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Arab Muslim international students' lived experiences in a U.S. higher education institution
(2013)
Arab Muslim international students face challenges while completing higher education
degrees in the Western countries due to diversity in culture, socialization, language, and
educational systems (Abukhattala, 2004; ...
Rhythmic auditory-motor entrainment of gait patterns in adults with blindness or severe visual impairment
(2013)
The following study investigates the impact of a rhythmic cue on the observational
gait parameters of a population of adults with blindness or severe visual impairment. Forty-six
adults who had sight loss significant ...
Chamber Symphony
(2015-08-04)
“Chamber Symphony” is a symphony for chamber orchestra (flute/piccolo, oboe/english
horn, clarinet, bassoon, two horns in F, piano, and strings) and soprano. It is in a nesting doll
structure. That is, there are increasingly ...
The impact of spending cuts on Missouri student achievement
(2013)
Since the Coleman Report in 1966, researchers have been analyzing educational
resource inputs with respect to district, school, and student level outputs. There has been
an increase in federal and state control of local ...
Prodrug Approach to Improve Oral and Brain Absorption of HIV Protease Inhibitor, Lopinavir
(2014)
The main objective of this project is to develop prodrug strategies to circumvent efflux
pumps such as P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and multidrug resistance associated proteins (MRPs),
thereby enhancing oral and brain absorption ...
Impact of a novel relaxation method of touch on neonatal neurobehavioral development among very preterm infants
(2013)
Infants born very preterm (< 30 weeks estimated gestational age [EGA])
annually and are at greatest risk to develop significant neurodevelopmental
abnormalities. These neurodevelopmental abnormalities are the result of ...
Father-daughter relationship and teen pregnancy: an examination of adolescent females raised in homes without biological fathers
(2013-08-27)
The aim of this dissertation was to further our knowledge of the processes underlying teenage pregnancy among adolescent females who are reared in “absent-father” homes (i.e., in homes without the biological father), a ...
More than a river: using nature for reform in the progressive era
(2013)
The decades around the turn of the twentieth century were a time of vast social and economic change. Industrialization altered the ways people related to each other and to their social, political, and cultural institutions. ...
The Risk of Recidivism and the Positive Achievement Change Tool Pre-Screen (PACT-PS): An Initial Validation and Basic Program Implementation Evaluation
(2014-04-02)
The juvenile justice system has long been challenged to provide security for communities, while also providing treatment and sanctioning youthful offenders. This task includes the process of determining which offenders ...
Program and Personal Factors as Predictors of Spiritual Competence
(2014-03-31)
Many Americans who value their religious/spiritual beliefs tend to rely on their faith as a means of coping with difficult situations. When seeking therapy, these individuals prefer counselors who can help them resolve ...
Social Support and Smoking among Midwest LGBT Adults
(2014-09-30)
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations have smoking rates twice that of their heterosexual counterparts. To design effective outreach, prevention, and treatments for these individuals, a comprehensive ...
Flourishes (2012.13) for chamber orchestra
(2014)
flourishes (2012.13) for chamber orchestra was composed for the Summer
Music Institute at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. The title serves as
a description for the active woodwind parts and large scale ...
Role of cytochrome P450 enzymes on alcohol/nicotine-mediated oxidative stress and cytotoxicity in monocytes/astrocytes: Implications for HIV-infected alcohol/tobacco users
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
Alcohol abuse is known to induce liver diseases and neurodegeneration. Chronic alcohol use during medication is known to decrease drug efficacy and increase toxicity. In addition, alcohol is known to interact with other ...
Design and validation of wearable wireless sensors
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2013-03-14)
Recent years have seen an increase in research and development efforts towards
wearable and implantable health monitoring systems. Such systems are needed to provide
real-time information about patients to physicians, ...
Insight and executive function: investigating the role of dynamic assessment
(2013)
The aim of this dissertation was to investigate the relationship among clinical insight,
cognitive insight, and executive functioning (EF), as measured by both a dynamic and
standard format. Thirty-six participants with ...
The Bulk and Interfacial Electronic and Chemical Structure of Amorphous Hydrogenated Boron Carbide
(2013)
The chemical and electronic structure, as related to the surface, interface and bulk of amorphous hydrogenated boron carbide (a-BxC:Hy), is of interest in neutron detection and microelectronics. This dissertation investigates ...
Organoisocyanates: the conformational stability determination by infrared, raman and microwave spectroscopy and ab initio calculation
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2012)
Conformational stability studies have been carried out for several quasilinear organoisocyanates and organoisothiocyanates. The infrared and Raman spectra in the gaseous, liquid and solid phases have been recorded as well ...
Development of drug conjugates in cancer therapy and evaluation of dual siRNA silencing effect on breast cancer growth and invasion
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
The objective of this dissertation is to present various approaches for treatment cancer,
which is the leading cause of death worldwide. Compared to other disease, cancer has many
unique biological characteristics that ...
Novel drug interaction for improving intracellular accumulation and efficacy of chemotherapeutics in retinoblastoma and mitochondrial localization of transporters in corneal epithelial cells
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2013-03-15)
Chemoreduction is the key treatment for retinoblastoma management. However, anticancer agents suffer from poor cell permeability and chemoresistance due to major interaction with multidrug resistant (MDR) efflux proteins ...
The role of land-atmosphere and aerosol interactions on meso-scale convective weather systems across West Africa
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
This dissertation investigates the modulating effects of land-atmosphere and
aerosol interactions on meso-scale convective systems across the sub-Saharan West
Africa region, and aims at providing a value-added contribution ...