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Predicting consumer acceptance of beef loin steaks
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1958)
The impact of agricultural growth on the rural development in Vietnam
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2019)
Rural development is a global relevant phenomenon that needs the particular attention of researchers as well as regulators to achieve the development goals it entails. Considering this, the present study investigates the ...
Sikh Men Post 9/11: Visible Markers of Religion, Perceived Religious Discrimination, and Career Barriers
(2015)
The attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 (9/11) stand out as a monumental event that is marked as a sad day in our society’s recent history and an even scarier reality of religious discrimination for ...
Oak paneling : its processing and marketing
(University of Missouri, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1959)
Quantifying corn emergence using UAV imagery and machine learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
-grade UAV equipped with a red-green-blue (RGB) camera at a flight height of approximate 10 m above ground level. The imagery data had a ground sampling distance (GSD) of 0.55 - 3.00 mm pixel-1 that was sufficient to detect small size seedlings. In addition...
Assessment and diversity of fish communities in non-wadeable tributaries of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
communities inhabiting the Grand (10 sites, prairie region) and Meramec (12 sites, Ozark region) river systems. Chapter 3 examined tributary use by large-river specialist fishes (LRS), a guild of fishes that likely disperse into tributaries from the Missouri...
From P.E. to Protests: the History of Dance Activism in Academia: 1920–2022
(2023)
into higher education served as a form of activism for women. This study delves into the social injustices that exist within and outside of the academy, as well as the historical events that have led to advances in thought and the practice of dance in higher...
"Reclaimin' my crown" : a Black feminist critical autoethnography of a Black woman educator who left K-12 education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
of Black women educators. These findings indicate recommendations for educational leaders and policymakers wanting to retain Black women educators. Some best practices for supporting Black women educators are autonomy to create and build their own support...
Obtaining Gold: A Heuristic Inquiry on Successful Non-Traditional Black Male Students at a Midwestern Predominantly White Institution
(2021)
interactions, family influence, and building connections and relationships. The study findings are insightful as to how these nontraditional Black male students perceived their college success. Implications for this study include changing the overall negative...
The lower senses in early Netherlandish epiphany altarpieces
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
objects, actions, and even persons to trigger sense memory, ideas, and appropriate practice in viewers. The Epiphany, or the biblical event when magi from the east brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the newborn Jesus, was a popular subject...
Utilizing hydrologic soil grouping to estimate corn nitrogen rate recommendations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
respiration measurements to inform N rate recommendations based on hydrologic soil grouping (HG) and drainage classifications. Using 49 sites over three growing seasons (2014-2016), five HG-based groups were delineated. Following linear regression, soil...
Disruptive soldiers : literary responses to the standing army controversy (1688-1846)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] "The aim of this thesis is to provide a sustained consideration of literary engagements with the Standing Army Controversy in Britain and America from ...
Ultrastructural damages in the brain induced by low-intensity primary blast wave : a transmission electron microscopy study on mild traumatic brain injury
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Explosive blast-induced mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), a "signature wound" of recent military conflicts, commonly affects Service Members. While ...
Effects of bovine pregnancy-associated glycoproteins on gene transcription in bovine endometrial explants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAGs) are a complex gene family, whose members are expressed by trophoblasts of ruminants and related species. In cattle, the PAGs accumulate at the trophoblast-uterine interface and many can enter the maternal...
Young children's use of working memory for producing unfamiliar sentence structures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
but also their construction of original passive voice structures. In the first new study, I used a similar method to Adams and Cowan (2021) but gave 4- and 5-year-old participants (n = 38) more instruction and practice recalling the passive. Responses were...
Social Anxiety Among Black Women
(2023)
are transmitted via American societal norms and interpersonal relationships, such as family, friendships, romantic partnerships, and professional acquaintances. Moreover, results demonstrated that gendered racism was an influential factor affecting all facets...
Exploring factors associated with free and reduced-price lunch participation in Missouri school districts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
entities. The analysis of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education data during the last decade revealed a 10.3% in the number of reimbursable lunches served in Missouri, with a lower participation level of eligible students from southern lower...
Teachers' views of the mathematical capabilities of students with disabilities : a mixed methods study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Students with disabilities often have difficulty demonstrating mathematical understanding on conventional measures. One reason for this difficulty ...
Explainable pattern modelling and summarization in sensor equipped smart homes of elderly
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
In the next several decades, the proportion of the elderly population is expected to increase significantly. This has led to various efforts to help live them independently for longer periods of time. Smart homes equipped ...