Browsing Graduate School - MU Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "1914"
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The killing of plant tissue by low temperature
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)The term freezing to death is applied to a very specific set of phenomena in plants. With all plant tissues, when a certain temperature is reached very shortly after thawing, it will be found that the tissue has taken on ... -
Life and work of George Caleb Bingham
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)Attracted by the artists of the periods of great art activity, we are likely to forget those who have kept the light burning when conditions have been most unfavorable. The wonder is often expressed concerning Bingham that ... -
More evidence upon the structure of phloroglucinol and some new derivatives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)From the results of phloroglucinol and its derivatives we conclude that phloroglucinol has a large per cent of the ketone structure as we were able to get reactions with every reagent tried on the diphenyl formamidine ... -
Normal growth of dairy heifers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)The Federal Office of Farm Management reports (March, 1914) that there are 21,749,651 dairy cows in the United States. Considering the average productive life to be six of seven years, it is evident that 3,000,000 to ... -
Novalis' religioese stellung
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)It is the object of this work to get a short, defined picture of the religious mystic, poet, and philosopher Novalis. -
Nutrients required for developing the fetus in dairy cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)A cow may use feed for five purposes as follows: 1) Maintenance 2) Milk Production 3) Increasing body weight 4) Growth, if not mature 5) Developing the fetus. Feeding standards have been established experimentally for all ... -
Omission of the central action in the English and Scottish popular ballads
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)There are four main divisions of the examples of omission and suspense: minor omissions, suspense, omission of the central motive, and omission of the central action. The term "minor omissions" includes not only the ... -
Oscillation of certain sets of orthogonal functions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)In the classic memoirs of Sturm and Liouville, two classes of theorems are found concerning sets of orthogonal functions. The first deal with the number of sign-changes in [phi]3, and the second with the number of sign-changes ... -
Physiological changes occurring in plant tissue as a result of stimuli administered to break the rest period
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)It is a matter of common knowledge that most of our woody plants do not grow continuously throughout the year. The fact is brought to our attention especially in spring, when we may observe the awakening of the vegetation ... -
The physiological significance of the anatomical changes produced in nerve cells by the action of certain bacterial toxins
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)During the last four years there has been a considerable amount of original investigation in this laboratory of the changes in nerve cells resulting from many forms of stimulation, both normal, and in the sense of being ... -
Physiological studies on Monascus
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)Moldy silage, because of its economic importance, has attracted considerable attention in the last few years. Certain molds, because of their general and frequent occurrence and peculiar characteristics have become of ... -
Protein requirements for dairy heifers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)The last report of the United States Department of Agriculture shows that it costs $61.40 to raise a dairy heifer until two years of age. Most of this cost as shown by them is the feed, and of the feeds used those of a ... -
The psychology of the Negro
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)The problems of race psychology have always been of absorbing interest. The existence of racial differences in intellect, morals and temperament is a matter of common observation among historians and anthropologists. It ... -
The significance of the neurocytological changes following section of axones
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)There has been a considerable amount of work done on the effect of an interruption of the continuity of nerve axones. But most of the work was done from an anatomical or from a pathological instead of from a physiological ... -
Study of the convergence of series in certain orthogonal functions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)In this present paper we will develop some theorems concerning the degree of convergence of certain series, in particular a Fourier's series, a Legendre's series, and a series of Bessel's functions. Before proceeding ... -
A Study of the effect of liming an acid soil on the growth of certain legumes and non-legumes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)A number of investigators have found that applications of lime to an acid soil have in many cases resulted in a depression of crop yields. This effect has been observed especially in connection with pot cultures where ... -
A study of the processes of fat metabolism and methods for the determination of fat
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)Our present conception of how fat is absorbed is indeed very modern. The most work has been done within the last fifteen or twenty years. It shall be my purpose to go into a detailed account of the work of modern investigators, ... -
A study of the treatment of the intestinal parasites of swine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)Parasitic infestation of the intestines is one of the most serious and wide spread diseases of swine. With the exception of cholera there is probably no other one disease causing greater loss to hog owners. Parasitism, ... -
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 trunk injuries and diseases of apple trees
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)Owing to the prevalence of canker diseases in Missouri apple orchards, and the untold damage which they are causing, the growers are asking for information that will enable them to combat these diseases successfully. It ...