Browsing 2009 MU theses - Access restricted to UM by Thesis Semester "2009 Fall"
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11[beta]-HSD[subscript 2] activity in an equine distal limb and thoracic wound model
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Healing of wounds located on the distal limbs of horses is often complicated by exuberant granulation tissue (EGT) causing a delay in wound ... -
Atmospheric effects on near-infrared free space optical communication links
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] High-bandwidth optical communication systems are increasingly in demand. As radio frequency (RF) telecommunications approach its natural limit in ... -
An ATP/EMTP model for the study of both normal and abnormal substation equipment operation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In electric utility, overcurrent and overvoltage transients in switching operations often cause severe damage on the power system equipments. In this ... -
Bite the hands that feed you : retrieving material discourse from industrial culture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] My sculpture uses industrial practices, drawing from material traditions in furniture and architecture to delve into areas of conflict between nature, ... -
The Chinese scholar's garden in France : Moulin Joli in Claude-Henri Watelet's Essai sur les jardins
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Moulin Joli was a garden composed from 1754 to 1772 by Claude-Henri Watelet on three islands and the banks of the Seine northwest of Paris. Designed ... -
Detection of CD4 and CD8 t-lymphocytes and HER2 breast cancer biomarker using the opto-fluidic ring resonator biosensor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] We have demonstrated label-free detection of CD4+ and CD8+ T-Lymphocytes and HER2 breast cancer biomarker using the opto-fluidic ring resonator (OFRR) ... -
Estimation and tracking of elder activity levels for health event prediction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Significant declines in quality of life for elders in assisted living communities are typically triggered by health events. Given the necessary ... -
Evaluation of stay-in-place PVC-formed concrete walls for blast design
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In the event of a blast, concrete might not have the toughness needed to absorb the large amounts of energy imparted, even with the moderate steel ... -
An exploration of the moderating impact of mentorship on the relationship between Christian religious orientation and moral reasoning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study explored the moderating impact of quality mentorship on the relationship between two domains of religious orientation and principled moral ... -
Growing up consumer : representations of adult culture in contemporary American children's magazines
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study examines how contemporary American children's magazines represent the culture of adults organized for kids in two commercial magazines -- ... -
Interactive DIF detection by HLM : does interacted DIF matter?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Differential Item Functioning (DIF) is a test bias that describes the phenomena which measures the same performance level differently because they are ... -
Metabolic and autonomic nervous system effects of bariatric surgery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Despite avid attempts, non-surgical methods such as diet aids, behavioral modification and exercise are typically unsuccessful in achieving long term ... -
MUPrimer : a tool for finding allele specific PCR-primers for homologous gene sequences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of specific regions of DNA has proven to be a powerful tool in molecular biology research. Synthetic ... -
A qualitative case study into the Toronto Star's electronic newspaper and its impact on newsroom practices and journalists
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The fate of newspapers in North America in light of rapid technological advance has been extensively discussed, analyzed, and researched. This thesis ... -
Second weddings : a new kind of fairy tale
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Although most girls look forward to getting married, and the marriage market is a very lucrative business, a sometimes-overlooked market is the ... -
Smart, sultry and surly : a textual analysis of the portrayal of women scientists in film, 1962 - 2005
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was to evaluate the portrayal of women scientists on film and what kinds of messages these films are sending about a woman's ... -
Transcriptional regulation of ADAM-12 expression under normal and osteoarthritic conditions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] ADAM 12 overexpression is linked to the pathology of diseases including osteoarthritis, cancer, cardiac hypertrophy, Alzheimers and multiple sclerosis. ... -
Video adaptation for IPTV applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In recent years, with the growing popularity of inter-networking and digital video, there arises a trend of delivering television services using the ... -
When response is news : individual reactions to news websites that solicit reader opinion as moderated by need for closure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study of undergraduate and graduate students (N=61) examined individual reactions to news websites that solicit immediate reader opinion as ...