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Scattered to the Wind : An Evaluation of the Disaster Landscape of Coastal North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2012)Coastal North Carolina has had a long and intimate relationship with severe weather events, the outcome of which has affected the physical, economical, and social structures of the State. The primary objective of this ... -
Scholarly Communication Boot Camp: Getting Liaisons Up to Speed
(2015-11-06)Liaison librarians everywhere are being asked to share more and more in the work of scholarly communication. In many cases they need extensive training to be prepared to talk about these topics with faculty and students. ... -
School Factors and Their Impact on the Black-White Achievement Gap in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2012)Since desegregation in the 1960s and 1970s, a gap in the test scores between ethnic groups has been identified, though it has probably been present for much longer. The gap between the test scores of Blacks and Whites is ... -
Sci-Hub: What Is It, and Why Does It Matter to Academic Libraries? An Interview with Michael Levine-Clark and Peter Katz
(2017-10-27)Piracy of subscription-based scholarly literature has reached a new peak with the advent of Sci-Hub and other sites like it. Sci-Hub is a collection of over 68 million items led by and compiled by a researcher from ... -
The Scuppernong River Project, Volume 1: Explorations of Tyrrell County Maritime History
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The self-reported health status and perceived health beliefs of farmers in eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2013)I examined the self-reported health status and perceived health beliefs among a convenience sample of eastern North Carolina (NC) farmers (N = 253 ). The top 3 reported diagnosed diseases among farmers in eastern NC include ... -
Serum metabolomic profiling in acute alcoholic hepatitis identifies multiple dysregulated pathways
(2014-12-02)Background and Objectives While animal studies have implicated derangements of global energy homeostasis in the pathogenesis of acute alcoholic hepatitis (AAH), the relevance of these findings to the development of human ... -
Serving Sci-Tech Library Users With Disabilities
(East Carolina University, 2001)Service to library users with disabilities has been the subject of numerous books, articles, and presentations, but it is useful to consider this issue specifically in the context of science libraries for several reasons. ... -
Shared Outcomes, Shared Practice: Evaluating an Instruction Program with One Assessment Technique
(2018-12-05)Purpose: When it comes to instruction program assessment, we often define “program” as those common curricular experiences that students encounter during their academic careers, such as first-year seminars, composition ... -
Shedding Light on Dark Truths : The Interpretation of African American History at Tryon Palace in New Bern, NC
(East Carolina University, 2014)Tryon Palace was home to the first royal governors of North Carolina. Today, the site is one of the most visited historic sites in the state. But what stories are visitors hearing? The historic homes and buildings at the ... -
Shifting Sands and Shifting Strategies: Advocacy Coalitions, Bonner Bridge, and the Future of NC 12 on North Carolina's Outer Banks
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-18)Coastal management decisions are complicated. They involve an array of competing concerns, including environmental, social, economic, recreational, and property interests, and are inherently political. These decisions ... -
Ship Ashore! : The Role of Risk in the Development of the United States Life-Saving Service and its Effects on Wrecking Patterns Along the North Carolina Coast
(East Carolina University, 2012)Prior to the 1870s bloated corpses, splintered masts, and floating cargoes often littered the isolated beaches of the Eastern United States, becoming a tragic but nearly ubiquitous sight. For those in peril upon the seas, ... -
Should providers encourage realistic weight expectations and satisfaction with lost weight in commercial weight loss programs? a preliminary study
(2014)Background Attrition is a problem among patients who participate in commercial weight loss programs. One possible explanation is that if patients are unable to reach a weight that they expect to achieve, they may be ... -
SHOVEL TESTING THE SQUIRE'S RIDGE (31ED365) SITE : EDGECOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2011)In this study, artifacts from the 2009 field season at Squire's Ridge (31ED365) are analyzed. One-hundred and fourteen shovel tests were completed by students under the supervision of I. Randolph Daniel that account for ... -
Shuttle & plow: A history of Alamance County, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2000)This article reviews the book Shuttle & Plow: A History of Alamance County, North Carolina, which includes over 300 years of the county's history. -
Skin Carotenoid Levels Over Time and Differences by Age, Sex, and Race Among Head Start Children (3-5 years) Living in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)Objective: Examine differences in skin carotenoid levels (SCL) based on time, age, sex, and race of preschool-aged children (PSAC) enrolled in Head Start (HS) in North Carolina (NC). Design: Data were collected using surveys ...