The use of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) has steadily increased as a safe, inexpensive, noninvasive, and quick alternative to other imaging modalities, such as computed tomography (CT), in evaluating free-fluid caused...

Newsletter published for the University of Missouri employees by the Office of Finance and Administration of the University of Missouri System.

MU has recently opened the Brain Imaging Center, a research dedicated Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) facility. Research at the center is focused on understanding the nature of basic cognitive and emotional processes as well as the role...

Newsletter published for the University of Missouri employees by the Office of Finance and Administration of the University of Missouri System.

Newsletter published for the University of Missouri employees by the Office of Finance and Administration of the University of Missouri System.

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation seeks to address the general need for more research in the area of sustainable living. Specifically, this study is concerned with ...

The importance and need for continuous monitoring of metabolites cannot be overemphasized. Most recent developments for in vivo monitoring devices have focused on miniaturization and the exploratory use of new functional materials. As most...

My group at the University of Kansas is interested in biomaterials, stem cells and tissue engineering. Tissue engineering efforts focus primarily on bone and cartilage regeneration, including the in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), intervertebral...

interested is animal rehabilitation. Treadmills, therapeutic lasers and ultrasound are used today for these purposes. This area will be the focus of Donahue's remarks....

joint reconstruction is increasing worldwide. Younger, heavier, and active patients place greater demands on biomaterials and implants. Our collaborative team is focused on developing new biomaterials that can meet the challenge of skeletal repair...

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The Missouri Technology Expo 2010 opened with welcome addresses from Chancellor Brady Deaton and Dr. Robert Duncan and the keynote address from Dr. Stephen Padgette. Dr. Padgette discussed the commercialization of technology, focusing on taking...

billion annually and prevents the effective use of technology driven improvements to health care quality. Previous research into this seemingly intractable problem focuses either on specific patient demographics or on redundant scheduling methods, rather...

Obesity is one of the leading public health concerns in the United States in adults and children. This qualitative study focused on five coalitions involved in addressing this issue in Columbia, MO. The coalitions are Playgrounds Without Borders...

The MU Biodesign and Innovation Program (MUBIP) is focused on improving health care through invention and implementation of new medical technologies. The focus of the program is formal educational training of three fellows with a focus on biodesign...

coatis (Nasua nasua: Linnaeus, 1766) and the crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous; Linnaeus, 1766) and the collection of basic information on the life-history of these species in the Brazilian Pantanal. In the third chapter, I focus on ectoparasites of coatis...

These are the preliminary results of a study that examines the impact of retracted articles in biomedical literature. The study is a continuation of Budd JM, Sievert ME, Schultz TR, JAMA. 1998;280 (3): 296-7, which focused on retractions...