Browsing Theses (MU) by Thesis Semester "2009 Summer"
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Phytase : anatomy of an invisible win-win technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Phytase is an enzyme that frees the phosphorous and other nutrients bound in phytate so they can be digested by non-ruminant animals. Phytase has the potential to decrease the cost of feed and decrease the phosphorous in ... -
Patria o muerte: ideograph and metanarrative in Cuban state-produced media during the battle of ideas
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Cuba's state-run media outlets have long acted as conduits for the construction and reinforcement of Revolutionary ideology. This was particularly true during the Battle of Ideas, an ideological campaign that aimed to ... -
MizzouSMP
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)This paper covers the implementation of a 32 Bit RISC multiprocessor MizzouSMP. It was developed from MizzouRisc, simulated on Aldec Active HDL, implemented on a Altera DE2 board. The MizzouSMP core can be configured to ... -
Mitochondrial ancient DNA analysis of Lawson cave black bears (Ursus americanus)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The distribution of black bear (Ursus americanus) in southern and central Missouri has been controversial. This controversy centers on two questions: 1) Where does the historical species fit into the continental phylogeography; ... -
Identification of novel breast carcinoma and melanoma avid peptides for imaging
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)During the last decade, peptides and their derivatives have been employed as effective cancer imaging agents. We aimed to identify new peptides probes specific for melanoma and breast carcinoma by phage display technology. ... -
Husbands scorned and fathers ignored : a social analysis of the Acts of Thomas
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The wildly popular Acts of Thomas is an invaluable artifact of early Christian literature because it details the struggles that Christian communities ... -
Grammar and cognitive processing of news articles : exploring dual-processing theories
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)This study considers the impact of grammatical errors on cognitive processing and subsequent evaluation of news articles. It begins with an examination of the Elaboration Likelihood Model, the Heuristic-Systematic Processing ... -
Framing the writers strike : a comparison of newspaper coverage of the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)In November 2007, the Writers Guild of America, the labor union representing U.S. film, television and radio writers, called a strike targeted at the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, a trade association ... -
Focusing on consumer-to-consumer trust in electronic commerce with age and gender factors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The importance of trust in building and maintaining consumer relationship in e-commerce environment is recognized in the Information Systems literature since prior researches show that general lack of trust in e-commerce ... -
Fall detection using acoustic features and one class classifiers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)With the increasing of elderly population, there are more and more health problems occurring in everyday activities among this group of people. An investigation shows many elderly people get injures or trigger more serious ... -
Failure analysis of green ceramic bodies during thermal debinding
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)In industry, thermal debinding is the traditional mode of binder removal from multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCs). Binder removal from ceramics takes as long as 50-150 h, thereby contributing significantly to the manufacturing ... -
Extrinsic and intrinsic values, forecasts, and experiences: an experimental approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)A study was conducted wherein participants with different values were provided with either a value-congruent or a value incongruent experience in the form of a chance to choose an Apple Itune song download, which they were ... -
Examining visual cognitive complexity in the context of online women's magazine home pages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)An experiment (N=48) on 18 to 30 year-old women was run to see how the visual cognitive complexity of digital women's magazines' home pages affects the cognitive processing of individuals and their evaluations of the sites. ... -
Ever towards the setting sun they push us : American Indian identity in the writings of Mary Alicia Owen
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Mary Alicia Owen (1850-1935) is best known as a folklorist who studied and wrote about the culture, legends, and folkways of Missouri's African Americans and American Indians. While she is best remembered as the author of ... -
Evaluation of the service performance of an innovative precast prestressed concrete pavement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Precast prestressed concrete pavement (PPCP) is the product of an optimization of conventional materials coupled with economical fabrication and transportation means to create a product that exceeds the performance and ... -
Evaluation of patch-burn grazing on species richness and density of grassland birds
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)A patch-burn grazing (PBG) management technique was applied to four native tallgrass prairies in southwest Missouri to evaluate its effect on species richness and density of grassland birds. Treatment prairies were spring ... -
Estradiol regulates multiple tetrodotoxin-sensitive sodium currents in gonadotropin releasing hormone neurons: implications for cellular regulation of reproduction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) neuron is the pivotal control center in a tightly regulated reproductive axis. Estradiol typically has a ... -
Efficacy of oriental mustard (Brassica juncea L. Czern.) seed meal for weed and disease control in turf
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Pest management in turf involves the use of fumigants such as methyl bromide, as well as selective pesticides. However, the loss of methyl bromide and development of disease resistance to fungicides suggests that more ... -
The effects of technology on newspaper copy editors' job satisfaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Copy editors have gained a reputation as the most dissatisfied workers in the newsroom. Identifying the causes of workplace stress and addressing those ... -
Effects of low crude protein diets with amino acid supplementation on broiler performance in the starter period
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)A series of experiments were conducted to examine the effects of feeding low crude protein (CP) corn and soybean meal diets with crystalline amino acid supplementation to broilers from 0-3 weeks of age. It was hypothesized ...