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Missouri soybean handbook (1987)
(University of Missouri. Extension Division, 1987)
"Understanding the growth and development of a soybean plant can be useful in making many management decisions on soybean production. This presentation draws heavily on Iowa State University Cooperative Extension publications SR 53 'How a Soybean...
Analysis of creative and effective teaching behaviors ofuniversity [sic] instructors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This study examined the creative and effective teaching behaviors of instructors in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) at the University of Missouri. Three methods were used to examine instructor ...
Are Hedonic Second-Stage Characteristic Demand Reflective of Actual Characteristic Demands?
(2003-10)
direct procedure. We model wheat protein because of the extensive previous research on valuing wheat protein and the availability of data to estimate direct protein demand models. Our results indicate concern in using indirect generated data to estimate...
Content extraction, analysis, and retrieval for plant visual traits studies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
In recent years, automatic content extraction, analysis and retrieval for plant visual trait studies play a more important role than ever before, because traditional manual processing suffers two major issues: excessive processing time...
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 ...
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. ...
Stand structure development effects on wood quality of Melina (Gmelina arborea roxb.)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
A stem analysis was perform to examines the effects of thinning treatments on Melina (Gmelina arborea) wood quality and tree architecture in the North Coast of Colombia. 27 plots under forest management regimes and age ...
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 effect of big four office size on audit quality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Larger offices of Big Four accounting firms are argued to provide higher quality audits than smaller offices due to greater in-house experience and more expertise in ministering the audits of publicly listed clients. In ...
Instrumentation and early performance of an innovative prestressed precast pavement system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
will give designers a significant advantage in improving pavement performance, decreasing construction time, and mitigating user costs. A pilot project, funded by FHWA, was created for a 1,000 ft (305 m) stretch of pavement on I-57 in southern Missouri...
Relationship of habitat variables and observation data on muskrat occupancy in an urban green space waterway : a case study from Forest Park, St. Louis, USA
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Urban green spaces (UGS) are high value areas that strive to serve both ecological and social goals. Quality stewardship of these areas require that all components affecting the ultimate site goals be addressed in not only ...
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...
Function and evolution of the crocodyliform feeding apparatus
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The evolution of crocodylians from their suchian ancestors represents one of the great transformations in vertebrate evolution. Modern crocodylians have flat skulls and generate high forces during feeding, but crocodylian ...
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 ...
Social-ecological predictors of criminal recidivism for adults on probation and parole
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Nearly 9 million felony crimes are committed annually in the United States by adults (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2018). These crimes often have negative consequences for victims (e.g., mental and physical health ...
Pertechnetate immobilization with sulfide in aqueous media under anaerobic and aerobic environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Technetium-99 (Tc-99) is a high yield radionuclide produced from thermal neutron fission. As a consequence of the development of nuclear weapons over ...
The fiscal responsiveness to economic fluctuations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
In this paper I investigate the pattern of the fiscal responsiveness with economic development and the determinants of the fiscal responsiveness for 79 central governments during 1972 ~ 2007. For the analysis, I estimate ...
Site preparation for longleaf pine restoration on hydric sites : stand development and ground flora responses 15 years after planting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) restoration is an important land management goal throughout the Southeast. On hydric sites within the Atlantic Coastal Plain, restoration may involve site preparation prior to planting ...
Assemblage structure and shallow-water habitat use by small-bodied fishes at lower Missouri River sandbars
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
important source of SWH to fishes during early ontogeny within the main channel of LMOR. Small-bodied fishes were sampled using pre-positioned electrofishing devices from 0.0-0.5 m water depths adjacent to four point and four wing-dike sandbars on LMOR...