Browsing 2017 UMKC Theses - Freely Available Online by Thesis Semester "2017 Spring"
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Advanced Light Field Frame Prediction For Optimized Compression
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Current light field compression techniques lack robustness to handle both rate distortion optimized motion compensation as well as latency during the encoding and decoding process. This paper focuses on a contribution ... -
Analyzing Bit Error Rate using Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) Software Defined Radio in Indoor and Outdoor Environments
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Wireless Communications had radical growth because of the necessity of people being connected. However, interference, noise, and multiple fading have adverse effects to a reliable system. Bit Error Rate has its own ... -
Automated Prediction of Hepatic Arterial Stenosis
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Several thousand life-saving liver transplants are performed each year. One of the causes of early transplant failure is arterial stenosis of the anastomotic junction. Early detection of transplant arterial stenosis ... -
Children of Chaos: Three Movements for Orchestra
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Two characters from The Chronicles of Chaos trilogy by John C. Wright inspire these three movements for orchestra, “Amelia,” “Colin,” and “Exit.” The characters in the story are not human and have different powers ... -
Commercial Sexual Exploitation: An Analysis of Prostitution in Kansas City
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Prostitution arrest records provided by 11 different law enforcement agencies in the Kansas City area during the years of 2011 through 2015 are used as a means for analysis of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) within ... -
Decisional Conflict in Peripheral Arterial Disease: Association with Treatment Choice and Health Status
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Background: Symptom relief in peripheral arterial disease (PAD) can be obtained by invasive options such as endovascular stenting as well as exercise, and PAD medications. Each of these options have their own risks and ... -
Early Breast Cancer Diagnosis using Microwave Imaging via Space-Frequency Algorithm
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)The conventional breast cancer detection methods have limitations ranging from ionizing radiations, low specificity to high cost. These limitations make way for a suitable alternative called Microwave Imaging, as a ... -
Effect of Angina Under-recognition on Treatment Escalation in Outpatients with Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Almost a third of outpatients with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD) report having angina in the prior month, which is frequently under-recognized by their cardiologists. Whether under-recognition is associated ... -
Elbow Joint Contact Mechanics: Multibody and Finite Element Methods
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Only a few millimeter thick articular cartilage is a very specialized connective tissue which withstands high compressive and shear forces while protecting the bone from excessive loading, and provides a smooth ... -
Electronic Structure in the Organic-based Magnet [Feᴵᴵ(TCNE)(NCMe)₂][FeᴵᴵᴵCl₄] using the Orthogonalized Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals Method with Hubbard U
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)The Hubbard U parameter is applied to the organic-based magnet [Feᴵᴵ(TCNE)(NCMe)₂][FeᴵᴵᴵCl₄] using the Orthogonalized Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals (OCLAO) methods. The Local Spin Density Approximation (LSDA) ... -
Evaluation of the Role of Adjunctive Corticosteroids in the Management of Children Hospitalized with Orbital Cellulitis
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Purpose/Objectives Orbital cellulitis is an infection of the orbit that can lead to rare, but life-altering complications. Previous studies have suggested that corticosteroids may improve recovery in patients with ... -
Forced Perspective
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)This collection of eleven short stories explores the constant struggle between our expectations for our own lives and our responsibilities to others, as well as the unexpected instances of suffering that have irrevocable ... -
A Framework for Ultra Reliable Low Latency Mission Critical Communication
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Mission-critical communication is one of the central design aspects of 5G communications. But there are numerous challenges and explicit requirements for development of a successful mission-critical communication system. ... -
The Laboring Irish: Developing Community and Industry in Early Kansas City
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)By 1880, the Kansas City community had experienced phenomenal growth. Since 1820, the new city had evolved from a fur trading post, an outfitting center for western trails, a trading center for Native Americans, a ... -
Longer Term Dynamics of Bit Error Rates using Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) Software Defined Radios for Indoor Environments
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)In a wireless channel, we encounter several problems like multipath fading, interference, reduced spectrum efficiency which makes the system less reliable. In our thesis, we made an analysis of performance of different ... -
Paleolimnological Analysis of Sediment Cores from Guana Island Pond, Guana Island, The British Virgin Islands
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Shallow sediment cores extracted from three locations in Guana Island Pond were analyzed using multiple paleolimnological techniques, including sediment description, grain size analyses, X-Ray Fluorescence, elemental ... -
Recent Advances in Hetaryne Chemistry. Efforts Toward the Development of a Single Platform for the Generation of 4,5-, 5,6-, and 6,7-Indole Arynes
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)In the beginning of 2007, indole arynes and their cycloaddition chemistry were discovered by Buszek laboratories. Since then, indole arynes and their cycloaddition chemistry have demonstrated their value in the ... -
The Ruhls of Relationships: Connecting with Others Through Theatrical Ambiguity
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)The Ruhls of Relationships: Connecting with Others Through Theatrical Ambiguity aims to bring attention to the enjoyable relationship one should have with theatre that encourages ambiguity and to highlight the joy and ... -
The Surviving Parties
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)This thesis is a collection of short stories that were written and re-written between my time as an undergraduate at Columbia College and my time as a Graduate Student at UMKC. These stories were picked out from many ... -
Threads Bared
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)This thesis is part response part exploration into the world of those fighting and losing the battle over addiction. It is meant to follow the progression of addiction, from the root causes beginning in early childhood ...