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Digital agriculture' implications for small farmers : evidence from Colombia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
the social and ethical implications of digital agriculture technologies and their specific impact on small-scale farmers. Digital agriculture operates at the intersection of technology and food systems, presenting a critical challenge due to the non...
The measurement of decoupled payments' effects on U.S. agricultural production
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
In the current WTO negotiations, the developing and the developed countries take an opposite view regarding the criteria for green box subsidies supposed to be decoupled from current production levels and prices. This study ...
Music conducting pedagogy and technology : a document analysis on best practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
This document analysis was designed to investigate pedagogical practices of music conducting teachers in conjunction with research of technologists on the use of various technologies as teaching tools. I sought to discern how conducting teachers...
Video adaptation for IPTV applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In recent years, with the growing popularity of inter-networking and digital video, there arises a trend of delivering television services using the Internet Protocol, (a...
Program assessment : industrial hygiene and safety sciences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
as well. The University of Central Missouri, a mid-sized school in Western Missouri has produced 400 alumni with master's degrees in industrial hygiene. The program is accredited by ABET. To assess what alumni of the program think of their preparation...
The socially filtered media agenda : a study of agenda setting among news outlets on Twitter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study examines whether and how Twitter users set the agenda for legacy media outlets by sharing news URLs. It also investigates which news story topics are the most salient...
Efficient H.264 video coding with a working memory of objects
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Efficient spatiotemporal prediction to remove the source redundancy is critical in video coding. The newest international standard H.264 video coding introduces several advanced features, such as multiple-frame motion ...
A neo-Gramscian communication analysis of structure and agency in the hegemonic struggle for meaning: organic retailer and organic activist group
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation extends environmental communication theorizing by drawing upon socio-political cultural and critical theory. The exigency of this project arose out...
Embedded system design and power-rate-distortion optimization for video encoding under energy constraints
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
videos with non-stationary statistics, using the proposed P-R-D optimization technology, the encoder energy consumption can be significantly reduced. This has many important applications in energy-efficient portable video communication system design....
Transcoding transport stream mpeg2
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Video conferencing provides students with the opportunity to remotely attend classes and participate in a 2-way communication with the teacher. Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute at the University of Missouri - Columbia has been using VBrick...
Detection of cold flow properties of diesel and biodiesel fuel using optical sensor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Identification of cloud point for biodiesel fuel can be used to optimize the performance of biodiesel fueled vehicles in cold weather. Cloud point is the temperature at which the smallest cluster of wax crystal is observed ...
Robust motion estimation techniques
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Motion estimation is a very important step in many video processing tasks, including video compression, object tracking, and etc. A video may experience both global motion...
Aquatic toxicity of one dimensional carbon nanomaterials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
CNW) were selected to represent CNMs. Sediment tests were conducted for 10-d with SiCNW and for 14- and 28-d with CNTs using amphipods. Sonicated SiCNW in water were toxic to the amphipods but not to the midge, oligochaetes or mussels and non-sonicated Si...
An exploration of chemical agents detection using the quantum fingerprint [superscript TM] technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The detection of chemical agents using a novel, gas-phase, sensor technology has been examined experimentally in this work. The goal of the work was to determine the feasibility of using solid-state materials as gas-phase Quantum Fingerprint TM...
Daniel H. Burnham: his legacy to American architecture
(2013)
This thesis will identify artistic sensibilities and leadership characteristics of the
American architect Daniel H. Burnham (1846-1912). It will assert that this particular
architect had enormous impact on urbanism in ...
Telling an augmented story - how can web-based augmented reality be used in designing narratives for brands?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] The advance of website-based augmented reality (Web AR) enables advertisers to create and lets consumers receive mobile AR (MAR) content easily, necessitating research on Web AR used to design ...
Examining communication patterns of multinational corporations during the 2008 summer Olympic games in Beijing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] By using the contingency theory as the theoretical framework, this study examines the communication patterns of multinational corporations with both the Chinese government...
Value chain integration, cluster cooperation, and sustainable livelihoods : bridging small farmers to high value markets
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study explores the conditions for the possibility of an effective participation of small vegetable farmers in the modern value chains and the effects of this participation on the farmers' livelihood sustainability. ...
Groundwater vulnerability to agrochemicals: a GIS-based DRASTIC model analysis of Carroll, Chariton, and Saline counties, Missouri USA
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
This investigation presents an analysis of groundwater vulnerability in three mid-Missouri counties that represent an agricultural production region that is physiographically and hydrogeologically complex. The goals of this study are to (1) provide...
Building hybrid multicast by combining IP and application layers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This work presents new multicasting algorithm called Hybrid Multicast (HM). HM is a software solution that implements the integration between ALM and IP Multicast. The proposed solution always tries to use IP Multicast ...