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AN EXPLORATION PROJECT: THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A TECHNOLOGY EMBEDDED STEAM LEARNING COMMUNITY THROUGH MOBILE GROUP APPLICATIONS
(East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)Early exposure to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has a profound effect on long-term educational and societal outcomes (Brenneman, 2011; Dejarnette, 2012; Lamb, Akmal, & Petrie, 2015). Today, we ... -
AN EXPLORATORY GROUNDED THEORY OF BREASTFEEDING AMONG WOMEN WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER AND THEIR SUPPORT PERSONS
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-01)With over 16 million women using opioids in the United States, neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is increasing, and evidence suggests that NAS may be alleviated by breastfeeding. Yet, many women with opioid use disorder ... -
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY EXAMINING PARENTAL FEEDING PRACTICES IN THE HOSPITAL
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-07)This retrospective exploratory study exploratory intends to extend the current stock of knowledge on parental feeding practices that parents engage in while in the hospital and what influences these practices. Bronfenbrenner's ... -
An Exploratory Study of Factors Associated with Alcohol and Drug Use Among Latino Adolescents: A Secondary Data Analysis
(East Carolina University, 2016-07-27)Latino adolescents in the United States have reported a higher annual prevalence of use of nearly all illegal drugs compared to non-Latino adolescents over the past several years. With the rapid growth of the Latino ... -
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF HOW COMMON LITERACY ASSESSMENTS IMPACT THE LITERACY SKILLS OF STUDENTS TRANSITIONING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GRADE
(East Carolina University, 2015-12-15)An increased accountability in literacy performance for third grade students drew statewide attention in North Carolina upon the implementation of the Read to Achieve Law. Elementary educators have worked to implement ... -
An Exploratory Study of the Awareness and Perceptions that Child Life Students Have Regarding Global Service Learning in International Settings
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-17)Global service learning (GSL) opportunities in international settings promote potential benefits for students in health-related disciplines. Child life specialists primarily work in pediatric healthcare settings to provide ... -
An Historical and Ethnographic Study of Cultural Change and Continuity in the Construction and Use of Vernacular Watercraft in the Tanga Region, Tanzania
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-23)As global technology and corresponding security risks ever expand, traditional lifeways and archaic maritime landscapes are placed in ever greater danger of extinction. Within the Tanga region of Tanzania, numerous maritime ... -
AN HMM-BASED OCR FRAMEWORK FOR TELUGU USING A TRANSFER LEARNING APPROACH
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-14)Optical character recognition (OCR) for complex scripts such as Telugu has gained much attention over the past decade due to the significant advancements made in this area of research. The Telugu OCR framework in this work ... -
AN INCREASE IN LOWER EXTREMITY INJURY AS A RESULT OF COGNITIVE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEFECITS OF CONCUSSION
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-01)Purpose: Sport-related concussions have shown to have effects on self-efficacy, oculomotor performance, reaction time and an increased risk of lower extremity injury. Most studies have been conducted to test the effects ... -
An Initial Calibration of a Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) Material Analysis System Using GUPIXWin
(East Carolina University, 2020-11-17)Proton induced x-ray emission (PIXE) technology has been used extensively over the last few decades to perform highly accurate multi-elemental trace element analyses with much success. The recent implementation of a new ... -
AN INITIAL EXPLORATION INTO THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF HYBRID AND TRADITIONAL STYLE TEACHING OF MICROECONOMICS
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)This research project aimed to explore the differences in how students learn the same material for a microeconomics course just with a different course layout. By using data previously collected from students who took Dr. ... -
AN INITIAL STUDY OF THE EXAMINATION OF PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF SYMPTOMS AND SEQUELAE OF MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
(East Carolina University, 2021-11-15)Almost 3 million Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) are reported in the United States annually, however this number is believed to be a significant underestimation of the true occurrence of TBIs. Although TBIs occur frequently, ... -
AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW BETWEEN ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND REPRODUCTIVE TRAUMAS
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood. Women are more likely to experience multiple ACE events, and ACEs are linked to chronic health problems and pregnancy ... -
An Introduction to the BIDA Lab
(East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) are key components in the brain in which excitation of activity is indicative of sensory input. Occurring predominantly as a wave at 200-400ms after the inducing stimulus, ERPs can be used ... -
An investigation of alkaloid sequestration by the poison frog Dendrobates auratus when fed the fire ant Solenopsis invicta
(East Carolina University, 1/13/16)Poison frogs are known for their bright coloration, parental care, and defensive toxins. Over 850 different alkaloids have been discovered in the skin of poison frogs. The alkaloid defenses are acquired from a specialized ...