RSS 1.02019 UMKC Theses - Access Restricted to UMKC
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Navigation errors
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Navigation Errors is a collection of personal essays that explore the ideas of religious fundamentalism, humanity’s place in—and relation to—nature, physical and mental challenge, paradigm shifts, and the mistakes that ... -
Bureaucracy and other stories
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)The following project is the product of three years of intensive research and trial and error. You’ll notice it’s divided into two sections: fiction and nonfiction. However, one of the research questions central to this ... -
Swallowing frogs
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)This collection is comprised of short fiction, poems, two essays, and one short script. The work contained revolves around themes of mental illness, disillusionment, gender dynamics, and the difficulty of knowing others. ... -
Detrital zircon geochronology of the Upper Miocene Boleo Formation in the Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Mexico
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)The Santa Rosalía Basin (SRB), Baja California Sur, is a transtentional to rift basin that formed during the opening of the Gulf of California. The Boleo Formation is the oldest and dominant sedimentary fill of the ... -
Paleoliquefaction and possible surface deformation along the New Madrid Seismic Zone in Yarbro, Arkansas
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)From interpretation of historical aerial photography and LiDAR imagery of northeast Arkansas, we identified a northeast-striking topographic lineament coincident with the trend of modern seismicity along the Axial Fault ... -
Multi-modal emotion detection using deep learning for interpersonal communication analytics
(2019)In recent years, deep learning technologies have been increasingly applied to generate meaningful data for advanced research in humanities and sciences. Interpersonal communication skills are crucial to success in science. ... -
Measuring smokers' inhibitory control to smoking cues by a novel mouse trajectory tracking method
(2019)Deprivation from nicotine has been shown to affect executive cognitive functioning in smokers causing an inability to maintain cognitive control over their behavior, which may be directly linked to smoking relapse. Past ... -
Cake for Fighting
(2019)Although individual freedom is so integral to western ideology, the idea that culture can supersede an individual’s basic human rights is surprisingly common in the United States. This is due to another western value: ... -
The Development of an Adaptive Electromagnetic Testing Method
(2019)This thesis focuses on the development of an adaptive method for conducting electromagnetic interference testing, which increases the efficiency of this kind of testing. The goal of this kind of testing is to find ... -
Ouroboros
(2019)I find it boring to write about myself. I think this begins with the fact that I do not consider myself to be an inherently interesting person. This isn’t a bad thing. There is no right way. For those of us non-interesting ... -
Influence of Orthodontic Bracket Bonding Protocol on Zirconia Ceramics and Resulting Bond Strength, Adhesive Remnant, and Debonded-Polished Zirconia Surface Roughness
Objective: This study evaluated the effect of primer protocol for metal orthodontic brackets bonded to zirconia ceramic and resulting shear bond strength (SBS), adhesive remnant index (ARI), and debonded and polished ... -
The Effect of Simulated Oral Conditions on Surface Roughness and Friction Properties of Surface-treated and Non-surface Treated Nickel-Titanium Archwires: A Pilot Study
This study examined the effect of simulated oral conditions (storage in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) with bracket-related load deflection at 37±1°C for 12 weeks) on surface-treated and non-surface treated NiTi archwires. ... -
Esthetic smile preferences when considering age
This study examined general dentists’ preferences for esthetic smile characteristics based on age and gender of the dentist and the simulated patient using a 16-item survey. Smile characteristics evaluated were smile line, ... -
Assessment of Anthropometric Development of Transgender and Gender Non Binary Youth Assigned Female at Birth Across Prepubertal and Pubertal Growth
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Objective: Growth and final height are impacted by many factors including sex steroids. Increasing numbers of transgender and gender non binary youth who are assigned female at birth (transmasculine (TM) youth) avoid ... -
KB4DL: Building a Knowledge Base for Deep Learning
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Deep Learning (DL) has received considerable attention from the AI community. However, we suffer from the lack of ability in interpretation and annotation of the outcomes from extensive and exhausting learning efforts. ... -
O, Beastly Jew!: Allegorical Anti-Judaism in Thirteenth Century English Bestiaries
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)This thesis outlines the traditional anti-Judaic allegories found in the medieval bestiary genre, demonstrates the transformations of these allegories within the English scriptoria, and examines how these allegories ... -
Analysis Of A Distribution System Integrated With Photovoltaic Charging Facilities
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Electricity generation and transportation account for most of the global primary energy demand. The majority of the world’s coal demand is for electricity generation and the majority of the world’s oil demand is for ... -
Impact of Penetrating Sealers and Internally Mixed Hydrophobic Compounds on Durability of Concrete
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Durability of concrete is greatly impacted by infiltration of water into its pores. Utilizing penetrating sealers can help improve the concrete’s durability. Penetrating sealers come in a variety of forms, but the most ... -
Access to Nature, Access to Health: The Government Free Bathhouse at Hot Springs National Park, 1877 to 1922
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Scholars of environmental history have written extensively about the role of federal control of public lands. In the past few decades, others have begun to explore connections between the natural environment and health. ... -
Margaret Roper and Mary Basset: The Influence of Christian Humanism on the Education of Thomas More's Daughter and Granddaughter
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Margaret Roper's schooling reflected the standards of early sixteenth century English humanist views on education, while her daughter Mary Basset's education was a continuation of the pedagogical tradition that Margaret ...