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The sublethal effects of methoxyfenozide on the field orientation and courtship behavior of Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: tortricidae)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The sublethal effects of ecdysone agonist methoxyfenozide on the mating behavior and field orientation of codling moth, Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus), was examined. Five different lure types were placed in the upper canopy ...
"Mood-Stuff" and "Metaphoric Utterance": Norman Corwin's radio art
(2013)
Norman Corwin (1910-2011) is widely acclaimed as the best radio writer in early
American radio art (from the early 1920s to 1950). Ample research has been done on him as a
radio dramatist, patriotic propagandist, and ...
The spirit of exhibition and visual pedagogy in the work of Charles and Ray Eames
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This project examines the ways in which Charles and Ray Eames promoted visual pedagogy in their exhibitions and new media experiments. Through cooperative efforts with various artists, designers, educators, scholars, ...
The effects of various planes of nutrition upon the cost of maintenance, reproduction, and development of beef cows
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
The frequency with which valuable animals reproduce themselves has always been a factor of economic importance in the pure bred cattle business. Great economic changes during the last few years have made this an important ...
Avian nest survival and breeding density in cottonwood plantations and native forest fragments in southeast Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
I compared nest survival and breeding density between native bottomland forest and cottonwood (Populus deltoides) plantations over a three-year period for Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens), Prothonotary Warbler ...
An analysis of livestock marketing patterns in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1960)
"Missouri is fortunate in its strategic location near the heart of the grain belt east of the Great plains cattle producing areas and on the western fringe of concentrated centers of population. A combination of favorable factors have contributed...
Spatial, temporal, and petrogenetic relationships of basaltic and lamprophyric dikes and sills of the Raton Basin, southern Colorado and northern New Mexico
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Alkali basalts and lamprophyres commonly occur as sheet intrusions along the flanks of continental rifts. The Raton Basin, on the eastern shoulder of the Rio Grande rift, is host...
Saudization or Sustainable Jobs Creation: Two Approaches In Solving Unemployment in Saudi Arabia
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Over the past two decades, Saudi Arabia has witnessed acceleration in both national
unemployment and environmental degradation. These two areas are at the forefront of
being very real challenges. In solving the ...
Examining the Impact of Childhood Adverse Experiences on Adulthood Health Related Quality of Life
(2016)
The Purpose of this study was to investigate how traumatic experiences in childhood
impact adulthood Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) among women experiencing
homelessness. HRQoL was determined to be an important ...
The price-quality relationship of lint cotton in five local markets in southeast, Missouri, 1951-1953
(University of Missouri., 1958)
"A purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the various local markets in reflecting to cotton producers the average price level prevailing for cotton, and in reflecting central market premiums and discounts ...
Impacts of suspended and deposited sediment on benthic invertebrates and fishes in a Missouri Ozark stream
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Sediment is suspected in the decline of sensitive-aquatic organisms in the Osage River basin of Missouri. In this study, I monitored sediment dynamics and evaluated corresponding linkages with benthic invertebrate and fish assemblages as it related...
A quarterly econometric model of the United States beef sector
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1982)
The United States beef sector has been modeled in many studies, perhaps, because beef represents a large proportion of the consumer food dollar and agriculture’s income. The predictive performance of these models has been, ...
Assessing single- and dual-process accounts of recognition memory using hierarchical Bayesian models
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Recognition memory refers to a person's ability to recognize something that has been previously encountered. For several decades recognition memory has been thought to be governed by a single process whereby the strength ...
Are structural changes in the agri-food sector causing the instability of parochial ag-producers?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Parochial (Amish and Mennonites) agriculture producers have been known for their stability (historically large numbers) (Kollmorgen, 1943). Though, more recently, the percentage of parochial members who are ag-producers has been steadily declining...
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 ...
Rheological and morphological evolution of basaltic lava flows
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Over 500 million people live in proximity of an active volcano globally. Although lava flows rarely endanger human life, they often destroy critical infrastructure. Advancing our understanding of lava flow dynamics is ...
Technical response functions for corn -- an economic analysis of nitrogen fertilizer experiments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
of the three counties where the experiments were located. To avoid the consequences of one set of environmental conditions and to obtain more general results experiments were repeated by the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station during the period 1961...
Latent Class Analysis of Health Risk Behaviors Among Survivors of Childhood Adversities
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
This study examined the clustering of health risk behaviors among young adults
who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACE). Data were collected from
young adults attending a four-year university in the ...
Place names of six southeast counties of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1938)
Counties: Pemiscot, Dunklin, New Madrid, Scott, Mississippi, and Stoddard...
"This study is one of a series undertaken to solve the problem of the origin of place-names in the one hundred and fourteen counties of Missouri and the city of St. Louis. This investigation was begun in 1928, and eight studies, covering sixty...
"This study is one of a series undertaken to solve the problem of the origin of place-names in the one hundred and fourteen counties of Missouri and the city of St. Louis. This investigation was begun in 1928, and eight studies, covering sixty...
North Korea's emulation Chinese politics : an examination of Mao Tse-Tung's ideological influence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1979)
North Korean leader, Kim Il-song has been known among western observers as a "faithful disciple of Stalin." Furthermore, Communist North Korea has been known to the western world as faithfully following the Soviet model. ...