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Assessing floor slipperiness in campus dining halls using objective and subjective measures
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-13)
Floor slipperiness is a critical issue in slip and fall incidents which are a major source of occupational injuries. The objectives of this study were to investigate if the protocols used in a field study conducted in ...
The Effects of Intergenerational Programming on Older Adults with Dementia
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-12)
Research has suggested that intergenerational interactions have the potential to improve the well-being and quality of life for adults with dementia. However, few studies have been conducted that determine the outcomes of ...
REWETTING POCOSIN WETLANDS LOWERS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-12)
Restored peatlands are known to be highly efficient carbon sinks and wetland restoration efforts take advantage of this efficiency to use as a climate change mitigation strategy. Evaluating the carbon sequestration capacity ...
AUTOGENIC CONTROLS ON DEBRIS-FLOW FANS WITH LIMITED ACCOMMODATION SPACE: LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS INFORMED BY A FIELD EXAMPLE
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-13)
Decades of historic levels of urbanization and expansion of the built environment on to existing alluvial fans at the periphery of most cities has placed humans at risk of floods and debris-flows that are formative processes ...
Examining Concurrent Validity of the Print Tool as Compared to the Test of Handwriting-Skills Revised
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-06)
Handwriting assessments offer practitioners an objective measure to determine handwriting deficits, track student's progress, and provide evidence for the use of occupational therapy intervention. However, research has ...
HOW CAN PROJECT H.O.P.E. “HELPING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE EXCEL” IMPACT THE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES WHO ATTEND A RURAL ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL?
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-13)
Emotional intelligence (EI) has been defined as the ability to perceive, understand, regulate, and harness emotions in self and others (Rivera Jr., & Lee, 2014). The EI of African American male public school students that ...
EXPLORING INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVES WITH AN INSERTABLE CARDIAC MONITOR
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-06)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. Individuals with syncope, cardiac arrhythmias and cryptogenic stroke are at risk for CVD because of a suspected arrhythmia. ...
COGNITIVE APPRAISAL OF STRESS AND COPING OF INTRADYALITIC EVENTS IN PERSONS ON HEMODIALYSIS
(East Carolina University, 2017-11-06)
Although hemodialysis (HD) has the propensity to preserve and maintain life, the person on HD is at risk for adverse intradialytic events (IDEs) during the treatment such as cramping, loss of consciousness, and death. A ...
Sexual Risk Behaviors and sexual Functioning Among African American and European American Victims of Sexual Assault
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-01)
College women are at increased risk for experiencing unwanted and nonconsensual sex including attempted and completed rape (Fisher, Cullen, & Turner, 2000; Krebs et al., 2009). Many sexual assault victims experience negative ...
Developing a Supplemental Archaeological Methodology: A Photogrammetric Study of Shipwrecks Using a Low-Cost ROV
(East Carolina University, 2017-11-15)
In recent years, photogrammetry has been increasingly used as a supplement to traditional archaeological mapping methods. This study aims to show that photogrammetry can be a viable supplement, and in some cases a replacement, ...