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Pasture establishment (2012)
(University of Missouri. Extension Division, 2012)
GM maize as subsistence crop : the South African smallholder experience
(AgBioForum, 2012)
The South African smallholder GM maize experience has been -- to date and internationally -- the only example where a subsistence crop is produced by smallholder resource poor-farmers using GM seed. Their experience is ...
Prairie stream ecology : temporal and spatial patterns of macroinvertebrates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
patches to enable recolonization of streams after disturbance. Leptophlebia konza Burian was thought to be restricted to its type locality of Konza Prairie, Kansas; however, a population was discovered at Hi Lonesome Prairie in Missouri during an extensive...
Three essays on phosphorus runoff and water quality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Water pollution caused by nutrients, and the resulting eutrophication, have increased over time. This water pollution is increasingly caused by non-point source pollution, both...
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...
Federated multimodal simulators in transportation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] As transportation involves a multiplicity of modes, there is a need to explore multimodal simulators in transportation and the integration of multimodal simulators to enable...
Hydraulic Design of Interlocking Concrete Permeable Pavement
(2015)
Stormwater management and design was developed to reduce the impacts of
runoff due to the increase in urbanization and impervious area in the hydrologic system.
Stormwater management takes many different forms, including ...
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 of advanced democracies? I...
Toward effective and efficient treatment adherence monitoring : development of the cognitive behavioral therapy adherence measure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Despite the large body of research demonstrating the efficacy of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for the most common youth mental health problems, EBPs are rarely used in usual care (UC). When EBPs are implemented in UC ...
Climate and land use effects on hydrologic processes and water allocation in a primarily rain-fed, agricultural watershed
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] There is a need to raise our understanding of the impact of climate variability and change on hydrologic processes at the watershed scale. This is important, particularly...
A sociophonetic study of Cape Girardeau, Missouri English
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This paper explores speech patterns of participants from Cape Girardeau, MO. Cape Girardeau Missouri is located just south of St. Louis along the Mississippi River, and just...
Development and validation of the teacher SEC scale (T-SECS) using Item Response Theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] The purpose of this dissertation study was to develop a comprehensive and effective self-report scale, Teacher Social-Emotional Competence Scale (T-SECS) using Item Response Theory (IRT) to measure ...
Conservation genetics of conflict in the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) is an endangered species whose distribution spans 13 countries in south, southeast, and insular Asia. The primary threats to the survival of this species include direct conflict, primarily ...
A comparison of soil characteristics in relation to success of a restored prairie
(2013)
The Department of Energy's Weldon Spring Site began as an ordinance site and later became a uranium processing facility. Remediation of hazardous waste resulted in an on-site disposal cell and approximately 150 surrounding ...
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...
Diversity and evolution of the sauropsid trigeminal sensory system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Understanding the evolution of sensory perception is essential in explaining organismal behavior. Organisms using environmental stimuli to navigate their environments, avoid predation, capture prey, and find a mate, have ...
Coupling, membrane conductance, and ion channel mRNA profiles in the establishment and maintenance of network activity in the crustacean cardiac ganglion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
synchronously due to simultaneous stimulation and electrical coupling through gap junctions. Depolarizing pharmacological perturbations have been shown to result in hyperexcitability (Ransdell et al., 2012a) and disrupt synchrony between LCs (Lane et al., 2016...
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 ...
Commercial grain merchandisers : interest in professional development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Little information exists on grain merchandisers, their characteristics, and the skills needed to be successful. This research contributes toward filling this gap. A summary of survey responses from 230 experienced grain ...
Two essays on food manufacturer resilience: regional factors and workforce challenges
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
data and only in Missouri, the other national with high-level plant data -- but two themes do emerge: workforce factors matter for resilience, and plant-level factors matter for resilience. Results of the two essays have important implications...