Browsing College of Arts and Sciences (UMKC) by Thesis Semester "2015 Summer"
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Assessing the Impact of Changing Climate on Agriculture in Missouri and the use of Crop Insurance as Adaptation Strategy (1980-2010)
(2015)Climate change and climate variability affect all sectors of the environment, but agriculture is the most impacted because food production is highly sensitive to weather. The impact of changing climate is evident in the ... -
Bloodlines
(2015-08-12)A drama in two acts, Bloodlines centers upon a traditional farm family in Iowa, several years in the future. The climate has changed, and though they struggle to maintain the centuries-old family home and traditions ... -
Computational Modeling of a-SiO₂ Nanoparticles and their Electronic Structure Calculation
(2015-08-12)The spherical amorphous silica (a-SiO₂) nanoparticles (NPs) are constructed from a previous continuous random network (CRN) model of a-SiO₂ with the periodic boundary. The models of radii 12 Å, 15 Å, 18 Å, 20 Å, 22 Å, ... -
Dance as a Community of Practice: Exploring Dance Groups in the Kansas City Area through the Lifespan
(2015-08-04)This dissertation examines the embodied cultural practice of dance among several groups in the Kansas City area. The dance groups were studied as Communities of Practice (CoP), as outlined in the Lave-Wenger model of ... -
Ecological Regionalism: A Synthesis of Ecological Economics and Organicist Regionalism
(2015-08-04)To realize visions of regional ecological and economic sustainability—extant the ecological economics literature—a unified understanding and philosophy of the region is needed. Additionally, this philosophy needs to be ... -
Effect of Cooling Rates on Mineralization in Portland Cement Clinker
(2015-08-12)The rate at which cement clinker is cooled as it exits the kiln has long been known to be an important factor in cement quality. Cooling rate is one of the variables that has a significant impact on the minerals produced ... -
The Effect of Emotion Stimulus Intensity on the selection and Implementation of Distraction and Reappraisal as Emotion Regulation Strategies
(2015)Emotion regulation is an important coping mechanism for handling emotional situations and stimuli in day-to-day life. More effective emotion regulation is linked to better mental and physical health. The present study ... -
Episodic Future Thinking in Young Children: Considering Body Mass and Memory
(2015-08-04)With the increase in pediatric obesity, research continues to evaluate new intervention strategies to improve the effectiveness of current obesity treatments. One area of study which may hold promise for pediatric obesity ... -
Generalized Multiplicative Error Models: Asymptotic Inference and Empirical Analysis
(2015-08-04)This dissertation consists of two parts. The first part focuses on extended Multiplicative Error Models (MEM) that include two extreme cases for nonnegative series. These extreme cases are common phenomena in high-frequency ... -
I. Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of 6,7-Annulated-5-Substituted Libraries. II. Current Efforts Towards The Synthesis of 4-Azaindole Aryne Precursors
(2015)A contemporary and highly valued method for drug discovery involves the synthesis of libraries or collections of novel compounds from interesting molecular scaffolds, often inspired by biologically active, naturally occuring ... -
The Impact of Sleep Quality on Energy Intake, Eating Behavior, and Physical Activity
(2015)Obesity is associated with numerous health risks and is prevalent across all stages of the lifespan, although it tends to increase with age. As such, the college years are an important time for the development of obesity. ... -
The Political Economy of the Pacific Northwest: A Surplus Approach
(2015)The dissertation is comprised of three independent essays. Each essay examines the process of qualitative change in the provisioning process from a different vantage, while remaining fixed in relation to the Columbia ... -
Preparation, Characterization and Performance Study of Modified Titanium Dioxide Nanocrystals for the Lithium-Ion Battery
(2015-08-04)The lithium-ion battery is one of the most widely used rechargeable batteries in today’s life. As an energy storage device, it can convert the stored chemical energy into electrical energy when it is being used. Titanium ... -
The Relationship between Change Talk during Motivational Interviewing and HIV Medication Adherence
(2015-08-04)Although studies have demonstrated that change talk (CT) and sustain talk (ST) are related to behavior change in multiple addictive behaviors, few have investigated the relationship between change talk and outcome in ... -
Staging The Merchant of Venice in the 21ˢᵗ Century: A Dramaturgical Case Study
(2015-08-12)“Staging The Merchant of Venice in the 21ˢᵗ Century: A Dramaturgical Case Study” aims to document the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival’s 2015 production of The Merchant of Venice by framing it within the historical ... -
Theory of Mind in Multiple Sclerosis: Disease Subtype Differences and Association with Measures of Social Functioning
(2015-08-11)Theory of mind (ToM) allows a person to make inferences about the mental and emotional states of others. Generally, people with multiple sclerosis (MS) perform more poorly on ToM tests than neurologically intact controls. ... -
Topical Clear Aqueous Nanomicellar Formulations For Anterior And Posterior Ocular Drug Delivery
(2015-08-04)The objective of this study was to develop a clear, aqueous drug loaded nanomicellar formulation (NMF) for the back-of-the-eye delivery. Hydrophobic drugs such as cyclosporine, resolvin analog (RX-10045), dexamethasone ... -
Topical Nanoparticulate Formulation of Drugs for Ocular Keratitis
(2015-08-11)The primary objective of this project is to develop drug-loaded polymeric nanoparticles suspended in a biocompatible gel for topical delivery of therapeutic agents commonly employed in the treatment of ocular viral/bacterial ... -
Yemen Mobility: Utilizing a Longue Durée and Oral History Approach to Understand Yemeni-American Migration
(2015)Social historians tend to study Yemen migration through the lens of western capitalism. In so doing, they focus on modern events that shaped the movement of Yemenis out of south Arabia and dismiss the elements of mobility ...