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Which interventions are effective in managing parental vaccine refusal?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2017)
Q: Which interventions are effective in managing parental vaccine refusal? A: it's unclear whether educational initiatives alone alter vaccine refusal. Although about a third of parents cite herd immunity as motivation for ...
Segregation between GM and non-GM inputs in EU feed and food supply chains : future scenarios
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
This study used a participatory scenario development approach -- more precisely, a two-day exploratory experts-based workshop -- to identify the key driving forces influencing future scenarios for the segregation between ...
Exploring the constraints to further expansion of GM maize production in Portugal
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
After 10 years of GM maize cultivation in Portugal, the area produced remains modest, at 6.3% of total maize production in 2015. This fact suggests that significant constraints to further expansion continue to exist. Through ...
Economic and environmental benefits of biotech potatoes with traits for bruise resistance, late blight resistance, and cold storage
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
In 2015 biotech potatoes re-entered the US market after a hiatus since 2001. The JR Simplot Company received regulatory approval for its Innate(TM) 1.0 potatoes that have traits for low acrylamide and resistance to bruising ...
When can exercise supplant surgery for degenerative meniscal tears?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2017)
When can exercise supplant surgery for degenerative meniscal tears? PRACTICE CHANGER: Recommend supervised exercise therapy to your patients with a medial, degenerative meniscal tear and a minimal history of osteoarthritis ...
Do ACE inhibitors or ARBs help prevent kidney disease in patients with diabetes and normal BP?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2017)
Q: Do ACE inhibitors or ARBs help prevent kidney disease in patients with diabetes and normal BP? Evidence-based answer: Yes for angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, no for angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). ...
Imaging modalities in acute ischemic stroke
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-04)
As "time is brain", acute ischemic stroke is considered a medical emergency. With the introduction of thrombolytic therapy and availability of modern neuroimaging modalities, timely diagnosis of an ischemic lesion, exclusion ...
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome : when the environment and mutations affect organ systems. A case report with review of literature
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-04)
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) with a genetic predisposition. Like other TMAs, it presents clinically with thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, which ...
Understanding appeals of video games for readers’ advisory and recommendation
(Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2017)
Despite their increasing popularity and inclusion in library collections, video games are rarely suggested in library advisory or recommendation services. In this work, we use the concept of appeals from existing literature ...
ID Corner : Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia pearls
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-07)
Willingness of south Florida fruit growers to adopt genetically modified papaya : an ex-ante evaluation
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) has been a major factor inhibiting the expansion of papaya production in South Florida. The University of Florida has developed transgenic papaya line X17-2, which is tolerant to PRSV, is ...
Quality/Safety Section : Introducing the journal's quality/safety section
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-10)
With this issue, we are launching a Quality/ Safety Section to focus on quality improvement, patient safety topics and methods important to Hospitalists.
Homecoming 2017 : Rhythm of the roar
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
See a stylish tailgate party, find a schedule of events and meet the trio of students who lead planning for Homecoming 2017.
Time & attire
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
Much more than a throwback to MU letter sweaters and freshman beanies, a campus collection of apparel, now so years old, weaves together academic disciplines.
The team
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
This season, Mizzou celebrates the 10th anniversary of the 2007 squad that reinvigorated a fan base and returned tiger football to center stage.
Core skills
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
At 10 megawatts, the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) is the most powerful university-based research reactor in the nation : rather than generating electricity, the facility produces knowledge across a ...
We the people
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
At the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy, Mizzou students and faculty from various disciplines and viewpoints put the "thought" in American political thought and history.
Millennials' retirement saving behavior : account ownership and balance
(2017)
Millennials is the largest population in the United States. Compared with their parents and grandparents, they have to shoulder more responsibilities to prepare financially for retirement. It is critical for Millennials ...
Let's Talk
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
On any given day in the hallways of the School of Journalism, you might hear a particular voice - a big voice. It contains enough rasp and flint that you'd instinctively avoid provoking its higher decibels. It's also bright, ...