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The effect of aryl substituted triamidoamine ligands on the structure of dioxo-molybdenum (VI) complexes
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
Molybdenum is a known transition metal recognized for its crucial role as an active center for oxygen transfer in enzymes and has also been known to split dinitrogen. Experiments conducted during the internship period ...
Uranium: The problem, or the solution?
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Uranium is of great importance as a nuclear fuel and is used to generate electrical power, produce isotopes, and to make weapons. The possibility of developing a realistic flow scheme for nuclear fuel reprocessing or ...
A comparison of two cases of low-latitude thundersnow
(Centro Ciencias Atmosfera UNAM, 2009-03)
Two cases of low-latitude snow with lightning are studied to determine their characteristics. Both cases had synoptic-scale origins, but also featured smaller-scale influences (e. g. orographic lift and elevated instability).The ...
Mass Customization with Vertically Differentiated Products
(Department of Economics, 2008)
We analyze a duopoly game in which products are initially differentiated in variety and quality. Each consumer has a most preferred variety and a quality valuation. Customization provides ideal varieties but has no effect ...
ACMES: fast multiple-genome searches for short repeat sequences with concurrent cross-species information retrieval
(Nucleic Acids Research, 2004)
We have developed a web server for the life sciences community to use to search for short repeats of DNA sequence of length between 3 and 10 000 bases within multiple species. This search employs a unique
and fast hash ...
South American Cold Surges: Types, Composites, and Case Studies
(American Meteorological Society, 2001-05)
This paper examines the climatological, large-scale, and synoptic-scale aspects of South American cold surges using NCEP-NCAR gridded reanalyses for the 1992-96 period. Three common cold surge types are identified on the ...
Missouri Economic Development Council
(University of Missouri Extension, 2007)
This OSEDA presentation discusses Missouri economic issues, including the ideas of a "flat world" and the "perfect storm," the State New Economy Index and e-commerce.
Family Leave
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2003-03)
Millions of American workers who qualify for family or medical leave don't take it because they cannot afford to go without pay. Family and work patterns have shifted dramatically in recent decades, yet workplace policies ...
Children's Health Insurance
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2003)
Children without health insurance are more likely to go without necessary medical care and attention, putting their development and health at risk. MC+ for Kids has positively impacted many of Missouri's children.
FAPRI 2008 Baseline Briefing Book
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008-03)
This report presents a summary of ten year baseline projections for U.S. agricultural markets, farm program spending, farm income, and a variety of other indicators.
Baseline Outlook: Missouri Representative Farms
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008-04)
This report presents a five-year outlook for the set of 38 Missouri representative farms using the FAPRI 2008 U.S. Baseline.
Overview of State Government
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
General overview of the organization of Missouri state government prepared by David C. Valentine for the Missouri Legislative Academy.
Sex Offender Risk Assessment
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
Compared to clinical methods, actuarial risk instruments are a preferred method to discern sex offenders risk for sexual as well as violent recidivism because, unlike clinical practices, they are considered inexpensive, ...
When Do Input Prices Matter For Make-Or-Buy Decisions?
(Department of Economics, 2007)
We investigate input pricing regimes that induce efficient make-or-buy decisions by entrants when there is constant returns in the production of the input(s) and simultaneous noncooperative price competition in downstream ...
Does a Seller Really Want Another Bidder?
(Department of Economics, 2007)
Jeremy I. Bulow and Paul D. Klemperer (AER, 1996) argue that the usual concerns of auction design miss the big picture, and show that a simple English auction without a reserve price and N + 1 bidders attains expected ...
William S. Vickrey
(Department of Economics, 2005)
Entry for William Vickrey, prepared for the Dictionary of Scientific Biography.
Missouri's Budget Reserve Fund
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
The value of what has been called a “rainy day fund” was made obvious by several years
of minimal revenue growth in the early 1980s. Without a reserve of this kind, the State had no sources of funds to help to cover ...
Missouri Recycling Economic Information Study
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
The recycling of materials is not new, recycling was an element of the war effort during World War II, for example, and recycling has continued in some sectors without active government involvement. Recycling became more ...
Impacts of Three Provisions in the Administration's 2007 Farm Bill Proposal
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007-05)
This report explains the impacts that three of the provisions from the Administration's 2007 farm bill may have.
Inflationary Finance in a Simple Voting Model
(Department of Economics, 2001)
This paper is an attempt at answering the somewhat counterfactual question: if monetary policy was to be decided in the arena of public voting (that is not by independent central banks), then what kind of monetary policies ...