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REIMAGINING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN DISTRICT DECISIONS: WITH STUDENT VOICE
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-25)Student voice is often missing when decisions are made in school districts. Culturally responsive researchers indicate that when students have voice in their daily schooling, they are more connected (Gay, 2018; Hammond, ... -
THE EFFECTS OF SECONDARY MATHEMATICS COURSES ON RURAL STUDENT COLLEGE CHOICE
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-27)Participation in a rigorous high school mathematics curriculum plays a key role in both college choice and college completion. Rural students have lower access to advanced mathematics courses and enroll in college at lower ... -
RADIOSENSITIZATION OF PROSTATE CARCINOMA CELLS BY PEGYLATED METALLIC NANOPARTICLES TO PROTON IRRADIATION
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-01)One of the main goals of cancer radiation therapy is to reduce the dose to healthy tissues while maximizing the dose to malignant tissue. A special class of materials known as "radiosensitizers" has emerged that can help ... -
Early Indication of Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury Utilizing Novel Renal Biomarkers
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-01)Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complication of major surgery. Novel renal biomarkers have been identified that show good sensitivity for assessing the risk of AKI development much earlier than current diagnostic measures. ... -
Factors Predicting Changes in Sleep in North Carolina Children During the Coronavirus Pandemic
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-17)As the COVID-19 virus evolved into a global pandemic, a myriad of changes occurred for children and families worldwide. Bronfenbrenner’s socio-ecological model argues that there is a complex interaction of factors impacting ... -
STRUCTURE-FUNCTION ANALYSIS OF A FAMILY OF BORRELIAL C1r INHIBITORS FROM LYME DISEASE AND RELAPSING FEVER SPIROCHETES
(East Carolina University, 2023-06-01)The complement system is an ancient part of the innate immune system consisting of fluid-phase proteins that contribute to inflammation, homeostasis, and pathogen clearance. A group of vector-borne spirochetal pathogens ... -
Fiducial Marker Placement and Selection Study for Real-Time Lung Tumor Tracking
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)Introduction: Lung cancer remains one of the most fatal forms of cancer globally. Lung cancer is often treated by surgical removal of the malignant tissue however, surgery is not often an option for lung cancer. Radiation ... -
ACUTE CARE NURSES’ KNOWLEDGE ON IN-HOSPITAL STROKES AND PREDICTORS OF KNOWLEDGE
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)In-hospital strokes (IHS) account for one in five strokes; however, IHS patients have higher mortality and are half as likely to be discharged home when compared to community-occurring strokes (Chen et al., 2018). Nurse-driven ... -
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Cannabidiol-Improved Vocal Recovery Following Damage to a Songbird Vocal Pre-Motor Cortical-Like Region
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-27)The non-euphorigenic phytocannabinoid CBD has been found to be effective in treating childhood-onset epilepsies, conditions that are often associated with developmental delays, including vocal communication. Zebra finch ... -
Employee Error: The Development, Validation, and Use of a Perceived Error Measure for Predicting Rumination, Burnout, and Counterproductive Work Behaviors
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-01)Errors are ubiquitous in organizations. Nonetheless, scholarly literature regarding workplace error has largely focused on low-rate catastrophic failures such as the Challenger, Columbia, and Chernobyl accidents. However, ... -
VOICES OF RESISTANCE: HOW WOMEN ANTIRACIST EDUCATIONAL LEADERS ADDRESS THE TENSIONS OF LEADING FOR RACIAL EQUITY
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)The doctoral participatory action research study explored what we can learn from women who combine their female ontologies and epistemologies with the lived experiences of themselves and others toward improving racial ... -
TEACHER LEADERSHIP IN PRACTICE: A PROGRAM EVALUATION OF OPPORTUNITY CULTURE IN A SMALL, RURAL NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL DISTRICT
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-01)ABSTRACT Charlene Pittman, TEACHER LEADERSHIP IN PRACTICE: A PROGRAM EVALUATION OF OPPORTUNITY CULTURE IN A SMALL, RURAL NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL DISTRICT (Under the direction of Dr. Travis Lewis). Department of Educational ... -
Conservation and Immunogenomics of the Endangered White-winged Duck
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-02)White-winged Wood Ducks (WWD) are an endangered species native to southeast Asia. Efforts to conserve the species via captive breeding have been hindered because captive populations appear to be highly susceptible to avian ... -
BUTTS, BOOKS, BUSES, AND BETTER INSTRUCTION: HOW A PRINCIPAL CAN DEVELOP ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS INTO EQUITY-CENTERED INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS BY JUGGLING TASKS TOGETHER.
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)The study aimed to build the capacity of assistant principals to identify and support teachers in using equitable classroom practices. The Participatory Action Research (PAR) study in a rural North Carolina school district ... -
THE MISSING PIECE TO TEACHER INDUCTION: A FRAMEWORK FOR ADDING EQUITY-FOCUSED SUPPORT TO INDUCTION
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)Teacher turnover rates in the nation are incredibly high, and college of education programs are experiencing declining enrollment. Combined, these two factors have led to staffing concerns in most states. A lack of highly ... -
USING CREATIVE PRACTICES TO FOSTER ARTS INTEGRATION: SUPPORTING EXPERIENTIAL PEDAGOGY FOR TEACHERS
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-27)Few educators receive experiential professional development and coaching that support them in articulating and nurturing their creative voices and mindsets. The purpose of the participatory action research (P AR) study was ... -
We Choose Not To "Shut Up and Dribble": Listening to Student Voices in an Alternative Learning School
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)The purpose of the PAR study was to use students' experiences in an alternative learning school to better understand and strengthen African American male student learning. Because the students had academic setbacks, failed ... -
AM I WHO I SAY I AM? THE ILLUSION OF CHOICE: BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION IN HEALTHCARE
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-01)Grounded in surveillance studies and technical communication, this study defines biometric identification technologies as personal identifiers of the body, focusing specifically on how neonatal nurses use and perceive such ... -
INTRODUCING TRANSLANGUAGING PRACTICES IN AN INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS.
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)Language is the vehicle through which we express ourselves and interact with the people and places around us. Language shapes our identity within the varied communities in which we belong. Translanguaging is a concept that ... -
FILLING THE VOID: BUILDING AND SUSTAINING COHESIVE AND CONSISTENT INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)The focus of practice for the study was to build and sustain a cohesive and consistent instructional leadership team by supporting the growth and development of assistant principals as instructional leaders. This study ...