RSS 1.01910-1919 Dissertations (MU)
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An investigation of the relation between vegetative and reproductive activity in plants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)"It is the purpose of this investigation to study this relationship between vegetative and reproductive activity, to present evidence showing to what extent it may be influenced and modified by external conditions or ... -
The construction of sound intensity apparatus and experiments on the relative intensity of successive, simultaneous, ascending and descending tones
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)"From the impression which gradually developed during the course of the experiment it seems probable to the writer that both difference in vibration rates and the ratios of the intervals have an influence upon the judgments ... -
A method of sociological investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)"It is the purpose of the author of this thesis to present, from his limited experience as a social surveyor and from a rather extended study of social surveys, the meaning and value of the survey method to the science of ... -
Some factors influencing fruitfulness in apples
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)"SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS: Missouri apple yields tend to rotate in three year cycles, the sizes of the crops produced showing the following order: heavy, light, medium, heavy, etc. A five years' study of the behavior of ... -
The Chinese mind : a study in race psychology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)"If the Chinese men and women of like passions and abilities as ourselves, we are free to develop Chinese education on lines similar to those in the West, always being able to use the results of western progress in the ... -
The paragon of Leonardo da Vinci
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)Text taken from page i: "The part of Leonardo's literary legacy which forms the basis for the present study has since Manzi 's publication of the Codex Vaticanus commonly been known as the Paragon. The only copy we have ... -
Development of manual arts instruction in cities of the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)Text from page 1: "The aim of this study is to trace the development of manual arts instruction from the time when it was first suggested as a possible solution for the problem of a more practical training in school for ... -
The limitations of the Ricardian theory of rent : a study of static theory in relation to changing business practice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)PART I. Adaptation of the theory of rent to the time of its origin. The early dominance of the landlord class -- The rise of a trading class -- The competitive theory in the natural order of Adam Smith -- The historical ... -
A study of tragic situation and character in English drama, 1900- 1912
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)It is the purpose of this study to examine the subject-matter of those English dramas of 1900-1912 which portray serious action and produce tragic effect. In this study all purely aesthetic questions are ignored. The ... -
A study of the chemical composition of steers on different planes of nutrition and of the relative cost of maintenance and growth
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1911)This thesis describes the methods and results of an experiment carried out by the author to discover what affect diet has on the composition of beef cattle. -
Phosphorus in beef animals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1910)This study constitutes but a part of the results obtained from the Experiment "Uses to Which the Animal Puts Its Food" now being conducted by the University of Missouri, and considers the quantity, and to some extent the ... -
Investigation upon the nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, and ash content of three beef animals, with special study upon the forms of sulfur
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)This thesis explores the chemical composition of beef cattle, with special attention given to nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, and ash content. A review of previous research is provided as well as a description of an experiment ... -
The evolution of the French novel
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1912)The novel has existed in some guise always. Its most primitive form must have been the narrative anecdote, apologue, short story. After the advent of the professional minstrel or jongleur, it must have become differentiated ... -
Determinations of various forms of nitrogen in bovine flesh, including the products of hydrolysis of some of the proteins
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)When Hausmann introduced his method for nitrogen distribution into protein analysis, he opened the way for great progress in that line of investigation. Winterstein later showed that phoaphotungstic acid would also precipitate ... -
A study of the variations in chemical composition of the timothy and wheat plants during growth and ripening
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1911)Regarding previous investigations carried out on the chemical composition of timothy and wheat plants, very little work has been made upon wheat roots, no report has been made upon timothy bulbs and no separation has been ...