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Four Kinds of Hard: An Understanding of Cancer and Death among Latino Community Leaders
(2021-03-23)Early integration of palliative care after a diagnosis of cancer improves outcomes, yet such care for Latino populations is lacking in rural regions of the United States. We used a participatory action research design with ... -
FOUR STORIES : A STUDY IN GENRE
(East Carolina University, 2010)Genre is a label of classification imposed on literary works, usually as a means to understand how to market a project. The traditional form - "literary fiction" - is the most common, but a visit to any bookstore will ... -
Four-Dimensional In Vivo Dosimetry By Dose Reconstruction Using Continuous Epid Images And Phase Sorting Method
(East Carolina University, 2015)In vivo dosimetry is widely used for patient specific dose evaluation and treatment verification in external beam radiation therapy (EBRT). There is a growing interest in using an electronic portal imaging device (EPID) ... -
Fourier Analysis on SU(2)
(East Carolina University, 2012)The set SU(2) of 2x2 unitary matrices with determinant one forms a compact non-abelian Lie group diffeomorphic to the three dimensional sphere. This thesis surveys general theory concerning analysis on compact Lie groups ... -
Fraction Learners: Assessing Understanding through Language Acquisition
(2018-11-16)This study applies the Mathematics Acquisition Framework (MAF) (Bossé, Ringler, Bayaga, Fountain, & Young, 2018) to investigate fifth- through seventh-grade students’ comprehension of fractions and decimals and examines ... -
Fractional Flow Reserve/ Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio Discordance in Angiographically Intermediate Coronary Stenoses: An Analysis Using Doppler-Derived Coronary Flow Measurements
(2017-12-26)OBJECTIVES The study sought to determine the coronary flow characteristics of angiographically intermediate stenoses classified as discordant by fractional flow reserve (FFR) and instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR). BACKGROUND ... -
Fracture: Representing Identity
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-27)This document provides written support for the thesis exhibition, Fracture: Representing Identity. The body of work presented in the exhibition seeks to provide more accurate images of people, counter to the limiting ... -
Fragile: Handle with Care
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Memory has always been dearly held in my family, and easily lost. I watched as my loved ones surrounded themselves with objects that acted as physical anchors to the full lives they had lived, the places they had been, and ... -
FRAMEWORK FOR BLOCKCHAIN BASED DECENTRALIZED ECOMMERCE APPLICATION USING SMART CONTRACTS
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)There is a lot of excitement around Blockchain technology and its ability to disrupt many traditional industries and business practices. First invented as a part of Bitcoin’s underlying infrastructure, Blockchain technology ... -
Framing exercise : the impacts on self-efficacy, other-efficacy, and anticipated affect
(East Carolina University, 2021-06-11)Physical inactivity is a national issue with over 75% of Americans being insufficiently active (Leavitt, 2008). To promote exercise, different framing techniques have been utilized (Chen, 2012), with some evidence indicating ... -
Franklinization: Early Therapeutic Use of Static Electricity
(2012-01-23)Laupus Library History Collections & the Department of Bioethics & Interdisciplinary Studies sponsor the History of Medicine Presentations as an educational service for the East Carolina University community. The Library ... -
Freedom of Expression Across Borders: Communication, Culture, and Language
(2023)This book examines how freedom of expression can be defined, shared, acted on, and responded to globally. Scholarly contributions come from a variety of disciplines including communication, literature, linguistics, ... -
Frequency altered feedback for treating non-stuttering pathologies
(2004-04-22)A device (10) and method for treating subjects having non-stuttering pathologies or disorders using frequency altered feedback including positioning a ear-supported device (10E) for receiving auditory signals associated ... -
Frequency altered feedback for treating non-stuttering pathologies
(2012-09-04)Methods and devices treat treating non-stuttering pathologies having impaired or decreased communication skills by administering a frequency altered auditory feedback signal to a subject having a non-stuttering pathology ... -
Frequency of Tongue Cleaning Impacts the Human Tongue Microbiome Composition and Enterosalivary Circulation of Nitrate
(2019-03-01)The oral microbiome has the potential to provide an important symbiotic function in human blood pressure physiology by contributing to the generation of nitric oxide (NO), an essential cardiovascular signaling molecule. ...