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The Benefits of a Face-to-Face Support Mathematics Class for Projects IDEAL PCC Advanced-Level Adult ESL Students Enrolled in Skills Tutor Online
(2013-02-16)Since 2005, Pitt Community College (PCC) has participated in Project IDEAL (Improving Distance Education for Adult Learners), which is a consortium of states working to develop effective and high-quality distance education ... -
Benefits, barriers, self-efficacy and knowledge regarding healthy foods; perception of African Americans living in eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2009-03)African Americans in the United States suffer from many health disparities such as obesity, diabetes or hypertension. Lifestyle factors including diet and physical activity play an important role in prevention of ... -
Benthic Biocriteria Assessment of the Lower Roanoke River, North Carolina: A Final Report to Weyerhaeuser Paper Company
(East Carolina University, 1993-10)Recent changes in environmental monitoring procedures of industrial activities suggest that future environmental assessments will be made using biocriteria methodology. Benthic macroinvertebrates have been the most often ... -
Benthic community response to ice algae and phytoplankton in Ny Ålesund, Svalbard
(2006-04-03)We assessed the digestibility and utilization of ice algae and phytoplankton by the shallow, subtidal benthos in Ny Ålesund (Kongsfjord) on Svalbard (79°N, 12°E) using chlorophyll a(chl a), essential fatty acids (EFAs) and ... -
BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL ASSEMBLAGE AND SEDIMENTOLOGICAL CHANGES WITHIN THE PLIOCENE YORKTOWN FORMATION, SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
(East Carolina University, 2021-12-03)The Pliocene Yorktown Formation consists of four distinct lithologic units that record three marine transgressive sequences along the U.S. mid-Atlantic margin. The Sunken Meadow Member was deposited during the Zanclean ... -
Benthic Invertebrate Utilization of Man-Made and Natural Wetlands
(East Carolina University, 1990-04)The benthic invertebrate communities of man-made and natural oligohaline wetlands were studied over time with the objectives of: (1) comparing faunal utilization of man-made and natural systems; (2) determining the rate ... -
Benzoate: The Quantitation of Soft Drinks Implicated in Obesity
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-26)Research has shown that childhood obesity is a leading cause of diseases such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cancer, osteoarthritis, and many more. With approximately 17 percent of the United ... -
Bermuda's First Maritime Heritage Trail: The Practical Archaeology of Maritime Heritage Trails and Interpretation Technologies
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-10)This thesis explores the applicability of a maritime cultural heritage trail that would grant more public accessibility to shipwrecks and maritime sites, while discerning prevailing cultural themes from the analysis of ... -
Bermuda: A Case Study on the Impact of Maritime Introduced Contagions and the Yellow Fever Epidemics of the Nineteenth Century
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-01)Contagion is an unfortunate consequence of conflict and trade. Bermuda's isolation and rich history of maritime commercial and naval activities provides an excellent case study to review the impact of trade on the introduction ... -
Bessie and the Manigaults: Reconstructing a Plantation Boat and Antebellum Boating Culture in South Carolina Rice Country
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Bessie is a plantation boat originally constructed and owned by the Manigault family of South Carolina. It was built and used on a mid-nineteenth century rice plantation, and is now a permanent exhibit in the Charleston ... -
The best cure for a hangover is to avoid it
(2022-02-16)This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is concerning how to treat or avoid hangovers from alcohol. -
The best of both worlds? A review of delayed selfing in flowering plants
(2018-04-06)PREMISE OF STUDY: In a seminal body of theory, Lloyd showed that the fitness consequences of selfing will depend on its timing in anthesis. Selfing that occurs after opportunities for outcrossing or pollen dispersal can ... -
Best Practices and Innovative Solutions to Overcome Barriers to Delivering Policy, Systems and Environmental Changes in Rural Communities
(2018-08-03)To better understand the barriers to implementing policy; systems; and environmental (PSE) change initiatives within Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) programming in U.S. rural communities; ... -
Best Practices for Stroke Prevention and Rehabilitation in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)Stroke, also known as cerebrovascular accident, occurs due to a disruption in the blood supply to the brain that results in a lack of oxygen to the brain tissues (World Health Organization, 2015). Strokes can be deadly; ... -
Best Practices in American Indian Student Retention at East Carolina University in Juxtaposition to the University of North Carolina System
(2015-04-29)At just 0.9% of the total undergraduate student population, American Indian (i.e. Native American, Alaska Native1) students are underrepresented at most of the universities in the University of North Carolina (UNC) system ...