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Butterfly gardening: using volunteers to provide data on flower use
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Butterflies are considered to be good indicators of a healthy environment and reflect the environmental impact of urban development. The popularity of butterflies with the general public and declining butterfly populations, ...
Real-time visualization of massive imagery and volumetric datasets
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The visualization of extremely large multi-dimensional datasets requires highly scalable geometric algorithms. We consider an algorithm to be scalable if its complexity remains constant independent of the size of the ...
Analytical study of the spectral-analysis-of-surface-waves method at complex geotechnical sites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The Spectral-Analysis-of-Surface-Waves (SASW) method is an accepted means of measuring shear wave velocity (VS). In some settings, SASW measurements have produced results that were inconsistent with results from other ...
Structure of an antigen-binding fragment bound to stem-loop DNA and crystallization of recombinant haemophilus influenzae e(P4) acid phosphatase
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
DNA-1 and 11F8 are anti-ss DNA antibodies derived from autoimmune lupus-prone mice. They are very similar to each other in terms of CDR sequence and preference for binding T-rich ss DNA. G1-17 is an oligonucleotide identified ...
An investigation of flow and IZOF utilization of FSS-2
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
When challenge and skill are perfectly balanced, frequently this experience is described as flowing or being in the zone. This relationship describing this optimal zone has been studied in the flow theory. This optimal ...
Souvenirs of America: American gift books, 1825-1840
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The Token and The Atlantic Souvenir, two of the most popular and successful American gift books between 1825 and 1840, balance claims about the merit and possibility of American literature and art while exploring Americans' ...
Wireless sensor network aided search and rescue in trails
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
In recent years, wireless sensor networks have been used in applications of data gathering and target localization across large geographical areas. In this thesis, we study the issues involved in applying wireless sensor ...
Road work ahead: the transformation of the colonnaded street in sixth and early seventh century Palestine and Arabia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This thesis explores the urban character of colonnaded streets in the late Roman provinces of Palestine and Arabia. By using archaeological data from ...
The manuscript presentation volume of Jane Barker and her imaginative Catholic faith
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The manuscript presentation volume of Jane Barker is a book largely unstudied by critics. Barker prepared A Collection of Poems Refering to the times ...
The effects of exercise and fish oil on oxidative stress
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of four weeks of fish oil supplementation and four weeks of fish oil supplementation and exercise ...
A genotypic comparison of plasticity of root system development during soil drying in soybean (Glycine max (L.) merrill)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Water deficit is responsible for significant losses in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) yield under dryland conditions. Under drought, increases in ...
A 750 KJ sequentially-fired pulse forming network for a helical coil electromagnetic launcher
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The design, simulation, and development of a sequentially-fired pulse forming network (SFPFN) to power a large bore helical coil electromagnetic launcher ...
Establishing the perimortem interval: correlation between bone moisture content and blunt force trauma characters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] When determining the time of occurrence of skeletal injuries forensic anthropologists know that antemortem skeletal injuries are recognized by evidence ...
A study of transcript profiling of soybean roots during nitrogen fixing symbiosis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Nodulation is a symbiotic association between a host plant and its bacterium. The result of this interaction is the formation of a novel organ, the ...
A user interactive design procedure for an efficient tubular linear induction motor for pneumatic capsule pipeline systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Pneumatic Capsule Pipeline (PCP) systems are being increasingly used for freight transportation in selected industries like mining, tunneling and also ...
In vitro evaluation of veterinary and human suture anchors in metaphyseal bone of the canine tibia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Suture anchors, also called bone or tissue anchors, provide orthopedic surgeons a mechanism for secure fixation of soft tissues to bone. A human system ...
Design and construction of multicomponent spheroidal assemblies on the nano-scale via the self-assembly approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Supramolecular chemists can be thought of as the architects of the nano-scale world. We are primary concerned with the design and construction of ...
Three essays on banking : agency, opacity, and fragility
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Banks play a central role in the economy of the United States. As in most developed countries, banks in the United States are regulated to prevent ...
Physiologic and metabolic interactions in the soybean/bradyrhizobium japonicum symbiosis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The agronomically vital, nitrogen-fixing symbioses between soybean and the soil bacterium Bradyrhizobium japonicum is a model system for the study of ...
Capturing and assessing conceptual change in problem solving
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Many studies have shown that using cognitive conflict strategy, which is a common approach to foster conceptual change, is insufficient to induce ...