1970-1979 Dissertations (MU)
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The politics of land reform in South Korea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)Land reform in the developing countries has been of particular concern to social scientists as well as politicians and revolutionaries because of the preponderant role of agriculture in the area. Economists have paid ... -
A comparative benefit-cost study of one-year distributive education and two-year distributive education secondary programs in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)Objectives of the Study: This study was a cost-benefit analysis of the two types of distributive education programs offered in Missouri. The thesis of this study was that with the need for expansion and implementation of ... -
Analysis of factors influencing loan losses of production credit associations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)The Production Credit Associations' loan loss rates and amounts have increased in recent years. Lenders take a certain "calculated" risk in granting, extending additional credit or renewing a loan. Loan risks arise from ... -
An economic analysis of potential water resource development for agriculture in the Blackwater-Lamine River Basin, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)This study estimates the potential future agricultural benefits of flood control and drainage development in the Blackwater-Lamine River Basin, Missouri. A linear programming model was used to derive solutions for three ... -
Cost-effectiveness of job placement activities among selected community colleges
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)Objectives of the Study: The major purposes of this study were: (1) to find the costs and average per student costs for the agricultural business job placement program, (2) to find the benefits for students utilizing the ... -
An optical crosscorrelation technique for turbulent density measurements in flames
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)A crossed-beam schlieren (cbs) system has been constructed and used to study the structure of an open, premixed propane-air flame that was pilot-stabilized on a two-dimensional burner. The cbs is composed of two perpendicular ... -
Agricultural loan evaluation with discriminant analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1970)As each year passes, the farmers' needs for adequate credit adapted to their particular type of businesses, become more evident, The shift in the past half century to a mechanized agriculture has greatly increased farm ... -
Institutional change in congress : the impact of elections
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1979)This dissertation examines the nature of institutional change in Congress from 1930 to 1976. Specifically, the relationship between two distinct aspects of institutional change — membership composition and procedures and ... -
Farm investment analysis--hand-calculated comparative budgeting and computerized five-year transitional budgeting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)Tremendous capital investments required in today’s modern farming necessitate prudent planning of future investments. The object of this research was to provide a systematic means of analyzing profitability and cash flow ... -
Farm investment analysis--hand-calculated comparative budgeting and computerized five-year transitional budgeting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)Tremendous capital investments required in today’s modern farming necessitate prudent planning of future investments. The object of this research was to provide a systematic means of analyzing profitability and cash flow ... -
Job turnover among displaced agricultural workers within the Mississippi Delta area of Eastern Arkansas : extent, costs, and criteria of cause
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)Labor turnover has been defined as a phenomenon which serves to reflect the degree of stagnation or instability in the labor market. Whenever the rate of labor turnover is high, vis-a-vis, no expansion, excess movement and ... -
The effects of a model's behavior, the perceived arousal of the model, and false physiological feedback about the subject's own level of arousal on instrumental aggression physiological arousal, and person perception
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)Subjects were run in an experiment in which they observed a model acting as the teacher in a learning situation, a role requiring the administration of apparently painful shocks to a learner. The subject himself later ... -
Microbiological and electrophoretic studies of the binding of antibiotics by milk and milk components
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1970)"The most common form of mastitis is associated with the growth and multiplication of bacteria in the milk secreting tissues of the udder. The infected gland reacts to microbial invasion and the host defense mechanism may ... -
Identification of the Missouri public's perception of natural resource problems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)"The question of how resources are allocated is basic to the type of economic system a country chooses. In our mixed economy we have chosen to rely on market allocation while substituting other approaches only in cases of ... -
Rural southern residents and the incentive to work
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)"There has been much interest in the past few years in welfare reform. This interest is a result of the rising criticisms of the many relief measures which comprise the welfare, or public assistance, program. Two of these ... -
Tudor prose satire : the dynamics of a visual mode
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1975)"Peter Bruegel’s Dulle Griet (”Mad Meg”) is a collage of feverish movement replete with monstrous figures, absurd concoctions, and soberly aggressive peasant women. A besieged village forms the lower half of the setting ... -
Pulsatile viscous flow in flexible-elastic tubes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)The flow of an incompressible viscous fluid through a circular tube has received considerable attention during the past fifteen years, both for steady flow and for pulsatile flow. The practical application of blood flow ... -
The other side of the window : an essay on structural iconography in English and American fiction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the structural and symbolic function of the window as a major motif in certain works of nineteenth- and twentieth-century English and American fiction. Within this body ... -
An analysis of the impact of the changes in the delivery procedure of the fresh shell egg futures contract
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)The relatively recent changes in the delivery system of fresh shell egg futures contract from cold storage warehouse delivery to egg packing plant delivery have met with widespread criticisms in regard to their validity ... -
Sir Philip Sidney : contrasting views on the value and morality of rhetoric and poetry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)Sidney’s attitude toward rhetoric passes through three rather distinct stages. At first, he is quite positive toward it, treats it with respect, and, what is perhaps even more important, with enthusiasm. His attitude toward ...