Browsing 2008 MU theses - Freely available online by Thesis Semester "2008 Fall"
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Flow and heat transfer properties of Mono Craters rhyolites : effects of temperature, water content, and crystallinity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)The nature of volcanic processes, including rate of magma ascent, exsolution of volatiles, eruption style, and flow distance, is highly dependent on the viscosity of the associated magma and its ability to transfer heat. ... -
Fore ðære mærðe mod astige: two new perspectives on the Old English Gifts of men
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)The Old English poem The Gifts of Men has received little attention in contemporary scholarship, and when it has been referenced in recent decades, the primary trend has been to comment on its unique structure and position ... -
Functional outcome and self-perceived overall health status following surgery to remove primary brain tumor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Impaired functional abilities, especially those associated with ambulation and standing balance, are common sequelae of brain tumors. A majority of research regarding the effectiveness of surgery in treating individuals ... -
Gatekeeping and international datelines in the American newspaper : the decision process
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)The purpose of this study is to determine the criteria and process used in gatekeepers' decisions at three major daily Ohio newspapers for choosing international stories. What qualifies these individuals to be gatekeepers ... -
Generating temperature sensitive inteins for studying gene functions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Reversible and easy to use, temperature-sensitive (TS) mutations, are powerful tools to study the functions of all genes, including essential and pleiotropic ones. However, the rarity of TS alleles and the difficulty of ... -
The good news : measuring the impact of religious words in mass media communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)This study explored the relation and use of religious ideas in television news stories. A psychophysiological experiment, based on Lang's (2006) model of limited capacity processing, was conducted using pre-recorded ... -
GPS measurements of present day crustal deformation within the Lebanese Restraining Bend along the Dead Sea Transform
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)The Lebanese restraining bend is a 200 km long bend with a left lateral sense of slip located along the Dead Sea fault system (DSFS) between 33.2 and 34.6 degrees north latitude. The DSFS is a transform plate boundary fault ... -
Home energy conservation : psychological and environmental worldviews
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)With recent changes in the economy and a dwindling supply of natural resources, energy conservation is a very relevant and important concern among homeowners. Each homeowner has a unique perception of environmental issues, ... -
Hub arc selection for less-than-truckload consolidation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)For more than twenty years, shipment consolidation has been utilized as a method to significantly decrease the cost of transporting goods, people, and information. Due to ever-increasing fuel costs and customer expectations, ... -
Inactivation of wild type bacillus spores in a soy meat analog model by extrusion cooking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)The heat resistance of spores continues to be a challenge in food processing applications. Suitable methods that effectively inactivate spores without producing adverse effects on quality and nutrition of food products are ... -
An integrated model of cross docking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Cross docking is a relatively new logistics technique used in the retail and trucking industries with operations seeking to move materials from inbound locations to outbound locations as quickly as possible. As the high-speed ... -
An integrated stock assignment model for a warehouse fast picking area
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Order picking and restocking of the fast picking area have been identified as the most labor-intensive and costly activities of any distribution center. In a picker-to-item process environment, traveling is an important ... -
Laboratory load tests of side shear for axially loaded piles
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Results from the laboratory testing program suggest that HPX-piles have approximately 10 percent greater side shear capacity than conventional HP-piles, on average. Unit side shear and the side shear parameter [beta] for ... -
Laser target triggering of gas switches
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Laser target triggering has been investigated at the University of Missouri as a method to reduce the laser energy required to trigger a laser triggered gas switch. Laser targets were solid materials embedded into the ... -
The late choral works of Igor Stravinsky: a reception history
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Despite his preeminence in twentieth-century music, the late works of Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) remain in relative obscurity: seldom performed, inadequately recorded, poorly understood, and frequently disparaged. The ... -
The military versus the press : Japanese military controls over one U.S. journalist, John B. Powell, in Shanghai during the Sino-Japanese war, 1937-1941
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Military controls over journalism and journalists during wartime have long existed in various forms. As multinational relations become more complex during a war, the military controls can extend beyond the journalists of ... -
A mixed model for variance of successive difference of stationary time series : modeling temporal instability in intensive longitudinal data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Temporal instability of a stochastic process has been of interest in many areas of behavioral and social science. Recent development in data collection techniques in behavioral and health sciences, such as Ecological ... -
Modeling the behavior of a homopolar motor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)The design, construction, and operating characteristics of a homopolar motor are described in this thesis using both physical experimentation and simulation software. This type of motor converts electrical energy into ... -
Molecular characterization of genetic resistance to soybean cyst nematode in soybean line SS97-6946
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) (Heterodera glycine) is the most damaging pest of soybean and estimated annual yield losses are 1.5 billion dollars in USA. Breeding resistant cultivars is the most efficient means to control ... -
Motivations and impression management : predictors of social networking site use and user behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)This paper applied the uses and gratifications theory to the social networking site, Facebook, in an effort to examine the predictive power of consumers' motivations with regards to site use and behaviors towards advertisements ...