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PB2Y Coronado Flying Boat Archaeology and Site Formation Studies, Tanapag Lagoon, Saipan
(East Carolina University, 2015)The focus of this thesis is the further study of both pre- and post-depositional site formation processes that affect submerged WWII aircraft, specifically an unidentified US Navy Consolidated PB2Y Coronado flying boat in ... -
Pedagogical Approaches to the Instruction of Ethics in Lower-Level Undergraduate Professional Writing Courses
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-04)The following report centers on ethics instructional methods in undergraduate professional writing courses. The literature review covers the instructional practices favored by professors of upper-level and graduate ... -
Pediatric Behavioral Concerns : Does Physician Training Influence Their Referral and Recommendation Practices
(East Carolina University, 2014)Pediatric primary care physicians indicate behavioral health concerns to be the most frequently reported complaint of parents during well-child visits. Over the last few decades, graduate medical education and training ... -
PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS OF A DRIVING AND COMMUNITY MOBILITY BOOTCAMP FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-15)This study was designed to determine the perceived effectiveness of a driving and community mobility Bootcamp for young adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD). Seven participants and their parents ... -
Perceived Emergency Department Care and Disease Status in Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients
(East Carolina University, 2011)The present study described the overall emergency department (ED) experiences of children with SCD, and examined the relationship between characteristics of care (waiting time, communication/interaction with the health ... -
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 ... -
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 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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
PERFORMANCE FOR ETHNOGRAPHY, DIALOGUE, AND INTERVENTION : USING ACTIVATING THEATRE TO EXPLORE THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUES FACING KENYAN ADOLESCENT GIRLS
(East Carolina University, 2014)This thesis explores the utility of using performance, specifically activating theatre, both as a reproductive health intervention and as an ethnographic tool for exploring the reproductive health worldview of 17 adolescent ...