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Automating database curation with workflow technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Building scientific databases is extremely difficult and expensive. Costs could be reduced if the experts who curate the deposited data, are provided with data that are reviewed by other experts at lower levels for accuracy ...
Flammability characterization of fat and oil derived phase change materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Phase change materials are a quickly growing commodity in a world which now places a premium on energy conservation, and renewable energy sources. The implementation of PCMs into several world markets can lead to reduced ...
A comparison of forest change detection methods and implications for forest management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Currently, oak decline and the red oak borer are affecting large portions of the Missouri Ozarks. The challenge to resource managers is that once the decline is visible on the ground, the forest stand is beyond treatment ...
Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae: classification of variation and association with low back pain
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
The association of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae (LSTV) and low back pain, commonly referred to as Bertolotti's syndrome (Bertolotti, 1917), has a controversial history. LSTV are caused by the overlap or shift of ...
Impact of aphids species and barley yellow dwarf virus on soft red winter wheat
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Barley yellow dwarf virus is one of the most widespread viral diseases of wheat. Yield reductions up to 70% have resulted from barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) infection. Several aphid spp. transmit BYDV. In Missouri, the ...
Synthesis of ordered nanoenergetic composites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Energetic materials can be defined as the substances or mixtures that react chemically to release energy required for their intended application. Thermite is a subgroup of pyrotechnic, a class of energetic material. ...
Automated building footprint extraction from high resolution LIDAR DEM imagery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used in the fields of urban planning, environmental management, agriculture, transportation, utilities etc. because of their ability to provide geospatial information organized in ...
Analysis of lubrication groove geometry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Lubrication is process of using lubricants in moving machine components to reduce friction and wear between them and consequently to improve their running life. In this thesis, a groove is introduced in these components ...
An application of machine learning techniques to interactive, constraint-based search
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Search engine users frequently place additional constraints on search results that are not included in the user's original query. To respond to these additional constraints, search engine designers frequently add an "advanced ...
Mistaking artifice for reality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Collections have somber implications. The context imposed onto objects that have been elevated and isolated to the status of a collection is a manufactured one. Commonplace, temporal or captivating objects are relegated ...
Glutamate regulates neurite outgrowth of descending neurons in culture from larval lamprey
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
In spinal cord-transected larval lamprey, descending brain neurons, most of which are reticulospinal (RS) neurons, regenerate their axons across a transection site and contribute to behavioral recovery. In the present ...
The geography of domestic violence: assessing reported domestic violence in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Despite the recognition that domestic violence is a national problem, researchers still struggle to identify the true prevalence of the problem, specifically at the sub national level. Actual numbers of reported domestic ...
Freedom and self-knowledge in the dramatic works of Anton Chekhov
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
In his five major dramatic works, Anton Chekhov crafts characters who struggle with existential despair as a result of their inability to perform such actions. This focus on action and inaction raises analogous questions ...
Effects of continous administration of low-dose of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide in chicks and poults fed non toxic doses of aflatoxin B1 and T-2 toxin
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Six studies (three with broilers and three with turkeys) were conducted to determine if E. coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) would enhance the effects of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and the T-2 toxin (T-2) in chicks and poults fed ...
Design of a single sided linear induction motor (SLIM) using a user interactive computer program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This project studies the design of SLIM, which can be used to power capsules in a pneumatic capsule pipeline (PCP) system. The design equations of the SLIM and the equivalent circuit model are studied and discussed in ...
Utilizing on-line surveys to gather data: an application to help evaluate Missouri's interpretive programs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Most state and federal agencies involved in the management of natural resources offer educational programs that serve several purposes. In Missouri, the Departments of Conservation and Natural Resources play this vital ...
Teaching interns' level of proficiency of the MoSTEP quality indicators at the beginning and completion of the teaching internship
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
The amount of growth and development by teaching interns on the MoSTEP quality indicators during the student teaching internship has not been studied intently. In addition, the use of teacher certification measures as ...
Performance analysis of high power photoconductive switch at elevated temperature
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This project deals with the analysis of high power radio frequency effects on a non-linear opposed contact GaAs photoconductive semiconductor switch, used in high power microwave generation. Specifically, effects of heating ...
Armillaria species in the Missouri Ozarks forests
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
In the Missouri Ozark Mountains, species of the white-rot wood decay fungus Armillaria contribute to oak decline. To investigate the relationships of Armillaria species with their hosts, the DNA fingerprinting technique ...
Overseeding annual ryegrass and cereal rye into soybean for winter forage and as a cover crop for weed control and soil conservation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) and cereal rye (Secale cereale L.) are two forages that fit well into mixed row crop/livestock operations as they can be used both as a cover crop and as a source of winter pasture. ...