Browsing Dissertations (UMKC) by Thesis Semester "2015 Spring"
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The Production of Space, Place, and Food: The Ecology of Money and the Emergence of Transformative Circuits of Money Capital
(2015-08-04)This dissertation argues that Henri Lefebvre’s (1991) The Production of Space expresses a theoretical blueprint for the construction of an interdisciplinary approach to social science that integrates political economy, ... -
Psychometric Evaluation of a Motivation Assessment in Smokers
(2014)The aim of this dissertation was to describe the psychometric properties of the Brief Motivation Scale used during an intervention for participants who have declared low interest in discontinuing their use of cigarettes. ... -
Redwall Symphonic Poem for Orchestra
(2015-08-04)Redwall is programmatically based off of the Redwall book series by Brian Jacques. The story takes place in a medieval world where animals are given human characteristics. The protagonist, Martin, is a slave mouse who ... -
Refinement and Applications of Light Controlled Biological Processes
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2015)For understanding of biological processes, a spatiotemporal control over these processes is needed. Controlling these processes using light can give us the advantage of a precise control over spacing, timing and degree of ... -
The Relationship Between In-Service Teachers’ Culturally Responsive Teaching Self-efficacy and Outcome Expectancy Beliefs, Instructional Practices (CLASS), and Student Outcomes in the Urban School Setting
(2015-06-19)Culturally responsive teaching self-efficacy and outcome expectancy beliefs have emerged as constructs to investigate pre-service teacher preparedness for teaching children who represent culturally, ethnically, economically, ... -
The Roles of the Drosophila Protein Tribbles in Oogenesis and Insulin Signaling Pathway
(2015-06-02)In this dissertation, I examined the molecular mechanism of function of the Drosophila melanogaster protein Tribbles (Trbl) during oogenesis and larval development. Trbl is the founding member of an evolutionarily conserved ... -
Sandoz Writing (Righting) History
(2015-06-19)Mari Sandoz’s dedication to her research topics, personality, candor, and work ethic allowed her an intimate place alongside those she chose to write about. This yielded a moving written product. In the same way that Sandoz ... -
Sexual Objectification and Gender Role Conflict as Predictors of Drive for Muscularity: A Test and Extension of Objectification Theory
(2015-05-28)Objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) is increasingly used to explain the body image-related experiences of men, as research indicates that men are at heightened risk for body image concerns because of ... -
"Something at Least Human": Transatlantic (Re)Presentations of Creole Women in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
(2015-06-19)Throughout the nineteenth century, Creole women were consistently idealized, exoticized, and demonized in literature and culture on both sides of the Atlantic. While the term Creole is still hotly contested even today, ... -
Stereoisomeric Prodrugs to Improve Ocular And Oral Absorption of Prednisolone
(2015-08-11)The primary objective of this project is to develop stereoisomeric prodrugs such as Lvaline- D-valine-prednisolone (LDP) and D-valine-L-valine-prednisolone (DLP) to improve ocular and oral absorption of prednisolone. ... -
What is the BSN Student's Perception of Why a Nursing Course was Failed?
(2015-05-28)Nursing student success is important to students, faculty, institutions of higher education, and the healthcare needs in Texas. Despite recent research showing that cognitive indicators can predict student success, the use ... -
Writing Instruction in Practice: An Investigation into the Experiences of Beginning Teachers
(2015-08-11)Teacher education programs and PK-12 schools are contending with a shifting field as federal and local initiatives call for different approaches in curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Some of these changes include ...