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Economic and social foundations of collective action : an inter-disciplinary institutional approach to Mexican dairy farmers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This research uses an interdisciplinarian neo-institutional approach to examine formal and informal institutional factors that influence dairy farmers' ideas about participation in collective action in the "Altos Sur" ...
Effects of hip joint orientation and skeletal torsion on human locomotor biomechanics and evolution
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
and locomotor performance in living humans has left a weak base upon which to build hypotheses of performance from morphology in fossil hominins. In this thesis, I address these problems through several analyses that quantify the 3D orientation of the hip joint...
Missouri Shamrock, 1981-1982
(University of Missouri. College of Engineering, 1981)
This digital volume contains 4 issues of Shamrock: October 1981, December 1981, February 1982, and April 1982....
User experience and robustness in social virtual reality applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
design/operations. We characterize robustness factors considering Security, Privacy and Safety (SPS), and immersive performance factors considering Quality of Application, Quality of Service, and Quality of Experience (3Q). We achieve �harmonized security...
Far-UV to Mid-IR Spectral Energy Distributions of Nearby Merging Galaxies
(2022)
activity over control galaxies. I perform SED analysis from the far-ultraviolet (FUV) to the mid-IR on a sample of 49 merging galaxies and 49 statistically-matched control galaxies in the nearby universe. I find that the SED AGN luminosity correlates...
The impact of instrumental music programs on student achievement in an urban-suburban fringe school district
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-18)
The purpose of this study is to examine if students that participate in instrumental music
programs have higher academic achievement as measured by ACT composite test score
than students who do not participate in ...
Can the family farm survive? : report of Seminar on Agricultural Marketing and Policy, jointly sponsored by University of Missouri-Columbia and M.G. and Johnnye D. Perry Foundation of Robstown, Texas, held November 9-10, 1978, Columbia, Missouri.
(Agricultural Experiment Station University of Missouri--Colombia, 1978)
Architectural coin types : reflections of Roman society
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Architectural representations on Roman coins are among the most intensely studied images on ancient coins. Scholars frequently use them as evidence to reconstruct a monument...
The Relationship Between Economic Growth and Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption Growth in Net Energy-Importing Emerging Economies
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
This dissertation investigates the relationship between economic growth and fossil
fuel energy consumption through three interrelated chapters—each of which addresses a
facet of the relationship. The first chapter ...
Preparation of Pentablock Nanomicellar Formulations for Prostate Cancer Drug Delivery Systems
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
This study is divided into three specific aims. Specific aim #1 focused on
synthesis of pentablock co-polymer using monomers of L-lactide, ε-caprolactone and
ethylene-glycol with varied molecular weights, (ii) ...
A video self modeling intervention to modify aggressive behaviors in students with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disabilities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This study evaluated the efficacy of a video self-modeling and functional behavior assessment intervention on a traditionally under-represented population. Students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ...
A mediation analysis of spirituality, wellbeing, and academic performance in first-generation and low-income college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Mental health and attainment gaps comprise dual crises on today's college and university campuses, especially for first-generation and low-income students. Despite the common history and heritage of spirituality and religious foundations of America...
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 ...
Essays on Complexity and Design Thinking in Entrepreneurship
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)
The New venture creation context is experiencing unprecedented change. Rapid
shifts in technology, customer needs, and institutions have translated into a very
complex, uncertain, and dynamic landscape, for those who ...
The influence of self-perceptions of aging on cognitive functioning in older adult dyads
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Older adults who report negative self-perceptions of aging (SPA) perform worse on memory tests and perceive their memory abilities to be worse than their counterparts who report positive SPA. Research suggests that romantic ...
Experiencing meaning in two presbyterian churches: a qualitative analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
creates feelings of meaning on Sunday mornings in these churches' sanctuaries. Five recurrent themes were discovered that seem to be necessary for these feelings: 1) large quantity of natural light, 2) feeling a connection with nature, 3) visible symbols...
United States farm policy in a world dimension : report of Seminar on Agricultural Marketing and Policy, College of Agriculture and Extension Division, University of Missouri--Columbia, held November 10-11, 1983, Columbia, Missouri.
(Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Missouri, 1983 or 19)
College students ethical perceptions on buying counterfeit products
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
is just as good as purchasing the real brand and by doing so they are not hurting the U.S. Economy. These results do support hypothesis one of the research. In testing hypothesis 2, the results indicated that there was not a significant difference between...