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"And the North Carolina MORONS LIVED | HAPPILY EVER AFTER": The Human Betterment League of North Carolina, 1947-1988
Title
"And the North Carolina MORONS LIVED | HAPPILY EVER AFTER": The Human Betterment League of North Carolina, 1947-1988
Author
Wilds, Sarah
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
History, Area studies
Description
Following World War II, eugenics became associated with Nazis abuses, leading many States to end their eugenics programs. North Carolina was a rare exception to this trend. Between 1929 and 1974, North Carolina sterilized over 7,600 people, the ma...
Leveraging Social Media to Better Understand People's Obesity Related Behaviors
Title
Leveraging Social Media to Better Understand People's Obesity Related Behaviors
Author
Li, Chuqin
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Computer science
Description
With the worldwide prevalence of obesity doubling over the past 30 years across a wide range of demographic and socioeconomic groups, the obesity epidemic is a major public health challenge today. Excessive food consumption and lack of exercise ar...
Modeling the Effects of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems on Driver Behavior
Title
Modeling the Effects of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems on Driver Behavior
Author
Gouribhatla, Raghuveer
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Transportation
Description
About 38,000 fatalities are reported every year in the United States and traffic crashes (referred to as crashes) are the leading cause of deaths among people up to 54 years. Additionally, economic loss due to crashes is estimated equal to $380 mi...
Does ‘Working After Work’ Affect Teachers’ Confidence? Examining Teacher Efficacy in a Professional Development Program
Title
Does ‘Working After Work’ Affect Teachers’ Confidence? Examining Teacher Efficacy in a Professional Development Program
Author
Gartlan, Scott
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Educational evaluation, Teachers--Training of
Description
This study examined the relationship between teacher efficacy and professional development among in-service K-12 teachers. A content-rich teacher professional development program was analyzed over the course of two years using a sequential explana...
Doula Care in California during COVID-19: The Impacts of Social Distancing on a High-Touch Helping Profession.
Title
Doula Care in California during COVID-19: The Impacts of Social Distancing on a High-Touch Helping Profession.
Author
Lisenbee, Jodie
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Psychology
Description
Birth doula care was uniquely impacted by hospital visitor restriction policies enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Doulas were classified as "non-essential" personnel and thus generally excluded from providing in-hospital childbirth sup...
Dynamic and Conditionally Activated Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles
Title
Dynamic and Conditionally Activated Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles
Author
Chandler, Morgan
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Nanoscience
Description
Programmed interactions of nucleic acids—including DNA and RNA—orchestrate genetic expression and downstream cellular processes at every level. The structures of nucleic acids rely on their sequences, which include traditional Watson-Crick base pa...
EFFECT OF BIOCERAMIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS ON DRUG BINDING AND RELEASE KINETICS
Title
EFFECT OF BIOCERAMIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS ON DRUG BINDING AND RELEASE KINETICS
Author
Trujillo, Christopher
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Materials science, Engineering, Biomedical engineering
Description
Bioceramics have been studied extensively as drug delivery systems (DDS). Those studies have aimed to tailor the drug binding and release kinetics to successfully treat infections and other diseases. This research suggests that the drug binding an...
EFFECT OF CADMIUM AND SEASONALITY ON CRITICAL TEMPERATURES OF AEROBIC METABOLISM IN EASTERN OYSTERS, Crassostrea virginica Gmelin 1791
Title
EFFECT OF CADMIUM AND SEASONALITY ON CRITICAL TEMPERATURES OF AEROBIC METABOLISM IN EASTERN OYSTERS, Crassostrea virginica Gmelin 1791
Author
Bagwe, Rita
Date Created
2012
Subjects--Topical
Biology
Description
Cadmium (Cd) and elevated temperatures are common stressors in estuarine and coastal environments affecting intertidal mollusks such as oysters. Cd and elevated temperature can raise the metabolic demands of oysters due to the increase cost of det...
Durability, Indirect Bankruptcy Costs, and Capital Structure
Title
Durability, Indirect Bankruptcy Costs, and Capital Structure
Author
Shah, Dhara
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Finance, Economics
Description
I contribute to the literature by formally modeling the indirect bankruptcy costs for a firm that sells durable goods. Consumers concerned about warranties or future product services penalize the distressed firm by putting off purchases or leaving...
Duke and Reynolds: Urban and Regional Development Through Business, Politics, and Philanthropy
Title
Duke and Reynolds: Urban and Regional Development Through Business, Politics, and Philanthropy
Author
Dancy, Brianna
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
History
Description
The Industrial Revolution witnessed an increase in wealthy entrepreneurs who were also philanthropists. During this era, James Buchanan (Buck) Duke and Richard Joshua (R.J.) Reynolds led the tobacco production industry in North Carolina. These ind...
