Browsing 2016 MU dissertations - Access restricted to UM by Thesis Semester "2016 Summer"
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Call synchrony and the evolutionary origins of leader preference in Neoconocephalus ensiger katydids /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Many species of acoustically communicating insects and anurans display a female preference for males producing their calls just ahead of those of their ... -
Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying immune tolerance against type 1 diabetes /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Type 1 diabetes (T1D), also known as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, is a chronic autoimmune disease caused by the destruction of insulin-producing ... -
Characterization of two grapevine stilbene synthase genes from Vitis vinifera 'Cabernet Sauvignon' and Vitis aestivalis 'Norton' /
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Clinical and treatment perspectives for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) currently represents half of the ~6 million heart failure patients in the United States, and is ... -
The copyright state of play : film archives in reference to the accessibility and reuse of archival footage for documentary filmmakers /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This grounded theory study aimed to discover the copyright state of play as it related to film archives. Interviews with documentary filmmakers were ... -
Distilling whiteness : prohibition of alcohol and Americanization of German-Americans in Missouri /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In the field of sociology, Joseph Gusfield (1963) is considered the leading authority on the prohibition of alcohol in the United States in 1919. ... -
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 ... -
Explanation for the cognitively bounded : psychology and the pragmatics of explanation /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] People consume, construct, and desire explanations. When our cars break down, hear strange noises in our homes, or a machine won't work, we want to ... -
The exploration and regulation of gender and sexual identities in literacy education /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The goal of this dissertation study was to explore and understand the regulation of gender and sexual identities in literacy education, and the discourses ... -
Grassroots community organizing in the wake of a public school closure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Urban school districts across the country are responding to poor performance, declining enrollments, and budget shortfalls by closing public schools ... -
Hyperproliferation and altered Wnt signaling in the cystic fibrosis mouse intestine /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis membrane conductance regulator (CFTR), a Cl- and HCO3 - channel expressed in several ... -
Migrant children and academic achievement in Shanghai : a PISA study of influential student and school characteristics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] By 2014, migrant children -- who moved from rural to urban areas -- accounted for approximately a quarter of the compulsory-education students (grades ... -
New gating states of Cystic Fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator discovered via studying pathogenic mutations, pharmacological reagents and ATP analogs.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Cystic Fibrosis (CF), caused by the loss of function in the gene for the protein cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance (CFTR), is one of the most ... -
Perfectionism in early childhood : an investigation of its dimensions, profiles, predictors and outcomes /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The current study examined the structural validity of the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale (CAPS; Flett, Hewitt, Boucher, Davidson, and Munro, ... -
Semiparametric analysis of failure time data with complex structures /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Failure time data arise in many fields including biomedical studies and industrial life testing. Right-censored failure time data are often observed ... -
Structural studies of inhibition and resistance mechanism of EFDA, a human immunodeficiency virus reverse transcriptase inhibitor
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Terahertz materials for energy harvesting rectenna /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Energy collecting antenna have been studied for over a century. Early work performed by Heinrich Hertz and Nikola Tesla focused primarily on the transfer ... -
Treatment effects of an evidence-based teacher training on improving academic achievement and behavioral performance for children with aggression /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose this study was to examine the treatment effects of an evidence-based teacher training -- Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management (IY ... -
Wealth and governance in unstable states : South Africa as a context for Mancur Olson's theory of collective action
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Mancur Olson's theory of collective action has primarily been construed and applied to developed countries with formal economies and (generally) ...