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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Textural properties of coagulated milk products containing soy protein
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1982)The textural properties of coagulated milk products were studied by Scanning Electron Microscopy and Texture Profile Analysis. Soy protein and casein interactions were explored with chemically modified soy proteins. The ... -
Mapping nif genes of Rhodobacter capsulatus, and characterization of a mutant with a pleiotropic defect in nitrogen metabolism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1988)Mutations affecting the ability of the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus to fix nitrogen (Nif- ) have previously been mapped into six linkage groups (I-VI) by transduction with gene transfer agent (GTA). ... -
Modeling and optimization of anaerobic swine waste digestion systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1985)Mathematical models of the digestion process, an anaerobic digestion system, and an economic analysis of a digestion system were developed. The goal was to accurately simulate the performance of a facility producing less ... -
Genetic analysis of Amanitin resistance in the Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1987)Mutants resistant to oc-amanitin, a fungal toxin that interferes with messenger RNA production by binding to RNA polymerase II, make possible genetic analyses of RNA polymerase II function. The work reported here involves ... -
Compressibility of a mixture of CH4 [plus] CO2 and correlation of compressibility factors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1986)The work presented in this thesis consists of two parts: experimental and correlation. In the experimental part, the pressure-vo1ume - temperature data .for pure methane, and for one composition of methane-carbon dioxide, ... -
Effects of constraint variation on the fatigue growth of surface flaws
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1985)Studies have shown that fatigue growth of semielliptic surface flaws in plates is not adequately predicted solely by stress intensity factor analysis. The variation in stress field triaxiality along the flaw border must ... -
Yeast mutants containing elevated methionine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1983)Yeasts are deficient in methionine which restricts the nutritive value of the protein. The objective of this research was to produce a methionine-rich mutant. Mutants of Candida tropical is ATCC 1369, Candida tropica!is ... -
Incentives for food crop production in Tanzania : with special reference to the Mbeya region
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1984)The objectives of this study were to determine the potential impacts of a) increased output prices, b) reduction of input costs, and c) improved technology on increasing food production, specifically marketable surplus in ... -
Structure and organization comparisons of U.S. large volume swine producers : a national survey
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1986)A national sample of hog operations marketing 1,000 head or more a year was taken in 1981. A mail questionnaire gathered the necessary information. A second survey grouped operations into three groups: feeder pig producers, ... -
A holographic interferometry study of an axisymmetric shock-wave/boundary-layer strong interaction flow
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1986)An experimental study of the axisymmetric shock-wave/ turbulent boundary-layer strong-interaction flow generated in the vicinity of a cylinder-cone intersection has been conducted. The present data are useful in the ... -
Maximal multiplicity and bifurcation in a CSTR with two consecutive first order reactions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1987)The steady state equation of a continuous stirred tank reactor is considered in the frame work of singularity theory. The maximal multiplicity of seven is obtained. The importance of the bifurcation parameter is studied ... -
A quarterly econometric model of the United States beef sector
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1982)The United States beef sector has been modeled in many studies, perhaps, because beef represents a large proportion of the consumer food dollar and agriculture’s income. The predictive performance of these models has been, ... -
A market study of sealed bid competition for Utah public school lunch milk, 1970-1975
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1981)This study was designed to determine the influence of various economic factors on sealed bid prices and, accordingly, to serve as a guide for setting these factors to obtain a more competitive price. Traditional concepts ... -
Uncertainty and the microfoundations of supply response : some theoretical considerations and an empirical application in the U.S. corn market
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1987)This study has examined how a micro-level decision model which incorporates uncertainty can be reconciled with observed market behavior. Conditions under which a firm-market correspondence exists in a deterministic environment ... -
Edwin Sutherland and the origins of differential association theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1984)The purpose of this dissertation is to examine thoroughly the origin of Edwin H. Sutherland’s theory of differential association and to show hew it evolved with Sutherland’s development as a criminologist. Comparing ... -
OPEC as a non-state actor : formation and dynamics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1982)This dissertation analyzes the factors which have promoted the formation of OPEC and the dynamics of its confrontation with the multinational oil companies (MNOCs). It analyzes the rise of OPEC from the perspective of the ... -
On the steady states and dynamic behavior of two CSTR's in series
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1987)The mass and energy balances describing transcient behavior of two continuous flow stirred tank reactors in series are written in dimensionless form, for a first order reaction. It is shown that the maximum number of steady ... -
High pressure enthalpy of vaporization and vapor pressure for coal based chemicals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1982)It is redundant to emphasize the need for high pressure thermodynamic studies especially when coal is regarded as an alternate source for energy. Apart from the aspects of economics in the design of industrial process to ... -
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 ...