Browsing Theses (UMKC) by Thesis Semester "2019 Spring"
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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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Association of weight with drug dosing guideline adherence in children hospitalized with asthma
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Background: Obesity can result in physiologic alterations that may be important to drug disposition. Despite this, dosing recommendations for hospitalized children with obesity remain limited, including drugs for asthma ... -
Automated Software to Count Stains in Immunostaining Applications
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Quantification of cells from immunostained images is a vital procedure in biomedical analysis, as it helps in the measurement of proliferation, immunodetection and differentiation of nuclear markers, which in turn play ... -
Characterizing Road Conditions via Smart Mobile Crowd Sourcing
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Bad road conditions can cause vehicle damage and create hazardous driving conditions. Current reporting methods for bad road conditions is a burden for the reporter, so much so that these conditions might not be ... -
Design and Implementation of Firewall to Inspect Traffic in Encrypted VPN Tunnels
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)For the past 30 years, security is the greatest factor in internet and even in intranet. Starting from world war 1, we are striving to improve the security and now in 2019, we are confident enough to send the data ... -
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 ... -
The Effect of Peer Presence on Risk Taking Behavior Among Late Adolescents
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)The present study used an experimental method to examine risk-taking in a simulated environment involving risky driving behaviors. The study examined the effects of peer presence on risk-taking behavior among late ... -
Frequency and Field Strength Materials Characterization with Complementary Split-ring Resonators, Coplanar Waveguides, and the Virtual Ground Method
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)In the radiofrequency bands, measuring the power-dependent complex permittivity and permeability of materials that undergo metal–insulator transitions is a significant challenge which is important for defense and ... -
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 ... -
Jews Behind Bars and the Influence of Jewish Communal Support on Reentry, Reintegration, and Desistance
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in communal social support and prison chaplaincy. Numerous studies evaluate the growing role of religion and spirituality in various preventive and rehabilitative ... -
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. ... -
La France au bord de l’Amérique (France on the edge of America): Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Twentieth Century
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Historians of Empire have overwhelmingly turned their attention to the study of peoples who, once oppressed by their imperial ruler, have achieved emancipation. Rarely do they examine the peoples who did not demand ... -
Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy of Micron Sized Particles with the Consideration of Industrial Applications
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a technology for performing spectral analysis of materials with little sample preparation, rapid measurement times, and minimal damage to the sample. Micro-LIBS is a form ... -
Living in Fear: An Analysis of Writings by Elizabeth Tudor, 1544-1565
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the writings of Elizabeth Tudor and determine whether she was aware of the instability of her position in her formative years. I analyze how Elizabeth used language to both ... -
Living Landscapes: John Dunkley and the Cultural Landscape of Colonial Jamaica
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)To many Jamaicans nature itself was spiritual and alive, and while John Dunkley’s landscapes seek to mystify audiences, this thesis seeks to discern the complex symbolism within his paintings. Although only moderately ... -
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 ... -
A Model for Estimating Bike Lane Demand
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Unfortunately, bike-related accidents are very common. Some of these accidents can be deadly. Most of the times, these accidents happen due to the lack of a safer means of commute, a bike lane. Further, many citizens ... -
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 ...