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Sex variability
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1919)
The question of variation has long been of interest to scientists. Since the time of Darwin we find investigators endeavoring to determine which sex is the more variable. In a well known controversy on this subject between ...
The efficacy of third-party interventions: international organization-led interventions into ongoing and post-conflict situations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The past 30 years have seen the international system undergo definite change in both the nature of conflict and the way in which it is responded to by international actors. Interstate wars have largely given way to civil conflicts, which have...
The influences of perceived discrimination, religious coping and personal control on psychological distress among East Asian students in the U.S.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study examined the influences of perceived discrimination, religious coping, and personal control on psychological distress among 305 East Asian ...
Genetic and hormonal regulation of meristem initiation and maintenance pathways during maize vegetative and reproductive development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Plant development is driven by pools of undifferentiated stem cells called meristems. Meristems have two functions, to divide producing cells that will replenish the stem-cell niche, and cells that will differentiate into ...
The amount of edible meat in the various cuts from animals of known life histories
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1909)
This series of experiments was undertaken with the thought of studying the composition of the different cuts of meat from the housekeeper's standpoint, to determine what cut of meat will furnish the most edible meat for a given amount of money....
Virtual reality therapy takes greenspace to older nursing home residents : a pilot study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Older nursing home (NH) residents receiving antidepressant, anxiolytic, or sedative-hypnotic medications for depression or anxiety are at increased risk of falling, sustaining injury, social isolation, and dying. Virtual ...
Feeding the beast : macroeconomic drivers of leadership responses to foreign policy action and the gendered consequences for human trafficking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
How do the gendered macroeconomic and macropolitical structures of the international system exacerbate the rise in human trafficking? In this dissertation project, I use a mixed method approach to examine the relationship between domestic leadership...
Investigation of smart work zone technologies using mixed simulator and field studies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Safety is the top concern in transportation, especially in work zones, as work zones deviate from regular driving environment and driver behavior is very different. In order to protect workers and create a safer work zone ...
Oxidative molecular layer deposition of redox-active thin-film polymers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Thin film materials research for a more sustainable future is growing rapidly and new techniques for depositing these films are beginning to surface. One such technique is highlight in this body of work using gaseous ...
A study of how political candidates use persuasive messages on Twitter, specifically toward women voters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This purpose of this qualitative research is to analyze how political candidates use persuasive messages on Twitter, specifically toward women voters. The use of Twitter by political candidates has become extremely more ...
Evaluation of an autonomous truck mounted attenuator system in work zones
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
study is to evaluate Missouri DOT's autonomous system, referred to as the Leader-Follower TMA. The system was piloted in the Kansas City and Southwest Districts of MoDOT. This study performed safety analysis, economic evaluation, and identified...
Development of advanced chemometric methods for the analysis of deep-UV resonance Raman spectra of proteins
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
to increasing spectral resolution as excitation wavelength increases, multi-excitation datasets are notoriously difficult to align spectral features. In addition, the subtraction of the water band can be difficult when relying on an internal intensity standard...
OPEC as a non-state actor : formation and dynamics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1982)
-state actors within the international system. Its central hypothesis is that OPEC emerged as a collective bargaining instrument, but has become a non-state actor that impacts upon as well as serves the policies of its member-states. As a corollary it is assumed...
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of radiolabeled bombesin conjugates for the diagnosis of breast cancer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
to develop a series of [superscript 99m]Tc-(CO)[subscrip 3]-X-Y-BBN(7-14)NH2 derivatives, where X = PZ1 or DPR and Y = [Beta]Ala, GGG, GSG, Peg5, Peg8, SGS, or SSS, whose ability to detect and diagnose breast cancer was analyzed. Among these conjugates...
Traffic impact assessment and mitigation strategies for disruptions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation research focuses on modeling traffic conditions affected by disruptive events such as work zones, incidents, and hurricanes. Using a ...
Modeling the financial impact of management decisions on loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) production
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
interval, and quickly reflects the impact of establishment, management, harvesting and marketing decisions on net present value (NPV), annual equivalent value (AEV), internal rate of return (IRR), modified internal rate of return (MIRR), and pay-back period...
Cardiac biomarkers (NT-proBNP and cardiac troponin-I) and point-of-care ultrasound in dogs with cardiac and non-cardiac causes of non-hemorrhagic ascites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
< 10 percent. Methods: Blood samples were collected, and POCUS performed on all dogs. Dogs were diagnosed with cNHA (n=28) or ncNHA (n=32) based on echocardiography. The cNHA group was subdivided into cardiac non-pericardial disease (n=17...
Director ties, board experience, and firm strategic outcomes : board experience effects on post-acquisition performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
international experience and the acquisition experience of the audit committee provide empirical support for the strategic importance of board experience and of board committees and for their potential impact on firm performance. Discussion of the results...
Observation of food safety behavioral practices in foodservice employees after training and examination
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Food establishments implement training to prevent the occurrence of food borne illness in their operation with the understanding that increased food safety knowledge will ignite appropriate situational response from ...
The survival and growth of shortleaf pine systems in the Missouri Ozarks : effects of competition, genetics, and site preparation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
used to examine the survival and growth of over 5500, 1-0 seedlings as a function of understory competition, overstory density, genetic selection, and site preparation in artificially and naturally regenerated stands. Growth of planted 1-0 shortleaf...