An analysis of the application of best management practices in collaborative watershed management to community-based sustainable development

This research seeks to determine if BMPs from CWM can inform the broader concept of CBSD. In order to answer this question, I conduct a desk study, which involves an extensive review of the CWM literature in two areas: stakeholder participation and building trust among stakeholders. I then analyze my research to deduce BMPs for these areas of CWM. As part of this analysis, I also explore how effective environmental communication plays a fundamental role in achieving these BMPs. The culmination of this work is the production of guidelines of best practice for stakeholder participation and building trust among stakeholders in CWM, which then is applied to challenges identified in CBSD. While creating thorough guidelines of best practice is not within the scope of this research, the following seven main principles could form the foundation of such a guide: identify and involve stakeholders from the beginning, analyze stakeholder knowledge and trust, identify and prioritize goals, implement structure to monitor and assess successes, reduce gaps in stakeholder knowledge, bridge the gaps between scientists and non-scientists involved, and use effective communication strategies to achieve goals

Cotton variety improvement for southeast Missouri

Cover title.This report summarized the experiments conducted by the Agricultural Experiment Station in southeast Missouri during 1961 to improve cotton variety adaptation and production

Variety x row width x soil type interactions

" ... a partial report of the University of Missouri-Columbia and Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Agronomy, Project 6033-3735 'Optimum Production Systems for Cotton in the Northern Limits of the Mississippi Delta'"--Page 2.Includes bibliographical references (page 29)

Testing cotton varieties : procedure for measuring their performance and characteristics

Digitized 2007 AES.Includes bibliographical references (page 14)

Cotton varieties for southeast Missouri

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The Matter of Mattering: The Impact of Mattering on Depression and Suicide

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted to answer the question of why being or feeling alone can contribute to depression or suicidal ideation. One possible answer, according to our study, is that loneliness often leads people to feel that they do not matter, thus distorting an essential component of human mental health. We therefore hypothesized that mattering would mediate the relationships between loneliness and depression (H1), as well as loneliness and suicidality (H2). Study 1, which tested H1, was a secondary analysis of longitudinal data on mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Study 2 tested H2 using cross-sectional samples of college students and nationwide adults. In Study 2, we additionally hoped to discern the impact of different types of perceived mattering (i.e., mattering to close others, like family and friends, versus mattering to one’s community) on depression and suicide. H1 was supported and H2 was partially supported. In Study 1, mattering mediated the relationship between loneliness and depression. In Study 2, context-free mattering mediated the relationship between loneliness and suicidality. We also found evidence of indirect effects of community mattering on suicidality in both samples and direct effects of close mattering on suicidality in nationwide adults. However, we found no evidence of a direct effect of community mattering on suicidality. Our results therefore provide support that mattering can have a direct impact on mental health outcomes and suggest that mattering could be targeted as a protective factor for depression and suicide in future interventions.Bachelor of Art

Effect of date of seeding on the yield and test-weight of oat varieties

Digitized 2007 AES.Includes bibliographical references (page 16)

Association of Partner Support and Partner Communication with Provider Prescribed Contraceptive Method Use among Heterosexual Couples in Kisumu, Kenya

We explored partner support and communication factors associated with provider prescribed contraceptive (PPC) use to inform contraception  interventions among heterosexual couples in Kenya. From April 2014 through September 2016, 252 community recruited couples in Kisumu, Kenya, were enrolled. Men and women were surveyed separately and asked about communication regarding sexual/reproductive health and relationship characteristics. PPC use was defined as female reported use of pills, injection, implant, IUD, or tubal ligation. Multivariable Poisson regression with robust variance estimate was used to identify factors associated with PPC. In multivariable modeling, women who reported discussing the future of their relationship with their partner were 2.46 (95% CI: 1.13-5.36) times more likely, and men who reported discussing condom use were 0.83 (95% CI: 0.72-0.95) time less likely, to report PPC use. These findings call for greater attention to involving male partners, incorporating communication skills, and relationship characteristics into interventions in our and similar settings.  Keywords: Family planning, male involvement, reproductive health, agency, Africa Nous avons exploré le soutien des partenaires et les facteurs de communication associés à l'utilisation de contraceptifs prescrits par le fournisseur (PPC) pour informer les interventions de contraception auprès des couples hétérosexuels au Kenya. D'avril 2014 à septembre 2016, 252 couples recrutés par la communauté à Kisumu, au Kenya, étaient inscrits. Les hommes et les femmes ont été interrogés séparément et interrogés sur la communication concernant la santé sexuelle / reproductive et les caractéristiques des relations. L'utilisation du CPP a été définie comme l'utilisation déclarée par les femmes de pilules, d'injection, d'implant, de DIU ou de ligature des trompes. Une régression de Poisson multivariable avec une estimation de variance robuste a été utilisée pour identifier les facteurs associés au CPP. Dans la modélisation multivariable, les femmes qui ont déclaré discuter de l'avenir de leur relation avec leur partenaire étaient 2,46 (IC à 95%: 1,13-5,36) fois plus susceptibles, et les hommes qui ont  déclaré discuter de l'utilisation du préservatif étaient 0,83 (IC à 95%: 0,72-0,95). Moins susceptibles de signaler l'utilisation du PPC. Ces résultats appellent à une plus grande attention à l'implication des partenaires masculins, à l'intégration des compétences en communication et des caractéristiques relationnelles dans les interventions dans notre environnement et dans des environnements similaires. Mots-clés: Planification familiale, implication masculine, santé reproductive, agence, Afriqu