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SSRIs for depression/heart failure patients? Not so fast
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2017)
This study should put to rest the practice of starting SSRIs in depressed patients with heart failure in an attempt to affect CVD outcomes. PRACTICE CHANGER: Do not prescribe selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors to ...
"The Language of Gods": The Pragmatics of Bilingual Parallelism in Ritual Ch'orti' Maya Discourse
(2017-10)
In this study I investigate the discursive function of parallelism in the ritual speech of Ch’orti’ Maya. Specifically, I examine the exploitation of the dual lexicons of Ch’orti’ Mayan and Spanish in the production of ...
Out of Africa
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
Since age 6, Lindsey Kirn knew hers would be a life of service. Now the mizzou alumna leads international development teams.
The Biography of a Dokimeion Columnar Sarcophagus Fragment
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2017)
"It has become popular over the past few decades to view objects as not merely the passive repositories of human actions but rather as integral actors in them. One such theory that attempts to articulate the relationship ...
Ask a pathologist
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-07)
This article answers the question: Our hospital blood bank has started using platelet additive solution (PAS) platelets and psoralen treated platelets. What are the advantages and disadvantages of these different types of ...
Modern biotechnology for innovation of agricultural development in the developing world : what role can Japan play?
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
Genetically modified organism (GMO) technology is among a wide range of modern agricultural biotechnologies that is undergoing research and development (R and D) for developing countries in Japan, although GM crops have ...
Health-risk concerns vs. medical benefits of the GM technology
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
Genetically modified crops have been controversial from a health -- as well as an environmental -- standpoint, and the science community puts substantial effort into communicating with consumers. Relevant to the communication ...
"Cold turkey" works best for smoking cessation
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2017)
"Cold turkey" works best for smoking cessation. PRACTICE CHANGER: Counsel patients who want to quit smoking that abrupt smoking cessation is more effective for long-term abstinence than taking a gradual approach. STRENGTH ...
Music of the Cherokee Nation
(University of Missouri, Campus Writing Program, 2017)
Music history in North America begins long before Europeans came ashore; however, because classically trained musicians view music history through the lens of European practices and experiences, it becomes difficult to ...
Remembering and Recreating Origins: The Transformation of a Tradition of Canonical Parallelism among the Rotenese of Eastern Indonesia
(2017-10)
This paper examines and illustrates key oral traditions of canonical parallelism among the Rotenese of eastern Indonesia. The Rotenese are concerned with maintaining a knowledge of origins and the poets who perpetuate this ...
Collective impact : operationalizing a framework to coordinate community services
(2017)
The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program provides comprehensive early childhood services. Federal agencies emphasize coordination of stakeholders for systems-building. Designing a well-coordinated ...
Impact of 'Transition of Care Model' on hospital ketoacidosis readmission rates : A pilot study
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-07)
To investigate if a" Transition of Care" (ToC) Model at the time of hospital discharge helps in achieving a timely outpatient follow-up and reducing hospital readmission rates with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).
Case Reports : Two patients with parathyroid hormone suppression caused by proton pump inhibitors
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-07)
Hypocalcemia can be associated with coexisting hypomagnesemia, which induces hypoparathyroidism as well as resistance to parathyroid hormone (PTH). Here, we present two patients with severe hypomagnesemia and associated ...
Captains of care
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
New alliance trains much-needed physicians in Springfield, Missouri.
Super imposing
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
This summer in Rio, the world learned what we at Mizzou already knew: J'den Cox is one of the planet's best wrestlers. In 2016-17, he'll try to lead his gang of grapplers to the top of the NCAA podium.
Doing diversity
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
Equity, diversity and inclusion can be lofty, abstract words. Kevin McDonald knows them well. He has spent his career in service to them. And he's discovered one thing: if the words are only spoken, they remain ephemeral. ...
The poetry game
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
Professor Aliki Barnstone, Missouri's new poet laureate, thrives on childhood magic.
Willing and able
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
Kendall Malkin turns her biggest challenges into her greatest gifts.
Raising our sights
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
Whether volunteering in Mexico or answering calls at work, Doris Eagle sees service everywhere
Homecoming 2017 : Rhythm of the roar
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
See a stylish tailgate party, find a schedule of events and meet the trio of students who lead planning for Homecoming 2017.