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MUtation, 2011
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Yearbook for the University of Missouri--Columbia School of Medicine.
An examination of black women's health information understanding and negotiation of engagement in skin whitening
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
and engagement in skin whitening as a health, racial, cultural, and social practice situated in an African American and Caribbean immigrant community. Triangulating semi-structured in-depth interviews, autoethnography, field and participant observations, I...
Residents' perceptions of agroforestry landscape: implications for agritourism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
) to contrast residents' perceived benefits of agroforestry landscapes across different respondents segments. Data were collected in 2011 using an online survey questionnaire from three non-random panels of residents in Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Texas (n = 250...
Mizzou, volume 100, number 4 (2012 Summer)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2012)
The elite media framing the emerging markets : a textual analysis of Mongolian case in the Wall Street Journal
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
of the Mongolian government. This framing was accomplished through The Journal's predominant reliance on elite sources. The study found that the international elite sources built up 76 percent of total sources in the coverage. The practical implications...
A starting point for identifying perpetrator genocidal messaging
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The purpose of this research was to determine whether a consistent messaging strategy could be identified in three recent outbreaks of violence or if genocidal messaging will show tremendous variances that are unique to ...
Comparative framing of the Duggar family's women in entertainment news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This research seeks to compare the framing used to portray the women in the Duggar Family in entertainment news media with the realities of the evangelical community. A summative content analysis was used to conduct this comparative study looking...
Role of agricultural cooperatives in poverty reduction in Nepal : an empirical analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
families and Key Informant Interviews of 37 managers of agricultural cooperatives. In order to make the inferences on access and income gain, probit regression, matching, ordinary least square and two-stage least squares techniqpropriate identification...
Faculty burnout and its relationship to social and institutional support
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The purpose of this sequential explanatory study was to determine if there was a relationship between faculty burnout, social support, institutional support, or salary, as well as establish if any college at a regional ...
Decision-making involvement, self-efficacy, and the relationship to transition readiness in youth with sickle cell disease
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Transition from pediatric to adult healthcare settings poses significant risks to morbidity and mortality for adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease. Increasing transition readiness, the acquisition of ...
Journalistic norms, ethics, and practices at EWTN
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
On autonomy support : low-income mothers' parenting of young children in contemporary China and the U.S.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
middle-class families with school age children or adolescents (Lekes, Gingars, Philippe, Koestner, & Fang, 2010; NICHD, 2004; 2008; Niemiec et al., 2006). Research is scarce in understanding low-income parents' autonomy support and autonomy restriction...
A qualitative study of administrator and teacher perceptions of changing instructional practices with 1:1 technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Reports on changing instructional practices with one-to-one (1:1) technology suggest positive increases in academic engagement, test scores, and preparing for 21st century...
Investigating at the Washington Post
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Journalists aren't doing a great job of reporting on money in politics once an election is over. Experts and journalists share their suggestions to improve upon reporting and help the public understand how money truly ...
The shrinking city school: following trajectories of shrinkage across three decades of an urban school desert
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Late on the evening of January 12th, 2021, the Saint Louis Public Schools (SLPS) Board voted to close seven of its schools and transition one of its high schools to a middle school (Clancy, 2021). Sweeping closures are not a new phenomenon...
Identifying risk patterns for suicide attempts in individuals with diabetes : a data-driven approach using LASSO regression
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Diabetes is a major health concern in the United States, with 34.2 million Americans affected in 2020. Unfortunately, the risk of suicide is also elevated in individuals with diabetes, with around 90,000 people with diabetes committing suicide each...
Evaluation of positive reflections in critical care nursing huddles to reduce nursing burnout
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2024)
of supporting literature: Bono et al. (2013) found that listing at least one positive reflection decreased after-work stress (γ = -.16, p < .01) and resulted in fewer mental and physical health complaints (γ = -.07, p < .05; γ = -.07, p < .01). Project...
Mizzou weekly, volume 34, number 04 (September 13, 2012)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2012)
Professional project : video reporting for the Columbia Missourian ; professional analysis: tensions within journalism education in the 21st century
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This project includes a series of videos produced for the Columbia Missourian, as well as an analysis portion that sought to examine the changing role of journalism schools in the 21st century, paying particular attention to the continuing role...
Investing in newsrooms during the layoff era
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Local newspapers around the country are in trouble. But as the primary source of information in many of the communities they represent, these organizations provide valuable spaces for the exchange of ideas and information. ...