To make it possible for elders to live independently at home and yet get help from health care providers when small changes in health conditions take place, smart home technologies are developed to enhance safety and monitor ...

BACKGROUND: With the increase in the adoption of electronic health records (EHR) across the US, clinicians are experiencing information overload. In order to address the problem of information overload, an assessment of ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Drought and western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, can have substantial impacts on the potential yield of maize, Zea may L. Maize ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Interviews comprise one of the most basic acts of journalism, but political reporters choose to conduct them in very different ways -- weighing their ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In the era of growing globalization, media outlets are investing in a vigorous expansion of their international news coverage. Major Western media ...

During the last decade, several changes have taken place in the swine industry. There has been an increase in the use of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) which, depending on the level included in the diet, may ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] A key risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis is familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), a genetic disease characterized by elevated levels of ...

The purpose of this phenomenological, narratological, heuristic study is to understand the phenomenon of relationship building between teachers and students at an alternative high school. For this study, the phenomenon of ...

Midwestern streams and rivers of the United States are known for high suspended sediment concentrations (SSC), which is also one of the leading sources of water impairment. Unfortunately, there is a lack of understanding ...

Dostoevsky's novels intrigued many English novelists when Constance Garnett's translation of The Brothers Karamazov introduced him to English readers in 1912. Both Virginia Woolf and E.M. Forster wrote critically about ...

This study explores William Blake's engagement with eighteenth-century antiquarian discourse as a means of critiquing the political and religious institutions of his era. In his shorter epic, Milton--a poem, Blake suggests ...

The purpose of this study was to determine what effects, if any, the Hosty v. Carter decision had on the collegiate press in the Seventh Circuit. The researcher aimed to determine if student editors of newspapers at public ...

This thesis is concerned with pinups depicted in popular magazines, but more precisely concentrates on a group of "girlie" serials published by Robert Harrison dating from 1941 until 1956. These serials all derive from the ...

This creative research explores the interconnectivity between objects and experiences in nature as an impetus for encouraging a reciprocal and sensitive understanding of ourselves in relation to the world. Drawing inspiration ...

In the controversy over the mining of the Alberta oil sands, tourism has become a tool used by both those who want to stop further development of the oil sands and perhaps also by those who want it to continue. The goal ...

Methane is the main constituent of natural gas (NG). As fuel for vehicular applications NG requires sorbents that allow efficient, reversible and safe storage at room temperature and moderate pressure. To enable easy human ...

While a reasonable amount of concert literature exists for French Horn Quartet, the standard repertoire is notably lacking literature that allows the ensemble to express itself within its most common, modern venue: the ...

The design and development of novel chenodeoxychoic acid (CDCA) derivatives and its molecular architecture was accomplished. A novel CDCA derivative with an ambient CO2 insertion to 7α-side chain has been serendipitously ...

The study of the Selected Virtual School teachers' perceptions on culture was conducted to determine the psychometric properties of Virtual School Culture Survey-Teacher Form (VSCS-TF). The VSCS-TF was sent out to approximately ...

Hosting the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games prompted the Chinese government to employ a relaxed foreign media policy, which signaled a temporary change in the rigorous media control practice in China. This study examined the ...