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Public library outreach as a function of staffing and metropolitan location.
(Library & Information Science Research, 2004)
’ provision of outreach as a function of staffing revealed that there is a positive relationship between the number of librarians on staff and the odds that a library would conduct outreach. While metropolitan libraries were also associated with an increase...
The cost of a GMO-free market basket of food in the United States
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2016)
We examine the consumer cost consequences of choosing GMO-free food over food that contains GMOs. Using text-mining algorithms applied to detailed product descriptions contained in a proprietary database of individual GMO ...
The DIY Digital Exhibition Experience at Tarrant County College
(Western New York Library Resources Council, 2014)
The Northeast Campus Library of Tarrant County College District in Texas used a Title
III Grant to support an innovative project consisting of repurposing old laptops as digital
exhibition platforms available to students, ...
Privatizing Functions of State Government
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
and oversight strategies. In this report we examine the potential for privatization, privatization pitfalls, and ways to optimize the success of privatization effects. Privatization can be attractive for one of two different reasons. It may provide a revenue...
Big Ben beckons
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 1999)
Journalism interns learn London media.
Assessing Change Following Interagency Education
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
House Bill 1453 (2004) brought about a number of changes in the way child welfare cases are processed and approached in the State of Missouri. These statutory changes affect not only the children and families involved, but ...
A Measure of Media Bias
(Department of Economics, 2005)
In this paper we estimate ADA (Americans for Democratic Action) scores for major media outlets such as the New York Times, USA Today, Fox News' Special Report, and all three network television news shows. Our estimates allow us to answer...
Promotion of academic hospitalists : room for improvement
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2021-10)
excluded; 78 responded (58%) reporting on 3294 faculty. Faculty: Most identified hospital medicine as a career. Promotion: 21% of institutions reported a single promotion track. Among institutions with multiple tracks (79%) faculty were reported...
The alumnus/a : a special report
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1960)
"This is a salute, an acknowledgment of a partnership, and a declaration of dependence. It is directed to you as an alumnus or alumna. As such, you are one of the most important persons in American education today."--Page 12
Barriers to Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation: Predicting Enrollment in an Urban, Safety-Net Hospital
(UMKC Honors Program, 2014)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
suggest that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death
in the United States. It is estimated that approximately 600,000 people
die each year from ...
The library in the lives of Latino college students
(The University of Chicago, 2006)
Libraries share a perception of embracing and providing for all users. However, they also share a common philosophical stance shaped by librarians' individual discursive formations and the dominant cultural hegemony that ...
A Policy and Procedures Manual for the Operation of the Red Door Children's Center: A Case Study
(1985)
The purpose of this project was to develop an all inclusive manual that could be used for the operation of the Red Door Children's Center, an existing child care facility at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Lee's Summit, ...
Trends in Food Pantry Use Since Welfare Reform: Evidence from the Kansas City Metropolitan Area
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2003)
. This is a
much smaller increase than has been reported in other studies, but consistent with recent
research that uses a series of national cross-sectional household surveys to document
changes in food pantry use (Tiehen 2002). In addition to examining...
Assessment of nursing response to a real-time alerting tool for sepsis : A provider survey
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-07)
An information technology solution to provide a real-time alert to the nursing staff is necessary to assist in identifying patients who may have sepsis and avoid the devastating effects of its late recognition. The objective of this study...
U.S. Syphilis Study at Tuskegee and minority participation in research
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
consent, patient-care, ethics, error reports, and 6,000 page lectures turning violently in my naive novice-nurse's head. The shock of such a distrust of medical professionals who slave through years of school to become proficient providers for patients...
The Museum of Art and Archaeology : A Brief History
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2019)
"People, places, and things:" Network factors matter in the experiences of mental health court participants
(2013)
This paper presents findings regarding the relationship between the social networks of MHC participants and one important outcome, treatment adherence. Poor treatment adherence is associated with poor recovery among people ...
Have pedometer, will travel
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
Advise your patients to use a pedometer, set a step goal, and keep a step diary. This simple intervention takes only a few moments and is effective in increasing patients' physical activity and decreasing both body mass ...
Nighttime resident supervision and education: results of a national survey of internal medicine residency program directors
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2022-04)
Over the past several years, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has issued new restrictions on resident duty hours while calling for increased supervision to ensure patient safety. To meet ...
The Goals of Reading Music and Singing as Related to the First and Second Grade
(1973)
The first objective of this paper is to identify the
fact that music reading as an acquired skill at the elementary
level builds a foundation that will transfer to other musical
activities, because the ability to read ...