RSS 1.02017 Dissertations (UMKC)
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Ferroelectric System Dynamics and the Properties of Ferroelectric / Two-Dimensional Electron Gas Heterostructures: a Ginzburg–Landau Study
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)Understanding the electronic response of materials to applied electric fields is an outstanding goal in solid-state theory. One aspect of this goal is to accurately predict the electric polarization of certain materials ... -
A Genetic Screen for Tribbles Suppressors Identifies the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Neuralized as a Novel Target
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)In this dissertation, I used the Drosophila wing as a model tissue for a genetic screen to identify novel targets of Tribbles. Drosophila Tribbles is the founding member of a family of pseudokinases conserved between ... -
Structural Basis for the Regulation of the Ceramide Transfer Protein
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)Ceramide, a central intermediate in sphingolipid metabolism, is synthesized at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and transferred to the Golgi by the ceramide transfer (CERT) protein for conversion to sphingomyelin (SM). ... -
Discovery of PSMA-Specific Peptide Ligands and Development of A Noncovalent Method to Attach Chemical Moieties to siRNA
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)The objective of this dissertation is to discover PSMA (Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen)-specific peptide ligands using phage display and employ peptide nucleic acid as a complementary linker to attach chemical ... -
Biochemical and Structural Studies of the Role of FKBP(L)s in the fly and Mammalian Circadian Cycle
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)FK506 binding-like proteins (FKBPLs) are proteins that structurally resemble the immunophilins. Their functions in cell signaling include protein folding, molecular trafficking, RNA splicing and cell cycle regulation ... -
Design of Instrumentation and Methodologies for Determination of Free Neutron Characteristics
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)Measuring neutron source‐dependent free neutron properties over a large neutron energy range, with human‐portable instrumentation, continues to push the frontier of neutron detection instrumentation design and analysis ... -
Practical Memristor Emulator Circuit Development Techniques for Analog Applications
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)Emerging memristor technology is drawing widespread attention during recent time due to its potential diverse applications in nanoelectronic memories, logic and neu romorphic computer architectures, digital and analog ... -
Understanding and Adapting to Crowd Behavior: A Study of Wireless Networks and Entrepreneurial Crowdfunding
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)The advances of the future will demand scholars have a systemic vision to solve problems. Integration across disciplines is needed to study, explain, inquire and discover beyond the traditional borders of academic areas. ... -
Addressing On-Chip Power Conversion and Dissipation Issues in Many-Core System-on-a-Chip based on Conventional Silicon and Emerging Nanotechnologies
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)Integrated circuits (ICs) are moving towards system-on-a-chip (SOC) designs. SOC allows various small and large electronic systems to be implemented in a single chip. This approach enables the miniaturization of design ... -
Long Term Ocular Drug Delivery with Novel Pentablock Copolymers; Part I: Composite Nanoformulation of Macromolecules For Back of the Eye Diseases, Part II: Dexamethasone Nanoparticle to Develop an In Vitro Model for Glaucoma
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)Pentablock (PB) copolymers have been successfully synthesized for long term delivery in the treatment of posterior segment ocular diseases. PB copolymers are comprised of FDA approved biodegradable polymer such as ... -
Positron interactions with oriented polymers and with chiral quartz crystals
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Positron annihilation in various materials has been applied to characterize microstructure for decades. In this work, PALS was used to study material nanostructure, with a focus on the size and density of free volume ... -
Conformational Behavior and Structural Parameters of Some Cyclic and Chain Molecules
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)The physicochemical properties of a molecule derive from its molecular structure, and that structure often involves the orientation of one part of the molecule about a particular bond with respect to the rest of the ... -
Music Education Professors’ Beliefs Regarding Essential Musical, Academic, and Emotional Skills in Undergraduate Music Education
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Undergraduate music education majors sometimes lack the musical, academic, or emotional skills needed to successfully complete the degree program. Improvement in academic and emotional skills has been shown to have a ... -
Framework for Automatic Identification of Paper Watermarks with Chain Codes
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)In this dissertation, I present a new framework for automated description, archiving, and identification of paper watermarks found in historical documents and manuscripts. The early manufacturers of paper have introduced ... -
American Messianic Jewish Identity Development: A Grounded Theory Study
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Though the study of intersectionality has increased in the field of psychology over the past 15 years, the intersection of religious and ethnic identities has received little empirical attention. This grounded theory ... -
Value, Money, and Accounting for Pax Ecologica: Contouring a Price-Coordination System for Ecological-Economic Provisioning
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)The objective of this dissertation is to conceptualize and contour an alternative provisioning system (“Pax Ecologica,” “ecocentric provisioning”) to address, account for, and coordinate humankind’s scientific-technological ... -
Modulation of calcium signaling through direct and indirect actions of polyphenolic phytostilbenes on neuronal calcium channels
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Today in the United States there are 6.5 million people affected by a neurodegenerative disease. Recent findings hypothesize that calcium dyshomeostasis and reactive oxygen species contribute to the progression of many ... -
First-Principles Calculation of Laser Crystal Multiplet Levels via Hybridized Density Functional Theory and Configuration Interaction within the OLCAO Method
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Computation of highly-localized multiplet energy levels of transition metal dopants is essential to the design of materials such as laser host crystals. A purely first-principles density functional theory-configuration ... -
Advanced Design and Analysis of UWB U-slot Microstrip Patch Using Theory of Characteristic Modes
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Ultra wide band is rapidly advancing as a high data rate wireless communication technology. As is the case in conventional wireless communication systems, an antenna also plays a very crucial role in UWB systems. ... -
Regulation of Antimicrobial Peptide Genes in Insects by the Toll Pathway and NF-kB Transcription Factors
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Insects lack adaptive immunity and solely rely on innate immunity to combat pathogens. Innate immunity in dipteran and lepidopteran insects mainly depends on two canonical pathways, the Toll pathway that provides ...