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Instant writing course : news and feature stories
(University of Missouri. Extension Division, 1988)
An instruction manual for writing news and feature stories....
A genetic approach to determine river otter abundance in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Extirpated from Missouri by the 1930s, river otters (Lontra canadensis) were reintroduced by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) from 1982-1992. Since the reintroductions, concerns over the legitimacy of otter ...
Mapping nif genes of Rhodobacter capsulatus, and characterization of a mutant with a pleiotropic defect in nitrogen metabolism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1988)
Mutations affecting the ability of the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus to fix nitrogen (Nif- ) have previously been mapped into six linkage groups (I-VI) by transduction with gene transfer agent (GTA). ...
A Python-based GIS simulation of a water balance for wetland decision-making
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Many efforts have been undertaken to restore, maintain, and remediate impacted and lost wetlands. Wetlands provide natural habitat for amphibians and significantly support the ecosystem. Researchers have dedicated their ...
The effects of temperature and admixture handling on lipid emulsion stability in centrally administered veterinary parenteral nutrition (PN) admixtures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This research centered on veterinary parenteral nutrition (PN) admixtures which are mixtures of amino acids, dextrose, and lipid emulsions designed for the intravenous provision of nutrition to small animal patients. ...
Cash Ethanol Cross-Hedging Opportunities
(2002)
Increased use of alternative fuels and low commodity prices have contributed to the recent expansion of the US ethanol industry. As with any competitive industry, there exists some level of output price risk in the form ...
Low sensitivity to, and craving for, alcohol in naturalistic and laboratory settings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Low sensitivity to alcohol is a well-established risk factor for the development of an alcohol use disorder. This risk is transmitted along several ...
Searching for Interacting Early Type Galaxies at Late Cosmic Times
(2015)
Major gas-poor (dry) merging between two comparably massive spheroidal galaxies are post u-lated to be the central mechanism responsible for the assembly of the most massive (M[subscript star,tot] ≥ 10¹¹ M[subscript ☉]) elliptical galaxies...
Forest adaptation and transition in the eastern united states under climate change : a forest landscape modeling method
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Forest management is rapidly shifting in focus to address the adaptive capacity of forests under uncertain future climates. Managers and researchers often utilize models to proactively develop strategies for forest adaptation ...
Direct simulation Monte Carlo for modeling spatially homogeneous multi-component aerosols
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Nuclear aerosols generated under normal operational and post-accident reactor environments are of particular importance in estimation of the nuclear source term. Several light water reactor aerosol containment experiments ...
Essays on closed-end funds : internal versus external management and insider trading
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
This dissertation examines two aspects of closed-end funds (CEF). First, a limited number of these funds maintain the historical management structure of internally allocating resources to investments as opposed to hiring ...
Genetic diversity and distribution of the ringed salamander (ambystoma annulatum) across multiple spatial scales
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
that correspond to watershed boundaries. Within each cluster, I found evidence for decreased gene flow in recent generations, possibly due to the extensive timber harvest and land conversion of the CIH post European settlement. Over smaller spatial scales, I found...
The impact of international institutions on foreign aid delivery tactics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Do international institutions influence state behavior? Do the events that take place within international organizations affect foreign policy behavior ...
FDI and economic growth : the role of stock market liberalization and trade liberalization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
to growth, is the same as that of FDI in Closed Group. In addition, the interaction term between FDI and the stock market liberalization date dummy also does not have any significant relationship with economic growth. The effect of both M&A FDI...
Interspecific interactions between olive trees and grapevines in vineyard agroforestry systems in an arid climate region
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
. This thesis summarizes the existing body of knowledge surrounding vineyard agroforestry systems in an extensive literature review, and also contributes new research about olive tree and wine grape vineyard agroforestry systems in an arid and irrigated grape...
Temporal effects of fescue toxicosis and heat stress on rat physiology and hepatic gene expression
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Fescue toxicosis results from intake of toxins in fescue containing an endophytic fungus, Neotyphodium coenophialum. Time-related changes in rats associated with intake of an endophyte-infected fescue diet (E+) were evaluated ...
Utilizing unoccupied aerial systems and artificial intelligence for monitoring nonbreeding waterfowl abundance in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
of Conservation wetland conservation areas October - February 2021-2022. Helicopter surveys were flown using an Airbus H125 helicopter at altitudes of 100 - 350 m, with UAS surveys flown using a DJI Mavic 2 Pro UAS at 15 - 90 m. Waterfowl behavior was categorized...
The secret lives of African forest elephants: using genetics, networks, and telemetry to understand sociality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
extensive networks of individuals suggesting fission-fusion sociality. Also, adult females at distances of five kilometers or less were more closely related to each other than expected from chance. Known adult females and their associates were tracked...
Effects of continous administration of low-dose of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide in chicks and poults fed non toxic doses of aflatoxin B1 and T-2 toxin
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Six studies (three with broilers and three with turkeys) were conducted to determine if E. coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) would enhance the effects of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and the T-2 toxin (T-2) in chicks and poults fed ...
Specific bio-modeling and analysis techniques at cellular and systems level
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
focuses on mathematical models at the systems level. Specifically, thermal physiology models of the entire human body are developed using statistical and black box (artificial neural network, ANN) techniques.The MU 2-D Man, a human thermal model has been...