Browsing 2017 MU dissertations - Access restricted to MU by Thesis Semester "2017 Fall"
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Alternative materials for radiovoltaics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This work explores alternative materials for the improvement of radiovoltaic devices. First, lithium fluoride is explored as an effective material for ... -
Analysis of cell signaling during floral abscission in arabidopsis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The shedding of plant organs is known as abscission. Floral abscission in Arabidopsis is regulated by two related receptor[negation symbol]-like protein ... -
Bivalent peptide-based radioconjugates for prostate cancer imaging and potential therapy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Introduction: Despite decades of research, prostate cancer remains an important disease, with 1 out of 7 men diagnosed within his lifetime. In 2017, ... -
A continuous-wave-based acoustic method to measure viscoelastic properties of materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Typical viscoelastic materials do not have a flat frequency response to mechanical vibrations. Viscoelastic property evaluations with a multi-frequency ... -
Data processing techniques of hydraulic bed sensor and doppler radar for elder care
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Population aging is a common phenomenon in a society. The developed country like the United States, eldercare is becoming an important issue nowadays. ... -
Defining the undefinedness of C11 : practical semantics-based program analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This thesis extends the work of Ellison and Ros,u [13, 12] but focuses on the "negative" semantics of the C11 language--the semantics required to not ... -
Development of novel site-specific imaging probes for prostate cancer detection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Molecular imaging is believed to play a pivotal role in decreasing cancer mortality and improving prognosis in the new era. It relies on molecular ... -
Elucidating the mechanisms and dynamics of drug-mediated inhibition and latency reversal in HIV-1 (HIV-1)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 (HIV-1) is the etiological agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, a disease that causes the host to succumb ... -
Escalations : stories
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The stories in "Escalations" cover a range of formal and dramatic content and operate on a sliding scale with regards to realism and surrealism: a woman ... -
Exploring differences in hospital treatment among psychiatric inpatients in short-term general hospitals : applications of multi-nominal logistic regression analyses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Since the creation of Medicaid in 1965 and the massive deinstitutionalization of psychiatric patients, a dramatic increase appeared in the number of ... -
Exploring stress, self-efficacy, empowerment, and quality of life as outcomes of the social competence intervention : parent workshop
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Autism Spectrum Disorders are increasing in prevalence (CDC, 2014), and can cause a number of negative outcomes for caregivers who raise these children. ... -
Gold-catalyzed generation of vinylthionium ions and the development of an organocatalytic, asymmetric (4+3)-cycloaddition reaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] An allylic benzoate ester was prepared and used as a progenitor of vinylthionium ions for (4+3)-cycloaddition reactions. The chemistry was limited to ... -
Impact of ImPACT : a program evaluation of a northwest Missouri school distric's impact concussion program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this qualitative case study program evaluation was to explore the current process being used to implement the ImPACT concussion program ... -
Interactions with external resources in link-intensive online professional development courses : a collective case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In online professional development (PD) for teachers, links to external resources are often integrated into courses with the expectation that they ... -
Investigation of novel therapeutic strategies for attenuating corneal fibrosis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Corneal fibrosis (scarring) is a significant cause of vision loss worldwide resulting from an exuberant wound healing response driven in part by the ... -
Learning from screencast videos for software training : a comparison of dual and single-monitor learning environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Learning to use software programs using worked examples in screencast videos presents a classic split-attention problem that requires learners to ... -
Modalities of literacy and Anglo-Saxon interpretive cultures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation focuses on the reception of Anglo-Saxon texts in both Anglo-Saxon and Reformation England. Its four case studies span developments ... -
The role of college admissions representatives in the college application process by students' income and academic achievement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] College access is one of the most studied areas in higher education, and yet college enrollment rates remain problematically stratified by socioeconomic ... -
Sources of financial stress and its impact on undergraduate international student experience and retention process
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This phenomenological study sought to explore how financial stress shaped the experiences and retention intentions of undergraduate international ... -
Spring break for Jesus : the rise of Protestant short-term missions, 1950-1980
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] While short-term missions attracted a small number of participants in the early years of the movement, since the mid-twentieth century the practice has ...