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Multi-hazard resilience assessment of river-crossing bridges
(2021)
subjected to multi-hazard impacts and the beneficial effects of any retrofitting or hazard-countermeasure in a lifecycle context. The damaged bridge needs to be restored rapidly over its service life due to the significant economic losses and disruption...
Effects of late gestational copper, zinc, and manganese source and inclusion in beef cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
A study was conducted to determine the effects of source and inclusion of Cu, Zn, and Mn during late gestation on cow and calf mineral status, fetal growth, and offspring immune function and pre-weaning performance. Cows received 1 of 4 treatment...
Taste biases : confounding sensory and label evaluations for yogurt
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] When you taste something bitter, something with a thicker consistency, or something with less sweetness does it make you think it is healthier? Does the taste of the product lead...
Development and validation of standardized sampling protocols for assessing freshwater mussel populations in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
.45 (Std. Err. = 0.05) across species, and varied greatly among taxa and the 3 rivers included in this study, and was influenced by temperature, discharge, and, to a lesser extent, by other factors. Correspondence of TVS and transects with excavation varied...
Ozark foothills regional profile
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1975)
, and in assessing their strengths, weaknesses, and potentials. It is also hoped that these profiles will fortify the concept of planning and working together on a regional basis. The U.S. Bureau of the Census, with its variety of documents, has served as one...
Effect of temperature on the mechanical behavior of the CNT reinforced epoxy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
used in many applications such as aerospace, automotive, electronics, and other industries. The reason for using this material as a promising nano – composite in many industries, is its mechanical properties such as high strength, stiffness...
Instrumental analysis, sensory analysis and consumer acceptance of strained yogurt in frozen desserts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
There is a surging demand from consumers for healthier products that are lower in calories but maintain their original flavor and texture. Many countries around the world have worked to develop new techniques to improve our food supply and food...
The effect of piano accompaniment type and harmonic context on the tuning performance of college-level choral musicians
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
. Accompaniment type was not found to have a significant effect on the tuning performance of target intervals, but harmonic context did significantly affect the singers' intonation. Most notably, intonation of major 3rds in the I and IV chords closely approximated...
Hydrogen storage in pressed nanophase diamond powder
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
results in a net storage of 3.2 wt% with a recovery of 72% of the adsorbate at 750°C....
Mapping copy number variants across the cattle genome
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
copy number variants have on phenotype, copy number variant (CNV) analyses have increased in frequency. In the agricultural industry, understanding where copy number variants occur and the impact they have could lead to a significant improvement...
Transborder ethnic alignments and the interplay between domestic and international violence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Transborder ethnic ties constitute an alignment between an ethnic minority group and its external ethnic kin in another country. Similar to interstate alliances, in which a...
Chemical compositional analysis of polychrome pottery in the northern Casas Grandes area (a.d. 1200-1450)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The northern area of the Casas Grandes Medio Period (A.D. 1200-1450) was not well known archaeologically. 76 Draw is on the border of the Casas Grandes and Salado (A.D. 1275-1450) regions and the nature of interaction and integration with both areas...
Two essays on food manufacturer resilience: regional factors and workforce challenges
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
to food manufacturer resilience. The first study defines resilience through a workforce lens. Utilizing logit models and Firth's penalized maximum likelihood estimation, it examines what drives worker shortages. Results suggest that food manufacturing...
The use of metaheuristics for feature selection and the derivation of diagnostic rules
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation includes four chapters that discuss 1) the history of metaheuristics, 2) the development of a genetic algorithm for feature selection, 3) the development of a...
Role of agricultural cooperatives in poverty reduction in Nepal : an empirical analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
rather than village characteristics. The analysis identifies some key determinants that influence cooperative membership. Those determinants are the ethnicity of a family, the ethnicity of a neighborhood, smallholder land size, distance to agricultural...
Information fusion for robust detection of scarce features/objects in high resolution electro-optical satellite imagery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
partitioned into a set of three 3-band images and then fusing the results using fuzzy integrals. We finally demonstrated that bounding-box object detection for SAM TELs could be improved by ensembling/fusing bounding-box results from multiple detectors using a...
Spatiotemporal variation in Lake Sturgeon movement and habitat selection in Missouri river tributaries : implications for the management and recovery of populations at range margins
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
to establish a self-sustaining population. In this project we focused on the following research objectives: (1) elucidate the factors that influence movement patterns of Missouri River Lake Sturgeon, (2) investigate survival and dispersal of stocked age-0 Lake...
Detecting latent mean differences between non-invariant groups using ordered categorical variables
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
in the configural invariance model was the number of items. In the metric invariance model that ignored the group parameter differences, the most important effects were a) the size of threshold differences, b) the loading and threshold differences, and c) the number...
Conservation genetics of conflict in the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
and elephants, research increasingly relies on noninvasive monitoring combined with a diverse assemblage of genetic tools. This dissertation uses conservation genetics to evaluate major conflict and conservation issues for Asian elephants. The first study...
Career development events as a predictor of fall-to-fall retention of first-year college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
examined whether participation and performance in agricultural education CDEs in high school can predict retention of first-year, first-time, full-time college students enrolled in agricultural sciences at a regional, Midwest, public university...