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Survey evidence on legal and illegal Hispanic immigrants' perceptions of living and working in US agriculture
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2015)
This study presents survey evidence on legal and illegal Hispanic immigrants' perceptions of living and working in the United States. Three key findings emerge that present a negative outlook for the agricultural industry ...
You've died : Now what?
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
Twenty-one people in the United States die each day while waiting on the organ transplant list. One organ donor can save eight lives. That being said, it only takes three people a day to donate their organs upon death to ...
Does qHPV vaccine prevent anal intraepithelial neoplasia and condylomata in men?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Q: Does qHPV vaccine prevent anal intraepithelial neoplasia and condylomata in men? Evidence-based answer: Yes. Quadrivalent human papillomavirus (qHPV) vaccine reduces rates of anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) by 50% ...
Conflict analysis
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
This work is an examination of the conflict between Russia and the Ukraine its causes, effects and repercussions.
Shitshow
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
Shitshow is a first-person narrative that refers to the highs and lows of the author's first year of college life.
Dialysis in the acute setting
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-10)
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is frequently encountered in the hospital setting. It may be present on admission or may develop during the hospital stay. Early and consistent recognition of AKI has been a challenge. This has ...
Chinese urban households' security market participation : does investment knowledge and having a long-term plan help?
(2015)
Investment in the securities markets is vital to households' wealth accumulation and financial security. Using data from the 2008 Survey of Chinese Consumer Finance and Investor Education, we found that self-assessed ...
Factors related to making investment mistakes in a down market
(2015)
Using data from the 2008 FPA-Ameriprise Financial Value of Financial Planning Research Study, this study identifies the factors related to making investment mistakes by moving assets into more of a cash position in a down ...
Evaluation of acute coronary syndrome risk by hospitalists to expedite discharge of low risk patients
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-01)
Chest pain is a leading cause of Emergency Department (ED) visits. Risk stratification of risk for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is applied with variability. Revaluation of ACS risk by hospitalists may provide the opportunity ...
Case analysis : Ethical issues in predictive genetic testing of minors for adult-onset hereditary conditions
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-04)
Introduction: Predictive genetic testing for adult-onset conditions in children is an issue that has initiated ethical discussions and polarized views. Case Presentation: A genetic counselor is contacted by a mother ...
Case Reports : Non-traumatic muscle pain in a diabetic
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-04)
The prevalence of diabetes in the adult population in United States is approximately 10[percent] and is expected to rise. The myriad of complexities of this entity, both microvascular and macrovascular is anticipated to ...
Case Reports : Meckel's diverticulum found on virtual capsule endoscopy
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-10)
A healthy 39-year-old Caucasian male presented to an emergency department with three episodes of hematochezia over two days, along with a syncopal episode and diaphoresis. An upper endoscopy revealed mild esophagitis and ...
Ask a pathologist
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-10)
Question: While completing the transfusion of one unit of packed red blood cells, my patient's temperature rose from 37.2 degrees C to 38.4 degrees C, without any other associated symptoms. What are the next steps I should ...
Ancient Rome's Digital Signatures
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
An unprecedented agreement with Italy makes MU scholars the first to study a trove of ancient Roman treasures.
Convincing trajectory
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
The odds of winning a prestigious fellowship are long, but many Mizzou students and alumni, with the support of campus mentors and programs, land some of the biggest in the world.
Compounded generosity
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
In the mid-1920s, a college student of modest means received a $22-a-month scholarship to attend the University of Missouri. Compounded by nearly 70 years of hard work and a relentless drive to succeed, that $22 turned ...
United they stand
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Native son
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Mizzou men's basketball Coach Kim Anderson is a Missourian and an MU alumnus, as is his former coach, Norm Stewart. Anderson takes over Missouri's proud program to begin the 2014-15 season. He plans to return tough, gritty, ...
Ceremony and vision
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin is installed as leader of the University of Missouri.
Pet detective
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
MU's College of Veterinary Medicine is, as one expects, all about how to better breed and feed food animals and care for companion animals. But the college is also building its reputation for translational medicine. Its ...