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The effect of leadership development on first-year college students reported self-regulation and self-efficacy [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Common objectives among universities' leadership development programs include development of effective communication skills, identifying personal values, and respecting diversity, which all relate to increased self-regulation ...
Constructing Knowledge of Nutrition: A Comparative Study on State Nutrition Policies for Children with Disabilities and Chronic Illness
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Powerpoint presentation delivered concerning nutrition
Determining the needs for health-related services and level of community participation for Missourians living with epilepsy [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
of participants were treated with anti-seizure medication (86.1%), whereas 39.6% were treated with ≥ 2 anti-seizure medications. The most frequently reported seizure types were Grand mal (72.1%), Absence (34.9%), and Partial (18.6%). Participants were primarily...
Maternal report of emotional response duration in young children's developmental psychology [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
or excitement (Ricci-Bitti & Scherer, 1986). In another study, subjects were asked to evaluate an emotional experience. Fifty percent of the subjects reported the experiences lasting for longer than an hour and 22% for longer than 24 hours (Frijda et al., 1991...
UM Staff Advisor, 2004, Volume 12, Issue 2
(UM System Staff Advisory Council, 2004-11)
Do antibiotics improve outcomes in chronic rhinosinusitis?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2004)
For children, antibiotics do not appear to improve short-term (3-6 weeks) or long-term (3 months) outcomes of chronic rhinosinusitis (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, randomized controlled trials). No adequate placebo-controlled trials have been...
Ethical Issues: Caring for the Caregiver
(Center for Health Ethics, 2004-03)
One of the important details we tend to overlook when taking care of patients with debilitating or life-threatening disease is the welfare of those family members taking care of the patient at home. The burden of providing ...
Testimony on the Value of the Mississippi River for U.S. Agriculture: Presented to the Mississippi River Caucus Washington D.C.
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004-07)
The Mississippi River is the most critical artery of the inland waterway system,
supporting between 50 and 60 percent of total U.S. corn exports and 30 to 45 percent of
total U.S. soybean exports. In calendar year 2002, ...
Time Limits In Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
months), and Utah (36 months). Missouri's welfare plan was signed into law on July 1, 1997 and because of that time limits were first exhausted in July, 2002. This brief provides specific information regarding caseload trends in Missouri, including...
Legislative Term Limits in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Graphic presentation demonstrating issues surrounding Legislative Term Limits in Missouri. Includes tables, charts, and graphs.
Facts on Child Safety Seat Laws & Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
List of facts regarding Child Safety Seat Laws in Missouri.
An Overview of Highway Funding In Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
-time-equivalent employees. This report focuses on highway transportation, the largest, most controversial and most important of the department's transportation functions. The report provides a historical context for highway development and maintenance, an overview...
Funding for Missouri's Highways
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Graphic presentation of data and facts related to funding Missouri's highways. Data representations include tables and charts.
Sex differences in muscle pain: Effects on behaviors and activities [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
interaction indicated that women reported greater interference in their activities from the muscle pain than men at 72 hours (F1,41 = 6.20, p = .02, 2 = .13). Conclusion Despite successful induction of pain, no sex differences were detected in pain ratings...
Latinos in St. Louis today : [session summary]
(Cambio Center, 2004)
This OSEDA presentation discusses the Hispanic population in the St. Louis Metro, including household size, analysis of age and change in population.
FAPRI 2004 Outlook for Missouri Agriculture
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004-03)
This report presents a summary of ten-year baseline projections for Missouri agricultural markets....
Implications of Minimum Summer Water Releases from Gavins Point for Power Plants
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004-09)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential impacts on power plants of
minimum water releases from Gavins Point to the Missouri River as presented in the U.S.
Army Corp of Engineers' (Corps) Master Manual ...
Do ACE inhibitors decrease mortality in patients with hypertension?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2004)
When used to treat patients with hypertension, ACE inhibitors reduce cardiovascular and all-cause mortality as effectively as diuretics, beta blockers, and calcium channel blockers. [Strength of recommendation: A, based ...
Evaluation of Recommended Sentencing Pilot Program
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
additional sentencing alternatives for nonviolent offenders. In partial response to the changes made in SB 5, the Missouri Sentencing Advisory Commission issued the Report on Recommended Sentencing, in 2004 which contained a proposed Sentencing Assessment...
Ethical Issues: Disparities in End of Life Care
(Center for Health Ethics, 2004-09)
Market strategies tend to work as a negative force when it comes to ensuring adequate health care for the underserved in our society. When it comes to health care, and in particular end of life care, color still divides.