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Some Alternatives to Model Selection and New Approaches to Computing for the Economics. 12/6/2014
(2014)
This interdisciplinary dissertation in statistics, economics, and social science
methodology derives a methodological approach for economics from philosophical
principles, identi es barriers to its adoption, and presents ...
Radiotracers for examining biological functions of plants and microbes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Tracers are used for qualitative and quantitative investigation of a system. Radiotracers have a radionuclide to observe chemical or biological processes by detection of the radionuclide's decay energy. They are non-disruptive ...
Relationship between participation in a residentially-based freshman interest group and degree attainment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Informed by the Tinto's (1993) model of institutional departure and Astin's (1993) input-environment-output model and concept of involvement, this dissertation reports the findings of a secondary data-analysis examining ...
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 ...
Decade of fear : Senator Hennings and civil liberties
(University of Missouri Press, 1965)
The genius of Thomas Hennings lay in his fundamental attachment to justice, his constant emphasis on the widest limits for individual freedom, and with his realistic approach to the need for order in American society. The ...
Lc-ms/ms method development for quantitation of nicotine in toenails as a biomaker for secondhand smoke and standard lipoprotein mimetic models
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Passive smoke or (secondhand smoke) is defined as when a non-smoker is unintentionally exposed to a smoking environment from cigarettes, cigars, or pipes. Passive smoke can result in adverse health effects leading to heart ...
The historical transformation of indigenous and colonial institutions of Central Mexico: monetary and production systems
(2013)
Based on a critical analysis of the mainstream development discourse, the subaltern's
history, and hybrid theoretical models, this dissertation is focused on studying the
transformation of the Pre-Hispanic state and the ...
Catalog, University of Missouri--Columbia, undergraduate (January 1985)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1985)
Mathematical problems from cryobiology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Cryobiology is the study of life anddeath at low temperatures and provides a fascinating setting for applied mathematics. The interdisciplinary nature of cryobiology mirrors the diversity of applications ranging from animal ...
Graduate catalog, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009-2010
(University of Missouri -- Columbia., 2009)
Mizzou, volume 091, number 1 (2002 Fall)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2002)
Pulse Generation, Shaping, and Optimization Solutions for Solid-State-Switch-Enabled High-Power Microwave Generation Systems
(2022)
This work presents an ensemble of solid-state pulse power solutions and approaches for the compact and light-weight ultrawideband high-power microwave (HPM) application space. The semiconductor-based foundation overcomes ...
Reshaping the "God beat" : how three community news websites frame religion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
With a downsizing of newspaper staff and an upswing in Internet use, the religion beat has had to adapt, much like the rest of journalism. In some cases, the religion beat has been cut. But some publications maintain the ...
The role of load in initiation and progression of cartilage pathology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Articular cartilage is primarily responsible for dissipation of load in diarthrodial joints. Load plays a critical role in maintaining cartilage health, but can also be a primary contributing factor in cartilage disease ...
Two essays on food manufacturer resilience: regional factors and workforce challenges
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Researchers and policymakers worldwide have increasingly viewed resilient food systems as important. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been particular emphasis on food manufacturer resilience. This thesis ...
Transnational spaces, transitional places : Muslimness in contemporary literary imaginations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Shafak's The Saint of Incipient Sanities (2004) and Randa Jarrar's A Map of Home (2007), and Leila Aboulela's Minaret (2005), Shelina Janmohamed's Love in a Headscarf (2009), and Tanwi Nandini Islam's Bright Lines (2015) to explore and illuminate the ways...
Beautiful phantoms British literature, political economy, and biopolitics from 1780-1855
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This dissertation explores the literary engagement with economics from 1780-1855. These years are critical to the development of both the novel and the discipline of political economy. This dissertation builds on previous ...
Creating an imperial city: Kansas City in the 1920s
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-04)
This thesis is a community study of Kansas City in the
1920s as a city working to assume a prominent place within the
emerging American market empire. It begins by exploring the
role that men and women played in altering ...