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What's the best drug treatment for premature ejaculation?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
Antidepressants--specifically clomipramine, fluoxetine, paroxetine, and sertraline--are best and have been shown to improve symptoms of premature ejaculation (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, meta-analysis of randomized ...
Awareness and Acceptance of Biotechnology Issues among Youth, Undergraduates, and Adults
(AgBioForum, 2003)
To be successful both domestically and internationally, biotechnology must establish an acceptable position in the sociopolitical framework. This United States (US) study assessed levels of awareness and acceptance of ...
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...
Identities on the line : youth, internet use, and citizenship in Kyrgyzstan
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
implications for citizenship. The study adds knowledge from the Central Asian context to recent theoretical work on "cultural citizenship," which posits alternative, global citizenship practices. Implications for global journalism studies and for media...
A therapist survey of evidence-based practices in publicly funded youth mental health
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
orientation, private practice setting, younger client age, and longer time since degree completion predicted more frequent implementation of EBT strategies. We discuss how such features may be targeted in future training and implementation efforts in order...
Before the singing : the journey of an artistic director
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Reflective practices and teacher leadership development can be meaningful and integral components of music teacher education. The purpose of this study was to examine the professional journey and reflective practices of an artistic director of a...
Wealth accumulation differences between wage-earning and entrepreneurial families : the role of active saving behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This study examines the causal relationship between entrepreneurship and wealth accumulation. Saving behavior is a potential source of family wealth differentials. It is proposed that entrepreneurial families exhibit more accelerated active saving...
A descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational exploration of perceived stress, quality of life, and family functioning in parents of a child with congenital heart disease: The PinCHeD Study
(2020)
.02); social functioning (r(58) = -0.254, p = 0.05); worry (r(58) = -0.281, p = 0.03); daily activities (r(58) = -0.314, p = 0.01); parent HRQL summary score (r(58) = -0.260, p = 0.04); family functioning summary score (r(58) = -0.260, p = 0.05); and total...
Do first and second year teachers feel prepared? : an evaluation of a standards based teacher preparation program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this study was to serve as a program evaluation and investigate how first and second year teachers felt their teacher preparation program prepared them according to state standards for teacher education ...
Adoption of nutrient management practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
-farm income on adoption of conservation practices. The contribution of the current study is to provide a conceptual model which shows that off-farm work has positive impact on adoption of capital incentive practices and negative impact on adoption labor...
Data journalism, data literacy and data visualizations : a quantitative study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
can be used to inform future study, as well as to inform best practices in data journalism and in data science education....
Perspectives of informal caregivers on using in-home technology to monitor activities of person with serious mental illness
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
As a result of the U.S deinstitutionalization policy of the 1960's persons with serious mental illness often live with and rely upon family members and friends to serve as informal caregivers. The purpose of this study was to investigate...
Strain, satisfaction, and hospitalization in caregiver/veteran with heart failure dyads: a secondary analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
strain, with an overall prevalence of CG strain of 88.3 percent. The prevalence for high CG satisfaction was 67.9 percent. The overall multiple regression model for CG strain was significant, F(13, 119) = 12.48, p [less than] .001, R2 = .577, with 57...
Secondary benefits of family member participation in treatments for childhood disorders : a multilevel meta-analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Family-based treatments for children with mental health, physical health, and developmental disorders often convey secondary benefits to caregivers and siblings who...
Socioeconomic Status, Acculturation, Family Characteristics, and Health Behaviors: Testing the Reserve Capacity Model with Hispanic Adolescents
(2014-09-30)
Research shows that socioeconomic status (SES) can impact adolescent use of alcohol and
smoking. These relationships may be mediated by stress, psychosocial reserves, and
negative emotions. I explored these relationships ...
Phytase : anatomy of an invisible win-win technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Phytase is an enzyme that frees the phosphorous and other nutrients bound in phytate so they can be digested by non-ruminant animals. Phytase has the potential to decrease the cost of feed and decrease the phosphorous in ...
The boys on the blogs : intermedia agenda setting in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This study analyzes intermedia agenda setting during the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign to determine the agenda-setting role of prominent political bloggers in relation to the mainstream news media and the candidates. An online survey of newspaper...
Mothers' cooking stress and family dining out : examining psychological influences and family dining out benefits on mothers' life satisfaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This study aimed to (1) to examine whether the constructs of dining out constraints (i.e., interpersonal constraint, structural constraint, and intrapersonal constraint) influence the frequency of mothers dining out with their family, (2...
Visit motivations and perceived benefits of farms, private forests and state/national parks in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
-administered questionnaire from a random sample of 5,000 Missouri households. The survey produced 969 responses (19.6% adjusted response rate). Results show that "Do something with their family", "View the scenic beauty", and "Enjoy the smells and sounds of nature" were...
Policy and program incentives and the adoption of agroforestry in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
More landowners in the USA are concerned about management of their lands and natural resources in light of the negative effects of many agricultural practices on the environment. Land conservation program incentives, which include agroforestry, were...