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Music Discovery Requirements: A Guide to Optimizing Resources
(Music Library Association, 2013-03)
Music materials, particularly scores and recordings, pose unique demands that must be considered for their successful discovery. Some of the discoverability challenges of music materials in public search interfaces can be ...
Bayesian Model Averaging application on Energy consumption model In Saudi Arabia
(Interdisciplinary Doctoral Student Council at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2016)
The paper attempts to establish the determinants of energy use in Saudi Arabia over
the period (1971 - 2011) Using Bayesian model averaging approach (BMA). In the
literature, there are several explanatory variables that ...
Grammar Teaching Challenges and Strategies for Refugees
(Interdisciplinary Doctoral Student Council at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2016)
Teaching students English as a second language is a complex task involving a myriad of
factors. Having taught refugees, who are considered a specialized subset of ESL learners, I knew
there were additional considerations ...
What's the best way to predict the success of a trial of labor after a previous C-section?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Q: What's the best way to predict the success of a trial of labor after a previous C-section? Evidence-based answer: while 8 scoring tools predict success rates for a trial of labor after previous cesarean section (TOLAC), ...
Immigration and farm labor : challenges and opportunities
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2015)
Hired workers do most of the work on US farms; three-fourths of these workers were born abroad, and most are unauthorized. This article assesses the current state of the labor market for hired workers in fruit and vegetable ...
Overall Health and Wellbeing of Female Veterans Compared to Their Male Counterparts
(UMKC Honors Program, 2014)
Women serving in the military are a growing demographic
amongst those who seek medical assistance from the Veterans
Association (VA). In recent years, the VA has reconstructed its
facilities to accommodate women and ...
Empowering Our Future Through Music Education
(UMKC Honors Program, 2014)
Music creates a window into the soul and a pathway into
the heart. It does not find its home in a certain race, gender, or
culture; instead it tells a story that creates a change in every person
it encounters. At twenty ...
Dynamic capacity planning of wireless networks using user mobility behavior in smart cities
(IEEE, 2016-02-08)
Smart cities are envisioned as the organic
integration of systems to provide valuable information for its
citizens and service providers. One such example is user mobility
behavior information (use of user location data) ...
Sonny Assu: A Fresh Perspective on the World of Contemporary Art
(UMKC Honors Program, 2015)
Native American art has previously been out of the traditional scope of the art world; only
recently has it begun to truly make its transition from the world of anthropology museums
into the western contemporary art ...
Education, Learning, and Knowledge: It’s in the Student’s Hands
(UMKC Honors Program, 2015)
On the inside of a public charter school in the Midwest, the students’ colorful artwork
is proudly displayed throughout the building. The artwork is a visual representation to
show what they learned. You can see drawings ...
To See the Negro Saved: The Religious Pragmatism of Booker T. Washington
(UMKC Honors Program, 2015)
It might seem strange to group the words of Thomas Jefferson and Booker T. Washington
together in the same context. Nearly a century separated the two men and they came from
vastly different social and racial backgrounds. ...
The Language of Liberty: Milton’s Nationalistic Linguistics
(UMKC Honors Program, 2015)
English as Lingua Franca, or ELF, seems a straightforward concept: in today’s
globalized society, speakers of all varieties of languages elect to use English as a means
of communication, regardless of their native tongues. ...
On Midpoints in the Middle Ages
(UMKC Honors Program, 2015)
While the centuries surrounding the turn of the first millennium in Europe are typically
associated with ignorance, superstition, and the dismissal of scientific thought in the name of
religion, many brilliant, ...
Political Ideology and the Judiciary: Conservatism in the Supreme Court
(UMKC Honors Program, 2015)
The dichotomy experienced today of the two most common political ideologies in the
United States, liberalism and conservatism, has become influential and pervasive in virtually
every facet of government bureaucracy, ...
"The whole crowd of the gang" : keeping the new woman down in Missouri
(Gateway, 2012)
This article discusses Missouri women and the ideal of the "New Woman" around the turn of the twentieth century. It includes the story of Euphemia Koller, a Missouri woman who helped her sister, Mollie Heinbach, fight for ...
More isn't better with acute low back pain treatment
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2016)
More isn't better with acute low back pain treatment Adding cyclobenzaprine or oxycodone/acetaminophen to naproxen for the treatment of acute low back pain does nothing more than increase adverse effects. Practice changer: ...
Vauxhall Gardens in Frances Burney's Evelina
(University of Missouri, Campus Writing Program, 2016)
Frances Burney's Evelina portrays a world where politeness, manners, and proper etiquette are very important. When Evelina first encounters Vauxhall Gardens, she has yet to believe that the place is anything but reputable, ...
Reflections in a black mirror : analyzing Bloody Mary and her presence in "The Wolf Among Us"
(University of Missouri, Campus Writing Program, 2016)
It's a typical setting; a group of teens enjoying each others company at a sleepover, when suddenly, they decide to play a game. At the behest of the others, one of the teens gets up, goes to the bathroom, turns off all ...
The essential role of islet transplantation in diabetes treatment
(University of Missouri, Campus Writing Program, 2016)
For many years, different studies have been performed for potential methods in order to reach independence from insulin in diabetic patients. One prospective treatment, known as islet cell transplantation, has been examined ...
Thelonius Monk, Alone in San Francisco : a critical review
(University of Missouri, Campus Writing Program, 2016)
Thelonious Monk does not simply play the piano -- he lives through it. The instrument is an extension of himself Each note Monk plays is a cathartic expression of emotion -- love, loss, pain, anguish -- all conspiring ...