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Cultural Infant Feeding Practices Among Latina Immigrants: A Program Evaluation
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-14)
Many children in Guatemala are malnourished and food security is a critical problem (Davis, Fischer, Rohloff, & Heimburger, 2014). In some Mayan communities in Guatemala, malnutrition is now viewed as the norm (Chary, ...
Dissecting Convolutional Neural Networks
(East Carolina University, 2019-06-12)
I examined the hidden layers of a convolutional neural network for MNIST handwritten digit classification. I found that it is possible to view how backpropagation affects nodes in the activation maps of hidden layers by ...
The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Resiliency among Community Pediatricians and Pediatric Trainees and Attendings in a Pediatric Teaching Hospital
(2019)
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are “potentially traumatic events that can have negative, lasting effects on health and well-being” (Sack, 2014). The experiences, which often coincide with poverty, single-parenthood, ...
Geographically distinct but non-monophyletic morphs: Reexamining the evolution of color in Florida burrowing beetles (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Peltotrupes)
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-11)
The genus Peltotrupes Blanchard 1888 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) is restricted to scrub and sandhill habitats on peninsular Florida’s ridge system. Commonly called Florida Deep Digger Scarabs, individuals excavate burrows ...
The Influence of Maternal Aerobic Exercise During Pregnancy on Health Disparities and Birth Outcomes
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-12)
Health inequities are defined as any apparent disparity in the health of different individuals due to a preventable cause (Penman-Aguilar, Talih, Huang, Moonesinghe, Bouye & Beckles, 2016). Some determinants of health ...
Not Broken: Improving Disability Sports
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-11)
Disability sport provides an outlet for physical activity as well as a community aspect that can create bonds between people who are working for a common goal. However, because of the lack of disability sport opportunities, ...
Chronic Pain, Sleep Disturbance and Fatigue in Individuals with Lower Limb Amputation
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-12)
Chronic pain is affected by factors that can either reduce or increase a person’s pain level, two of which are sleep disturbance and fatigue. Although research has been done on these relationships in other disease conditions, ...
Effects of Interactive Vaulting for Children with Social and Behavioral Needs
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-11)
This study explored the association of interactive vaulting with the social and behavioral skills of children with special needs. A one group quasi-experimental study was utilized to determine whether there were improvements ...
The Most Effective Study Methods for High-Stakes Tests: The CPA Exam
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-11)
The Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam is a high-stakes certification test that many accountants take. According to American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, it has a pass rate of 50%, lower than many other ...
Professional Selling: A Study of ECU College of Business Students
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-11)
The purpose of this study is to understand East Carolina University College of Business students’ perceptions of sales as a career and to learn these students’ awareness and interest in the ECU Professional Selling ...