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Visit motivations and perceived benefits of farms, private forests and state/national parks in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
outdoor recreation preferences and behavior; (2) to contrast motivations for visiting these three natural settings; and (3) to compare the perceived benefits among these three settings. Data were collected in 2010 using a mailed self...
The activities of rural young people in Missouri : a survey of 2,297 young people attending high school
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1937)
Historical review of financial equity in Missouri : 1993 foundation formula and amendments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
, and the legislative decision to guarantee a minimum (hold harmless) payment per student to analyze whether funding for Missouri public schools was more equitable than the pre-1993 OSA formula. Specific fiscal years from 1998-99 through 2005-06 were selected...
Statistical analysis of multivariate interval-censored failure time data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
A voluminous literature on right-censored failure time data has been developed in the past 30 years. Due to advances in biomedical research, interval censoring has become increasingly common in medical follow-up studies. In these cases, each study...
An ecological systems approach to reduce children's encounters with obscenity on the internet
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Ecological Systems Model to solve the problem of children's encounters with online obscenity. The ecological systems perspective is a framework for recommendations and solutions. When each environmental system from the model collaborate in effort toward a...
Reference analysis of non-regular models and nonparametric Bayes modeling of large data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
truncated exponential family and a general expression of conditional reference prior for multi group continuous parameter model. Furthermore, we demonstrate the usefulness of our work by deriving reference priors for models which have no known existing...
Essays on labor market policies in Korea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This dissertation examines the impact of employment protection regulations using job duration data in Korea. In 2007, the Korean government introduced a labor market reform that required employers to convert a worker's contract from a temporary...
The Relationship Between In-Service Teachers’ Culturally Responsive Teaching Self-efficacy and Outcome Expectancy Beliefs, Instructional Practices (CLASS), and Student Outcomes in the Urban School Setting
(2015-06-19)
in elementary students’ outcomes. This study adds to the body of literature on teacher self-efficacy and outcome expectancy beliefs, and particularly provides teacher education a pathway for understanding the classroom outcomes related to their teacher-graduates....
Neutron diffraction studies on ABO₃ (A=La, Sr, B=Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Mn, Ti) perovskite used in solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and double perovskite Ba₂YRu[0.85-subscript]Cu[0.15-subscript]O₆ superconductor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
and a mixture of 5wt% YBa₂Cu₃O₇₋[delta subscript] and undoped Ba₂YRuO₆ were investigated with the aid of neutron diffraction. The 1:1 B site ordering is observed and long range antiferromagnetic ordering of the Ru sublattice with a type I magnetic...
Some economic aspects of the farm poultry enterprise
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1935)
Computational studies of three chemical systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
are examined to better understand the process by which self-assembly of the nanocapsule occurs. The second topic is the study of the addition of H2O and O2 to vanadyl complexes of the form [VOX(NCCH3)]+ where X = F-, Cl-, Br-, I-, and OH-. Changing the identity...
MITIGATING ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT PATHOGENS: A MULTIFACETED STRATEGY FOR NOVEL ANTIBACTERIAL DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE LCMS/MS APPLICATIONS FOR DIVERSE THERAPEUTIC ADVANCEMENTS
(2023)
, emphasizing the potential target of the identified potent 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-oxadiazole compound.
In the second phase, challenges posed by isomeric analytes crucial for understanding bacterial cell wall intermediates were addressed. Utilizing MS/MS data...
Development and validation of a rating scale for wind jazz improvisation performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to construct and validate a rating scale for collegiate wind jazz improvisation performance. The 14-item Wind Jazz Improvisation Evaluation Scale (WJIES) was constructed and refined through a facet-rational approach...
Wealth accumulation differences between wage-earning and entrepreneurial families : the role of active saving behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This study examines the causal relationship between entrepreneurship and wealth accumulation. Saving behavior is a potential source of family wealth differentials. It is proposed that entrepreneurial families exhibit more accelerated active saving...
Picturing race in local newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
of those communities, and whether the inclusion and portrayal of different races have changed over time. Using samples of four constructed weeks from five one-year periods between 1980 and 2016, a content analysis of local news photographs was conducted...
Identifying risk patterns for suicide attempts in individuals with diabetes : a data-driven approach using LASSO regression
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
potential risk factors for suicide attempts in individuals with diabetes through a literature review; (2) to investigate risk factors for suicide attempts in individuals with diabetes using LASSO regression; (3) to identify risk patterns for suicide attempts...
Cover crop effects on corn plant water uptake and soil health
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
, are used for soil quality improvement. However, the effects of CC on water use of the following corn (Zea mays L.) crop is not yet studied. Also, CC effects on soil water availability is yet inconclusive. Although CC are believed to play a major role...
Modeling of molecular and particulate transport in dry spent nuclear fuel canisters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
There are two important phenomena associated with the depressurization of a dry spent nuclear fuel canister after the formation of a through-wall pinhole breach. The first phenomenon is the release from the canister of any radioactivity that might...
The mode of inheritance of yearly butterfat production : an analysis of the progeny performance of Jersey sires and dams
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1927)
The impact analysis of structural change in Korean agriculture with respect to the Korean-United States free trade agreement : dynamic simultaneous equation model approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The main objective of this study is the analysis of the impacts of the Korean-United States Free Trade Agreement. On April 2, 2007, Korea and the United States concluded a...