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Mobile phones and market participation among smallholder farmers in the Bolivian altiplano
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Farm households in the developing world who choose to be self-sufficient, instead of producing for the market, lack the money necessary for purchasing what cannot be produced within the home. It has been noted that households ...
Estimation of spatial autoregressive models with dyadic observations and limited dependent variables
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Spatial correlation, like temporal correlation, often leads to inconsistent estimates if not properly handled. This dissertation addresses spatial correlation in flow data that are recorded as binary or censored values. ...
Three essays on the links between agriculture and energy policies in the U.S.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The first essay develops and applies a structural, partial equilibrium model of United States biomass supply and demand. The aim is to examine the biomass price and expenditure effects of domestic biofuel policies. The ...
Spectatorship in the crowd in American literature, 1880-1920
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
and evolution of cities and towns; by using the familiar yet complex concept of spectatorship, I can make literature of the crowd more accessible to my students and help them better comprehend the economic and racial issues at the turn of the century in order...
The metics and their social position : foreign residents in Athens during the Classical period
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
position, often naming metics as "anti-citizens" with little to no rights or privileges outside of the economic sphere. This thesis challenges the longstanding belief that metics held a secondary position in Athenian society, and argues instead...
When welfare states retrench : the relationship between median voter prferences, government debt and welfare state outcomes in established democracies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Welfare state spending cuts constitute one of the most economically efficient ways to achieve fiscal consolidation, but some policymakers prefer other methods of fiscal consolidation when government debt levels are high. In this paper I examine...
Exploring the impact of the Millennium Village Promise on community networks : the case of Sauri Millennium Village in western Kenya
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
For several decades, international development experts have been involved in attempts to help rural communities in Africa attain the economic development. The Millennium Village Promise is the recent strategy which is designed as a bottom...
Measuring the relationship between individual and cultural traits (ICT) and safety perceptions in manufacturing : development of a conceptual model
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
culture (having a better underlying culture for safety) and safety climate. Most manufacturing requirements in developed nations are either outsourced or are met through an extension of the organization in economically developing countries with cheaper...
It will rain if god wills it : local perceptions of climate change in the Futa Tooro of northern Senegal
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Circulation Models (GCM) threaten Sahel livelihoods by exacerbating aridity and existing environmental, political, and economic challenges. In addition to the broader issues of poverty and environmental degradation, lack of awareness of the problem contributes...
The impact of lecture capture on academic performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
in education is courses that are blended (hybrid) or fully online. The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship existed between the use of lecture capture and students' classroom performance in an Agricultural Economics class at the University...
Optimality explanations : a new approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
. For example, optimality models are widely used in economics and biology. These models mathematically represent the constraints and tradeoffs involved in a design problem in order to deduce the design that will optimize some quantity--e.g. utility or fitness...
Young Jordanian university students' perceptions of the U.S. geopolitical presence in the Middle East
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
, Israel and the Palestinian territories, is heavily influenced by the political, economic and cultural presence of the US. In an attempt to understand how young Jordanians perceive the U.S. geopolitical presence in their society, university students...
Modeling the amino acid requirements of male turkeys from 0 to 21 weeks of age
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
on the cost of the rations on production and economic performance of male turkeys from 0-21 weeks of age. A total of 480 birds were randomly assigned to four treatments with 6 replicate pens. The positive control (PC) diet was a typical industry diet...
The thermal-mechanical analysis of targets for the high volume production of molybdenum-99 using a low-enriched uranium metal foil
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
directly to LEU using current manufacturing techniques greatly reduces the molybdenum-99 yield per target making high volume production uneconomical. The LEU based foil target analyzed in this research increases the yield per target making economic high...
Preparing for rural ministry : a qualitative analysis of curriculum used in theological education to prepare clergy for ministry in a rural context
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Changes in Rural Areas. This new knowledge was placed into the context of the historical Rural Church Movement. Recommendations were made for additional training for clergy preparing to work in a rural context by discussing the social and economic changes...
Genotype by environment interactions for growth and stayability in US red Angus
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
and the most economical and effective method to employ reaction norms to end-users....
Beyond desire : deconstructing teacher discourse in the Philippines under the American regime, 1907-1911
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
navigated their experiences under the colonial administration of the United States. Modern studies suggest that colonial education has undermined the economic and social development of the modern Filipino state. Through the method of Historical Critical...
Care practices in complementary and alternative medicine in Thai breast cancer survivors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
and social factors, economic factors, and belief factors. Nurses should be concerned about CAM use in Thai breast cancer survivors. Open communication about CAM helps ensure that safe and holistic care is provided....
Comparison of methods for partitioning training and validation populations to optimize prediction accuracy and enable across-breed genomic selection in beef cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
for these traits of economic importance. These regions will serve as independent validations in the literature as well as a guidepost for researchers looking for causal mutations within the bovine genome....
Residents' perceptions of agroforestry landscape: implications for agritourism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
respondents perceived that both conventional and agroforestry farms are equally important in providing socio-economic benefits to society, while agroforestry farms are slightly more important regarding the provision of eco-physical benefits. MANOVA tests...