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Asset accumulation strategies in 3 new settlement Missouri communities
(Cambio Center, 2007)
"'Recent developments in the cultural identity literature can help us to move beyond a deficits approach to viewing culture not an obstacle but as a resource from which individuals draw to create strategies to function in ...
Asset accumulation strategies in 3 new settlement Missouri communities (advisory board meeting)
(Cambio Center, 2007)
The purpose of this research is to examine the strategies newcomers employ to accumulate assets, minimize their vulnerability to risk exposure and become part of their new communities. "Getting by and getting ahead". The ...
Culturally-competent qualitative research with Latino immigrants
(Cambio Center, 2007)
"Historically, immigrants are part of an exploited and underserved population. More research is needed to give voice to life experiences of the disenfranchised and the marginalized groups of society. Culturally competent ...
Asset accumulation strategies in 3 new settlement Missouri communities
(Cambio Center, 2007)
"'Recent developments in the cultural identity literature can help us to move beyond a deficits approach to viewing culture not an obstacle but as a resource from which individuals draw to create strategies to function in ...
Asset accumulation strategies research project report
(Cambio Center, 2007)
The purpose of this research is to examine the strategies newcomers employ to accumulate assets, minimize their vulnerability to risk exposure and become part of their new communities. “Getting by and getting ahead”. The ...
Measuring the social and cultural contributions of immigrants to their integration efforts in rural communities
(Cambio Center, 2007)
The purpose of this research is to examine the strategies newcomers employ to accumulate assets, minimize their vulnerability to risk exposure and become part of their new communities. “Getting by and getting ahead”. The ...
Asset accumulation strategies in 3 new settlement communities : a new approach to understanding immigration processes
(Cambio Center, 2007)
The purpose of this research is to examine the strategies newcomers employ to accumulate assets, minimize their vulnerability to risk exposure and become part of their new communities. “Getting by and getting ahead”. The ...
"Wasting time on romances" : uncommon ground in reader advisory education and professional practice [paper]
(2007)
Do we teach our masters' students about reader advisory services? Well, the majority of schools offer a class that is either explicitly oriented toward Reader Advisory or includes Reader Advisory as a significant element. ...
Development of a stably transfected cell line to screen for potential endocrine disrupting chemicals [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
Intro Estrogens are steroid hormones that diffuse across cell membranes to interact with estrogen receptors (ER) in the nucleus. An estrogen-bound ER acts as a transcription factor to regulate gene transcription in a cell. ...
Circular and linear mitochondrial genomes in cytoplasmic male sterile maize [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) is a maternally inherited condition in which a plant has an inability to produce viable pollen. It is usually due to the production of a toxic chimeric protein within the mitochondria during ...
Creating a new style: Examining culture through theatre design [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
For most audiences worldwide, there is not much available in terms of Japanese American theatre. As a half-Japanese Theatre student, I wished to create a play that would help others become aware of Japanese American issues. ...
Effects of boron and light treatments on the ascorbate concentration of alfalfa sprouts [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) sprouts are an inexpensive, year-round source of fresh produce. Consumption of sprouts could be further advocated if their nutritional benefits were improved. The purpose of this study was to ...
Psychological aspects of exercise among females with eating disorders: Comparing active versus recovered cases [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
Exercise as a means to control weight is common among individuals with eating disorders. This study will examine the connection between exercise and eating disorder status by comparing a sample of active versus recovered ...
3D finite element analysis of the acetabulum and interference fit for total hip arthroplasty [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
Demand for hip replacement surgery is rising with the increasing age of the human population. The effects of the cementless interference fit acetabular cups are not fully understood, and as such is the focus of the present ...
Benchmark experiments with the explicit planetary isentropic coordinate (EPIC) model: Does it snow on Saturn? [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
Three experiments are conducted on the Saturnian atmosphere using the Explicit Planetary Isentropic Coordinate (EPIC) numerical model. The first is a control experiment, wherein no water (in any state) or ammonia is accounted ...
Studies of opioid and sigma receptors in peripheral organs of mice [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
Throughout the body, various receptors mediate aspects of physiology and behavior by primary or modulatory roles, with broad consequences. Of particular interest are opioid receptors of three types (mu, delta and kappa) ...
MCP-1 and its role in macrophage recruitment in Lyme carditis [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
Lyme disease is caused by infection with the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, causing arthritis and carditis in infected animals. The presence of spirochetes in the heart tissue induces recruitment of leukocytes to the area ...
Improved mounting device for augmentative communication [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
For people without both mobility and speech capability, communication can be difficult. The Assistive Technology Evaluation Center at the University of Missouri—Columbia strives to help people find an effective way to ...
A novel filler for increased strength of polymer based composites for dental restorations [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
Current dental composites consist of a polymer resin and micro-sized glass particles which are used as a filler material. These particles help reinforce the composite during the compressive loads created by the chewing ...
Indicators of Early Childhood Disaster Risk: Using Data for Strategic Improvements in Emergency Preparedness
(1st International Society of Child Indicators Conference, 2007-06)
This Power Point presentation is a tool for ranking the vulnerability of the early care and education sector to disasters.