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The treatment of irrational numbers in the secondary schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1908)
treatment. It is desirable if possible that the student should have nothing to unlearn when he goes into higher work along these lines. It might be stated in passing that this has never practically been done by the limit process....
Minimum milk requirement for calf raising
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1919)
factors influencing growth and their application to practical feeding operations....
Sex-linkage in the silver spangled Hamburg fowl
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
"The results of this experiment show clearly that the spangled pattern of the Silver Spangled Hamburg is inherited as a sex-linked character belonging to the Abraxas type, although the inheritance may be modified by the ...
Some features of scoring as a tool in beef cattle selection
(University of Missouri., 1958)
"It is the purpose of this paper to actually evaluate the effectiveness of such as method as a measure of animal improvement; to determine if these phenotypic comparisons can actually foretell the final value of an animal, ...
Protein requirements for dairy heifers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
of protein necessary for normal growth of dairy heifers. In treating this subject, the work has been taken up more from a practical then a scientific standpoint. No attempt has been made to go thoughly into the chemical or physiological study of the problem...
The investigation of technical orthochloronitrobenzene
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
methods which are given and to determine a practical method of separation. There is no doubt that a method of this kind will be of great practical value since both of the compounds are valuable in the synthesis of many important and necessary products...
Assessment of behavioral, neurochemical and developmental effects in developing rats following in utero exposure to non-teratogenic levels of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1984)
The safe or non-teratogenic levels following prenatal exposure of animals to chlorophenoxy herbicides are currently based on offspring survival, growth and absence of anatomical defects or overt neurological impairment. No adequate consideration...
Cytological study of the development of the functional activity of nerve cells in foetal and infantile animals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)
was to investigate to what extent early changes of function correspond to adult changes and to trace the progress of development. This has been done principally in terms of the nucleus-plasma relation theory of Richard Hertwig. This article is based principally...
Milk substitutes, powdered skimmilk for raising calves
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
Text from introduction: This thesis is a discussion, from the standpoint of our present knowledge of the fundamental principles of animal nutrition, of the possibility of raising calves on "milk substitutes". The experimental ...
Some effects of two phthalic acid esters on the life cycle of the midge (Chironomus plumosus)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1977)
"The lack of aquatic toxicity data on PAEs, their possible reproductive impairment of certain aquatic species, and their accumulation by other species indicates a need for further examination of their effects on aquatic ...
Some Fusaria found on the cowpea, watermelon and carnation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Text from page 1: The economic importance of the Fusarium problem affords a sufficient reason for the study of this genus of fungi. Various wilts, rots and blights are caused by parasitic and saprophytic Fusaria. It is ...
A study of conformation and the correlation of parts in ears of maize
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1912)
Volume upon volume has been written and page after page of statistical material has been compiled in regard to the yield of corn, the various varieties, the many soil requirements and the fertilizing problems. Notwithstanding ...
The incidental teaching of English composition in the high school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1912)
At the present time, when the efficiency of every department of school work is being questioned, when real improvement is being made in the school as an adequate preparation for life, the question of the value of formal ...
Home service of the American Red Cross
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1919)
Text from page 77: "The conclusion of the report of the committee, "it is the duty of the Red Cross to foster and conserve such social awakening as the Red Cross has brought about and to help local communities to find ways ...
The distribution and reactions of the land snails in the vicinity of Columbia Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Text from page 3: "Introduction: The following study was undertaken at the suggestion of Dr.G .S .Dodds, ,with the intent of discovering the factors which determine the distribution of a group of our local fauna, the land ...
Life histories of two little known parasites of the apple and pear
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1907)
The Sooty Blotch is a very common fungus upon the fruit of the apple and pear. It was first reported by Schweinitz in 1831 from Pennsylvania. Since then it has been reported from all parts of the United States and Europe. ...
The cost of milk production
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
This condition of milk prices has lead to considerable unrest in the dairy industry. State and federal experts have studied the problem, and extension and country agricultural workers, city chambers of commerce, special ...
A study of trunk injuries and diseases of apple trees
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
Owing to the prevalence of canker diseases in Missouri apple orchards, and the untold damage which they are causing, the growers are asking for information that will enable them to combat these diseases successfully. It ...
The spermatogenesis of Sceloporus undulatus
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
Text taken from page 8 of the Introduction section of this thesis: The present research was undertaken in the spring of 1913 at the suggestion of Dr. George Lefevre and is an attempt at tracing the behavior of the chromosomes ...
An investigation of the physical properties of a sintered tungsten-nickel-iron alloy
(University of Missouri--Columbia., 1962)
"The purpose of this investigation was ( 1) to determine the physical properties and characteristics of the M-3000 alloy and its matrix; and (2) to determine the rolling and recrystallization characteristics of the M-3000 ...