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A descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational exploration of perceived stress, quality of life, and family functioning in parents of a child with congenital heart disease: The PinCHeD Study
(2020)
and ethnicity of the parent population was largely homogeneous, with mothers (n = 31, 90.3%) and fathers (n = 31, 93.5%) being of White race, and, of parents who reported ethnicity, mothers, (n = 19, 100% White) and fathers, (n = 21, 54.8% White; 12.9% Hispanic...
The lower senses in early Netherlandish epiphany altarpieces
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
part of this devotional context, formed over centuries to be associated with particular fragrances, embraces, and savors. This work argues that artists and patrons exploited a play on these lower senses as integral parts of the composition, utilizing...
The nature of evidence utilized in healthcare architectural design decisions at five Midwestern critical access hospitals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Building a replacement hospital is a once in a lifetime experience for any healthcare administrator and the design decisions made during the building process can have a lasting impact on stake holders and end users for ...
Tales of an 'invisible' life stage : survival and physiology among terrestrial juvenile ambystomatid salamanders
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The vital rates (e.g., survival, growth, and reproduction) of distinct life stages within a species are known to influence the growth and persistence of populations. As such, studies describing stage-specific vital rates, ...
Advanced versus Regular: The Relationship between Student Achievement in Science and Curricular Choice
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between science curricular
treatment and achievement in middle school. A repeated-measures ANOVA applied to
standardized test score data from students, n = ...
Missouri alumnus, volume 010, number 05 (1922 January)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 1922)
Missouri alumnus, volume 018, number 05 (1930 January)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 1930)
Missouri alumnus, volume 033, number 10 (1945 June)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 1945)
Emerging faith boundaries : bridge-building, inclusion, and the emerging church movement in America
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
, this project seeks to contribute to a generalized understanding of how social groups can work together across differences....
A test of resource dependency theory using higher education institution behavioral changes after state based merit aid adoption
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The purpose of this study was to analyze whether four-year, public institutions altered their behaviors as their revenue streams changed. I utilized state based merit aid adoption to examine whether institutions altered ...
Using 3D garment design software to create custom avatars for wheelchair users : a user-centered design approach exploring the use of 3D software to design for people with disabilities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 5/1/2024] Background of the Study: People with Disabilities (PWDs) Everyday, the majority of the world starts their day by getting dressed. Clothing serves a variety of purposes for each individual. For ...
Surveilling Women’s Bodies in Pursuit of Fetal Anatomical Normality: Framing Risk and Responsibility in American Print News Coverage of the Zika Virus
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
In 2015, the mosquito-borne Zika virus made international news as it spread rapidly
across northeastern Brazil. These stories were not fundamentally concerned with Zika virus
infection itself. The primary focus of the ...
Selling the virtual university : a multimodal discourse analysis of marketing for online learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
When marketing online degrees, institutions are simultaneously telling a story about what it means to be a student at that institution and about what it means to be an online learner. This study is an attempt to investigate ...
Interference with biologic transmission of Anaplasma marginale by targeting the tick-pathogen interface
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
of tetracycline on tick acquisition and transmission of A. marginale. Collectively, the work described in this dissertation suggested that interventions with acquisition and transmission of A. marginale and other tick-borne pathogens are not necessarily dependent...
Cognitive processing of news as a function of structure : a comparison between inverted pyramid and chronology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Little has changed in how written news is structured, even as the newspaper industry changes dramatically. One of the most entrenched news routines, the inverted pyramid, continues to persist in both print and online news. ...
Attitudes and beliefs about corporal punishment among inner city homeless parents : a qualitative narrative study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Despite the large body of research on the harmful effects and ineffectiveness of corporal punishment (CP), it is a common and socially acceptable method of child discipline in the United States. Parents are most likely to ...
Personalist dictators and the choice of military intervention in civil conflicts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Are all personalist dictators equally prone to intervene in civil conflicts? The current bulk of work on authoritarianism and international relations shows that personalist...
A behavioral feedback-based intervention to improve medication adherence in older adults with hypertension
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
RCT tests an 8-week behavioral feedback-based intervention to improve medication adherence and blood pressure control among older adults with hypertension. Fifteen adults aged 60 years and older were randomized to intervention or control groups. At 12...
The resiliency of black graduate students at predominantly white institutions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
regions of the United States: five participants in the Midwest; one each in the Northern, Eastern, and Southern Regions; and two in the West. Several essential findings came from the study. For instance, the six cultural capitals can work independently...
Missouri alumnus, volume 028, number 05 (1940 January)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 1940)