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Perceived Gender Roles and ADHD: An Explanation for the Diagnosis Gap
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-15)In pursuit of explaining the diagnosis gap, in which more boys are diagnosed with ADHD than girls, two broad schools of thought emerge throughout the literature-one suggests the gap is due to inherent sex differences, and ... -
The perceived impact of falling and the fear of falling on older adults living independently at a continuing care retirement community in eastern north carolina
(East Carolina University, 2010)This study was completed using the phenomenological research strategy to understand the effect that falling and the fear of falling has on independently living residents at a continuing care retirement community in eastern ... -
THE PERCEIVED IMPACT OF THE 2006 NORTH CAROLINA STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL EXECUTIVES ON UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP PREPARATION PROGRAMS
(East Carolina University, 2010)Not surprisingly, the members of the Ad Hoc Committee on School Administration - a committee established by the North Carolina State Board of Education for the purpose of revising standards for principals in North Carolina ... -
Perceived Outdoor Activity Constraints and Negotiation Strategies in Greenville, NC
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-25)Individuals sometimes fail to participate in outdoor activities—to the detriment of their health—as a result of leisure constraints. Constraints are pressures individuals feel when attempting to participate in different ... -
Perceptions About Vaccination by Obstetricians and Gynecologists : A Phenomenological Approach
(East Carolina University, 2009)Background - The field of immunizations has grown in recent years with the introduction of new vaccines for adolescents and adults. Despite these advances, adolescents and adults are often under-immunized and may be ... -
Perceptions of HIV Risk Among African American Women in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2012)This project involved the collection and analysis of data from pre-and post-tests and five focus groups with 54 community-dwelling, middle-aged African American women in Eastern North Carolina, in order to explore the ... -
PERCEPTIONS OF HOW ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IMPACTS STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN A SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
(East Carolina University, 2015-04-29)The purpose of this study was to identify an appropriate structure to successfully serve all alternative students in an effort to increase the graduation rate and academic proficiency of the students at an alternative high ... -
PERCEPTIONS OF HOW VIRTUAL LEARNING AND SEAT TIME IMPACT STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
(East Carolina University, 2015-04-29)The purpose of this study is to identify an appropriate structure to successfully serve all alternative students in an effort to increase the graduation rate and academic proficiency of the students at an alternative high ... -
Perceptions of Hurricane Risk Among North Carolina's Coastal Residents : A Case Study of Hurricane Irene
(East Carolina University, 2013)The perception of risk to natural hazards is a very complex topic and there are multiple factors that influence it. However, two factors have generally been overlooked. Through the use of mail-out surveys of residents in ... -
Perceptions of nursing as a career option held by men with experiences in military health care.
(East Carolina University, 2011)Despite notable efforts to present nursing as a viable career for men, the profession remains predominately female, and the modest changes in the numbers of men has not kept pace with the increasing demand for nursing ... -
PERCEPTIONS OF VIOLENCE IN A FORMER SLUM IN BRAZIL : A PHENOMENOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION
(East Carolina University, 2010)Background: This qualitative study focused on violence as perceived by residents of the slum (favela) of Vila Nova located in the outskirts of Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. At the time of this study, Vila Nova had existed ... -
Perceptions on cooperative learning : a case study of Kagan cooperative learning structures in the classroom
(East Carolina University, 2015-04-30)The purpose of this study was to gain insight to the perceptions of teachers and students on learning and engagement due to the implementation of Kagan cooperative learning structures. The study utilized quantitative and ... -
Percieved Role Management and Parental Self-Efficacy of College Students
(East Carolina University, 2016-07-25)The current study seeks to make a contribution to the existing literature on parenting programs by examining the effects of the Triple-P Positive Parenting Program (Triple P), on college students who are parents. Using a ... -
Perfluorooctanoic acid-induced developmental cardiotoxicity in an avian model
(East Carolina University, 2013)Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a synthetic chemical used in polyfluormer production. It is a widespread environmental contaminant and is known to induce developmental toxicity in rodent models. As several related compounds ... -
Performance Analysis of Extractive Text Summarization
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-22)In this era, data is increasing exponentially, and it is crucial for people to keep up with all of this information. The information is available in several different forms such as news articles, online blogs, etc., many ... -
Performance analysis of machine learning algorithms to predict mobile applications' star ratings via its user interface features
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-05)The first part of this thesis concludes with an overall summary of the publications so far on the applied Machine Learning techniques in different phases of the Software Development Life Cycle that including Requirements ...