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Awesome Granola (recipe)
(University of Missouri Extension, 2014)
Awesome granola recipe
Publications, University of Missouri Extension, 2017-05
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2017)
Catalog of CDs, software, videos and hardcopy publications of the University of Missouri Extension Office....
A diffusion model analysis of transitivity and lexicographic semiorder
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
semiorders are typically considered to model the choice data. In literature, transitivity is often associated with rationality, whereas lexicographic semiorders are usually considered an alternative way to make decisions specifically when the given task seems...
Three essays on food security, agricultural productivity, and commodity basis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
and bootstrap regression method. We find that improvements in women's empowerment in agriculture, specifically enhancing their ability to make independent choices regarding agricultural production, have a statistically significant positive association...
Effects of prescribed fire and timber harvest on terrestrial salamander abundance, behavior, and microhabitat use
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
-adapted ecosystems. However, many fire management decisions are currently based on predicted plant responses, since there is more data available on plants than wildlife. To estimate terrestrial salamander population size (abundance) prior to treatments, I conducted...
Forest adaptation and transition in the eastern united states under climate change : a forest landscape modeling method
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
of adaptation management scenarios. We used a forest ecosystem process model to simulate forests across the eastern United States under a range of future climate scenarios and found that ecotones between major forest types or natural community types may...
Agroforestry adoption: influential factors, land manager perceptions, and willingness-to-accept payments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
,' ‘income,' and ‘fertile soil' displayed complex, inconsistent, or context-specific relationships with agroforestry. These results informed the design of a survey for Missouri land managers. The survey uncovered low levels of agroforestry knowledge among...
Motivation for smoking and smoking cessation : a self-determination theory investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Nicotine dependence is conceptualized as a disorder of motivation. Initial drug use is goal-directed, but with the development of dependence it becomes increasingly routinized...
Three essays on the economics of pesticide use
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
, the adoption of organic pesticides in lawns and gardens is examined. A multinomial logit model is applied to analyze factors affecting adoption versus being in distinct non-adopter categories using a dataset from a survey of 661 residents in Missouri...
Phylogenomics of orchids and their mycorrhizal fungi : trees, diversity, and the pursuit of symbiosis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Phylogenetic trees show us how organisms are related and provide frameworks for studying and testing evolutionary hypotheses. To better understand the evolution of orchids...
The leaders' role in creating a positive culture in Islamic schools through the lens of invitational leadership: a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Although private Islamic schools in United States have shared values that bring stakeholders together, a positive, inviting school culture does not always result from such common values and practices. Thus, examining a ...
Unraveling the role of the endogenous complex gut microbiota in the Pirc rat model of human colon cancer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
to colon cancer. The GM can be defined as the dynamic communities of bacteria, viruses, fungi and archaea that inhabit our gut, skin, and most mucosal surfaces. Considering the fact that the human body is exposed to a large number of microorganisms on a...
Computational protein structure prediction using deep learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
the features and context of the missing loop region to make better prediction of the 3-D structure of the loop region. In experiments using commonly used benchmark datasets 8-Res and 12-Res, MUFOLD-LM outperformed previous methods significantly, up to 43...
Multi-hazard resilience assessment of river-crossing bridges
(2021)
. Accordingly, a robust statistical distance-based approach is presented to determine the sequential evolution of time-varying multi-hazard resilience. The proposed framework would assist stakeholders and decision-makers in resilience patterns recognition...
Agroforestry buffer, biomass crop, and grain crop effects on soil quality and soil water use
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Soil degradation, impaired water quality, and reduced soil organic carbon have become major concerns in the management of degraded claypan soils with their associated ecological...
Leveraging large scale beef cattle genomic data to identify the architecture of polygenic selection and local adaptation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Since the invention of the first array-based genotyping assay for cattle in 2008, millions of animals have been genotyped worldwide. Leveraging these genotypes offers exciting opportunities to explore both basic and applied ...
Quantifying the effect of environments on crop emergence, development and yield using sensing and deep learning techniques
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
the production of the major crops has become an increasing concern for the global research community. However, crop development and yield are complex and determined by many factors, such as crop genotypes (varieties), growing environments (e.g., weather, soil...
Developing a novel method for making metal oxide nanocoatings for electrocatalysis applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
In this dissertation, a new and novel technique to synthesize conformal films of metal oxides on top of nanoscale substrates in different geometries such as carbon nanotubes, carbon black particles, and iron oxide nanoparticles ...
Weed versus wildflower : mating system ecology in a taraxacum native-exotic contact zone
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Closely related plant species often exhibit differences in ploidy level, mode of reproduction, and traits related to reproduction. Differences in ploidy levels are often associated with mating system differentiation, ...
The molecular underpinnings of neuronal cell identity in the stomatogastric ganglion of cancer borealis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
the mechanisms responsible for this regulation requires a wealth of knowledge about the neural system, ranging from network connectivity and cell type identification to intrinsic neuronal excitability and transcriptomic expression. To make strides in this area...