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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...
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 ...
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.
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...
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, ...
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.
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.
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 ...
Should the varicella vaccine be given to all children to prevent chickenpox?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2004)
Healthy, unimmunized children who have not had varicella infection should be vaccinated (strength of recommendation: A, based on randomized controlled trials). Use of the vaccine in immunocompromised children is still being ...
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.
What Clinical Findings Can Be Used to Diagnose Deep Venous Thrombosis?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2004)
No single clinical finding can accurately diagnose DVT. [Strength of recommendation: A, based on a systematic review of homogeneous validating cohort studies with good reference standards.] However, when organized into ...
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....
Ethical Issues: The Uninsured
(Center for Health Ethics, 2004-06)
There is ongoing debate as to the importance of the “problem of the uninsured” in this country and in Missouri. This institution, as an academic state hospital, seems to get more than its share of uninsured patients who ...
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.
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Does treatment of acne with Retin A and tetracycline cause adverse effects?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2004)
healthy patients (SOR: B, consistent cohort studies). No reports have been published regarding long-term topical tretinoin (Retin A) therapy. Short-term follow-up reports note no systemic effects (SOR: C, expert opinion), no teratogenicity (SOR: B, single...
Implications of Alternative Missouri River Flows for Power Plants
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004-04)
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the potential impacts of low Missouri River flows on the power plants operating along the Missouri River and using the Missouri River for cooling water.