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Objective Bayesian analysis of the 2 x 2 contingency table and the negative binomial distribution
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
table. Posterior simulation can be conducted without MCMC and is implemented on a GPU via the CUDA extensions for C. Simulation results indicate that the proposed approach to this problem is far superior to the widely used Frequentist approaches...
Scale and utilization economics in feeding cattle under three feeding systems : a feasibility study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1967)
"Since the end of World War II the cattle feeding industry in the United States has been characterized by three major, and to a certain degree, related developments: 1. A marked expansion in numbers. In the two decades from 1945 to 1965 the number...
Investor capital, taxes and the structure of cattle feeding
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
in the late 1960's by merger of individual feedlots, offer equity investments of publicly-registered limited partnerships. This investment allows direct pass through of profits and losses to the investor's income tax account. In addition, cash accounting...
Mechanism of oxygen reduction on platinum in netural saline and effects of interstitial fluid
(University of Missouri -- Columbia., 1972)
A managerial-economics analysis of selected Midwestern Class I motor common carriers of refrigerated commodities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1966)
were general comedities carriers who operated at least twelve refrigerated trailers. Company executives were interviewed in 1964. Financial and operating data for I960 and 1963 were obtained from secondary sources. A comparative analysis of specialized...
Job turnover among displaced agricultural workers within the Mississippi Delta area of Eastern Arkansas : extent, costs, and criteria of cause
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
. On the other hand, when the labor turnover rate is low or equal to zero, the labor market is defined as in a state of stagnation. In either case (extremely high levels of turnover or extremely low levels of turnover) waste and under utilization of manpower...
Bumping up the body : examining the impact of celebrity gossip magazines on body image during pregnancy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The present analysis examined the impact of celebrity gossip magazine coverage on pregnant women through both quantitative and qualitative methods. Study 1 employed both objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) ...
Microstructural and environmental effects on fretting fatigue
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1977)
/.50 carbon steel. Microstructural effects are discussed in terms of stress/life data, crack growth data, and fractographic analysis of two microstructures. The effect of environment is analyzed through data from these two microstructures being tested in lab...
Interference with biologic transmission of Anaplasma marginale by targeting the tick-pathogen interface
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
, increasing tick populations, emerging tick-borne pathogens and continued challenges of achieving effective and sustained tick control, ticks and tick-borne diseases have increased in importance from medical and veterinary public health perspectives. Host...
Investigation of genes involved in somatic embryogenesis and plant-Agrobacterium interactions through transcriptional profiling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Plant genetic engineering relies on the ability to transmit and express cloned DNA sequences in plant cells (transformation) as well as the capacity for the cells carrying this DNA to undergo division and differentiation ...
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...