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Biology and management of cut-leaved Teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus L.) in central Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Cut-leaved teasel is a biennial invasive weed that grows along roadsides and low disturbed areas. This research was to determine growth characteristics, herbicide efficacy, and seed production of teasel. Growth characteristics ...
Design of distribution channel: direct sale vs. mixed sale
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
The design of the distribution channel is one of main decisions for manufacturers and should be determined in the early stage of the production. In this paper, two types of channel distributions are suggested for single ...
Mizzou Nursing, 2005 Fall
(University of Missouri -- Columbia. School of Nursing., 2005)
Bioinformatics methods for protein identification using peptide mass fingerprinting data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
development: we implemented our computational methods in an open source package "ProteinDecision" which is freely available upon request. ....
Leading in a digital age : digital leaders' impact on the professional development culture in a secondary school setting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The greater demand for administrators and teachers to stay current in the ever-changing world of technology and education (Cho, 2016; Merriam & Bierema, 2014), justifies the need for more effective, personalized approaches ...
Art experiences in Waldorf education : graduates' meaning making reflections
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
study was available towards garnering the meanings Waldorf graduates attribute to arts experiences. Findings of this study addressed the nature of arts-infused curriculum within Waldorf Education and provided examination of an alternative educational...
Hyperactivity and Hyperagreement in Bantu
(2011)
to all clause-level probes, and Bantu DPs are therefore able to A-move more freely than their Indo-European counterparts and to value iterating agreement. The proposals provide a unitary explanation for the existence in Bantu of Subject Object Reversal...
The effects of consumers' online shopping goals and their characteristics on perceived interactivity and shopping behaviors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The purpose of this study is to examine how consumers' characteristics and their shopping goals influence their perceptions on interactivity of the website; further, the relationship between consumers' perceived interactivity ...
Dissipation and carryover of imidazolinone herbicides in imidazolinone-resistant rice (Oryza sativa)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
including flooded soils. Thirteen selected treatments of two and three sequential applications of imazethapyr and imazamox were applied to IR rice in 2004 and 2005. In 2005 and 2006, non-IR rice was planted into the previous years' plots to evaluate...
Age effects on reproductive behavior in the treehopper umbonia crassiscornis (Hemipera: membracidae)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
. My dissertation investigated the effect of male age in influencing patterns of female choice, and in affecting variation in male reproductive behavior, in the treehopper Umbonia crassicornis (Hemiptera: Membracidae). The experiments conducted...
Analytical and experimental evaluation of steel sheets for blast retrofit design
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Blast resistant design has come to the forefront of engineering concerns in the wake of recent terrorist threats to the United States. The focus of ...
Use of different sources and rates of foliar potassium with glyphosate to overcome environmental- and management-induced K deficiency in soybeans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The incidence of potassium (K) deficiency in soybeans [Glycine max (L.) Merr] has increased over the last few years in Missouri and other Midwestern states. Postemergence application of foliar K fertilizer would have the ...
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 ...
A utilization-focused evaluation of institutional persistence and withdrawal in an academic unit
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this evaluative study was to provide input toward the development of a plan to improve student persistence within one academic unit at Southeast Missouri State University. Since the framework guiding this ...
Pennies for parks: the effect of social norm theory on donation behavior in Arkansas state parks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
will be used for park improvements. The last treatment measured the effect of box coloration (clear vs. smoky) to determine if visibility made a difference in donation behavior. This study was conducted during the summer of 2005 at 7 state parks and historic...
Acute & subchronic NMDA receptor blockade alters nicotine-evoked dopamine release
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Blockade of ionotropic glutamate receptors can induce changes in central dopamine and glutamate circuits, which model the symptoms of schizophrenia. Nicotine evokes dopamine release through activation of nicotinic acetylcholine ...
Using conflict positioning as a pretreatment in the public's evaluation of crisis management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] By conducting a controlled experimental design, this study examined the effectiveness of conflict positioning, which was defined by Cameron (2004) as ...
A quantitative program evaluation of the impact of a three-teacher act preparatory model at a midwestern suburban high school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The purpose of this study was to determine whether an ACT prep program taught by three teachers at a Midwestern U.S. high school, each with certification in the ACT subtest topic they taught, generated statistically ...
Food 'four' thought : examining sigma-1 receptor antagonist PD144418 on food reinforced behaviors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
, or work, for food pellets but has no impact on the consumption of freely available food pellets. Such effects on motivational effort to work for food occur regardless of sex. However, alterations in physiological factors, such as energy intake, appear...
The effect of big four office size on audit quality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
are less likely to have independent cerelated problems since an individual client is relatively less important due to larger client bases in bigger offices. My conjecture is tested for a sample of 6,568 firm-year observations for the period 2003 to 2005...