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Should jaundiced infants be breastfed?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2003)
No studies have demonstrated that cessation of breastfeeding in jaundiced infants improves clinical outcomes, although this has only been studied in term infants. Temporarily disrupting or supplementing breastfeeding in ...
Debt types and burdens by family structures
(2020)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine family structure differences in debt types and burdens of American families. Design/methodology/approach: Data are obtained from the 2016 Survey of Consumer Finances. Eight types of family structures...
Three essays on labor economics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
at the added worker effect in the great recession, the wife's labor market response to a husband loss of job. The second chapter investigates the impact of a wife's labor market participation on family poverty. The third chapter examines employment...
Identifying risk patterns for suicide attempts in individuals with diabetes : a data-driven approach using LASSO regression
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
-World Data [trade mark]. LASSO regression was used for feature selection, and ARM was used for investigating the risk patterns. We discovered risk patterns that are understandable and practical for healthcare providers. The findings of this research can...
Development and validation of a rating scale for wind jazz improvisation performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
(IJIEM; May, 2003). Reliability was good, with alpha values ranging from .87 to .95. Construct Validity for the WJIES was confirmed through the analysis of a multitrait-multimethod matrix (MTMM; Campbell & Fiske, 1959). The results of this study indicate...
Historical review of financial equity in Missouri : 1993 foundation formula and amendments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Outstanding Schools Act (OSA) Foundation Funding Formula and subsequent revisions on the equity of statewide educational funding. This research considered the revenue per student per penny of property tax levy, the revenue ...
Academic motivation, mathematics achievement, and the school context : building achievement models using TIMSS 2003
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Using the TIMSS 2003 data, this study built mathematics achievement models of eighth-graders in four selected countries: the United States, the Russian Federation, Singapore and South Africa. Students' motivational beliefs, parents' education level...
Atrazine transport through a glacial till aquifer in north-central Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Although the claypan of North Central Missouri is traditionally believed to protect the groundwater from contamination, low concentrations of the herbicide atrazine have been detected in a shallow glacial till aquifer. The ...
Polyacrylamide amendment for erosion and runoff control on soils of differing characteristics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The use of anionic polyacrylamide (PAM) as a soil amendment is an emerging conservation practice. However, guidelines have not been developed with considerations of soil properties and topographic characteristics. The objectives of these studies...
The intergenerational transmission of diet culture : a model of children's disordered eating and body image
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
and Piran, 2004; Levine and Smolak, 2021; Rohde et al., 2015; Seitz, 2019). Given that family communication can influence children's well-being (Arroyo et al., 2017; Baiocchi-Wagner and Talley, 2013; Jones and Young, 2021), the current study sought...
Design and analysis of a frequency reconfigurable antenna for wireless communication at 5 GHz
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this research, a frequency reconfigurable antenna was simulated and analyzed. The industry standard simulation suits (CST) was used in the design ...
William Apess, Elias Boudinot, and Samuel Cornish : Native Americans and African-Americans looking for freedom of expression, representation, and rhetorical sovereignty during the age of Jackson
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
, despite pressures that put some limits upon that freedom of expression and form of sovereignty. Pequot writer William Apess, Cherokee editor Elias Boudinot, and African-American editor Samuel Cornish sought and practiced the right to represent themselves...
Assistive technology selection in technology-rich and technology-limited schools : an exploratory study of IEP decision making
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
for to survey practicing special educators for their responses to questions about how they: 1) select AT during the IEP process, 2) resources they use for AT selection, 3) skills they use for determining appropriate AT, 4) collaboration with general educators, 5...
Increasing self-efficacy in risk assessment and management of suicidal clients : training perspectives from mental health providers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
-Efficacy Theory (Bandura, 1996) and logic modeling (Kaplan & Garrett, 2005; Lafferty & Mahoney, 2003; McLaughlin & Jordan, 1998; Millar, Simeone & Carnevale, 2001) provided the theoretical framework for this study. This study aimed to (1) describe...
Statistical analysis of multivariate interval-censored failure time data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
of their covariance matrix is given that takes into account the correlation of the survival variables. Simulation studies are conducted for practical situations. The third part of this dissertation discusses regression analysis of multivariate interval censored...
Incidental take and endangered species demography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Incidental take is the permitted killing, harming, harassing or destroying habitat of an endangered species under endangered species law. Legislation assumes that endangered or threatened populations can somehow compensate ...
An applied economic analysis of the demand for pork primal cuts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This study estimates domestic disappearance equations for the six main pork primal cuts (belly, butt, ham, loin, picnic, and rib) to determine the own-price, cross-price, and income elasticities for each cut. These equations ...
Essays on labor market policies in Korea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This dissertation examines the impact of employment protection regulations using job duration data in Korea. In 2007, the Korean government introduced a labor market reform that required employers to convert a worker's ...
An investigation of student perceptions of dual enrollment at a mid-sized western community college
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Dual enrollment programs have become prominent across the U.S. Several studies show positive outcomes including increased high school completion, improved postsecondary persistence, and higher college degree completion. ...
Two essays on food manufacturer resilience: regional factors and workforce challenges
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
, suggesting practices that may help both business managers as well as policymakers strengthen food manufacturer resilience....