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Teacher Reported Preparedness: A Study of One Midwest Metropolitan School District
(2013)
The ultimate purpose of school lies in the success and achievement of its students. Therefore, efforts must be made to continuously improve achievement for every student. What the teacher knows and can do in the classroom ...
An analysis of factors affecting implementation of literacy curriculum resources in K-2 classrooms in a Midwest suburban school district
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
This study explored teacher perceptions through a triangulation of data from surveys, interviews, and document analysis to identify how literacy curriculum implementation is affected in Kindergarten through second grade ...
Mainstreamed English language instruction in a low-incidence rural school district : a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Classrooms in the United States are changing as the population of the United States becomes more diverse with growing numbers of English language learners (Banks, 2005; Capps, Fix, Murray, Ost, Passel & Herwantoro, 2005; ...
A behavioral feedback-based intervention to improve medication adherence in older adults with hypertension
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Medication adherence among older adults is far below the levels needed for clinical effectiveness from many medications. Control of hypertension prevents the development of further chronic disease and limits morbidity and ...
Establishing mostly-male bluegill groups and evaluating their growth benefits in indoor rearing systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Male bluegill have the greatest potential to reach food market size ([greater than or equal to] 0.5 lb.; 225g) within two growing seasons. However, establishment of monosex, juvenile bluegill groups does not currently ...
Maladaptation of cardiac and skeletal muscle in chronic disease : effects of exercise
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
chronic disease began to evolve only in the second half of the 20th century. This relationship was initially documented in London where men, who were more sedentary at work or during leisure time, had higher rates of coronary heart disease (242 ; 243). A...
Effects of deep brain stimulation on implicit learning in patients with Parkinson's disease
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This thesis extends previous work examining the effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) on cognitive functioning by explicitly testing a...
Simulating cottonwood tree growth in flood plains using the LIGNUM modeling method
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
As a flood-tolerant and fast-growing species, cottonwood is a promising species in flood plain and short-rotation forestry. Understanding tree growth will provide critical assistance in flood plain forest management and ...
Characterization of the humoral immune response to a commercial staphylococcus aureus mastitis vaccine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The objective of this thesis was to test the hypothesis that a commercial vaccine for bovine S. aureus mastitis fails to induce a humoral immune response ...
The Changing Lives Through Literature program for juvenile offenders
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
by having them read Young Adult novels. If it worked, why did it work? Were there insights to be gleaned that could translate to the language arts classroom? To find answers to the research questions I posed in this qualitative study, I borrowed grounded...
Bumping up the body : examining the impact of celebrity gossip magazines on body image during pregnancy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The present analysis examined the impact of celebrity gossip magazine coverage on pregnant women through both quantitative and qualitative methods. Study 1 employed both objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) ...
A mouse model of embolic focal ischemic stroke for investigation of anti-thrombotic therapies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and the major cause of adult disability. Ischemic stroke accounts for about 87 percent ...
Development and evaluation of innovative iron-containing porous carbon adsorbents for arsenic removal
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
of carbon based iron-containing adsorbents for arsenic removal. The development and characterization work is focused on two iron-containing carbon based adsorbents: (1) iron-containing granular activated carbon (As-GAC) and (2) iron-containing ordered...
Advances in the fundamental cryobiology of mammalian oocytes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
therapy is applied to human patients. Unfortunately, for most mammals oocyte cryopreservation suffers from inefficiencies. The work completed in this dissertation was directed at advancing our knowledge of the fundamental cryobiological properties...
Symphony No. 2 (“Brasiliana”) by Walter Burle Marx: an edition and commentary
(2013)
This research on the Brazilian composer Walter Burle Marx (b São Paulo, 1902; d
Akron, Ohio, 1990) is part of an ambitious project, which aims at publishing a
performing edition of all four of Burle Marx's symphonies. ...