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Budgeting charity : a historical perspective on the Kansas Orphans' Home
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
through 1963 from the Kansas Orphans' Home. I supplement official records with personal interviews from former residents and staff, and discuss actions and motives for each of the parties involved. I found conflict between the State and local...
"It just makes sense" : the distribution of space and labor for couples who work from home
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
been burdened with the majority of unpaid domestic labor and caregiving responsibilities. Through a series of ten interviews with five couples who work from home, I aim to analyze how they navigate and negotiate the intermingling of work and home spaces...
The transitional experience of home-schooled students entering public education : how can public schools better serve the home-schooled student's transition to public education?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This dissertation studied the transitional experience of home-schooled students in central/south central rural Missouri whose families decided to place them into the public school setting. Since the public school environment is markedly different...
Designated hospice rooms in nursing homes : a new model of end-of-life care
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
An aging population, the prediction that approximately 40% of elderly Americans will die in a nursing home by the year 2020, and a paucity of nursing homes designed to meet the needs of dying residents is creating the perfect storm. In an effort...
Professional practice models in long-term care
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This qualitative descriptive study explored the data from twenty-nine nursing homes in Missouri in which opportunity for resident care improvement was identified; to determine...
An analysis of interregional variation in general hospital expenses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1969)
the home to the hospital. Today’s hospital performs a four-fold function in the community. It is simultaneously a workshop for the physician, a center for medical and technical education, a laboratory for medical research and a repository for and source...
Movement, habitat use, and spawning characteristics of flathead and blue catfish on the lower Missouri River and tributaries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
of large-river catfish use resources at multiple spatial scales, from the reach to the watershed, to meet life requisites. Diurnal home range and resource selection was investigated during the summer/fall restricted-movement period; an ecologically relevant...
Resource selection and space use of the critically endangered Tuamotu Kingfisher (Todiramphus gambieri)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
I investigated the ecological requirements of the critically endangered Tuamotu Kingfisher (Todiramphus gambieri), with the intent to provide management recommendations that could help prevent its extinction. The species is confined to the lowland...
SpEdTIPS: special education teams increasing parental satisfaction for IEP meetings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
, the SpEdTIPS intervention. This intervention focuses on action steps that can be implemented by case managers before, during, and after the IEP meeting to increase parents' positive experiences within IEP meetings. Results showed that case managers...
Development of an integrated forest management decision support system: integrating the LANDIS model and ArcGIS
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
universal method to develop a Forest Management Decision Support System (FMDSS) by integrating the LANDIS 4.0 model with the ESRI ArcGIS platform. FMDSS was developed with Visual Basic, ESRI ArcObjects libraries and Microsoft Access database. FMDSS...
Hydrologic Analysis of Rain Garden Performance
(2016)
Urban flooding became a significant issue for many cities worldwide due to rapid urbanization and increased impervious areas over the past two decades ([1]). Rain gardens are considered to be an economically-friendly ...
Impact of a psychoeducational intervention on dementia caregiving
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-12-16)
Of the 65.7 million caregivers in the United States (U.S.), approximately 14.9 million caregivers provide unpaid care for a person diagnosed with dementia. Most, about 80%, of this care is provided in the home and community settings. Past studies...
Home service of the American Red Cross
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1919)
well their desire for social advancement", is, in effect, a summary of the aim of the peace program of Home Service. The Red Cross through its Home Service has already made the greatest contribution to social service in America which any one agency has...
Nonstationary Bayesian time series models with time-varying parameters and regime-switching
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Nonstationary time series data exist in various scientic disciplines, including environmental science, biology, signal processing, econometrics, among others. Many Bayesian models have been developed to handle nonstationary time series. Some...
Habitat use and home range of American bitterns (Botuarus lentiginosus) and monitoring of inconspicuous marsh birds in northwest Minnesota
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
), Pied-billed Grebes (Podilymbus podiceps), Soras (Porzana carolina), and Virginia Rails (Rallus limicola)) is needed to inform conservation and management actions. My research, from 1999 - 2002, examined breeding habitat use and home range of American...
The clothing and textile research base: an author cocitation study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
This is a study of the clothing and textile research base using author cocitation analysis. The study uses a custom database from a 15 year period, containing all citations in the field's leading journal: the Clothing and ...
Impact of the Implementation of Accountable Care Organizational Structure on Pediatric Emergency Department Visits
(2016)
In 2010, the United States was spending more per capita on healthcare than other
similar countries but did not have better outcomes and spending was increasing at an
unsustainable rate. That same year, the Patient ...
Using metabolic and biochemical characteristics of postmortem muscle to investigate the interconnectedness of beef color, flavor, and tenderness
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Understanding relationships between beef palatability and quality components are crucial for continued production of high quality and consistent beef products. Myoglobin concentrations at 48 and 336 h resulted in moderate, negative correlations (P...
Hospital discharge destination decisions : exploring congruence in frail elders, their family members, and health care teams' decisions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This study used a mixed method design to explore congruence about the discharge destination decision of hospitalized frail older adults, their family members, and health care team members (HCTM). There was no common pattern ...
Disturbance and restoration ecology : exploring biological and human dynamics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
, we play engineering or managerial roles in ecosystems--that seems true today more than ever. As researchers, we prioritize the study of ecology. As natural resource managers, we prioritize the implementation of what we know about ecology...