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Black Gold in the Deep Blue Sea: An Exploration of Shipwreck Search Modeling in the Search for SS William Rockefeller
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-04)The waters off the North Carolina coast are home to a veritable graveyard of shipwrecks. Many were destroyed by the eternal enemies of all ships--storms, fire, and grounding--but many others have fallen victim to the ravages ... -
BLACK STUDENTS MATTER: HOW TEACHERS EQUITABLY ENGAGE AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN UNDERSTANDING CONCEPTUAL MATHEMATICS
(East Carolina University, 2023-11-30)In this participatory action research (PAR) study, I sought to understand how teachers implemented equitable and culturally responsive academic discourse to support African American students during mathematics instruction. ... -
Blackbeard's Beads: Identification and Interpretation of the Beads Recovered from the Shipwreck 31CR314 Queen Anne's Revenge
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-13)Glass trade beads are one of the most notable artifacts of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and played an important role in African culture spiritually, metaphysically, and historically. Since its discovery in 1996, 798 glass ... -
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Blankets in the River with Oranges and Other Stories
(East Carolina University, 2015)This thesis is a collection of five short stories, four flash fiction pieces, and one creative nonfiction piece. They all have strong character perspectives and are unified by a distinctive Caribbean/Central American ... -
Blast phase myeloproliferative neoplasm: Mayo-AGIMM study of 410 patients from two separate cohorts
(2018-02-02)A total of 410 patients with blast phase myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN-BP) were retrospectively reviewed: 248 from the Mayo Clinic and 162 from Italy. Median survival was 3.6 months, with no improvement over the last ... -
Blending on-campus and online experiences through the use of virtually immersive technologies
(2011)Recently, there has been a great deal of attention put toward efforts to integrate teaching methodologies and strategies between face to face and online classrooms looking to maximize learning by combining delivery modalities. ... -
Blockchain and its Implications for Libraries
(2018-10-03)This paper will examine the potential uses for Bitcoin and Blockchain technology in libraries. This paper will also explore legal aspects of smart contracts as a means for paying for electronic resources. -
A Blockchain Framework for Patient-Centered Health Records and Exchange (HealthChain): Evaluation and Proof-of-Concept Study
(2019-08-31)Background: Blockchain has the potential to disrupt the current modes of patient data access, accumulation, contribution, exchange, and control. Using interoperability standards, smart contracts, and cryptographic identities, ... -
Blocked Randomization with Randomly Selected Block Sizes
(2011-01)When planning a randomized clinical trial, careful consideration must be given to how participants are selected for various arms of a study. Selection and accidental bias may occur when participants are not assigned to ... -
Blogging in an Online Health Information Technology Class
(East Carolina University, 2005-09)In this article we introduce blogs, including their brief history, their current status, and motivations for blogging. We describe how we created a course blog in one online Health information management (HIM) baccalaureate ... -
Blood Lactate Predicts Resting Energy Expenditure in Non-Obese Caucasian Females
(East Carolina University, 2019-08-01)Background: Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes are both global epidemics that continue to skyrocket. High basal plasma lactate levels, reduced oxidative capacity, and insulin resistance are co-morbidities with these metabolic ... -
Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Screenings in Physical Therapy: An Interprofessional DNP Project
(2018-11-26)Physical therapists are increasing their autonomous practice, which includes direct patient referral without a provider first assessing the patient. The Guide to Physical Therapist Practice recommends that every patient ... -
Blood Pressure Control in Diabetes
(2010-04)OBJECTIVE Despite widespread dissemination of target values, achieving a blood pressure of <130/80 mmHg is challenging for many individuals with diabetes. The purpose of the present study was to examine temporal trends in ... -
Blood‐based markers of efficacy and resistance to cetuximab treatment in metastatic colorectal cancer: results from CALGB 80203 (Alliance)
(2016-09)Circulating protein markers were assessed in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) treated with cetuximab in CALGB 80203 to identify prognostic and predictive biomarkers. Patients with locally advanced or metastatic CRC ...