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Trends in state and local government finance in Missouri 1960-68
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1970)
"This study was developed for two reasons: (1) to examine the basic sources of public revenue and their impact on various groups and classes within Missouri and (2) to describe recent trends in public costs and revenues in the state with a view...
Increasing land and forage utilization by Missouri cow/calf operations using silvopasture practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
. Two experiments were conducted primarily focusing on methods which allow producers to improve the number of animal grazing days on their operations by implementing silvopastoral systems and increasing forage quality of pastures by applying legumes...
Detection of gust fronts using the doppler velocity derived divergence product
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
storm. Radar data for the study was collected using the University of Missouri-Columbia's MZZU X-Band radar, as well as the WSR-88D from the NWS Saint Louis CFO. Data processing was performed through the Warning Decision Support System...
Middle school students' perceptions of outdoor classrooms for science learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Outdoor classrooms can positively influence students' outdoor experiences and increase awareness of native habitats through experiential learning and small-scale habitat restoration. To better understand student perspectives of outdoor classrooms...
Forgotten landmark: the Municipal Auditorium of Kansas City, Missouri
(2013)
The Municipal Auditorium is a grand civic building in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, which encompasses venues for theater, music and athletics. Designed by Gentry, Voskamp, and Neville, and associated architects, Hoit, Price, and Barnes, and built...
Disturbance and restoration ecology : exploring biological and human dynamics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
--a primarily human driven disturbance both historically and currently--has with woodland flora communities in the Missouri Ozarks. Fire is currently used as a major management tool to restore woodland communities in the Ozarks. I then turn to an exploration...
A Python-based GIS simulation of a water balance for wetland decision-making
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
wetland site to determine the potential existence of the excess water component. The study area is a location within Pershing State Park within Linn County, Missouri. Three goals have been set in this research in order to achieve the ultimate goal...
Product differentiation and the role of contracts : the US pork industry case
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This dissertation studies factors influencing the rapid transition from spot markets to contracts recently observed in the exchanges between farm producers and processors or distributors. In particular, it attempts to fill ...
The effect of environment on seed composition of tofu and natto soybean cultivars
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Composition of soybean seeds is important to manufacturers of tofu and natto food products. The effect of environment on seed composition of tofu and natto soybean cultivars was measured in Missouri in 2004 and 2005. The environment was altered...
Evaluation of the bonus fishery created by the low-density stocking of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) in Bull Shoals Lake
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Bull Shoals Lake is a large impoundment of the White River system in Missouri- Arkansas. Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis; STB) have been experimentally stocked into Bull Shoals since 2013 to create a low-density trophy fishery. We addressed...
Bulletin : summer session, 1979
(University of Missouri--Columbia., 1979)
Aesculapius was a Mizzou tiger : an illustrated history of medicine at Ol' Mizzou
(University of Missouri Medical School Foundation, Inc., 1998)
Design and construction of helmholtz coil for biomagnetic studies on soybean
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
A Helmholtz coil with a large usable area of uniform field was designed, constructed and characterized, specifically for bioelectric studies. The design and analysis of the coil were carried out through experiments and the use of industry standard...
The investment horizon issue in user-owned organizations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This research addresses the issue of an investment constraint in user-owned agricultural organizations called the horizon problem. Scholars have suggested the restrictions on the transferability of residual claimant rights and the restricted...
The impact analysis of structural change in Korean agriculture with respect to the Korean-United States free trade agreement : dynamic simultaneous equation model approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The main objective of this study is the analysis of the impacts of the Korean-United States Free Trade Agreement. On April 2, 2007, Korea and the United States concluded a...
"Send only your serious cases" : delivering flu to Toronto: an anthropological analysis of the 1918-19 influenza epidemic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This project looks at the 1918-19 pandemic influenza experience in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Based on historical records (most notably death registries and archival material) this work strives to understand the social, biological, and environmental...
Extraction, optimization, and characterization of chia seed mucilage as an emerging biopolymer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
), achieving a higher amount of yield with less extraction time compared to other similar studies, which were validated experimentally. As the CSM naturally has a very low density, novel approaches were used to incorporate it in experiments, such as FTIR...
The role of land-atmosphere and aerosol interactions on meso-scale convective weather systems across West Africa
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
This dissertation investigates the modulating effects of land-atmosphere and
aerosol interactions on meso-scale convective systems across the sub-Saharan West
Africa region, and aims at providing a value-added contribution ...
The nonprofit incorporation of America, 1860-1932
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
arguments. First, the experience of the Civil War produced two possible paths to a modern civil society, with the model of independent organizations winning out over direct government intervention. Second, into the void left by the federal government's exit...