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Usual Care Versus Best Practice: A Program Evaluation on Fall Risk Assessment
(2014)In the United States, falls are a significant cause of morbidity, mortality, and loss of independence in the older adult population. One third of adults, age 65 years and older, fall each year (Centers for Disease Control ... -
The Utility of Digital Globe's WorldView-2 Satellite Data in Mapping Seagrass in North Carolina Estuaries
(East Carolina University, 2011)Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) is a valuable natural resource in North Carolina estuaries. The State's Coastal Habitat Protection Plan (CHPP) has stated a need to monitor SAV coverage over time. Thus, the Albemarle-Pamlico ... -
Utilization of Information Technology in Eastern North Carolina Physician Practices: Determining the Existence of a Digital Divide
(East Carolina University, 2008)The United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has emphasized the importance of utilizing health information technologies, thus making the availability of electronic resources critical for physicians ... -
THE UTILIZATION OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES IN PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES
(East Carolina University, 2014)Community college leadership development has traditionally been offered at the national and the state-wide level. A recent trend is the in-house leadership program offered by an individual community college to employees. ... -
UTILIZING SCRIBBLENAUTS TO INCREASE READING COMPREHENSION AND IMPROVE LITERACY SKILLS OF THIRD GRADE STUDENTS
(East Carolina University, 2015-04-24)The LEA’s problem of practice upon which this research was focused on improving academic achievement in the areas of reading comprehension, fluency and other literacy skills. In particular, the LEA is very concerned about ... -
VACCINIA VIRUS O1L VIRULENCE GENE AND PROTEIN LOCALIZATION
(2015)Smallpox killed an estimated 500 million people in the twentieth century alone. Although this fatal disease was eradicated from the world over thirty years ago, its potential use as a bioterrorism agent remains a concern. ... -
A Validation Assessment of the Hazards of Place Model of Vulnerability for Northeastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2011)As societal development continues to increase in floodplains, it is important to quantify the vulnerabilities associated with flooding. Using northeastern North Carolina as the study area, this thesis estimates the hazards ... -
VALIDATION OF CANDIDATE GENES IN RESPONSE TO VERSICAN MANIPULATION IN DEVELOPING SYNOVIAL JOINTS
(East Carolina University, 2012)Little is understood about the complex process of synovial joint formation in early limb development. It has been shown that versican is highly expressed in the extracellular matrix of these joints (Snow et al., 2005; ... -
The Value of Maritime Archaeological Heritage : An Exploratory Study of the Cultural Capital of Shipwrecks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic
(East Carolina University, 2014)Off the coast of North Carolina's Outer Banks are the remains of ships spanning hundreds of years of history, architecture, technology, industry, and maritime culture. Potentially more than 2,000 ships have been lost in ... -
Value-Added Reference Service: the North Carolina Periodicals Index
(East Carolina University, 1997-05)Praises the North Carolina Periodicals Index. Index being a World Wide Web-based service developed at the J.Y. Joyner Library in East Carolina University; How a value-added approach to librarianship can help libraries ... -
Vanadium pentoxide induces pulmonary inflammation and tumor promotion in a strain-dependent manner
(East Carolina University, 2010-04-12)Background: Elevated levels of air pollution are associated with increased risk of lung cancer. Particulate matter (PM) contains transition metals that may potentiate neoplastic development through the induction of oxidative ... -
VARIABILITY IN POPLITEAL ARTERY BLOOD FLOW : EFFECT OF EXERCISE TRAINING
(East Carolina University, 2012)Mean arterial pressure (MAP) is regulated through changes in cardiac output (Q) and total peripheral resistance (TPR), where Q = heart rate (HR) x stroke volume (SV). Healthy heart rhythms have inherent variability and a ... -
Variables That May Enhance Medical Students' Perceived Preparedness for Computer-based Testing
(East Carolina University, 2000-09)Objective: To identify variables that may enhance medical student’s preparedness for computer-based administration of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Design: A cross-sectional survey of 301 medical ... -
VENI VIDI VICI
(East Carolina University, 2010)For at least the past four generations, my family has depended on tobacco as a source of income. The values passed down from my ancestors have had a great influence on my development as a person. This being stated, I cannot ... -
Verbal Behavior Analysis on Pronoun Use by a Child with Autism
(East Carolina University, 2010)There are limited studies that outline prompt-based methods in teaching pronouns to children with autism. The Verbal Behavior Analysis (VBA) approach is a good fit for teaching pronouns because of its emphasis on the ... -
Versican Expression during Synovial Joint Morphogenesis
(East Carolina University, 2007-09)The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a critical role in governing cell behavior and phenotype during limb skeletogenesis. Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (Cspgs) are highly expressed in the ECM of precartilage mesenchymal ... -
VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND TAPHONOMY OF THE LATE CRETACEOUS (CAMPANIAN) BLADEN FORMATION, BLADEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2011)A site recently discovered near Elizabethtown, North Carolina, has produced a wealth of late Cretaceous (Campanian) age vertebrate fossil material revealing a variety of new taxonomic, paleoecologic, and biogeographic ... -
Vessels For Growth
(East Carolina University, 2012)This written report supports the creative thesis entitled Vessels of Growth. My work in clay and mixed media references southern culture with particular interest in the tobacco barns and buildings of the southern landscape ... -
Vestibular function following blast injury
(East Carolina University, 2011)To date, the war on terror has produced over 30,000 wounded military personnel with a large proportions of injuries attributed to blasts. Dizziness and imbalance are common complaints among the blast-injured population. ... -
VIABILITY OF CERIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES AS A RADIOPROTECTOR AGAINST PROTON RADIATION FOR NON-MALIGNANT CELLS
(East Carolina University, 2015)Radiation therapy is a prevalent cancer treatment therapy. The goal is to kill all tumor cells while minimizing damage to healthy cells and new methods that can accomplish this goal are continually being investigated. ...