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The behavioral impact of an advertising campaign to promote safety belt use.
(East Carolina University, 1988)
Safety belt use was observed at one restaurant during McDonald's "Make It Click" promotional campaign. Following baseline, the program was monitored without intervention. During the final 2 weeks of the campaign an incentive ...
Synthesis of Phosphatic Sediment-Faunal Relationships Within the Pungo River Formation: Paleoenvironmental Implications
(1982-12)
The lower part of the Pungo River Formation in the Aurora Embayment (units A and B) consists of phosphorite sands and interbedded dolomites that grade southward into calcareous quartz sand (unit CC) associated with a ...
Are College Students Colorblind? Associating Demographic Factors with Latent Racism
(2015)
In the United States, people across social institutions increasingly perceive racism to be a thing of the past. Abundant research, however, demonstrates that racial bias by employers, and others, continues to take place. ...
American Lightships, 1820-1983 : History, Construction, and Archaeology within the Maritime Cultural Landscape
(East Carolina University, 2011)
In 1820, the United States Government began funding construction and conversion of watercraft for use as lightships. Floating beacons utilized to mark dangerous shoals, reefs, and shifting channels in inland as well as ...
The United States and Pakistan During Crisis : From the Russian Intervention in Afghanistan to 9/11
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the major influences on the Pakistan-United States relationship in an effort to identify patterns that could help future policymakers. Throughout the relationship, various levels ...
MALLEABLE VIEW OF INTELLIGENCE AS INTERVENTION FOR STEREOTYPE THREAT : OVERCOMING MATH UNDERPERFORMANCE IN WOMEN
(East Carolina University, 2009)
When challenging math tests are described as diagnostic measures of ability or when gender differences are salient, stereotype threat causes women to underperform compared to men. In her theory of achievement motivation, ...
Personality Correlates of Compliance with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Treatment of Sleep Apnea
(East Carolina University, 2010)
Unlike many chronic illnesses with less than optimal treatment efficacy, the treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), is extremely efficacious. However, treatment compliance ...
Effectiveness of a Computer Literacy Intervention for Young Children with Attention and Reading Problems
(East Carolina University, 2010)
An adverse relationship between inattention and literacy has been documented in the research literature. This relationship appears to be pervasive and detrimental, leading many inattentive children to fall significantly ...
An Analysis of Sex Differences in Empathy and Forgiveness
(East Carolina University, 2009)
The relationships among sex, empathy, and forgiveness were examined. A sample of 108 undergraduates, aged 18 to 35 years, participated in interviews and completed a series of instruments to assess both state and trait ...
Elastic and inelastic light scattering from single bacterial spores in an optical trap allows the monitoring of spore germination dynamics
(East Carolina University, 2009-05-15)
Raman scattering spectroscopy and elastic light scattering intensity (ESLI) were used to simultaneously measure levels of Ca-dipicolinic acid (CaDPA) and changes in spore morphology and refractive index during germination ...