New Database Trial: APA PsycTESTS

MU Libraries has set up a trial for APA PsycTESTS until December 31st, 2021.

APA PsycTests indexes a wide variety of test types and instruments including aptitude tests, personality scales and cognitive functioning measures.  Research instruments available as PDF downloads or multimedia files.

You can provide feedback on the APA PsycTESTS here.*

If you have questions about the database or how to use it, contact your librarian at ask@missouri.libanswers.com.

*A database trial is used to evaluate the resource and gather feedback from users to help us plan for collection changes in the future.

TAGS:

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home Gateway Carousel HSL, J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Publish in a Company of Biologists Journal? Make Your Article Open Access with no Fee and Keep Your Author Rights

Publish in a Company of Biologists Journal? Make Your Article Open Access with no Fee and Keep Your Author Rights

MU Libraries has a new agreement with Company of Biologists waiving the fee for open access articles making it easier for you to make your article instantly available worldwide.

What does that mean for you?

Our new agreement allows authors who publish in their journals to publish open access, meaning your journal article would be freely available to anyone around the world instantly after publication, for free. You also keep your author rights. This includes articles already published in 2021.

What journals does this include?

  • Journal of Cell Science
  • Development
  • Journal of Experimental Biology

If you are interested in learning more, contact the Health Sciences Library at asklibrary@health.missouri.edu.

TAGS:

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home Resources and Services, Staff news Send a Friend (or Yourself!) a Finals Week Pet Gram

Send a Friend (or Yourself!) a Finals Week Pet Gram

Feeling stressed? Need a pick me up or know someone else who needs a a dose of serotonin? Send yourself, a friend, a coworker, or whoever else a pet gram to make them smile.

You can choose to feature a dog, cat, or bird. Or choose to be surprised! All pets featured are owned by a Mizzou Libraries employee and they are excited to have their beloved pets to spread some joy.

Send one or many, there is no limit! We will take requests from November 29th-December 10th.

Request here: https://forms.gle/KahzbkveBJVsCdoe9

Have a question? Email mulibrariesprmc@missouri.edu

Thanks UNF Library for the inspiration!

TAGS:

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home Resources and Services Writing Your Final Paper? Mizzou Libraries Can Help

Writing Your Final Paper? Mizzou Libraries Can Help

It’s that time of the semester when you are most likely thinking about your final papers. We’ve got several guides to make the writing process easier.

Finding Sources

We suggest starting by looking at Databases by Subject  in your subject area. This is a quick way to find the best databases that fit your topic.

Citing Sources

Citation Styles & Tools: Citation Styles: The Basics – See tabs for APA, MLA, Chicago, and specialty citation formats.  You can also learn more about how our databases help you cite the sources you find.

Paraphrasing vs Plagiarism

Curious about the difference between paraphrasing and plagiarizing?  Check out our plagiarism tutorial and other resources here.

Writing Help

Did you know there’s a Writing Center site in Ellis Library in the Info Commons? You can sign up for a writing center appointment here.

As always, your Mizzou Librarians are available to help you through MU Connect and 24/7 chat.

No question is too big or small. We are here for you!

TAGS:

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home Resources and Services Fun activities for upcoming holiday season!

Fun activities for upcoming holiday season!

With MU’s November and December breaks quickly approaching, Mizzou students and faculty are about to have a lot of free time on their hands. If you are looking for some fun and simple activities to fill your days with, here are a few DIY articles perfect for your open schedules.

 

Homecoming Coloring book: This book is a collection of pages taken from past editions of the Savitar (University of Missouri’s yearbook from 1894-2005), pages from the Missouri Outlaw (a student magazine), and Showme Magazine. All of these pages are Mizzou-themed, so break out your favorite black and gold crayons and get to coloring! https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/handle/10355/63079

 

Color Our Collections: This is a collection of projects curated by MU Special Collections for their #ColorOurCollections project. It features images from separate books that offer fun and unique coloring challenges. https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/handle/10355/63080

 

Bookmarks: Special Collections offers a series of printable bookmarks perfect for a quick coloring activity that gives you a nice placeholder for your current read. https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/handle/10355/79742

 

Youth Gardening: MU Extensions offers a small collection of Youth Gardening activities available on MOspace. The weather is cooling down and perfect for the “Winter Sowing Seeds” activity. Save other activities for Spring which is just a couple of months away! All of these are easy and fun projects perfect for kids or beginner gardeners. https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/handle/10355/85501

 

 

Holiday Recipes: With the holiday season fast approaching, it is the perfect time to try out some easy and cheap recipes to wow your family and friends with this November and December. MOspace offers plenty of recipes and articles that are great for this time of year, but this article contains three recipes for dishes that the author describes as: easy to fix, great tasting and good for your family. There are also several side dishes listed. https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/handle/10355/11965

 

We hope you found at least one activity to try during your break. Let us know what else you try on our Instagram and Twitter accounts @MuSpecColl.

