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To trust or not to trust : a model for effectively governing public-private partnerships
(AgBioForum, 2013)
In this article, we explain the critical role of trust in the effective management of public-private partnerships (P3s). Through a literature review of P3 management and a case study of developing and applying a social audit model to an agricultural...
Regulation of rbST in the US
(AgBioForum, 2000)
In the United States (US) and European Union (EU) the regulatory and commercialization process for recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) had widely differing outcomes. Although the regulatory process in both locations was ...
The impact of maternal occupation and pre-pregnancy weight status on childhood obesity
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2015)
Matched mother/child data from the 2008 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth are used to estimate how child, maternal, and household characteristics -- including the mother's occupation and pre-pregnancy weight status -- ...
The Value of a New Biotechnology Considering R&D Investment and Regulatory Issues
(University of Missouri, 2015)
The prevalence of the products of biotechnology in Canada's canola industry is vast. More than 95% of Canada's seeded area is in herbicide-tolerant (HT) varieties, which are products of biotechnology. Overall, the industry ...
Bt cotton adoption : a double-hurdle approach for north Indian farmers
(AgBioForum, 2013)
health costs are more likely to adopt. Higher profit potential is an incentive for farmers with relatively little farm area to adopt Bt cotton. Farmers with poor-quality soil are more likely to adopt, and their level of adoption is also greater...
Analysis of the contribution of agribusiness microfinance institutions and government policies on increasing farmers' income in Indonesia
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
Due to its vital role in economic development, the agriculture sector has recently garnered global attention. To increase the income of the agriculture sector, the agricultural finance institution and government support ...
Med school's 2nd hundred years start with the spirit of '76
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1972)
"Medicine celebrates its centennial with the slogan, 'we've just begun,' and for the 110 member freshmen class, it couldn't be more apt."--Table of contents for issue.
The Clustering of Organizational Innovation: Developing Governance Models for Vertical Integration
(International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, 2008)
cluster of entrepreneurial ventures that developed using a unique governance structure. We explore the deviant case of Renville, MN because of its notable success in developing a series of entrepreneurial ventures that provided producers...
Family finances in urban China : evidence from a national survey
(2010)
This paper presents an overview of consumer financial well-being in transitional China. It provides an up-to-date and overall description of the Chinese urban households’ assets, liabilities, income, and consumption patterns. ...
The use of digital technologies in agricultural cultivation : a case of a developing nation with rice as a staple food
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
rice productivity, further leading to the enhanced socio-economic development of a nation. This study applied a quantitative research methodology using SmartPLS 3.0 to analyze data collected from the farmers at local administrative levels of a provinces...
Which variables influence farmer adoption of genetically modified orphan crops? Measuring attitudes and intentions to adopt gm matooke banana in Uganda
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
Which farmers are most likely to adopt genetically modified (GM) versions of African carbohydrate staples (also known as orphan crops)? This study investigates the variables that determine attitudes and intentions to adopt ...
Comprehensive Child Welfare Conference An Evaluation of Interagency Learning
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2009)
to implement the provisions. In an effort to improve the coordination and problem solving abilities of these teams at the local level, the
Department of Social Services and the Office of State Courts Administrator funded, developed, and implemented a series...
Inpatient Management of Bronchial Asthma for the Hospitalist -A Concise Review
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2019-10)
Asthma is a common inflammatory disease of the airways that leads to significant hospital utilization and health care cost around the world. Despite published guidelines, the diagnosis and treatment of acute asthma exacerbation varies widely due...
Assisted reproduction
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2010)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of assisted reproduction.
Socio-Economic and Political Concerns for GM Foods and Biotechnology Adoption in the Philippines
(AgBioForum, 2007)
The Philippines established the first National Institute of Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology in 1980. However, it was only in 2002 when Bt corn was first commercially introduced. Strong opposition by key sectors ...
Changes in farms' environmental sustainability in Poland -- progress, or regress?
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2018)
In the year 2012, the European Commission adopted the strategic document underlining the need for bioeconomy development, which requires the implementation of sustainable agriculture. In view of the above, the need for ...
Amendment 7 : what does it mean?
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1995)
"Students and alumni shed some light on a heated statewide issue with important ramifications for MU."--Page 10
Commercialization and farmer literacy's role on agricultural Extension services in Malaysia
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2021)
Commercialization has played a significant role in the agriculture industry of Malaysia as increased literacy of the farmers and the access to developmental services in their fields aid in the production of the crops that ...
Quality as value-added bioeconomy : analysis of the EU policies and empirical evidence from Polish agriculture
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2018)
The paper is an attempt to assess the extent to which policies designed and implemented for bioeconomy development in the European Union address the societal expectations for holistically perceived quality delivered not ...
An exploratory study of Chinese Americans' debt holding
(2011)
under 18, health, annual income, and amount of financial and non-financial assets....