Browsing Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2013 Spring"
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A 10-year linear gender-equity and salary-trend study among Missouri superintendents : a glance a Missouri superintendents' pathway to the superintendency
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study was to (a) seek trend information to determine the percentage of male and female superintendents over the past 10 academic ... -
Academic advising at a distance : a case study where no face to face interactions occur
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The purpose of this case study was to explore the relationship between professional academic advisors and undergraduate college students at a distance where face-to-face meetings did not occur. This case also utilized ... -
Adaptive optimal designs for dose-finding studies and an adaptive multivariate CUSUM control chart
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] There are many areas where optimal designs are applied to, for example, the development of a new drug, where a conventional dose- finding study involves ... -
African American women in public higher education administrative leadership in the state of Missouri: perspectives on a half century of progress
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)This study explores the lived experiences of six African American female administrators in Missouri public higher educational institutions. The Black Feminist Thought theory as espoused by Patricia Collins is the framework ... -
Amulet
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The creative portion of this dissertation consists of my first poetry manuscript called Amulet. The poems are prefaced by a critical essay, "The ... -
Analysis of post-translational modifications of the blue light photoreceptor, phot1, by the CRL3NPH3 ubiquitin ligase complex
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Plants are sessile by nature; because of this they have evolved many strategies to cope with the diverse environmental stimuli they encounter in nature. One such strategy is the phototropic response by which plants reorient ... -
Anhedonia and deficits in positive emotional experience in individuals with genetic liability for schizophrenia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)There is growing evidence that anhedonia--the extent to which an individual reports pleasure or interest in social and physical stimuli--is important to the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. At the same time, some research ... -
Apex and fuzzy model assessment of environmental benefits of agroforestry buffers for claypan soils
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Contamination of surface waters with pollutants from agricultural land is a major threat to the environment. A field-size watershed study in Northeast Missouri showed that vegetated filter strips containing grass and ... -
Assessing the independence of state parties : issue ownership and morality politics in US state party platforms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)This study uses party platforms to assess the degree of independence between state and national political parties in the United States in light of issue ownership theory and morality politics. Utilizing a coding scheme ... -
A case study of an elementary principal's use of multi-framed discourse
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study is to understand through case study how the principal used discourse within a single elementary school. Previous research ... -
Characterization of the 14-3-3 client protein interactome from developing arabidopsis seed and regulation by protein phosphorylation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Understanding the regulatory mechanisms controlling reserve deposition during seed development is an academic endeavor with the potential for socioeconomic ... -
A comparison of three opportunities to respond strategies across students with emotional and behavioral disorders in high school classrooms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)A single subject alternating treatment design across three teacher-student dyads was used to investigate the comparative impact on student academic engaged time (AET) of three common opportunities to respond (OTR) ... -
Complex life-histories and biogeochemical cycles : interactions between amphibian life-history strategies and elemental cycling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)All life must balance two key currencies: energy and matter. My dissertation focuses on the struggle that animals face in balancing various permutations of the latter currency: elements. The availability of essential ... -
Consequence of winning: interdisciplinary analysis for deontological perspectives of moral function and the interaction with motivation for Division I college athletes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)This is a pilot study of a proposed model for examining the main and interactionist effects of achievement goal orientations on moral function and the role of perceived ability as a potential moderator in sport morality ... -
Constructing a grounded theory of influences on paternal involvement in the treatment and care of children with type-1 diabetes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)This dissertation was a grounded theory study of paternal involvement in the treatment and care of children with type-1 diabetes. The ultimate goal of this study was to generate a theoretical model of the influences on ... -
Contributing factors for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine acceptance among African American young adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)There is an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States. Populations most affected by STDs are young adults, particularly those living in a high risk environment such as a college or university. ... -
Convection battery research, development, and simulation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The research in this dissertation focuses on convection cells that have the potential to provide some of the needed breakthroughs in batteries. The convection cell utilizes electrolyte flow to decrease concentration ... -
Curriculum-based measurement's role in guiding instruction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Educators have searched for an early reading assessment that is aligned and could be given prior to their respective state's high-stakes test. Information ... -
Definition of VPU sensitivity using a model VPU target and role of hydrophobicity of the membrane spanning domain in the viral envelope glycoprotein fusogenicity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Retroviral compatibility with diverse glycoproteins has been known and identified through the course of several studies. However, molecular mechanisms of glycoprotein acquisition are poorly defined. Glycoproteins are ... -
Dendroecology of forests in Missouri : disturbance and integration over multiple centuries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Disturbances are fundamental components of ecological systems which operate at variable frequencies and magnitudes that affect the structures and processes of the system. Multiple disturbance types have functioned in oak ...