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The Academic Library in Institutional Assessment: Seizing an Opportunity
(East Carolina University, 2010)This paper reviews the major forces that led to a new climate of assessment in higher education, some of the instruments commonly used to assess undergraduate student learning and growth, and the programs ... -
Academic Preparation of a Nurse Practitioner: Doctor of Nursing Practice versus Master of Science in Nursing
(2021-04-22)The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree was declared by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing to be the most qualified degree for advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) to enter clinical practice. Despite ... -
Academics and Agitators: White Women in the Anti-Apartheid Movement
(East Carolina University, 2017-06-09)The success of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement depended on the efforts of some remarkable people who were committed to their cause. Ruth First and Eleanor Kasrils were two women who were so committed to the advancement ... -
Acceptability of Activity Monitor Use During and After Hospitalization in Older Adults with Heart Failure
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Background: Many activity monitors have been validated and accepted to track physical activity in adults, however research is limited in clinical populations such as older adults with heart failure. Health tends to decline ... -
ACCEPTABILITY, PERCEIVED USAGE AND PREFERENCE OF DIRECT BEHAVIOR RATINGS (DBR) AMONG SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS
(East Carolina University, 2011)This study was designed to examine the perceived usage of Direct Behavior Rating (DBR) among school psychologists through acceptability, feasibility, understanding and system support. In addition, specific preferences of ... -
Accident at Compound 19: Unraveling a Cold War Medical Mystery
(2020-01-27)In April 1979, an anthrax outbreak in the Soviet city of Sverdlovsk claimed at least 68 lives. After news of the incident spread, the US government argued that it was the result of an accident at a biological warfare ... -
Accomplished Teaching, Learning and Schools (ATLAS)
(2016-01-01)The Accomplished Teaching, Learning and Schools (ATLAS) database is a valuable teaching tool that takes some of the mystery out of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification process, and provides ... -
ACCOUNTING STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION VS. REALITY OF STRESS IN ACCOUNTING
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)The accounting industry is typically perceived as stressful with studies dating back to the 1950s describing occupational stress in the field (Smith, 1990). This is evident today when looking at the high employee turnover ... -
Accumulated Cyclone Energy and Tropical Cyclone Tracks: An In-Depth Analysis of the Anomalously Inactive 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season
(2015)The 2013 season was forecast by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center (and many other seasonal forecast centers) to be much more active in terms of tropical cyclone activity ... -
ACCUMULATION OF ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDES IN PORCINE TISSUE OF PIGS RAISED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA: ANALYSIS BY MALDI-TOF-MS
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)The incidence rate of diabetes and obesity is increasing each year, as well as organophosphate pesticides (OPs) in the United States. OPs are toxic and can cause numerous acute effects, but the long-term chronic exposure ... -
Accuracy of the SenseWear Pro ArmbandTM During Short Bouts of Exercise
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)Due to the limitations of traditional metabolic measuring systems and other devices used to measure energy expenditure, new technologies that are more mobile and comfortable are being designed for use in the physical ... -
Accuracy of Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) Obtained from Regional Weather Station Data for Agricultural Settings in Eastern North Carolina as Proxy for WBGT Obtained from Local Heat Stress Monitors
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-01)Introduction: Agricultural workers are at high risk of suffering from heat stress and subsequently developing heat-related illnesses (HRIs) due to the outdoor nature of their work. This risk can be exacerbated in hot, ... -
ACE's and Friendship Difficulties
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events in an individual’s life that occurred before age 18. Examples of ACEs include various types of abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction. Decades of research on the ... -
Acid ceramidase is upregulated in AML and represents a novel therapeutic target
(2016-12-13)There is an urgent unmet need for new therapeutics in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) as standard therapy has not changed in the past three decades and outcome remains poor for most patients. Sphingolipid dysregulation through ... -
Acidic tumor microenvironment and pH-sensing G protein-coupled receptors
(2013-10)The tumor microenvironment is acidic due to glycolytic cancer cell metabolism, hypoxia, and deficient blood perfusion. It is proposed that acidosis in the tumor microenvironment is an important stress factor and selection ...