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How often does long-term PPI therapy cause clinically significant hypomagnesemia?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2018)
Q: How often does long-term PPI therapy cause clinically significant hypomagnesemia? EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Rarely. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be associated with decreases in serum magnesium laboratory values to below 1.6 to 1.8 mg...
Application of cluster analysis for developing a typology of regional economic growth
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1984)
: Identify groups of counties which had homogeneous economic development patterns by the application of cluster analysis to selected economic growth indicators. Identify differences in the economic base for the groups of counties through estimation...
How safe is vaginal birth after cesarean section for the mother and fetus?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Compared with planned repeat low-transverse cesarean section, vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) is not associated with increased risk of maternal or neonatal mortality (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B). ...
A Comparison of Teacher Presence, Social Presence, Cognitive Presence, and Propensity of Lifelong Learning in DNPStudents: A Quasi-Experiemental Study
(2016-05)
of nursing students taking one, or all, of the previously identified courses. The evidence based practice intervention was a test-retest format for the Community of Inquiry Survey that evaluates teacher, social and cognitive presences, and the Jefferson Scale...
Essays on economics of higher education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
of these students possess academic qualifications that suggest they would succeed in a STEM field at a four-year university. Therefore, policies targeting two-year college students can only increase STEM-degree production by a small amount. I also find no evidence...
Enhanced Resource Sharing Through Group Interlibrary Loan Best Practices: A Conceptual, Structural, and Procedural Approach
(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003)
Members of the Greater Western Library Alliance Interlibrary Loan Committee have spent more than two years developing a Best Practices model for Interlibrary Borrowing and Lending for consortia and local operations. The model includes the practices...
Testing the Bounds: Empirical Behavior of Target Zone Fundamentals
(Department of Economics, 2009)
Standard target zone exchange rate models are based on nonlinear functions of an unobserved economic fundamental, which is assumed to be bounded, similarly to the target zone exchange rates themselves. A violation of this key assumption is a basic...
Paternal effects on pre-implantation embryo development in cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
with SCRs ranging from -14.2 to 5.3 were run through an in vitro embryo production system and embryo development was monitored. Based on their in vitro development performance, eight high performing (HP) and 9 low performing (LP) sires were identified...
Can early introduction of gluten reduce risk of celiac disease?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2022)
This UK study revealed the benefits of introducing gluten at age 4 months.
Bayes factor consistency in linear models when p grows with n
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
on the common parameters with the g-prior used for the other parameters, forcing the prior on g to be proper for a determinate Bayes factor. Even for the non-nested case, an "encompassing" approach comparing all models to a base model is often used, where...
Improving Outcomes for Psychiatric Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: An Evidence Based Quality Initiative
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Patients who are prescribed second generation antipsychotic medications are vulnerable and at an
increased risk for developing metabolic syndrome (MetS). Metabolic syndrome is the
development of obesity, hyperlipidemia, ...
Arthroscopic surgery for knee osteoarthritis? Just say no
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2009)
Do not recommend arthroscopic surgery to adults with osteoarthritis of the knee. Treat knee pain with medical and physical therapy instead. Stength of recommendation: A: Based on 2 high-quality randomized controlled trials....
Do patients with type 2 diabetes who aren't taking insulin benefit from self-monitoring blood glucose?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2013)
reviews and meta-analyses of disease-oriented evidence). Patients with a baseline HbA1c <8% who self-monitor don't reduce their HbA1c levels, but patients with a baseline HbA1c >8% do (SOR: B, systematic reviews and meta-analyses of disease...
Does acyclovir help herpes simplex virus cold sores if treatment is delayed?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2004)
When herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 lesions are in the papule or vesicle stage, there is no benefit to starting oral acyclovir (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, based on expert opinion). However, topical acyclovir 5% cream applied 5 times a...
Q Does inadequate sleep increase obesity risk in children?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2021-12)
Evidence-based answer: Yes, a link has been established but not a cause-effect relationship. Shorter reported sleep duration in childhood is associated with an increased risk of overweight or obesity years later (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B...
Adaptation of soybean to tropical environments for smallholder farmers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
in African breeding materials and released varieties. I also contributed knowledge of the effects of the maturity genes E1, E2, E3 and ELF3 on days to flower and days to maturity. It was discovered that season length can be controlled by choice of the long...
Bulletin : fall schedule, 1978
(University of Missouri--Columbia., 1978)
Bulletin : fall schedule, 1979
(University of Missouri--Columbia., 1979)
When should COX-2 selective NSAIDs be used for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
of joint function for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, when compared with nonselective NSAIDs. The COX-2 selective NSAIDs also have a better gastrointestinal safety profile in short-term (6-12 month) treatment (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based...
Influence of site conditions on near-field effects in multi-channel surface wave measurements
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
using multi-channel arrays. A recent criteria developed by Yoon and Rix (2009) for multi-channel measurements suggested that the normalized array center (NAC) distance (i.e. the number of wavelengths between the source and array center) should be 2...