Browsing College of Arts and Sciences (UMKC) by Thesis Semester "2011 Fall"
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Rapping gender and violence? Addressing violence and gender with a content analysis of rap lyrics
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-26)The purpose of this study is to examine violence in contemporary rap music and to address if the violence is gender specific. Utilizing the Billboard Top Ten Rap Singles from 1997-2007 this study analyzed 100 songs using ... -
Satellite-based assessment of invasive vegetation in Lake Chad Basin, West Africa
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-31)Invasive plants are a huge threat not only to the biological integrity of the world's natural ecosystems but also the economies that are supported by those ecosystems. Today, governments worldwide are spending millions of ... -
Structural and chemical studies of RNA as anti-cancer target and signaling molecule
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-06)Ribonucleic acids have been found to have a major role in causation and propagation of diseases. Targeting such therapeutically important RNA can be a method of treatment of various diseases. Two such therapeutically ... -
Sustained release nanoparticles containing acyclovir prodrugs for ocular herpes simplex keratitis and characterization of folate transport proteins in a corneal epithelial cell line
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2011-12-21)Ocular herpes is a persistent viral infection caused by the herpes simplex virus-1. It is one of the most common infectious diseases causing corneal blindness in the United States. In this study, polymeric nanoparticles ... -
Synthesis, morphologies and applications of polyoxometalate-containing diblock copolymers
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-31)Block copolymers by virtue of their ability to self assemble and microphaseseparation due to the contrast in chemical and physical properties of the covalently linked blocks constitute the essential building blocks towards ...