[Article written by Digital Services student employee Danielle Gorman]
home Gateway Carousel HSL, J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services, Uncategorized Use MOspace to Measure the Worldwide Impact of Your Research

Use MOspace to Measure the Worldwide Impact of Your Research

Are you presenting at Health Sciences Research Day? Add your poster to MOspace to help boost your resume.

MOspace is the freely available online repository for scholarship and other works by University of Missouri faculty, students, and staff.

You retain copyright, and we provide access.

Once items are submitted, the platform can provide statistics like number of downloads, and from which countries.

Currently, all Health Sciences Research Day posters in MOspace have a total of 48,297 downloads from over 100 countries worldwide. That’s up from 39,061 from last year.

Interested in seeing the worldwide impact of your research? Submit your poster using our online form today.

You can further your impact by signing up for an ORCID ID at ORCID.org.

TAGS:

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home Resources and Services Got A Project You’re Proud Of? Submit to the Undergraduate Research Contest

Got A Project You’re Proud Of? Submit to the Undergraduate Research Contest

If you are an undergraduate student who completed a research project in the last few semesters, you can submit your work to the University Libraries Undergraduate Research Contest.

You already did the hard work! Now just submit it; it’s so easy!

You submit your already-complete project as-is, and the only extra work is including a brief Research Process Statement with details about your research process.

A “research project” can be a traditional research paper, a musical composition, a work of art, a video, a web page, or other creative work.

Not sure what to submit? Check out past submissions for inspiration.

The deadline for submission of all materials is January 31, 2022. Winners will be announced in February 2022.

Contact Jennifer Walker if you have any questions: WalkerJE@missouri.edu

TAGS:

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Recent University of Missouri COVID Publications

Recent University of Missouri COVID Publications

Below is a list of recently published Pubmed articles from the University of Missouri related to COVID-19.

If you need assistance accessing the articles, please email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu.

Pubmed collection of MU authored COVID articles

Badawy M, Gaballah AH, Ganeshan D, Abdelalziz A, Remer EM, Alsabbagh M, Westphalen A, Siddiqui MA, Taffel MT, Itani M, Shaaban AM, Elsayes KM. Adrenal hemorrhage and hemorrhagic masses; diagnostic workup and imaging findings. Br J Radiol. 2021;94(1127):20210753. Epub 2021/09/01. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20210753. PubMed PMID: 34464549; PMCID: PMC8553189.

 

Bordt EA, Shook LL, Atyeo C, Pullen KM, De Guzman RM, Meinsohn MC, Chauvin M, Fischinger S, Yockey LJ, James K, Lima R, Yonker LM, Fasano A, Brigida S, Bebell LM, Roberts DJ, Pépin D, Huh JR, Bilbo SD, Li JZ, Kaimal A, Schust DJ, Gray KJ, Lauffenburger D, Alter G, Edlow AG. Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection elicits sexually dimorphic placental immune responses. Sci Transl Med. 2021;13(617):eabi7428. Epub 2021/10/20. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abi7428. PubMed PMID: 34664987.

 

Chang CWD. Bell Palsy and COVID-19: Overcoming the Fear of “Known Unknowns”. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(8):743-4. Epub 2021/06/25. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2021.1261. PubMed PMID: 34165521.

 

Dandachi D, Geiger G, Montgomery MW, Karmen-Tuohy S, Golzy M, Antar AAR, Llibre JM, Camazine M, Díaz-De Santiago A, Carlucci PM, Zacharioudakis IM, Rahimian J, Wanjalla CN, Slim J, Arinze F, Kratz AMP, Jones JL, Patel SM, Kitchell E, Francis A, Ray M, Koren DE, Baddley JW, Hill B, Sax PE, Chow J. Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes in a Multicenter Registry of Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Coronavirus Disease 2019. Clin Infect Dis. 2021;73(7):e1964-e72. Epub 2020/09/10. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1339. PubMed PMID: 32905581; PMCID: PMC7499544.

 

Fabricius MM, Hitchcock NM, Reuter ZC, Simon ME, Pierce RP. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic & Telehealth Implementation in a Student Run Free Clinic. J Community Health. 2021:1-5. Epub 2021/09/23. doi: 10.1007/s10900-021-01034-8. PubMed PMID: 34550505; PMCID: PMC8456683.

 

Friedland A, Hernandez AF, Anstrom KJ, Chen-Lim ML, Cohen LW, Currier JS, Forrest CB, Fraser R, Fraulo E, George A, Handberg E, Jackman J, Koellhoffer J, Lawrence D, Leverty R, McAdams P, McCourt B, Mickley B, Naqvi SH, O’Brien EC, Olson R, Prater C, Rothman RL, Shenkman E, Shostak J, Turner KB, Webb L, Woods C, Naggie S. Design of the Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes (HERO) research platform. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021;109:106525. Epub 2021/08/10. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106525. PubMed PMID: 34371163; PMCID: PMC8349387.

