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Determining the Ability of an At-home Test Kit to Detect Lead in Drinking Fountains at East Carolina University
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-15)Lead and other contaminants in drinking water still pose as an important problem in today’s society and can have detrimental effects on human health. At-home water testing kits can offer consumers an easy and affordable ... -
Determining The Association of Patient Reported Outcomes with Lower Extremity Biomechanical Function and Quadriceps Strength
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in the knee is a common, debilitating injury in athletes and the general population. Most individuals undergo ACL reconstruction (ACLR) to repair the ligament and restore functional ... -
Determining the best practices and strategies for website redesign in higher education
(East Carolina University, 2012)This study explored the best practices and strategies for website redesign in higher education. College websites experience many challenges in a digitally driven world. This study examined what role visuals, aesthetics, ... -
Determining the Chemical Structure of Brucebactin: The Sole Complex Siderophore Utilized by the Pathogenic Bacterium Brucella Abortus
(East Carolina University, 1/13/16)Brucellosis is a zoonotic bacterial disease that affects many around the world. There are over half a million new cases each year and prevalence rates in some areas of the world exceed 10 new cases per 100,000 in the ... -
Determining the Influence of Sibling Relationships on Current Romantic Relationships
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Although sibling relationships are potentially the longest relationship a person will experience (Bank & Kahn, 1997), researchers know relatively little about the role of sibling relationships in youth development in ... -
DETERMINING THE MEMBRANE TOPOLOGY OF TRANSMEMBRANE O-METHYLTRANSFERASE IN ZEBRAFISH HAIR CELLS USING A SPLIT GFP SYSTEM
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Mechanosensory hair cells are used by the auditory and vestibular systems to convert mechanical vibrations into electrical signals. Given their specialized function and morphology, hair cells express a unique set of genes ... -
Determining the Relationship Between Water Quality and Ulcerative Mycosis in Atlantic Menhaden
(East Carolina University, 1993-03)The objectives of this study were to investigate the possible causes of ulcerative mycosis (UM) in the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary. Ulcerative mycosis is the commonest disease affecting the finfish populations of the ... -
Determining the role of the steroid hormone ecdysone in critical stages of Drosophila melanogaster early oogenesis
(East Carolina University, 2019-11-27)Reproductive function in many organisms, including Drosophila melanogaster, is controlled by steroid hormones. The main steroid hormone in Drosophila is ecdysone, which is structurally and functionally similar to estrogen. ... -
Dethroning the Kings of Cape Fear: Consequences of Edward Moseley’s Surveys
(2011)There remains a veil of romanticism used in past historiography concerning Edward Moseley that leaves one feeling that he was, as D.H. Hill said, “always on the side of the people.” Arguably, this romanticism has permeated ... -
Developing a Behavioral Health Intervention Team for Moore County Schools
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-17)Student mental health has been a concern for school districts across the state of North Carolina as well as the nation. The purpose of this study was to improve the mental health, safety and welfare of students in Moore ... -
DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR ENGLISH LEARNER INSTRUCTION AT THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL LEVEL: A CHALLENGE IN SAMPSON COUNTY SCHOOLS
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-17)This study utilized Professional Learning Communities (PLC) of English Learner (EL) teachers in a collaborative process in the Union sub-district of Sampson County Schools to develop an EL Plan of Instruction. This group ... -
Developing a Latino-Adapted Parenting Program for Primary Care: A Delphi Study
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-19)Latino children suffer from many health disparities compared to their non-Latino peers. One way to minimize these health disparities is by empowering Latino parents through parenting support programs. Primary care agencies, ... -
Developing a Musculoskeletal Model of Landing
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries are a common sports related injury that results in a loss of play time, are painful, and limit a person’s quality of life while injured. ACL injuries often occur when a person is ... -
Developing a Panel of Microsatellite Markers for Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) as a Research Tool for Population Studies
(East Carolina University, 2013)The common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) sometimes exhibits brood parasitism - a parent manipulating a conspecific host to raise its offspring, relieving the parent of the encumbrance of parental investment. It has been ... -
DEVELOPING A PRINCIPAL INDUCTION PROGRAM FOR CRAVEN COUNTY SCHOOLS
(East Carolina University, 2015-04-28)The demands of principals have increased drastically over the years and principals are overwhelmed as they accept the responsibility for an entire school. With an emphasis on performance and accountability and realizing ... -
DEVELOPING A PROGRAM TO IMPROVE READING INSTRUCTION AND ACHIEVEMENT AT J. GLENN EDWARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-17)ABSTRACT Natalie P. Kelly, DEVELOPING A PROGRAM TO IMPROVE READING INSTRUCTION AND ACHIEVEMENT AT J. GLENN EDWARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Under the direction of Dr. William A. Rouse). Department of Educational Leadership, ... -
DEVELOPING A REAL-TIME DATA ANALYTICS FRAMEWORK FOR TWITTER STREAMING DATA
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-13)Twitter is an online social networking service with more than 300 million users, generating a huge amount of information every day. Twitter's most important characteristic is its ability for users to tweet about events, ... -
DEVELOPING A RUBRIC FOR THE EVALUATION OF READING PROGRAMS FOR JOHNSTON COUNTY SCHOOLS
(East Carolina University, 2015-04-24)The Superintendent of Johnston County Schools requested a program evaluation rubric for the selection of core reading programs. This final reading evaluation rubric allows users to measure the six key components of an ... -
DEVELOPING A SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING PLAN FOR THE TAR-PAMLICO BLUE ECONOMY CORRIDOR
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-14)The Tar-Pamlico Blue Economy Corridor (BEC) serves three Tier 1 Counties (Nash, Pitt, and Edgecombe Counties) and one Tier 2 county (Beaufort County) in Eastern North Carolina (North Carolina Department of Commerce, 2022). ...