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Niche construction and the role of environment : towards a new logic of natural selection explanations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] I argue that natural selection explanations are not necessarily externalist, i.e. they don't always cite features of the environment as explanans. In ...
Hyperglycemia and type 2 diabetes : impact on neural cardiovascular control
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is often characterized by chronic hypertension and exaggerated increases in arterial blood pressure (BP) during exercise. However, ...
Simulation aided analysis of polyurethane reaction systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Numerous reactions take place within a polyurethane polymerization process. Homogeneous and catalytic reactions occur at the same time and intermediate ...
Soil hydraulic properties as influenced by prairie restoration
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Prairies are complex living systems which play a vital role both biologically and ecologically in the environment and support a large amount of wildlife. Prairie restoration is an ecologically friendly way to restore prairie ...
Impact of anion exchange surface of permeable separator on performance of zinc alkaline primary battery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Improvement in zinc alkaline battery performance through highly conductive materials, the introduction of anion-exchange coated filter papers and their ...
Exploration of plus size women's apparel satisfaction, non-wear, and discard
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
This study explored the apparel satisfaction, non-wear and discard habits of plus size women in the United States. According to Renoux's theory of retail satisfaction (1973), satisfaction with retail consists of three ...
Disclosure in close egalitarian relationships during emerging adulthood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Using social domain theory (Smetana, 2013; Turiel, 2002), the present study examines the patterns of disclosure within and across emerging adults' sibling, friend, and romantic relationships, as well as associations between ...
Electron beam lithography for nano-antenna fabrication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Lithography methods have been used for patterning of small features for decades; in this research project, I examined Electron Beam Lithography (EBL) for fabrication of nano-antennas and then parameterized EBL variables ...
What would James Bond do? : signaling and precarious manhood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In five studies, we investigate the connection between precarious manhood, signaling, and the mate-choice behavior of men. Specifically, we propose ...
Long-term soil and crop management effects on soil physical properties related to soil erodibility
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Long-term soil and cropping systems affect soil physical properties thereby effecting soil erosion and erodibility. Understanding the effects of crop ...
Chlorine and singlet oxygen photoelimination from organoplatinum(IV) complexes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Solar energy is the most promising carbon neutral energy source for the future. Splitting of simple molecules like HX (X = Cl, Br) has become an ...
Exploring the strengths development of Taiwanese international students during the cultural transition process : a grounded theory study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] According to the Open Doors report, the number of undergraduate international students increased from 407,529 to 764,495 in the U.S. from 1990-91 to ...
Impacts of late gestational tall fescue forage systems on preweaning calves
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
A 2 year experiment was conducted researching the impact of common lower Midwestern beef cattle winter forage systems on late gestation, spring-calving beef cows and their subsequent calves. We hypothesized that cows grazing ...
Documentation of Missouri white-tailed deer chronoclines : implications for archaeology, paleoecology, and conservation biology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Multiple ecological factors (e.g., Bergmann's rule, competition, food quality and quantity) can be responsible for changes in animal body size over time. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) serve as an ideal candidate ...
Does CEO tenure influence corporate bond rating properties?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
This study examines whether and how corporate bond rating quality varies with CEO tenure. Due to the expansive roles of credit ratings in capital market, managers have incentives to maintain or improve their ratings. ...
What's new? : a different way to describe innovators
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Innovators enjoy seeking out new experiences and new products to try next. They enable the process of the diffusion of information, by launching new ideas into a social system (Rogers, 2003, p. 283). This research tested ...
Predicting switchgrass biomass and ethanol potential on claypan soil landscapes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) yield on claypan soils was evaluated with a crop growth model and for actual ethanol production potential. Specifically, Agricultural Land Management Alternatives with Numerical Assessment ...
Effects of voluntary running on brain mitochondrial biogenesis in rats selectively bred to run high and low nightly distances
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
It is known that brain mitochondrial dysfunction is strongly associated with the advent of neurodegenerative diseases and that exercise is an important non-pharmaceutical method of maintaining brain mitochondrial health. ...
Long-term effects of multisystemic therapy on caregivers of serious and violent juvenile offenders
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
This study examined caregiver criminal and civil court outcomes 26 years following treatment for serious and violent juvenile offenders who participated in either a family-based treatment (multisystemic therapy, MST) or ...
Phylogenetic and morphometric analyses of Eastern fluted-point forms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation constitutes two mutually complementary approaches to the study of Paleoindian material culture in eastern North America, ca. 13,500-10,500 ...