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Capturing the complexity: examining the effect of instructional intensity in the context of a response to intervention framework on learning outcomes for students with academic and behavioral needs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The main purpose of this study was to investigate quality instruction for students with academic and behavioral needs within RTI framework by examining the differential effects of various levels of instructional intensity, ...
Tensile strength, shear strength, and effective stress for unsaturated sand
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
It is generally accepted in geotechnical engineering that non-cohesive materials such as sands exhibit no or negligible tensile strength. However, there is significant evidence that interparticle forces arising from capillary ...
Three essays on the corporate debt choice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation examines the determinants of the corporate debt choice between different forms of debt financing and different countries. By examining the most extensive...
Neighborhood effects, convergence and growth in open economies of U.S. and Mexico
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
differentials. I used a logit model to estimate whether or not Missouri cities will participate or not in the 2004 sales tax holiday. I found that cities consider their own characteristics and their neighbor's characteristics when making the decision...
The impact analysis of structural change in Korean agriculture with respect to the Korean-United States free trade agreement : dynamic simultaneous equation model approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The main objective of this study is the analysis of the impacts of the Korean-United States Free Trade Agreement. On April 2, 2007, Korea and the United States concluded a...
The application of phytolith and starch grain analysis to understanding formative period subsistence, ritual, and trade on the Taraco Pennisula, Highland Bolivia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
This thesis employs microfossil data to add to our understanding of three factors (agricultural intensification, ritual, and trade) viewed as critical in the development of the Tiwanaku state during the preceding Formative ...
Teacher incentive pay programs : characteristics and association with instructional practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This dissertation research examined the characteristics of teacher incentive pay programs in the United States. Using the 1999, 2003, and 2007 SASS datasets, this study found that large and ethnically diverse districts in ...
Developement of a framework for asphalt performance-related specification and performance prediction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
factoring in traffic and environmental loads for the given mixture type being designed. In this study, various existing roads including good and bad performing sections were selected in Illinois and Missouri and after conducting site visits. In field...
Applications of elemental analysis for archaeometric studies : analytical and statistical methods for understanding geochemical trends in ceramics, ochre and obsidian
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
, including INAA, and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF). Multivariate statistics of the data point to trends in the inter- and intra-source variability of ochre. Elemental results from Missouri, California, Oregon, Texas, Arizona, and Peru have been...
Reference analysis of non-regular models and nonparametric Bayes modeling of large data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Bayesian analysis is a principled approach, which makes inference about the parameter, by combining the information gained from the data and the prior belief about the parameter...
Data combining using mixtures of g-priors with application on county-level female breast cancer prevalence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
. At last, an application on data combining of the 2016 county-level female breast cancer prevalence is presented using data from the Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center, and the Missouri County-level Study. To provide a broader scope of the data...
Three essays on political polarization in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Is the United States polarized? In order to address this question, this dissertation explores three dimensions of political polarization. Three related, but independent, essays on political polarization provide information ...
Fertilizer inspection and analysis 1953
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1954)
Political survival and diversionary use of force
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This research attempts to improve our knowledge on the study of the use of force for diversionary purposes by addressing three issues that have been left unaddressed. First, I seek to develop a more complete perspective ...
Compression for Machine Vision and Beyond
(2020)
Compression has been one of the most fundamental and elusive challenges in both academia and industry. With the sheer increase of high-definition video content over the internet, developing improved compression algorithms ...
Characterization of diverse soybean genotypes for phosphorus uptake and use efficiency
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) is one of the most important legume crops grown worldwide. However, without phosphorus (P) fertilization, soybean yields often are limited by phosphorus availability. Phosphorus is an ...
Missouri commercial fertilizers : inspection and analysis, 1954
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1955)
Woody species and forest structure in northern Missouri riparian forests with different ages and watershed sites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
A chronosequence (1 to 250+ years) of 160 woody species plots was established throughout northern Missouri riparian forests to explain the influence of site hydrology and stand age on species distribution and forest structure. Stand age was found...
Diversity and evolution of the sauropsid trigeminal sensory system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Understanding the evolution of sensory perception is essential in explaining organismal behavior. Organisms using environmental stimuli to navigate their environments, avoid predation, capture prey, and find a mate, have ...
Media performance and democratic rule in East Africa : agenda setting and agenda building influences on public attitudes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This dissertation examined the media influence and the government influence on public attitudes on issues concerning democratic rule in the East African Community (EAC). I proceeded under the assumption that the influence ...