RSS 1.02016 MU dissertations - Access restricted to UM
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An experimental investigation of drunk personality using self and observer reports
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Research has shown that drinkers' “typical drunk personalities” are different from their “typical sober personalities” on each factor of the Five-Factor ... -
Design, fabrication, and testing of a bioprinted nerve graft
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Injuries to nerves vary in their consequences, from weakened sensation and motor function to partial or complete paralysis. In the latter case, affecting about twenty thousand Americans yearly, the injury is debilitating ... -
Soil physical and hydraulic properties affected by topsoil thickness in switchgrass and row crop management systems /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Degraded claypan landscapes can be seen as a potential resource for bioenergy production. Therefore, an important decision needs to be made to determine ... -
Type 2 diabetic bone fragility : the effects of a high-fat, -cholesterol, and -sucrose diet, exercise, and caloric restriction /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] As the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) continues to increases, new comorbidities associated with the condition as discovered. A recently recognized ... -
British women novelists and the review periodical, 1790-1820 /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Between 1790 and 1820, women published more novels than men -- unlike any period before or after. It is remarkable that women assumed dominant authorship ... -
Legal information acquisition by the public : an exploratory study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This exploratory study applied models of human information behavior and health information acquisition to the acquisition of legal information by the ... -
Wearable energy-harvesting micro devices /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The focus of this dissertation is wearable energy-harvesting mircro devices. They are designed to harvest energy from the surrounding environment to ... -
How do Asian adult second language writers engage in English writing?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Second language writers often learn to write in English in the context of test-oriented instruction and lack experience with writing that focuses on ... -
Investigation of mechanical behavior of closed-cell aluminum foam reinforced with carbon nanotubes under dynamic loadings /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Aluminum foams represent a unique class of solid cellular light metals that can undergo large deformations at a nearly constant stress known as Plateau ... -
Evaluating the use of self-report as a feasible method to support and measure integrity levels
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of a Self-Monitoring Instant Feedback (SMIF) tool on increasing implementation ... -
Sensitivity of plan re-optimizaton to errors in deformable image registration in online adaptive image-guided radiation therapy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Online adaptive image-guided radiation therapy has been a longstanding topic of interest in the field of radiation oncology due to its unique ability ... -
A critical approach to academic, community, and family literacies of first-generation college students in Latin America /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In this study, I investigated the social practices related to reading and writing of first-generation college students and their families and communities ... -
Metadrama in the chorus : the first choral ode of Seneca's Oedipus /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The main topic of this dissertation is the first choral ode of Seneca's Oedipus. Seneca's handling of the choral parts has often suffered from negative ... -
The missional ground : Indians, missionaries, and the forging of the Antebellum frontiers /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] When historians search for Native agency, they often look in places where indigenous and colonial forces were evenly matched, as in Richard White's ... -
Ribozymes and aptamers in the RNA world, and in synthetic biology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The RNA world hypothesis postulates that Ribonucleic Acids (RNA) may have provided functions of catalysis and genetic information storage during the ... -
Nonlinear electroelastic resonators /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In broad terms, this dissertation concerns the physics of electroelastic continua and its application to piezoelectric plate resonators, with a specific ... -
Three essays on the dynamic ownership and governance of U.S. farmer cooperatives /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In order to better understand the long-term behavior of farmer-owned economic organizations, the cooperative life cycle model is advanced and improved ... -
Studying pupillary light reflex in young children with autism spectrum disorders
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Pupillary light reflex (PLR) is a phenomenon wherein the pupil size changes according to retina illumination. PLR of adults and children has been ... -
Advances in aptamer evolution and engineering
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Aptamers are single-stranded nucleic acids that fold into unique three-dimensional shapes that allow them to bind with high affinity and specificity ... -
The brown glass ceiling? A qualitative study of Hispanic women/Latinas leaders in higher education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The percentage of Hispanics in the state of Missouri, and its universities, continues to grow. However, few Hispanic women/Latinas advance into leadership ...