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For better or worse? : the impact of accounts and attributions following marital infidelity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This research focused on accounts and attributions following marital infidelity using a two-part investigation. In Study One, 250 married or previously married participants responded to a hypothetical scenario which asked ...
A study of Monteverdi's three genera from the preface to Book VIII of Madrigals in relation to operatic characters in Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in patria and L'incoronazione di Poppea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The construction of character on the early operatic stage by means of musical gestures is an indisputable achievement of Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643). Such an accomplishment was the result of a continuing development of ...
Hospital discharge destination decisions : exploring congruence in frail elders, their family members, and health care teams' decisions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This study used a mixed method design to explore congruence about the discharge destination decision of hospitalized frail older adults, their family members, and health care team members (HCTM). There was no common pattern ...
Three essays in natural resource-led development and economic growth
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation is comprised of three independent studies in empirical growth and natural resource-led development. Chapter 2 presents a cross-country growth study of 68...
Saigon to Baghdad : comparing combat correspondents' experiences in Vietnam and Iraq
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This study compared the responses of journalists who covered the Vietnam War with responses of reporters who covered the conflict in Iraq to measure differences and similarities. The comparison showed that reporters working ...
Growth and development of dairy calves on a milk diet
([University of Missouri], 1936)
Three essays on the Conservation Reserve Program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Over 35 years, the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has provided a variety of envi-ronmental benefits, reducing run-off of sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorus...
Social inequalities and mortality during the 1918 influenza pandemic on the island of Newfoundland
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
statistics, death registers, census data, and historical archives from The Rooms Provincial Archives in Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as supplemental historical qualitative archives from the Memorial University of Newfoundland Special Collections...
An analysis of the impact of the changes in the delivery procedure of the fresh shell egg futures contract
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)
The relatively recent changes in the delivery system of fresh shell egg futures contract from cold storage warehouse delivery to egg packing plant delivery have met with widespread criticisms in regard to their validity ...
Female daily newspaper editors and their mentoring relationships: in-depth interviews from the executive chair
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study explored the mentoring experiences of current and former female executive editors and managing editors at U.S. daily newspapers in metropolitan areas. Fifteen in...
Understanding the Roles of Money, or When is the Friedman Rule Optimal, and Why?
(Department of Economics, 2002)
In this paper, we study the optimal steady state monetary policy in overlapping generations (OG) models. In contrast to economies populated by infinitely-lived representative agents (ILRA), the Friedman Rule is frequently ...
Acts of regeneration : allegory and archetype in the works of Norman Mailer
(University of Missouri Press, 1980)
An in-depth study of Normain Mailer's use of conscious and unconscious allegory in his later works.
Between God and Mammon : politics, class conflict, and the southern Irish state, 1922-45
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] Although it is well understood that working-class politics and the political Left have been marginal forces in Irish political life, the question "Why?" has been underexamined, often attributed ...
Knowledge construction, social identity and social network structure in completely online groups
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
. This mixed methods study examines the development of eight completely online groups in a CSCL course held at the University of Missouri during the summer of 2008. The principal contribution of this work is a new and deeper understanding of completely online...
Pure Economic Loss and Non-Adopters : Comparing Liability in Australia, Canada, and the United States
(AgBioForum, 2012)
Australia, Canada, and the United States all allow GM crops to be released into the open environment. In all three jurisdictions, non-adopters of GM crops claim they can no longer choose to be non-adopters. The issue of ...
Work and the work ethic in American drama, 1920-1970
(University of Missouri Press, 1982)
Analysis of the themes in modern American drama, including traditional and modern work ethic. Greenfield challenges the notion that twentieth-century American dramatic literature is lacking in intellectual and artistic ...