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A series of in vitro studies investigating the role of lactoferrin in calf innate immunity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Neonatal calf mortality rates continue to impact the economic sustainability of the United States cattle industry. Based on data generated from the National Animal Health Monitoring System survey in 2001, 8.9 % of dairy ...
Musicology and Its Application to American Music
(1963-05)
This paper attempts to give a clear definition of and a brief history of musicology and a background of Puritan, African American, and Native American music and some of the influences of each on American music. The music ...
Study of plasma treatment effects on dental bond improvement, biofilm destruction, and oxidation prevention of AgNWs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] Non-thermal plasma techniques have gained significant attention and applications in various fields, including the medical, dental, and industrial sectors. These techniques offer unique advantages ...
The role of mental-modeling ability, content knowledge, and mental models in general chemistry students' understanding about molecular polarity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This study explored general chemistry students' thinking processes about molecular polarity and related concepts. The study employed a mixed-method design to reveal how general chemistry students use their conceptual ...
Pre- and protopalatial Minoan larnax : individuals vs collective identity in pre- and protopalatial Crete
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Prepalatial and Protopalatial larnakes offer a corpus of material with their own biography which has long been ignored, passed over, or forgotten. They represent the beginning of a mortuary tradition of burials in ceramic ...
The military vici of Noricum
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This dissertation examines the civilian settlements that developed next to the auxiliary forts on the Danube frontier of the Roman province of Noricum. Chapter one of this study provides a brief consideration of the history ...
Evaluation of Cement-Based Reactive Media for Contaminant Remediation
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
Water contaminated with heavy metals, arsenic, and other industrial pollutants
poses a severe risk to human health. Reactive media present an opportunity to intercept
contaminants but have high material or environmental ...
Muse, number 46 (2012)
(University of Missouri, Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2013)
Relating the bicycle frame's geometry to the handling performances considering different riders' physical parameters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Conventional bicycle frame is composed of 4 parts: rear frame, front frame (handlebar and fork), front wheel & rear wheel. The scientific design methodology of bicycle...
Raman scattering studies and charge transport in polyfluorenes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Blue-emitting polyfluorenes (PFs) have emerged as especially attractive [pi] conjugated polymers (CP) due to their strong blue emission and excellent electronic properties and thus great prospects for device applications. ...
Can Chinese Consumers Be Persuaded? The Case of Genetically Modified Vegetable Oil
(AgBioForum, 2004)
This paper investigates consumers' purchase intentions of vegetable oil that is made from genetically modified oilseeds (referred to as GM vegetable oil) in Beijing, China. It is found that consumers' purchase intentions ...
Comparative study of type 2 median crossovers and median u-turns
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Many states use rural expressway median crossovers which provide for separation between the two opposing traffic lanes to manage the direct left turn movements between the expressways and cross roads. As the volume increases ...
Analysis of twenty-five years of heavy rainfall events in the Texas Hill Country
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Forecasting heavy rain events and the area of greatest threat has been a long standing challenge in operational meteorology. This is especially true in certain regions where the physical geography lends itself to the ...
Corridors and deer-vehicle collisions along Missouri interstate highways
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
A total of 3,639 deer-vehicle collisions (DVCs) were reported on Missouri roadways in 2020, resulting in 348 injuries and 5 deaths. Missouri is ranked 15th nationwide for this type of accident. Of the DVCs, 490 occurred ...
Geology of Missouri
(University of Missouri, 1918)
"ln recent years inquiries concerning the geology of Missouri have come to the geological department of the University of Missouri in constantly increasing numbers. In replying to these inquiries it has become evident that ...
New methods for interpret the ultimate axial load capacity of driven square concrete piles
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Piles are usually designed using analytical methods, empirical models, or dynamic formulas. Because of the uncertainties involved in the analysis and design of pile foundations, it has become customary, and in many cases ...
Roles of clathrin-coated vesicle networks in plant immunity and development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] For a plant cell, the plasma membrane (PM) is not only the interface with its environment but also a signaling platform. Proteins localized to the PM ...
Oak paneling : its processing and marketing
(University of Missouri, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1959)
A Study of the Serpent, Bass Horn, Keyed Bugle, Ophicleide, and Saxhorns with Emphasis on the Literature Written for These Instruments
(1986)
This paper covers the history of early low brass instruments and precursors to the tuba, their ranges, technicalities, and literatures. All of the instruments discussed here, with the exception of the
saxhorns and variations ...
Development of Closomer And MIBG based Nanoformulation: Application to HIV Prevention and Neuroblastoma Therapy
(2023)
are summarized in Chapters 4-5 and 6, respectively. In Chapters 1 and 2, an overview of the aims and scope of this study, and a literature review of the two parts of this dissertation is extensively discussed. In Chapter 3, it was hypothesized that fluorine 19...