Browsing 2021 Theses (UMKC) by Thesis Semester "2021 Spring"
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An Examination of Motivational Characteristics and Academic Self-Efficacy Beliefs Conducive to Experiencing Flow
(2021)The present study examined the degree to which college students’ motivational characteristics and perceptions of their academic self-efficacy were related to trait flow. Participants consisted of students attending a large, ... -
Antumbra - Concerto for Classical Guitar and Chamber Orchestra
(2021)Antumbra (ænt - UHM - bruh) is a concerto for classical guitar and chamber orchestra with programmatic elements based on the toils of self-discovery. The Latin word ‘antumbra’ (‘ant-‘: “before”; ‘umbra’: “shadow”) describes ... -
Assessment of Statistical Methods Applied to Geochemical Data for Paleoenvironmental Interpretation: A Case Study from the Al-Azraq Basin, Jordan
(2021)This study investigates the appropriateness of statistical methods frequently applied to inorganic geochemistry data for indicating past environments. The data examined are two large geochemical data sets of cored lacustrine ... -
Book of Birds
(2021)Book of Birds is a composition for flute and electronics inspired by birds. Throughout human history, artists have developed stories and music about the natural world around them. In this piece, Book of Birds, I am adding ... -
Broken Gourd
(2021)Broken Gourd for Wind Ensemble uses elements from Dominican and Haitian folklore such as rhythms taken directly from the Afro-Latinx communities (mainly from Haitian voodoo drumming) combined with melodic lines that imitate ... -
Compromise (Fusion) for suona and orchestra
(2021)Compromise (Fusion) (for suona and orchestra) is a work that delves into the chemistry between the suona and a Western approach to orchestration. The suona has not yet been fully “discovered” by composers. Traditionally, ... -
Design, Modeling and Testing of a Cascaded Heading Stabilization Controller for a Cruciform Parachute System
(2021)The work presented in this thesis pertains to the advancement of an existing novel aerial delivery platform that utilizes a cruciform parachute canopy. The cruciform design represents a compromise between the simplicity ... -
Development and Viability of an Inverted Descent Quadrotor for Precision Aerial Delivery
(2021)The field of Precision Aerial Delivery strives for the highest standard of accuracy, with sights set on delivering payloads from high altitudes to mere feet from goal locations. Quadrotors, due to high maneuverability and ... -
Development of a Jet Impingement Thermal Management System for a Semiconductor Device with the Implementation of Dielectric Nanofluids
(2021)This study investigates the viability of a liquid jet-impingement (JI) thermal management system (TMS). The JI-TMS was used as a heat dissipation tactic to ensure a silicon semiconductor-based pulse-power devices temperature ... -
Evaluation of the Degradation of Methylene Blue Using Photocatalytic Materials
(2021)Non-point organic pollutants in groundwater, stormwater, wastewater, and drinking water are a growing problem in the environment, which lack effective and efficient treatment technologies. Photocatalytic treatment of organic ... -
Examination of self-determination theory constructs as mediators of the effect of motivational interviewing on tobacco cessation outcomes
(2021)Despite an abundance of evidence supporting the efficacy of motivational interviewing for health behavior change, little is known about how it works. This study conducted a secondary analysis of autonomous motivation as a ... -
Family Portraits
(2021)This thesis is a collection of poems in two parts. The first section is comprised of poems about my grandfather and his genealogy research. It endeavors to explore the ways we see people after they are gone. My grandfather ... -
Feel Better Soon: Collected Short Stories
(2021)The stories in this collection were written from 2018-2021. They are fictional works designed to explore what happens when the mundane meets the extraordinary. Though the characters and their situations are works of the ... -
Flashbacks : for percussion trio
(2021)Flashbacks is a five-movement piece for percussion trio. This work aims to explore the unique sounds and effects of various combinations of percussion instruments. Each movement emphasizes a distinct theme: motif and ... -
Frank Overton Colbert: A Study in Trans-Customary Indigenous Modern Art
(2021)As the art historical canon makes a turn toward decolonization in the 21st century, art historians have an opportunity to rediscover and recognize long marginalized artists whose contributions expand, complicate, and enhance ... -
Going off the rails: exploring the impact of the railroad on the development of musical culture in Kansas City, Missouri (1869-1905)
(2021)Kansas City, Missouri, is a musical oasis in the United States. In addition to being considered one of the four original jazz centers, local audiences also enthusiastically welcome art music and experimental music of all ... -
Ichor
(2021)This project includes the pilot episode and series bible for a one-hour teleplay titled Ichor, a sci-fi epic. -
Implementation and Assessment of State Estimation Algorithms in Simulation and Real-World Applications
(2021)State estimation algorithms are important mathematical tools for engineers and are capable of improving system modeling capabilities and scenario outcomes. Typically, systems utilize a variety of sensors to measure certain ... -
Incidence of adverse drug events in COVID-19 patients on anticoagulants: a pharmacovigilance study
(2021)Pharmacovigilance is a crucial component of today’s health science studies that allows researchers to detect, assess, understand, to ultimately prevent any adverse event associated with drugs. Today, with the world struggling ... -
Interfacial self-assemblies of surfactants at water-oil interfaces
(2021)The generation of novel synthetic materials with functionality and hierarchical ordering is a major focus of current studies in materials science and engineering. Self-assembling amphiphilic materials (such as lipids or ...