Browsing 2016 UMKC Dissertations - Freely Available Online by Thesis Semester "2016 Fall"
Now showing items 1-20 of 23
-
The Birth of the Eternal for String Orchestra, Piano and Percussion
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)The Birth of the Eternal is a one-movement composition for string orchestra, piano and percussion. It is written as a centennial commemoration of the 1915 Armenian Genocide and honors the memory of the victims of the ... -
Breaking the Silence: A Qualitative Critical Autoethnography of a Principal's Lived Experience with Having Courageous Conversations about Race
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)This qualitative critical autoethnography represents a highly personalized account of the intricacies and reflections of a Black female educational leader engaging in courageous conversations about race with a predominately ... -
Commodity Based Sovereign Wealth Funds: An Alternative Path to Economic Development
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Natural resource producing countries struggle with issues about how to make use of their natural resources properly, allocate the funds from these resources and how to ensure continuity of th ... -
Design Guidelines, Scan Behavior and Characteristic Mode Analysis for a Class of Ultra-Wideband Microstrip Patch Antennas
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Ultra-wideband (UWB), low-profile microstrip patch antennas and phased arrays have their niche in many wireless communication and medical applications. In recent years, the U-slot patch antenna established itself as a ... -
Development and Evaluation of Nanocarriers against Atherosclerosis
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)The objective of this project was to develop advanced nanocarriers such as nanographene and graphene quantum dots against atherosclerosis. Mannosylated-reduced graphene oxide (Man-rGO) was developed as a targeted ... -
Discomfort in Addressing Spiritual Needs: A Hospital-Wide Exploration into the Hole in Holistic Care
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Throughout its history, the nursing profession has claimed to provide holistic patient care, which is defined as bio-psycho-socio-spiritual care. However, many nurses do not feel comfortable with the “spiritual” element ... -
Discovery of Peptide and Aptamer Ligands for Targeted Drug Delivery to Hepatic Stellate Cells
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)The objective of this dissertation is to present two approaches to identify Hepatic Stellate Cells (HSCs) targeting ligands using phage-display library biopanning and systematic evolution of ligands by exponential ... -
Drinking Water Treatment Waste as an Alternative for Internal Curing and Cement Replacement in Concrete
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Concrete can be a highly durable construction material when permeability is low. Hydrating cement paste shrinks through several mechanisms broadly grouped into autogenous and drying shrinkage. These mechanisms cause cracks ... -
An Evaluation of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families from the Catholic Social Teaching Perspective
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)Any evaluation of an economic policy necessarily involves a normative foundation or a moral perspective. Traditional economic theory often attempts to remain value-free, but it often fails to do so in the sub discipline ... -
Graphene Nanotechnology the Next Generation Logic, Memory and 3D Integrated Circuits
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Floating gate transistor is the basic building block of non-volatile flash memory, which is one of the most widely used memory gadgets in modern micro and nano electronic applications. Recently there has been a surge ... -
Growth of Semiconductor Thin Films by Pulsed Laser Deposition
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Pulsed ultraviolet light from a XeF excimer laser was used to grow thin films of zinc oxide and tin dioxide on (111) p-type silicon wafers within a versatile high vacuum laser deposition system. This pulsed laser deposition ... -
Heuristic Descriptive Case Study of Math and Language Arts Teachers' Past and Current Experiences in the Implementation of the Missouri Learning Standards
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)Teacher retention and attrition continues to be relevant areas of concern for school districts as many reports are surfacing correlating the performance of students with the attrition rate of teachers. The focus of ... -
A Hybrid Modeling Approach to Assess the Efficacy of Control Measures on Paratuberculosis on U.S. Dairy Farms
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Paratuberculosis, also known as Johne's disease or JD, is a chronic contagious infection, caused by Mycobaterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP). This fatal disease is incurable and causes considerable economic losses to ... -
The Influence of Director Human Social Capital and Firms' Entrepreneurial Orientation on Corporate Entrepreneurship
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)This dissertation explores the link between corporate governance and corporate entrepreneurship. Surprisingly, our understanding of how boards of directors influence corporate entrepreneurship decisions and actions has ... -
Internet of Things (IoT) Applications With Diverse Direct Communication Methods
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of physical objects or things that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity - which enable the object to collect and exchange data. Rapid proliferation ... -
An Investigation into the Effects of Alterations in Ribosomal Proteins S4 and S5 on Translational Accuracy, Ribosomal RNA Processing, and Ribosome Assembly
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Accurate translation of genetic message is an essential step in gene expression and is carried out by the ribosome. Ribosomal proteins S4 and S5 are critical for the decoding and the assembly processes on the ribosome. The ... -
Masks
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Masks is inspired by a type of Chinese opera called Chuanju, which comes from the Sichuan region in southwest China. In Chuanju, each character has his or her own type of face makeup. For example, semi-transparent makeup ... -
Novel Approaches for Targeted Delivery of Cancer Therapeutics to Nuclei of Malignant Cells
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)The primary goal of this project is to increase specific uptake of anti-cancer therapeutics by nuclei of cancer cells. A lot of research has been done to target therapeutics specifically across plasma membrane of ... -
Practical Applications of Infrared, Raman and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Techniques for Qualitative, Quantitative and Structural Analysis of Pharmaceutical Drugs, Cementitious Material and Organic Molecules Containing Phosphorous
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)The study of the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation which procreated the wide branch named as Spectroscopy has gained tremendous attention since the last century. Atoms and molecules respond to ... -
Silicon on Ferroelectric Insulator Field Effect Transistor (SOFFET): A Radical Alternative to Overcome the Thermionic Limit
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)The path of down-scaling traditional MOSFET is reaching its technological, economic and, most importantly, fundamental physical limits. Before the dead-end of the roadmap, it is imperative to conduct a broad research ...