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The Debate Over Water Fluoridation
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2006)
Stem Cell Research: What the Cell is the Controversy?
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2007)
Public Perceptions of Tobacco Biopharming
(AgBioForum, 2006)
to implement regulatory oversight of biopharming by balancing the broad-based concerns of the public against the potentially significant benefits of the technology....
Health claims and labeling regulation : how will consumers learn about functional foods?
(AgBioForum, 2000)
Consumers find out about functional foods through product specific claims about their benefits. Regulation differs for provision of information in advertising versus food labels and for dietary supplements versus whole ...
Perceptions of Genetically Modified and Organic Foods and Processes
(AgBioForum, 2006)
instruments. Respondents indicated their level of agreement with statements about genetically modified (GM) or organic processes and products in the construct areas of health, environment, ethics, and risk. Organic food was perceived as healthier and safer...
Biotechnology Research in the CGIAR : An Overview
(AgBioForum, 2009)
The CGIAR is a strategic alliance of members, partners, and 15 international agricultural research centers that mobilizes science to benefit the poor. Agricultural research at the CGIAR Centers entails various technologies, including biotechnology...
Describing vernacular literacy practices to enhance understanding of community information needs: A case study with practical implications.
(2009)
Key documents guiding United States library service, including Reference and User Service Association (RUSA) guidelines and the American Library Association (ALA) Code of Ethics and Bill of Rights, focus on equitable public library service.1...
Publics' Opinions About Biotechnologies
(AgBioForum, 2001)
biotechnologies and know it. (4)People have strong opinions about how biotechnologies are managed. (5)People have complex evaluative schemes and respond to evidence. As a result, there is little place for sweeping statements regarding "the public's opinion about...
Stem cell 101
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2006)
Learn the basics of this complex and controversial science. There might be a quiz.
Good Laboratory Practices: Myers et al. Respond
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2009)
Myers et al. respond to a letter written by Becker et al. regarding Myers' article "Why public health agencies cannot depend on Good Laboratory Practices as a criterion for selecting data: the case of bisphenol A."...
Agricultural biotechnology and societal decision-making : the role of risk analysis
(AgBioForum, 2000)
Knowledge and trust are major attributes of risk perception that will determine public acceptance of agricultural biotechnology. Formalized frameworks for biotechnology risk analysis afford objective, transparent approaches to assess, manage...
Privatizing Functions of State Government
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
Privatization of traditional governmental functions has been extensively discussed in the United States for more than two decades, and states have chosen a wide range of programs for privatization and selected a variety ...
Science and Technology in World Agriculture : Narratives and Discourses
(AgBioForum, 2009)
The narratives characterizing the current debate on world agricultural research tend to be part of a discourse that rationalizes past experience and future tendencies along the lines of extreme recounts of successes and ...
Stakeholder Positions Toward GM Food : the Case of Vitamin A Biofortified Cassava in Brazil
(AgBioForum, 2009)
this introduction because Brazil has other nutritional sources to combat Vitamin A deficiency. In addition, the country is a center of origin and diversity for cassava, which increases potential environmental risk associated with GMO release....
Overview of State Government
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
General overview of the organization of Missouri state government prepared by David C. Valentine for the Missouri Legislative Academy.
Roll-out of the "Mizzou Advantage"
(University of Missouri, 2009)
Approximately three years ago, MU began an exercise to define "strategic advantages" that could place the University within higher education in an extremely strong, competitive position. The idea was to identify MU's ...
Anogenital Distance and Phthalate Exposure: Swan et al. Respond
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2006)
Swan et al. respond to several points made by McEwen and Renner regarding their recent study comparing anogenital distance (AGD) as a measure of androgen action in humans.
Experts from A to Z
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2004)
A research university such as MU is like a small town populated with experts on every conceivable topic. What would you like to know? Here are just a few of MU's faculty experts.
Organizational Immersion and Diagnosis: The Work of Harry Levinson
(Karnac Books Ltd., 2003)
In the following, I present readers with an overview of Harry Levinson's contributions to psychoanalytic organization psychology. Then, I share excerpts from an interview conducted with him in August 2002 during the American ...
Public Perceptions and Willingness-to-Pay a Premium for Non-GM Foods in the US and UK
(AgBioForum, 2001)
This study uses consumer survey data collected in the United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) to examine the linkages between subjective risk and benefit perceptions and willingness-to-pay a premium for non-genetically ...