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Hearing aids in older adults: audibility, outcomes, status, characteristics, and skills
(East Carolina University, 2013)The current study explored hearing aid outcomes for a group of participants who were dispenser fit rather than protocol fit. Participants could have been fit and followed by any hearing aid practitioner increasing the ... -
HEARING FROM THE 8%: PERCEPTIONS OF PRE-COLLEGE EXPERIENCES FROM SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM LOW AND MODERATE SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-28)A college degree is an important gateway for entering our modern economy; the net value of a college degree is more than $800,000 above a high school diploma. Nationally only 8% of students from families in the lowest ... -
Heart rate as a physiologic response to scenarios on the driving simulator
(East Carolina University, 2012)Introduction: Since driving is such a big part of the American culture and considered an instrumental activity of daily living, it is a critical area for assessment and intervention for occupational therapists. The overall ... -
Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Heat Exchanger in a Solar-Assisted, Supercritical Brayton Cycle for Power Generation
(East Carolina University, 2023-07-19)Supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) has become a popular subject in sustainable energy research due to its low critical properties and enhanced operating conditions compared to previous heat transfer fluids. sCO2 power ... -
Heirloom : An Examination of Value, Family History and Personal Identity
(East Carolina University, 2012)This document is written in support of the creative body of work entitled The Art of Remembering-A Genealogy Project. The focus of my graduate research is the collection and preservation of my own family stories. This ... -
Held
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)The idea of the "spiritual" conjures notions of belief, wonder, and divinity for many people. I have come to understand the spiritual to be a part of my daily life, my inner thoughts and feelings, and the means to which I ... -
Help-Seeking and Help-Giving In Student-Athletes: Efficacy and Quality
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-07)Mental health concerns are growing within collegiate athletics. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate (1) help-seeking and help-giving sources of athletes, (2) the quality of athlete help-giving, (3) and the ... -
Help-Seeking and Help-Giving In Student-Athletes: Efficacy and Quality
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-07)Mental health concerns are growing within collegiate athletics. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate (1) help-seeking and help-giving sources of athletes, (2) the quality of athlete help-giving, (3) and the ... -
Heritage at Risk? : An Assessment of Environmental Factors in Archaeological Site Damage in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2011)This thesis is a multi-disciplinary geological and maritime archaeological study. This study's purpose is to create exploratory models that utilize analyses of geophysical factors within and around northeastern North ... -
Heroes and Legends: African-American Identity in Graphic Novels and Comic Books
(East Carolina University, 2015-12-15)This thesis compares the short stories of Richard Wright in Uncle Tom’s Children and Alice Walker’s The Third Life of Grange Copeland with Rep. John Lewis and Andrew Ayden’s graphic novel March: Book I, Max Brooks’s Harlem ... -
Herstory : exploration of the lived experiences of women who were first to lead an HBCU 1994 to 2014
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)There is increasing scrutiny and accountability being placed on colleges and university in American higher education. Historically black colleges and universities are not exempt from that scrutiny, and in some regards may ... -
Hickory Shad (Alosa mediocris) Population Identification Using Geometric Morphometrics and Otolith Shape
(East Carolina University, 2019-08-05)Hickory Shad Alosa mediocris is an anadromous species of fish belonging to the Family Clupeidae, first described in 1814 by Samuel L. Mitchill. Little is known about its life history or stock status. It is unknown whether ... -
Hickory Shad Alosa mediocris (Mitchill) Stock Identification Using Morphometric and Meristic Characters
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-02)The Hickory Shad Alosa mediocris is an anadromous fish species of the family Clupeidae. Little is known about its distribution, life history, and status. Adult Hickory Shad are found seasonally during spring spawning in ... -
Hidden and Sacred : African American Cemeteries in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2010)The purpose of thesis is to identify an Eastern North Carolina African American Burial Pattern through the survey of Black Bottom Cemetery and the comparison of this cemetery to others in Eastern North Carolina as well as ... -
Hidden Interiors
(East Carolina University, 2010)This written report supports the creative thesis entitled "Hidden Interiors: An Investigation of Containers and Their Hidden Compartments". The body of work that I am presenting for exhibition consists of containers ... -
Hierarchies and Communication : Analyzing Negotiated Power Relationships in a Small Software Company
(East Carolina University, 2013)This dissertation examines chatroom data gathered over the course of approximately five months at a small software organization to determine whether the power hierarchy in such organizations diverges from the org chart ...