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The Outcomes of an Innovative Hybrid Pre-dental Admission Enhancement Program among Underrepresented Minority and Disadvantaged Students
(2014)
This study examined the outcomes of a hybrid pre-dental admission enhancement
program (AEP) with regard to the Dental Admissions Test (DAT) scores, admission rates, and
satisfaction among underrepresented and/or disadvantaged ...
Electronic structure and partial charge distribution of doxorubicin under different molecular environments
(2014)
Doxorubicin (trade name Adriamycin, abbreviated DOX) is a well-known anthracyclic chemotherapeutic used in treating a variety of cancers including acute
leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and a range of stomach, lung, ...
The belief in meritocracy predict well-being of low status college students when perceiving discrimination?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
a belief in meritocracy was found to support students' self-esteem and sense of school belonging for both high- and low- status students. Perception of control was a mediator. Limitations and implications for practice and future research...
"Reclaimin' my crown" : a Black feminist critical autoethnography of a Black woman educator who left K-12 education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
, field notes based on photos taken during my teaching experience. Applying Collins' (2000) Black Feminist Thought as an analytic tool provided a solid foundation to discuss oppression and activism in the context of K-12 education while analyzing my...
Multifunctional Banking and Financial Fragility: What Should Banks Do?
(2015-05-22)
This dissertation traces the evolution of the U.S. banking system since the 1980s
with a specific focus on the role of the relaxation and eventual repeal of Glass-Steagall Act
(GSA) on the stability of the financial ...
A Semantic Approach for Automatic Recovery of Software Architecture
(2014)
Open source projects have been continuously growing in popularity. As a result, a number of open source projects begin to play an important role in current software development. In practice, limited assistance has been provided on searching...
Static and creep response of RC beams strengthened with CFRP
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
beams under outdoor environment for 18 months. The long-term testing included beams under controlled lab environment with sustained loads for 332 days. These beams were also tested to failure to evaluate their residual strength and stiffness after...
An attentional theory of issue-carrying capacity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
. Second, utilizing the European Election Study surveys conducted in 12 European countries (N=13,549), 94 nationally representative surveys conducted between 1960 and 2015 in the US (N=110,796), and original datasets of legislative speeches from Turkey, I...
Journey to the virtual realm : transforming student online orientations with 3D desktop virtual reality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
to be relatively weak, participants report high levels of perceived engagement during the VR experience. However, challenges arise in perceiving avatars as real individuals, necessitating further consideration of engagement factors in VR-based educational...
A Quantitative Examination Of Community College Students' Self-Efficacy Inside Mathematics Pathways
(2023)
mathematics self-efficacy survey, administered to students during Fall 2019 and Spring 2021 semesters, were analyzed using descriptive statistics and tested for significance using t-tests and ANOVA. Changes in mathematics self-efficacy were examined based...
Symptoms, walking behaviors, and mobility of Thai patients after colorectal cancer surgery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
.5 year old, cognitively intact, male with a 4th grade education, good mobility and independent activities of daily living before surgery. Pain (7.94[plus or minus]1.70), wellbeing (6.18[plus or minus]3.47), fatigue (4.82[plus or minus]3.97), drowsiness (4...
African American female millennials' sense of self in higher education support roles
(2020)
Identity Theory, inspired by the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements. These movements are examples of how Black women can lead a generation by ‘talking back’ (hooks, 1989, 2015) and liberating their voices. Implications of findings for transforming HE...
Stigma management strategy effectiveness in procuring job protected leave
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
in reconstructive conditions perceived requestors using the "avoiding" stigma management strategy to be significantly more masculine than requestors who used the "accepting" stigma management strategy. Practical and theoretical implications of this study...
Leadership in action : the influence of leadership practices on reform
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The purpose of this study was to explore how schools and administrators can be most effective in meeting the needs of students while managing accountability measures such as the Common Core State Standards and ensuing ...
Using cognitive work analysis to design a continuous quality improvement monitoring system for medical school accreditation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study is to apply phases of Cognitive Work Analysis (CWA) to identify human and information constraints in how a medical school ...
Examining elementary mathematics teachers' justification practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
). An embedded single-case study (Yin, 2014) was utilized to characterize classrooms described in task-based interviews of 8 EMS-certified teachers representing High, Medium, and Low justification practices. The quantitative investigation resulted in an empirical...
Evaluating the financial performance of commercial banks in Iraq under the Corona pandemic using the CAMELS criterion
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
Due to environmental factors such as the Corona pandemic and capital adequacy and liquidity requirements, the financial performance of commercial banks has been poor. Researchers and policymakers are required to focus on ...
Post-Simulation Structured Debriefing on Clinical Reasoning Skills Among Associate Degree Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Background: Debriefing is considered the most important aspect of simulation. As
nursing programs utilize simulation as a substitution for traditional clinical experiences, it is
necessary to compare different types ...
Characterization of berry and wine aroma development in interspecific hybrids important to Missouri using a metabolomics based approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
. vinifera grapes. Developing an understanding of the aroma profile of the hybrid grapes is essential to understand how they differ from vinifera cultivars and how viticultural management practices impact their aroma composition. While earlier efforts have...
Intentions to undergo dementia screening among older Black adults
(2023)
springboard to close this gap. The current study aimed to investigate intent to undergo dementia screening and was the first of its kind to do so in a faith-based sample of older Black adults. The researchers drew on the Health Belief Model (HBM) as a...