Browsing 2014 MU theses - Access restricted to MU by Thesis Semester "2014 Fall"
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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 ... -
Develpment of soybean knowledge base for systems biology studies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Soybean (Glycine max), as an important crop worldwide primarily for protein and oil, has raised great interest in both basic and applied researches. ... -
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 ... -
Fast and reliable hand action recognition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In this work, we develop a hand action recognition method using a SVM (Support Vector Machine) classifier with HOG (Histogram of Oriented Gradients) ... -
Hydrogen production from the dissolution of nano zero valent iron (NZVI) and its effect on anaerobic digestion
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Linear system identification technique by time series analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Identification of linear dynamical systems using the finite difference time-domain (FDTD) method is inaccurate and problematic. This thesis investigates ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Nonlinearities and chaos response in modern RF devices
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Punishment and social structure: reactionary Bourbonism and the social origins of Progressive Era death penalty reinstatment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This thesis is an attempt to extend a former investigation that sought to identify those social factors which influenced many, at least, if not all, ... -
Removal of organic dyes from water by ionic liquid derived functional magnetic carbons
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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 ...