2013 MU theses - Freely available online: Recent submissions
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Soil phosphorus pools and harvest effects on soil solution chemistry in the Missouri Ozark Highlands
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Forests ecosystems are governed by complex and dynamic nutrient cycles where soil is a major provider of nutrients essential for plant growth. Disturbances occurring in forested ecosystems (timber harvest, fire, and disease ... -
Dual use switchgrass :
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Two studies were conducted on established switchgrass plots at Columbia and Mount Vernon, Missouri. The Columbia site was located on Mexico silt loam, and the Mount Vernon site on Viraton silt loam. The first study examined ... -
Kolosalno! There Is Something Here...Power, Energy, The Future! Haunting, Steel, Progress, And The Urban Religious Landscape
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Changes in fatty acids profiles after three weeks of high-fat diet feeding in obesity-prone rats
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)High-fat diet (HFD) feeding is commonly used in animal models to induce obesity and metabolic diseases. However, the effect of HFD on serum fatty acid profiles remains unclear. Changes in serum fatty acid profiles due to ... -
Evaluation of Ground-Based Interferometric Radar for Civil Engineering Applications
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Bisphenol A (BPA) in human serum and urine : exposure via dermal absorption from thermal paper receipts and oral ingestion after transfer from hand to food
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure is thought to be mainly due to absorption from the gut by oral ingestion. However thermal receipt paper represents another potential source of BPA exposure via direct absorption through the skin ... -
Identifying relationship between patient acuity indicators and nurse workload
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Patient classification systems are commonly used in nursing units to assess how many nursing care hours are needed to care for patients. In current practice, these systems utilize several patient acuity indicators to produce ... -
Exploration of the unique firm resources described by Indian apparel export firms for their competitive advantages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The study explored the key competitive advantages and resources of the Indian apparel export firms. According to Porter's (1990) theory of competitive advantage of nations, a nation succeeds in a particular industry if it ... -
Aberrant DNA methylationof RUN domain containing 3B in lymphoid malignancies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Heritable changes to DNA conformation can have significant impacts on gene expression without altering the DNA sequence. The RUN domain containing 3B gene (RUNDC3B) has been shown to be differentially expressed in cancer ... -
The evolution of sex differences in tool use
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Tool use is no longer a defining characteristic of humans--other primates are proficient tool users (e.g. chimpanzees), but several non-primate species are competent tool users and manufacturers as well. Sex differences ... -
Mechanisms for the formation of spiraled inclusion trails in garnet porphyroblasts from the Precambrian core of the Laramie Mountains, southeastern Wyoming
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Relationships between deformation fabrics and porphyroblasts have been used to evaluate the metamorphic and deformational histories of mountain belts. However, some porphyroblast-fabric relationships, such as those of ... -
An analysis of environmental influences on morphologies and tornadogenesis within quasi-linear convective systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) often take the form of quasi-linear convective systems (QLCSs) within the mid-latitudes of the United States. QLCSs have a quasi-linear convective precipitation structure either followed ... -
Bat occupancy of forests and managed savanna and woodland in the Missouri Ozark Region
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Many Missouri land management agencies are restoring savannas and woodlands using prescribed fire and forest thinning, and information is needed on how wildlife species respond to these management activities. Our objectives ... -
Utilization of dicamba for the control of glyphosate-resistant giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida L.) and waterhemp (Amaranthus rudis Sauer.)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Soybean varieties that are resistant to the herbicide glyphosate now comprise the majority of soybean acres planted in the U.S. In the past ten to fifteen years, glyphosate has been used as the primary herbicide for ... -
Woody biomass availability for energy : a perspective from non-industrial private forest landowners in the U.S. Great Lakes states
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Non-industrial private forest (NIPF) landowners control 58% of all forests in the U.S. Great Lakes States consisting of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. A regional assessment of the availability of woody biomass for ... -
Fault segmentation and paleoseismicity along the North Wutaishan Fault of the Shanxi Graben System, China
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The Shanxi Graben System has been the location of large, devastating intraplate earthquakes in the past, making it an ideal location for the study of the temporal recurrence of intracontinental earthquakes. This study ... -
Sensory processing and the evolution of female preference in Neoconocephalus
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)While the importance of the female preference for exaggerated male traits is largely understood, the evolutionary origins remain under debate. During the evolution of the female preference for leading signals via a sensory ... -
Present-day and late Quaternary crustal deformation along the southern Dead Sea Fault System, Jordan
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Theoretical models of the earthquake cycle predict that crustal rheology may lead to differences between short-term crustal deformation rates (decadal time scales) and long-term fault slip rates (Holocene to late Pleistocene ... -
Corruption and economic growth in transition economies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The general understanding of corruption is that the corruption harms economic growth because it increases transaction costs and information uncertainty (Rose-Ackerman, 1997). However, there are studies showing that corruption ... -
Positive displacement fluid flutter using plate strain energy deflection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)In nature, there exist highly evolved mechanical systems which exploit passive mechanical compliance and material property transients to impart hydraulic actuation and fluid motion. The human heart generates blood flow ...