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Using Recycled Concrete Aggregate in Non-Structural Concrete on NCDOT Projects in Eastern NC
(2016-04)
These items are part of a grant project between Dr. Wang, Department of Construction Management, East Carolina University, and The North Carolina Department of Transportation. The grant project will run from August 1, ...
A practical guide and power analysis for GLMMs: detecting among treatment variation in random effects
(2015-09)
In ecology and evolution generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) are becoming increasingly used to test for differences in variation by treatment at multiple hierarchical levels. Yet, the specific sampling schemes that ...
Use of MRI in assessing structural and functional aspects of the velopharyngeal mechanism: evolution and current trends
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)
The complex and dynamic nature of the velopharynx makes it a difficult area to assess, particularly during speech. The velopharynx, including the velum, lateral pharyngeal walls, and posterior pharyngeal walls are deep ...
A Framework for Testing Scientific Software: A Case Study of Testing Amsterdam Discrete Dipole Approximation Software
(East Carolina University, 2016-08-18)
Software testing with scientific software systems often suffers from test oracle problem, i.e., lack of test oracles. Amsterdam discrete dipole approximation code (ADDA) is a scientific software system that can be used to ...
Children's use of transitional objects in pediatric healthcare settings: policies and practices
(East Carolina University, 2016-11-16)
Children experience medical interventions and hospitalizations every day. These settings are often characterized as strange and unfamiliar for children, may require some separations from established attachment figures, ...
Predictors of Entrepreneurial Success in Tunisia
(East Carolina University, 2016-09-16)
The current study explores the different psychological and cultural predictors of successful entrepreneurship in Tunisia. The relationships between entrepreneurial self-efficacy, risk-taking propensity, wasta (advantages ...
Effects of Emotional Symptoms on Pain and Social Functioning in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of genetic blood disorders primarily affecting people of African, Latino, and Mediterranean descent and has currently been diagnosed in over 100,000 Americans. This chronic disease ...
SMAD3 OVEREXPRESSION ENHANCES VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL ATTACHMENT
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and illness in the United States and worldwide. Smooth muscle cell (SMC) migration and secretion of extracellular matrix materials are key components of adverse ...
Connecting It All: Creating Community in Sport and Entertainment
(2016-06-01)
There is a growing concern that many individuals are no longer living in and experiencing community like previous generations. Today for many Americans, it is common for someone to have thousands of online Facebook friends ...
The Luna Curriculum: Research-Based and Student-Centered Language Arts and Math Instruction for Grades 3-5
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-05)
The Luna Curriculum (Bonin, 2016) was designed for use as Tier I or Tier II instruction in grades 3-5 classrooms. The Luna Curriculum provides a framework for providing effective instruction through the integration of a ...