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The Effects of Institutional Merit-Based Aid On the Enrollment Decisions of Needy Students
(Enrollment Management Journal, 2008)
-based aid in needy-student financial aid packages. Using a unique empirical approach in which the decisions of University of Oregon applicants to apply for federal financial aid and/or enroll at the University of Oregon are modeled jointly, results indicate...
The Funerary Stele of Heliodora, Astrologer
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2019)
, and a considerable number of further examples known but not yet published, the stele in the University of Missouri Museum of Art and Archaeology belongs to a tiny group of such gravestones with unusual interest and, indeed, a unique description...
Relations between librarians and romance readers: A Missouri survey.
(Public Libaries, 2006)
that romance readers are less educated than other women and that romance novels portray women as passive recipients of men's actions. Do public librarians subscribe to these attitudes? In order to find out, we surveyed public librarians in the State of Missouri...
Impact of accession to WTO on Agricultural Sector in Vietnam
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2021)
After much deliberation, Vietnam officially became a member of World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2006. There is substantial empirical evidence on how accession to WTO can lead to economic development, improvement in trade ...
Aim High or Go Low? Pricing Strategies and Enrollment Effects when the Net Price Elasticity Varies with Need and Ability
(Journal of Higher Education, 2009)
tuition/low aid) policy significantly lowers (raises) tuition revenue with a modest increase (decrease) in the number of aid-eligible students....
HOPE for the Pell? Institutional Effects in the Intersection of Merit-Based and Need-Based Aid
(Southern Economic Journal, 2006)
Prior empirical evidence finds that general enrollment effects of merit-aid programs such as the Georgia Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally (HOPE) scholarship are large and significant, while the effects of need-based aid programs...
Vaginal Misoprostol for Cervical Ripening in Term Pregnancy
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
of vaginal delivery within 24 hours without significant differences in cesarean section rates or fetal outcomes. (Strength of recommendation: B, systematic review of randomized controlled trials)...
Interannual Variability of Snowfall Events Southwest Missouri and Snowfall to- Liquid Water Equivalents at the Springfield WFO
(National Weather Association, 2005-12)
particular event, quite often, recurring synoptic patterns are typically associated with similar SL ratios in Southwest Missouri. This study identified four synoptic patterns that bring heavy snowfalls to Southwest Missouri and these are associated...
Use of financial planners and portfolio performance
(2016)
Using modern information economics as the conceptual framework and data from the 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances, this study adopts a decomposition technique to explore the relationship between the primary information ...
A Matter of Life and Death : "Reading" a Funerary Relief
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2009)
"Funerary monuments from the eastern Roman Empire are both numerous and varied. The Museum of Art and Archaeology at the university of Missouri has a particularly interesting one -- a relief that commemorates a woman named Levitha, who lived...
Fallen Angel : A Case Study in Architectural Ornamentation
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2016)
Focus Groups on Infant Care Practices in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
The goal of this research project was to better understand how individuals, primarily low-income African-American parents in Missouri, make decisions on infant care
practices, specifically those focused around feeding and sleeping....
Cardiovascular risks of combined oral contraceptive use
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2012)
Because of an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, the use of combined oral contraceptives (OCs) should be considered carefully in women who smoke and in those with hypertension or hyperlipidemia. (Strength of ...
Consumers and GM Food Labels : Providing Information or Sowing Confusion?
(AgBioForum, 2000)
Labeling policies for genetically modified (GM) foods are under intense scrutiny and development worldwide. The fact that Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) -- the international body primarily responsible for food ...
Factors Affecting the Likelihood of Corn Rootworm Bt Seed Adoption
(AgBioForum, 2003)
system, new variant CRW region, or education....
Family finances in urban China : evidence from a national survey
(2010)
This paper presents an overview of consumer financial well-being in transitional China. It provides an up-to-date and overall description of the Chinese urban households’ assets, liabilities, income, and consumption patterns. ...
An examination of the impact of the oil prices and economic determinants on India's economic development
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
The economic development of developing nations has been impacted by several factors, including the fluctuation of oil and other commodity prices due to environmental and economic degradation. This issue requires the attention ...
The Biography of a Dokimeion Columnar Sarcophagus Fragment
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2017)
"It has become popular over the past few decades to view objects as not merely the passive repositories of human actions but rather as integral actors in them. One such theory that attempts to articulate the relationship ...
The moderating effect of social-media among managerial capabilities and strategic innovations on Product Life Cycle Management and Distribution Performance
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic has created business difficulties for RTD tea, the second-most popular soft drink after bottled water. This study examines the impact of Managerial Capability and strategic innovation on Product ...
Perceived Consequences of Herbicide-Tolerant and Insect-Resistant Crops on Integrated Pest Management Strategies in the Western United States : Results of an Online Survey
(AgBioForum, 2009)
and difficulties with management of insect refuges. The survey results support the need for continued emphasis on comprehensive strategies in IPM education programs to prolong the usefulness of HT and IR crops....