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The early imperial ceramics as evidence for life at Roman Sardis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Historical testimonia tell us that in the year 17 CE, an earthquake struck in Western Asia Minor and destroyed the city of Sardis. Recent excavations in the Field 49, Field 55...
Roman Egypt : change amid continuity in the art and architecture of an Eastern Imperial Province
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
examined through a focus on individual elements, usually from a strictly Egyptological or Classical viewpoint. This dissertation fills a gap in the literature on Roman Egypt by creating a comprehensive survey of not only romanized artistic elements...
Altering the timing of fixed-time artificial insemination and the interval from progestin withdrawal to prostaglandin F2a administration in estrus synchronization protocols for beef heifers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
(CIDR; 1.38 g progesterone) on Day -33 and removal on Day -19, and administration of prostaglandin F2a (PG; 500 [mu]g cloprostenol sodium) on Day -3. Within location, heifers were blocked based on reproductive tract score and body weight and were...
The socially filtered media agenda : a study of agenda setting among news outlets on Twitter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
through the TweetMeme aggregator, and a content analysis of the main Twitter feeds of three legacy news outlets The New York Times, CNN and NPR for nineteen days in September of 2009. The results showed a significant difference in the frequency of new...
Does geography matter? comparing maternal stressors to birth outcomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
months before delivery of their infant. A mean stress score for each participant was created, which was an average of the 13 stressors experienced. The 13 stressors were also grouped into four different domains: Community, Family/Relationshipd Health...
Resource selection, movement patterns, and survival of post-fledging grassland birds in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
dickcissels (51.2 ± 8.8 ha). Home range patterns were mostly non-linear and categorized as central or exploratory. Across years, biological factors (number of siblings, order of fledging) were the best predictors of home range size. Survival was higher...
Understanding the effect of computer-supported, case-based instruction on third-year medical students' ethical reasoning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
reasoning consisted of four components: (1) identification of ethical issues (ethical sensitivity); (2) adoption of multiple viewpoints (ethical viewpoint); (3) resolution of ethical dilemmas (ethical options); and, (4) justification of decisions and actions...
The use of pluripotent stem cells as a model for early human placentation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
) and inhibiting the signaling pathways that maintain the pluripotent phenotype (FGF2 and ACTIVIN A). The central theme of my dissertation has been to use these stem cellderived TB to model the early placental structure known as the primitive syncytium. My research...
An empirical approach to exploring the role of selective incentives in mitigating the free rider problem
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
analyzed, and 2) is member free riding influenced by the by-laws and polices under the control of the collective action organization? A confirmatory factor analysis model is used to test for the coexistence of multiple free riding activities. A structural...
Incidental take and endangered species demography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
negative effects of incidental take. However if the species in question does not have the assumed capacity to compensate it is possible for incidental take to dramatically lower abundance and lead to decreasing population trends for a protected species...
An examination of the professional identity, work engagement, and job satisfaction of higher education staff members
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Staff members are a large and growing set of employees within higher education (U.S. Department of Education, 2008). This growth coincides with increased public concern about higher education, which has affected salaries and working conditions...
A GIS protocol for enhancing the selection of agricultural runoff sampling locations and predicting the locations of potential pollutant transport in the upland environment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This study presents an ArcGIS geoprocessing protocol for quickly processing large amounts of data from publicly available government sources to consider both water quality standards (WQS) and nonpoint pollution source (NPS) control, on a watershed...
Power-sharing and democratic development : nested analysis of political institutions in third-wave democracies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The third wave of democratization drastically changed the world map of politics and raises a puzzle for institutionalists in comparative politics: how do political institutions play a role during the process of democratization? Previous...
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...
A descriptive analysis of fees at four-year public universities : differentiating between tuition and fees
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Despite the overabundance of data collected and analyzed about tuition as a primary cost of public higher education, little to no attention has been paid to fees as a portion of that cost. Most of the existing research combines tuition and required...
Human vs. machine as message source in advertising: examining the persuasiveness of brand influencer type and the mediating role of source credibility for advertising effectiveness in social media advertising
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
influencers. Human influencers, here, specifically refer to social media influencers (SMIs) "who have built a sizable social network of people following them and are seen as self-made microcelebrities" (Shan et al., 2020, p. 2). Indeed, this very notion...
Discourse as a normative instrument : analysis of mental illness on a disability services discussion list
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
positions on "reasonable" accommodations on the part of their institutions. It was found that some of these professionals are talking in a way that can bring harm to the subjects of their discussions ; it is important that this practice is revealed...
Three essays regarding U.S. crop policy and risk
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
of season average farm prices. Specifically, simple alternatives of a time-series model and a futures-based forecast failed to perform better or contain all of the information for corn and soybean prices in the baselines. The result is that the baselines...
Ecology of mid-continent migratory shorebirds, performance of tracking devices, and modelling animal social structure and demography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
decision-making and reproductive success in black-bellied plovers (Pluvialis squatarola); (2) examining spatial and temporal habitat characteristics that influence energy expenditure and behavior in American avocets (Recurvirostra americana); (3...
Hormonal regulation of bone health: novel understandings of xenoestrogens and estrogen receptor-[alpha]
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
to explore a, the importance of estrogen receptor-[alpha] (ER[alpha]) in male mice at different points in the life cycle and b, the long-term impact of gestational exposure to xenoestrogens, specifically bisphenol-A (BPA) and bisphenol-S (BPS), on male...