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THE COST OF DIVERSITY: AN ANAYLSIS OF REPRESENTATION AND COST BARRIERS IN STOCK PHOTO LIBRARIES FOR HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS, 2021
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Ineffective health communication can drive health disparities and limit the effectiveness of interventions to reduce health disparities. Stock photo libraries are a critical tool for developers of patient education and ... -
The Debate over Political Polarization: An Updated Examination of Public Polarization
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-13)Political polarization of the public has been the topic of academic debate for decades. Some claim that the polarization is concentrated in party elites and perpetuated by the media (Fiorina, Abrams, and Pope 2011). ... -
THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG ADULT COMMITTED DATING RELATIONSHIPS
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-03)Background: Individuals who promote and hold strong romantic beliefs also have greater expectations that an ideal relationship would conform to their standards. Unmet expectations in a relationship can lead to overall ... -
The Doctrine of Stare Decisis in Supreme Court Decisions
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-07)As Randy Barnett, a Professor of Law at Georgetown Law, stated, “how and when precedent should be rejected remains one of the great unresolved controversies of jurisprudence” (Kozel 1846). Whether the people contemplating ... -
The Economic Trajectory of Juvenile Delinquency
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Economic status is one of the most important influences when it comes to an individual’s power and privilege. A factor that impact’s an individual’s ability to achieve adequate economic status is the individual’s interaction ... -
The Effect of Comic Books on Historical Empathy in High School Students
(East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)In this study, a group of 10th -grade civics and economics students from eastern North Carolina participated in two weeks of comic book centered instruction to increase their levels of historical empathy. Historical empathy ... -
The Effect Of Fine Arts on Language and Literacy Skills in Children
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)Abstract Current techniques of teaching literacy to elementary school students are commonly limited to the use of standard reading programs such as Macmillan, McGraw Hill and Houghton (LaJevic, 2013). Although systematic, ... -
The Effect of Landing Error Scoring System Performance on Femoral Articular Cartilage Deformation in Recreationally Active Females
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-05)The Landing Error Scoring System [LESS] is a valid and reliable standardized tool used to assess biomechanical movements during jumping and landing activities thought to be high-risk for sustaining anterior cruciate ligament ... -
The effect of listener group and masker condition on auditory memory scores
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)The goal of this study was to determine the effect of informational masking on memory scores. The auditory memory ability of participants was evaluated using the Digit Span Forward Recall test. All participants were ... -
The Effect of NFL Protest for TV Viewership
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)Two things have significantly impacted the National Football League (NFL) in the last year: First, there was a decrease of viewership of around 9.7% in the last Nielsen ratings of 2017 (Rovell, 2018). Second, the protests ... -
The Effect of Partisan Media Exposure on the 2016 Presidential Election
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)Does partisan media influence people’s attitudes? In particular, does media bias influence voters’ attitudes toward presidential candidates? One perspective is that voters’ opinions of candidates are due to other factors, ... -
The Effect of Previous Hamstring Injuries on ACL Injury Risk
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-20)There are between 100,000 and 200,00 ACL injuries a year with 60% of the injuries being noncontact related. The hamstring muscles increase knee stability and decrease stress on the ACL by assisting in preventing anterior ... -
The Effect of Semantic Interference on Speech Perception in Noise Ability
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)The goal of this study was to determine the effect of semantically meaningful masker content on speech perception. The maskers included four-talker babble and conversational maskers presented forward and in reverse. Speech ... -
THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL EXPERIENCE ON BRAIN MORPHOLOGY IN ZEBRAFISH (DANIO RERIO)
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Adult male Zebrafish form stable dominance relationships that consist of dominant and subordinate animals. The long-term effects of social dominance on nervous system function remain poorly understood. Here, we investigated ... -
The effect of the Achilles tendon moment arm on knee joint contact force
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)Musculoskeletal (MSK) models are used extensively in the study of human movement. The validity of a given MSK model is affected by the architectural features of the system. The Achilles tendon moment arm is one important ... -
The Effect of Visual Queues on Social Status Formation and Mauthner Sensitivity in Zebrafish
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-27)Zebrafish of the TLN strain, a genetic variant of the Tüpfel Long-fin (TL) wild-type zebrafish that does not display the trademark striped scale pattern of wild-type zebrafish, but are instead pale, were tested through a ... -
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FAMILY CAREGIVER EXPERIENCES WITH VALIDATION THEORY VERSUS REALITY ORIENTATION (RO)
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Introduction: Due to the increasing prevalence of dementia worldwide, it is imperative that all caregivers understand how to most effectively communicate and care for people living with dementia. Most of the care provided ... -
The Effectiveness of the Alere iScreen© Urine Adulteration Test Strip at Detecting Six Common Urine Adulterants
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)In 1988, the United States government published the first federal regulations for the testing of human samples for the presence of illegal drugs. These regulations produced successful techniques for detecting illegal ... -
THE EFFECTS OF AEROBIC EXERCISE INTENSITIES ON CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE AFRICAN AMERICANS
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)African Americans are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes compared to their Caucasian counterparts. According to the 2018 American Heart Association report, nearly half of all African American ... -
The Effects of Aging on Cognitive Motor Control:Functional Connectivity Analysis of Alpha Frequency
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Aging is a natural phenomenon that occurs among humans and can lead to a wide variety of physical and mental changes in individuals. Over 20 percent of the US population is projected to be age 65 and older by the year 2030. ...