Browsing 2008 Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2008 Spring"
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Academic advising in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources : an investigation of undergraduate students' needs and faculty performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)The purpose of this study was three-fold: 1) assess the importance of academic advising characteristics as perceived by undergraduate students in the College, 2) examine faculty performance, as perceived by advisees, with ... -
Algebraic resolution of formal ideals along a valuation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Let X be a possibly singular complete algebraic variety, defined over a field [kappa] of characteristic zero. X is nonsingular at [rho] [element of] X if OX,[rho] is a regular local ring. The problem of resolution of ... -
Alternative RNA processing and strategies to modulate splicing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that is intrinsically linked to an alternative RNA splicing event that leads a defective protein. ... -
Amyloid beta induces cPLA2 activation by an NADPH oxidase-dependent mechanism in neurons
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting more than 20 million people worldwide. An increase in production of amyloid beta ... -
Analysis of cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning in winter convection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)The combination of the full suite of cloud-to-ground (CG) and cloud stroke data is used to observe lightning in precipitation events involving winter precipitation. In particular, we observe data for the winter season of ... -
Analysis of creative and effective teaching behaviors ofuniversity [sic] instructors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)This study examined the creative and effective teaching behaviors of instructors in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) at the University of Missouri. Three methods were used to examine instructor ... -
An analysis of transfer student success utilizing an initial college choice-persistence Nexus model
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Research on transfer student success is important to institutions interested in retaining transfer students and well as transfer students interested in attaining a baccalaureate. This study on transfer student success is ... -
Applications of fourier analysis to intersection bodies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)The concept of an intersection body is central for the dual Brunn-Minkowski theory and has played an important role in the solution of the Busemann-Petty problem. A more general concept of [kappa]-intersection bodies is ... -
Avian nest survival and breeding density in cottonwood plantations and native forest fragments in southeast Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)I compared nest survival and breeding density between native bottomland forest and cottonwood (Populus deltoides) plantations over a three-year period for Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens), Prothonotary Warbler ... -
Bioethicists in the news : the evolving role of bioethicists as expert sources in science and medical stories
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Journalists have increasingly used bioethicists as expert sources in stories on science, medicine, and technology with strong ethical ramifications. Yet little is known about how and why journalists select bioethicists as ... -
Biologically relevant chemistry of sulfur heterocycles : from redox regulation of PTP1B to the biological activity of s-deoxy leinamycin
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) is an important member of protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTPs) family that shares a conserved catalytic cysteine thiol residue. PTP1B acts as a negative regulator of insulin mediated ... -
Boundary value problems for the Stokes system in arbitrary Lipschitz domains
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)The goal of this work is to treat the main boundary value problems for the Stokes system, i.e., (i) the Dirichlet problem with Lp-data and nontangential maximal function estimates, (ii) the Neumann problem with Lp-data and ... -
Box approximation and related techniques in spectral theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)This dissertation is concerned with various aspects of the spectral theory of differential and pseudodifferential operators. It consists of two chapters. The first chapter presents a study of a family of spectral shift ... -
Building professional learning community in a rural school district : an evaluative inquiry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)This inquiry explored the implementation of the professional learning communities (PLC) model using a utilization-focused (Patton, 1997) inquiry approach in order to provide feedback to enhance the development of the PLC ... -
A case study of leadership behaviors in a high poverty successful school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Over the past 20 years, public attention has been more focused on school accountability in the United States. There is widespread concern about the ... -
Cell mechanics studied using atomic force microscopy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Cholesterol plays an indispensable role in regulating the properties of the cell membrane. In particular, lipid rafts, specific membrane domains, which are thought to be required for a number of cell functions, such as ... -
Characteristics of effective mid-level leaders in higher education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)The goal of this research study was to create a competency model that provides institutions of higher education with a set of competencies viewed as highly important for success for those employed in the position of director ... -
Chemical mechanisms underlying the medicinal activity of metabolically-activated N-oxide antitumor agents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Tirapazamine (TPZ) belongs to a new class of bio-reductively activated hypoxiaselective anti-cancer agents and is currently undergoing in various clinical trials including Phase I, II and III. Anti-cancer activity of TPZ ... -
Chromatin-level regulation of the maize purple plant1 gene
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)In eukaryotes, gene expression is controlled at the chromatin level by mechanisms that are not yet well understood. This study addressed some of the unanswered questions about chromatin-level gene regulation. In maize, the ... -
Collaboration and the use of three dimensional interface within a virtual learning environment and the impact on communication and learning: a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)The purpose of this study was to determine whether collaboration occurred within 3D virtual learning environments. Furthermore, if collaboration occurred were the elements of Nonaka and Takeuchi's knowledge spiral present ...