• The Mathematics Emporium: Infusion of Instructional Technology into College Level Mathematics and Psychosocial Factors of Learning 

  Demiroz, Erdem (2016)

  This manuscript-based (European style) dissertation consisted of three different, but conceptually related manuscripts. The series of manuscripts examined psychosocial factors of learning including attitude towards ...

• Cohomology of Finite Modules over Short Gorenstein Rings 

  Menning, Melissa Christine (2016)

  We study two formal power series in the indeterminate t that generalize the Poincar´e series of a module. In the context of a Gorenstein local ring whose maximal ideal m satisfies m³ = 0, we prove that these two power ...

• Hydrologic Analysis of Rain Garden Performance 

  Ma, Yanan (2016)

  Urban flooding became a significant issue for many cities worldwide due to rapid urbanization and increased impervious areas over the past two decades ([1]). Rain gardens are considered to be an economically-friendly ...

• The Effects of Math Recovery on the Low-Performing Mathematics Student 

  Rossiter, Robert F. (2012)

  This study examined the effectiveness of the course, Math Recovery, on a group of ninth-grade students enrolled in the course Algebra/Geometry I measured by course grades and subsequent tenth-grade MAP scores. In addition, ...

• Generalized Koszul Properties of Commutative Local Rings 

  Hoffmeier, Justin Cole (2014)

  We study several properties of commutative local rings that generalize the notion of Koszul algebra. The properties are expressed in terms of the Ext algebra of the ring, or in terms of homological properties of powers ...

• Topical Nanoparticulate Formulation of Drugs for Ocular Keratitis 

  Yang, Xiaoyan (2015-08-11)

  The primary objective of this project is to develop drug-loaded polymeric nanoparticles suspended in a biocompatible gel for topical delivery of therapeutic agents commonly employed in the treatment of ocular viral/bacterial ...

• Generalized Multiplicative Error Models: Asymptotic Inference and Empirical Analysis 

  Li, Qian (2015-08-04)

  This dissertation consists of two parts. The first part focuses on extended Multiplicative Error Models (MEM) that include two extreme cases for nonnegative series. These extreme cases are common phenomena in high-frequency ...

• Impact of Mathematics Content Course Sequence on CBASE and Praxis II Scores of Elementary Teacher Candidates 

  Roy, Kathleen Anne (2014)

  The focus of this study was to investigate the impact of the number of developmental mathematics courses and the level of algebraic integration of general education mathematics courses have on elementary teacher candidates’ ...

• Bayesian Change Point Analysis of Copy Number Variants Using Human Next Generation Sequencing Data 

  Meng, Jianfeng (2014)

  Read count analysis is the principal strategy implemented in detection of copy number variants using human next generation sequencing (NGS) data. Read count data from NGS has been demonstrated to follow non homogeneous ...

• Multifunctional Banking and Financial Fragility: What Should Banks Do? 

  Nersisyan, Yeva (2015-05-22)

  This dissertation traces the evolution of the U.S. banking system since the 1980s with a specific focus on the role of the relaxation and eventual repeal of Glass-Steagall Act (GSA) on the stability of the financial ...

• The evolution of the U.S. financial architecture, asset prices, and the role of fiscal and monetary policy 

  Rezende, Felipe Carvalho de, 1981- (2015-03-04)

  In the past years there has been increasing interest in shadow banking institutions. Economists identified the shadow banking system at the core of the 2007-2008 Global Financial Crisis and it was a key component of the ...

• Sequential Designs with Application in Software Engineering 

  Wu, Wei (2014-03-31)

  Presented here is a Bayesian approach to test case allocation in the software reliability estimation. Bayesian analysis allows us to update our beliefs about the reliability of a particular partition as we test, and thus, ...

• The role of land-atmosphere and aerosol interactions on meso-scale convective weather systems across West Africa 

  Idowu, Oluseun Samuel (University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)

  This dissertation investigates the modulating effects of land-atmosphere and aerosol interactions on meso-scale convective systems across the sub-Saharan West Africa region, and aims at providing a value-added contribution ...

• Detecting change-points in a Compound Poisson Process 

  Plummer, Paul J. (University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)

  A statistical change point problem was first studied in the mid-1950s in the context of quality control in industrial processes. A change point is defined as a point in the time order when the probability distribution ...

• Ontology-based methods for disease similarity estimation and drug repositioning 

  Mathur, Sachin (University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-10-02)

  Human genome sequencing and new biological data generation techniques have provided an opportunity to uncover mechanisms in human disease. Using gene-disease data, recent research has increasingly shown that many seemingly ...

• The effectiveness of redesigning college algebra with a heavy focus on instructional technology 

  Brown, Mark Andrew (University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-09-28)

  Low success rates in college algebra have been an ongoing problem, and mathematics education researchers have continually looked for ways to improve student performance and learning (Aichele, Francisco, Utley, & Wescoatt, ...

• Effect of stroke location on the laryngeal cough reflex and pneumonia risk 

  Addington, W Robert; Stephens, Robert E; Widdicombe, John G; Rekab, Kamel (2005-08-04)

  Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk of developing pneumonia in acute stroke patients comparing ...

• Fast Frequency Estimation by Zero Crossings of Differential Spline Wavelet Transform 

  Wang, Yu-Ping; Chen, Jie; Wu, Qiang; Castleman, Kenneth R (2005-05-31)

  Zero crossings or extrema of a wavelet transform constitute important signatures for signal analysis with the advantage of great simplicity. In this paper, we introduce a fast frequency-estimation method based on zero-crossing ...

• Identification of significant periodic genes in microarray gene expression data 

  Chen, Jie (2005-11-30)

  Abstract Background One frequent application of microarray experiments is in the study of monitoring gene activities in a cell ...

• HAPSIMU: a genetic simulation platform for population-based association studies 

  Zhang, Feng; Liu, Jianfeng; Chen, Jie; Deng, Hong-Wen (2008-08-05)

  Abstract Background Population structure is an important cause leading to inconsistent results in population-based association ...

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