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Progestin regulation of follicular dynamics in beef cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Progestins, such as melengestrol acetate (MGA) and Controlled Internal Drug Release (CIDR), can inhibit ovulation and synchronize estrus in cattle. However, long-term MGA treatment, in the absence of a corpus luteum, results ... -
Synthesis of rhenium complexes as models for new sigma receptor imaging agents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The sigma receptor has been biologically found to play roles in the central nervous system (CNS) disorders and cancer cell proliferation. With the identification of lead sigma receptor binding ligands by previous structure ... -
Influence of herbicide applications and common pasture weeds on total forage yield and nutritive values in tall fescue pastures and hayfields in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The addition of several new herbicides labeled for pastures or hayfields has led many growers to question their options for weed management in these environments. In addition, little is known about the influence of common ... -
High throughput profiling of transcription factors involved in soybean root growth under water deficit
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Drought is the major abiotic stress factor limiting crop productivity worldwide. Plant root and shoot systems respond to environmental changes by altering the expression of complex gene networks through sensing environmental ... -
Polarimetric radar processing of AIRSAR imagery from Los Angeles basin region
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Extracting useful information and intelligence from polarimetric interferometric synthetic aperture radar (PolInSAR) data involves a variety of highly sophisticated processing methods. To aid in the advancement of efficient ... -
Mood and urgency effects on activation of alcohol cognitions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Mood states influence many aspects of human behavior, including decisions to drink alcohol. Alcohol-related cognitions have been shown to be activated by positive and negative mood states (Birch, Stewart, & Zack, 2006), ... -
Cooling system for micro scale food transport process
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)For the purpose of food safety during food transport in micro scale businesses with non-refrigerated trucks, coolers are one of the main containers that can be used to meet food safety regulations. In this research, a ... -
The birth and death of a tar baby : Henry Kissinger and southern Africa
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)This thesis is an examination of Henry Kissinger and his foreign policy toward southern Africa, using the civil war in Angola in 1975 as a case study. It interrogates the influence of race, ideology, and culture on the ... -
Words and rumors of words : comparative war rhetorics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)This thesis surveys how democratic governments convince their people to go to war and to continue fighting unpopular wars by exploring the relationship between contemporary and classical war rhetoric. Focusing on the ... -
Modeling, verification, optimal design of nonlinear valve spring
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The objective of this study is the optimal design of helical spring based on dynamic criteria. The most important dynamic performance criterion of a helical spring is the resonance behavior, including dynamic stress, coil ... -
Condition assessment of carbon fiber composites using raman spectroscopy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The goal of this research is to examine the potential of Raman spectroscopy as a method of condition assessment for carbon fiber composite materials. Carbon fiber composites are used in high performance situations such as ... -
Extrinsic and intrinsic values, forecasts, and experiences: an experimental approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)A study was conducted wherein participants with different values were provided with either a value-congruent or a value incongruent experience in the form of a chance to choose an Apple Itune song download, which they were ... -
Identification of novel breast carcinoma and melanoma avid peptides for imaging
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)During the last decade, peptides and their derivatives have been employed as effective cancer imaging agents. We aimed to identify new peptides probes specific for melanoma and breast carcinoma by phage display technology. ... -
Focusing on consumer-to-consumer trust in electronic commerce with age and gender factors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The importance of trust in building and maintaining consumer relationship in e-commerce environment is recognized in the Information Systems literature since prior researches show that general lack of trust in e-commerce ... -
Ever towards the setting sun they push us : American Indian identity in the writings of Mary Alicia Owen
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Mary Alicia Owen (1850-1935) is best known as a folklorist who studied and wrote about the culture, legends, and folkways of Missouri's African Americans and American Indians. While she is best remembered as the author of ... -
Fall detection using acoustic features and one class classifiers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)With the increasing of elderly population, there are more and more health problems occurring in everyday activities among this group of people. An investigation shows many elderly people get injures or trigger more serious ... -
A systematic framework to improve knowledge management through information technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Organizations rely on their IT infrastructure to perform on a daily basis, and a constant debate on whether the IT tools used are the appropriate ones to achieve their strategic planning objectives is always present. Many ... -
Pronghorn migration and resource selection in southwestern North Dakota
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Wildlife managers need pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) movement data in North Dakota because harvest quotas are based on a summer survey, which might not represent the distribution of pronghorn during the fall hunting ... -
Regulation of calcium signaling by p130PH in astrocytes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Ca2+ signaling is a characteristic form of astrocyte excitability, but its role in ischemia is not clearly understood. Our previous study (Ding et al., 2009) demonstrated that astrocytes exhibit enhanced Ca2+ signaling ... -
Propagation of polarized light in skeletal muscle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Skeletal muscle is a very important tissue in animals and humans. Optical polarization imaging is a non-invasive method to study biological tissues and provides unique polarization contrast. An imaging system was developed ...