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After the crop : the impact of downsizing on photojournalism quality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
A content analysis (N=1,288) of four mid-size regional newspapers before and after periods of layoffs and workforce reduction showed that photographic quality had been negatively affected. Using the quantitative data, ...
Reporting from the front : a textual analysis of embedded reporting in the New York Times
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Embedded reporting during the Iraq War grew out of a new approach to the relationship between the news media and the military. Embedded reporters were given unprecedented access...
A comparative study of faculty principles of practice in curricular learning communities and non-curricular learning communities environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This study investigated faculty principles of practice in curricular learning communities (CLC) compared to faculty in non-curricular learning community environments. A sample of CLC faculty and non-CLC faculty who teach ...
Risk of Expectant Management and Optimal Timing of Delivery in Low-risk Term Pregnancies: A Population-based Study
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
Introduction
The benefits of the current obstetric recommendation to avoid elective deliveries
before 39 weeks of gestation in pregnant women have been questioned by several authors.1
5 Multiple concerns such as ...
Assessing the predictability of election victory from a functional theory perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
by the Wisconsin Ad study from the 2004 presidential general election and participant reports of vote intention obtained from ANES panel data. Separate time series were constructed for Kerry and Bush's average percentage of acclaims (positive statements) and policy...
Middle level principals' perceptions of the adolescent literacy crisis : a qualitative study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
for middle level principals. Additionally, principals reported factors of family chaos, technology challenges, and expanded demands of literacy created additional challenges for adolescent literacy. According to the data, principals are addressing literacy...
The effects of age and gender on optimistic bias and stereotype salience for cardiovascular disease in college students
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-08-17)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death within the United States, yet many of its risk factors are largely preventable and begin early in life. College students engage in many unhealthy behaviors ...
Self-perceptions of leadership held by upper classmen in two Missouri FFA chapters : a collective case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
differences between genders (Brick, 1998; Dormody & Seevers, 1994; Ricketts, Osborne & Rudd, 2004; Wingenbach & Kahler, 1997). The purpose of this study was to describe the self-perceptions of leadership possessed by upper-classmen FFA members in two Missouri...
Processing speed and working memory training in multiple sclerosis: a blinded randomized controlled trial
(2013)
Between 40-65% of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience cognitive
deficits associated with the disease. The two most common areas affected are information
processing speed and working memory. Information ...
Teacher social justice advocacy for children: a scale development and preliminary validity
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-18)
Social injustices on the school, neighborhood, societal, and family level can affect
certain populations of children and these injustices have been associated with school-related
consequences, including: unequal access ...
Climate change in the newsroom : journalists' evolving standards of objectivity when covering global warming
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
consensus by applying "false balance" to those who say anthropogenic climate change is happening and those who say it isn't. This study interviewed 11 experienced environmental reporters for mainstream print or online publications about how they understand...
Does learning with high-fidelity human patient dimulation during nursing school impact career retention in the nursing profession during the first years of licensure?
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-06-06)
High Fidelity Human Patient Simulation (HFHPS) is becoming an increasingly common component of undergraduate nursing education. Research has not captured the long term impact of this learning modality on retention in the ...
The influence of media on implicit weight bias
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-04-16)
The purpose of this dissertation is to determine if exposure to media that exhibits weight bias increases implicit anti-fat attitudes using an objective assessment of emotional response to obesity cues. Participants completed ...
A starting point for identifying perpetrator genocidal messaging
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The purpose of this research was to determine whether a consistent messaging strategy could be identified in three recent outbreaks of violence or if genocidal messaging will show tremendous variances that are unique to ...
Proactive environmental risk communication : multiple publics' evaluation of for-profit corporations' sustainability communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This research expands understanding of corporate environmental communication beyond green advertising and environment responsibility reports of CSR into the more developed...
The effects of audit committee financial expertise on auditor changes and subsequent audit quality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
with decreased financial reporting quality. The audit committee is in position to influence the timing and circumstances surrounding these changes through their role overseeing the external financial reporting process. I find that audit committees with greater...
Agriculture teachers' perception and practice for teaching students with disabilities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Federal legislation mandates that appropriate education be provided for all students in US public schools (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2004; No Child Left Behind, 2001). The use of evidence-based instructional practices for special...
Assessment of transient negative affect in synesthesia
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-22)
to perceptions most people would experience in response to the stimulus. The type of synesthetic experience involving colors for letters and/or numbers is indicative of grapheme to color synesthesia; the most frequently reported type of synesthesia. For example...
Teacher induction programs and their effectiveness on the retention of secondary trade and industrial teachers in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the effectiveness of beginning teacher induction methods experienced by high school Trade & Industrial Career and Technical Education teachers in the state of Missouri. All of the ...
Automatic and controlled processing of faces in social anxiety
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-27)
, were modulated by facial expression differently across SA groups. In addition, correlations were computed between measures. Finally, fMRI, PPI, and self-report data underwent Hierarchical Linear Modeling to investigate relationships between automatic...