Browsing College of Arts and Sciences (UMKC) by Thesis Semester "2011 Summer"
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Assessment of transient negative affect in synesthesia
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-22)The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate how synesthesia may influence affect and sensorimotor gating in synesthetes. Synesthesia is the phenomenon in which a sensory experience triggers a conscious perception ... -
Cleared to land in the desert: commercial air travel's role in the growth and development of Las Vegas as a world-class travel destination
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-04)This study provides a history of commercial aviation in Las Vegas, focusing on the powerful influence commercial air travel had with the financial help of the federal government on Las Vegas‟s growth and development as ... -
Current sensing atomic force microscopy study of aging mechanism of the nafion membranes due to thermal annealing
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-09-14)Proton transport properties of Nafion 212 and Nafion 115 membranes have been studied using current sensing atomic force microscopy to reveal changes of the ionic domains and the local ionic conductivity distribution in ... -
Diego Rivera: constructing a myth
(2011)Diego Rivera was a master of creating visual languages to express his ideas and beliefs. Throughout his life, he actively sought to define Mexican culture and his life through his art and his writing. Much of how he is ... -
Insanity, rhetoric and women : nineteenth-century women's asylum narratives
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-09-02)Among reform movements in nineteenth-century America was insane asylum reform and women played a role in this. Some women within the walls of asylums living as patients turned to the pen as a means of informing the ... -
Orthorexia nervosa: real construct or newest social trend?
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-07-25)Despite a plethora of anecdotal evidence, there are very few empirical studies on orthorexia nervosa, which has been described as an obsession with proper nutrition and the consumption of healthy food. Accordingly, the ... -
Racial residential segregation in the Kansas City area: a comparative study between Blacks and Hispanics
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-01)There is considerable literature on racial residential segregation but there are few examples that examine similarities and differences between two ethnic groups within an urban area. Racial residential segregation among ... -
The risks of nonfatal violent victimizations across individual-and structural-level characteristics
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-22)The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of individual characteristics and structural conditions on non-fatal violent victimization risks. Using the criminological theories known Routine Activities/The Lifestyle ... -
Subversion of the gaze Degas and the social implications of his Dancers
(2011)Edgar Degas' portrayal of women has generated particular interest. His subjects were often thought to be women of ill-repute, yet Degas shows them hard at work. I believe that Degas purposefully set out to chronicle the ...