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RESOURCES AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
(East Carolina University, 2022-08-19)Participants were 23 caregivers of children between the ages of four to twenty-two years old who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and attend the Autism Society of North Carolina (ASNC) Social Recreation program ... -
RESOURCES AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
(East Carolina University, 2022-08-19)Participants were 23 caregivers of children between the ages of four to twenty-two years old who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and attend the Autism Society of North Carolina (ASNC) Social Recreation program ... -
RESPONSE OF A SPARTINA PATENS-DOMINATED OLIGOHALINE MARSH TO NITROGEN ENRICHMENT IN COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA, USA.
(East Carolina University, 2013)Coastal marshes are highly productive ecosystems that play a significant role in the global carbon budget. Anthropogenic alterations to coastal landscapes can significantly impact these marsh ecosystems, though the actual ... -
Response of Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) at Different Life Stages to Flooding and Salinity
(East Carolina University, 2014)Baldcypress are dominant trees in forested coastal wetlands. As sea levels rise, it is important to increase our understanding of how increased salinity and flooding will affect forested coastal wetlands. This study combined ... -
Responses in Baseflow Nitrogen Concentrations to Wastewater Management Approaches in the North Carolina Piedmont
(East Carolina University, 2023-01-04)Falls Lake is currently classified as impaired because of elevated chlorophyll-a and turbidity levels associated with excess nutrient inputs. Anthropogenic and natural inputs of nutrients, especially nitrogen (N), into ... -
RESPONSES OF COASTAL NESTING KING RAILS (RALLUS ELEGANS) TO ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS OF RISING WATER AND TEMPERATURE
(East Carolina University, 2015-12-09)King rail (Rallus elegans) populations are experiencing long-term declines attributable to habitat loss. Sparse breeding populations in coastal areas may represent the last strongholds for this species, but climate change ... -
Responses of Leaf Litter Breakdown Rates and Microbial Enzyme Activity to Salinity in North Carolina Wetlands
(East Carolina University, 2014)Sea-level rise and human activities are causing the increase of salinity in coastal freshwater wetlands. Increased salinity in some wetlands has been found to accelerate leaf litter decomposition, an important driver of ... -
RESTAURANT AND BAR OWNERS AND MANAGERS RESPOND TO NORTH CAROLINA'S SMOKE-FREE LAW, ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USE INSIDE THEIR BUSINESSES, AND SMOKE-FREE OUTDOOR SEATING AREAS
(East Carolina University, 2015)This descriptive, cross-sectional study was used to collect and analyze data provided from a pencil and paper survey mailed to a randomly selected group of North Carolina restaurants and bars. The topic of the study was ... -
Restorative Erotica : "Let the Friend, and the Lover Be Handsomely Mixed"
(East Carolina University, 2012)Lady Mary Wortley Montagu expected the people of Imperial Britain to respect her choices and her true identity, but because they didn't she was forced into the arms of another country, and furthermore women of other ... -
Resurgence
(East Carolina University, 2017-01-03)I believe objects have a lifespan, they have the capabilities to experience decay and metamorphose into something new. In my work, attention to detail and craftsmanship is important. The ideas surrounding my work focus on ... -
THE RETURN
(East Carolina University, 2012)"The Return" investigates how culture shapes our understanding of the natural world. The life process of death is the key to this understanding. Culture has interpreted, compartmentalized, or rationalized this process in ... -
Review and synthesis of the role of structural arches in the Brazilian Amazon lowlands
(East Carolina University, 2017-01-11)In tropical South America, the interplay of tectonics, climate, and base-level influences terrestrial sedimentary processes of modern rivers and their antecedents, leading to transport of large volumes of sediment through ... -
Revisiting the Port of Brunswick : A Research Design for the Waterfront of Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site, Winnabow, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2014)Since the fall of 2010, a series of colonial period wharves and other features have been revealed as a result of erosion along the banks of the Cape Fear River at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site in Winnabow, ... -
Revitalizing "Forgotten" African American Cemeteries
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-15)The degradation, abandonment, and "forgetting" of African American cemeteries have become chronic issues throughout the Southern United States. At their base, these spaces are examples of manipulated landscapes and represent ... -
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 ... -
Rhythm to the Art Educator
(East Carolina University, 2009)Rhythm is a basic principle of art, taught to beginners and explored by master artists. However, rhythm is a difficult concept to understand and apply visually. The basic definition of rhythm is defined, and the use of ...