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Research reported by the Poultry Department at the Poultry Research Field Day, July 16, 1963.
(University of Missouri, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1963)
Deskbook of the School of Journalism (8th edition)
(University of Missouri, 1925)
An investigation in transplanting
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1919)
Geochronologic and thermochronologic constraints on the Mesozoic to Cenozoic deformation history of southeastern California
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
that distance and has accommodated at least an equivalent amount of displacement. To test this hypothesis, this study uses detrital zircon U-Pb dating of two formations proposed to have shared provenance to establish depositional ages and sediment sources...
Factors Affecting the Likelihood of Corn Rootworm Bt Seed Adoption
(AgBioForum, 2003)
. Statistically significant variables include operator age, farm type, farm size, rootworm loss and current treatment for rootworm, off farm labor, and Bt technology for corn borer. The likelihood of adoption did not appear to be related to crop rotation, tillage...
Genetic variation and health in rural Caribbean village
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Bwa Mawego is a small-scale horticultural community (~500 people) on the island of Dominica that has been the site of a longitudinal health research project for more than 30 years. Cardiovascular diseases and metabolic ...
The mammogenic hormones of the anterior pituitary. I, The duct growth factor
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1939)
Do Canadian Consumers Have Concerns about Genetically Modified Animal Feeds?
(AgBioForum, 2010)
This article analyzes responses from a 2008 survey of Canadian meat consumers about concerns regarding genetically modified (GM) feed used in livestock meat production. Approximately 50% of the sampled consumers express ...
Three essays on demand for meat and dairy products evidence from household level data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Dairy and meat demand is not only influenced by prices and income but also by generational cohort (Millennial, Gen X, Baby Boomers, and Traditionalists), race, and other demographic factors. This study examines the demand ...
Characteristics of Herbicides and Weed-Management Programs Most Important to Corn, Cotton, and Soybean Growers
(AgBioForum, 2009)
The introduction and rapid adoption of herbicide-tolerant crops has renewed interest in better understanding the characteristics of herbicides and weed-management programs that are important to growers besides profitability. ...
Three essays on social policy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
the fact that the work requirement exemption depends on the age of the youngest child and the county of residence. I find a modest reduction in SNAP participation due to the SNAP work requirement. The cumulative survival estimation indicates...
Racial Identification Fluidity and Psychological Outcomes from Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
(2014)
The present study examined whether shifts in racial identification categories between
adolescence and young adulthood have psychological implications in adulthood. The present
study was inspired by the work of Hitlin, ...
Incidental take and endangered species demography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Incidental take is the permitted killing, harming, harassing or destroying habitat of an endangered species under endangered species law. Legislation assumes that endangered or threatened populations can somehow compensate ...
Growth and development of dairy calves on a milk diet
([University of Missouri], 1936)
Anisotropic organic materials : ferroelectric crystals and spin-polarized radicals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Anisotropic organic materials are attracting increasing interesting for their highly electro-optic characteristics. We are especially interested in ...
Selection for thinner backfat in swine
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1963)
Three essays in regional economic modeling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
My dissertation is about regional economic modeling for understanding local economy, economic impact analysis and forecasting. In the first essay, I developed a nonspatial version of community policy analysis model for ...
Dynamic links between short-term deformation and long-term tectonics: a finite element study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Geodetic and geological data for crustal deformation are significantly different in many places. This discrepancy may indicate different strain rates ...
Peptide-Based Platform For Cancer Therapeutics And Drug Transportation Across Blood-Brain Barrier
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
Prostate cancer is the most common male malignancy and remains the second-leading
cause of death due to cancer in American men. While surgery and radiation are effective in
prostate cancer therapy at early stages, the ...
Pediatric Lead Poisoning and The Built Environment in Kansas City, Missouri 2000-2013
(2021)
This study examines relationships between pediatric lead poisoning and the built environment. Focusing on Kansas City, Missouri between the years 2000 and 2013 this dissertation informs policy options and identifies ...