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International and citizen faculty in the United States : an examination of their productivity and job satisfaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
in the areas of graduate and undergraduate teaching, research, and service related to their job satisfaction. Utilizing the data from the 2004 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:04) data set, the researcher used a Two-Group Structural Equation Model...
Does geography matter? comparing maternal stressors to birth outcomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
months before delivery of their infant. A mean stress score for each participant was created, which was an average of the 13 stressors experienced. The 13 stressors were also grouped into four different domains: Community, Family/Relationshipd Health...
Personal and social factors in masculine identity : examining differential associations with rape myths among athletes and nonathletes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
sought to investigate the following hypotheses: (1) conformity to masculine norms will predict rape myth acceptance in a sample of collegiate male athletes and nonathletes; (2) male reference group dependence and perceived peer support for violence...
The role of load in initiation and progression of cartilage pathology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Articular cartilage is primarily responsible for dissipation of load in diarthrodial joints. Load plays a critical role in maintaining cartilage health, but can also be a primary contributing factor in cartilage disease such as osteoarthritis. IL-1...
Florida citrus growers' first impressions on genetically modified trees
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
Citrus greening is jeopardizing the Florida citrus industry. A line of research some expect to be the ultimate solution to the disease is developing trees that are resistant to it by using genetic modification. Little, though, is known regarding...
'High places' in the Aegean: the case for non-Cretan peak sanctuaries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
My dissertation, centers on the overseas religious and cultural influences of the so-called Minoan culture of Bronze Age Crete through a critical, comparative analysis of alleged peak sanctuaries in the Aegean islands, and Greek mainland. A detailed...
Impact of social networks on well-being : evidence from Latino immigrants in non-urban Missouri communities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
of social capital on well-being. A three step approach is used to test this general hypothesis using Latino immigrant household survey conducted in three areas of rural Missouri as primary source of data. The first step uses a binomial logit regression...
Effects of continous administration of low-dose of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide in chicks and poults fed non toxic doses of aflatoxin B1 and T-2 toxin
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
. In mortality rate, there was a toxic synergy between AFB1 and LPS in chicks and poults. In birds exposed to LPS and T-2 alone or in combination, LPS did not enhance the effects of T-2 in chicks and poults . In poults, a decrease in performance observed in birds...
Hybrid truck-drone systems for last-mile delivery logistics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
curtail many operational challenges and provide a competitive advantage. This dissertation deals with the problem of delivering orders to a set of customer locations using multiple drones that operate in conjunction with a single truck. Four variants...
The effectiveness of psychoeducational interventions on quality of life for family caregivers : a systematic review and meta-analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
-intervention data and then synthesized using a random effects model. Heterogeneity was assessed with Cochran's Q statistic and I2 statistic. Publication bias was evaluated by using the funnel plot and Egger's regression test. Results: We identified 27 eligible...
The efficacy of third-party interventions: international organization-led interventions into ongoing and post-conflict situations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
themselves arguably changed in character over the last few decades. International responses have turned towards third-party military interventions; although not a new expression of force, the rules upon which these interventions are based have changed, and so...
The socially filtered media agenda : a study of agenda setting among news outlets on Twitter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
through the TweetMeme aggregator, and a content analysis of the main Twitter feeds of three legacy news outlets The New York Times, CNN and NPR for nineteen days in September of 2009. The results showed a significant difference in the frequency of new...
Social skill in the workplace : what is social skill and how does it matter?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
be operationalized as a higher-order construct. The study provides both theoretical and practical implications for researchers and organizations interested in the development of social skill....
Capturing the complexity: examining the effect of instructional intensity in the context of a response to intervention framework on learning outcomes for students with academic and behavioral needs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
, teachers' instructional practices were described across three dimensions focusing on the (1) content of instruction (i.e., academic, behavior), (2) type of instruction (i.e., whole class, small group, individual work instruction), and (3) time spent...
Resisting intersectional marginality by developing a mestiza consciousness : undergraduate women of color challenging and shaping power
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
in a Critical Race Feminist (CRF) epistemology. The research questions were: 1) How does power shape the experiences of undergraduate Women of Color engaged in activism and advocacy at the University of Missouri? 2) How do Women of Color experience...
Local funding percentages as a predictor of seventh grade student success on the Missouri assessment program in mathematics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
indicated only free and reduced lunch was a significant predictor in the model. Recommendations for further research include examining reasons Missouri free and reduced lunch percentages continue to rise and conducting a similar study with differing grade...
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(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
A GIS protocol for enhancing the selection of agricultural runoff sampling locations and predicting the locations of potential pollutant transport in the upland environment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This study presents an ArcGIS geoprocessing protocol for quickly processing large amounts of data from publicly available government sources to consider both water quality standards (WQS) and nonpoint pollution source (NPS) control, on a watershed...
An empirical assessment of the political and gendered consequences of economic sanctions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This project investigates the unintended political and gender-specific effects of economic sanctions in target countries. Drawing insight from the ...
A comparison of embedded links and question links in cognitive flexibility hypertext (CFH) learning environments for problem solving in engineering ethics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
crisscrossing navigation of the CFH and enhance performance in problem solving in engineering ethics. The main purpose of the study was two-fold: (a) Determine if the two types of links, question and embedded, differ significantly in promoting students...