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Assessing the Impact of Changing Climate on Agriculture in Missouri and the use of Crop Insurance as Adaptation Strategy (1980-2010)
(2015)
as an adaptation strategy by farmers in Missouri is driven primarily by the volume of crop production and not vulnerability to changing climate....
Community Factors in Differential Responses of Child Protective Services
(2015-06-19)
Child maltreatment results in over 3 million referrals annually to U. S. child
protective services agencies and an estimated 695,000 children who are determined
to be child maltreatment victims. There are ongoing concerns ...
The Financialization of the Business Enterprise
(2015)
This dissertation focuses on the theoretical and empirical causes and consequences of the financialization of the business enterprise. The first chapter argues that the transition from the Post-War SSA to the Contemporary ...
Theory of Mind in Multiple Sclerosis: Disease Subtype Differences and Association with Measures of Social Functioning
(2015-08-11)
Theory of mind (ToM) allows a person to make inferences about the mental and
emotional states of others. Generally, people with multiple sclerosis (MS) perform more
poorly on ToM tests than neurologically intact controls. ...
Design and Evaluation of HIV Microbicides Loaded mucoadhesive Nanoformulation
(2015)
as well as in vitro cytotoxicity are evaluated. the size of
CS NPs ranged from 168 nm to 277 nm. It is shown that NPs are safe to both vaginal
epithelial cell line and Lactobacillus over 48 h. The mucoadhesion is about 12%. The CS
NPs are mucoadhesive...
Scientific Evidence on the Environmental and Health Effects of Land Application of Biosolids
(2015-08-12)
The study is an objective evaluation of the controversy on whether the practice
of land application of biosolids for soil enrichment and restoration poses significant harm
to the environment, human and animal health. ...
Multifunctional Banking and Financial Fragility: What Should Banks Do?
(2015-05-22)
This dissertation traces the evolution of the U.S. banking system since the 1980s
with a specific focus on the role of the relaxation and eventual repeal of Glass-Steagall Act
(GSA) on the stability of the financial ...
Structure and Mechanical Properties of Cement and Intermetallic Compounds via ab-initio Simulations
(2015)
Calcium silicate hydrates comprise a class of minerals formed synthetically during Portland cement hydration or naturally through various geological processes. The importance of these minerals is immense since they are the ...
The Effect of Emotion Stimulus Intensity on the selection and Implementation of Distraction and Reappraisal as Emotion Regulation Strategies
(2015)
Emotion regulation is an important coping mechanism for handling emotional
situations and stimuli in day-to-day life. More effective emotion regulation is linked to
better mental and physical health. The present study ...