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Interpretable spectrum machine learning methods for materials identification and heat transfer tubes failure detection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] High-throughput synthesis and rapid characterization techniques have shown great potential in accelerating the inverse design and discovery of new ... -
Mechanical metamaterials application in wave mitigation and structure protection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] "Metamaterials have been extensively developed in many areas over the past two decades, a great deal of research has been conducted on acoustic/elastic ... -
Mathematical and computational modeling of fluid flow with applications in ophthalmology and geoscience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Complex systems in our life can be translated to mathematical models whose solutions can help us to predict the behavior of the system. Disease in eye ... -
Agroforestry buffer, biomass crop, and grain crop effects on soil quality and soil water use
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Soil degradation, impaired water quality, and reduced soil organic carbon have become major concerns in the management of degraded claypan soils with ... -
Voice in marketing interactions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Voice is an intrinsic feature of marketing interactions that varies among individual agents, across encounters, and throughout interactions. Despite ... -
The underlying genetic control of maize root system architecture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) is one of the most widely cultivated and highest yielding grain crops in the world. The genetic and phenotypic diversity ... -
Topological mechanics and acoustics : theoretical and experimental demonstration
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Topological insulators are new phases of matter whose properties are derived from a number of qualitative yet robust topological invariants rather ... -
Artificial intelligence driven framework for the structurization of free-text diagnostic reports
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Free-text sections of diagnostic reports contain a wealth of data on patients, diseases, and complex diagnostic processes. However, free-text data are ... -
Consequences of plant water limitation for aphids, their natural enemies, and insect communities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Climate change is causing an increase in drought events around the world. Water limitation affects the quality and quantity of plant resources for ... -
Material property prediction and structural inverse design with modern deep learning techniques
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] To manipulate the mechanical and physical properties of bulk materials, like metals, ceramics, and semiconductors, the introduction of structural ... -
Towards an integrative transdisciplinary framework for understanding the etiopathogenesis of problematic drinking : insights from deep phenotyping and network modeling for personalized prevention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Background and Significance. Decades of research have consistently suggested that persistent problematic drinking is an etiologically heterogeneous ... -
Investigating increased shear stress and physical activity as strategies to improve vascular insulin sensitivity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Impaired vasodilator actions of insulin in type 2 diabetes (T2D) result in blunted insulin-stimulated skeletal muscle capillary perfusion which limits ... -
Merging technology development of trapped ion mobility spectrometry quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry with biological investigation of Medicago truncatularoot exudates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] "New commercial ion mobility instrumentation has the potential to improve current analytical techniques, but developments need to be applicable to ... -
The visual language of identity : women's seals in Scotland and Ireland, c. 1100-1400
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] My dissertation explores the visual expression of the power and authority of secular women in Scotland and Ireland from the twelfth through the ... -
Using feedback linearization to alter the performance of multiple linear hydraulic-actuators powered by the same pump
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this study, a feedback linearization technique is presented to improve the tracking and energy performances of a hydraulic system using multiple ... -
Teachers' views of the mathematical capabilities of students with disabilities : a mixed methods study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Students with disabilities often have difficulty demonstrating mathematical understanding on conventional measures. One reason for this difficulty ... -
Programmable elastic metamaterials for wave and vibration control
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Emerging from electromagnetic waves and fast extending to acoustics and elastics, metamaterials as artificial structures exhibit extraordinary wave ... -
Curvilinear segmentation and classification of blood vessels using random forest and deep learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Curvilinear structures occur in many biomedical imagery, and reliable segmentation and classification is crucial for automatic image analysis. In this dissertation, we consider optimized filter bank (OFB) features with ... -
Organic-inorganic hybrid materials for arsenic adsorption : surface complexation and intraparticle diffusion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Arsenic removal through adsorption is one of the most widely applied techniques for arsenic removal from drinking water. Among the numerous arsenic ... -
"I can speak for myself." : #whitewednesdays, Iranian feminism, and hijab in media discourse
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In December 2017, Viva Movahed stood on top of a utility box in Tehran with her hijab tied to an end of a stick in protest against Iran's compulsory ...