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What is the best beta-blocker for systolic heart failure?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Q: What is the best beta-blocker for systolic heart failure? Evidence-based answer: Three beta-blockers--carvedilol, metoprolol succinate, and bisoprolol--reduce mortality equally (by about 30% over one year) in patients with Class III or IV...
Newsroom decisions and autonomy in Missouri newspaper's abortion reporting in spring 2019
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
combined them. This study is a case study of abortion reporting in Missouri in spring 2019 based on interviews with nine journalists who either reported or edited for a newspaper based in Missouri. The research questions are about the process in which...
Editorial analytics : how a U.S. newspaper applies data to match target audiences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This research is an in-depth case study of a major regional U.S. daily embracing audience data under the pressure of limited resources and shrinking advertising budgets. The legacy news operation observes analytics through ...
Chlamydia test-of-cure in pregnancy
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2020)
Clinical Inquiries question: What is the optimal interval between treatment and test-of-cure (TOC) in pregnant women with Chlamydia trachomatis (CT)? Evidence-based answer: The optimal interval between treatment and TOC in pregnant women with CT...
The debate is dead : how journalists cover climate change now that false equivalence is uncommon
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This is not a moment. This is a movement : how national newspapers reported 2015 protests against racism at the University of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
In 2015, protests against racism at the University of Missouri upended the university. Journalists from news outlets throughout the U.S. descended on the Columbia campus to document the historic protest movement, which toppled two university...
Archives, 2015 Fall
(University of Missouri Health System (MU), 2015)
Complete issue of the online version of Archives for Fall 2015....
Implementing a Behavior Therapy Program in Adults with Overactive Bladder to Improve Quality of Life and Urinary Symptoms Scores
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)
Overactive bladder syndrome comprises multiple lower urinary tract symptoms. Recommended
first-line treatment is behavior therapy; however, drug therapy is often used initially because of
the lack of provider time and ...
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 ...
"Incorporating the Latinx community." How city and regional magazine editors in heavily Latinx populated communities include Latinx voices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This research aimed to learn how city and regional editors in areas with a high Latinx population incorporate their heavily populated Latinx community into their coverage. Through eight semi-structured interviews with city and regional editors...
God's words in the language of men : the professionalization of the Southern Baptist Press
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
their personal faith, the specific faith traditions for which they work, and professionalism. Southern Baptist journalists exhibited the traits, practices, and beliefs that mark journalistic professionalism. This dissertation shows how the Civil Rights Movement...
Effects of an Online Meditation-Based Intervention Compared to an Attention-Controlled Group on Chronic Pain Outcome among Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
(2022)
and acceptability of conducting an online, asynchronous, three-week, double-blind, randomized-controlled meditation-based intervention compared to an active-controlled group on chronic pain outcomes of stress, serum cortisol, self-compassion, professional caring...
Exploring editorial leadership : a qualitative study of scholastic journalism advisers teaching leadership in Missouri secondary schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
for students to grow into leaders. The leadership skills provide advisers opportunities to articulate their passion and genuine convictions with their students. This current study focused on editorial leadership practices in high school journalism news labs...
Evaluation of computer-based training to teach staff to implement free-operant preference assessments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
is complete. Results of this study demonstrate increased performance of staff's implementation of the target steps of the assessment from a baseline average of 53.6% to 96.6% after training provided via computer-based instruction alone. During generalization...
Sandoz Writing (Righting) History
(2015-06-19)
those she felt were disenfranchised. Her acerbic writing, in both her literary texts and letters, was remarkable in a time and place when and where women typically did not provide such pointed commentary. Mari Sandoz’s literary works were supported...
Manifest Manhood on the Santa Fe Trail: Trapping and Trading in the American Southwest, 1821-1847
(2015)
language scholar Mary Louise Pratt has described as social spaces where diverse people and cultures encounter one another in unequal power relationships. Drawing upon letters, biographies, memoirs, and ephemera, this essay examines the lives of men like Kit...
Archives, 2015 Summer
(University of Missouri Health System (MU), 2015)
This is the Summer 2015 issue of Archives published by the University of Missouri Health System....
Leading in a digital age : digital leaders' impact on the professional development culture in a secondary school setting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
development (Dill, 2015). The data analysis procedure in this study was multi-step and addressed the five research questions. A convergent-mixed design approach was used to capture both quantitative and qualitative data through the theoretical lens of Adult...
An observation of NPR member stations and how locally sourced stories give national influence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
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Decreasing the Risk for Postoperative Pulmonary Complications from Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Utilizing the STOP-Bang Questionnaire
(2016-05)
Obstructive sleep apnea is a medical condition affecting up to 26% of the general population and
is the most common sleep disorder that practitioners will encounter. Patients presenting for a
surgical procedure with ...