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Mixed up in the making : Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez, and the images of their movements
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Although his movement was a labor movement that targeted only a small portion of Mexican Americans, Cesar Chavez has often been compared to Martin Luther King, Jr., and has been portrayed as a civil rights leader on the ...
A great and necessary measure : George Grenville and the genesis of the Stamp Act, 1763-1765
(University of Missouri Press, 1982)
? Perhaps they would have; perhaps not. It does seem certain, though, that if resistance to these policies had occurred, it would have been a resistance shorn of substantial support from merchants, the agricultural elite of the northern colonies...
Physical and chemical attributes of a defatted soy flour meat analog
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
, and three cooking temperatures) factorial experiment with 2 replications was conducted. The first set of information acquired was the extruder responses. To observe any differences in texture, a texture profile analysis (TPA) was conducted. Color tests were...
Perforated sovereignty : the geopolitical dilemma of Aegean hydrocarbons
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The Aegean Sea, as an integral portion of the Mediterranean Sea, has always been a region endowed with special significance. Either as a familiar route of trade or culture, or as a fault-line between hostile civilizations and states, this vortex...
Three essays on agglomeration, strategic orientation, and organizational form
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This dissertation consists of three essays, trying to fill a gap in the literature by exploring the interaction of agglomeration, ownership structure, and strategic orientation. Much research has been focused on each ...
Evaluation of the Private Forestland Ownership Paracelization and its effects on the forest landscape in the southeastern Missouri Ozarks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This study investigates the impacts of the forestland ownership parcelization on species composition, age structure and spatial pattern of the forest landscape. First, a computer model was developed to create ownership ...
Growth, performance and quality attributes of steers supplemented with high oleic soybean oil
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Growing concerns with saturated fatty acids on human health has led to research being done to reduce saturated fatty acid levels in animal tissues. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of high oleic soybean ...
Historical summary of the report of collection of the state of Missouri, Department of Revenue
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1979)
Landscape and inchannel factors affecting the distribution and abundance of riverine smallmouth bass in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
I developed a series of spatially-nested research objectives to identify habitat elements related to the distribution and abundance of riverine smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu in Missouri. The range of smallmouth bass was identified using a few...
Pigmentation and practice : understanding perceptions of white female teachers within a colorblind racial ideology framework
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
to construct meaning from teacher viewpoints and experiences, the goal is to facilitate candid conversations about racial diversity and promote the academic success of all students....
Enhancing bluegill production through least-cost diet development and novel rearing strategies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Amidst growing demand for large, food-size bluegill Lepomis macrochirus, lack of an affordable, balanced diet and inadequate rearing technologies remain the major concerns of bluegill producers seeking to run profitable ...
Permeable Reactive Concrete For Enhanced Heavy Metal Removal With Optimization Of Individual Components
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)
Catastrophic release of heavy metals in Colorado, U.S or Minas Gerais, Brazil exposed the
importance heavy metal contamination have on the surrounding peoples and environment.
Permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) are an ...
Development of a multi-omics approach to identify highly correlated transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolic signatures in maize B73 and FR697 drought stressed nodal roots
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Maize is one of the most important crops grown in the continental US and worldwide, and as such, major interest is directed towards understanding the impact of drought conditions on maize growth and development. Nodal ...
Dance as a Community of Practice: Exploring Dance Groups in the Kansas City Area through the Lifespan
(2015-08-04)
This dissertation examines the embodied cultural practice of dance among several
groups in the Kansas City area. The dance groups were studied as Communities of Practice
(CoP), as outlined in the Lave-Wenger model of ...
Sisterhood as strategy : the collaborations of American women artists in the gilded age
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This dissertation employs four case studies--illustrator Alice Barber Stephens in Philadelphia; Louisville-born sculptor Enid Yandell; photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston in Washington, D.C.; and the Newcomb College ...
Investigation of the initial steps of jasmonic acid biosynthesis and a study of differential regulation of the ribosomal association of mRNA transcripts in jasmonate-dependent wound response
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
expression alone, implied a post-translational regulatory mechanism. Experiments with a truncated version of NbGLA1 showed that the C-terminal end may contain sequence elements that can function in a regulatory role. Finally, JA accumulation time course...
Roles of post-Golgi vesicular trafficking components in plant growth and immunity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
sorting station for CCV trafficking by ensuring that proteins are directed to the correct functional location. However, the roles of TGN/EE-localized vesicular trafficking components in coordinating cellular and biological processes remain largely...
Missouri alumnus, volume 083, number 03 (1995 Spring)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 1995)
Novel approaches in macroinvertebrate biomonitoring
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
are influenced by seasonal variability. Two separate studies are presented to address aspects of biological monitoring that are seldom studied. The first study focused on evaluation of Grass Riparian Filter Strip effectiveness in north central Missouri. Streams...
A Theory of Consumer Fraud in Market Economies
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Of the many forms of human behavior, perhaps none more than those of force
and fraud have caused so much harm in both social and ecological environments. In
spite of this, neither shows signs of weakening given their ...