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The distribution of farm labor
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1913)
Three essays on the labor market in China
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
graduates' first jobs. The negative impact of the college expansion on labor outcomes is smaller for older college graduates. Our results are consistent with findings published in the 1970s focusing on the effects of the U.S college expansion. In the third...
Jewish issues in Argentine literature : from Gerchunoff to Szichman
(University of Missouri Press, 1989)
This examination of Jewish Argentine literature centers on the analysis of eight selected works whose publication dates range from 1910 to 1977. This study will examine poetry and a more abstract novel in addition to novels ...
Spring establishment of tall fescue utilizing sunn hemp as a companion crop under rotational grazing management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/01/2024] Tall fescue (Schedonorus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Dumort.) is the predominant perennial cool season grass used for forage in Missouri. It demonstrates a bi-modal seasonal yield distribution with forage production periods...
Do stock prices influence corporate tax behavior?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This study examines how the firm-specific information in stock prices influences corporate tax behavior. Research demonstrates that managers learn from and respond to information contained in stock prices. However, the ...
Variability of soil hydraulic properties and estimation of plant-available water on claypan-soil landscapes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Soil hydraulic properties and plant-available water (PAW) capacity are critical properties in evaluating land management and soil productivity. This study investigated...
Modeling of molecular and particulate transport in dry spent nuclear fuel canisters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
There are two important phenomena associated with the depressurization of a dry spent nuclear fuel canister after the formation of a through-wall pinhole breach. The first phenomenon is the release from the canister of any ...
The efects of psychological ownership on loyal customers' perceptions : applying brand tourism effect and conspicuous consumption to luxury hotel marketing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This study aims to examine the conflict between loyal customers and non-loyal customers in the luxury hotel environment. This research mainly applied the concept of brand tourism effect and employed a 2 (two types of ...
Proteomic Analysis of Soybean Root Hairs After Infection by Bradyrhizobium japonicum
(APS Press, 2005-01)
Infection of soybean root hairs by Bradyrhizobium japonicum is the first of several complex events leading to nodulation.
In the current proteomic study, soybean root hairs after inoculation with B. japonicum were separated ...
Statistical analysis of multivariate interval-censored failure time data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Interval-censored failure time data commonly arise in clinical trials and medical studies. In such studies, the failure time of interest is often not exactly observed, but known to fall within some interval. For multivariate ...
Development of a scale for evaluating screening tests for cancer : attributes patients emphasize (escape)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The public's overenthusiasm for cancer screening tests has the potential to subject many individuals to harms such as overdetection and false positives. Thus...
Impacts of artificial light and melatonin signaling pathways on behavior and skeletal physiology in mice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The natural cycles of light and darkness are a major feature of the environment for most species; thus, circadian physiology is rooted in the expectation of bright days and dark...
Growth and development with special reference to domestic animals. XXV, The course of energy and nitrogen metabolism in the domestic fowl during 48-day fasts...
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1932)
Understanding rural poverty clusters : the intersection of agriculture, economic structure and locality under postindustrialism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Analysis seeks to understand rural poverty within the context of agricultural and postindustrial economic structure. Detailed socioeconomic data are analyzed for 4,610 non-metropolitan census tracts in the north central ...
Gene expression profiling of bovine ovarian follicular selection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Lack of, or abnormal, ovarian follicular development is a major factor associated with impaired fertility in mammals. However, development of new treatments is limited by our poor understanding of ovarian follicular ...
Diffusion through porus media in transition region
(University of Missouri -- Columbia., 1981)
Chemical engineering is the design of industrial processes in which raw materials are under physical and/or chemical treatment. Catalysis is very importment in these processes. Therefore, a knowledge of the movement of ...
Biomass production of five populus clones, soil carbon and soil water content in a central Missouri floodplain
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Five Populus clones in two short rotation 5 year plantations were tested for biomass production and associated soil C changes in the central Missouri floodplain under climatic conditions of the Midwest. A Populus deltoides x Populus nigra (Eugenei...
Three essays on agglomeration, strategic orientation, and organizational form
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This dissertation consists of three essays, trying to fill a gap in the literature by exploring the interaction of agglomeration, ownership structure, and strategic orientation. Much research has been focused on each ...
Dynamics of democracy aid allocation : from democratic donors to authoritarian regimes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
that donors' strategic choice based on security and/or economic interests changes the shape of democracy aid patterns. The empirical findings from the analyses of U.S. democracy aid toincreased regime-compatible democracy aid to their client states. Moreover...