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The social complexity of woman and child valuation in rural Bangladesh
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
to as economic development, occurs at the intersection of social and economic institutions at a time when agricultural modes of production are being replaced by wage labor within a globalizing labor market. The lived experiences of this change are structured...
Stone tool production in the Medio periphery : analysis of debitage from the 76 draw site (LA 156980)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The prehispanic North American Southwest was characterized by widespread agriculture in an arid environment. These people leaned heavily upon stone tools to carry out their daily lives, and an analysis of flaked stone artifacts can provide insights...
The Johnson Treatment: Cold War Food Aid and the Politics of Gratitude
(2014-09-30)
ordered a review of American economic and agricultural assistance to India and pushed ahead with the implementation of the "short tether" policy -- placing authorization of U.S. food aid shipments to India on a month-to-month basis, and making future...
Full Employment and Development: The Case of Indian Economy
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2014)
The purpose of this study is to establish the feasibility and desirability of full
employment and price stability in India via an Employer of Last resort program. After
providing a brief historical background of the ...
Valley of industry : developing a regional economy in the post Jefferson's Embargo Ohio Valley
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Throughout the colonial era and the earliest years of the nineteenth century, the Ohio Valley was a vital member of the Atlantic World. It participated in transatlantic trade as both a provider of natural resources such as such as agricultural...
A study of engineered nanoparticles as potential food contaminants and their toxicity on Caco-2 cells
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
There has been growing interest in recent years in using engineered nanoparticles (ENP) in various fields such as electronics, agriculture, medicine, cosmetics, and food packaging. However, little is known about the toxicity of ENP as food...
Detection and characterization of engineered nano-materials and other chemical contaminants in foods
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
. The growing trend to use novel nanomaterials will revolutionize the food industry. On the other hand, the contamination of toxic nanomaterials in agricultural and food products has raised much concerned in consumers. The objectives of this study were to (i...
Chapel Hill, Missouri: Lost Visions of America's Vanguard on the Western Frontier 1820 to 1865
(2014-09-30)
Despite its present circumstance as an extinct Missouri town in the geographic
heart of the Midwest, Chapel Hill College was once the vanguard of the burgeoning
American empire. In 1852, Chapel Hill College stood as a ...
Exchange Rate Policy In Development Theories: To Fix Or To Float In The Case Of Nepal
(2014)
Nepalese currency is pegged with Indian currency since 1960s. Three basic
characteristics of Nepal-India relations have gone into the process of adjustment of exchange
rates (a) high trade openness with India, (b) high ...
Avian population responses to Anthropogenic landscape changes in Pohnpei, Federated Sates of Micronesia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
A Post-Keynesian/Structuralist Strategy for Economic Development
(2014-04-01)
There are two distinct traditions that have widely different views on the fundamental problem of economic development. This dissertation makes a contribution to the tradition known as the Scarcity in the Midst of Plenty ...
A Knowledge-based approach of satellite image classification for urban wetland detection
(2014-07-30)
It has been a technical challenge to accurately detect urban wetlands with remotely sensed data by means of pixel-based image classification. This is mainly caused by inadequate spatial resolutions of satellite imagery, ...
Capitalism, ecological destruction and mainstream environmental economic theory: a radical critique
(2014-07-18)
This dissertation contributes to heterodox environmental economics by providing a
unique and thorough critique of mainstream environmental economic theory. This
dissertation draws on insights developed by radical political ...
The Women of reform: Kansas eugenics
(2014-07-28)
The question this research sought to answer was what made Kansas eugenics unique and in what ways was it representative of eugenics throughout the nation. The main problem in studying the history of the eugenics movement ...
A Comparison Study of Grace-Based Groundwater Modeling for Data-Rich and Data-Scarce Regions
(2014-09-30)
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) modeling in water resources is
an emerging field in hydrology. Investigation of groundwater change using remote sensing
data helps overcome data limitation at a regional ...
Imagining and performing The Self in NAZI Germany: Leisure and travel in the correspondence of Hilde Laube and Roland Nordhoff, 1938-39
(2014-07-17)
Hilde Laube and Roland Nordhoff exchanged nearly 180 letters between May 1938
and December 1939 relating their everyday lives, discussing world events, organizing
outings, and their growing relationship. This unique set ...
Some Alternatives to Model Selection and New Approaches to Computing for the Economics. 12/6/2014
(2014)
This interdisciplinary dissertation in statistics, economics, and social science
methodology derives a methodological approach for economics from philosophical
principles, identi es barriers to its adoption, and presents ...
Mindfulness and Nutrition and Exercise Behaviors in College Students: The Moderating Role of Sleep Quality
(2014)
Inadequate nutrition, physical inactivity, and poor sleep quality have become increasingly
common in college student populations, placing students at greater risk of being
overweight or obese in adulthood. Researchers ...
Pieter Bruegel The Elder’s The Months: A Perspective
(2014)
In the year 1565, Antwerp merchant Nicolaes Jongelinck commissioned Pieter Bruegel the Elder to paint a series of paintings, The Months, for his suburban villa. Unfortunately, Jongelinck lost possession of the series of ...