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The Declaration of Independence : A New Genre in Political Discourse or Mixed Genres in an Unlikely Medium?
(East Carolina University, 2011)
The dissertation shows how mismatched content/medium relationships can supersede the responses of traditional pairings when the medium dominates the discursive power of the discourse. The dissertation, in part, looks at a ...
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS STUDY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODELS IMPACTING STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
(East Carolina University, 2011)
This study analyzed the impact of professional development on student achievement in eastern North Carolina high schools. The high schools studied were consistent in their student enrollment, teacher staff size, and ...
MEDICAL FAMILY THERAPY IN A PRIMARY CARE SETTING : A MODEL OF INTEGRATION
(East Carolina University, 2011)
As the profession of marriage and family therapy (MFT), as well as the emerging sub-discipline of medical family therapy (MedFT), continue to grow and evolve within the current mental health care system, the arena of primary ...
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS AND NATIVE STUDENTS AT SELECTED STATE UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Students, who complete their first two years of higher education at community colleges, must be prepared for the rigorous coursework at four-year institutions. The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive update ...
SKELETAL MUSCLE LIPID PARTITIONING : CONSEQUENCES OF ALTERATIONS IN ACYL-COA SYNTHETASE-5 AND DIGLYCERIDE ACYLTRANFERASE-1 EXPRESSION
(East Carolina University, 2011)
An oversupply of fatty acids and inadequacies in their partitioning toward oxidation and/or storage will lead to disruptions in cellular homeostasis. Reductions in mitochondrial content and lower rates of fatty acid ...
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT PERFORMANCE
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Differentiated instruction (DI) is a collection of strategies utilized to increase student achievement and engagement. School districts are using the strategies of differentiated instruction to increase student academic ...
Decisional Balance Among Potential ICD Recipients : Development Of The Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Decision Analysis Scale (ICD-DAS)
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Sudden cardiac death is a well-documented public health problem resulting in 400,000 deaths in the U.S. annually. The Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) has demonstrated benefit in reducing mortality in at risk ...
PREDICTIONS, ASSIGNED GRADES, AND OUTCOMES : IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
(East Carolina University, 2011)
This study analyzed relationships between teachers' ability to predict proficiency levels on standardized end-of-grade tests for grades three through eight in reading and mathematics relative to students' actual proficiency ...
A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE CONCURRENT VALIDITY BETWEEN COURSE GRADES AND STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT RESULTS
(East Carolina University, 2011)
This study sought to determine the concurrent validity between course grades and performance on standardized test in classrooms where nonachievement factors were separated from the reporting of achievement factors in a ...
The Physiological and Pathological Role of Mitochondrial Calcium in the Diabetic Heart
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Diabetic patients are more susceptible to ischemia/reperfusion injury and cardiac dysfunction likely due alterations in mitochondrial calcium handling. The purpose of this work was to determine if redox-dependent changes ...