Browsing Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2012 Spring"
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Abiding in the fields : pastoral care and society in late antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The adoption of Christianity among the Anglo-Saxon peoples of England in the seventh century began with evangelization by Irish and Roman missionaries and continued through the instruction and correction provided by English ... -
The American alien: immigrants, expatriates and extraterrestrials in twentieth-century U.S. fiction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This project argues that such widely differing figures in twentieth-century American literature as the immigrant and the expatriate, the colonizer and the colonized, whether human or extraterrestrial, can all be described ... -
The American musical stage as a site of utopian possibilities : subversive representations of race and gender in Violet and Caroline, or change
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)When considering American musicals as social barometers that both reflect and shape the national zeitgeist, two major traditions have been identified: the mid-twentieth-century Golden Age model, which champions the mainstream ... -
Apigenin : chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic potential for progestin-dependent breast cancer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Use of estrogen-progestin hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been linked to increased risk of breast cancer, an effect that has been attributed to the progestin component. Commonly available antiprogestins are associated ... -
Becoming good girls and useful citizens: growing up poor, black, and female in Jim Crow era Missouri, 1909-1944
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In 1909, black citizens used their power as voters to successfully pressure legislators in Missouri to establish a state industrial home for the ... -
Border crossings : contemporary transnational literature across media and genre and Remind me again what happened : a novel
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Remind Me Again What Happened is a novel told through three characters' perspectives, one of whom suffers from memory loss. By exploring the individual ... -
Care practices in complementary and alternative medicine in Thai breast cancer survivors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The purpose of the study was to explore perspectives of Thai breast cancer survivors and Thai nurses about care practices in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The study used an ethnonursing method. Seventeen ... -
CFTR chloride channels and ABC active transporters undergo similar structural rearrangements as part of their operation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Defects in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) underlie the lethal genetic disease cystic fibrosis. Although CFTR belongs ... -
Characterization [of] nucleic acids unwinding and exploring its application in miRNA detection in the nanopore
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of short (~14-27 nucleotides) noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. Aberrant expression of miRNAs has been found in all types of tumors. Reverse ... -
Characterization of a piezoelectric transformer plasma source
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The piezoelectric transformer plasma source (PTPS) is a compact RF driven plasma source developed for near-space and microspacecraft propulsion. The PTPS uses the mass transfer of emitted charged particles from the plasma ... -
Characterization of soil organic matter under varying conservation management practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This study examined the effects of three conservation management practices (i.e., no-till, grass vegetative filter strips (VFS) and agroforestry VFS) and four landscape positions (i.e., summit, shoulder, backslope and ... -
Choice, ownership and responsibility
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)My dissertation is to answer these two questions: "Does moral responsibility require choice?" and "If not, what does it require?" Classic accounts of moral responsibility, such as libertarian accounts, assume a volition ... -
Classification problems in growth mixture modeling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Growth mixture modeling can be used for two purposes: 1) to identify mixtures of normal sub-groups, and 2) to approximate oddly shaped distributions ... -
A comprehensive study of marine sediments of NanTroSEIZE Project, offshore Japan : clay mineralogy, consolidation, and microfabric
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation investigates the clay mineral assemblages, consolidation state, and microfabric of sedimentary strata along the Kumano transect of ... -
Computer-aided tongue image diagnosis and analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This work focuses on computer-aided tongue image analysis, specifically, as it relates to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Computerized tongue diagnosis aid medical practitioners capture quantitative features to improve ... -
Constant proportion portfolio insurance and related topics with empirical study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The concept of Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance (CPPI) in terms of jump-diffusion, as well as the associated mean-variance hedging problem, has been studied. Three types of risk related to: the probability of loss, ... -
Continuing inequity : the conveyance of white supremacy in the education policy speeches of President Barack Obama
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The purpose of this critical discourse analysis is to examine how the political speeches, addresses and statements of President Barack Obama knowingly or unknowingly continue practices and policies of white supremacy within ... -
Creating an effective educational environment for adult learners : a qualitative, multi-case study of off-campus center administrator's use of invitational leadership
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This qualitative, multi-case study was designed to examine off-campus centers and their administrators in creating an effective learning environment for adult learners. Serving as the conceptual framework, invitational ... -
Cultivating a landscape for food justice : an exploratory study of community food security measurement to inform community-based intervention strategies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This study extends the knowledge of food security beyond socio-demographic predictors to include the food environment. A method for measuring community food security and identifying protective and risk factors was developed. ... -
Decentralization in parliamentary systems : new perspectives on its causes and consequences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation investigates one of the most conspicuous developments of recent decades in Western and Eastern European parliamentary systems: the ...