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What is the best treatment for plant-induced contact dermatitis?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2013)
It's unclear which treatment is best, because there have been no head-to-head comparisons of treatments for Rhus (plant-induced) contact dermatitis. That said, topical high-potency steroids slightly improve pruritus and ...
Families are for thriving, not just surviving : aged out foster youths' experiences of family, home, and estrangement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
heightened. Moreover, findings contribute to social identity and intergroup theorizing through revealing how the family ingroup is being reimagined and complicating our understandings of intergroup distinctions. A host of practical implications...
Journalism's lifeline : exploring an American aversion to government aid
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
. Previous research indicates that there is little-to-no desire for government aid as an option to sustain journalism among academics, policy makers, and media owners and managers in the journalism industry. However, there was little research indicating...
Promoting parent-child secure attachment bonds in adoptive families through community-based family music groups: a heuristic grounded theory study
(2013)
adoptive family included at least one parent and at least one adopted child under three and one-half years old: siblings also participated. Data sources included three parental interviews, eight-weeks of parental journaling, and an eight-week Kindermusik...
An examination of musical instrument practice among collegiate musicians
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This dissertation consists of three projects that were designed to investigate collegiate instrumentalists' practice habits and motivation orientations. The first investigation was a review of the literature about instrumental practice strategies...
Reducing Outpatient Antibiotic Resistance: A Quasi-Experimental Study
(2017)
Approximately 50% of antibiotics prescribed are not necessary, nevertheless in the United States
among the many outpatient prescriptions, few are more widely prescribed than antibiotics. The
inappropriate use of ...
Representation of Hispanic culture in Delta's Sky magazine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
was examined for the presence of five stereotypes realized in prior research: family, soccer, ethnic pride, experience with discrimination, and spirituality. The study found that all five stereotypes were discussed in the articles, but the results did...
Investigating dyadic interactions within the family as an interdependent system : associations between mothers and adolescent siblings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Adolescence is a developmental time period of self-exploration and self-discovery for that brings about change to family processes and interactions. Conflict during this time can be interpreted as a mechanism that reconceptionalizes how the family...
Missouri hospitalist, issue 50 (2014 January-March)
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2014-01)
Mizzou, volume 101, number 2 (2013 Winter)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2013)
Exploring Mental Health Screening and Linkage to Care among Young African American Men
(2020)
. However, participants also strongly believed that to engage in screening/LTC required individual effort and there is no guarantee that providers can help. Key normative referents were significant others, family, friends and peer groups, faith...
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...
A union list of learned American serials in Indian libraries
(Indian Council for Library Development, 1966)
The Union List of learned Anerican Serials in Indian Libraries (ULLAS) was compiled through a generous grant of Rs. 80,000/- (16,000 dollars) by the U. S. Government in India to the Indian Council for Library Development. ...
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)
Background: As survival rates for infants born with severe forms of cardiac disease improve, attention is directed to evaluating factors that affect the child’s short- and long-term outcomes, including parental stress, quality of life, and family...
Improving Provider Comfort with the Assessment and Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2020)
Sexuality and optimal erectile function are essential aspects of holistic care. Healthcare
providers, however, do not routinely assess erectile function in male patients during the annual
wellness exam. Men are more ...
Analysis of best practice procedures to prevent sudden death in high school athletics : a regional assessment.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Objective: The analyze the adherence to best practice recommendations through the implementation of specific policies and procedures to prevent sudden death and identify barriers preventing implementation. Design and Setting: This is a mixed methods...
Visualizing Opportunities and Inspiring Choices that Embody Success (V.O.I.C.E.S.)
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
African-American girls experience disparate rates of pregnancy and acquisition of
sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV),
when compared to their non-Hispanic, white ...
Black families as embodied policy : politics of dignity transforming colonized policy procedures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
process that requires a complete reconceptualization in the following: educational power as horizontal, theory and research as practice, and policy development as inclusive of families as policy entrepreneurs....
Narrative sweat and flow : the challenge and fulfillment of covering sensitive social issues
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Long-form narrative writers who immerse themselves in other lives and situations to cover social issues have one of the hardest jobs in journalism. They take on difficult, often heart-wrenching subjects, and tell stories that trigger emotions...
Staff nurses' antimicrobial stewardship practices and performance confidence relative to patient safety culture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
nursing leaders with allotting organizational resources and aligning their workplace culture to support nurses' role. Despite national attention on nurses' involvement in antimicrobial stewardship, there is neither research describing practices used...