Browsing Theses (MU) by Thesis Semester "2007 Summer"
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Photoacoustic discrimination of viable and thermally coagulated blood for burn injury imaging
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Early and accurate determination of burn depth is crucial to monitoring and treatment of the burn wound. One such treatment, surgical excision and grafting, involves removal of necrotic tissue from the wound and replacing ... -
Paths to agroforestry: landowner types, land use and perceptions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Land in the United States is predominantly owned by private individuals and families, and has traditionally been used for economic profit through agricultural or timber production. However, U.S. landownership patterns are ... -
Passive representation and the client-bureaucrat relationship: communication and demand inducement in the patient-provider relationship
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The ways that passive representation could produce substantive benefits for the clients of a bureaucracy irrespective of active representation are an understudied aspect of the theory of representative bureaucracy. Further, ... -
The other within: prismatic identities and authentic selves within the marginalized
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This article's aims are three-fold: First, it attempts to problematize the current essentialist positions of identity formation, particularly that of the Other, within the social sciences. It attempts to explore how the ... -
Online technology, convergence and organizational transformation process in the Ljworld.com: a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This case study gives a detailed description of the organizational transformation process of the Lawrence Journal World to one of the most recognized convergence news operations in the United States. The research uses ... -
Nitrification enhancement in lagoons using fixed film media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Lagoons, commonly used in municipal wastewater treatment, are limited in their ability to treat wastewater due to limitations in the process and ... -
Near field microwave imaging techniques for embedded object detection and shape reconstruction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)A method for the detection, imaging and reconstruction of an embedded object through the application of a near field, frequency-synthesized microwave pulse is described. The work describes an alternate detection and ... -
Motivational differences between self-reported user groups of the MKT Nature and Fitness Trail
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The purpose of this study was to determine if there are any significant differences between the walkers, runners, and cyclists using the MKT Nature and Fitness Trail in Columbia, Missouri. This study helps describe the ... -
Molecular diagnostics of economically important Wireworm species (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in midwestern United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Wireworms are a common soil-dwelling pest of corn (Zea mays L.) in the Midwestern United States. Wireworms are a problematic group to control and study due to the difficulty involved in identification. The objectives of ... -
Molecular cloning and characterization of regulatory enzymes in threonine biosynthetic pathway from soybean
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Soybeans (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) are a good source of protein and oil. Despite being a very good source of protein, soybeans nutritional value is limited by low proportion of sulfur amino acids methionine and cysteine ... -
Media coverage of six-party talks: a comparative study on media content and journalists' perceptions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This study examined how the U.S. and South Korean media covered the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions, a negotiation process that began in 2003 and is still incomplete. It also investigated journalists' ... -
Ligands for the sigma receptor and the mu-opioid receptor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The sigma receptor is a unique receptor family with two subtypes: sigma-1 and sigma-2. In order to conduct structure-activity relationship studies (SAR), a series of specific 1-phenylpropyl-4-benzylpiperidine and ... -
Ketamine immunomodulation during endotoxemia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Previous studies have shown that ketamine attenuates endotoxin (LPS)-induced production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-[alpha] in murine models. Because ... -
Investigation of the "unit cell" concept for air-to-liquid heat exchanger research and development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This study investigated the validity of the Unit Cell concept to explore the performance of air-to-liquid heat exchangers. The Unit Cell concept will test only a 15.24 cm by 15.24 cm portion of a full sized prototype coil, ... -
Investigation into the pool-boiling characteristics of gold nanofluids
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The use of nanofluids as a heat transfer fluid has drawn considerable attention recently. Within the last five years, work investigating the pool-boiling of these fluids has increased dramatically. However, they have ... -
Internalizing introjected goals through reflective writing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)How do individuals internalize goals that are self-set? Research on this topic is rather limited, and this study examined whether writing exercises that encourage self-reflection about an academic goal would increase ... -
Influential product characteristics of apparel product performance as measured in profit
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This study investigated what previous studies have suggested as influential product characteristics of apparel product performance in an effort to prove the statistical significance of those characteristics. One hundred ... -
Inconsiderate consideration: claims making and the high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Adding to the literature regarding environmental racism and environmental decision-making procedures, I perform textual analysis on documented claims made by American Indians during the siting process for the high-level ... -
In vitro three dimensional biomechanical comparison of two internal fixation methods in equine adult radii
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Radius fracture configurations conducive to internal fixation most often contain a spiral or oblique fracture of the distal diaphysis. The location and fracture configurations are biomechanically challenging because of the ... -
Improving performance for adaptive filtering with voice applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Adaptive filtering is a common solution to many signal processing applications in which the environments are time varying. Its performance is limited ...