2022 Dissertations (MU)
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Sustaining Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives in higher education: practices, successes, and challenges
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)INTRODUCTION: For the past decade, many educational institutions have launched initiatives to provide services and funding for professors to adopt, adapt, and create OER for enhancing student success. The initiatives could ... -
An investigation of the single-molecule biophysics of membrane systems with atomic force microscopy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Cell membranes define the boundary of the fundamental unit of all organisms. They maintain the biochemical gradients of the cell and are carefully regulated by various membrane proteins and factors. Understanding of these ... -
Unveiling glial pathways involved in neuronal communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Glia have been understudied throughout time largely because of a lack of basic understanding. Early experiments showing that glia do not respond with action potentials after an electrical stimulation, like their neuronal ... -
Magnetic charge correlation and quantum disorder in honeycomb spin ice systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)The artificial spin ice system consists of islands comprised of nanomagnets arranged in desired lattice structures, including squares, triangles, and honeycombs. These nanomagnets can also be arranged in an aperiodic lattice ... -
Explainable artificial intelligence to stratify pan-cancer patients for immune checkpoint inhibitor decision making
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Immune checkpoints are a normal part of the immune system. It engages when proteins on the surface of immune cells called T cells recognize and bind to partner proteins on other cells, such as some tumor cells. Immune based ... -
The investigation of the self-assemblies of pyrogallol [4] arenes with large metal ions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Supramolecular chemistry involves the study of the non-covalent interactions between molecules. Host molecules such as C-pyrogallol[4]arenes form complexes via these supramolecular interactions. Pyrogallol[4]arenes are ... -
Stanislavsky-based American acting education through the lens of trauma-informed practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)This dissertation seeks to merge the research of theatre, neuropsychology, and trauma studies in order to examine the ethics of past and contemporary Stanislavsky-based American actor training and the potential traumatization ... -
Exploring perinatal prescription opioid use and misuse in rural settings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Escalation of perinatal opioid use/misuse occurring during prenatal and postpartum phases has become a national public health concern due to the associated significant health risks to both maternal and fetal health. Many ... -
Value addition to acid whey from Greek yogurt processing with millets (kodo and proso) for development of nutritious food products
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)The disconnect between massive demand and abundant supply of food has resulted in millions of people suffering from hunger and billion metric tons of food being wasted. Circular food economy could be a solution to the ... -
Photoemission spectroscopy and first-principles studies of two-dimensional Dirac and Weyl materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted tremendous research interest since the breakthrough of graphene. As the nature of the low dimension, 2D materials are thin, flexible, and easy for fabrication. More interestingly, ... -
The memeification of "woke culture": a multimodal critical discourse analysis of its articulation in Essence; O, The Oprah Magazine; and Teen Vogue
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)The African American English (AAE) word "woke," remains underappreciated for its significance in American history and in the current Movement for Black Lives discourse. The replication and oversaturation of the concept--which ... -
An intersectional, ecological inquiry of risk and protective factors for gender based violence among female Indian graduate students at a Midwestern university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)This case study of a pseudonymous university in the Midwestern United States examines risk and protective factors for experiencing gender-based violence among a specific student population: female graduate students from ... -
Characterization and applications of wide bandgap semiconductor materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Wide bandgap materials are potential candidates to revolutionize high-power electronics and optoelectronic devices due to their wide bandgap energy greater than 2 eV. Thus, there is a great necessity to research on these ... -
Exploring the relationship between executive function, grit, academic engagement and self-concept on reading achievement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among executive function, grit, academic self-concept, academic engagement and reading achievement among Black fifth grade students utilizing an adaptation of a ... -
Deep learning and DCT-based hand-crafted features for computer vision tasks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Feature extraction and matching are critical components for many computer vision tasks including camera pose estimation, 3D reconstruction, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), and object tracking, etc. Features ... -
An examination of influenza immunity in pigs and their role in assessing antiviral therapies for humans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)The lung is dynamic barrier organ with a complex cell population. Pulmonary immune cells must balance an effective and tolerogenic response to keep homeostasis. Due to numerous similarities to the human respiratory system, ... -
Physiology of glyphosate-resistant johnsongrass and implications for management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Glyphosate, as the formulated commercial herbicide Roundup®, was introduced by Monsanto in 1974. The broad-spectrum activity of glyphosate made it an excellent candidate for engineering herbicide-resistant crops. Following ... -
Quantifying structural disorder in bulk hydrogenated graphene using x-ray and neutron diffraction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Functionalization of graphene's two-dimensional sheets can be used to modify graphene's physical properties, such as changing its conductivity or inducing ferromagnetism, which is of broad interest for a myriad of applications. ... -
Virtual reality as a communication medium: investigating the impact of virtual embodiment on various stakeholders of an architecture project
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Researchers argue that our body and our intentional actions in the environment impact how we perceive and understand the world. In the last few decades, the theory of embodied cognition has been tested across different ... -
The role of RECK in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs, or RECK, is a cell surface-anchored glycoprotein and a critical regulator of the extracellular matrix (ECM). It has been examined extensively as an anti-metastatic ...