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Moving objects detection and labeling in surveillance videos
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Moving objects detection and labeling are an important component of intelligent surveillance systems. Accurate classification of moving objects allows the monitoring system to react to certain events of interest. In this ... -
A Bayesian classification framework with label corrections
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)The use of unlabeled data is very important for regression and classification analysis in many cases. However, the data may have an extra layer of complexity with some wrongly labelled data points. The traditional ... -
El boxeador afrodescendiente entendido como "El Otro" en Los Golpes de la Esperanza de Alberto Salcedo Ramos
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)En esta tesis de maestría analizo la manera en la que el periodista Alberto Salcedo Ramos representa a los boxeadores de ascendencia afro a través de su libro Los Golpes de la Esperanza. En este texto, exploro la posibilidad ... -
Microrna regulation of bursicon in drosophila melanogaster
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Bursicon is a heterodimeric neuropeptide hormone composed of two cystine knot subunits, bursicon α (burs α) and its partner, bursicon β (burs β). In Drosophila melanogaster, the heterodimer regulates wing expansion and the ... -
Hydrogen production from the dissolution of nano zero valent iron (NZVI) and its effect on anaerobic digestion
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Nonlinearities and chaos response in modern RF devices
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Unforgiven and depressed late in life : the protective factor of forgivingness
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Feeling unforgiven by others is associated with higher levels of depression (Ingersoll-Dayton, Torges, & Krause, 2010) and the tendency to forgive ... -
Engineering-based analysis of pre-development hydrology stormwater policy for transportation applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Ongoing concern over water quality impacts from development has prompted consideration of a return to pre-development hydrology as a possible solution ... -
Exploring the career development of Latino English language learners in a rural midwest high school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The population of Latina/o foreign-born adolescents is significantly increasing in the United States, consequently populating schools, and diversifying ... -
Tropical forest conservation Ecuador's Socio Bosque Program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Ecuador experienced a deforestation rate, for the period between 2005 and 2010, of 186,448 ha/year. Thus, Ecuador is among the countries with the highest ... -
Microfluidic capture of rare cells via non-cylindrical microposts in an array
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In recent decades, microsystems for the capture of rare cells have become exceedingly popular and important in the study of cellular mechanisms. These ... -
Comparison of nondestructive testing technologies used for inspection of welded joints
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this research is to report on the comparison between different nondestructive test (NDT) methods applied for the detection of defects ... -
Extracting extremal features from 3D volume data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Extremal features are implicit curve, surface and points features defined on 3D data with a scalar field and a tensor field. The extremal curves, ... -
Design and analysis of reconfigurable phased array antenna for wireless local area network applications
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Longitudinal evaluation of effects of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells in a model of feline allergic asthma
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Asthma is characterized by airway inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), and structural changes in the lungs. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) ... -
Application-driven overlay network as a service for data-intensive science
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Campuses are increasingly adopting hybrid cloud architectures for supporting data-intensive science applications that require "on-demand" resources, ... -
A case of uncertainty in the vertical integration decision
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Since the 1970s, sugar beet processors in the United States have undergone a shift from investor-owned firms to producer-owned firms. In 1970, all nine ... -
Influence of Manganese and other micronutrients on soybean yield and seed quality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Soybean (Gycine max [L.] Merr.) is the most popular oil seed crop in the United States and is the most widely planted row crop in the state of Missouri. ... -
A deeper sense of truth : William T. Vollmann's Seven Dreams Series and experiencing history
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Katrina's other disaster : examining second disaster literature and placing post-Katrina New Orleans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This thesis examines the literary treatment of the time period following major natural and manmade disasters known as the "second disaster," which this ...