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A flexible speech feature converter based on an enhanced architecture of U-net
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)In order to analyze speech or audio, many methods are applied to transform the time domain signals into various features such as the mel spectral features and WORLD vocoder features. These two types of features can both ... -
A geochemical, taxonomic, and phylogenetic investigation of Paleozoic arthropods : case studies on the Cambrian spice event and the Silurian Waukesha Lagerstatte
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)This thesis details two stand-alone projects: Chapters 1 and 2 comprise a quantitative investigation of controls on the [delta]13C record of the Steptoean Positive Carbon Isotope Excursion (SPICE); Chapter 3 describes a ... -
Single molecule imaging of DNA on nanogap embedded plasmonic gratings with enhanced fluorescence and improved level of detection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)One of the most commonly used detection tools in clinical diagnostics, life science research, chemical, and biological sensors is fluorescence. Because of its cost effective, sensitive, and specific nature fluorescence has ... -
The guerrilla in town : influences on content production in exiled media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)On 21 June 2011 Reeyot Alemu was detained by the Federal Police and later was charged with terrorism and sentenced for five years. Her detention is one of the several incidents in Ethiopia that illustrate how journalists ... -
The significance of mothers' attachment for vagal responding during interactions with infants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Little is known about the significance of mothers' attachment for neurobiological responding during interactions with infants, as research has primarily examined neurobiological responding to unfamiliar infant stimuli. To ... -
Identifying patterns of informant discrepancy and trajectories of youth depressive symptoms through a latent variable approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)The aim of this study was to identify classes of children at the outset of school transitions with different patterns of informant discrepancy with respect to depressive symptoms. A latent class analysis was conducted with ... -
Response of insect pest and beneficial species to the timing and severity of dicamba injury in soybean
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Off-target movement (OTM) of dicamba (3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzonic acid), to sensitive crops has been one of the most significant issues to affect non-dicamba-resistant (non-DR) soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) production ... -
Volumetric medical image segmentation with deep learning pipelines
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Automated semantic segmentation in the domain of medical imaging can enable a faster, more reliable, and more affordable clinical workflow. Fully convolutional networks (FCNs) have been heavily used in this area due to the ... -
Quantifying evaporation in the lower atmosphere using machine driven curve fitting to parameterize drop size distributions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Evaporation of hydrometeors in the atmosphere is a process by which liquid water becomes water vapor. Consequences of this process can affect quantitative precipitation forecasts, convective downdrafts quantification, ... -
Understanding the practice and attitude of community engagement by journalists at American nonprofit newsrooms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Nonprofit journalism has been heralded as an alternative business model in the time of financial crisis for the news industry. As a result, community engagement has been increasingly adopted as a strategy by journalists. ... -
Environmental drivers of Northern bobwhite fall and winter survival and resource selection in Southwest Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) populations have declined over the last 50 years throughout the majority of their historical range, primarily due to habitat loss and degradation caused by modern farming practices, ... -
Theoretical selection of working fluids and experimental investigation of 3-phase oscillating heat pipes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)The need for high power thermal energy dissipation brought about the adoption of heat pipes utilizing phase change heat transfer. Oscillating heat pipes (OHPs) have the capability to transport thermal energy efficiently ... -
Differential observing responses: a systematic review
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Some individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) respond inaccurately on conditional discrimination tasks involving matching to sample procedures (MTS). Differential observing responses (DOR) have been effective at ... -
Conflict engagement and management among stepsiblings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)The purpose of this grounded theory study was to explore how stepsiblings engage, manage, and resolve conflicts. The processes that facilitate or impede conflict management among stepsiblings were explored. The 25 stepchildren ... -
Newsroom decisions and autonomy in Missouri newspaper's abortion reporting in spring 2019
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)The purpose of this research is to explore how newspaper journalists in Missouri covered the abortion issue around May 2019. Although research on abortion reporting and journalistic theories have been developed, not all ... -
Differential observing responses: a systematic review
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Some individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) respond inaccurately on conditional discrimination tasks involving matching to sample procedures (MTS). Differential observing responses (DOR) have been effective at ... -
Behind human faces : how exemplars experience the news process
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Journalists often seek to put a "human face" on a systemic issue. The resulting source is an exemplar, or person whose story serves to illustrate a greater phenomenon. Journalism scholarship has examined why and how ... -
The use of writing strategies to increase organ donation intentions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Organ shortage has been a big problem for a relatively long time. A variety of interventions from the policy level to the individual level have been used to expand the organ donation pool. The goal of this project is to ... -
Detection of phythium spp. in gold course irrigation systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Many Pythium spp. are causal agents of disease on creeping bentgrass putting greens. Phytopathogenic Pythium spp. are known to disseminate through irrigation systems in agricultural settings, and this study provides evidence ... -
Consortium blockchain management with a peer reputation system for critical information sharing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Blockchain technology based applications are emerging to establish distributed trust amongst organizations who want to share critical information for mutual benefit amongst their peers. There is a growing need for consortium ...