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Using A Participatory Process To Create A Faculty Advising Model
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-20)This qualitative study aimed to explore whether and how faculty were empowered by a participatory experience in the design, development, and implementation of a new faculty-driven academic advising model. This study focused ... -
Using Assessment Data and Problem Analysis to Match Interventions to Skill Deficits
(East Carolina University, 2013)This study investigated the potential advantages of using Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM) and problem analytic frameworks when selecting early numeracy interventions. One kindergarten student was evaluated across treatment ... -
Using Children’s Literature to Discuss Race Relations, Racism, and Injustices
(2020-09-17)Our nation’s responses to the deaths of Ahmad Aubrey, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and others have made the need to have conversations with children on race, racism and valuing differences more crucial than ... -
USING CREATIVE PRACTICES TO FOSTER ARTS INTEGRATION: SUPPORTING EXPERIENTIAL PEDAGOGY FOR TEACHERS
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-27)Few educators receive experiential professional development and coaching that support them in articulating and nurturing their creative voices and mindsets. The purpose of the participatory action research (P AR) study was ... -
Using Cryo-Electron Microscopy to Determine the 3-Dimensional Structure of Fibrinogen
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Fibrinogen is a large protein that is the soluble protein precursor to fibrin, which forms fibers that hold blood cells together to create blood clots. Research into the properties of fibrinogen is necessary because of its ... -
Using death to one's advantage: HIV modulation of apoptosis
(East Carolina University, 2001-03)Infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is associated with an early immune dysfunction and progressive destruction of CD4+ T lymphocytes. This progressive disappearance of T cells leads to a lack of immune control ... -
USING DENTAL METRIC ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND PREHISTORIC POPULATION VARIABILITY ON THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL PLAIN
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-18)Biodistance studies can quantify intra- and inter- population relatedness through non-metric and metric skeletal variables. In this study, dental metric traits of two linguistically distinct Late Woodland (AD 800-1650) ... -
Using Dialogic Reading to Foster a Growth Mindset in Early Elementary Students
(East Carolina University, 2019-06-12)The present study examines the use of dialogic reading strategies during whole class read alouds of picture books specifically chosen for their likelihood of illustrating particular growth mindset concepts. The researcher ... -
Using digital word sorts as an extension of regular word sorts to impact spelling performance and attitude scores of 4th grade students with learning disabilities
(2015-04-27)The purpose of this single-subject design action research study was to determine how the use of digital word sorts as an extension to regular word study might impact the spelling performance and attitude of two 4th grade ... -
Using Drones in Disaster Areas: Perspectives of Disaster Responders in North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)Drones are pilotless aircraft and are more formally known as either unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Drones, as they were referred to in this study, have the capability of being remotely ... -
Using eDNA and Habitat Suitability Modeling to Better Understand the Range and Habitat Requirements of the Eastern Black Rail
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)The Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) is a marsh bird that is globally listed as Near Threatened and is being considered for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act. This species has experienced concerning ... -
USING ENVIRONMENTAL DNA (eDNA) TO MONITOR RIVER HERRING MOVEMENT WITHIN A COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA WATERSHED
(East Carolina University, 2023-08-09)Blueback Herring (Alosa aestivalis) and Alewife (A. pseudoharengus) are two threatened species in the genus Alosa that use eastern North Carolina's coastal rivers and estuaries to spawn. In North Carolina watersheds, river ... -
USING EQUITABLE ELL PEDAGOGY TO SUPPORT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN ACADEMIC CONVERSATIONS
(East Carolina University, 2023-11-22)In the participatory action research (PAR) study, teachers in a professional learning community (PLC) acting as Co-Practitioner Researchers (CPR) used the methodologies of the improvement science (Bryk et al., 2015) and ... -
USING EYE TRACKING TECHNOLOGY TO COMPARE HAZARD DETECTION IN VEHICLE DRIVING VERSUS INTERACTIVE DRIVING SIMULATOR ACROSS TWO AGE GROUPS
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-10)Rationale: Although current research exists regarding the validity of using a driving simulator compared to on-road driving for evaluation, there is a lack of evidence regarding hazard detection between the two driving ... -
Using Eye Tracking Technology To Compare Hazard Detection On Road Versus Driving Simulator At Night Across Two Age Groups
(2021-05-01)Rationale: Though previous literature exists that demonstrates the validity of using driving simulation compared to on-road driving, few studies have examined hazard detection between two driving conditions. Even fewer ... -
USING FILM TO ADDRESS THE AFFECTIVE DOMAIN OF LEARNING RELATED TO THE NURSING EDUCATION OF CARING FOR THE LGBTQ+ PATIENT
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-15)Abstract Background: Appropriate and adequate care for LGBTQ+ patients and other special populations by nurses begins with receiving proper education and a strong background in personalized patient care. Due to the lack ... -
Using Fluorescence and Infrared Spectroscopy to Analyze the Interaction of Disaccharides with Lipid Bilayers
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-24)It is well known that sugars, such as trehalose, dehydrate lipid membranes based upon the Water Replacement Hypothesis. Here, we have investigated the interaction between different sugars (sucralose, sucrose, and trehalose) ... -
Using Fluorescent Probes to Study the Location and Interaction of Disaccharides within Lipid Bilayers
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-26)It is well known that certain organisms, such as the tardigrade, are capable of surviving extreme conditions including dehydration, freezing and / or oxygen deficiency. The tardigrades ability to withstand such extreme ...