Apple orchards of Missouri : soils and varieties

TypescriptM.S. University of Missouri 1907The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the apple soils of Missouri; telling why some are better than others for growing fruit, giving their locations, and also discussing the varieties best suited to these sections. In addition to the above there will also be given data, taken in the variety orchard on the Missouri Experiment Station grounds, on new varieties being tested; giving descriptions of the tree and fruit, and comments on whether or not they are suited for orchards in this state. The information for this thesis was obtained from the growers themselves, from analyzing soils from the different districts, and for the latter, by observations made in the Experiment Station orchard

Comparing the predictive ability of the Revised Minimum Dataset Mortality Risk Index (MMRI-R) with nurses' predictions of mortality among frail older people: a cohort study.

OBJECTIVES: to establish the accuracy of community nurses' predictions of mortality among older people with multiple long-term conditions, to compare these with a mortality rating index and to assess the incremental value of nurses' predictions to the prognostic tool. DESIGN: a prospective cohort study using questionnaires to gather clinical information about patients case managed by community nurses. Nurses estimated likelihood of mortality for each patient on a 5-point rating scale. The dataset was randomly split into derivation and validation cohorts. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate risk equations for the Revised Minimum Dataset Mortality Risk Index (MMRI-R) and nurses' predictions of mortality individually and combined. Measures of discrimination and calibration were calculated and compared within the validation cohort. SETTING: two NHS Trusts in England providing case-management services by nurses for frail older people with multiple long-term conditions. PARTICIPANTS: 867 patients on the caseload of 35 case-management nurses. 433 and 434 patients were assigned to the derivation and validation cohorts, respectively. Patients were followed up for 12 months. RESULTS: 249 patients died (28.72%). In the validation cohort, MMRI-R demonstrated good discrimination (Harrell's c-index 0.71) and nurses' predictions similar discrimination (Harrell's c-index 0.70). There was no evidence of superiority in performance of either method individually (P = 0.83) but the MMRI-R and nurses' predictions together were superior to nurses' predictions alone (P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: patient mortality is associated with higher MMRI-R scores and nurses' predictions of 12-month mortality. The MMRI-R enhanced nurses' predictions and may improve nurses' confidence in initiating anticipatory care interventions

Lincoln and the American tradition of civil liberty

The cover and title page include an illustration of the seal of the state of Illinois, August 26, 1818. Reprint from the Transactions of the Illinois state historical society, 1926.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-pamphlets/2120/thumbnail.jp

Bread staling: effects of fats, surfactants, storage time and storage temperature, and the interaction between these factors

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1985 C64Master of Scienc

The Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect from Quasar Feedback

The observed relationship between X-ray luminosity and temperature of the diffuse intercluster medium clearly shows the effect of nongravitational heating on the formation of galaxy clusters. Quasar feedback into the intergalactic medium can potentially be an important source of heating, and can have significant impact on structure formation. This feedback process is a source of thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich distortions of the cosmic microwave background. Using a simple one-dimensional Sedov-Taylor model of energy outflow, we calculate the angular power spectrum of the temperature distortion, which has an amplitude on the order of one micro-Kelvin. This signal will be at the noise limit of upcoming arcminute-scale microwave background experiments, including the Atacama Cosmology Telescope and the South Pole Telescope, but will be directly detectable with deep exposures by the Atacama Large Millimeter Array or by stacking many microwave images.Comment: The discussion of detectability is expanded. Matches the ApJ Letters accepted versio