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What clinical clues differentiate migraine from sinus headaches?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2013)
Evidence-based answer: Patients with sinus headaches have thick nasal discharge, fever, chills, sweats, or abnormally malodorous breath (SOR: B, cross-sectional study). The 5 symptoms that are most predictive of migraine ...
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...
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 ...
Assessing costs and environmental impacts of municipal food waste treatment options in Columbia, Missouri : a decision support tool integrating life cycle analysis and robust optimization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Many municipal governments currently have goals in place to align with global efforts and policy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions and take advantage of waste as a resource for renewable energy and nutrients. To ...
Three measurement strategies for examining time allocation and college alcohol use : a methodological study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
analysis) to establish best practices for measuring time allocation as it relates to alcohol use among college students. Participants were 380 first and second year undergraduate students from two large public universities who reported two or more binge...
Youth agripreneurship development in Benin : lessons for scaling up from Songhai Center agripreneurs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
. Their main motivation for enrolling in the program is that they have been inspired by the reputation of the center (31.05 percent), by the success of previous Center graduates (30 percent), and by being encouraged by a family member or a friend (26.32 percent...
The Impact of Climate Variability and Land Cover Change on Groundwater Resources in The Niger River Basin
(2021)
by using a water balance modeling approach with the seasonal variation of precipitation and LULC over the period from 2001 to 2013. The basin-scale NRB water balance model was then downscaled to the regional scale water balance model for two regions...
Impacts of Precipitation, Land use Land cover and Soil type on the Water Balance of Lake Chad Basin
(2013)
Lake Chad Basin (LCB) has experienced drastic changes in land cover and poor water management practices during the last 50 years. The successive droughts in the 1970s and 1980s resulted in a decrease in surface water and groundwater resources...
Career development events as a predictor of fall-to-fall retention of first-year college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Career development events (CDEs) play an essential role in agricultural education programs and the National FFA Organization. The competitive events are promoted as tools to develop career and college readiness of high ...
Taste biases : confounding sensory and label evaluations for yogurt
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] When you taste something bitter, something with a thicker consistency, or something with less sweetness does it make you think it is healthier? Does ...
Evaluation of a bibliotherapy-based stress management training for teachers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
-up webinars with weekly practice over the course of 4 weeks. There were 53 participants in the study and teachers were randomly assigned to the intervention or waitlist control conditions. Multilevel regression was used to examine the intervention effects...
An analysis of undergraduate heavy-video-gaming students : developing technology-enhanced learning-support areas based on gaming and study practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
hours a week on games. When extracurricular activities take 14 or more hours of commitment, students' academic performance is at risk of falling. However, not much is known about the heavy-video-gaming students, their gaming and study practices...
Historical Trauma, Coping, and Positive Mental Health Among American Indians
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
American Indians (AI) have survived numerous historical tragedies resulting in
posttraumatic stress, unresolved historical grief, and historical trauma (Brave Heart &
DeBruyn, 1998). AIs also face a heightened risk ...
Direct simulation Monte Carlo exploration of charge effects on aerosol evolution
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Aerosols are potentially generated both during normal operations in a gas cooled Generation IV nuclear reactor and in all nuclear reactors during accident scenarios. These aerosols can become charged due to aerosol generation ...
The role of social support on caregiving experiences among dementia caregivers: a latent class analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older adults and the care provided to people with dementia is wide-ranging and all-encompassing. Many dementia care recipients reply heavily upon their ...
Three essays on biofuel policies and aggregate supply curve
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The first essay investigates the impacts of Brazil's new biofuel policy, namely RenovaBio. RenovaBio aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector through expansion of biofuels by requiring ...
Agroforestry adoption: influential factors, land manager perceptions, and willingness-to-accept payments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
with higher incomes, greater knowledge of agroforestry practices, and positive perceptions of agroforestry's ability to improve soil health were significantly more willing to adopt agroforestry practices, while those with larger farm sizes were less willing...
Instrument Development and Psychometric Testing of the Capstone-Experience Preceptor Preparedness Scale: The Cap-ExPresS Study
(2022)
Purpose:
Preceptors are relied upon to prepare nursing students during their capstone experience as novice, generalist nurses. There is currently no instrument that measures the preceptor’s level of preparedness. The ...
The experience of living with hypertension: a narrative analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
literacy and social support from the healthcare system, family, and church among African American people living with hypertension....
Exploring factors that affect customer satisfaction and dining intention in hotel restaurants compared to stand-alone restaurants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] With the change of time, more and more hotels have chosen to operate food and beverage departments as separate revenue sectors from room departments, ...