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Mizzou, volume 112, number 2 (2024 Winter)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2024)
Mizzou, volume 111, number 2 (2023 Winter)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2023)
Mizzou, volume 112, number 1 (2023 Fall)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2023)
Mizzou, volume 111, number 3 (2023 Spring)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2023)
Historical rainfall analysis and climate implications for agriculture in midwest United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
A historical analysis of precipitation using 72 years of data from Midwest stations focuses on the implications of climate change for agricultural interests. The number of precipitation events, consecutive days of ...
"You say diversity, we say adversity" : white nationalism, student protest, and administrative diversity discourses in the neoliberal university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] This dissertation explores the contemporary landscape of the neoliberal PWI university through multiple discourses surrounding issues of inclusion, diversity, and equity. Using the University of ...
CVM News 2022 July-December
(University of Missouri--Columbia. College of Veterinary Medicine, 2022)
Six-month compilation of news and events articles published by the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine.
Ecology of mid-continent migratory shorebirds, performance of tracking devices, and modelling animal social structure and demography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
) developing and evaluating a modelling approach to combine social structure and survival information. In chapter 1, we found that winter and spring weather conditions influenced migration duration and number of stopovers in black-bellied plovers...
CVM News 2023 July-December
(University of Missouri--Columbia. College of Veterinary Medicine, 2023)
Six-month compilation of news and events articles published by the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine.
OPT and the geography of employment : understanding the post-graduation work mobilities of Missouri's international students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This thesis looks at the geographic distribution of employment for Missouri's international students following graduation, as well as their employment ...
Resisting intersectional marginality by developing a mestiza consciousness : undergraduate women of color challenging and shaping power
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This critical qualitative study explores how power shapes the experiences of undergraduate Women of Color engaged in activism and advocacy on social justice issues at the University of Missouri. The development and design ...
Platelet inventory management in blood supply chain under demand and supply uncertainty
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
of approximately 40 days, whereas platelets have a shelf life of up to five days after extraction from the human body. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 112 million blood units are collected worldwide annually. However, nearly 20 percent...
Genomics of seasonal hair shedding and ecoregion-specific growth to identify environmentally-adapted beef cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
on the use of novel phenotypes and others on the incorporation of genotype-by-environment interactions (GxE) to existing methodologies. Cattle and other mammal species molt thick winter coats at the beginning of summer in order to prepare for the oncoming...
Effects of dormant season soil flooding and soil temperature on pin oak (Quercus palustris) seedlings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
. To maintain migratory waterfowl habitat, some forests are managed as greentree reservoirs and artificially flooded during the fall and winter. Red oaks are a desirable component of these forests for their acorn production, but oak decline and inadequate...
Growing and marketing Chinese chestnuts
(University of Missouri Extension, 2022)
increasing 57% between 2012 and 2017, and more than 600 orchards reaching bearing age (USDA, 2018)."--Page 1....
Hospital acquired pressure injury in adult orthopedic spine surgery patients: risk factors and risk assessment tools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Approximately 25 percent of all hospital acquired pressure injuries (HAPI) begin in the perioperative area. The study purposes were to identify risk factors in adult surgical patients undergoing orthopedic spine surgery ...
Three essays on higher education outcomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
from the 1990 and 2000 Decennial Censuses and the 2008-2012 American Community Survey, I utilize a staggered difference-in-difference methodology that exploits the exogenous variation in the timing of program adoption to produce causal estimates...
Examining the impact of a black men's initiative : a mixed methods approach to program evaluation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The attrition of Black males in higher education has garnered much attention within recent years. Subsequently, programming specific to this issue has been developed to intervene; however, there is very little research ...
Homeless not hopeless: understanding how graduate students who experience homelessness and housing insecurity successfully navigate their education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Obtaining a college degree and, even more so, a graduate degree is a critical component of many people's American dream. For some completing a graduate degree is a milestone of success. However, due to rising tuition and ...
The effects of heat stress and feed restriction on the microbiome of lactating dairy cows
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
stress on one group of cows (n = 6) in a time course design through pretreatment, heat stress, and recovery periods. Our second study evaluated the effects of elevated and clamped rectal temperature (40[degrees]C [plus-minus] 0.5; n = 6) or pair...