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Early Childhood Education in Missouri: How Well Are We Doing in Providing Licensed Early Childhood Programs and Subsidy to Those Who Need It
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2006-02)
Research has shown that high quality early childhood education programs have positive short- and long-term effects on young children, especially those who are disadvantaged. In addition to having direct effects on children's ...
Quality Rating Systems: Major Findings from Four States
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2006-05)
A total of 24 focus groups/interviews, including 128 center and home-based directors, teachers, and parents, were
conducted as part of the Midwest Child Care Research Consortium (IA, KS, MO, NE). Included are the 21 themes ...
Health Literacy and Health Care Quality
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2008)
How health literacy affects the quality of health care.
FAPRI 2007 U.S. Baseline Briefing Book
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007-02)
This report presents a summary of ten year baseline projections for U.S. agricultural markets, farm program spending, farm income, and the wide ranging implications of the growth in biofuel production.
What is the best treatment for plantar fasciitis?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2003)
Mechanical therapies -- such as taping, tension night splinting, and rigid arch support -- are the most effective treatment for plantar fasciitis (strength of recommendation: A, based on randomized controlled trials). If ...
What is the best treatment for bronchiolitis?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2003)
Nebulized epinephrine decreases oxygen requirements, respiratory rate, wheezing, and retractions and may lower hospitalization rates and length of stay (Grade of Recommendation: A, based on consistent randomized controlled ...
What is the best way to manage benign paroxysmal positional vertigo?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2003)
A simple repositioning maneuver, such as the Epley maneuver, performed by an experienced clinician, can provide symptom relief from benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) lasting at least 1 month (strength of ...
A Preliminary Evaluation of the Missouri Family Development Training and Credentialing Program (MOFDC)
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
In this brief, we present preliminary findings from a quantitative evaluation of the Missouri Family Development Training and Credentialing Program (MO FDC). The MO FDC is
designed to reorient human service practice to the ...
What is the most effective beta-blocker for heart failure?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2003)
Three beta-blockers--carvedilol, metoprolol, and bisoprolol--reduce mortality in chronic heart failure caused by left ventricular systolic dysfunction, when used in addition to diuretics and angiotensin converting enzyme ...
What is the most effective nicotine replacement therapy?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2003)
No single nicotine replacement therapy is most effective for all smokers. All forms of nicotine replacement therapy (gum, transdermal patch, spray, inhaler, and lozenge) are equally effective, increasing smoking cessation ...
What findings distinguish acute bacterial sinusitis?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2003)
No combination of clinical findings can reliably distinguish acute viral rhinosinusitis from acute bacterial rhinosinusitis in primary care. Although unreliable, the best clinical predictor of acute bacterial sinusitis is ...
What medication best prevents migraine in children?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2003)
Propranolol, valproic acid, and amitriptyline are effective prophylaxis for migraine in children to varying degrees, are widely available, and have a reasonable safety profile (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based ...
Missouri's Property Tax
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Graphic presentation on Missouri Property Taxes. Data representations include tables, graphs, and maps.
Morning Report and All That [poster]
(2007)
In October 2005, the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri-Columbia introduced a clinical librarian service for interns, residents, and faculty of the Department of Child Health. The clinical librarian ...
Quantifying medicinal compounds in various elderberry tissues in response to genotype and environment [abstract]
(University of Missouri - Columbia Office of Undergraduate Research, 2006)
The American elderberry (Sambucus nigra L. subsp. canadensis R. Bolli) is an attractive shrub native to central and eastern North America that produces edible flowers and berries. In Europe, tea made from flowers of the ...
Characteristics influencing the financial behaviors of student credit card users at the University of Missouri - Columbia [abstract]
(University of Missouri - Columbia Office of Undergraduate Research, 2006)
Credit card debt is continually on the rise within the student population. This study utilizes a sample drawn from the students of the University of Missouri - Columbia to determine how financial behaviors vary by student ...
Assessing biocompatibility of porcine tissue for hernia repair using flow cytometry [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
The current standard for abdominal hernia repair uses synthetic meshes, which often break down, leading to complications and a high rate of recurrence. A biologic prosthetic, derived from animal tissue, would provide a ...
Adaptations: Expressions of sexuality, the law, and workplace sexual harassment [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
Sexual harassment law within the US is unable to accurately handle the real life experiences of women, especially the workplace experience. Feminist theorists have suggested many options to deal with the laws' inefficiencies; ...
Lectin-like receptor kinases in Arabidopsis Thaliana [abstract]
(University of Missouri - Columbia Office of Undergraduate Research, 2006)
Lectin-like receptor kinases (LecRKs) are specialized proteins encoded in many plant genomes. These proteins contain three distinct domains: an extracellular receptor domain, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular ...
Do investors react negatively to democratic elections in emerging markets? [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
In 2002, Brazil's bond market fell dramatically at the same time that Brazilian citizens prepared to vote for the left-leaning President Lula. This event prompted political scientists to question why investors reacted so ...