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Gendered racial microaggressions and identity in the career development of Black women college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] In this study, Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT; Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994; 2000) was the theoretical framework to understand Black Women college students' career development process that ...
Seizing the elephant : Kansas City and the great western migration, 1840-1865
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
"The famed editor of the New York Tribune, Horace Greeley, reportedly once said, "Go west, young man, and grow up with the country."[1] Probably apocryphal, the sentiment was quintessential Greeley by the 1850s. His newspaper ...
An examination of learner-centered professional development for reluctant teachers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This study focused on professional development practices that empowered reluctant teachers to implement and sustain improved instructional practices. Constructs were viewed through the perspective of learner-centered principles in order to connect...
Japanese and U. S. mothers' concerns and experts' advice : content analyses of mothers' questions on online message boards and experts' advice in parenting magazines
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
-training, sleep, development, discipline, and mother-child relationships. Every issue of the four U.S. and four Japanese best selling parenting magazines published in the years 2005 and 2006 were also content analyzed to examine advice given to parents in the six...
An assessment of UAV technology and shattercane population dynamics to improve pest management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
-benzyl exhibited the lowest visual regrowth reduction (55 percent) of phragmites, but there were no differences in efficacy by application method. In addition to investigating the use of UAV technology, this research sought to explain an observed increase...
The impact of Wal-Mart on the rural retail wage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This study uses panel data to test the impact of Wal-Mart on the rural retail wage. There are observations from 2,986 counties in the contiguous United States from 1990-2005. Previous studies have reported mixed findings ...
Stadiums and sports entertainment districts on the landscape : an urban sports-anchored entertainment development model
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
With sports stadiums being built at an incredible rate, particularly since the 1990s, the need to examine how these facilities (and the development around them) impact cities is crucial to understanding changing urban ...
Modeling and analysis of nonlinear biological systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation focuses on the modeling and analysis of a set of biological phenomenon at a cellular (Part I) and systems (Part II) level. In Part ...
Learning styles and online participation of practicing teachers in an online support group : a mixed method study of the influence of learning styles on online participation, conceptual change, and perceptions of problem solving and support
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
they influence conceptual change and perception of online problem solving and support in an online support group for practicing teachers. The purpose of this online professional development group is support and shared problem solving among practicing teachers...
"Rape is a part of life where I live" the normalization of girl-child sexual abuse in Jamaica
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Caribbean Intersectional Feminist (CIF) lens, data were collected and examined from six child sexual abuse survivors, seven mother/daughter pairs (14) impacted by sexual abuse, four key experts, and a focus group of 12 persons from five select communities...
The influence of body mass and body composition on bone functional adaptation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
The proposed dissertation follows a three article format. The articles are distinct, but each pertains to the same subject of research. The first article applies structural equation modeling to factors influencing bone ...
Nested association mapping and accuracy of predicting genomic breeding value for agronomic and seed composition traits in three interspecific soybean populations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
higher prediction accuracies for all the traits compared with Leave one family out and Within families designs, with prediction accuracies ranged from moderate (0.55) to high (0.75). The NAM panel containing interspecific crosses, successfully predict...
A determination of the reliability and construct validity of the Leadership Capacity School Survey
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this quantitative case study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Leadership Capacity School Survey (Lambert, 2003). The Leadership Capacity School Survey (LCSS, Lambert) was electronically ...
Computational methods to identify ionomic candidate genes in plants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2024] High throughput phenotyping and quantitative genetics have enabled researchers to identify genetic regions associated with changes in phenotype. However, going from GWAS loci to candidate genes is still challenging. When...
The experience of young adults living with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
. The findings from this study can be used to guide the development of interventions and support services for individuals and families with RRMS. This study will add to existing knowledge through dissemination of results related to the meaning of living with RRMS...
Food insecurity and foraging food from gardening, hunting, and fishing among supplemental nutrition assistance program and eligible supplemental nutrition assistance program families
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Households participating in, or eligible for, USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) deploy many food acquisition strategies to enhance their food security because the SNAP program is intended to supplement ...
Use of geographic information systems and remote sensing as automated tool for variable rate irrigation prescriptions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Economic as well as water shortage pressure on agricultural use of water has placed added emphasis on efficient irrigation management. Center pivot ...
Assessing costs and environmental impacts of municipal food waste treatment options in Columbia, Missouri : a decision support tool integrating life cycle analysis and robust optimization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Many municipal governments currently have goals in place to align with global efforts and policy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions and take advantage of waste as a resource for renewable energy and nutrients. To ...
Evaluating organizational research climate to assess research integrity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Failure of the scientific research enterprise to adequately define and respond to research misconduct and detrimental research practices constitutes a significant threat to scientific research. Lapses in research integrity erode trust...
The Financialization of the Business Enterprise
(2015)
of neoclassical agency theory influenced reality. The second chapter studies the diffusion of agency theory into corporate practice as an example of how theory can simultaneously be impacted by and have an impact on the world. The third chapter provides a review...