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Genotype, environment and GE interaction effect on soybean oil composition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Changing the content of the five major soy-oil fatty acids is important to enhance food, fuel and other applications of soybean oil. In addition to genetic effects, the growth environment can significantly affect oil ...
Resveratrol and procyanidin content in select Missouri red wines
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
in the skins of grapes and are present in higher quantities in red wines than white wines. These polyphenols levels have been reported for wines around the world. However, the Norton grape is one of the predominant grapes grown in Missouri, and there is limited...
The role of household environment on health outcomes for female adolescents in Kenya
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
reports on a study of how the capacities of Kenyan households impact the capacity of female adolescents to cope with chronic illness in the household. The study focuses on adolescents aged 15 to 24. The average age for this population was 19.39 years...
Evaluation of the efficacy of high levels of microbial phytase in broilers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
(EXP 2 and 3), phytase was included in the diets at 0, 500, 2,500, 12,500, and 62,500 PU/kg diet. In all three experiments, dietary Ca and P were reduced to fit industry recommendations. In EXP 1, phytase supplementation improved (P [less than] 0...
The effect of environment on seed composition of tofu and natto soybean cultivars
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Composition of soybean seeds is important to manufacturers of tofu and natto food products. The effect of environment on seed composition of tofu and natto soybean cultivars was measured in Missouri in 2004 and 2005. The environment was altered...
Racial differences in households' financial asset allocation, 1992-2004
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
By combining the data from the 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2004 Survey of Consumer Finances, this study investigated racial differences in households' financial asset allocation over the years. This study categorized the financial assets into four...
Husk softening and kernal characteristics of eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra L.) cultivars at successive harvest dates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra L.) nuts were collected weekly to: 1) identify a method to determine the optimal harvest date; 2) develop a quantifiable color classification for kernels; and 3) quantify the effect of delayed husk removal...
After the crop : the impact of downsizing on photojournalism quality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
A content analysis (N=1,288) of four mid-size regional newspapers before and after periods of layoffs and workforce reduction showed that photographic quality had been negatively affected. Using the quantitative data, ...
Equivalent circuit modeling of TMS plasma polymer coating system on cold-rolled steel
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)
of the coating. Two models (with and without plasma polymer film) were proposed and a good correlation to the EIS data was shown by a good visual plot fit and low chi squared values (<10-3). It was determined that the performance of the plasma polymer...
Impact of aphids species and barley yellow dwarf virus on soft red winter wheat
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
the remainder of the aphids. Aphid numbers peaked at wheat jointing in 2003 with 771 bird-cherry oat aphids per meter-row. In the 2003-2004 growing season aphid numbers averaged 7 aphids per meter-row in the fall and peaked at 246 aphids per meter...
Symphony No. 2 (“Brasiliana”) by Walter Burle Marx: an edition and commentary
(2013)
This research on the Brazilian composer Walter Burle Marx (b São Paulo, 1902; d
Akron, Ohio, 1990) is part of an ambitious project, which aims at publishing a
performing edition of all four of Burle Marx's symphonies. ...
Two extreme cases of atmospheric blocking over Europe and North America
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
heat wave produced a death toll on the range of 40,000 over the summer season. The most severe period occurred from 06 - 13 August 2003. The second case is analogous to the 2003 European heat wave in scale and magnitude. The 2004 Gulf of Alaska event...
Evaluating and improving the performance of radar to estimate rainfall
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
A network of 10 rain gages reports data from the Goodwater Creek catchment in central Missouri. Because such a network is expensive to operate, it could be useful instead to use only a few gages and augment the observations with radar...
Toward polar 1,4-diphenylbutadiene materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)
now been studied. In Chapter 1, we illustrate the difficulty of achieving dipole parallel-aligned crystals, the solution to the problem, and the research in our group. In Chapter 2, (E,E)-1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene is analyzed by computations in gas...
Perceived relation of adult community college students between quality of effort and outcome gains : adult students at one community college
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
undergraduate students; and (3) The relationship between adult students' reported quality of effort and gains reported in college activities. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze student responses. Frequency, mean, and standard deviation were calculated...
Mentoring as a psychological contract : implications for relationship development and evaluation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was to investigate the mentoring relationship as a psychological contract and, in doing so, explore the influence of formality, ...
Predator-prey interactions involving the soybean aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The recently introduced soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura, is found in all soybean growing areas within Missouri. Despite soybean aphid's widespread distribution, it has reached economic threshold in few soybean ...
Impact of symptoms on quality of life in women with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and healthy women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience a number of symptoms. The purpose of this study was to examine pain, fatigue, depression, sleep disturbance, and quality of life in women with RRMS and healthy women. Women ...
Regulation of ethylene biosynthesis by mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades in Arabidopsis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Ethylene (C[subscript2]H[subscript 4]), a simple gaseous hydrocarbon, is an important plant hormone that has profound effects on plant growth, ...
Value-framing of issues in the 2004 presidential campaign by American newspapers in Russian
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Which election issues of the 2004 presidential campaign received the most coverage in American newspapers for Russian-American readers? Were the arguments supporting issue stances framed in terms of human rights and values, or in terms of financial...