2005 MU theses - Freely available online: Recent submissions
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Design of a single sided linear induction motor (SLIM) using a user interactive computer program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)This project studies the design of SLIM, which can be used to power capsules in a pneumatic capsule pipeline (PCP) system. The design equations of the SLIM and the equivalent circuit model are studied and discussed in ... -
Time and space as artistic conventions in Chekhov and Dostoyevsky
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Artistic categories of time and space have been studied extensively. There are certain conventions accepted for different genres in terms of time and space organization. Arrangement of time and space in Chekhov's plays is ... -
Armillaria species in the Missouri Ozarks forests
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)In the Missouri Ozark Mountains, species of the white-rot wood decay fungus Armillaria contribute to oak decline. To investigate the relationships of Armillaria species with their hosts, the DNA fingerprinting technique ... -
Teaching interns' level of proficiency of the MoSTEP quality indicators at the beginning and completion of the teaching internship
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)The amount of growth and development by teaching interns on the MoSTEP quality indicators during the student teaching internship has not been studied intently. In addition, the use of teacher certification measures as ... -
Design of learning objects to support constructivist learning environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Using Constructivism to guide the design of learning objects, we develop a generic structure that classifies knowledge into different types on different levels. With a simple generic structure of learning object, learners ... -
Sixteen valence-electron species containing boron: structural diversity abounds
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)[B, C, F, H₂] and [B, N, O, H₂] have been investigated via high level ab initio calculations. Both cyclic and acyclic connectivities have been examined for the singlet state. Chemical intuition suggests a ketene-like ... -
Mechanical and thermal buckling of thin films
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Devices with feature size on the order of one micrometer have found widespread applications in science and engineering. MEMS, is a rapidly growing technology for the fabrication of miniature devices which provides a way ... -
DiffServ overlay multicast for videoconferencing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)In this dissertation a framework for implementing videoconference in a DiffServ network (DiffServ Overlay Multicast) is proposed. DiffServ Overlay Multicast uses an overlay multicast algorithm for calculating the multicast ... -
Analysis of heat transfer in subcooled metal powder subjected to pulsed laser heating
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)The interaction of metal powder and pulsed laser heat flux is investigated on two levels, the powder bed level and the particle level. The locations of the thermal penetration depth and the liquid-solid interface are ... -
Stoic rationalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)The prevailing scholarly opinion is that the Stoics are empiricists rather than rationalists. Empiricism is a branch of epistemology that gives priority to sense-perception whereas rationalism gives priority to reason's ... -
Mobile speed estimation for hierarchical wireless network
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)The implementation of hierarchical cellular system, which can effectively reduce the number of handoffs thus significantly improve the overall system capacity, requires the knowledge of mobile user speed at the base station. ... -
Investigation and characterization of a high energy piezoelectric pulse
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)This research investigates and characterizes a high energy piezoelectric pulse generator (PPG) constructed from commercially available piezoelectric materials. The high energy PPG converts mechanical energy into electrical ... -
Validating Missouri landtype associations using tree species composition, forest structure, and productivity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Missouri's Landtype Associations (LTAs) were delineated from 1995-1998, and are currently being used by natural resource managers, but these LTAs have never undergone a validation showing that they can encompass patterns ... -
Social skills and siblings in India
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Parents and teachers in India completed questionnaires giving details about the quality of children's sibling and peer relationships. Analyses of social skills of children with and without siblings revealed no significant ... -
Pottery: art as relationship
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)This thesis asserts that pottery is art because of the relationships people form with it. These formations occur on three levels. The first is the human response to the form of the pot. In this case a cup and a plate serve ... -
Environmental analysis of pathology laboratory patient service centers: a pattern of language approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)This thesis employs the theories underlying environment and behavior research to address the needs of a pathology laboratory organization. The main focus of this work is to establish basic space requirements for new patient ... -
Estimating reliability under a generalizability theory model for writing scores in C-base
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Reliability appraisal is important in test development and for test use. This paper appraises the reliability of the writing scores in College Basic Academic Subjects Examination (College BASE) by both the traditional and ... -
Determining the relations between canine crown height and root basal diameters and root length: implications for the hominin fossil record
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)Canine reduction in hominins is one of the original apomorphies to appear in hominin evolution. Canine crown size is sexually dimorphic in most primates, sexual dimorphism is linked strongly to sexual selection; therefore ... -
Desperately seeking mentors: the impact of department-level and gender related characteristics on mentoring in graduate department of sociology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)There has been much research on gender inequality in higher education and the benefits of mentoring. However, since mentoring has been a predominantly male experience, most research with female students focuses on advising ... -
Development of a FRET biosensor to detect the pathogen mycoplasma capricolum
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Mycoplasmas are a species of bacteria that invade any type of cell and are adaptable to changing environments. We are developing an optical biosensor based on Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) for detection of ...