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This community contains the collections of theses submitted to the Graduate School by masters degree candidates at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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The pronunciation of Missouri place-names
(University of Missouri., 1950)With the current nationwide acceptance of the daily newscast as an integral part of American Journalism, radio news editors have become increasingly aware in recent years of the importance in having their newscasters ... -
The Civil War experiences of General M. Jeff Thompson in 1861
(University of Missouri, 1941)"Only the first year of Jeff Thompson's account of his Civil War experiences is included in this study. His reminiscences, however, run from January 1, 1861, to June 6, 1865, covering his military career in considerable ... -
British outlook on America, 1800-1850
(University of Missouri, 1942)The British Outlook on America offers an interesting field for study and one in which there is a vast amount of material both in books and periodicals. This subject has been treated in such works as The English Traveller ... -
Place names in the central counties of Missouri
(University of Missouri, 1928)This study is an attempt to determine, while the sources are yet available, the origin of the. names of the towns, streams, country schools, and townships of the following central counties of Missouri: Boone, Callaway, ... -
The place names of four river counties in eastern Missouri
(University of Missouri, 1943)"...In 1928 the study of Missouri place-names was started at the University of Missouri. Graduate English students interested in the history and linguistics of the names in their own state have chosen to write theses ... -
The organ symphonies of Louis Vierne
(University of Missouri, 1942)Louis Vierne stood in an exceedingly favorable position in the matter of the influences which were at work upon him. Though he profited immeasurably by his study with both Widor and Guilmant, he himself possessed an advantage ... -
A congressional history of the Populists
(University of Missouri, 1936)"Populism arose as a party movement representing an agrarian economy to combat the rising force of industrialism in the United States. It represented the rural forces of unrest that had been agitating for relief from the ... -
Esquire magazine, presidential politics and hegemonic masculinity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)Esquire magazine is one of the premiere men's magazines in the U.S. and has a long history of reporting on U.S. presidential politics. This study seeks to extend the sociological and psychological concept of hegemonic ... -
The impact of wood pellet manufacturing on United States southern timberlands
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)Global wood pellet production grew from an estimated 1.7 million metric tons in 2000, to 35.4 million metric tons in 2018. U.S. mills established over this period account for a large share of new supply triggered by renewable ... -
Effects of late gestational copper, zinc, and manganese source and inclusion in beef cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)A study was conducted to determine the effects of source and inclusion of Cu, Zn, and Mn during late gestation on cow and calf mineral status, fetal growth, and offspring immune function and pre-weaning performance. Cows ... -
Effects of local sequence on the formation of interstrand DNA cross-links derived from the reaction of an abasic site with a cytosine residue on the opposing strand
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)DNA Interstrand Cross-Links are of special concern due to the difficulty of repair and cytotoxicity of cells associated with these lesions. Interstrand Cross-Links between abasic sites and native nucleobases has shown ... -
Epigenetics of canine lung cancer development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)Background: Human lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer related mortality and has significant economic impact. Cigarette smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke are a common cause of lung cancer development. Lung ... -
Advanced nanodielectric material development and scaling for use in compact ultra-high voltage capacitor prototypes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)The dielectric material employed in this effort is a proprietary nanocomposite material, MU100. The material was initially developed to shrink high frequency, high voltage, dielectric loaded antennas; however, due to its ... -
Estimation of dynamic detector confidence thresholds in SAS imagery using mixture models
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)As machine learning has matured over the years, more and more safety critical tasks have been entrusted to computers. Automated target recognition (ATR), the problem of identifying explosive hazards on the sea?oor, is one ... -
Thermal characterization and scaling of a nanodielectric composite for use in compact ultra-high voltage capacitors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)The University of Missouri has been developing compact capacitors for use in high voltage, pulsed power and directed energy applications. The capacitors are made from a proprietary nanodielectric, MU100, which is a ... -
Development and evaluation of the 7 and 7 synch protcol for enhanced control of the bovine estrous cycle among postpartum beef cows
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)Experiment 1 was designed to evaluate the effect of treatments in advance of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH; 100 [mu]g gonadorelin) administered at the start of estrus synchronization. We hypothesized that administration ... -
Software automation for research and training in neuroscience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Research and training in neural science and engineering is increasingly becoming data-intensive due to the need to integrate and analyze voluminous ... -
Herbage accumulation, nutritive value and nitrogen dynamics of a tall fescue forage system with either nitrogen fertilization or intercropped sunn hemp
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Elevated temperatures and declining precipitation during the summer results in tall fescue [Schedonorus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Dumort., nom. Cons] ... -
Synthesis of novel gold nanostars as surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy substrate for measurement of pesticide residues in fresh produce
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Rapid detection of food contaminants using novel analytical methods in combination with nanomaterials has received much attention in recent years. ... -
Temperature trends of late Cambrian through the middle Ordovician : implications for Oridovician climate and biodiversification
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The Ordovician Period includes both the largest and longest period of sustained biodiversification--the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event ...