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Soil polysaccharides synthesized by microorganisms in soil
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)
"The carbohydrate fraction of soil organic matter consists mainly of a mixture or heteropolysaccharides of high molecular weight. The major monosaccharide components are several sugars, uronic acids, amino sugars, and amino ...
Physiological monitoring - an experimental evaluation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)
"Observation of post operative nursing care in the Thoracic Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a state medical center revealed that the staff, both nurses and physicians, questioned the reliability of the direct arterial and ...
Variations in leisure activities among families with emotionally disturbed adolescents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)
"A lack of wholesome, compatible family relations has been thought to be one of the causes for adolescent deviation from socially accepted patterns, yet the family has more opportunity to spend time together in leisure ...
Phosphorus availability and algal production in waste water
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)
"The primary purpose of this research was to establish the algal growth potential of phosphorus laden effluent with respect to the phosphorus needs of algae. To accomplish this, an optimum carbon to phosphorus ratio had ...
Child pain rating after injection preparation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)
"Injections produce the most negative responses of any procedure for a child (Faust, 1953; Eland & Anderson, 1977) and yet most immunizations are injectable and mandatory for all pre-school children. Noxious intrusive ...
Excretion balance, metabolic fate, and tissue residues of N-Phenyl-N'-1,2,5-Thiadiazol-3-Ylurea (Photothidiazuron) in rats
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)
"Thidiazuron (DROPP[copyright]) or N-phenyl-N'-1,2,3-thiadiazol-5-ylurea is a promising new cotton defoliant currently being developed by NOR-AM Agricultural Products, Incorporated. In addition to its defoliating activity, ...
Behavioral effects of three social conditions of reinforcement on an inpatient token reinforcement system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1975)
Applied research in clinical settings substantiates the beneficial effects of group operant systems with a variety of patient populations and problems. Additional proof of either the clinical potential or efficacy of ...
The impact of the Sino-Soviet conflict on the Japanese Communist Party, 1961-1968
(University of Missouri -- Columbia., 1973)
The magnitude and intensity of the Sino-Soviet conflict since 1956 have had a profound impact on East- West international relations, the intra-bloc relations of the Communist political parties, particularly those in Asia. ...
Students and politics in India : Parochialization and policization in a national university
(University of Missouri -- Columbia., 1975)
Comic pattern in the novels of Smollett
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)
This dissertation focuses upon the disparity between the bodies of Smollett's novels and their endings. The former is set in a society which historians identify as the "real world" of eighteenth-century London, a world ...
An analysis of journals used in research in geomorphology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
Sequential partial adaptation of state transition matrices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)
"The problem of process control has several phases to its solution. The first phase involves finding either experimentally or theoretically a dynamic model which represents the process to be controlled. The second phase ...
Model for the thermoregulation of sea lions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
Personality and life style as sources of support for the two party system
(University of Missouri -- Columbia., 1975)
This study examined the factors related to support for the two party system among a sample of political activists. Citizen support for the two party system was conceptualized as a composite of the following theoretical ...
Cement dust as an absorbent for so2 removal from stack gases
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
“The limestone-wet scrubbing process for SO2 removal from stack gases has undergone much study which has resulted in construction of at least three full scale operating plants. The process used in these plants is based on ...
Effect of sulfur dioxide treatment on wheat straw digestibility
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)
Implementation of time optimal digital control
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
Chronology of pair formation and breeding biology in the wood duck
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1979)
The annual behavioral cycle of the wood duck (Aix sponsa) has not been thoroughly investigated in the wild. An increase in the numbers of pairs throughout the fall indicates courtship activity may begin soon after completion ...
Live animal performance and carcass characteristics of bulls versus steers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1977)
"Consumers, increasingly, are expressing a preference for beef cuts with a high proportion of lean in relation to fat. The continued increase in consumption of beef of the Choice and Good grades suggests a preference for ...
Values concerning disadvantaged pupils in differing organizational climates
(University of Missouri--Columbia., 1970)
Educators who have had occasion to visit a variety of different schools and communicate with their respective staffs recognize that each school has its own distinctive characteristics aside from those relating to size, ...