Browsing Theses (MU) by Thesis Semester "2007 Spring"
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Defending our place in nature: mortality salience and environmental concern
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Drawing from terror management theory, two studies explored the implications that our existential need to view humans as distinct from the rest of ... -
Detection of Leptospira interrogans in fixed equine eyes affected with end-stage equine recurrent uveitis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Equine recurrent uveitis (ERU) is the most frequent cause of blindness in horses worldwide. Leptospira has been implicated as an etiologic agent in some cases of ERU. The objective of this study was to determine the presence ... -
Development of an integrated forest management decision support system: integrating the LANDIS model and ArcGIS
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Forest management is an important field for Decision Support System (DSS) application, but most of the current DSSs for forest management are not fully successful because: 1) the user interface is not friendly, or 2) GIS ... -
The development of electrohydraulic steering control system for off-road vehicle automatic guidance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The researches in this thesis focus on the development of computer controlled electrohydraulic steering control system for off-road vehicle automatic ... -
Development of solution techniques and design guidelines for equestrian trails on public lands
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Increasing equestrian use on recreational trails puts intense pressure on the environment. Horse traffic produces high stresses that can cause trail degradation such as erosion and muddiness. Much is known about causes of ... -
Dietary analysis of archaeological hair samples from Peru
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This research determined whether diet is distinguishable from diagenesis through trace element analysis of hair samples from ancient inhabitants of Peru. Factor scores were associated with meat, vegetables and grains, salt, ... -
Digital literacies and WAC/WID
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This thesis defines digital literacies for an audience of educators who want to integrate digital literacies into their existing curriculum. In this discussion, I examine how discipline-based faculty encourage and support ... -
A Diocletianic Roman castellum of the Limes Arabicus in its local context: a final report of the 2001 Da'janiya survey
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The Roman fort at Da'janiya is the largest and best-preserved fortification on the Roman limes between the two legionary forts at Lejjun and Udruh. The fort at Da'janiya is something of an anomaly, since at just over 100 ... -
Dissipation and carryover of imidazolinone herbicides in imidazolinone-resistant rice (Oryza sativa)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The development of Imidazolinone (IMI) Resistant (IR) rice now allows rice producers to selectively control red rice (Oryza sativa, O. rufipogon, and O.nivara), weedy relatives of commercial rice (O. sativa). Imazethapyr ... -
Durability of ternary blended cements in bridge applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The long-term performance of bridge components can be greatly influenced by the durability parameters including freeze-thaw and chloride permeability resistance. Both freeze-thaw resistance and chloride permeability ... -
Effect of swine diets supplemented with magnesium sulfate and electroytes on pork quality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Market hogs (n = 160) were allotted into four dietary treatments to evaluate the effectiveness of magnesium sulfate and electrolytes on improving pork quality. The experiment was conducted in four seasons to evaluate ... -
The effect of weed density, root senescence, and egg density on western corn rootworm larval establishment, survivorship, and damage potential
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Leconte beetle emergence from and root damage to transgenic (Bt) maize (Zea mays L.) plants producing the Cry3Bb1 protein and isoline plants in the presence of varying ... -
Effects and interactions of endocrine disrupting chemicals and diet on the mouse reproductive system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Recent studies have indicated that a number of ubiquitous chemicals found in the environment are linked to a myriad of health concerns, including reproductive abnormalities and increases in infertility, cancer, and obesity ... -
The effects of an antiseritonergic drug and antihistamine in an experimental model of feline asthma
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Use of cyproheptadine, a serotonin antagonist, and cetirizine a selective histamine (H1) antagonist, in feline asthma has not been previously described. We tested the hypotheses 1) 5 mg of oral cetirizine would be adequately ... -
The effects of progress monitoring in early writing using curriculum-based measurement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The purpose of this study was to examine the technical adequacy of progress monitoring assessments in early writing using curriculum-based measurement principles. The participants were 23 students in two first grade ... -
The effects of varying levels of object change on explicit and implicit memory for brand messages within advergames
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This study examined the effects of varying levels of object change in advergames on implicit and explicit memory for the brand sponsoring the game. For the purposes of this thesis, object change was defined as an object ... -
Estrus induction and maintenance of cycles in gilts with PG-600 and boar exposure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This study looked at the efficacy of PG-600 and boar exposure to induce and maintain cycles. Gilts received one of four treatments: PG-600, weekday 10 min full physical contact boar exposure (BE), PG-600+BE, and neither ... -
Evaluating the suitability of the human toenail as a biomonitor for manganese status: the one source cohort
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Numerous studies have demonstrated that the human toenail is a reliable biomonitor for the intake of Se and other elements. The objective of this study was to evaluate the hypothesis that Mn intake is reflected in toenail ... -
An evaluation of Missouri Master Naturalist Program: changes in volunteer knowledge and the relationship between motivations and changes in volunteer knowledge
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The Missouri Master Naturalist (MN) program educates adults who then volunteer to help manage their community's natural resources. My research evaluated Missouri's MN training program. My first objective determined any ... -
Event-history mediator models of college attrition: risk goups and risk factors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Early withdrawal (attrition) from college is a common and costly problem to individuals and institutions of higher learning. First-generation (FGEN) college students, whose parents have not attended college, comprise a ...