study. This study makes the connection between satisfaction and the impact the work environment has on it. It analyzes the school-community as a whole and recommends practical solutions to increase retention rates among teachers in rural public schools....

There is a surging demand from consumers for healthier products that are lower in calories but maintain their original flavor and texture. Many countries around the world have worked to develop new techniques to improve ...

and environmental challenges. Restoration of degraded soils by the adoption of recommended perennial vegetative management systems can rehabilitate watersheds and lead to enhancing soil health. Sustainable management practices such as trees, grasses, biomass crops...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] With the change of time, more and more hotels have chosen to operate food and beverage departments as separate revenue sectors from room departments, ...

Despite the demonstrated efficacy of disease modifying therapies (DMT), many MS patients (~ 40%) stop using DMT within 3 years of starting. A cross-over randomized controlled trial demonstrated that a theoretically based ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains in the top two causes of cancer related death in Thailand. CRC surgery impacts functional capacity, gastrointestinal recovery, and postoperative symptoms. Given that early mobilization ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Environmental exposure during the perinatal period can promote health and disease in offspring, otherwise coined developmental origins of health and ...

This non-experimental, quantitative study investigated the association between the number of high school mathematics credits earned and college attendance. Specifically, this study examined the relationship for graduates ...

are estimated using daily data for the GEM Board and the Main Board over period June 1, 2010 - December 31, 2016. The results indicate that the Main Board leads the GEM Board in the first order and there is no mean overflow from the GEM Board to the Main Board...

The study's goal was to determine how much each of three types of motivation contribute to the adoption of green housing features. The motivations studied were altruistic, biospheric, and egoistic, according to Schultz' ...

This study sought to identify if a discrepancy exists between agricultural education professionals' perceptions regarding the purpose and current outcome of school-based agricultural education (SBAE) curriculum. The ...

Due to the high demand for mammograms, radiologists are swamped with many patients' mammograms. Radiologists' workload has increased dramatically over the last 15 years during on-call hours. This rise is due to an increase ...

on the demonstration. Results help elucidate how Twitter can be used to practice contentious politics and thus constitutes another resource in the repertoire for performing contentious politics. Additionally, this study aligns with other research that has identified...

This dissertation examines the impact of employment protection regulations using job duration data in Korea. In 2007, the Korean government introduced a labor market reform that required employers to convert a worker's ...

The purpose of this ex-post facto quantitative study was to examine the outcomes of holistic review in the BA/MD program and the MD program at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine. Outcomes were ...

, expressing, and maintaining social distinction were constructed through certain groups' participation in Minoan-influenced socio-religious practices. This project serves as the first detailed analysis of all possible non-Cretan peak sanctuaries and seeks...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] When you taste something bitter, something with a thicker consistency, or something with less sweetness does it make you think it is healthier? Does ...

Bridge structures are required to possess high reliability and robustness against the concurrent effect of extreme loads and environmental attacks. To achieve such interrelated goals, it is necessary to assess the system ...

Finite-order models do not completely account for the delay in acoustic wave propagation and thus require an additional phase correction, besides parameter adjustments to fit experimental measurements. As a consequence, ...