 

Gregory DA, Wieberg CG, Wenzel J, Lin CH, Johnson MC. Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Populations in Wastewater by Amplicon Sequencing and Using the Novel Program SAM Refiner. Viruses. 2021;13(8). Epub 2021/08/29. doi: 10.3390/v13081647. PubMed PMID: 34452511; PMCID: PMC8402658.

 

Johnson SD, Olwenyi OA, Bhyravbhatla N, Thurman M, Pandey K, Klug EA, Johnston M, Dyavar SR, Acharya A, Podany AT, Fletcher CV, Mohan M, Singh K, Byrareddy SN. Therapeutic implications of SARS-CoV-2 dysregulation of the gut-brain-lung axis. World J Gastroenterol. 2021;27(29):4763-83. Epub 2021/08/28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i29.4763. PubMed PMID: 34447225; PMCID: PMC8371510.

 

Kaditis AG, Ohler A, Gileles-Hillel A, Choshen-Hillel S, Gozal D, Bruni O, Aydinoz S, Cortese R, Kheirandish-Gozal L. Effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on sleep duration in children and adolescents: A survey across different continents. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021;56(7):2265-73. Epub 2021/04/23. doi: 10.1002/ppul.25367. PubMed PMID: 33887116; PMCID: PMC8251495.

 

Kannan SR, Spratt AN, Cohen AR, Naqvi SH, Chand HS, Quinn TP, Lorson CL, Byrareddy SN, Singh K. Evolutionary analysis of the Delta and Delta Plus variants of the SARS-CoV-2 viruses. J Autoimmun. 2021;124:102715. Epub 2021/08/17. doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2021.102715. PubMed PMID: 34399188; PMCID: PMC8354793.

 

Leggio WJ, Grawey T, Stilley J, Dorsett M. EMS Curriculum Should Educate Beyond a Technical Scope of Practice: Position Statement and Resource Document. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2021;25(5):724-9. Epub 2021/05/05. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2021.1925793. PubMed PMID: 33945384.

 

Menon T, Sharma R, Kataria S, Sardar S, Adhikari R, Tousif S, Khan H, Rathore SS, Singh R, Ahmed Z. The Association of Acute Kidney Injury With Disease Severity and Mortality in COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cureus. 2021;13(3):e13894. Epub 2021/04/22. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13894. PubMed PMID: 33880250; PMCID: PMC8045562.

 

Qureshi AI, Baskett WI, Huang W, Ishfaq MF, Naqvi SH, French BR, Siddiq F, Gomez CR, Shyu CR. Utilization and Outcomes of Acute Revascularization Treatment in Ischemic Stroke Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021;31(1):106157. Epub 2021/10/25. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106157. PubMed PMID: 34689049; PMCID: PMC8498748.

 

Qureshi AI, Rheaume C, Huang W, Lobanova I, Govindarajan R, French BR, Siddiq F, Gomez CR, Sahota PK. COVID-19 Exposure During Neurology Practice: Results of American Academy of Neurology Survey. Neurologist. 2021;26(6):225-30. Epub 2021/11/05. doi: 10.1097/nrl.0000000000000346. PubMed PMID: 34734898; PMCID: PMC8575116.

 

Ren J, Wu NN, Wang S, Sowers JR, Zhang Y. Obesity cardiomyopathy: evidence, mechanisms, and therapeutic implications. Physiol Rev. 2021;101(4):1745-807. Epub 2021/05/06. doi: 10.1152/physrev.00030.2020. PubMed PMID: 33949876; PMCID: PMC8422427.

 

Sarkar D, Soni D, Nagpal A, Khurram F, Karkhur S, Verma V, Mohan RR, Sharma B. Ocular manifestations of RT-PCR-confirmed COVID-19 cases in a large database cross-sectional study. BMJ Open Ophthalmol. 2021;6(1):e000775. Epub 2021/09/30. doi: 10.1136/bmjophth-2021-000775. PubMed PMID: 34584962; PMCID: PMC8460530.

TAGS:

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: October 2021

Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: October 2021

Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri School of Medicine faculty-authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article with the highest journal impact factor.

This month’s featured article, “Starch Capped Atomically Thin CuS Nanocrystals for Efficient Photothermal Therapy”, was co-authored by Dr. Lixin Ma of the Department of Radiology. The article was published in Small (impact factor 13.281 of in 2020).

Note that Dr. James Stevermer of the Department of Family & Community Medicine had another USPSTF guideline published in JAMA: Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=October&Year=2021

*This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Did we miss something? Email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu and we will add your publication to the list.

TAGS:

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home Ellis Library, Resources and Services Voice In: A project of the Digital Media and Innovation Lab

Voice In: A project of the Digital Media and Innovation Lab

Voice In is a podcast about Mizzou students. This project of the Digital Media and Innovation Lab in Ellis Library was created to learn about students’ lives and their relationship to libraries.

In the first episode, Coffee Talks, we talk to junior Brooklyn Behrands about her coffee Instagram account, favorite place in Ellis Library and her insight on the best coffee shops in Columbia, including our very own Bookmark Cafe!

Check back on our site every month or subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app. https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/dml/voicein