Recent and ongoing investigations within the Missourian Stage of eastern Kansas revealed several miscorrelations of bedrock units in the Kansas City and Lansing groups of Miami County, Kansas. These miscorrelations impact several important type and reference sections and highlight the need for additional high-resolution stratigraphic investigation of the Zarah and Linn subgroups within Miami County. This study provides high-resolution chronostratigraphy of these units through the use of detailed cm-scale lithological analyses of 33 drill cores, and conodont biostratigraphy; integrated with geophysical aeromagnetic, aerogravitational, and well-log data. This study also provides one of the first high-resolution δ13Ccarb datasets for the Upper Pennsylvanian providing a foundation for future high-resolution correlation of strata deposited during the Late Paleozoic Ice Age. Chronostratigraphic analyses revealed significant variability within nearshore shales of the upper Linn and Zarah subgroups resulting in moderate thickening and thinning of genetically related units. The thickness variability and distribution of these units is largely controlled by a bathymetric high trending 040° from southwestern Miami County. The stratigraphic resolution of this study improves upon previous investigations and supports the recent revisions to the chronostratigraphic correlations within the Kansas City and Lansing groups.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2002. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 243-246).

Thesis (M.A.)--Dept. of Theatre. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2008. / "A thesis in theatre." Typescript. Advisor: Felicia Hardison Londreʹ Vita. Title from "catalog record" of the print edition Description based on contents viewed Sept. 12, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-120). Online version of the print edition.

Ministry research project (D. Min.)--Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Mo., 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 154-157).

Thesis (D. Ed. Min.)--Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008. / Abstract. Description based on Microfiche version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 153-157).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--School of Business and Public Administration and School of Education. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2004. / "A dissertation in public affairs and administration and urban leadership and policy studies in education." Advisor: Joseph F. Singer. Typescript. Vita. Description based on contents viewed Feb. 27, 2006; title from "catalog record" of the print edition. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 154-160). Online version of the print edition.

Master of Landscape Architecture / Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning / Alpa Nawre / Historically, industrial riverfronts often polluted waters and sites with chemicals, leading to degraded ecosystem health and reduced numbers of aquatic wildlife downstream. These sites currently pollute the environment through residual chemicals and waste left behind by industrial-era production factories. Urban riverfront redevelopment offers many possibilities to restore wetland ecosystems and reestablish site connections to surroundings through human access. By redeveloping urban rivers for wetland protection and stormwater management, cities can begin to regain their connections with the landscape while providing resilient ecosystems through restoration. This proposal identifies possibilities for riverfront redevelopment as wetlands and tools for restorative action aiding increased human access and wildlife health. A stormwater management plan utilizing phytotechnology is proposed for the ARMCO Site at 7000 Winner Rd. Kansas City, MO, a former steel manufacturing site, adjacent to the Missouri River and Blue River waterways. Using plant material and landscape design, the ARMCO riverfront has been redesigned to unlock the full potential of treatment wetlands and showcase emerging treatment methods that could soon become typical cleanup procedure. A template for remediation design has been created with the techniques identified for remediation, stormwater treatment, and habitat creation outlined in the master plan proposal. Nine precedent studies have been used to identify key concepts for design phasing aimed at human accessibility and modifications of restorative tools. Careful deliberation of stormwater containment and flood plain levels define site layout while contributing design responses adaptable for year-round functionality coupled with landscape interest for each season. The techniques and planting palette have been tailored to address the specific site contaminants for the Missouri River riverfront but are adaptable for various contaminants and ecosystems.

Thesis (M.A.)--Dept. of Art and Art History. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2004. / "A thesis in art history. Typescript. Advisor: Rochelle Ziskin. Vita. Title from "catalog record" of the print edition Description based on contents viewed Feb. 27, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 139-153). Online version of the print edition.

This research identifies the well components, operation factors, and the soil and hydrogeological parameters that influence the recovery of Light-Non-Aqueous-Phase-Liquids (LNAPL) in an heterogeneous environment using pumping wells. The purpose of this research is to improve the analysis of sites contaminated by LNAPLs to efficiently recover the feasible amounts of LNAPL in the sites. The focus is on heterogeneous soil environments. The model adapted to analyze the recovery of LNAPL from the contaminated sites was improved to account for a high degree of vertical heterogeneity, including the vertical variation of one or several of the soil properties within the same layer. This research also studies the optimization of the recovery of LNAPL for the system of wells both at the level of one well and a system of wells. The developed model and method are applied to a real site. Thus, the model’s ability to estimate the performance of a system of recovery wells is evaluated using real soil data and performance measurements. This research constitutes a robust background regarding the design, operation, analysis, and optimization of a system of recovery wells in a heterogeneous soil environment. / text

Thesis (Ph. D.)--School of Education. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2004. / "A dissertation in education." Advisor: Richard L. Palm. Typescript. Vita. Title from "catalog record" of the print edition Description based on contents viewed feb. 23, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 221-226). Online version of the print edition.