a reduction in mate finding capabilities of the moths when exposed to methoxyfenozide. Mating assays showed a reduction in mean fecundity but, generally, not mean percent fertility when females were exposed to either tebufenozide or methoxyfenozide...

I propose the existence of a perceptual bias in men toward detecting fertility status in women of similar mate value. To test this hypothesis, 153 male undergraduates (raters) chose which of two photographs of the same ...

The recently introduced soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura, is found in all soybean growing areas within Missouri. Despite soybean aphid's widespread distribution, it has reached economic threshold in few soybean fields in Missouri. We...

maternity habitat characteristics of the endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) in northern Missouri to identify factors that drive selection and 2) identify local- and landscape-scale habitat characteristics associated with occupancy of M. sodalis and M...

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the effectiveness of beginning teacher induction methods experienced by high school Trade & Industrial Career and Technical Education teachers in the state of Missouri. All of the induction methods utilized...

journals are among the top information sources engineers use. A number of factors, e.g., accessibility, ease of use and quality, have been found to be potential factors influencing engineers' information source use patterns. However, previous studies...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation describes three studies that address the development and validation of the Missouri Multicultural Counseling Interests (MMCI) scale. The MMCI was designed...

The ability to remember associations among components of an event lies at the core of episodic memory (Tulving, 1983), and this ability declines with normal aging (Naveh-Benjamin, 2000). In accord with the specificity ...

Forecasting fire weather in the Springfield, Missouri and Little Rock, Arkansas Weather Forecast Offices (SGF and LZK WFO, respectively) across the greater Missouri and Arkansas regions (MoArk) county warning areas has been described as a challenge...

Parochial (Amish and Mennonites) agriculture producers have been known for their stability (historically large numbers) (Kollmorgen, 1943). Though, more recently, the percentage of parochial members who are ag-producers has been steadily declining...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The present study characterizes the extent to which the adolescent alcohol-suicide attempt relation varies across severity of suicide attempt (i.e., any suicide attempt vs...

This dissertation explores the growth of Auguste Rodin's phenomenal acclaim in Northeast Asia, where he was introduced in the early 20th century, when China, Japan, and Korea were undergoing social, political, and cultural ...

This study is an investigation into the fiscal sustainability of countries in the light of the aging trend and finds that it runs downhill in the countries that are classified as high-level age and have experienced the ...

This study uses a random public sample to measure the level of acceptance the public has of various kinds of image adjustment/manipulation, to discover how frequently the respondents believe the same manipulations are ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study investigated relationships between reported academic stress, caffeine consumption, and illicit prescription stimulant use, as a means of better identifying students...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study produces a grounded theory of how coresidence between divorcing daughters with minor children and their mothers is negotiated. Thirteen daughters and seven mothers...

An increase in urbanization has contributed to an increase in the general public's isolation from traditional uses of wildlife and led to changes in attitudes toward wildlife. Although the majority of people live in urban areas, urban wildlife has...

associated with the importance of agritourism in accomplishment within four goal dimensions via descriptive-relational survey research. Agritourism farms in Missouri are in the business of agricultural production, rather than maintaining their land...

and survivors. Some of the findings derived from the studies of urban women may generalize to their rural counterparts; yet rural breast cancer patients are likely to have distinct experiences that influence their physical and psychological well...

A laboratory scale sulfuric acid decomposer simulator was constructed at the Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute at the University of Missouri- Columbia. The simulator was capable of producing the temperatures and corrosive environments...