Browsing 2016 MU theses - Access restricted to UM by Thesis Semester "2016 Spring"

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  • Modification of porcine rhodopsin by CRISPR/Cas9 : towards a model for Retinitis Pigmentosa 

    Byrne, Addison Keelin (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a disease characterized by progressive vision loss, which affects approximately 1 in 4,000 people in the United States. ...

  • Morphology, taphonomy, and paleoecology of terminal ediacaran vermiform fauna 

    O'Neil, Gretchen R. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] As signposted by the fossil record, the early Cambrian Period chronicles the appearance and evolutionary diversification of most animal phyla in a ...

  • State of flux 

    Arndt, Kait, 1988- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This thesis is a formal discussion of the conceptual elements within the body of work presented in my MFA Thesis Exhibition: State of Flux. The works ...

  • Supervised learning methods for hand-held ground penetrating radar 

    Harris, Samuel D. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Landmines and other buried explosives endanger military and civilian lives around the world. The detection of these types of subsurface objects using ...

  • The theology of Lancelot Andrewes's Wonderfull Combate 

    Knapp, Travis (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Since his death in 1626, Lancelot Andrewes has been constantly interpreted as a "Caroline divine." This misleading interpretation (Andrewes was alive ...

  • TiO2/Diatomite composites for effective arsenic removal 

    Cheng, Fangwei (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Arsenic is a commonly occurring toxic element and it has been considered as the root of many disease. Due to the adverse effects that arsenic possess, ...

  • The transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 ion channel and calcium homeostasis in cardiomyocytes of aged mice 

    Jones, John L. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Aging and cardiovascular disease are critically linked and have now become a growing concern for the healthcare community. Unfortunately, medicine ...

  • Urea fertilizer placement effects on soil greenhouse gas emissions and corn growth 

    Johnson, Frank E., II (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Agricultural soils are responsible for a majority of human caused greenhouse gas (GHG) production, such as N₂O and carbon dioxide (CO₂). Nitrous oxide ...

  • What's driving Chinese foreign direct investment in Latin America? 

    Hendricks, Michael, 1988- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] China and Chinese investment firms have only recently become major players in Latin America, while ten to fifteen years ago Latin American countries ...