• Identification of a Novel Link between the Motor Proteins Dynein and Kinesin-1 

  El Mellouki, Tarik (University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)

  The motor proteins dynein and kinesin are fascinating biological machines which, like vehicles in a city, move various cellular cargoes along cytoskeletal microtubules (MT). In filamentous fungi, these motors are important ...

• The Pen and the Pennon: Political and Social Comment Inscribed within Chivalric Romance 

  McCloud, Larry M. (University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)

  Study of the Medieval English romance has burgeoned in recent years, with a focus on the world outside of the texts being central to the resurgence. I offer in this dissertation a reading of four of these works (Athelston, ...

• Predictors of performance-based measures of instrumental activities of daily living in stroke survivors 

  Tiznado, Denisse (University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)

  The aim of this dissertation was to investigate the relationship between cognitive domains/executive functions and performance on measures of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) in stroke survivors. Fifty-two ...

• Racial microaggressions and its impact on supervisees of color in cross-racial counseling supervision 

  Sukumaran, Niyatee (University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)

  Supervision is considered to be a primary method of clinical instruction (Holloway, 1992), which serves as a foundation to train supervisees and to ensure the provision of appropriate and culturally sensitive client care. ...

• Retention of new graduates to their first professional role: perceptions of those that have stayed 

  McDonald, Aimee (University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)

  There is an inability to retain new graduate nurses in their initial positions. Patricia Benner (1984) developed the From Novice to Expert Theory of nurse development outlining the nurses’ transition through the developmental ...

• DBHAaaS – Database High Availability As A Service For Cloud Computing 

  Jaiswal, Chetan (University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)

  On conventional database systems, the recovery manager applies transaction Undo or Redo operation or a combination of them to recover the last consistent state of the database from a system failure. Transaction redo, ...

• The roles of dispositional flow, dispositional mindfulness, and self-compassion in the Objectification Theory Framework 

  Grotewiel, Morgan M. (University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)

  Women are at greater risk than men for experiencing eating disorders, depression, and sexual dysfunction (American Psychological Association, 2007; Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997). Objectification theory (Fredrickson & ...

• Assessing the effects of a novel intervention for antiretroviral medication adherence 

  Champassak, Sofie Ling (University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)

  The use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led to substantial declines in morbidity and mortality in patients with HIV, however the benefits of ART are largely dependent on strict adherence. Effective interventions have ...

• The use of Self as a tool for culturally responsive change agency in social work practice: a qualitative phenomenological case study 

  Anderson, Gloria T. (University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)

  Many social service and healthcare professionals are often challenged in engaging in culturally appropriate practice, particularly when working with diverse populations that differ from their own (Rothman, 2008; Sue, ...

• Music From the Mountain For Di and Orchestra 

  Yun, Lu (2014)

  After studying abroad, I have started my research on the comparison between the western and the traditional Chinese orchestras. The idea of forming the traditional Chinese orchestra came from the influence of the "Total ...

• 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 ...

• Structural Basis for the Formation of PTPRG•CNTN Complexes in Neural Tissues 

  Nikolaienko, Roman M. (2016)

  Receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase gamma (PTPRG) is a cell surface receptor expressed primarily on neurons. It combines cytoplasmic tyrosine phosphatase domains and an extracellular region that includes a carbonic ...

• 364 Days: Suite for Jazz Orchestra 

  Chapman, Jonathan Eric (2014)

  364 Days: Suite for Jazz Orchestra was composed for a standard seventeen-piece (5/4/4/4) jazz orchestra. The suite is comprised of five pieces- And I Think of You; Goodnight; What Ifs; 364 Days; The Dreamer and The Realist ...

• Entrepreneurial Search, Innovation, and Initiative: The Stage, Network, and Level Analysis 

  Yang, Xiaoming (2016)

  Drawing on the lean startup model, network theory, institutional theory, learning theory, and symbiosis view, this dissertation examines three important issues of entrepreneurship. This dissertation consists of three ...

• Characters in Theatre for Orchestra 

  Wang, Amao (2016)

  Beijing Opera is a form of traditional Chinese theater that combines singing, reciting, performing, acrobatics acting, and instrumental accompanying, along with rich face make-up, costume and stage setting. I applied ...

• Invisible Life in the Academy: Understanding the Workplace Experiences of African American Women Staff in Higher Education 

  Johnson, Kimberly DeLaine (2016)

  The purpose of this qualitative, heuristic study was to explore the experiences of African American women staff in higher education. Specifically, the emphasis was on staff at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) ...

• Relationship of Early Childhood Teacher Guidance Beliefs and Reported Actual Practices on Child Behavioral Outcomes 

  Usman, Ayesha (2016)

  Teacher beliefs on child guidance and discipline practices are critical components in understanding how teachers’ beliefs and approaches to guidance influence teachers’ interactions and classroom management practices ...

• You Can Play, but Can You be Yourself: How LGBT and Non-LGBT Student-Athletes Perceive the Climate of NCAA Division I Athletic Departments 

  Greim, Robert D. (2016)

  In recent years, the American public has offered growing acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities, as evidenced by the legalization of same sex marriage (Obergefell v. Hodges, 2015), the ...

• 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 ...

• Institutions, Entrepreneurship, and Microfinance Institutions 

  Im, Junyon (2016)

  This dissertation focuses on the interface between social ventures, particularly microfinance institutions, and their institutions. The first two parts of this dissertation work focus on the impact of institutional ...

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