2021 Theses (UMKC): Recent submissions
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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 ... -
When There Were Knives I Dreamed of It
(2021)This thesis, When There Were Knives I Dreamed of It, is a collection of poems and prose in three parts. It is prefaced with a long-form poem comprised of 11 parts, which is intended to establish the tone for the work that ... -
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 ... -
The Deputy
(2021)The Deputy is a play written by Rolf Hochhuth. Hochhuth was a German editor-turned-playwright who grew up as a Nazi youth. Something that we must understand is that to the Nazi youth of the 1930s and ‘40s, their own ... -
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 ... -
The Wanderer in the Depths of Dreams for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Two Percussionists, Piano, Classical Guitar, Violin, Cello, and Live Electronics
(2021)This piece is the final piece of music composed using my favorite techniques and styles before entering my doctorate program. For me, it marks both a watershed of my professional development and a brand-new start. Drawing ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Investigating laminated sediments of the Al-Azraq basin, Jordan and the implications for paleoenvironmental variability
(2021)This research examines cored sediments recovered from the Al-Azraq basin, Jordan for laminated sediments. Laminated sediments have long been recognized from the Dead Sea basin, and determined to be varved deposits, or ... -
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 ... -
"Oh, When the Wiz": An Ethnography of Communal Music-Making in Kansas City Soccer Culture
(2021)If you have spent any amount of time in the United States, you have certainly encountered the frenzied culture around professionalized sports. Attending a game, you have likely engaged in some participatory music-making ... -
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 ... -
Trilobites and the Culture of Wonder in Antebellum America
(2021)This thesis examines a “culture of wonder” in the United States from 1800-1850 through the exploration of invertebrate fossils, especially the trilobite, in historical sources. A short discussion of Charles Willson Peale’s ... -
Shared Context through Multi-Level Attention Transformers for Text Classification
(2021)Natural language processing (NLP) has seen recent explosive growth by creating artificial intelligence with human-level intelligence. Understanding the context using an attention mechanism could be further improved by ... -
Wideband high-power transmission line pulse transformers
(2021)Geometric transformers are often used in radar and communications systems to transition between signal driving and radiating elements that terminate in significantly different geometries with unity input/output impedance. ... -
Treatment Trajectories of Preschoolers with Severe Trauma Exposure
(2021)Children who have experienced severe trauma during early development are at increased risk for a variety of mental and behavioral health symptoms. Early intervention is commonly recommended to support healing, yet little ... -
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, ... -
Sex and Jesus: Notes from a Pastor's Daughter
(2021)This thesis is a collection of nonfiction and poetic works that represent the author’s output as a candidate for Master of Fine Arts. These personal essays and poems are interested in intersections and unlikely combinations: ... -
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 ...