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Steps in the solar electricity series : system sizing
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2019)
System sizing -- Worksheet notes -- References
Biophysical characterization of the structure and flexibility of the E. Coli ribosome
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
At the discovery of ribosomes by George Palade in 1955 in the first image of the subcellular environment, he described them as "a particulate component of small dimensions (100 to 150 [alpha]) and high density". Subsequently, ...
Transborder ethnic alignments and the interplay between domestic and international violence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Transborder ethnic ties constitute an alignment between an ethnic minority group and its external ethnic kin in another country. Similar to interstate alliances, in which a...
Quantifying the effect of environments on crop emergence, development and yield using sensing and deep learning techniques
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
negative impact on cotton emergence in this study. Monthly growth variations of cotton under different soil textures during crop development growth stages were significant in both 2018 and 2019. Soil clay content in shallow layers (0-40 cm) affected crop...
Theoretical and computational modeling of RNA-ligand interactions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
analyzed by primer extension” (SHAPE) experiment, enable the quantitative detection of the relative flexibility and hence structure information of RNA structural elements. Therefore, one may incorporate the SHAPE data into RNA 3D structure prediction...
Expectancy, perceived benefit and perceived cost of new technology : scale development in the context of Chinese textile and apparel firm mangers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The textile and apparel industry have been fundamentally changed due to technology development. However, developing countries are falling behind for adopting new technologies, such as China. To explore factors that may ...
Publications (Missouri Cooperative Extension Service, 1984-09)
(Missouri Cooperative Extension Service, 1984)
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Role of S100A9 in diabetic retinopathy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microvasculature disease causing irreversible blindness in 50 [percent] of working adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Chronic sterile...
Assessing variance in inpatient hospitalization rates for three major chronic conditions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
the board for patients of rural residential status, despite higher prevalence rates in Missouri during 2019, only rural status (reference = metropolitan) for COPD had a statistically significant difference at p [greater than] 0.05 with p = 0.0142. The major...
Drainage water management practices affect water quality, soil properties, and crop production
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
was determined at the time of CC termination. The CCs had an inconsistent effect on TP and PO4-P concentration and load which was affected by variable spring precipitation, soil moisture, and temperature. There was no effect of the CCs on TP and PO4-P in 2019...
Publications (Missouri Cooperative Extension Service, 1983)
(Missouri Cooperative Extension Service, 1983)
This is a list of popular University of Missouri Publications....
Three essays on labor economics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This dissertation addresses labor market issues. The first two chapters deal with employment issues during the great recession using nationally representative data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation. The ...
Social capital and membership in dairy cooperatives in Kenya
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Dairy cooperatives in Kenya have been promoted for over 50 years as an important mechanism for providing collective bargaining power for the rural poor (Dobrin, 1970; Musalia, et al, 2007). The cooperative business model ...
Multivariate analyses of polygenic risk for impulsivity and alcohol use: a study of longitudinal trajectories of binge drinking in emerging adulthood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This dissertation aimed to extend previous genetic and neurobiological studies of the shared etiology of impulsive personality traits (IPTs), alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorder (AUD). The overarching goals were ...
Essays on economics of higher education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This dissertation consists of three chapters. In Chapter 1, We use rich administrative microdata from Missouri to examine the potential to expand and diversify the production of STEM degrees at universities by tapping into the population...
Semiparametric analysis of time-to-event data and longitudinal data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
missing on covariates. A sieve maximum likelihood estimation approach is proposed with the use of I-splines to approximate the unknown cumulative baseline hazard function. For the implementation of the method, we develop an EM algorithm based on two...
Variable selection for interval-censored failure time data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Variable selection is a commonly asked question and various traditional variable selection methods have been developed, including forward, backward and stepwise selection...
Youth agripreneurship development in Benin : lessons for scaling up from Songhai Center agripreneurs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] The advent of the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine have raised many issues, including the need and urgency to strengthen local food systems. Ecological agriculture and regenerative agriculture ...
Improving protein structure prediction by deep learning and computational optimization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Protein structure prediction is one of the most important scientific problems in the field of bioinformatics and computational biology. The availability of protein three-dimensional (3D) structure is crucial for studying ...
Some factors influencing fruitfulness in apples
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
"SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS: Missouri apple yields tend to rotate in three year cycles, the sizes of the crops produced showing the following order: heavy, light, medium, heavy, etc. A five years' study of the behavior of individual apple fruit spurs...