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Improved Tsunami Modeling Via q-Advanced Special Functions
(East Carolina University, 2013)This thesis studies q-advanced functions that are used as forcing terms in the forced wave equation and the Korteweg-de Vries equation in modeling tsunamis. The model improves existing tsunami models and is compared to ... -
Improving Access to Care for Special Olympics’ Athletes
(2020-07-23)For individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, access to healthcare can be an issue. Due to the access to care concerns, Special Olympics hosts MedFests, which are events that provide the needed physical ... -
Improving Access to Information through Conceptual Classification
(East Carolina University, 2011)Overwhelming the users with large amount of information on the Web has resulted in users' inability to find the information and their dissatisfaction with available information searching and filtering systems. On the other ... -
Improving ACO Metrics through Interprofessional Collaboration on Colorectal Cancer Screening
(2019-04-30)Colorectal Cancer screening is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Preventative screenings help to reduce mortality and economic burden of this disease through early detection. Accountable Care ... -
Improving Adherence to Group A Streptococcal Pharyngtitis Guidelines to Decrease Unnecessary Antibiotics
(2018-04-05)Acute pharyngitis is one of the most common upper respiratory infections seen in primary offices, and the most commonly prescribed medications are antibiotics. The most common bacteria causing symptoms of sore throat is ... -
Improving Advance Care Planning Among Providers in a Long-Term Care Setting
(2019-04-25)A quality improvement (QI) initiative was implemented to increase Advance Care Planning (ACP) conversations and documentation by healthcare providers in two southeastern skilled nursing facilities (SNF) in North Carolina. ... -
Improving APRN Utilization of Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives in a Family Planning Clinic
(2017-12-07)Current contraceptive clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) recommend the use of long acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), the most effective contraceptives, to prevent unplanned pregnancy in women seeking contraceptive ... -
Improving Cancer Patient Outcomes by Redesigning Chemotherapy Education
(2022-07-25)Advances in medicine and patient care coordination, has transitioned oncology care outside of the hospital and into ambulatory cancer centers. Despite initiatives to provide high-quality patient-centered coordinated-care, ... -
Improving Cancer Screening in Clinical Practice
(2019-04-15)Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Cancer screenings show a reduction in mortality and morbidity rates by early detection and prevention procedures. The most common types of cancer in the United States ... -
Improving Care for Children Affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences
(2020-07-28)The deleterious health effects of ACEs are well documented in the literature. Addressing ACEs and the effects trauma may have on children is an important prevention strategy for individual and public health. The negative ... -
Improving co-teaching through a collaborative planning process in an eastern North Carolina district
(East Carolina University, 2017-11-30)This dissertation presents a problem of practice, small scale proof of concept focused on improving co-teaching and collaborative planning with regular and special education teachers in Hertford County, NC. The following ... -
Improving Code Cart Education for New Graduate Nurses
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Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Rural Community During a Global Pandemic
(2021-04-29)Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of death in North Carolina and the United States. Colorectal cancer is detectable and preventable through screening, including visualization tests or stool-based testing. One county ... -
Improving Contraception Counseling among Adolescents
(2022-07-27)Unintended pregnancy remains an issue here in the United States (U.S.). Unintended pregnancy increases negative health effects for the mother and child. Long-term, this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Quality Improvement ... -
Improving Contraception Use in the Postpartum Period
(2016-07)In the United States (U.S.) there are 6.4 million pregnancies per year, over half of which (51%) are unintended. At the time of hospital discharge many women do not have a postpartum contraception plan which puts them at ... -
Improving COVID-19 Transmission Rates in Long Term Care Facilities
(2021-07-26)Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are at increased risk for outbreaks of COVID-19. Infection control measures have been an issue for LTCFs before the pandemic. The DNP project aimed to provide education to strike team ... -
Improving Cultural Competence via a Virtual Clinic for Service Providers in Rural Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)The Latino population in the United States of America is the nation’s largest ethnic minority, and is steadily increasing in size and diversity. The Southeastern region leads the US in Latino population growth (Pew Research ...