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Illustrated editions : depicting the eighteenth-century British novel
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This dissertation on illustrated British fiction from the 1740s to 1830s argues that a vital part of novelistic interpretation is omitted when illustrations are overlooked. Rather than viewing the novels of the eighteenth ...
Contingent faculty at extended campuses : framework for leaders
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This research was done to explore the worklife of contingent (part-time; adjunct) faculty at extended campuses. These faculty have been overlooked in the research literature. Their numbers continue to grow and the extended campuses where they teach...
Childhood epidemics and the demographic landscape of the Aland Archipelago
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Historically, the introduction of childhood diseases such as measles or smallpox resulted in the infection of nearly every susceptible individual in a community. While smallpox has long been considered the deadlier of the ...
Forest pest control : commercial pesticide applicator training (2011)
(University of Missouri. Extension Division, 2011)
More than beer : the complex career of Adolphus Busch
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Adolphus Busch was cofounder of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association. During Busch's lifetime, Anheuser-Busch became the largest brewing company in the United States...
Electronic media access to the courts : permission denied
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The public, and the press have, a First Amendment right to attend trials but the same is not true for their electronic brethren if they want to use their tools of the trade...
Exploring college food insecurity : a qualitative case study of the perspectives of the University of Central Missouri food pantry clientele
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
campus food pantry, the researcher conducted a series of interviews with a cross section of volunteers, staffed leaders, and food pantry clients. The study produced 5 significant themes. 1) UCM students are balancing multiple responsibilities with a...
Muse, number 50 (2016)
(University of Missouri, Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2016)
The postmaster's porcelain : collecting European decorative art in middle America
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
"This dissertation provides a case study of a type of art collecting that has not received significant scholarly attention, one based on the collecting activity of middleclass Americans living in the Midwestern United ...
Climate change impacts on hydrologic components and occurrence of drought in an agricultural watershed
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The study on potential acceleration of future hydrologic cycle due to change in precipitation and increase in temperature are essential for managing natural resources and setting policy. The impact of future climate change ...
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...
"Send only your serious cases" : delivering flu to Toronto: an anthropological analysis of the 1918-19 influenza epidemic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This project looks at the 1918-19 pandemic influenza experience in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Based on historical records (most notably death registries and archival material) this work strives to understand the social, ...
Subjectivities of risk and environmental uncertainty : residents, regulatory agencies, and corporate interests
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The West Lake Landfill Superfund site in Bridgeton, Missouri made for a compelling place to explore how risk was framed and contested by social groups and expert institutions in the context of environmental uncertainty. The landfill has been...
The ecology of organizational forms in local and regional food systems: exploring the scaling-up challenge via a species concept
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Over the past 30 years, Western nations have developed alternative systems for exchanging agrofood products which incorporate social values into the transactional environment. These systems are comprised of many different ...
Assessment of a voluntary nonlead ammunition outreach program on midwestern national wildlife refuges
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Lead exposure from spent hunting ammunition affects wildlife populations, human health, and poses challenges to natural resource management. In addition to existing data on this topic spanning [greater than] 100-years, ...
Undergraduate catalog 2012-14
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
A quantitative analysis of high school sports participation intensity and breadth : relationships with academic achievement in a rural Missouri high school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The purpose of this study was to address the gap in research related to whether measures of participation (intensity and breadth) demonstrated a relationship with academic achievement for 11th grade student athletes (N=128) in a rural Missouri high...
Undergraduate catalog 2010-12, revised
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)