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Increasing Medication Adherence in Adult Behavioral Health Patients Post-Discharge from Residential Treatment Using SIMPLE Method
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2023)
adherence, leading to mental and physical health deterioration, subsequent relapse on substances, and rehospitalization rates for detoxification and psychiatric stabilization. This quasi-experimental, evidence-based quality improvement project investigated...
Distributing leadership to leaders
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
and inclusive approach. Due to the increasing demands placed on the educational systems from state and federal policy makers, researchers have advocated for a change in our understanding and practice of educational leadership. The current study focuses on one...
A socioecological perspective : the "ups and downs" of living with type 2 diabetes among working adults in the rural south
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
health services among rural, working adults. A socioecological approach, based on Fisher's (2005) Resources and Supports for Self-Management Model, guided the study. The Patient Activation Measure (PAM-10) was used to identify individuals with low patient...
A study of learner experience design and learning efficacy of mobile microlearning in journalism education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
this dissertation. The results in this research provided evidence-based findings and indicated that MML is a feasible and effective approach to support mobile journalists' just-in-time learning when the MML designs follow four sequential design principles: (a...
Pre-Service Teachers' Dispositions Toward Sexual Orientation: The Before and After a Multicultural Education Course
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)
The impetus for this study emerged from recent stories pertaining to bullying within
America’s education institutions. While harassment has always existed, its severity has taken
center stage in recent years, with a ...
From the Classroom to the Boardroom: A Phenomenological Study of Seven Superintendents
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
School superintendents encounter a wide variety of unique and diverse challenges as
they attempt to lead individuals and organizations toward success. As such, superintendents
must be equipped with the skills to ...
Elephant in the room : a study of the impact of emotional experiences on burnout among Chinese reporters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
journalistic practices, occupational attitudes, mental and physical well-being, as well as personal life might be impacted by their involvement in the complex emotional mechanism. The follow-up survey reveals the effect of the demand on emotions at work...
Conversations on suicide : 13 Reasons Why
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The television series 13 Reasons Why, released in March 2017, was followed by a wave of controversy over how it portrayed the suicide of its protagonist. Some critics thought that the show handled the suicide exceptionally ...
Creating a zero-waste soy processing system and developing vitamin B12 fortified non-GMO high oleic soy-based products using encapsulation technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
percent) of soymeal is used as animal feed and for other industrial purposes, and only 2 percent of total soymeal is used for human consumption. Thus, adding value to soymeal may aid in the development of nutritionally dense food products. Based...
The resiliency of black graduate students at predominantly white institutions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Being a graduate student is challenging due to the new knowledge and practices one must learn to become a professional in their chosen area of study. However, being a Black graduate student at a predominantly White institution (PWI) increases...
Mediated temporal consciousness: memory and concepts of time through engagement with online news archives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
of the given news event. Through a qualitative research method known as video elicitation, the study uses semi-structured interviews with participants to look at recalled semantic and episodic memory content connected to a recent news event featured in a YouTube-based...
Killing "woman" : gender and violence in selected plays by Sheila Callaghan and Marisa Wegrzyn
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
One of the most popular manifestations of spectacle in the theatre is violence. Frequently, violence on the stage manifests in the form of violence towards women at the hands of men. As a woman violence and intimacy designer, ...
Lifestyle treatment in the regression of NASH: insulin resistance, lipid synthesis, and methodological innovation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This dissertation is focused on factors that increase risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) and the more advanced form nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). These factors include postprandial lipid handling ...
Navigation errors
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Navigation Errors is a collection of personal essays that explore the ideas of religious
fundamentalism, humanity’s place in—and relation to—nature, physical and mental
challenge, paradigm shifts, and the mistakes that ...
World to Word: Nomenclature Systems of Color and Species
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
As the digitization of information accelerates, the push to encode our surrounding
numerically instead of linguistically increases. The role that language has traditionally
played in the nomenclature of an integrative ...
The Victorian Preacher’s Malady: The Metaphorical Usage of Gout in the Life of Charles Haddon Spurgeon
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
This dissertation examines the use of the gout metaphor in the life and writings of
one of Victorian England’s most eminent preachers and gout sufferers, the Baptist Charles
Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892). Careful scrutiny ...
Splitting Lips
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
This collection is comprised of short fiction and two essays, dealing with themes of disillusionment, power dynamics, and the messiness of identity. "Ladybug" is about a dependent woman who fakes a pregnancy. "Salt and ...
Sharp things, or the silver lines are not scars
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This novel is the story of Tianne, a twenty-eight-year-old stained glass artist. She works two part-time jobs as a clerk at a stained glass supply ...