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How can pregnant women safely relieve low-back pain?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2013)
Acetaminophen is safe for use in pregnancy but lacks evidence of efficacy (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, usual practice). Both physical therapy and water aerobics reduce sick days caused by low-back pain (strength ...
Characterization of the non-structural proteins of adeno-associated virus (AAV) and minute virus of canine (MVC)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Parvoviruses are among the smallest of the animal DNA viruses. Due to their compact genome, these viruses display immense heterogeneity both in the mechanisms involved in gene expression and the functions of the encoded ...
Taxonomic composition and distribution of saucer bugs (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha: Naucoridae) of Tanzania
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Naucorids are predaceous aquatic insects and the principal arthropod predators of biting fly larvae. Naucorids exert natural control of mosquito larvae and are important with respect to malaria in Tanzania. However, naucorids ...
Fun With Food and Fitness--First-grade nutrition education newsletter, Lesson 1: Variety + being active + keeping hands clean = good health
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2013)
This newsletter highlights essential nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, protein, vitamins, minerals and water, and how USDA's MyPlate can help families choose what to eat to get all the nutrients they need. Also included ...
Does any antidepressant besides bupropion help smokers quit?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2014)
Q: Does any antidepressant besides bupropion help smokers quite? Evidence-based answer: Yes, nortriptyline approximately doubles smoking cessation rates, an effect comparable to bupropion. Adding nortriptyline to nicotine ...
Prescribing statins for patients with ACS? No need to wait
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2014)
PRACTICE CHANGER: Prescribe a high-dose statin before any patient with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoes percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); it may be reasonable to extend this to patients being evaluated for ACS.1
Is immediate-release topiramate an effective treatment for adult obesity?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2014)
Q: Is immediate-release topiramate an effective treatment for adult obesity? Evidence-Based Answer: Yes. Topiramate (at daily doses of 64-400 mg) produces an average 5.34 kg of additional weight loss compared with placebo ...
A case study of the integration of technology and instruction in a rural midwestern school district
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine teachers' and administrators' perceptions of the integration of instruction and technology ...
Resistance exercise timing and metabolic risk factors in type 2 diabeticsResistance exercise timing and metabolic risk factors in type 2 diabetics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Abnormally elevated postprandial glucose and triacylglycerol (TAG) concentrations are risk factors for cardiovascular disease in patients with type-2 diabetes. The most effective time to exercise to lower postprandial ...
Modeling, simulation, and stability of a hydraulic load-sensing pump system with investigation of a hard nonlinearity in the pump displacement control system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Certain types of Load-Sensing (LS) pumps utilize a hydro-mechanical control system designed to regulate the pressure difference, or margin pressure, between the inlet and outlet of a flow control valve. With a constant ...
Comparison of the performance of three SERS substrates for detection of food contaminants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The use of surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to detect food contaminants has become an applicable and effective method as the food safety ...
Three essays on intellectual property rights and agricultural change in Africa
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation consists of three essays that lie at the intersection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) and agricultural development in Africa. ...
In Focus, 2014 4th Quarter
(University of Missouri (System), Office of Finance and Administration, 2014)
This is the 4th quarter, 2014 issue of the online newsletter "In Focus".
Abundance of TRIM28, SETDB1, and TP53 mRNA is dynamically regulated during porcine early embryogenesis and is abnormal in preimplantation embryos produced by in vitro fertilization in comparison to in vivo derived and nuclear transfer derived embryos
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In vitro embryo production is important for research in animal reproduction, embryo transfer, transgenics, and cloning. However, in vitro-derived embryos ...
Speaking without words : silence and epistolary rhetoric of Catholic women educators on the Antebellum Frontier, 1828-1834
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-05)
Misconceptions about silence as the "background" of communication are insidious in Western culture and the value it places on speech communication. Silence, especially women's silence, is discounted as unrhetorical. Within ...
How do politicians' responses to scandals differ on social media? An evaluation of three case studies using the contingency theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This study focused on furthering the research around the contingency theory, developed by Cancel et al. (1997), that focuses on discovering whether the response to the scandal is more accommodative or advocacy-focused. The ...
Separating signal from noise: the challenge of identifying useful biomarkers in sepsis
(2014-03-17)
Abstract
Sepsis diagnosis remains based largely on clinical presentation despite significant advances in the understanding of underlying pathophysiology and host-pathogen interactions. The systematic review article by ...
Detection of forchlorfenuron in grapes by surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy and HPLC
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The objective of this study was to use surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) for rapid detection and characterization of trace amounts of forchlorfenuron extracted from fruits. Forchlorfenuron is a plant growth regulator ...
Social Media's Credibility: A Step Towards Literacy?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This project aimed to look at how social media could or could not give citizens the voice to change the content of news and also how it could or could not hurt a given news organization's credibility. I used two focus ...
Uncertainty propagation and parameter sensitivity analyses of relative permittivity models for use in soils
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Nondestructive subsurface investigations are becoming more popular in geotechnical engineering ranging from agricultural applications to environmental ...