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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 ...
Cover crop effects on soil moisture dynamics & thermal properties
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
different growing periods, which were significant during some weeks. For the soil thermal study, a fourth treatment, grass (G) was used other than NC, CN, and NN, which was under side oats gramma (Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.). Soil core samples (7...
Performance evaluation of text augmentation methods with BERT on imbalanced datasets
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
, limiting the performance of deep learning classifiers. Therefore, this study examines the effectiveness of Word2Vec and WordNet augmentation methods with BERT fine-tuning on datasets of various sizes (e.g., 500, 1,000, and 5,000 training documents...
Essays on early childhood education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Early childhood educations plays a fundamental role in human capital development. This dissertation studies skills development during early childhood. Chapter 1 focuses on early childhood intervention from birth to age 3. ...
Merging technology development of trapped ion mobility spectrometry quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry with biological investigation of Medicago truncatularoot exudates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] "New commercial ion mobility instrumentation has the potential to improve current analytical techniques, but developments need to be applicable to ...
Data combining using mixtures of g-priors with application on county-level female breast cancer prevalence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
scenarios in terms of the theoretical properties including biases, frequentist variances, and mean squared errors. In the first project, data combining of linear models with the classical mixtures of g-priors is investigated. We calculate and compare...
Do stock prices influence corporate tax behavior?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This study examines how the firm-specific information in stock prices influences corporate tax behavior. Research demonstrates that managers learn from and respond to information contained in stock prices. However, the ...
Evaluating the financial performance of commercial banks in Iraq under the Corona pandemic using the CAMELS criterion
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
Due to environmental factors such as the Corona pandemic and capital adequacy and liquidity requirements, the financial performance of commercial banks has been poor. Researchers and policymakers are required to focus on ...
Understanding genome composition of eusocial hymenopteran insects
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Genome sequencing of the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera), a model for the biology and evolution of eusocial behavior, has revealed unusual genome compositional characteristics, including a low but heterogeneous GC ...
The role of mineral content in bamboo shell meat (shell meal) and calm flour (meat meal) and formation process on the health of living-being in Indonesia
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
The health of living organisms on Earth is crucial to their survival, and the efficient utilization of minerals is the most effective answer to this phenomenon; therefore, researchers must focus on this issue. Consequently, ...
Debt types and burdens by family structures
(2020)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine family structure differences in debt types and burdens of American families. Design/methodology/approach: Data are obtained from the 2016 Survey of Consumer Finances. Eight ...
The role of entrepreneurship and green innovation intention on sustainable development: moderating impact of inclusive leadership
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
Today, sustainable development (SD) is a worldwide requirement due to the numerous environmental challenges that require the attention of academics. Consequently, the current study explores the effect of entrepreneurial ...
The impact of sustainable finance and agriculture growth on poverty alleviation : the role of digital agriculture in Vietnam
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2023)
The challenges posed by high population and poverty levels require the focused attention of researchers and policymakers. This article examines the effects of sustainable finance, agricultural growth, and digital agriculture ...
Contribution of de novo lipogenesis to the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This dissertation is focused on understanding the biochemical pathway of de novo lipogenesis (DNL) in humans and how changes in DNL can alter disease states, particularly nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This ...
Protein-ion binding site prediction using deep learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
More than 50 percent of proteins bind to ions and these interactions are essential for various biological functions such as enzymatic catalysis, structural stability, signal transduction, protein function modulation, and ...
Examining positive schizotypy's relationship with openness facets, maladaptive openness, and other maladaptive traits
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
between positive schizotypy and OE. The current research will examine whether associations between positive schizotypy and OE might be higher (a) depending on the aspect of positive schizotypy being examined, (b) for specific facets of OE (e.g., creative...
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 ...
Birth order and gender : differential parental investment in Medieval England and France in the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This dissertation addresses the question: will parents invest differently in their children based on gender and birth order? Using parental investment theory and four major sets of outcome variables--child survival, parental ...
A literature review of empirical papers on behavioral interventions for inappropriate masturbation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2024] Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have historically been denied the right to express their sexuality or engage in sexual relationships due to misconceptions or ...
Impact of electrocution on weed control and weed seed viability in soybean
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Field experiments were conducted in 2020 and 2021 to test the effectiveness of electrocution on several weeds commonly encountered in Missouri soybean production using an implement known as The Weed Zapper[trademark]. The ...