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Practice-based evidence research design for lymphedema management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
-group construct validity of functional status (FS) scores on patients with LE at Maccabi; and (3) describe characteristics of the patients with lymphedema treated at Maccabi between the years of 2010-2017. We used a Practice-based Evidence (PBE) research design...
Control and characterization of a cyclotron proton beam
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
and nuclear imaging. The proton beam's energy is 16.5 MeV and the diameter of the beam is approximately 1 mm. A system to control the proton beam's position has been developed by using a magnetic coil. The position of the beam can be controlled to move...
Picturing race in local newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
of those communities, and whether the inclusion and portrayal of different races have changed over time. Using samples of four constructed weeks from five one-year periods between 1980 and 2016, a content analysis of local news photographs was conducted...
Data-driven 3D shape modeling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
is an attempt to build a bridge from real world to virtual world. We proposed several algorithms to process three major types of raw data, including volumetric data, points cloud and multi-view images, and try to translate them into triangulation mesh, which can...
A quantitative content analysis of errors and inaccuracies in Missouri newspaper information graphics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This quantitative content analysis examined a total of 143 infographics in 201 issues of 42 daily newspapers. Of the 143 infographics examined, 57 errors were identified. The study concludes the overwhelming majority of infographics were published...
Validity of the hangover symptoms scale : evidence from two diary studies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
to assess the frequency of 13 hangover-like symptoms experienced after drinking in the past year (Slutske et al., 2003). Cross-sectional analyses in a sample of college drinkers (Slutske et al., 2003) showed preliminary evidence for the validity of the HSS...
Competition and management of volunteer corn (Zea Mays L.) in corn
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
become a troublesome weed. Little is known about the interference and management of Gly-R volunteer corn in corn. The objectives of this research were to: a) determine the extent of kernels remaining in fields following harvest; b) identify...
Cover crop and rotation intensity effects on soil health and yield in corn-soybean cropping systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
stable aggregates, soil moisture, total organic carbon, active carbon, potentially mineralizable nitrogen (PMN), and soil microbial community composition via a phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis were measured in 2017 and 2018 in Columbia, MO under no...
Genetic variation and health in rural Caribbean village
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Bwa Mawego is a small-scale horticultural community (~500 people) on the island of Dominica that has been the site of a longitudinal health research project for more than 30 years. Cardiovascular diseases and metabolic health are growing local...
Accelerating data-driven discover in type 1 diabetes: an informatics-based approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a lifelong chronic disease characterized by the absolute or near-absolute loss of insulin. For affected individuals, management of T1D is an unremitting challenge that involves constant blood glucose monitoring and lifelong...
Modeling the urban underground pallet tube system design
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Cities are witnessing a rapid growth in population and vehicles, causing greater traffic congestion on roads. Therefore, a need for a better transportation system to avoid this swelling congestion. In this research, we examine an emerging technology...
Studies on the physical properties and preservation of the North American pawpaw (Asimina triloba) fruit
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
The North American pawpaw (Asimina triloba) fruit is an annonaceous fruit that belongs in the same family as tropical fruits like soursop, cherimoya, atemoya, and others. Pawpaw is the only fruit in the Annonaceae family that grows in temperate...
Creation of brand equity in the Chinese clothing market
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
in this study. The empirical tests using a structural equation model (SEM) support the research hypotheses. The results show that store image, event sponsorship, target marketing, and Web advertising expenditures have a strong combined effect on brand equity...
Profile, summer session, 1980
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1980)
Exploratory study of victim advocacy practices, strategies, resistance and relationships among crime victim service agencies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Social work has long been a field of advocacy, and has progressively integrated into the crime victim advocacy movement by practicing in domestic violence shelters, prosecutors' offices, law enforcement, child advocacy centers and community agencies...
Proactive environmental risk communication : multiple publics' evaluation of for-profit corporations' sustainability communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
and accurate sustainability technology solutions called Corporate Sustainability Communication (CSC). By conducting a 2 (Group: students vs. science reporters) x 2 (Corporate discourse: corporate sustainability communication vs. denial) mixed-design experiment...
On parents, peers, administrators, and advisers : developing a system to understand self-censorship of controversial topics in the high school press
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Two surveys of young college students (N1=134; N2=372) were used to examine what perceived familial and educational factors influenced former high school journalism students' comfort levels with controversial stories running in the student newspaper...
Interspecific interactions between olive trees and grapevines in vineyard agroforestry systems in an arid climate region
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
, increased erosion, and increased pest and disease pressure. Agroforestry is a sustainable land-use system proven to address many of these conservation and production issues, and yet, agroforestry's applications in viticulture have been severely overlooked...
Team communication and collaboration in hospice pain management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
, partnering with patients/families, and using a holistic approach to assessment of physical pain. There was a common vision but different perspectives. Implications include need for leadership and structure to support creative approaches to complex health...
Role of agricultural cooperatives in poverty reduction in Nepal : an empirical analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
rather than village characteristics. The analysis identifies some key determinants that influence cooperative membership. Those determinants are the ethnicity of a family, the ethnicity of a neighborhood, smallholder land size, distance to agricultural...