We are studying corruption in municipalities through a 30-year longitudinal data analysis and a set of case studies that relate to the findings in the data analysis.
The purpose of this study is to understand youth and young adult vaping (e-cigarette use) and emerging tobacco product trends at the request of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Using a variety of qualitative and quantitative data collection strategies, TPEP shall compile data to describe trends and perceptions of vaping and emerging tobacco behaviors among youth and young adults in North Carolina.
We want to know if members of editorial boards of psychological science journals: (a) are fully aware of the data quality issues associated with careless responding study participants and (b) whether they tend to insist that studies be screened for such data prior to being published in their journals.
The purpose of this research study is to (1) understand how to professionally and personally support Afghan pre-medical students and medical trainees; (2) understand the barriers Afghan students face in pursuing a career in medicine or healthcare (3) develop and evaluate a mentorship program for Afghan pre-medical students and medical trainees.
The purpose of this research study is to better understand how people think about their bodies.
The purpose of this research study is to learn if and how non-invasive brain stimulation influences motivation problems in Parkinson's disease. Men and women aged 55-80 years with Parkinson's disease for at least 5 years can join the study. There are three study visits. Participation will involve answering questions, doing exercises where you squeeze a joystick to earn "rewards", recording of your brain activity, and receiving transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
Our study seeks to understand how effective a lecture series on common palliative care topics is and how effective changes made over time to the curriculum have been.
How do students' intellectual traits change during college?
The purpose of this study is to develop a strategy that increases the readiness of high school coaches to implement ACL injury prevention programs with their teams.
To ascertain pediatric clinician preferences for risk stratification for pediatric kidney disease.