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Agamemnon in Homer : reading character through tradition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this research project I outline a consistent methodology for assessing characterization in the oral-derived Homeric epics and I apply this methodology to Agamemnon. My...
Identity through style : the transatlantic dissemination of Anglican and Episcopalian neo-Gothic church architecture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
In the nineteenth century the Episcopalians used Gothic Revival architecture for dogmatic purposes to define their status among Protestant denominations and secure their place in the United States of America. The discussion ...
Ruin nation : antiquarian objects and political narratives in the long eighteenth century
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] "Ruin Nation: Antiquarian Objects and Political Narratives in the Long Eighteenth Century" examines representations of architectural ruins and archaeological artifacts...
Effect of different marinade treatments on survival and morphology of pathogens in beef jerky
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
In the early fall of 2003, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS 2004) found that producers of meat and poultry jerky were not adequately processing the meat to achieve the lethality required to kill or reduce the ...
Natural law and the challenge of legal positivism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
In this dissertation I develop and defend a version of a general theory of the nature of law inspired by the classical natural law tradition, with special intellectual debt to the articulation of that tradition by John ...
Rawlsian ethical act contractarianism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Assuming that contractarianism is appropriate for developing an ethical theory, which contractarian ethical theory is best? My dissertation provides an answer to this question. Drawing on the work of Rawls, I provide an ...
An intelligent design retrieval system for module-based products
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)
, researchers have developed different approaches to designing structural products. The most popular and most commonly used approach in contending with structural products is the modularity approach. Moreover, there are several studies that address modularity...
Bayesian analysis of multivariate stochastic volatility and dynamic models
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
We consider a multivariate regression model with time varying volatilities in the error term. The time varying volatility for each component of the error is of unknown nature, may be deterministic or stochastic. We propose ...
Conscience : toward the mechanism of morality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
edge of neurological research. The focus is a rethinking of the most philosophical of all questions: what is the meaning of life? The result is the ACTWith model of conscience. The model provides a system for the conceptualization of moral problems...
Articulated learning trajectories related to the development of algebraic thinking that follow from patterning concepts in middle grades mathematics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The construct of an articulated learning trajectory (ALT) was conceived of and defined to provide a lens through which to view and analyze content development in middle grades mathematics textbooks. The ALTs identified and ...
A hierarchical Bayesian mixture approach for modeling reflectivity fields with application to Nowcasting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] We study a hierarchical Bayesian framework for finite mixtures of distributions. We first consider a Dirichlet mixture of normal components and utilize it to model spatial...
Preschool piano methods and developmentally appropriate practice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
) and developmental characteristics of children as identified in related research findings. The literature reviewed encompassed a historical overview, goals and designs of preschool piano method books, age-related developmental, musical, and learning characteristics...
Firm strategy and knowledge management in strategic supply chain relationships : a knowledge-based view
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Using the knowledge-based view, this study seeks to understand the relationship between firm strategic orientation and interorganizational knowledge management in strategic supply chain alliances of high technology firms. ...
Effects of exchange rate changes on investment : a study with U.S. firm level panel data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
In this paper I investigate the effects of exchange rate changes on firm investment through the export channel and imported input channel using U.S. manufacturing firm level data for 1998-2007. For this study, I create a ...
Point of view : examining the magazine industry standard
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Point of view permeates every aspect of magazines. As a relatively modern concept, the journalistic device went previously unstudied in scholarly form. The research question, "How and why do U.S. consumer magazine writers and editors establish point...
An ecological study of American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) in the Missouri Ozark Highlands: effects of herbivory and harvest, ecological characterization and wild simulated cultivation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Matrix population analysis was used to analyze eight years of demographic data from six American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) populations in east-central Missouri to examine effects of herbivory by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimm...
Home aestheticus : species being and the struggle for existence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this paper, I argue for the homo aestheticus thesis - the claim that our species nature is that of artistic producer and consumer; that this nature is a selected...
The medieval English begging poem
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Since the only consistent feature of medieval English begging poems is the fact that they beg, usually for funds due, the form cannot quite be considered a genre. However, the relationships between poets and patrons that ...
Determination of total selenium and seleno-amino acids in yeast and aquatic organisms by liquid chromatography and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The primary goal of this dissertation research was to develop methods for routine speciation analysis of selenium in tissues. A method for total selenium using on-line stable isotope dilution analysis with conventional ICP-MS (SIDA...
Impacts of soil management practices on soil fertility in potato-based cropping systems in the Bolivian Andean highlands
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Due to changes in climate and socioeconomic developments, current soil management practices in the Bolivian Andean Highlands may be increasing soil degradation thereby threatening food security. A study was established in ...