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Title: The role of access type and age group in the breadth of use of patient portals : observational study
Author: Ndabu, Theophile, Agrawal, Lavlin, Sharman, Raj
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Medical records--Data processing, Medical care
Description: Background: Health care delivery and patient satisfaction are improved when patients engage with their medical information through patient portals. Despite their wide availability and multiple functionalities, patient portals and their functionali...

Title: Computational design analysis of a hydrokinetic horizontal parallel stream direct drive counter-rotating Darrieus turbine system : a phase one design analysis study
Author: Hewlin, Rodward L., Jr., Crooks, John M., Williams, Wesley
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Computational fluid dynamics, Renewable energy sources
Description: This paper introduces a phase one computational design analysis study of a hydrokinetic horizontal parallel stream direct-drive (no gear box) counter-rotating Darrieus turbine system. This system consists of two Darrieus rotors that are arranged i...

Title: Why hasn’t the gifted label caught up with science?
Author: Matthews, Michael S., 1968-, Jolly, Jennifer
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Gifted children--Education, Special education
Description: The development of both special education and gifted education as fields of study were closely tied to the origins of intelligence testing in the early 20th century. While special education’s terminology has become more nuanced and circumspect ove...

Title: Racism, sexism and disconnection : contrasting experiences of Black women in STEM before and after transfer from community college
Author: Stearns, Elizabeth, Allen, DeeDee, Dancy, Melissa, Mickelson, Roslyn, Bottia, Martha
Subjects--Topical: Diversity in higher education, Transfer students, Minority college students
Description: Background: Repeated calls to diversify the population of students earning undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields have noted the greater diversity of community college students and their potential ...

Title: Online mindfulness intervention for inflammatory bowel disease : adherence and efficacy
Author: Johnson, Susan K., Forbes, Leila
Subjects--Topical: Inflammatory bowel diseases, Mindfulness (Psychology)
Description: The impact of stress and other psychological variables on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) prognosis, treatment response, and functional level is well-established; however, typical IBD treatment focuses on the physiological pathology of the diseas...

Title: Towards secure and intelligent network slicing for 5G networks
Author: Salahdine, Fatima, Liu, Qiang, Han, Tao
Subjects--Topical: 5G mobile communication systems, Computer networks--Security measures
Description: Network slicing is one of the emerging technologies allowing resource sharing among different network entities in 5G networks. It enables delivering smart, critical, and multi-services with distinctive requirements transiting from network as an in...

Title: Artivism, virtual workshops, and the pandemic
Author: Bennett, Adreonna
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Social justice, Photography, COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-), Academic libraries, Internet videoconferencing
Description: I was hired as a Community Engagement Archivist in the Special Collections and University Archives unit at J. Murrey Atkins Library, University of North Carolina at Charlotte in June 2019. Not only was this my first full time library job but it wa...

Title: A comparison of transgenic and wild type soybean seeds : analysis of transcriptome profiles using RNA-Seq
Author: Loraine, Ann, Lambirth, Kevin C., Whaley, Adam M., Piller, Kenneth J.
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Gene expression, Biotechnology
Description: Background: Soybean (Glycine max) has been bred for thousands of years to produce seeds rich in protein for human and animal consumption, making them an appealing bioreactor for producing valuable recombinant proteins at high levels. However, the ...

Title: Computational assessment of magnetic nanoparticle targeting efficiency in a simplified Circle of Willis arterial model
Author: Hewlin, Rodward L., Jr., Tindall, Joseph
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Cardiovascular system--Diseases, Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Treatment
Description: This paper presents the methodology and computational results of simulated medical drug targeting (MDT) via induced magnetism intended for administering intravenous patient-specific doses of therapeutic agents in a Circle of Willis (CoW) model. Th...

Title: A high-efficiency low-wearing hybrid voltage regulator for utility applications
Author: Zhao, Tiefu, Wang, Yafeng
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Voltage regulators, Electric power distribution
Description: Step voltage regulator (SVR) has been utilized in power distribution systems for decades as the voltage regulation device. Due to the increasing integration of distributed energy resources, the conventional SVR is severely challenged by the modern...

