Browsing 2020 MU theses - Freely available online by Thesis Semester "2020 Fall"
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Adversarial robustness of deep learning enabled industry 4.0 prognostics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)The advent of Industry 4.0 in automation and data exchange leads us toward a constant evolution in smart manufacturing environments, including extensive utilization of Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Deep Learning (DL). ... -
Anchor team gender make-up and audience evaluation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)For decades, the man-woman anchor team has been the industry standard in both national and local news. Recently, high-profile national newscasts have used two anchors of the same gender to headline the broadcast. In local ... -
Anisotropy and mantle flow of the Indo-Burma subduction zone from shear wave splitting and shear wave splitting tomography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)The Indo-Burma subduction zone lies on the eastern boundary of the 1500 km long Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt. Despite highly oblique plate motion with limited arc development, convergence is still ongoing with the potential ... -
Ballistocardiography : physically-based modeling to bridge physiology and technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)The ballistocardiogram (BCG) captures the motion of the center of mass (CoM) of the human body resulting from the blood motion within the circulatory system. The BCG signal reflects the status of the cardiovascular system ... -
Body-worn accelerometer-based health assessment algorithms for independent living older adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)The mainstream smart wearable products used for activity trackers have experienced significant growth recently. Among the older population, collecting long periods of activity data in a real-life setting is challenging ... -
Clinical interventions for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (hand) : a systematic review
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Despite the widespread use of antiretroviral therapy, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) continues to be one of the most common central nervous system (CNS) complications of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), ... -
Comparison of media portrayals of poverty in low-income versus affluent metropolitan areas
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Poverty has become a salient issue for many Americans. The economic recovery from the Great Recession has been uneven, with large portions of the country continuing to live in poverty. The public has a range of views on ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Determining optimal inventory levels for items nearing the end of a production run
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Optimal inventory policies determined for items in steady state production are no longer optimal when reaching the end of production. This is due to the obvious fact that during this time, production is no longer in steady ... -
Effects of the bovine slick mutation on heat stress responses and hair growth in mice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)The bovine slick mutations result from more than one allele variant causing a slick hair phenotype and improved thermotolerance to elevated ambient temperatures in cattle. These mutations result in the truncation of the ... -
Evaluation of vmpfc-amygdala resting state functional connectivity as a transdiagnostic moderator of momentary sadness and rumination
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Rumination has been identified as a transdiagnostic feature of emotional distress disorders that exacerbates symptoms of anxiety and depression. It is thought that rumination may be due in part to heightened resting state ... -
An evaluation of waste plastic in asphalt pavement towards a circular economy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Incorporating waste plastic into asphalt pavement is an evolving recycling strategy based on a circular economy approach. Dow has cooperated with MU to use optimal recycle plastic to target better pavement performance with ... -
Evaluations of concrete mix stability for below-grade applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Drilled shafts are a commonly utilized foundation type for bridge construction, especially for bridges involving large loads or difficult ground conditions. Proper construction is required to ensure satisfactory performance ... -
Examining the associations between respiratory sinus arrhythmia in the lab and craving and drinking alcohol in daily life
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Alcohol use and abuse is highly prevalent and is related to several serious negative outcomes. Craving, a criterion for alcohol use disorder, is defined as a preoccupation and strong desire to consume alcohol. Craving ... -
Experimental evaluation of laminated glass interlayer polymers at various strain rates and temperatures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)The use of blast-resistant glazing, such as laminated glass in buildings can greatly reduce, if not eliminate, the hazard of flying glass shards. In a failure event, fractured glass shards adhere to the polymer interlayer, ... -
Exploring factors associated with free and reduced-price lunch participation in Missouri school districts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Participation in school meal programs is critical for meeting the most vulnerable children's daily food requirements while allowing School Food Authorities to get reimbursed for the meal provided and thus continue to run ... -
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 ... -
Grapevine trunk disease in Missouri vineyards : prevalence and causality of fungal species by cultivar
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Grapevine Trunk Disease (GTD) is an emerging fungal disease complex in vineyards worldwide. In 2019, pruning wood samples from a research vineyard in New Franklin, MO were collected from nine cultivars of Vitis interspecific ...