Browsing Dissertations (UMKC) by Thesis Semester "2011 Fall"
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3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A lyase: investigation of cysteines mediating intersubunit disulfide formation and regulation by thiol/disulfide exchange and discovery of an extramitochondrial homolog
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2012-01-18)3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A lyase catalyzes the cleavage of 3-hydroxy- 3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A into acetoacetate and acetyl-Coenzyme A, a key reaction in ketogenesis and leucine catabolism. Previous work ... -
Ab initio computational applications to complex biomolecular systems
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-17)A series of biomaterial related systems ― including water and DNA molecules ― have been studied using ab initio (first-principles) methods. By investigating the properties of water as the preliminary step, the hydrogen ... -
African-American student perceptions of their parents' and guardians' attitudes towards education and academic achievement
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-26)The purpose of this study was to examine African-American student perceptions of their parents' and guardians' attitudes towards education and academic achievement at five urban schools in the Kansas City, Missouri School ... -
Automatic and controlled processing of faces in social anxiety
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-27)The aim of this dissertation was to investigate the automatic emotional response, attention allocation, and attention disengagement elicited by facial stimuli in undergraduate participants with high and low Social Anxiety ... -
Development and evaluation of novel in situ depot-forming controlled release formulations
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-10-24)Controlled drug delivery utilizing novel biodegradable and biocompatible pentablock copolymers could be a valuable strategy for the treatment of chronic eye diseases. In attempts to achieve controlled drug release, various ... -
The effect of self-directed learning readiness and online course quality ratings on student satisfaction and academic performance in undergraduate eLearning
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2011-12-09)Attrition in online programs has historically been much higher than in traditional face to face programs, creating concern regarding the appropriateness of online learning for all populations. This study aimed to address ... -
Effective teacher retention : Sustaining quality novice instructors through induction
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-12-28)The purpose of this heuristic case study was to develop a rich understanding of the effectiveness a teacher induction program has on transitioning and retaining novice teachers on the suburban secondary level. Induction ... -
Feasibility and acceptability of a mother-daughter intervention to address disordered eating behavior among adolescent girls living with type 1 diabetes mellitus
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-12-09)Disordered eating behavior (DEB) is an important health problem among adolescent girls in the United States. DEB has been correlated with the subsequent development of clinically diagnosed eating disorders and with other ... -
Impact of a psychoeducational intervention on dementia caregiving
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-12-16)Of the 65.7 million caregivers in the United States (U.S.), approximately 14.9 million caregivers provide unpaid care for a person diagnosed with dementia. Most, about 80%, of this care is provided in the home and community ... -
Influence of depressive symptoms on within-session change talk and HIV antiretroviral medication adherence in a motivational interviewing based adherence intervention
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-25)Although a number of studies have demonstrated that patients' verbal language in favor of change within a Motivational Interviewing (MI) session, known as “change talk,” is related to behavior change and intervention ... -
The influence of media on implicit weight bias
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-04-16)The purpose of this dissertation is to determine if exposure to media that exhibits weight bias increases implicit anti-fat attitudes using an objective assessment of emotional response to obesity cues. Participants completed ... -
Multi-scale analysis of urban wetland changes using satellite remote sensing techniques
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-10)This study investigates urban wetland-cover changes in the Kansas City metropolitan area with analyses at various spatial and temporal scales. Not many studies fully addressed multi-scale urban wetland-cover dynamics in ... -
A musculoskeletal model of a subject specific knee joint with menisci, during the stance phase of a walk cycle
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-26)Movement simulation and musculoskeletal modeling can predict muscle forces, but current methods are hindered by simplified representations of joint structures. Simulations that incorporate muscle forces, an anatomical ... -
Mutational and functional analyses of the dynein heavy chain indicate the existence of an apical-sistal transport cycle in cells
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-03-02)The organization, survival, and function of eukaryotic cells depend on intracellular transport governed by the microtubule based molecular motors cytoplasmic dynein and kinesin. Dynein carries out the inward transport ... -
Part I: The synthesis of chenodeoxycholic acid derived macrocyles and cage compounds. Part II. Sonogashira coupling for the synthesis of well-defined π-conjugated arylene ethynylene oligomers as blue-light-emitting materials
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-20)The design and development of novel chenodeoxychoic acid (CDCA) derivatives and its molecular architecture was accomplished. A novel CDCA derivative with an ambient CO2 insertion to 7α-side chain has been serendipitously ... -
Pictures of strangers
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-10-25)Pictures of Strangers is primarily concerned with the differences between perception and reality. These differences are approached both conceptually and musically through a variety of means. The movement titles are drawn ... -
A proteomic approach for studying LTR retrotransposon host factors in saccharomyces cerevisae
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-20)The Ty retrotransposons of S. cerevisiae are mobile elements that resemble retroviruses, both in their genetic structures and replication cycles. Ty retrotransposition begins in the nucleus with the transcription of Ty ... -
Queen of Heaven for piano and electronics
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-11-04)Queen of Heaven is a large-scale composition for piano and electronics, cast as five meditations on the Virgin Mary. Each of the five movements is set in musical materials that both subjectively and symbolically express ... -
The roles of differentiation of self, emotional self awareness and anxiety on destructive countertransference reactions
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011)The present study investigated the mediating role of emotional self awareness and state anxiety in predicting overinvolved and underinvolved countertransference feelings and behaviors from level of differentiation of ... -
Songs from behind the curtain, an opera in three acts
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-25)Songs from Behind the Curtain is the story of Pascal Baur, a damaged composer in 1980's Hartford, who, as the musical director of the Hartford Opera Company, is encoding Soviet messages into his operas. Within the operas ...