1980-1989 Dissertations (MU)
This collection contains the dissertations submitted to the Graduate School by doctoral degree candidates at the University of Missouri in the years 1980-1989. These copies were digitized from print copies at MU Libraries.
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Equilibrium and transport properties of polyatomic gases
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1988)The spherical shell intermolecular potential function was used to represent the properties of pure components and mixtures of gases. Parameters for this function were evaluated using second virial coefficient data and ... -
Critique of the political self : criticism of the conceptual adequacy of political culture from the perspective of Plato, Hobbes, Montesquieu, and Kant
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1982)The last four decades’ national bifurcation in Korea reflects not only the international power struggle between powerful foreign nations but also their ideological conflict. Under the assumption that the internalization ... -
Interactions of formamidines with the platelet serotonin uptake system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1981)An important aspect of boxicology is the determination of the actions of pesticidal compounds. In addition to providing information on the mechanisms of toxicity such studies also provide knowledge of the physiology and ... -
Assessment of behavioral, neurochemical and developmental effects in developing rats following in utero exposure to non-teratogenic levels of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1984)The safe or non-teratogenic levels following prenatal exposure of animals to chlorophenoxy herbicides are currently based on offspring survival, growth and absence of anatomical defects or overt neurological impairment. ... -
Some characteristics and environmental sensitivities of taxpayers taking the United States political contribution tax credit during 1979-1982
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1988)This study was designed to determine characteristics of taxpayers taking the political contribution tax credit from 1979 to 1982. This work is similar to studies on the effectiveness of tax incentives in promoting positive ... -
Lorentzian warped products and static space-times
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1985)Let (M, g) be a Lorentzian manifold, (H, h) a Reimannian manifold, and let f: H [right arrow] (0, [infinity symbol] be an arbitarary smooth function. Then the product manifold M x H with Lorentzian metric g = (f[suprscript ... -
John Horne Burns : Toward a Critical Biography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1985)The dissertation traces John Horne Burns's life and career as a novelist and English teacher, from his origins in Andover through his literary success with The Gallery (1947), Lucifer with a Book (1949), and A Cry of ...