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How do exercise and diet compare for weight loss?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
Exercise alone produces short-term weight loss that is comparable with that induced by diet, after which a plateau in weight loss appears to occur (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B). Exercise in combination with diet promotes maintenance...
An ecological systems approach to reduce children's encounters with obscenity on the internet
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Ecological Systems Model to solve the problem of children's encounters with online obscenity. The ecological systems perspective is a framework for recommendations and solutions. When each environmental system from the model collaborate in effort toward a...
Raman, Infrared and Microwave Spectra, Conformational Stability, R₀ Structural Parameters and Vibrational Assignments of Some Organoamines, Organophosphines, Alcohols And Substituted Four And Five Membered Rings
(2014)
, to be 83 ± 8 cm⁻¹ (0.99 ± 0.10 kJ/mol), the third stable conformer, Gt, to be 235 ± 11 cm⁻¹ (2.81 ± 0.13 kJ/mol). For 2,2,2 trifluoroethylamine, the enthalpy difference has been determined to be 267 ± 27 cm⁻¹ (3.19 ± 0.32 kJ mol⁻¹) with the trans conformer...
Meretites' Faience Ushebtis: An Analysis and Determination of their Production in a Late Period or Ptolemaic Workshop
(2010)
The hundreds of faience shabtis in an individual Late Period burial demanded a significant production effort within a workshop. Petrie's discovery of thousands of molds for small faience objects in Amarna (1891-92) and Memphis (1908-13) led...
Alternative systems of farming for a medium-size farm in central Missouri
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1965)
Direct contact heat exchanger development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this work was to develop tools that guide the design of a direct contact heat exchanger for small-scale commercial and/or residential HVAC applications...
Existence and construction of real-valued equiangular tight frames
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This paper presents results on real-valued equiangular tight frames (ETFs) and related topics. Some geometric theorems are developed, and aspects of frame theory are used to gain insight into ETFs. We develop a projection method for analyzing...
Reliability-based analysis of settlements of shallow foundations on cohesionless soils
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
, and consequently to the settlement estimations. Traditional settlement analysis methodologies do not incorporate a consistent approach to account for the uncertainties and can lead to either costly design by overestimation of the settlement or a risky design...
A therapist survey of evidence-based practices in publicly funded youth mental health
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
for implementing transdiagnostic EBT strategies over both (a) EBT strategies specific to a particular patient presentation (e.g., exposure for anxiety) and (b) strategies without a strong evidence base (e.g., pleasant activity scheduling for conduct problems). We...
Three essays on the time series of returns
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
fluctuations in the high inflationary environment before 2000, play a negligible role thereafter. In the second essay in Chapter 2--Investor Sentiment and Asset Returns: Actions Speak Louder than Words--I analyze daily predictability of investor sentiment...
Studies on the physical properties and preservation of the North American pawpaw (Asimina triloba) fruit
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
, analyses of the textural properties show that the ripe pawpaw fruits have a hardness of 2.2 [plus or minus] 0.5 kg-force, similar to the hardness of green ripe mangoes but harder than green ripe bananas, and the unripe fruits have a hardness of 68.2 [plus...
Identifying risk patterns for suicide attempts in individuals with diabetes : a data-driven approach using LASSO regression
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
potential risk factors for suicide attempts in individuals with diabetes through a literature review; (2) to investigate risk factors for suicide attempts in individuals with diabetes using LASSO regression; (3) to identify risk patterns for suicide attempts...
Historical review of financial equity in Missouri : 1993 foundation formula and amendments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
, and the legislative decision to guarantee a minimum (hold harmless) payment per student to analyze whether funding for Missouri public schools was more equitable than the pre-1993 OSA formula. Specific fiscal years from 1998-99 through 2005-06 were selected...
Switchgrass responses to manganese availability
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
(PSII) and as an activator of NAD-ME which catalyzes the release of CO2 from malate in bundle sheath cells (BSC). Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), a perennial NAD-ME C4 grass, is native to much of the United States. Switchgrass is also considered as a...
Psychometric properties of the School Leader Practice Survey (SLPS) to determine Missouri school superintendent perceptions about Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards performance indicators
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
. Conclusions indicated the instrument was reliable and valid. Principal component analysis yielded three components confirming leadership focused on learning: (a) Ethical Leadership for Learning, (b) Management of Learning, and (c) Culture to Support Learning...
Using impact asthma echo to influence physician self-efficacy and guideline adherence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence on provider self-efficacy and guideline adherence as a result of participation in Impact Asthma ECHO. The researcher addressed the following research questions: How does participation in Impact...
Mechanisms of clostridial toxin binding and translocation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
that targeted mutations within the Sia5 binding pocket result in the generation of neurotoxins that either bind and enter cells more efficiently (BoNT/A1 and BoNT/B) or display altered ganglioside binding specificity (TeNT). These data support a model in which...
Some economic aspects of the farm poultry enterprise
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1935)
Visit motivations and perceived benefits of farms, private forests and state/national parks in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
outdoor recreation preferences and behavior; (2) to contrast motivations for visiting these three natural settings; and (3) to compare the perceived benefits among these three settings. Data were collected in 2010 using a mailed self...
Picturing race in local newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
of those communities, and whether the inclusion and portrayal of different races have changed over time. Using samples of four constructed weeks from five one-year periods between 1980 and 2016, a content analysis of local news photographs was conducted...