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Ask a pathologist
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-01)
QUESTION: I am suspicious that my patient with aortic stenosis may have acquired von Willebrand syndrome. What laboratory tests should I order if I suspect this diagnosis?
Ancient Rome's Digital Signatures
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
An unprecedented agreement with Italy makes MU scholars the first to study a trove of ancient Roman treasures.
Breaking good
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Mizzou Alternative Breaks has become a tradition. The largest alternative breaks program in the country, it attracts students - freshman through seniors - from every school and college.
Eat better and move more
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Everyone knows you should eat better and move more. But did you know the timing of eating and exercising matters? Researchers at the University of Missouri study health from myriad angles. Some of their findings make ...
CoMo A to Z
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
When you think of Columbia, you probably picture the Columns and Jesse Hall, Faurot Field, and Ninth and Broadway. But hidden Gems delight visitors throughout the city. Weird, quirky, bizarre, kooky unusual, oddball and ...
If they don't win it's a shame
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Mizzou alumni have been covering the Show-Me State's beloved baseball franchises for more than a century. As the 2015 Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals return to the diamond after deep playoff runs in 2014, Tiger ...
Building forward
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Construction and renovation point Mizzou toward the future.
Incoming rhoades
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Mack Rhoades has steered every athletic program he has directed to greater heights competitively and academically. Now, as Mizzou's new director of athletics, he wants the Tigers to lead the Southeastern Conference.
Building a better diagnostic test for breast cancer
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Since 2012, the $2 million in Coulter Translational Partnership funding at MU has yielded $5.9 million in outside funding that speeds biomedical innovations from research labs to clinical use.
Byte site
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
A behind-the-scenes look at the Data Center that keeps the university running.
A new adjunctive Tx option for venous stasis ulcers
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
A new adjunctive Tx option for venous stasis ulcers. Practice changer: Consider adding simvastatin 40 mg/d to standard wound care and compression for patients with venous stasis ulcers.
Does topical diclofenac relieve osteoarthritis pain?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Q: Does topical diclofenac relieve osteoarthritis pain? Evidence-based answer: Yes, at least in the short term. Topical diclofenac, with and without dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), modestly improves pain and function scores (by ...
Hauntings of the Hudson Valley : landscapes, and ghosts
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
The Hudson Valley is an area of one hundred and fifty miles that encompasses a large section of New York State, from Albany to downstate New York. Over the last few centuries the Hudson Valley area has become to many a ...
Adoption and Uptake Pathway of GM Technology by Chinese Smallholders: Evidence from Bt Cotton Production
(University of Missouri, 2015)
Bt cotton was commercially released in 1997. After this, it was successfully adopted in China, helping Chinese farmers recover their cotton production in the late 1990s. Descriptive statistics and findings from focus group ...
A Conscious universe
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
A grand plan, guiding individual lives along a predetermined string, a string that is unable to be deviated from. It has been called many things, 'destiny', 'god's wil', 'determinism', and 'fate' among them. While its names ...
Good will in globalized world : Editor's introduction
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
The current issue of Artifacts provides a good example about how good wills are used for offering good academic services to the global community.
Technological Opportunity, Regulatory Uncertainty, and Bt Cotton in Pakistan
(University of Missouri, 2015)
Genetically modified, insect-resistant Bt cotton has been adopted extensively across Pakistan’s cotton-growing regions during the past decade, and prior studies have linked Bt cotton adoption to both reductions in on-farm ...
India’s Agri-Biotech Policies, Regulations, and Decision-making
(University of Missouri, 2015)
India is one of the most significant emerging economies in the world. With a population of over 1.2 billion, India’s agri-biotech development from cotton and brinjal (eggplant) to other crops as well as relevant trade ...
Farmer Experience with Weed Resistance to Herbicides in Cotton Production
(University of Missouri, 2015)
A mail survey of 2,500 potential cotton farmers in 13 southern cotton-producing states was conducted in 2012 to assess the temporal and geographic extent of weed resistance to herbicides in cotton production, appraise ...
Special Issue on Agri-biotech Studies from Policy and Regulatory Perspectives: Editorial Notes
(University of Missouri, 2015)
Since the idea of a special issue related to agri-biotech policy and regulatory studies came into mind, we have received support from a number of well-known experts. Without their support, this special issue might not be produced.