Browsing Health Sciences Campus by Type"Master's Thesis"
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Effects of the Pre-K Handwriting Without Tears Program on Handwriting Readiness Skills of Preschoolers with Pre-Writing Deficits in a Rural Eastern North Carolina Head Start Program
(East Carolina University, 2010)The purpose of this study was to determine if preschoolers with pre-writing deficits who received additional small group exposure to the Pre-K Handwriting Without Tears® (HWT) - Get Set for School TM (GSS) program would ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of the interactive Metronome in improving life satisfaction and reducing loss of attention in marines with mild traumatic brain injuries associated with post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms: a pilot study of protocols
(East Carolina University, 2011)The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate if the series of protocols using the Interactive Metronome® and TRX® Suspension Training developed for mild traumatic brain injury associated with post-traumatic stress ... -
Examining the use of the Shore Handwriting Screening to assess the handwriting skills of pre-kindergarteners
(East Carolina University, 2013)The purpose of this study was to examine the use of the Shore Handwriting Screening (SHS; Shore, 2003) and the SHS Score Sheet, created by researchers at East Carolina University, and assess their relationship to a ... -
Examining the validity of an interactive driving simulator for determining fitness to drive for older adults with cognitive impairment
(East Carolina University, 2014)Purpose: To examine the validity of the interactive driving simulator for determining fitness to drive for older adults with cognitive impairment. Method: This pretest/posttest design had ten older adults complete two ... -
Exploring the use and implementation of the CATT Intervention System
(East Carolina University, 2013)The aim of this thesis was to determine if the CATT Intervention System was effective in enhancing the skills of one student to prevent referral to special education and overcome learning barriers related to reading. A ... -
Exploring the Use of the Expert Search and Scanning Skills with Novice Drivers with and Without Conditions Affecting Executive Functioning
(East Carolina University, 1/13/16)This study examined the use of the computer-based assessment tool in determining relationships between scanning performance and driver characteristics. A 3 (novice drivers, early licensed drivers, experienced drivers) x ... -
Expression of microRNA in Alveolar Macrophages Deficient in PPARy
(East Carolina University, 2014)The nuclear transcription factor Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) is a negative regulator of macrophage activation and inflammatory mediators. Alveolar macrophages of healthy individuals ... -
Facial Affect Recognition Accuracy in Inidividuals with Substance Use Disorders
(East Carolina University, 2010)Substance use, like many human behaviors, occurs along a broad continuum from no use to extremely heavy use. Satisfactory interpersonal interaction involves understanding others' facial affect. There is a lack of research ... -
Factors Correlated with Communication Confidence in Persons with Aphasia: A Synthetic Cohort Analysis
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-15)Aphasia is an acquired language disorder that affects a person's communication abilities. Consequently, aphasia can have a profound impact on how persons with aphasia (PWA) experience their personal life. Recently, approaches ... -
Feeding Practices in NC-based Early Head Start Programs among Teachers Serving 12-36mo Children
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-22)Background: Food behaviors are developed during the first few years of life making caregiver interactions especially important in the formation of healthy food preferences. Limited data exists on caregiver feeding styles ... -
Fesselin, an intrinsically disordered smooth muscle protein, organizes and stabilizes actin-myosin and myosin
(East Carolina University, 2014)Fesselin is an intrinsically disordered protein that is known to bind a large variety of cytoskeletal proteins. The proteins fesselin is known to bind include: actin (Leinweber et al. 1999), [alpha]-actinin (Pham et al. ... -
FOOD OPTION WITH A MORE NUTRIENT FAVORABLE PROFILE IN GROCERY STORES : BUYING HEALTHIER FOODS WITHOUT PAYING MORE.
(East Carolina University, 2010)Obesity is more prevalent in people of lower-socioeconomic status. Since over half of meals consumed are prepared in the home, grocery store purchases may be playing an important role in the obesity epidemic. The objective ... -
Genetic and hypoxic effects on germline tumor development in caenorhabditis elegans
(East Carolina University, 2013)The process of differentiation of stem cells to committed, progenitor specific cell types is well studied but the reverse process of the dedifferentiation of these committed cells back to the undifferentiated state still ... -
Genetic control of cell fate specification in Caenorhabditis elegans germline.
(East Carolina University, 2015)The precise regulation of germ cell fates (sperm or oocyte) lies at the heart of reproduction and fertility. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans hermaphrodites produce a discrete number of sperm during larval development ... -
Handwriting in Young Adults in an Era of Technological Advancements
(East Carolina University, 2015-12-10)The purpose of this study was to investigate handwriting and technology as methods for note-taking in the post-secondary classroom, handwriting in daily life, and perceptions of handwriting instruction, both print and ... -
HAZARD PERCEPTION TRAINING FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ON THE INTERACTIVE DRIVING SIMULATOR: USING EYE TRACKING TECHNOLOGY TO DETERMINE EFFECTIVENESS
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)Rationale: Driving is an important developmental milestone for all adolescents as it increases their independence and ability to participate in vehicle-dependent activities. However, adolescents with high functioning autism ... -
Heart rate as a physiologic response to scenarios on the driving simulator
(East Carolina University, 2012)Introduction: Since driving is such a big part of the American culture and considered an instrumental activity of daily living, it is a critical area for assessment and intervention for occupational therapists. The overall ... -
Identification of Biomarkers in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated with PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody Immunotherapy
(East Carolina University, 2018-08-22)Cancer immunotherapy works by taking a patient's existing immune system and priming it to recognize cancer cells in order for immune cells to mount an effective response to the disease. This is a less invasive means of ... -
Impact of preschool handwriting without tears instruction one year following intervention
(East Carolina University, 2012)Handwriting is a communication skill that must be taught to young students as it serves as the primary manner in which elementary school students are able to demonstrate their knowledge of academic concepts. Occupational ...