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Cleared to land in the desert: commercial air travel's role in the growth and development of Las Vegas as a world-class travel destination
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-04)
This study provides a history of commercial aviation in Las Vegas, focusing on the
powerful influence commercial air travel had with the financial help of the federal
government on Las Vegas‟s growth and development as ...
Modeling the financial impact of management decisions on loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) production
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Located primarily in the southeastern United States, Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) is a variety of Southern yellow pine that is often planted by non-industrial private landowners seeking a beneficial long-term investment ...
A veritable revolution: the Court of Criminal Appeal in English criminal history 1908-1958
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-04)
In a historic speech to the House of Commons on April 17, 1907, British Attorney
General, John Lawson Walton, proposed the formation of what was to be the first court
of criminal appeal in English history. Such a court ...
Collateral damage: anti-communism & U.S. cultural policy
(2014-07-28)
and context for transparent, open deliberation over the nature and priorities of public cultural policy. The values that constitute our de facto policy must be discerned through the aggregate of specialized policymaking and action taken by federal, state...
The socio-cultural perceptions of food habits, body image and obesity of black-American women in Columbia, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
, Missouri. This dissertation is theoretically rooted in the tradition of symbolic interaction, which is best suited to explore the culturally derived ritualistic behaviors and traditions within Black Culture. By investigating food habits and cooking...
Enhancing bluegill production through least-cost diet development and novel rearing strategies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Amidst growing demand for large, food-size bluegill Lepomis macrochirus, lack of an affordable, balanced diet and inadequate rearing technologies remain the major concerns of bluegill producers seeking to run profitable ...
Paleoseismology and Archaeoseismology along the Southern Dead Sea Transform in Wadi 'Arabah Near the municipality of Aqaba, Jordan
(2013)
The southern Wadi ‘Arabah Valley in Jordan provides an ideal location to
investigate both the paleoseismology and archaeoseismology of the region because it is
situated directly along the active Dead Sea transform, and ...
Remobilization of leaf nitrogen in stockpiled tall fescue
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Missouri's beef industry is supported by more than five million hectares of pasture containing the grass tall fescue (Lolium arundinaceum). Stockpiled (accumulated autumn growth used for winter grazing) tall fescue leaf macronutrients decrease...
Comparison of Standardized Test Scores from Traditional Classrooms and those using Problem-Based Learning
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2010)
This research compares differences between standardized test scores in problem-based learning (PBL) classrooms and a traditional classroom for 6th grade students using a mixed-method, quasi-experimental and qualitative ...
Influence of subclinical hypocalcemia on plasma biochemical parameters, liver histologic changes, and common postpartum diseases in dairy cows
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
We hypothesized that cows with subclinical hypocalcemia at calving would have greater elevations in liver associated biochemical parameters and non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) concentrations compared to normocalcemic cows. ...
Consumer holiday structure: an analysis of Christian holiday patterns and consumer ritual practice in America
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-01-20)
This thesis explores the rituals that reinforce American capitalist consumerism, specifically focusing on the Christian holiday calendar structure. Major Christian holidays are viewed as complex sets and repeated patterns, ...
Evolution of the Bahamian coastal environment of San Salvador Island over the last 3,500 years based on triangle pond sediment cores
(2014-07-25)
The multiproxy examination of ten soft sediment cores extracted from Triangle Pond
was used in order to establish alterations in the northwestern coastal environment of San
Salvador Island, The Bahamas over the last 3,500 ...
An examination of how principals lead instructional change in rural high schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The purpose of this study was to discover how principals of rural high schools lead instructional changes in their school. Reeves's (2009) concepts for leading change in schools is the conceptual framework for this study. ...
Some Alternatives to Model Selection and New Approaches to Computing for the Economics. 12/6/2014
(2014)
This interdisciplinary dissertation in statistics, economics, and social science
methodology derives a methodological approach for economics from philosophical
principles, identi es barriers to its adoption, and presents ...
Assessment of Seismic Hazards along the Northern Gulf of Aqaba
(2014-09-26)
Aqaba and Elat are very important port and recreation cities for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Israel, respectively. The two cities are the most susceptible to damage from a destructive future earthquake because they ...
Molecular characterization of CLE peptide mimicry during cyst nematode pathogenesis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Plant-parasitic cyst nematodes establish intimate parasitic relationships with their hosts by penetrating the root as motile juveniles and migrating intracellularly until...
Philanthropic tourism and artistic authenticity : cultural empathy and the western consumption of Kyrgyz art
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
My dissertation offers a culturally-based examination of the aid-driven western marketplace for Central Asian crafts based on detailed textual and visual analysis of websites, film, online and print catalogues, and comics ...
Modification of fatty acid composition in soybean seeds to improve soybean oil quality and functionality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The purpose of this project is to modify the fatty acid composition in soybean seeds to improve soybean oil quality and functionality. By sequencing the FAD2-1A and FAD2-1B genes in 24 plant introductions, we identified ...
The historical transformation of indigenous and colonial institutions of Central Mexico: monetary and production systems
(2013)
Based on a critical analysis of the mainstream development discourse, the subaltern's
history, and hybrid theoretical models, this dissertation is focused on studying the
transformation of the Pre-Hispanic state and the ...
Ambrosia beetle habitat use, host use, and influence on early wood colonizing microbes in an oak-hickory forest
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Knowledge of how exotic ambrosia beetles influence microbe communities and how forest characteristics affect ambrosia beetle abundance will improve policy and management...