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Explicating journalism-as-a-conversation : two experimental tests of online news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The concept of journalism as a conversation has been richly explored in descriptive studies for decades. Largely missing from the literature, though, are clear operationalizations that allow theory building for purposes of explanation and prediction...
An implementation fidelity evaluation of the McKinney-Vento homeless assistance act in the state of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Homelessness continues to be a growing reality for students within the K-12 public school system. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (MVA) was in response to this growing reality, focused on ensuring students and families were better...
A mixed-methods research predicting intentions and perceptions about intimate partner violence screening among nursing students and nurse educators in Thailand
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
. The quantitative study was recruited by nursing students who were in the last years of nursing program and passed at least one nursing clinical practice course. The qualitative study, there were nursing students and nurse educators. The inclusion criteria were...
Genetic variation and health in rural Caribbean village
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
to assess genetic variation in more detail, we first characterize the population structure and admixture in this Caribbean community using high-density SNP data and global reference samples in the Human Genome Diversity Panel. We detect four distinct family...
Influences on contraceptive use among college women
(2015-05-19)
Background: An unintended pregnancy (UIP) occurs before an ideal time or is completely unwanted. In 2011, the rate of UIP in the United States was 49% of all pregnancies. Unintended pregnancies are expensive to society and result in poorer health...
How depictions of race and a magazine's mission have changed over time: a summative content analysis of cosmopolitan magazine covers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
as their change over time, while taking into account the magazine's shift in mission, through a summative content analysis of Cosmopolitan magazine covers from 2011, 2016, and 2020....
An analysis of undergraduate heavy-video-gaming students : developing technology-enhanced learning-support areas based on gaming and study practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
qualitative virtual ethnography methodology and interviews to investigate the gaming and study practices of 93 heavy-video-gaming students. Results indicate five study organizational approaches the video-gaming participants use in their study practices...
The Risk of Recidivism and the Positive Achievement Change Tool Pre-Screen (PACT-PS): An Initial Validation and Basic Program Implementation Evaluation
(2014-04-02)
implementation evaluation to assess the PACT-PS within Johnson County Kansas’ Department of Corrections. The secondary data under review are the 3,538 youth that were detained by law enforcement or served a “Notice to Appear” in court, from January 1, 2011...
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 ...
AI-driven techniques for enhanced efficiency in psychiatry clinical scheduling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2024] In recent times, psychiatry clinics are constantly facing late patient arrivals. Patient unpunctuality significantly affects the use of resources and patient waiting times, among other quality ...
The efficiency of the farm diary in accounting investigations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
February 28th, 1914. In some cases it was possible to use the eleven farms in the tabulations, while in others the data was not complete enough in all farms, but with each table is given the number of farms and animals included....
Physical activity in adolescents with orthopedic limitations: The use of human-animal interaction in the form of dog-walking
(2015)
and Human Services, 2011). Whereas all adolescents comprise a vulnerable population because of minimal levels of physical activity, those with an orthopedic limitation, including slipped capitol femoral epiphyses or Blount’s disease, are at greater risk...
Winter bird densities and eastern wood-pewee breeding demography across a savanna-woodland-forest gradient in the Missouri Ozarks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
and densities using distance and time-removal models to obtain robust density estimates. We surveyed 561 points along 42 transects, with 10-minute unlimited-radius point counts at 10 sites across the Missouri Ozarks December-February, 2009-2011. We fit distance...
The effect of self-directed learning readiness and online course quality ratings on student satisfaction and academic performance in undergraduate eLearning
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2011-12-09)
Attrition in online programs has historically been much higher than in traditional
face to face programs, creating concern regarding the appropriateness of online learning
for all populations. This study aimed to address ...
True love waits? : an examination of the motives and methods of the True Love Waits organization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
True Love Waits was created in 1993 with the intention of encouraging teens to refrain from premarital sexual activity. Despite the efforts of TLW most studies show rates of sexual activity for teens have remained relatively ...
Teachers as agents of change : how knowledge gained from secondary English language arts professional development impacts classroom practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Gathering information about how secondary English Language Arts (ELA) teachers use pedagogical content knowledge gained from professional development (PD) to change their classroom practices in one Midwest Missouri school district has the potential...
Mother adolescent relationships and mental health five years later : the moderating effect of chronic medical conditions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
, 2016). This elevated degree of mental health issues has high emotional and financial costs for young adults, their families, and society."--Introduction...
A study on the relationship of death anxiety and the completion of advance directives for oncology social workers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
of the Association of Oncology Social Work completed death anxiety and advance directive communication practices survey instruments. Terror Management Theory and Personal Construct Theory guided the examination of the results. Respondents having more years of work...
Evaluation of harvest weed seed destruction in U.S. soybean and a survey of waterhemp populations response to dicamba and glufosinate
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
"One impact mill commonly used in commercial production in Australia is known as the Seed Terminator[trademark]. Independent research has shown the Seed Terminator[trademark] to be an effective HWSC tool in Australian grain ...
Teacher perceptions of ADHD causality implication for educational leaders
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
for the student. In addition, as the teacher's perception of an environmental cause increased, they placed increased responsibility on the child's family for interventions. Administrators can best support students impacted by ADHD by being proactive in advocating...