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Assessment of nursing response to a real-time alerting tool for sepsis : A provider survey
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-07)
An information technology solution to provide a real-time alert to the nursing staff is necessary to assist in identifying patients who may have sepsis and avoid the devastating effects of its late recognition. The objective ...
Estimating the potential economic benefits of adopting Bt cotton in selected COMESA countries
(AgBioForum, 2013)
requires empirical evidence showing the likely magnitude of anticipated gains for producers, consumers, and innovators of the technology. Using an economic surplus framework, this study shows that there are welfare gains from adopting Bt cotton...
Farmers' Interest in Growing GM Crops in the UK, in the Context of a Range of On-farm Coexistence Issues
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2014)
review of farmer perceptions of the level of constraint associated with a suite of notional farm-level coexistence measures and issues, based on current European Commission guidelines and practice in other EU Member States....
A Multilevel Incentive Theory of Group Integration
(Graduate Student Council at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2023)
This paper explores commonalities between two bodies of work: Social Interdependence Theory (SIT) in social psychology, and Multilevel Selection Theory (MLS) in evolutionary biology. These two fields have each created ...
Rice farmers' perception and determinants of climate change adaptation measures: a case study in Vietnam
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
The study used Mann Kendall's and Sen's slope tests to elicit rice farmers' perceptions of climate change due to extreme weather occurrences and compared them to hydro-meteorological data. According to the findings, ...
The Failing Right Ventricle : An Internist's Guide to the Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Hypertension
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2020-04)
Pulmonary hypertension represents a complex and multifactorial disease with significant implications on patients' morbidity, mortality, and quality of life. The number of patients hospitalized with pulmonary hypertension ...
Horses as Sources of Proprietary Information : Commercialization, Conservation, and Compensation Pursuant to the Convention on Biological Diversity
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2014)
for the information value of genomes. Yet, if horses are viewed as archives of information as well as objects of affection, their conservation shifts to a market-based paradigm. Horse genetic resources (GR) likely contain significant value to the lucrative global...
Developing positive health behavior among employees : exploring role of green work environment in healthcare sector
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
with valuable practical implications for achieving optimal positive employee health behavior....
Determinants for farmers' decisions to participate in developing agricultural tourism activities. An empirical study of Iraq's economy
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
countries. This study investigates the factors influencing farmers' participation in developing agricultural tourism in Iraq. This study is based on a previously unexplored gap in the literature because no previous research has investigated this gap...
Exploring the constraints to further expansion of GM maize production in Portugal
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
After 10 years of GM maize cultivation in Portugal, the area produced remains modest, at 6.3% of total maize production in 2015. This fact suggests that significant constraints to further expansion continue to exist. Through a survey...
The impact of sustainable finance and agriculture growth on poverty alleviation : the role of digital agriculture in Vietnam
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2023)
The challenges posed by high population and poverty levels require the focused attention of researchers and policymakers. This article examines the effects of sustainable finance, agricultural growth, and digital agriculture ...
Millennials' retirement saving behavior : account ownership and balance
(2017)
Millennials is the largest population in the United States. Compared with their parents and grandparents, they have to shoulder more responsibilities to prepare financially for retirement. It is critical for Millennials ...
Climate change and its effects on agricultural factors : a bibliometric analysis and review
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2019)
Regarding food, agricultural productivity, and crop output, climate change is an unavoidable problem and concern that affects the entire planet. In the past ten years, climate change has profoundly affected various abiotic ...
Consumer preferences on the purchase of cayenne pepper in Bali Province Market
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
Modern consumers mature because they have access to product information before purchase. In Indonesia, the chili market is becoming increasingly competitive since buyers are worried about the product's quality. This study ...
An examination of the impact of the oil prices and economic determinants on India's economic development
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
The economic development of developing nations has been impacted by several factors, including the fluctuation of oil and other commodity prices due to environmental and economic degradation. This issue requires the attention ...
Aim High or Go Low? Pricing Strategies and Enrollment Effects when the Net Price Elasticity Varies with Need and Ability
(Journal of Higher Education, 2009)
Detailed data on individual applicants to a large public university are used to demonstrate
that net price responsiveness decreases with need and ability. Enrollment effects are
simulated and show a movement towards a ...
The Dirty South: LatinX Art in the United States
(Graduate Student Council at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2023)
The Dirty South adds to the discourse of LatinX arts and culture by creating space for South American and other-identifying artists in the United States mainstream. Through historical context and data, this essay discusses ...
Structure of the gene therapy vector, adeno-associated virus with its cell receptor, AAVR
(eLife Sciences Publications Ltd, 2019)
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are preeminent in emerging clinical gene therapies. Generalizing beyond the most tractable genetic diseases will require modulation of cell specificity and immune neutralization. ...
Eall-feala Ealde Sæge: poetic performance and “The Scop's repertoire” in Old English verse
(2018-03)
"“The Scop’s Repertoire” evinces remarkable longevity and stability as a poetic theme.
The evidence surveyed here suggests that the theme has roots in preliterate Germanic poetic
tradition, and it persists down to the tenth- or eleventh...
The impact of macroeconomic variables on the performance of the Iraqi stock market
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
Recent stock market volatility is a result of economic problems that require the attention of policymakers and current scholars. Consequently, this article examines the effect of macroeconomic variables such as inflation, ...