as a moderator of the relations between negative eating and weight messages from family members and Latinas' body image shame
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Research shows that family members are important for young women's body image. Using the sociocultural model, I explored associations between negative eating and weight messages from fathers, mothers, and sisters and ... -
Development of an interactive online tool for genome sequence-based influenza vaccine strain selection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Seasonal influenza viruses in humans infect approximately 5 [percent] to 15 [percent] of the population and cause an estimated half-million deaths worldwide per year. Among the four co-circulating seasonal influenza viruses, ... -
Efforts to identify large offspring syndrome during pregnancy through ultrasonography and maternal blood transcriptome analyses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Large offspring syndrome (LOS) is a fetal overgrowth condition observed in some bovine offspring produced in vitro. The main phenotypes of LOS is large body size due to overgrowth during development which can result in ... -
Automated defense against targeted attacks using suspiciousness tracking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Cloud ecosystems, technologies, and paradigms have transformed our world in recent years revolutionizing supply chains, healthcare, energy distribution, as well as our home functions. With everything in our lives so ... -
Interstice : flexure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Interstice: Flexure is the thesis exhibition of Wilson Minshall. This exhibition is comprised of three interspersed bodies of work: a series of masking tape weavings and objects containing image transfers of publicly-sourced ... -
Synthesis and characterization of TiO2 nanotube Schottky diodes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Metal-semiconductor interfaces on one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures represent crucial building blocks for next-generation nanoelectronics. Over the past two decades, chemically synthesized titanium dioxide nanotubes ... -
Measuring efficiency of federally qualified health centers : a multi model approach using data envelopment analysis (DEA) & latent class analysis (LCA)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)There are 1300 federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in the United States providing the health care to underserved and uninsured population. These FQHCs serve the patients irrespective of their ability to pay. Using ... -
An applied economic analysis of the demand for pork primal cuts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)This study estimates domestic disappearance equations for the six main pork primal cuts (belly, butt, ham, loin, picnic, and rib) to determine the own-price, cross-price, and income elasticities for each cut. These equations ... -
Differential reinforcement of low rates : a systematic review
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Differential reinforcement of low rates (DRL) is a differential reinforcement variation used to reduce response rates of but not extinguish, a behavior. This review summarizes the applied literature on DRL variations used ... -
I, Mothership : exploring the maternal gaze, intersubjectivity, and maternal ambivalence through vernacular technology, provisional craft and painting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)"The mothership is a homebase. It is the site of return, of respite, of comfort when no other is possible. It bears connotations of care but also of military operations (naval ships), and of the otherworldly (UFOs). ...