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Use of advisors and retirement plan performance
(2020)
As DC plans become more popular than DB plans, American workers are increasingly responsible for their retirement savings. Because retirement plan participants' portfolio allocation is constrained by the available funds ...
Approaches for comparing the structural characteristics of different representations of transportation systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Collection and monitoring of locational information has considerably increased over the last decade as the value of location-based data has been realized by planning...
GraphEvo: Evaluating Software Evolution Using Machine Learning Based Call Graph Analytics And Network Portrait Divergence
(2022)
propose a graph-based software framework called GraphEvo based on deep learning modeling for graphs. We applied the recent network comparison advancement to software networks via information theory-based metric Network portrait divergence (NPD). NPD...
Tales of an 'invisible' life stage : survival and physiology among terrestrial juvenile ambystomatid salamanders
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The vital rates (e.g., survival, growth, and reproduction) of distinct life stages within a species are known to influence the growth and persistence of populations. As such, studies describing stage-specific vital rates, ...
Using nested structures to select models for developmental trajectories of cognitive abilities in adulthood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
longitudinal data is often based on convention or familiarity with a particular modeling approach. It is argued that this should not be common practice, but rather the data and model comparisons should be used to inform the choice of model. The current work...
Three essays on biofuel policies and aggregate supply curve
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The first essay investigates the impacts of Brazil's new biofuel policy, namely RenovaBio. RenovaBio aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector through expansion of biofuels by requiring ...
Characterization of progesterone receptor (PGR) mRNA and protein isoforms in the endometrium of cyclic and pregnant pigs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
in endometrial tissue from cyclic (days 0, 5, 7.5, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17) and pregnant (days 10, 12, 13, 15, 17) pigs. Isoform PGR-B mRNA had a tendency to be greater on d 0 and d 5 and decreased on d 7.5 and d 15 (P < 0.10). Combined PGR-AB mRNA was constitutively...
Reducing ergovaline and ergot alkaloid concentrations through fertilizer, herbicide and clipping management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
management practices that might reduce alkaloid concentration and 2) to estimate if change in management was economically feasible. Three experiments in this study resulted in reduced ergovaline concentration. The first experiment showed use of poultry litter...
Ciachronic Homer and a Cretan Odyssey
(2017-03)
Counselor Trainee Personal Growth Factors and Self- Efficacy: ‘Walking the Walk’ Using Social Cognitive Theory and Bowen Theory
(2015-08-04)
Counselors and counselor trainees are expected to engage in intense personal work
and self-awareness efforts in order to become effective counselors. The growth that
counselors expect to see clients commit to and engage ...
Exploring school nurse workload through the lived experiences of school nurses caring for students kindergarten through fifth grade
(2020)
schools in a northeastern state. The transcripts were analyzed and coded using NVivo (2020) software and cross-checked manually. The primary and secondary themes were identified using an iterative transcript review process based on Moustakas...
Using metacognitive monitoring feedback to improve student learning in augmented reality environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
the contents require a high level of spatial awareness during content learning. Therefore, Phase 2 research considered specific engineering education related to spatial recognition. For Phase 2, the location-based augmented reality system was developed...
African-American student perceptions of their parents' and guardians' attitudes towards education and academic achievement
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-26)
The purpose of this study was to examine African-American student perceptions of
their parents' and guardians' attitudes towards education and academic achievement at five
urban schools in the Kansas City, Missouri School ...
Cotton and maize primary root growth responses to water deficit : comparative physiological and metabolic analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and maize (Zea mays L.) are important economic crops that can suffer significant yield loss under drought. Cotton and maize root systems have fundamentally different architectures, in addition ...
The socio-economic impacts of GM cotton in Burkina Faso : does farm structure affect how benefits are distributed?
(University of Missouri, 2016)
This article documents the impact of GM cotton in Burkina Faso on input use and productivity. Six years of farm survey data found that GM cotton used two-thirds less insecticide and produced higher yields than conventional ...
Finding Your Pulse: Insidious Trauma, Psychological Distress, and Collective Action Among Sexual Minority Latinx
(2020)
Using an additive intersectional approach, the present study examined the relations among racism in LGBT communities (LGBT racism), heterosexism in racial/ethnic minority communities (POC heterosexism) and foreigner ...
Three essays on rural-nonrural disparities in postsecondary access and success
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] While a college degree is increasingly a crucial pathway to achieve success in the U.S labor market, recent estimates indicate that 20% of rural young ...
Comprehensive characterization of canine meniscal pathology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
in the joint. Despite the prevalence of meniscal disease, the literature contains relatively few reports addressing mechanisms of disease for cranial cruciate ligament-associated meniscal injury. Diagnosis of meniscal tears can be challenging based on clinical...
Antiadiabatic limit of the exchange-correlation kernels of an inhomogeneous electron gas
(American Physical Society, 2010)
We express the high-frequency (antiadiabatic) limit of the exchange-correlation (xc) kernels of an inhomogeneous electron gas in terms of the following equilibrium properties: the ground-state density, the xc kinetic stress ...
Drainage water management practices affect water quality, soil properties, and crop production
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Several agricultural management practices such as terrace construction, cover crops (CC), drainage water recycling (DWR), free drainage (FD), and 4R nitrogen (N) management can influence water quality, soil properties, and crop production...