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Race, insurance type, and stage of presentation among lung cancer patients
(2014-04-15)BACKGROUND: The percentage of adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer (those aged 15-39 years) diagnosed at a distant stage of disease did not significantly change between 1975 and 2004. It has been hypothesized ... -
Racial and Religious Reconciliation: A Grounded Theory Study on African American Latter-day Saints
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-01)Race relations between Black and White Americans continue to be tense. For African Americans, this is rooted in mistreatment by White Americans that has led to negative health outcomes. For many African Americans, religion ... -
Racial Differences in Cardiorespiratory Fitness between Blacks and Whites: A Meta-Analysis
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)PURPOSE: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), all-cause mortality and CVD mortality. Some researchers have speculated that Blacks have lower levels of CRF when compared ... -
RACIAL MINORITY LEARNERS: AN EXPLORATION OF PERCEPTIONS AMONG EDUCATORS OF COLOR
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-22)Traditionally exclusive to dominant groups (whites/Caucasians), higher education institutions continue to inequitably serve people of color. Therefore, these institutions do not always allow opportunities for racial minority ... -
RADIOSENSITIZATION OF PROSTATE CARCINOMA CELLS BY PEGYLATED METALLIC NANOPARTICLES TO PROTON IRRADIATION
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-01)One of the main goals of cancer radiation therapy is to reduce the dose to healthy tissues while maximizing the dose to malignant tissue. A special class of materials known as "radiosensitizers" has emerged that can help ... -
Raegan Matthews SHP Final
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Sensory Processing Disorders affect 5-16% of school aged children. In addition, 40% of children with ADHD also share the Sensory Processing Disorder. Furthermore, sensory deficits are prominent in the learning environment ... -
A Rainy Night in the City
(2015-04-20)Premiere performance of a composition for bassoon and piano by ECU student composer Isaac Ward. Recorded at A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall on April 20th, 2015 -
Raising Awareness and Lowering Rates of Sexual Assault on East Carolina University’s Campus and Surrounding Areas
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Sexual assault is a major problem at colleges and universities across America. Our project “The Sexual Assault Initiative” aims to educate students at East Carolina University on what they can do to prevent sexual assault ... -
Raising Awareness and Lowering Rates of Sexual Assault on East Carolina University’s Campus and Surrounding Areas
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-06)Comprehensive writing about the struggles, successes, and blockages that our group worked through during our Signature Honors Project. The sexual assault prevention campaigns, actions, and changes we made or attempted to ... -
Raising Awareness and Lowering Rates of Sexual Assault on East Carolina University’s Campus and Surrounding Areas
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-05)Sexual assault is an all-to-prevalent phenomenon on college campuses and in surrounding areas. This paper follows the process of honors college students examining protective and informative measures to be implemented on ... -
Raising Awareness and Lowering Rates of Sexual Assault on East Carolina University’s Campus and Surrounding Areas
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)This document serves as our thesis and reflection on our HNRS Signature Project tackling the issue of Sexual Assault on College Campuses. -
Raising Exceptional Children: Assessment of Stress and Coping in Adoptive Parents
(East Carolina University, 1/13/16)An exceptional child is defined as a child who has learning and/or behavior difficulty, physical disabilities, or sensory impairments. This mixed method study investigated levels of stress, adaptation of adoptive parents, ... -
RAISING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT USING A MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS: A PROBLEM-BASED ORGANIZATIONAL STUDY
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-19)Three elementary schools were chosen for this study based on discrepancies in state summative assessment composite scores between schools in similar geographic regions and with similar rates of students receiving free or ... -
Random Walks on Finite Fields and Heisenberg Groups
(East Carolina University, 2011)Let H be a finite group and [mu] a probability measure on H. This data determines an invariant random walk on H beginning from the identity element. The probability distribution for the state of the random walk after n ... -
A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CASUAL VIDEO GAMES IN REDUCING SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY
(East Carolina University, 2011)Anxiety is a natural reaction to stress. However, when anxiety becomes excessive it can develop into a debilitating disorder. Interventions are needed to ameliorate and prevent the development of anxiety related health ...