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Time to switch to nonsterile gloves for these procedures?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2018)
Time to switch to nonsterile gloves for these procedures? Are sterile gloves worth the extra cost for common cutaneous surgeries? This systematic review and meta-analysis provides answers. Practice changer: Using nonsterile gloves for common primary...
Cover crop effects on corn plant water uptake and soil health
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
, 2017 and 2018. Plant sap flow measurement techniques are among the most reliable methods to evaluate water stress and water consumption by measuring the whole plant transpiration....
An exploratory study of Chinese Americans' debt holding
(2011)
Postprint. Research concerning the financial well-being of Chinese American households is extremely limited. This article examines factors that affect the probability that Chinese American households will hold debt. Analysis ...
Predictors of Receipt of Counseling Services from Religious Leaders in African American Church Populations
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
African Americans (AAs) are disproportionality affected by mental health issues.
They are more likely to experience chronic depression, greater impairment from
depression, and serious psychological distress than the ...
The Effects of Career Commitment, Distress, and Persistence on Academic Success among Undergraduate Baccalaureate Nursing Students
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
The ability of students, specifically in higher education environments, to persist is a
critical determinant of academic success. Student success is especially precarious within
programs of nursing, where curricula ...
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...
Primary care provider prep prescribing practices : southern United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
strategy that is underutilized. Few studies have examined the PrEP prescribing practices of primary care providers (PCPs), particularly in the Southern U.S. This cross-sectional survey, driven by the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), examined the prescribing...
Three studies on psychological distress, health-risk behaviors, and health care access among Chinese, Filipino, and Asian Indian American Subgroups
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing ethnic minority population in the United States. Among this group, Chinese-, Filipino-, and Asian Indian Americans are the most three largest Asian American subgroups. Yet, health-related ...
Utilization and limitations of soil health metrics in Missouri corn production decisions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
recommendations, evaluates links between soil health indicators and corn grain productivity, and identifies optimal sampling depths and regional sensitivity to common conservation practices for seven unique soil health indicators. All results and conclusions...
Sisterhood as strategy : the collaborations of American women artists in the gilded age
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
papers; and contemporary mass media, particularly art journals and popular ladies' magazines, this dissertation recovers the voices of artists who served as professional role models and creates a far more diverse picture of the people and art forms...
Impact of Mandatory Advising on Retention and Persistence of Male African American and Latinx Community College Students
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
This correlational research study examined the effects of mandatory advising on the
retention and persistence of African American and Latinx male community college students
who attended an urban community college in ...
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 ...
Northern bobwhite brood ecology and population dynamics in southwest Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
of 80% since 1966. Maintaining healthy populations requires a better understanding of how population growth and vital rates across seasons are affected by habitat and land management practices. We examined bobwhite brood ecology and population dynamics...
Some economic aspects of the farm poultry enterprise
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1935)
Agroforestry buffer, biomass crop, and grain crop effects on soil quality and soil water use
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
and environmental challenges. Restoration of degraded soils by the adoption of recommended perennial vegetative management systems can rehabilitate watersheds and lead to enhancing soil health. Sustainable management practices such as trees, grasses, biomass crops...
The effects of source and landmark type on viewers' emotions and message-related outcomes in social media-induced tourism : the moderating role of narcissism and fear of missing out
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
and practical implications of this study are discussed....
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 ...
Transborder ethnic alignments and the interplay between domestic and international violence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Transborder ethnic ties constitute an alignment between an ethnic minority group and its external ethnic kin in another country. Similar to interstate ...
Material and volunteer convergence in developing a disaster resource portfolio
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 5/1/2024] Disaster relief operations have been conducted by humanitarian agencies for decades, yet the problem of material and volunteer convergence still exists today. The massive influx of unsolicited ...
The etiologic, theory-based, ontogenetic hierarchical framework of alcohol use disorder: a translational systematic review of reviews
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Modern nosologies (e.g., ICD-11, DSM-5) for alcohol use disorder (AUD) and dependence prioritize reliability and clinical presentation over etiology, resulting in a diagnosis that is not always strongly grounded in basic ...