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Multi-scale analysis of urban wetland changes using satellite remote sensing techniques
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-10)
-season SPOT satellite images were acquired and digitally classified to generate wetland and related land-cover data over various temporal ranges. To detect long term changes of urban wetland, the study examined the landscape changes between 1992 and 2008...
Visit motivations and perceived benefits of farms, private forests and state/national parks in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
-administered questionnaire from a random sample of 5,000 Missouri households. The survey produced 969 responses (19.6% adjusted response rate). Results show that "Do something with their family", "View the scenic beauty", and "Enjoy the smells and sounds of nature" were...
Reducing Outpatient Antibiotic Resistance: A Quasi-Experimental Study
(2017)
Approximately 50% of antibiotics prescribed are not necessary, nevertheless in the United States
among the many outpatient prescriptions, few are more widely prescribed than antibiotics. The
inappropriate use of ...
Testing a model of resource assessment as a basis for developing strategic communication plans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This thesis proposes to build a theoretical framework, a Model of Resource Assessment, which can help Public Relations practitioners to perform better ...
Teachers' perspectives on their professional learning environment and the relationship to growth in student achievement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
to examine relationships between best practices in teacher learning communities and professional development and growth in student achievement. The teacher and achievement data are from a representative sample of Missouri elementary and middle schools...
Effective spokespersons on Twitter : experimenting with how profile gender & network size impact user perceptions of credibility and social attraction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
In addition to pulling in millions of everyday users, Twitter attracts strategic communicators aiming to forge personal bonds with users. Strategic communicators face a dilemma in creating Twitter profiles online, as the ...
The use of Self as a tool for culturally responsive change agency in social work practice: a qualitative phenomenological case study
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)
Many social service and healthcare professionals are often challenged in engaging in
culturally appropriate practice, particularly when working with diverse populations that differ
from their own (Rothman, 2008; Sue, ...
Religiosity, ethnic identity, and risky sexual behavior in an African American church-affiliated population
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
African Americans are disproportionately burdened by sexually transmitted infections
and human immunodeficiency virus in the US. The current study examined relationships
between demographics, religiosity, ethnic identity, ...
Motivational use of Twitter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Internet social networking devices like Twitter have increased in popularity between 2005 and 2010. Often tweets have hyperlinks to other Web sites. This thesis employs an experiment to determine what motivates Twitter ...
Biotic interactions in the fossil record: an investigation on the patterns of predation and parasitism of Plio-Pleistocene bivalves from the Nashua Formation of Florida
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
representing 34 genera among 21 families. Traces indicative of predatory drill holes were the dominant trace type (7.7 percent; n=154) followed by trematode-induced pits and igloo-like structures (2.2 percent; n=45) and polydorid-induced traces (1.7 percent; n...
The Financialization of the Business Enterprise
(2015)
of neoclassical agency theory influenced reality. The second chapter studies the diffusion of agency theory into corporate practice as an example of how theory can simultaneously be impacted by and have an impact on the world. The third chapter provides a review...
Faculty Beliefs in Early Childhood Teacher Preparation
(2015)
offered, characteristics of the institutional setting, and limited institutional resources. Furthermore, there is a lack of clarity about what bounds early care and education and differing opinions about best practices. Standards, regulations, and teacher...
Muse, number 36-38 (2002-2004)
(University of Missouri, Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2008)
An alternate approach to educational reform in the United Arab Emirates : exploring students' motivation through Pisa 2012
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] For over a decade, the public education system in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has engaged in educational reform with varying degrees of success. The ...
A qualitative study of administrator and teacher perceptions of changing instructional practices with 1:1 technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Reports on changing instructional practices with one-to-one (1:1) technology suggest positive increases in academic engagement, test scores, and preparing for 21st century...
Federal policy on agriculture under the Reagan administration : the first year
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The Reagan administration focused most of its time and energy on the problems that confronted the nation in 1981. This paper assesses how the administration approached that part of the economy that pertained to agriculture. ...
The Effects of Hypnosis on Acute Pain Among Adolescents Undergoing Surgical Pectus Excavatum Repair
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
In the United States, approximately four million surgical procedures are performed on
children every year. Unfortunately, severe post-surgical pain is common. Children are at risk for
the development of chronic ...
Towards an examination and expansion of the agenda setting theory : did the media matter in Kenya's presidential election, 2007?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
that the media did not anticipate or point to the possibility of a violent outcome from the election, but deeply resorted to peace journalism when the violence erupted and spread. Content analysis and survey were used in the study. Overall, this research adds...
Social-ecological predictors of criminal recidivism for adults on probation and parole
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
factors for recidivism should be a priority. Although researchers have identified a number of social-ecological (i.e., individual, family, peer, workplace, neighborhood) risk factors that are linked with repeated criminal activity in adults, this work has...