Compare two surgical procedures for treatment of trichiasis to see which one has better outcomes.
The purpose is to evaluate coagulation activation and the impact of iron status in patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT). Participants on this study will include patients with HHT, patients with iron deficiency +/- anemia but without HHT, and healthy volunteers The study team will procure single and/or serial blood samples from participants and assess various markers of hemostasis and activation of coagulation, and host iron status.
This study will explore how people living with mild dementia, their caregivers, and community members experience the respite for all model, a form of short-term caregiving. This study aims to understand how this model is acting as a form of social support.
The purpose of this research study is to follow up on a survey conducted in Fall of 2023 by the UNC Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment's Outer Banks Field Site student researchers on social perceptions of light pollution in North Carolina's Outer Banks. The results of this survey will be published as a Senior Honors Thesis. The study seeks to inquire about more specific details of the survey's findings, hearing participants' detailed thoughts and opinions to the survey results and light pollution in general along the Outer Banks. These findings could potentially impact the way the Outer Banks manages light pollution in the future.
This study will gather feedback from state agency staff and summer meals sponsors on a Summer Meals Site Placement tool.
To determine whether non-ischemic, non-infected DFUs treated with standard care plus BR-AM results in a higher probability of achieving complete wound closure compared to standard care alone.
The purpose of this study is to learn about students' experiences using AI tools in their programming classes. We want to understand how these tools help with learning, what challenges students face, and their overall opinions about using AI for their coursework. By talking directly with students, we hope to discover ways to make AI tools more useful for learning and improve how they are used in education.
We want to find out how people in North Carolina think about climate change and clean energy. To do this, we ask participants to sort statements about topics like protecting communities, using renewable energy, and paying for projects. By looking at how people group these statements, we can see what ideas are important to them. This information will help leaders and communities work together on plans that keep everyone safer and healthier in the face of climate challenges.
The study aims to explore whether nutrition guidelines and food ranking systems are adopted by local food pantries, identify barriers and facilitators to following nutrition guidelines for pantries, and the impact on diet quality of children and youth from diverse, low-income families living in Central North Carolina. Also the study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a future pilot intervention using culturally and contextually appropriate educational and "nudge" approaches in food pantries.
The current study seeks to understand FLE self-care practices and develop a comprehensive framework that FLEs can utilize to initiate and maintain effective self-care routines. This is particularly important given the demanding nature of their work, which involves supporting families and individuals through various life challenges and transitions