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Genetic variation and health in rural Caribbean village
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Bwa Mawego is a small-scale horticultural community (~500 people) on the island of Dominica that has been the site of a longitudinal health research project for more than 30 years. Cardiovascular diseases and metabolic ...
Three essays on the labor market in China
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This dissertation consists of three chapters studying the impact of different policies in China on its labor market. In particular, we consider the impact of the Cultural Revolution on intergenerational mobility, the impact ...
Characteristics of Missouri's food, agriculture and forestry workforce
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2020)
"Missouri's food, agriculture and forestry industries are an important part of the state's economy, and employ workers in every county. Analyzing available Labor Market Information allows us to better understand the ...
How many stones and words am I away from repression? Disruptive protest tactics and fired-up claims to explain protest control
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] What accounts for differences in state's responses to dissent? Do certain protestors' strategic decisions enable or preclude officials from ...
Metaphors and weapons of war : a conceptual metaphor analysis of police use of war metaphors and militarized equipment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The 'War on Drugs' exemplifies one way in which policing is metaphorically compared to war. As conceptual metaphor theory demonstrates, metaphors shape attitudes and behaviors toward the concept they are used to understand. ...
A partial equilibrium model of the Chinese swine industry scenarios and comments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Using a partial equilibrium model of the Chinese swine industry, the author evaluates alternative recovery scenarios from the current African Swine ...
Gross domestic product trends in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2020)
"In December 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (https://bea.gov) released county-level measures of gross domestic product (GDP) for the frst time. GDP measures the total value of goods and services produced ...
Essence of social exchange through alumni engagement of millennials and their alma mater
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This study investigated the donor and alumni engagement and perceptions of the “Millennial” generation and descriptive statistics of the population (born between 1980-2004) at a rural Midwest University. Data were obtained from a University database...
The relationship between athletic team fiscal expenditures on athletic and academic success for NCAA Division II football and basketball programs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
on specific sports at the Division II level. The quantitative study used correlation and regression analyses. This study found a positive statistically significant relationship between athletic spending and overall win percentage in all three sports. Only...
Physical activity and social comparison : effects of a group-based Fitbit intervention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Regular physical activity (PA) is one of most important things a person can do for their health. However, the majority of adults do not participation ...
Justifying brutality : news readers' perceptions of police violence and race
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Over the past few decades, police brutality has attracted the attention of the American public and news media. With increased attention, one topic of interest pertains to how...
Animal feeding operations and housing values : summary of literature
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2021)
"The presence or proposed development of an animal feeding operation (AFO) often raises the question of its impact on nearby house values. Determining that impact requires the merging of conventional housing appraisal ...
Identification of trends in racial/ethnic disparities of patients with diabtes mellitus using web-based tableau dashboard- a cross sectional study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Many ways of creating data visualizations using the Business Intelligence tools have been implemented and new ways are continuously evolving. In this project, I have used Tableau Public software to analyze the trends of Race and Ethnic disparities...
Three studies on psychological distress, health-risk behaviors, and health care access among Chinese, Filipino, and Asian Indian American Subgroups
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
among these three subgroups in Study 3. We use the pooled National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data (2011-2015) for our statistical analyses. Participants are self-identified Asian American adults who completed the Sample Adult Component...
The effects of Instagram's idealized portrayals of motherhood on new mothers' well-being
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Similar to how early mass media idealized the experience of motherhood through content such as celebrity mother profiles in magazines, social media is now disseminating idealized portrayals of motherhood that may be putting ...
How moral value (in)congruence shapes Chinese textile employees' trust and their firm's financial performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Supporting by the Moral Responsibility for Corporate Sustainability theory and Resource Advantage Theory of Competition, this study is aimed at examining the relationship between the moral value (in)congruence between ...
Entrepreneurial dynamics in Missouri counties
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2021)
"Entrepreneurial dynamics - the fow of business startups and business turnover, or churn, in a place - shape economic growth. Entrepreneurs may spark economic growth and development by contributing to employment growth, ...
Three essays on labor economics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
opportunities in the economics discipline using journal publication records from IDEAS/RePEc. It looks at the effect of new journal entry on the distribution of publicati...
Food insecurity and foraging food from gardening, hunting, and fishing among supplemental nutrition assistance program and eligible supplemental nutrition assistance program families
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
examined the association between the choices of survey households and the broader structural context within which the actors are embedded. There is no statistically significant difference between SNAP and other low-income non-SNAP households in terms...
The roles of attachment style and maternal depression in the development of childhood depression
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This study aimed to determine how stable parent ratings of their infant's temperament/attachment style is across one year of development and establish if there is a specific pathway that leads to child depression and or ...