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Exploring elementary student energy literacy outcomes in the outdoor classroom : a comparative study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Environmental issues such as global warming, air and water pollution, and excessive consumption of fossil fuels are the challenging problems that endanger the future of our planet and, consequently, humankind. These problems ... -
Iterative approximation of Markov process parameters in a model of large scale business purchases
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Large scale business to business purchases often involve a series of vetting stages which must be satisfied prior to their resolution. This paper models the progression of sales projects through a company's sales pipeline ... -
Rapid growth in central city : a case study of a growing downtown district
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This qualitative case study examined a period of rapid growth in housing in a midsize city downtown. The research question asked what the process of ... -
Influence of immersion on user's spatial presence and memory in virtual environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)This study examines the influence of immersion on users' sense of spatial presence and spatial memory in virtual environments. The single factor was systematically manipulated in three conditions. A sample of 32 participants ... -
Examining the impact of design variables and media richness on responses to product design
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)This study makes examines the influence of product design cues, environment congruence, and media richness on users' cognitive and affective responses to product design. These three factors were systematically manipulated ... -
The role of place in assisted living
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)The qualitative inquiry explored what physical attributes and tangible items that assisted living residents at one facility determined to be personally meaningful and emblematic of their concept of 'home.' Using grounded ... -
On the sensitivity of the solitary wave profile recovery formula to wave speed noise
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)We derive a bound on the error in the recovery of the profile of an irrotational solitary water wave from pressure data given noise in the measurement of the wave speed. First, we prove that Constantin's exact solitary ... -
An authentic sustainable future : a case study of the Bullitt Center
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The qualitative research was a case study of the Bullitt Center. The focus of this research was to understand how the Bullitt Center sought to achieve ... -
Designing the dream in postwar American suburbia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)The American suburban landscape is intrinsically intertwined with our national identity. As a symbol of expansion, safety, success and the "American Dream", our suburban landscape has provided us with a housing system that ... -
Exploring the lives of individuals with a mental illness living in a residential care facility : a qualitative study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Since deinstitutionalization began in the 1950's hundreds of thousands of individuals with a Severe and Persistent Mental Illness were forced out onto the streets. While society may have seen deinstitutionalization as a ... -
Improving the person-environment congruence for an office setting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Creating an effective workplace to fit each unique setting can be useful to change social cognitive behavior, increase employee retention, provide effective work environments, increase company profits and attract new ... -
'Place to work' index : a study of workplace attributes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The last 25 years has seen a substantial evolution in business practices and work environments. Complex and intersecting facets of commerce have compelled the employer and employee relationship to engage in increasing ... -
A green residential wish list : most important features according to homeowners
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Buildings are leaders in the production of negative environmental impacts. However, the Environment and Behavior literature lacks studies on consumers' ... -
Authentic thresholds : interior design client involvement in the creation of sense of home
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)For middle-class householders interested in elevating an image of their status, residential interior designers may be viewed as destroyers of authentic sense of home. By contrast, designers may seek to contribute to the ... -
Exploring place attachment in rural Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This research project utilizes Scannell and Gifford's (2010) person-process-place framework to develop a tool of measurement that will: 1) Determine ... -
The effect of level of detail and navigability on spatial size perception
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Previous research has demonstrated that the amount of visual cues available to an observer affects the observer's perception of the size of space. ... -
Methods and strategies for bridging the design practitioner-researcher gap
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)The goal of this thesis is to confirm there is a continuing application gap by identifying current attitudes of design practitioners to the usefulness of EBR, preferred forms of communication of EBR, and reasons for lack ... -
Home energy conservation : psychological and environmental worldviews
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)With recent changes in the economy and a dwindling supply of natural resources, energy conservation is a very relevant and important concern among homeowners. Each homeowner has a unique perception of environmental issues, ... -
The effect of the physical classroom environment on literacy outcomes : how 3rd grade teachers use the physical classroom to implement a balanced literacy curriculum
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)This study identified how 3rd grade teachers use the physical classroom environment as they implement a balanced literacy program in order to improve their students' literacy outcomes. Teachers' perceptions of the classroom ... -
Factors influencing homeowners' decisions to seek residential energy efficiency knowledge
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Knowledge on energy efficiency methods has been available for decades. The question this study is seeking to answer is "what factors influence homeowners to seek out knowledge on energy efficiency?" This research replicates ...