2014 MU dissertations - Freely available online: Recent submissions
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Skill-based reliabilism
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Driven or drafted : is there a connection between principals' motivational factors, leadership style approaches, and perceived effectiveness?
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Identity and reputation in organizational collectives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)This research explores the attributes of the identity-based mechanisms of group collective action. Recognizing that wine trails are organizational collectives that market themselves and the region in which they reside, the ... -
Identification and characterization of atrazine-degrading phytochemicals in eastern gamagrass
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Naturally occurring phytochemicals of the 1,4-benzoxazin-3-one (Bx) class exhibit broad chemical reactivity that includes detoxification of chloro-triazine herbicides. Atrazine (6-chloro-N-ethyl-N’-(1-methylethyl)-1,3,5- ... -
Optimizing the tissue engineering of tubular organ structures by bio-printing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine may help to save people’s lives by fabricating new organs. Towards this goal our objective is to optimize the conditions for cells to self assemble into functional structures, ... -
Intelligent fall detection system for eldercare
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Fall among elders is a main reason to cause accidental death among the population over the age 65 in United States. The fall detection methods have been brought into scene by implemented on different fall monitoring devices. ... -
Fluorescent chemosensors for the detection of biological amines
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Chemical sensing has become an important field for the study of bioanalytes and provides key information pertaining to disease pathogenesis, and the physiological mechanisms underlying cellular processes. Discussed herein ... -
Subsurface structure & morphology : Epitaxial metal film growth studied by in situ X-ray scattering
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)The existence of missing material (vacancies) below the exposed surface was deduced from deposition-angle-dependent experimental evidence. Due to a lack of experimental evidence, theoretical film growth models have largely ... -
Examine the role of minor splicing pathway in spinal muscular atrophy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder mainly caused by deletions or mutations of one gene, Survival Motor Neuron (SMN). SMN is crucial in splicing processes for proper gene expression. Previous ... -
Managing uncertainty during unemployment : a phenomenological exploration of social class differences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)This research address a relevant and important problem, unemployment. After 2008 unemployment steadily increased leaving many people out of work and causing concern for others. This study attempts to understand how people ... -
The moderating role of social support on the relationship of maternal stress and infants birth weight of pregnant smokers : a secondary data analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Low birth weight (LBW) infants face serious health problems. Maternal psychosocial stress may predict LBW outcomes, but the relationship is not consistent. Other factors such as social support and smoking have been studied ... -
Transcriptional profiling to improve porcine preimplantation embryo development in vitro
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Culture environments can have profound impacts on the developmental program of the preimplantation embryo. Even though significant improvements have been made to embryo culture environments they are still sub-optimal to ... -
Investigation of the synthesis of water-soluble 1,3,5-trihydroxy-2,4,6- trimethylsulfonic acid benzene, its complexes with lanthanide cations and sulfonato-resorcin[4]arenes, and the study of gas storage in iodine doped p-tert-butylcalix[4]arenes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)The design of new calixarene derivatives based on supramolecular principles -- the formation of molecules, ions, or complex ions with the weak non-covalent interactions to form a larger moiety with applicable properties ... -
A comprehensive report on preparing and analyzing adsorptive materials suitable for hydrogen and methane storage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Development of low-pressure, high-capacity adsorbent based storage technology for methane, natural gas, and hydrogen as fuel for advanced transportation is necessary in order to address the temperature, pressure, weight, ... -
Chemical and strutural properties of DNA-abasic site cross-links
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Here, we report on the formation of DNA interstrand cross-links. These cross-links form from abasic sites, an endogenous type of DNA damage. We have utilized gel electrophoresis, NMR, mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography ... -
Characterization of Esrrb function in metastatic prostate cancer cells and transcriptional regulation of hedgehog-signaling pathway target genes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Orphan nuclear receptor Estrogen Receptor Related Receptor Beta (Esrrb) is a transcription factor. Although it was also shown to be important in cancer, little is known about its function in cancer cells and cancer relevant ... -
Nitrate and nitrite growth inhibition of Desulfovibrio strains
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Sulfate-reducing bacteria, common non-pathogenic soil bacteria, have the ability to limit the movement of toxic heavy metals from one environmental site to another by keeping those metals from dissolving in water. Limiting ... -
Integration of methods to study mate choice behavior in treefrogs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)My research incorporates results from a variety of methods to understand behavior. In my dissertation, I examined female behavior to novel, complex calls. In the gray treefrog species complex, Hyla versicolor and H. ... -
The role that distributed leadership plays in the implementation of professional learning communities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)The purpose of this study was to focus on distributing leadership activities of an elementary school through a diverse group of stakeholders in the implementation of a Professional Learning Community (PLC). This investigation ... -
Toward selective inactivation of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B via exo-affinity labeling agents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Exo-affinity labeling agents are compounds that achieve selectivity by modifying non-catalytic residues in a protein. They have been utilized as tools in molecular biology and to make successful drugs for protein targets. ...