scholarly journals Wnderstanding the experience of being a peer advisor in the freshman interest groups program at the University of Missouri

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Jeffrey A. Wiese
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Student Leadership ◽  
First Year Experience ◽  
Undergraduate Teaching ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
College Credit ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The Freshman Interest Groups (FIGs) program at the University of Missouri is a first-year experience program where groups of approximately 20 students live together in a residence hall and are co-enrolled in four courses. By combining residential and academic initiatives the program helps approximately 2,000 firstyear students transition from high school to the university each year. The FIGs program employs more than 100 undergraduate Peer Advisors (PAs) to assist students in this transition. The PA position is unique in higher education because it combines responsibilities similar to traditional resident assistants along with the responsibility of teaching a university course for college credit. Adding to the complexity of this position is that the students with whom the PAs live are also their students in the classroom. While previous studies have looked at the impact similar transition programs have had on participants, few look at the impact these programs have on the student staff who work in them. Additionally, no study has been found that explores the combined experience of working as both a resident assistant and an undergraduate teaching assistant with the same group of students. In this phenomenological study, I interviewed 15 PAs and asked them to share their experience of working in the position. Through analysis of interview transcripts four themes about the PA experience emerged: managing multiple relationships, setting priorities and making sacrifices, challenges engaging residents, and the PAs' reflection of the outcomes of their experience. This study concludes that the overall essence of being a PA is about balance: balancing relationships, roles, and responsibilities. The way the PAs handle the balance of these areas provides insight into their experience that may be useful in understanding other student leadership positions which involve overlapping roles and responsibilities.

Friends in high places : two essays on the importance of corporate political connections

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Reza Houston
Keyword(s):  
Initial Public Offering ◽  
Political Connections ◽  
Target Firm ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Accounting Performance ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Offering ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study is an examination of the relationship between political connections and the undertaking of major firm events. In our first essay, presented in Chapter 3, we examine the impact politically connected appointments have on firm acquisition behavior. Using proxy statements, we create a unique database of politically connected bidders and merger targets. We find that bidders who hire connected individuals to the board or management team are more likely to avoid merger litigation. Connected bidders make more bids after the appointment. These firms also bid on larger targets. We determine there is a positive relation between the control premium and the relative of the target's connections. Connected acquirers have superior post-merger accounting performance, particularly when they acquire a connected target firm. In the second essay, presented in Chapter 4, we examine the relationship between political connections of private firms and the initial public offering process. Using registration statement information, we create a unique database of politically connected IPO firms. We find that political connections are substitutes to high-quality underwriters and big four auditors. Politically connected firms manage earnings more highly upward than non-connected firms prior to the public offering. Politically connected firms also exhibit less underpricing than non-connected firms. Politically connected IPO firms also have superior post-IPO returns relative to non-connected IPO firms.

Analysis of cell signaling during floral abscission in arabidopsis

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Isaiah Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Protein Degradation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
Kinase Gene ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Gene Map ◽  
Map Kinase Phosphatase ◽  
Floral Abscission ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The shedding of plant organs is known as abscission. Floral abscission in Arabidopsis is regulated by two related receptor[negation symbol]-like protein kinases (RLKs), HAESA and HAESA[negation symbol-like 2 (HAE/HSL2). Double mutants of HAE/HSL2 are completely defective in abscission and retain sepals, petals, and stamen indefinitely. We have utilized genetic suppressor screens of hae hsl2 mutant to identify additional regulatory mechanisms of floral abscission. We have uncovered a series of gain-of-function alleles of the receptor-like protein kinase gene SERK1, as well as loss of function alleles of the gene MAP-KINASE-PHOSPHATASE-1/MKP1. We further show that mutation of two components of the endoplasmic reticulum-associated protein degradation system can suppress a weak hae hsl2 mutant, suggesting that the weak hae hsl2 mutant receptor proteins undergo ER-associated protein degradation. We further perform a number of experiments to examine the impact of phosphorylation on the activity of HAE. These results provide a number of important mechanistic details to our understanding of floral abscission, and suggest many lines of inquiry for future research.

The experience of men who were managing symptoms of COPD

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Peeranuch Jantarakupt
Keyword(s):  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Hard Time ◽  
Management Interventions ◽  
Local Health Care ◽  
One Year ◽  
The University

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe the experience of middle-aged men who were managing symptoms of COPD. A longitudinal design with non-probability sampling was used. Participants were recruited through local health-care agencies. Data were obtained through three in-depth interviews with each of 8 men, aged 45 to 65 years, who lived with one or more family members and had been diagnosed with moderate (Stage II) COPD for at least one year. Interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed. Data pertaining to the participants' perceptions, actions, and intentions were analyzed using Porter's descriptive phenomenological method. Three-level taxonomies were created to describe the personal-social context of the experience (element, descriptor, and feature) and the experience (intention, component phenomenon, and phenomenon). The three contextual features were: (a) living with my physical limitations, (b) having a hard time breathing, and (d) living with a slow progressive disease. The three phenomena were: (a) adjusting to my limits in life, (b) dealing with my breathing problems, and (c) keeping my life stable with COPD. Findings led to new insights about how middle-aged men experience symptoms of COPD and develop skills to manage symptoms. Findings suggested new self-management interventions for pulmonary rehabilitation and for nursing.