Title: Psychological distress is more common in some occupations and increases with job tenure : a thirty-seven year panel study in the United States
Author: Laditka, Sarah B., Laditka, James, Arif, Ahmed A., Adeyemi, Oluwaseun J.
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Mental health, Job stress
Description: Background Workers in certain occupations may have elevated risks of psychological distress. However, research is limited. For example, researchers often measure distress that may have existed before occupational exposures. We studied occupations ...

Title: Continuous flow separation of red blood cells and platelets in a y-microfluidic channel device with saw-tooth profile electrodes via low voltage dielectrophoresis
Author: Hewlin, Rodward L., Jr., Edwards, Maegan
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Cell separation, Dielectrophoresis
Description: Cell counting and sorting is a vital step in the purification process within the area of biomedical research. It has been widely reported and accepted that the use of hydrodynamic focusing in conjunction with the application of a dielectrophoretic...

Title: Cambridge women and the professional world : navigating gender conservatism in the late Victorian era
Author: Dobbs, Olivia, Pipkin, Amanda (Amanda Cathryn)
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Sex role, Nineteenth century, Women in education
Description: During the late nineteenth century, British women received better education, especially at the university level. In particular, the University of Cambridge opened two women’s colleges, Girton College in 1869 and Newnham College in 1871. The establ...

Title: Implementation of FAST in two digital repositories : breaking silos, unifying subject practices
Author: Nicholson, Joseph, Lake, Savannah
Subjects--Topical: FAST subject headings, Metadata, Academic libraries
Description: This study traces evolving approaches to the use of the FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) in digital repositories at Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where changes in staffing, the launch of an insti...

Title: Conversations that matter : engaging library employees in DEI and cultural humility reflection
Author: Lampkowski, Christin, Truesdale, Angel, Looby, Kimberly, Moore, Abby
Subjects--Topical: Academic libraries, Multiculturalism, Cultural competence, Career development
Description: The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Programs Subcommittee of the Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Committee at the Atkins Library of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) formed in 2019 and created a series of DEI-theme...

Title: Cytosolic DNA sensors and glial responses to endogenous DNA
Author: Marriott, Ian, Suptela, Alexander J.
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Genomics, DNA
Description: Genomic instability is a key driving force for the development and progression of many neurodegenerative diseases and central nervous system (CNS) cancers. The initiation of DNA damage responses is a critical step in maintaining genomic integrity ...

Title: Contrastive learning‑based pretraining improves representation and transferability of diabetic retinopathy classification models
Author: Alam, Minhaj Nur, Yamashita, Rikiya, Ramesh, Vignav, Prabhune, Tejas, Lim, Jennifer I., Chan, R. V. P., Hallak, Joelle, Leng, Theodore, Rubin, Daniel
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Diabetic retinopathy, Diabetes
Description: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major cause of vision impairment in diabetic patients worldwide. Due to its prevalence, early clinical diagnosis is essential to improve treatment management of DR patients. Despite recent demonstration of successful...

Title: Auditory processing difficulties influence on perceptual learning
Author: Fiallo, Katherine M., Galati, Alexia
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Auditory perception, Perceptual learning
Description: Understanding spoken speech is a complex process that comes to most people easily, yet past research demonstrates that some people face difficulties with auditory processing. Listeners adjust to variations in speech by integrating auditory, visual...

Title: Beyond the knowledge economy : social circus as an intersectional avenue to global aesthetics and universal ethics
Author: Rogden, Krysta, Alterowitz, Gretchen
Subjects--Topical: Art in education, Intersectionality (Sociology)
Description: While the Western world is a post-colonial society that attempts to guarantee an equal opportunity for success to all, objectives to uphold inclusion efforts in the primary education system often undermine the complexities of cultural histories an...

Title: Optimizing recruitment for qualitative research : a comparison of social media, emails, and offline methods
Author: Gallicano, Tiffany, Sledzieski, Nana, Shaikh, Samira, Levens, Sara
Subjects--Topical: Qualitative research, Social media
Description: Participant recruitment through social media platforms has been suggested as an effective method for sampling from specific populations; however, recent online recruitment attempts have been met with varying levels of success. In the current study...