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Three essays on labor economics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
at the added worker effect in the great recession, the wife's labor market response to a husband loss of job. The second chapter investigates the impact of a wife's labor market participation on family poverty. The third chapter examines employment...
The STRATA Study: Structural Antecedents of Tdap Administration in Obstetrical Practices in the Midwestern United States
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Every year in the United States, young infants die from pertussis. The incidence of
pertussis among infants exceeds that of all other age groups. Protection is only available if
the mother receives the tetanus, diphtheria, ...
Reaching digital native music majors : pedagogy for undergraduate group piano in the 21st century
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
features affected collegiate group piano students' achievement. Group piano music majors (N = 43) were randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups (control, metronome, YouTube, or Tempo SlowMo). No significant achievement differences were found among...
On autonomy support : low-income mothers' parenting of young children in contemporary China and the U.S.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
middle-class families with school age children or adolescents (Lekes, Gingars, Philippe, Koestner, & Fang, 2010; NICHD, 2004; 2008; Niemiec et al., 2006). Research is scarce in understanding low-income parents' autonomy support and autonomy restriction...
Impact of the Implementation of Accountable Care Organizational Structure on Pediatric Emergency Department Visits
(2016)
In 2010, the United States was spending more per capita on healthcare than other
similar countries but did not have better outcomes and spending was increasing at an
unsustainable rate. That same year, the Patient ...
The Relationship Between In-Service Teachers’ Culturally Responsive Teaching Self-efficacy and Outcome Expectancy Beliefs, Instructional Practices (CLASS), and Student Outcomes in the Urban School Setting
(2015-06-19)
statistically significantly predicted 19.1 % of the variance student reading outcome scores. CRTSE and CRTOE scores were highly correlated, r(68) =. 562, p<.01. Supplementary analyses revealed participants’ rated non-specific scale items higher than items more...
Barriers to media coverage of Myanmar since the military coup began
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
barriers, technological barriers, financial barriers and newsroom barriers. The project also concluded that despite these barriers, journalists covering Myanmar do aspire to practice different elements of Peace Journalism....
Residents' perceptions of agroforestry landscape: implications for agritourism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
) to contrast residents' perceived benefits of agroforestry landscapes across different respondents segments. Data were collected in 2011 using an online survey questionnaire from three non-random panels of residents in Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Texas (n = 250...
Effects of an Online Meditation-Based Intervention Compared to an Attention-Controlled Group on Chronic Pain Outcome among Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
(2022)
research into micro-practices as a possible effective strategy for managing chronic pain and stress among nurses....
An Investigation of the Effects of Teacher Prepared Programmed Tapes, Designed to Enhance Student Listening Abilities on Aural Concept Identification Tasks
(1989)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of post-instruction
achievement by 9-10 year old students, in a single school in Silverdale, Washington, who were instructed with teacher-prepared instructional
tapes. ...
Using Nurse Practitioner Coordinated Group Visits to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in a Primary Care Practice
(2016-05)
The purpose of this evidence-based project was to introduce a group visit model as a feasible
intervention to improve diabetes outcomes. This quantitative quasi-experimental study looked at
a convenience sample of five ...
A descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational exploration of perceived stress, quality of life, and family functioning in parents of a child with congenital heart disease: The PinCHeD Study
(2020)
.02); social functioning (r(58) = -0.254, p = 0.05); worry (r(58) = -0.281, p = 0.03); daily activities (r(58) = -0.314, p = 0.01); parent HRQL summary score (r(58) = -0.260, p = 0.04); family functioning summary score (r(58) = -0.260, p = 0.05); and total...
Mentoring Latinx Students through Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies at a Predominately White Institution
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Latinx students are enrolling in four-year higher education institutions (HEIs) at a
rapidly increasing rate. However, an alarmingly low number complete their degrees.
Institutional barriers such as racism, language ...
Black families as embodied policy : politics of dignity transforming colonized policy procedures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
process that requires a complete reconceptualization in the following: educational power as horizontal, theory and research as practice, and policy development as inclusive of families as policy entrepreneurs....
Evidence-Based Practice Asthma Education in Primary Care
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Asthma affects more than 300 million people across the globe. The financial burden
impacts individuals and their families as well as communities and health care systems. Although
asthma education is a fundamental ...
Identifying risk patterns for suicide attempts in individuals with diabetes : a data-driven approach using LASSO regression
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
-World Data [trade mark]. LASSO regression was used for feature selection, and ARM was used for investigating the risk patterns. We discovered risk patterns that are understandable and practical for healthcare providers. The findings of this research can...
Implementation and Evaluation of the Success of a Direct Primary Care Model
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2020)
Due to rising health care costs, limited access to primary care, and primary care provider
shortages, new health care models need to be implemented to reduce costs, improve outcomes,
increase access, and encourage more ...
Participant biographies
(2011)
This document provides, in alphabetical order, short biographies of the colloquium participants.
Walks before you : immigrant motherhood, roles and appearances in Columbia, MO
(University of Missouri--ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
When photographers focus on subjects that come from minority groups, it is important for them to cover all perspectives of a specific character and try to depict his/her social roles as objectively, fairly, and evenly as ...
A starting point for identifying perpetrator genocidal messaging
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The purpose of this research was to determine whether a consistent messaging strategy could be identified in three recent outbreaks of violence or if genocidal messaging will show tremendous variances that are unique to ...