Bringing it Home: Integrating Classroom and Residential Experiences

1997 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frankie D. Minor
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Residence Halls ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Residential Life ◽  
The University

The University of Missouri–Columbia has brought Freshman Interest Groups into the residence halls. The residential life director reports on why they made this move—and the results they are seeing.

Impact on Admission to a School of Medicine of an Innovation in Selection Procedures

1974 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 1135-1142 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Virginia Calkins ◽  
James M. Richards ◽  
Andrew McCanse ◽  
Michael M. Burgess ◽  
T. Lee Willoughby
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Test Score ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Selection Procedures ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Admission Test ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

This paper reports the impact on admission to the University of Missouri-Kansas City's 6-yr. combined baccalaureate-doctor of medicine program of an innovation in selection procedures. In 1973 and 1974, the school's Council on Selection de-emphasized high school academic performance but continued to consider extensive biographical and interview data. Significant differences emerged in the correlations of various selection criteria with the Council's ratings of candidates in 1973 and 1974 in comparison with the prior year. Specifically, admission test score which had the highest correlation (.58) in 1972 was only .18 in 1973. The negative correlation (−.30) of race (discriminatory toward non-whites) in 1972 was not present in 1973 or 1974. Instead, the highest correlations were the interviewers' ratings and recommended decisions.

Dissertation Redesign for Scholarly Practitioners in Educational Leadership

2016 ◽  
pp. 53-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia J. MacGregor ◽  
Jennifer Fellabaum
Keyword(s):  
Educational Leadership ◽  
Doctoral Program ◽  
Practice Model ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
History Of ◽  
Critical Problems ◽  
Problems Of Practice ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Section Form

The purpose of this chapter is to describe the innovative Dissertation-in-Practice model being implemented in the University of Missouri Statewide Cooperative Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership (EdD Program). This doctoral program develops scholarly practitioners who are able to address critical problems of practice through the use of theory, inquiry, and practice-oriented knowledge. While these skills are utilized to create purposeful, professional products throughout the program, the redesigned Dissertation-in-Practice at MU is intended to further showcase the impact of the students' work as scholarly practitioners through dissemination-ready components. The chapter includes the history of the program and a description of the process through which program faculty redesigned the dissertation from a traditional five-chapter model to its current six section form. This restructuring, which includes dissemination to scholars and practitioners, is detailed. The chapter concludes with emerging supports for the scholarly practitioner graduates.

The helpers' tale : a phenomenological exploration of helping behaviors across cultural divides

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
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LeCreshia M. Mckinney-Stege
Keyword(s):  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Helping Behavior ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Professional Lives ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
White American ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Prejudicial Attitudes ◽  
The University ◽  
Group Characteristics

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this Transcendental Phenomenological study was to describe the shared experiences of those who choose to help others (engage in helping behavior). It seems important to understand what the group characteristics are which motivate the persons who decide to help others on a regular basis; especially if they once held prejudicial attitudes towards a specific outgroup, or have been on the receiving end of prejudice expressed by another group or individual. Utilizing the Stevick-Collazzi-Keen qualitative method of analysis, the meaning of helping for a group of African American and White American individuals from a Midwestern state, was explored. By applying purposive sampling, those who engage in helping behavior as a significant and recurrent part of their personal and/or professional lives were selected. Based upon a total of 257 Significant Statements and 244 Meaning units, 35 Textual Descriptions emerged. These Textual Descriptions were further divided into 3 Major Themes: Help Requires, The Helper Experience and Help Is. It was found that individuals who engage in helping behavior tend to utilize perspective taking, have had strong models of cross-cultural prosocial behavior early in life, and who take the time and effort to feel empathy towards out-group members tend to be the most effective in their prosocial endeavors. Leaning how to sit with discomfort and uncertainty in cross-cultural situations also emerged as a strategy utilized by participants.

