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World of trade-offs : what journalists think of rating scales in fact-checking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Mizzou, volume 098, number 3 (2010 spring)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2010)
Missouri alumnus, volume 035, number 08 (1947 April)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 1947)
The effect of school culture on substance use : a quantitative study focusing on upper elementary students attending Adventist schools in Canada
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Adolescents are likely to experiment with risky behaviors, such as substance use, which can have implications lasting throughout their lives. Private schools, while not immune to substance use, tend to report lower levels ...
Regional site response and uppermost mantle seismic structure of central and eastern united states
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This dissertation examines seismological data from regional earthquake sources in order to examine the seismological character of the crust and uppermost mantle in central and eastern United States. Firstly, site amplification ...
Exploring the diverse functions of peptidoglycan hydrolases in the plant pathogen, Agrobacterium tumefaciens
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
growth and division remains largely unknown. This work includes the comprehensive analysis and characterization of the role of cell wall hydrolyses involved in bacterial growth, division, recycling and beta-lactam resistance in A. tumefaciens. First, we...
The Effects of Math Recovery on the Low-Performing Mathematics Student
(2012)
This study examined the effectiveness of the course, Math Recovery, on a group of ninth-grade students enrolled in the course Algebra/Geometry I measured by course grades and subsequent tenth-grade MAP scores. In addition, ...
Unfolding Untapped Stories: A Narrative Inquiry of Teachers' Experiences of Working With Students Who Have Faced Trauma or Traumatic Events.
(2021)
The purpose of this narrative inquiry is to understand the teachers’ experiences of working with students who have faced trauma or traumatic events. The number of children facing trauma exposures to violence, crime, and abuse in the classroom has...
Pre-Service Teachers' Dispositions Toward Sexual Orientation: The Before and After a Multicultural Education Course
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)
The impetus for this study emerged from recent stories pertaining to bullying within
America’s education institutions. While harassment has always existed, its severity has taken
center stage in recent years, with a ...
Faculty Identity Development Through Story: A Narrative Study in a Higher Education Context
(2023)
Many higher education faculty members are not trained to teach during their graduate study; thus, faculty development programs (FDPs) can provide systematic opportunity for teaching training. While FDPs are prevalent in ...
Investigating increased shear stress and physical activity as strategies to improve vascular insulin sensitivity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Impaired vasodilator actions of insulin in type 2 diabetes (T2D) result in blunted insulin-stimulated skeletal muscle capillary perfusion which limits ...
School Counseling for the Achievement Gap: Attitudes and Beliefs of School Counseling Graduate Students About Culturally Responsive School Counseling
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
School counselors are uniquely positioned to mitigate gaps in opportunity,
achievement, and attainment for culturally and linguistically diverse students. However,
culturally responsive school counseling is a relatively ...
Digital privacy and security awareness
(University of Missouri--ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
On Monday, April 26, 2021, Apple introduced its new privacy update, which requires apps to obtain a user's permission before tracking their data. The update in iOS 14 will require so-called third-party apps to ask for your ...
Characterization of the humoral immune response to a commercial staphylococcus aureus mastitis vaccine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The objective of this thesis was to test the hypothesis that a commercial vaccine for bovine S. aureus mastitis fails to induce a humoral immune response ...
A mouse model of embolic focal ischemic stroke for investigation of anti-thrombotic therapies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and the major cause of adult disability. Ischemic stroke accounts for about 87 percent ...
Let it breathe : social media musicking practices among Black women coping with mental health struggles during transboundary crisis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Wrought with one crisis after another -- the COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide civil unrest in response to police murders of Black people in the U.S., and a highly volatile election season, the year 2020 arose to the level of ...
The Impact of Student’s Home Language on Performance and Participation in International Baccalaureate Coursework
(2023)
Students must have a working understanding of the language of instruction to be successful in school. In the United States, English is the predominant language of instruction, and students who come from homes where a language other than English...
Exploring editorial leadership : a qualitative study of scholastic journalism advisers teaching leadership in Missouri secondary schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This qualitative study explored advisers' perspectives on teaching leadership. This study identified the significant need for the role of leadership in scholastic journalism programs. Advisers illustrated soft skills provide ...
Blocks and Playdough: Reconceptualizing Preschool Education through an Heuristic Multiple Case Study Approach
(2014-08-28)
This study utilized a multiple case study approach, informed through heuristic inquiry, which examined the ways in which preschool quality remains uneven across early childhood settings, despite the wealth of research ...
Missouri alumnus, volume 049, number 9 (1961 June)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 1961)