Browsing 2014 Theses (UMKC) by Thesis Semester "2014 Spring"
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Achieving Quality of Service in Group Scheduling in Cellular Networks
(2014-07-17)Cellular 3G/4G networks provide a wonderfully rich set of applications and social networking capabilities. From a QoS perspective, the traffic is basically divided into Real time and Non real time traffic which helps in ... -
Application of ab initio calculations to collagen and brome mosaic virus
(2014-07-17)In bio-related research, large proteins are of important interest. We study two such proteins. Collagen contains one such protein, the collagen triple-helix, which forms part of the structural matrix for animals, such as ... -
The application of Jungian archetypes to the analysis of character in three early plays by W. B. Yeats
(2014-07-16)The purpose of the following study is to explore and examine three early plays authored by the iconic late-19th and 20th-century Irish poet-playwright W. B. Yeats (1865-1939) through the identification and conscious ... -
Archistrategos
(2014-07-17)A few years ago I became interested in Christian Orthodoxy, a faith tradition as old as my own -- Roman Catholicism -- yet unfamiliar to most in the Western world. I was seduced by the mysticism and sensuality of Orthodoxy, ... -
Art Monster: Stories and a Novella
(2014-08-27)Monsters external and internal stalk the margins of the stories and novella that make up this collection. Though each selection engages in its own distinct exploration of the monstrous, the pieces hint at a shared question: ... -
Association between cardiac rehabilitation participation and health status outcomes after acute myocardial infarction
(2014)Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a class Ia recommendation and endorsed performance measure for the quality of care in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) survivors. While participation in CR after AMI is associated with reduced ... -
Battles of the sexes onstage: explorations of changing Gender roles by four American women playwrights of the 1910s-1930s
(2014-07-30)Battle of the Sexes Onstage: Explorations of Changing Gender Roles by Four American Women Playwrights of the 1910s-1930s analyzes plays by Rachel Crothers, Susan Glaspell, Sophie Treadwell, and Dawn Powell in order to ... -
Beneath the light: stage-bound and ankle-cuffed
(2014-07-30)The creative thesis includes both plays and poetry which cover multiple themes surrounding the female performer, in the media, on the stage, and in everyday life. The play, "An Evening of Alli Jordan" is a meta-theatrical ... -
Buddhist imagery in the work of Paul Gauguin: the impact of primitivism, theology and cultural studies
(2014)Scholars attribute aesthetics in Gauguin's work to the 1889 Paris Exposition universelle and Gauguin's quest for the primitive and 'exotic. This study takes a deeper look at Gauguin and examines the personal context in ... -
Camille Claudel: The Struggle for Artistic Idenity
(2014)During Camille Claudel's lifetime, she pursued a career that was largely defined in terms of Auguste Rodin. This perspective of her work may be seen most notably in the reactions to her sculpture L'Âge Mûr. This work was ... -
Collateral damage: anti-communism & U.S. cultural policy
(2014-07-28)The United States of America has never formally declared a cultural policy nor established a Cabinet-level department of cultural affairs, as many other nations have in the post-World War II era--depriving the American ... -
Cul-de-Sacs
(2014-09-30)The following eleven stories are a culmination of three years of investigation through creative writing of life at home and family relationships. While the stories are closely related by theme, the form of each piece varies ... -
A Data mining study of ranking within social networks
(2014-08-27)Social networks have become very popular in the past few years and have become a significant part of our personal and professional lives. As the number of participants in social networks has grown, they have become a ... -
Distributed RDF query processing and reasoning for big data / linked data
(2014-08-27)The Linked Data Movement is aimed at converting unstructured and semi-structured data on the documents to semantically connected documents called the "web of data." This is based on Resource Description Framework (RDF) ... -
The effects of utilizing silica fume in Portland cement pervious concrete
(2014-07-29)Silica fume has long been used as a supplementary cementing material to provide a high density, high strength, and durable building material. Silica fume has a particle size a fraction of any conventional cement, which ... -
Evidence based medical query system on large scale data
(2014-07-30)As huge amounts of data are created rapidly, the demand for the integration and analysis of such data has been growing steadily. It is especially essential to retrieve relevant and accurate evidence in healthcare and ... -
Evolution of the Bahamian coastal environment of San Salvador Island over the last 3,500 years based on triangle pond sediment cores
(2014-07-25)The multiproxy examination of ten soft sediment cores extracted from Triangle Pond was used in order to establish alterations in the northwestern coastal environment of San Salvador Island, The Bahamas over the last 3,500 ... -
From top to bottom: rhetoric in the hierarchy of focused deterrence stakeholders
(2014-07-25)Criminological and socio-legal research has frequently focused on the gap between policy and practice that is evident in the "ceremonial rhetoric" guiding criminal justice policies. This thesis examines whether there is a ... -
Identification of novel coding single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome
(2014-07-28)ARDS is a lung condition characterized by impaired gas exchange with systemic release of inflammatory mediators, causing inflammation, hypoxemia and multiple organ failure. Disease susceptibility and progression are poorly ... -
Imagining and performing The Self in NAZI Germany: Leisure and travel in the correspondence of Hilde Laube and Roland Nordhoff, 1938-39
(2014-07-17)Hilde Laube and Roland Nordhoff exchanged nearly 180 letters between May 1938 and December 1939 relating their everyday lives, discussing world events, organizing outings, and their growing relationship. This unique set ...