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Applications of Energetic Materials and Copper Oxide Nanorods for Decontamination [abstract]
(2010-03)
We demonstrate the potential of nanoenergetic coatings and CuO nanorods to decontaminate surfaces infected with bacteria. The methods of decontamination include (i) fast combustion of an energetic paint applied on contaminated ...
Derivation and characterization of LIF and FGF2 dependent Porcine Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells [abstract]
(2010-02)
Authentic embryonic stem cells (ESC) have probably never been derived from the inner cell mass (ICM) of pig, despite over 25 years of effort. Recently, several groups, including ours, have reported derivation of induced ...
High-throughput genomics and the Sword of Damocles
(2010-03)
Next-generation sequencing and high-throughput assaying technologies have dichotomized entire research communities into those individuals who have rapidly evolved in response to the technological selection pressure and ...
Multi-scale Investigation of Weight-bearing Exercise on Bone Biomechanical Integrity in the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Model (oim) Mouse
(2010-02)
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a heritable connective tissue disorder generally due to type I collagen defects, is characterized by small stature, reduced bone mineral density, and frequent fractures. Bone is inherently ...
Novel Nanostructured Organosilicate Nanoparticle Coatings for Chem-Bio Sensing [abstract]
(2010-03)
We present novel nanostructured organosilicate particulate based films and demonstrate that these materials have a great potential for chemical-biological sensor development. With unprecedented high surface areas (> 1400 ...
Commercialization of novel biomarkers of male fertility in humans and farm animals
(2010-03)
Each year, US infertility clinics treat 135,000 couples who fail to conceive naturally. Up to 40% of these infertility cases can be attributed to male infertility stemming from poor sperm quality. An additional 20% of ...
Interactive mapping: overlaying local and national data
(2010-03)
The Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems (CARES) at the University of Missouri-Columbia has a long history of integrating Internet accessibility with emerging technologies to assist underserved, under-resourced, ...
Plants are just very slow animals
(2010-03)
Most of us regard plants as quite different from animals, and many of us think of them as furniture. But plants actually share a very large number of biological functions with the animal kingdom, including mechanisms for ...
Swine models of Human Conditions
(2010-03)
Since the introduction of Dolly, the first cloned sheep, genetic engineering of livestock has advanced to the point that nearly any genetic modification appears feasible. Genes can be introduced, deleted or altered in ...
Stochastic Benefit Streams, Learning, and Technology Diffusion : Why Drought Tolerance is Not the New Bt
(AgBioForum, 2010)
The speed of Bt cotton diffusion among smallholders in poor countries such as India, China, and South Africa has been unprecedented. Hopes are high for drought-tolerant (DT) varieties that similarly reduce yield risk and ...
Forests and greenhouse gases: a science primer
(2010)
Professor Stephen Pallardy of the Forestry department at the University of Missouri-Columbia delivers a summary lecture on the topic of greenhouse gases, forest growth, and global climate change from the perspective of a ...
Enhancing bluegill production through least-cost diet development and novel rearing strategies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Amidst growing demand for large, food-size bluegill Lepomis macrochirus, lack of an affordable, balanced diet and inadequate rearing technologies remain the major concerns of bluegill producers seeking to run profitable ...
Movement, habitat use, and spawning characteristics of flathead and blue catfish on the lower Missouri River and tributaries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The movement and habitat use patterns of adult flathead and blue catfish were studied via acoustic and radio telemetry in the lower Missouri River and adjacent tributaries including the Grand, Lamine, Chariton, and Little ...
America's invisible workers : a study of migrant out-of-school youth
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The steady stream of new immigrant labor into the Midwest has clearly begun to change the very fabric of rural life. Mostly male, Latino, single, childless, highly mobile, and with limited education, migrant out-of-school ...
Early career faculty development at selected midwestern land-grant colleges of agriculture and related sciences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this study was to describe faculty members' perceptions and experiences with early career professional development, and to examine the relationship between personal and professional characteristics and ...
Dairy Policy Briefs
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), University of Missouri-Columbia and Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2010-04)
To enhance understanding of dairy policy issues that will be considered as part of the 2012 Farm Bill debate, the Dairy Policy Analysis Alliance has prepared the attached set of one-page briefs. These briefs have a common ...
Coregulation of Ion Channel Conductances Preserves Output in a Computational Model of a Crustacean Cardiac Motor Neuron
(Society for Neuroscience, 2010)
Similar activity patterns at both neuron and network levels can arise from different combinations of membrane and synaptic conductance values. A strategy by which neurons may preserve their electrical output is via cell ...
The commercial application of GMO crops in Africa : Burkina Faso's decade of experience with Bt cotton
(AgBioForum, 2010)
Burkina Faso has emerged as one of the more progressive and proactive sub-Saharan African countries regarding biotechnology. In 2009, slightly more than 125,000 ha of second-generation insect-protected biotech cotton ...
Ownership Structure and Incentives to Invest: Dual-structured Irrigation Cooperatives in Australia
(Journal of Institutional Economics, 2010)
In the past decade, Australia has begun to privatize its irrigation system. Two general models have emerged: a single and a dual ownership structure. This paper examines the trade-offs, costs and benefits, and the attendant ...
The Effect of Adopting California Fluid Milk Standards in the United States
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), University of Missouri-Columbia, 2010-08)
The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri (FAPRI-MU) has analyzed the impact of adopting the current California fluid milk standards throughout the U.S. There have been numerous ...