EARLY INTERVENTION PROVIDERS’ EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
Title
EARLY INTERVENTION PROVIDERS’ EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
Author
Stimpson, Katherine
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Special education, Early childhood education
Description
The term natural environment has been a key component in the implementation of Part C early intervention, formerly known as Part H, since its inception in 1986; however, as Part C was reauthorized in 1997 and again in 2004, a clear definition of n...
EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA IN PRIMARY CARE
Title
EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA IN PRIMARY CARE
Author
Banks, Philwyna
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Nursing
Description
ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Multiple myeloma is the second most prevalent hematological malignancy worldwide and the most common hematologic malignancy affecting the African American population. Multiple factors contribute to these marked disparities in t...
EXPERIENCES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO MAINTAIN ABSTINENCE FROM MOOD ALTERING SUBSTANCES USING SELF-DIRECTED, COGNITIVE-BASED RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUPS
Title
EXPERIENCES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO MAINTAIN ABSTINENCE FROM MOOD ALTERING SUBSTANCES USING SELF-DIRECTED, COGNITIVE-BASED RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUPS
Author
Kitzinger, Robert
Date Created
2013
Subjects--Topical
Counseling psychology
Description
ABSTRACTROBERT HENRY KITZINGER, JR. Experiences of individuals who maintain abstinence from mood altering substances using self-directed, cognitive-based recovery support groups. (Under the direction of DR. PAMELA S. LASSITER) The purpose of this ...
EXPANDING THE CONVERSATION AMONG SECONDARY EDUCATORS TOWARD A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Title
EXPANDING THE CONVERSATION AMONG SECONDARY EDUCATORS TOWARD A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Author
Mitchell, Karen
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Educational leadership, Curriculum planning
Description
KAREN SMITH MITCHELL. Expanding the conversation among secondary educators toward a shared understanding of student engagement (Under the direction of DR. REBECCA SHORE) To describe how high school administrators and teachers perceive student enga...
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF TURBULENT WAKE STRUCTURES AND DYNAMIC COUPLING OF TANDEM LIFTING BODIES IN A HYDRODYNAMIC CHANNEL
Title
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF TURBULENT WAKE STRUCTURES AND DYNAMIC COUPLING OF TANDEM LIFTING BODIES IN A HYDRODYNAMIC CHANNEL
Author
Hellman, Samuel
Date Created
2012
Subjects--Topical
Mechanical engineering
Description
Two experimental studies are carried out on interacting tandem bodies in incompressible, turbulent flow and the design of a hydrodynamic water channel in which the studies are conducted is discussed. The water channel has a 1 m^2 test section, and...
EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING MASS TRANSPORT AND CRYOPRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUES
Title
EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING MASS TRANSPORT AND CRYOPRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUES
Author
Karthik Kumar, Balasubramanian
Date Created
2012
Subjects--Topical
Mechanical engineering, Biomedical engineering
Description
A bioreactor is a large-scale engineered in vitro device that maintains a 3D arrangement of functioning cells for use in various bioengineering applications. The current work is focused on heat and mass transfer issues related to the bioreactor's ...
EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF SODIUM CHLORIDE DEICING AND ANTI-ICING SOLUTIONS ON EXPOSED, COATED, AND REINFORCING STEEL IN HIGHWAY BRIDGES
Title
EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF SODIUM CHLORIDE DEICING AND ANTI-ICING SOLUTIONS ON EXPOSED, COATED, AND REINFORCING STEEL IN HIGHWAY BRIDGES
Author
Diep, Thanh-tu
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Engineering
Description
In North Carolina, winter roadway maintenance strategies vary across the state, with some areas using brine for anti-icing pre-treatment, some using granular salts for deicing, and some using a mix of granular salts with traction enhancing materia...
EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION OF ONCOLYTIC VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUSES IN CANCER CELLS
Title
EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION OF ONCOLYTIC VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUSES IN CANCER CELLS
Author
Seegers, Sara
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Molecular biology, Virology, Biology
Description
Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) based oncolytic viruses are promising agents against various cancers. We have shown that pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cell lines exhibit great diversity in susceptibility and permissibility to VSV. Here,...
EXPERIMENTS IN TEXT SUMMARIZATION USING DEEP LEARNING
Title
EXPERIMENTS IN TEXT SUMMARIZATION USING DEEP LEARNING
Author
Bulusu, Sai Amrit
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Computer science, Artificial intelligence, Information science
Description
Deep Learning has been the go-to tool for text summarization in the recent times.Traditional deep learning research focuses on performing abstractive text summarizationwithout considering the user’s interests to personalize the summaries.This prob...
EXPANDING THE BOUNDS OF AUTHORITY BY APPROPRIATING GROUP MEMBERS’ TIME
Title
EXPANDING THE BOUNDS OF AUTHORITY BY APPROPRIATING GROUP MEMBERS’ TIME
Author
Rejtig, Michael
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Sociology
Description
Actors in a position of authority can acquire legitimacy beyond the normative order when the appropriation of subordinate’s time is found valid by group members. A randomized laboratory experiment consisting a peer condition and authority conditio...