2004 MU theses - Freely available online
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Application of a digital terrain model for forrest land classification and soil survey
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)Land characterization and classification is central to sound natural resource management. Forest land classifications usually lack sufficient detail, are not scale-adjustable, and are limited in scope and applications for ... -
Simulating the effects of riparian zone delineation and management practices on landscape pattern and timber production
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)Best management practices (BMPs) are essential to giving the forest manager guidelines to follow that result in the least amount of negative impact on the forest landscape and corresponding riparian areas. The purpose of ... -
Modeling forest transition pathways for decision making in private forestry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)In the Central Hardwoods Region, 90% of forested lands are privately owned and the majority of harvested hardwoods come from non-industrial private forests. However, many landowners seek little professional advice when ... -
Equivalent circuit modeling of TMS plasma polymer coating system on cold-rolled steel
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) during an accelerated corrosion (GM scab) test was used to differentiate between good and poor coating systems on coldrolled steel (CRS). The best coating was determined to be ... -
Agent-based modeling of seasonal population movement and the spread of the 1918-1919 flu: the effect on a small community
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)Agent-based modeling provides a new approach to the study of virgin soil epidemics like the 1918-1919 flu. By using this bottom-up simulation approach, a landscape can be created and populated with a heterogeneous group ... -
Development and evaluation of a technique for evaluating riparian vegetation change in the tallgrass prairie
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)North America's tallgrass prairie region is one of the world's most endangered ecosystems. Recent management and research efforts have focused on the effects of anthropogenic change to upland components of the tallgrass ... -
Psychophysiological assessment of motivational processing during habit learning in Parkinson's disease
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)Mesencephalic dopamine pathways have been shown to play an important role in procedural learning and motivation. Individuals with disrupted dopamine transmission due to Parkinson's disease show selective deficits in non-motor ... -
Understanding gay cultures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)Perceptions of gay culture have changed dramatically over the last century. Before the Stonewall Riots of 1969, mainstream society chose not to acknowledge the existence of a gay sub-culture. The photographic works of ... -
Toward polar 1,4-diphenylbutadiene materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)The fast response time of [pi]-electrons makes organic materials increasing interesting as highly anisotropic materials. We are especially interested in dipole parallel-aligned crystals because of the much higher chromophore ... -
Multiple potential well structure in inertial electrostatic confinement devices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) devices are of interest as neutron generators for many applications. An essential part of these devices is the formation of a multiple potential well structure within the devices. ... -
Methodology to optimize for pedestrian delay and vehicular delay in a signal network
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)Efficiency of an arterial network could be enhanced by optimizing the user costs of the network incurred due to delay and other socio-economic factors. Until recently, research mostly focused on minimizing vehicular delay ...