RSS 1.02015 MU dissertations - Access restricted to MU
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Methods to improve growth efficiency in beef cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Genetics, nutrition and animal management each have integral roles in maximizing growth efficiency of domestic livestock. Residual feed intake (RFI) is an accurate method of distinguishing between feed efficient and ... -
From ionic liquid to deep eutectic solvent : greener than greener
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Over the last decades, ionic liquids (ILs), molten salts with melting point below 100 °C, have attracted great attention due to their properties like negligible vapor pressure, high viscosity, high thermal conductivity, ... -
Differences in processing of interactive infographics on different screen sizes and interface types
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)This study investigated how the use of interactive media, specifically infographics, on touch screen devices of varying size affects the user's cognition. Such research fills a gap in research on both interactive graphics ... -
Robust and efficient process for acceptance testing of radiation therapy machines
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)The current (legacy) paradigm for acceptance testing (AT), commissioning, and ongoing quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) of linac and treatment planning systems (TPS) is extremely inefficient requiring substantial ... -
No people like #showpeople : Broadway performers' ethnographic social media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)The occupational folk group of Broadway musical theater performers uses folklore in public spaces as a kind of representational strategy for the group as a whole. This strategy is significant in representing the group’s ... -
Chief executive officers' courage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)The purpose of this study was to construct Chief Executive Officers' (CEOs) meanings of CEOs' courage. The focus was to understand courage from CEOs through their unique perspectives; therefore, the study was a constructivist ... -
Professional networks of U.S. foreign correspondents and the reshaping of journalistic norms and practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Foreign correspondence now holds a tenuous position in the journalism industry because in midst of financial struggles, news organizations have been ... -
Reliability-based design (RBD) of shallow foundations on rock masses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The reliability-based design (RBD) approach that separately accounts for variability and uncertainty in load(s) and resistance(s) can be incorporated ... -
Magic for unlucky girls : stories
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Magic for Unlucky Girls: Stories is a collection of short stories that weave Western oral and literary folklore influences around women-centered ... -
The birth and adoption of kinship: Folklore and fakelore in the context of nation-states and world religions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation centers upon the premise that human kinship, cooperation, and sociopolitical organization are not fully comprehensible without reference ... -
Characterizing the roles of an Arabidopsis Epsin n-terminal homology domain protein in plant innate immunity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The plasma membrane (PM) serves as a crucial point of contact between a plant cell and its environment. Localized at this critical interface are proteins ... -
Differences in processing of interactive infographics on different screen sizes and interface types
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study investigated how the use of interactive media, specifically infographics, on touch screen devices of varying size affects the user's cognition. ... -
Fluorescent sensors for the detection of glucosamine and thiaminase
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Fluorescence chemical sensing is a highly important tool in science and industry with many applications in pharmaceutical screening, cell respiration, ... -
Algae for wastewater treatment and polishing : development of methodologies for algal growth and population analysis and process optimization of algal membrane bioreactor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The discharge of secondary wastewater effluent from wastewater treatment plants can lead to eutrophication in receiving water bodies due to the presence ... -
Microscale liquid dielectrophoresis for multiphase fluids manipulation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Microfluidics has a bright future in the biomedical and biology fields. A system level integration that can provide efficient communications among ... -
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 : surrogate marker and therapeutic target against neurovascular impairment after cerebral ischemia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Stroke ranks fourth among all causes of death, and acute ischemic stroke is the most common form. The neurovascular unit (NVU) describes a basic ... -
What would James Bond do? : signaling and precarious manhood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In five studies, we investigate the connection between precarious manhood, signaling, and the mate-choice behavior of men. Specifically, we propose ... -
Chlorine and singlet oxygen photoelimination from organoplatinum(IV) complexes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Solar energy is the most promising carbon neutral energy source for the future. Splitting of simple molecules like HX (X = Cl, Br) has become an ... -
Evaluation of the pass system : a multi-component function-based tier 2 intervention for escape-maintained student behaviors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Among typically developing children, escape is one of the most common functions of problem behavior. Research suggests students who engage in ... -
Bayesian smoothing spline models and their application in estimating yield curves
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The term structure of interest rates, also called the yield curve, is the series of interest rates ordered by term to maturity at a given time. The ...