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Missouri alumni in Journalism (1930)
(University of Missouri, 1930)
A validation study of university level food and beverage curriculum
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
-2009 (N = 80) were asked to participate in the study. A total of 48 employers (60%) completed the instrument. The mean responses for ninety-one percent of the learning objectives indicated a moderate or higher importance to what graduates should know...
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...
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...
The impact of spending cuts on Missouri student achievement
(2013)
Since the Coleman Report in 1966, researchers have been analyzing educational
resource inputs with respect to district, school, and student level outputs. There has been
an increase in federal and state control of local ...
Global Impact of Biotech Crops : Environmental Effects, 1996-2008
(AgBioForum, 2010)
from the use of biotech crops. The technology has reduced pesticide spraying by 352 million kg (-8.4%) and, as a result, decreased the environmental impact associated with herbicide and insecticide use on these crops (as measured by the indicator...
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...
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...
Bayesian spatial models for adjusting nonresponse in small area estimation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
in both situations. When the population of interest is binary and nonresponse has a degree of nonignorability, there are special difficulties in the data analysis. One common practice in mail surveys is to resend the survey questionnaire to nonrespondents...
Entrepreneurial Search, Innovation, and Initiative: The Stage, Network, and Level Analysis
(2016)
Drawing on the lean startup model, network theory, institutional theory, learning theory, and
symbiosis view, this dissertation examines three important issues of entrepreneurship. This
dissertation consists of three ...
Latent Class Analysis of Health Risk Behaviors Among Survivors of Childhood Adversities
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
This study examined the clustering of health risk behaviors among young adults
who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACE). Data were collected from
young adults attending a four-year university in the ...
Exploring the Impact of Structural Empowerment in Long-Term Care
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Nurses employed in long-term care settings have the highest rate to leave their positions within a
year compared to other healthcare workers. Ensuring workforce stability in long-term care is a
growing challenge for ...
A transdiagnostic investigation of amygdala-vmPFC resting state functional connectivity and emotional distress in daily lives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
. Results found that amygdala-vmPFC rs-FC was (a) correlated with frequency of behavioral dysregulation, including drinking alcohol to cope with distress, binge eating, and impulsivity, and (b) differentially correlated with anxiety and depression...
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...
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...
Cerebrovascular Accident Behavioral Modification Education for High-Risk Women
(2017)
Cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs) continue to be one of the leading causes of disability and
death throughout the United States (U.S.). While both men and women are at risk for CVAs,
more women have CVAs each year than ...
Moderators of a brief gambling intervention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
) on the relationship between treatment condition of a Brief Motivational Intervention and gambling behaviors. Method: Data was collected on 333 college students from a Midwest public university who endorsed at risk gambling behaviors. Students were part of a randomized...
Social power in public-private partnerships: shifting sands make an unstable foundation
(2021)
evolved from presenting a sole-source, no-bid proposal with private financing to requiring a full and open competition with public financing. There was an evident decrease in the power rating for some stakeholders and an increase in the power rating...
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...
End-tidal carbon dioxide in the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism in hospitalized adult patients
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Pulmonary embolism (PE) causes 100,000 deaths and contributes to over 4 billion dollars of annual healthcare costs. Acute PE is a diagnostic challenge as symptoms vary widely and are often nonspecific. Definitive diagnosis requires costly...