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Failure to rescue: is the phenomenon present in long term care? : a qualitative descriptive study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This qualitative descriptive study explored whether failure to rescue (FTR) was present in long term care (LTC) and resulted in a description of the phenomena as it exists...
Moderators of a brief gambling intervention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of four moderators (gender, gambling refusal self-efficacy, coping motivation, and sensation seeking...
A case study of secondary school leaders' perceptions of attendance policies and procedures used to increase attendance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Nationwide, pressures from outside influences such as politicians and educational policy makers are placing schools in precarious situations to make drastic changes in attendance policies to meet state accountability ...
Rare sequence variation and DNA methylation : effects on alcohol and tobacco use phenotypes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Alcohol and tobacco use and dependence are known to be influenced by the effects of common variants enriched in non-coding gene regulatory regions, as well as rare protein...
Decision-making in pediatric hematopoeitic cell transplantation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is a treatment option utilized to cure many childhood disorders, with cancer, sickle cell disease (SCD), and aplastic anemia being a few...
The underlying genetic control of maize root system architecture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) is one of the most widely cultivated and highest yielding grain crops in the world. The genetic and phenotypic diversity of maize facilitate its use...
Omputational perspectives of memory storage and gamma oscillation within the amygdala
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Background and motivation: Survival is a key trait seen in all animal species. To survive, it is necessary to have the ability to associate fear responses to new stimuli...
The progression of white matter abnormalities in individuals with early-treated phenylketonuria (PKU)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a disruption in the ability to metabolize phenylalanine (phe) into tyrosine, a precursor...
How zenith angle of cross product affects NVP feature
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Recent dramatic advance in visual recognition hardware has made some promising progress. For instance, the impact of the recent emerging low-cost depth sensors, i.e. the Kinect...
Mining the Drosophila gustatory receptor family for new thermosensitive proteins : basic science and tool development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
as the thermogenetic probes. These channels also have some limitations, particularly in their temperature sensitivity range. A new and exciting candidate for developing new thermogenetic tools has been recently identified as Gr28bD, a member of the Drosophila gustatory...
Classification of brainwaves using deep learning models
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The classification of brainwaves has always been a topic of high interest in the neuroscience and medical community. Currently used classification techniques require...
A middle school co-teaching program evaluation in one suburban midwestern school district : perceptions from regular education co-teachers, special education co-teachers, and building administrators
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
for this study was collaboration as defined by Friend and Cook (2013). Open and axial coding were used in the data analysis process. Findings indicated a lack of consistent and ongoing professional development, concerns with collaboration between co...
Associations between psychosis risk and emotional distress disorders with cortical surface morphometry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Neuroimaging studies have consistently found structural cortical abnormalities in schizophrenia, especially in structural hubs. However, it is unclear what...
Thwarted attempts at helping others : a new look at prosocial behavior and well-being
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Prosocial behavior benefits happiness and well-being, making such behavior an important strategy for achieving well-being. The present studies investigate if depriving...
Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors regulate vascular cell function
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Vascular disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. Although numerous factors contribute to the development of diabetes-associated vascular...
Exploring the perspectives and lived experiences of academic advisors who use an academic early alert system an the University of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This case study explores professional academic advisors' perceived usefulness of a fully implemented academic early alert technology at a four-year, public, flagship university in the Midwest. Academic early alert technology ...
A holistic view on a targeted intervention on exclusionary discipline using generalized additive models for location, scale, and shape
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
. The purpose of this dissertation is to demonstrate the use of GAMLSS in analyzing the effectiveness of the Self-Monitoring and Regulation Training Strategy (SMARTS), a school-based behavioral intervention, on in-school suspension (ISS), out...
The elite media framing the emerging markets : a textual analysis of Mongolian case in the Wall Street Journal
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This textual analysis addresses how The Wall Street Journal framed Mongolian economic and political image in the global capital market from 2012 to 2017. Three main frames were...
Creating connectedness: assessing the use of social media by Missouri middle school education leaders to develop their professional learning network
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Educational leaders are increasingly required to have knowledge over a wide range of topics. They are seeking ways to engage with colleagues and other educational leaders by connecting in meaningful learning and collaboration. ...
Understanding the effects of maternal undernutrition in early gestation on placental development in late gestation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
that maternal periconceptional food restriction until mid- gestationaffected formation of blood spaces within the labyrinthine placenta near term, ascompared to those from control-fed dams. There was also a three-fold decreasein mRNA encoding SNAT4, an amino...