scholarly journals Protocol for the impact of CBT for insomnia on pain symptoms and central sensitisation in fibromyalgia: a randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. e033760
Author(s):  
Christina S McCrae ◽  
Ashley F Curtis ◽  
Jason Craggs ◽  
Chelsea Deroche ◽  
Pradeep Sahota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Behavioural Treatment ◽  
Pain Mechanisms ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Central Sensitisation ◽  
Pain Symptoms ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionApproximately 50% of individuals with fibromyalgia (a chronic widespread pain condition) have comorbid insomnia. Treatment for these comorbid cases typically target pain, but growing research supports direct interventions for insomnia (eg, cognitive behavioural treatment for insomnia (CBT-I)) in these patients. Previous research suggests sustained hyperarousal mediated by a neural central sensitisation mechanism may underlie insomnia and chronic pain symptoms in fibromyalgia. We hypothesise CBT-I will improve insomnia symptoms, improve clinical pain and reduce central sensitisation. The trial will be the first to evaluate the short-term and long-term neural mechanisms underlying insomnia and pain improvements in fibromyalgia. Knowledge obtained from this trial might allow us to develop new or modify current treatments to better target pain mechanisms, perhaps reversing chronic pain or preventing it.Methods and analysisFemale participants (n=130) 18 years of age and older with comorbid fibromyalgia (with pain severity of at least 50/100) and insomnia will be recruited from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, and surrounding areas. Participants will be randomised to 8 weeks (plus 4 bimonthly booster sessions) of CBT-I or a sleep hygiene control group (SH). Participants will be assessed at baseline, post-treatment, 6 and 12 months follow-ups. The following assessments will be completed: 2 weeks of daily diaries measuring sleep and pain, daily actigraphy, insomnia severity index, pain-related disability, single night of polysomnography recording, arousal (heart rate variability, cognitive affective arousal), structural and functional MRI to examine pain-related neural activity and plasticity and mood (depression, anxiety).Ethics and disseminationEthics approval was obtained in July 2018 from the University of Missouri. All data are expected to be collected by 2022. Full trial results are planned to be published by 2024. Secondary analyses of baseline data will be subsequently published.Trial registration numberNCT03744156.

scholarly journals Creating Transdisciplinary Teaching Spaces. Cooperation of Universities and Non-University Partners to Design Higher Education for Regional Sustainable Transition

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3680
Author(s):  
Birgit Hoinle ◽  
Ilka Roose ◽  
Himanshu Shekhar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Certificate Programs ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Network Building ◽  
Collective Decisions ◽  
Teaching Programs ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Teaching formats involving non-university partners are increasingly gaining importance to deliver key competencies needed in higher education for sustainable development. Such teaching formats may also create new transdisciplinary spaces that allow different actors to impact regional transition towards sustainable development. Against this background, this article focuses on how universities foster regional transition through teaching, particularly in collaboration with local non-university. Using the interdisciplinary certificate programs on sustainable development offered by the German Universities of Tübingen and Duisburg-Essen as case studies, we analyze the potentials and challenges of teaching programs on sustainable development for promoting regional transition. Leaning on the multi-level-perspective-approach, we have used qualitative interviews to shed light on the design of cooperation between the university and regional partners as well as the creation and integration of transdisciplinary learning spaces. This paper shows that the impact of such teaching formats on the regional transition consists primarily of awareness and network building. One of the most fundamental challenges faced is unequal power relations in terms of access to resources, financing, and doing the course planning. Simultaneously, co-design, mutual understanding, and collective decisions on roles and responsibilities and—especially—empathy and trust are crucial factors for successfully teaching cooperation towards regional sustainability.

scholarly journals Startup, transition core, and molybdenum-99 production upgrade analyses for low-enriched uranium fuel conversion at the University of Missouri research reactor

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Wilson Cowherd
Keyword(s):  
Low Power ◽  
Research Reactor ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fuel Conversion ◽  
Reactor Physics ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Safety Margins ◽  
Enriched Uranium ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Under the direction of the United States Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Material Management and Minimization (M3) Reactor Conversion Program, the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR®) plans to convert from highly enriched uranium (HEU) fuel to low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel. Low power physics startup test predictions, transition core planning, and analysis for a proposed fission-based molybdenum-99 production upgrade were done in support of LEU fuel conversion. As a first step to LEU fuel conversion, low-power physics tests will be performed to calculate reactor physics parameters. These parameters include flux distributions, coefficients of reactivity, and critical assembly measurements. To facilitate this test, reactor physics calculations were performed using MCNP5 to predict the values of these parameters. Implications of these predictions and areas of uncertainty in the prediction analysis are also discussed. Once MURR completes the testing of the initial LEU core, MURR will enter into a series of transition cycles until steady-state mixed-burnup operation is reached. A Python program was developed that incorporated the constraints of MURR operation while minimizing the time MURR will have to operate atypically during the transition cycles. The impacts of the transition cycles on experiment performance are reported, as well as the number of fuel elements needed. Finally, preliminary analysis on a proposed molybdenum-99 production device at MURR was performed. This analysis shows the impact on the reactor power distribution with implications to predicted safety margins as a part of the larger scope of the experiment analysis.

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