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This community contains the collections of theses submitted electronically to the School of Graduate Studies by masters degree candidates at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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Exploration of Low SWaP(Size,Weight and Power) Diffuse Optical Tomography and Imaging Technique for Biometrics
(2023)There have been significant advancements in biometric systems, with a particular focus on Iris, facial, and fingerprint recognition. My research, however, is centered around wrist vein recognition and involves the development ... -
Efficient Automated Generation of Local Descriptors for Use in ab initio Electronic Structure Simulations
(2023)First-principles electronic structure calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) are well-known to have a high computational cost that scales algorithmically as O(N³), where N is the number of electrons. Reducing ... -
A Study of Detecting Bond Wire Lift-offs and Surface Defect of High Power IGBT Modules Using Acoustics Waves
(2023)This thesis explores the development of a noninvasive technique that utilizes low- cost piezoelectric resonators for the detection of bond wire lift-off in isolated gate bipolar junction transistor (IGBT) modules. To ... -
Comparative Study of LRFR and LFR Methods of Rating for Missouri Prestressed Bridges
(2023)Bridge load rating is a crucial aspect of bridge evaluation and management, providing essential information regarding a bridge's capacity to safely accommodate traffic loads. For public safety, it is a crucial process for ... -
Community Perspectives of Police Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2023)The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020, forced police to adapt to a rapidly changing environment, including new police, tasks, and different work tactics. Based on surveys of community members, this study explores ... -
The Invisible Band: Cultural, Economic, and Societal Issues in Harmoniemusik
(2023)The phenomenon of harmoniemusik is unique in that it represents the richest emperors, the old and new aristocracy, and the poorest street beggars of Vienna all at the same time. Employing a harmoniemusik ensemble was so ... -
Hydrologic Response to Prescribed Burning in the Flint Hills, Kansas
(2023)This research paper presents a pioneering pilot study aimed at investigating the impacts of prescribed burning on crucial parameters of the hydrologic cycle in the Flint Hills region of Kansas. The study introduces the ... -
A Multimodal Text-To-MIDI Transformer Model with Special Consideration To Artist Usage
(2023)Generative AI systems are of great interest in the field of automated music production. Current well-known state-of-the-art music generation systems such as MusicLM, while incredibly versatile and tractable, do not allow ... -
Evaluation of the Impact of Anti-Icing Solution on Concrete Durability
(2023)Winter roadway maintenance is based on applying salt to the surface of the pavement in order to lower the freezing point and break the bond of snow and ice to improve traction and safety. Conventional winter maintenance ... -
The Relationship Between Flow, Therapeutic Alliance, and Heightened Emotional Experience: A Preliminary Investigation
(2023)The therapeutic alliance, as outlined by several individual and group characteristics, plays an important role in the way that relational aspects of therapy can alter outcomes. Although at times difficult to form, once a ... -
Jessie Bonstelle: A Biography
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 1988)This thesis is a study of an oft-forgotten trailblazer in the theatre, Jessie Bonstelle, nee Laura Justine Bonesteele-Stuart. Through this paper I hope to bring her back into prominence among theatre historians as she ... -
Improving prediction of opioid use disorder with machine learning algorithms
(2023)Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) refers to a concerning pattern of opioid use that results in considerable impairment or distress. It is a chronic and treatable condition that can impact individuals irrespective of their race, ... -
Rubber Tummy
(2023)This hybrid collection of poems and essays explores hunger and desire through the lens of a ravenous woman. I wrote Rubber Tummy to grant women the freedom to talk about eating, sex, and indulgence outside the current ... -
“Beaten on Both Sides”: A Reevaluation of the Anti-Calvinism of Andrewes, Neile, and Laud
(2023)This is a case of mistaken identity. Under the early Stuart kings, James I and Charles I, a ragtag group of churchmen challenged the orthodoxy and orthopraxy of the Church of England and catalyzed civil war. They have been ... -
Comparative Study of LRFR and LFR Methods of Rating for Missouri Steel Bridges
(2023)Bridge load rating is a method used to check on the ability of bridges to carry a given live load. Bridge rating is important to ensuring public safety in that it helps the concerned agencies to enforce weight restriction ... -
Design, Preparation, And Applications Of Novel N-Vinyliminium Salts in Organic Synthesis. Design and Synthesis of Tau Aggregate-specific Fluorescent Probes for Postmortem Imaging of Brains with Tauopathies
(2023)PART I Efforts to optimize the electrophilic coupling partners for the Suzuki reaction by electronically and sterically tuning the pyridinium moiety are described. Both reaction temperature and catalyst loading have been ... -
This is All It Is for Treble Voice and Fixed Media
(2023)This is All It Is for treble voice and fixed media was born of the composer’s mission to combine her most admired genres of music. All five songs feature homages toward both pop music and electroacoustic traditions, however, ... -
Little Girl Gods
(2023)This master’s thesis, Little Girl Gods, is a collection of poems in three parts. The poems presented here aim to follow a speaker through young girlhood, adolescence, and early adulthood, where the speaker struggles with ... -
Dynamic Activity Predictions using Graph-based Neural Networks for Time Series Forecasting
(2023)Time series forecasting is a vital task in numerous fields, and traditional methods, machine learning models, and neural graph networks have been employed to improve prediction accuracy. However, these techniques need ... -
What Pain Calls to Witness for Mezzo-soprano, Clarinet, Piano, and Fixed Media
(2023)What Pain Calls to Witness is an extended song cycle for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, piano, and fixed media, that contemplates aspects of disability. The work sets seven poems from Travis Chi Wing Lau’s Vagaries, which explores ...