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Safety evaluation of large truck-passenger vehicle interactions and synthesis of safety corridors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Insights into the nature of large truck-passenger car interactions and the understanding of safety corridors can lead to improvements in the safety and efficiency of freeway operations. One main contribution of this thesis is the analysis of truck...
Power and negotiation in safety program development in a research university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
that meta-power may alter normal power relationships and planning outcomes across space and time. This case study explored the decision making processes and outside influences on the development of a laboratory safety training program at a research...
Observation of food safety behavioral practices in foodservice employees after training and examination
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Food establishments implement training to prevent the occurrence of food borne illness in their operation with the understanding that increased food safety knowledge will ignite appropriate situational response from foodservice employees and result...
Program assessment : industrial hygiene and safety sciences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Program assessment has long been a critical element for academic programs to ensure continuous quality improvement of their programs. More recently, occupational safety, health and environmental programs have embraced assessment by external groups...
Proactive environmental risk communication : multiple publics' evaluation of for-profit corporations' sustainability communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This research expands understanding of corporate environmental communication beyond green advertising and environment responsibility reports of CSR into the more developed...
Temporary public eating places : food safety knowledge and practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Food borne illness outbreaks are still a serious health problem in the US, even though the knowledge and training materials needed to prevent the outbreaks are readily available. It is important for those whose activities have an effect...
Distance and disparity: social disadvantage and the distribution of hazardous waste in America
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Since the original studies of environmental discrimination were completed in the early 1980s, many scholars have measured disproportionate proximity to hazardous waste by poor...
A study of environmental education in Missouri : a survey of project wet facilitators' understandings of environmental education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The National Environmental Education Act of 1990 served as a federal mandate to encourage states to develop environmental education (EE) plans. Missouri's governor authorized the creation of an EE task force in 1993. The recommendations of the state...
A neo-Gramscian communication analysis of structure and agency in the hegemonic struggle for meaning: organic retailer and organic activist group
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation extends environmental communication theorizing by drawing upon socio-political cultural and critical theory. The exigency of this project arose out...
Housing subsidy and self-perception of well-being : does housing subsidy make a difference in residents' perception of their physical and mental health?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Studies have indicated that there is a link between health and a person's living environment. There have been no comparisons of the effects of the use the different types of housing subsidy on perceived quality of life and well-being of individuals...
The role of electronic medical record in nation care delivery, development: case study on Ghana
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Electronic medical record (EMR) is not only being welcomed by health care providers as a way to improve care delivery, but also serves as a catalyst for development. The purpose of this study is to examine benefits of EMR and its ultimate...
Designated hospice rooms in nursing homes : a new model of end-of-life care
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
to respond to this trend, innovative nursing homes are establishing designated hospice rooms. This qualitative study utilized a multi-method design to describe these unique settings. The study identified two major themes: specific physical environmental...
Inconsiderate consideration: claims making and the high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Adding to the literature regarding environmental racism and environmental decision-making procedures, I perform textual analysis on documented claims made by American Indians during the siting process for the high-level nuclear waste repository...
Variations in the perceptions of urban canals in Fresno, California
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
-economic, racially diverse neighborhood that lacks a specific neighborhood identity. A comparison of canal perceptions between these two neighborhoods will reveal the effect of neighborhood identity on environmental perception as well as reveal the lack...
Leadership, communication, and teamwork : differences between high and low performing nursing homes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
and focused quality improvement teams on medication safety practices in five Midwestern NHs. Findings suggest nursing leadership in the highest performing NH encouraged open communication leading team members to share diverse perspectives resulting in a...
Technology use, cooperation, and organizational learning in patient safety reporting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
of technology in support of cooperative work and organizational learning in a health care setting. This study examined the use of the Patient Safety Network within the University of Missouri Health Care. The findings provide evidence that technology use...
The relationship between risk factors and problem behaviors in adolescence : an approach to identify a latent general risk and a latent general problem behavior factors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
from a nationally representative dataset, commonly called ADD Health dataset. The participants were 6504 adolescents in grades 7 through 12. Testing three research questions and one research hypothesis, the existences of the general risk factor...
Nitrification enhancement in lagoons using fixed film media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
and June 2007 and analyzed for various parameters including pH, DO, temperature, TSS, VSS, BOD, COD, alkalinity, ammonia, nitrates and nitrites. Biomass growth was observed during the study period to a limited extent. This study has generated huge amount...
The evolution of a beat: a case study of changes in environmental reporting from the 1970's to today as evident in coverage of three disastrous oil spills
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The field of environmental journalism has significantly advanced since environmental issues emerged as topics of social and journalistic importance in the 1970's. Environmental reporters have become essential investigators of the human...
How and in what context do osteopathic medical students learn about interprofessional practice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
findings described the students' experiences of interdisciplinary interactions, and the quantitative findings described the attitudes of students before and after the program. Qualitative data included transcripts of focus groups and interviews, field notes...