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The million dollar question : a quantitative analysis of audience uses and gratifications in digital magazines
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
that features a singular photo, a photo gallery or a video. The results of said survey found that readers preferred the singular photo presentation more than a gallery of photos or a video. Further, respondents stated that they were more likely to read a digital...
Digital Technology and Digital Workflow Application in the Current Landscape of Private Practice Orthodontics
(2021)
This study examined which demographic factors and practice characteristics influence orthodontists to utilize a digital workflow in their private practice, as well as which factors influence their opinions on the current and future landscape...
The Use of Digital Study Models and Perceptions Towards Existing Digital Model Software in Orthodontic Practice
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
The purpose of this project was to determine what demographic factors, if any, lead to private
practice orthodontists creating digital models and then taking the additional step of using these
models in treatment ...
Confronting digital folk pedagogies in Missouri educator preparation programs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Educational technology training in many Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs) has not kept pace with the increasing digital demands of K-12 schools. A lack of state-wide educational technology competencies has resulted in curricular and instructional...
Using semi-structured interviews to examine how small clothing stores can effectively reach consumers through digital marketing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
of digital media are the most efficient platforms for promoting a local boutique. The insight will provide local boutiques information on digital marketing strategy, marketing influencers, branding and ongoing consumer relationships. The methodology includes...
Comparative framing of the Duggar family's women in entertainment news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
This research seeks to compare the framing used to portray the women in the Duggar Family in entertainment news media with the realities of the evangelical community. A summative content analysis was used to conduct this comparative study looking...
Science frictions : science, folklore, and "the future"
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
in a liminal wait for "the future." Both a widespread present-day phenomenon and subsequent set of narratives, expressions, beliefs, and actions that this work has chosen to call "science frictions."...
Behind the screens: How magazines organize for digital success
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
in this digital age. Some have thrived; others have folded. This research aims to determine factors that fuel digital success by examining the internal practices of three successful magazine digital operations. Data was gathered through interviews of editorial...
Online media attribution of pipeline infrastructure failure, sourcing and the public health model: a content analysis of news stories on water and wastewater pipeline failures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The following study is a content analysis on how online media covers pipeline failure in North America. It uses the Public Health Model of Reporting, Sourcing and Attribution Theory to answer questions related to the cause and consequences...
Information graphics in modern engineering firm, and the use of social media at downtown Manhattan metropolitan community newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
and Sawyer Inc., an environmental engineering firm in New York City. Meanwhile he also conducted a journalistic analysis on Downtown Manhattan community newspapers' social media use. The study was designed to find out how these metropolitan community...
Pictures and pixels : digital photographic archives at newspapers, photographic agencies and libraries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
. The study also addressed implications of the methods of saving photographs in a digital archive have on the future of historical research....
A study of the portrayal of female on-air talent on Spanish language television news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
States that is not foreign born. In this study, thirty-four female presenters were evaluated during three weeks of May, a television ratings period where advertising dollars are set for television stations. The study looked at the Spanish language news...
Digital literacies and WAC/WID
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This thesis defines digital literacies for an audience of educators who want to integrate digital literacies into their existing curriculum. In this discussion, I examine how discipline-based faculty encourage and support digital literacies...
Improving the clinical utility of diadochokinetic tasks for early detection of neurological tongue dysfunction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Previous work in our lab identified significant differences in tongue function between healthy young (i.e., 20-49 years of age) and healthy old (i.e., 50-89 years of age) participants. While data collection was efficient and easy to do, manual data...
A study of legacy U.S. newspapers' digital subscription prices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Disruptive innovation of the newspaper industry is forcing publishers to reconsider reader revenue models as, on the whole, print subscription rates continue to fall and digital advertising revenue rates fail to pick up the slack. This presents a...
Do readers believe what they see? : reader acceptance of image manipulation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
in the local daily newspaper and how much they trust those images to truthfully depict the scene photograph. The study also looks for a correlation between a person's familiarity with imaging software and that person's views on, or expectations of, digital...
Political reporting in the age of infotainment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
.c. were questioned using structured and semi-structured interviews about how their experience in the industry has changed since infotainment became present in journalism. The results indicate that though they see infotainment generally affecting journalism...
The role of place in assisted living
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
to a resident's experience in assisted living and shaped their perceptions of 'home,' although the individual's unique character may determine which attributes are the most influential to him or her....
Message strategies and creative strategies of award-wining digital ads : an analysis of Addy Awards gold-winning digital
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
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The Basset Family: Marriage Connections and Socio-Political Networks in Medieval Staffordshire and Beyond
(2015-06-19)
The political
turmoil
of
the
eleventh
to
fourteenth
centuries
in
England
had
far
reaching
consequences
for
nearly
everyone.
Noble
families
especially
had
the
added
pressure
of
ensuring
wise
pol ...