The TikTok Biology.UNC study is an educational study to assess students' views of the importance of science communication to the general public through a social media platform. Students enrolled in BIOL 101H.001 or BIOL 205.007 in the fall of 2021 will be creating TikTok videos as a required class assignment. Students will be asked to respond to surveys at the start and end of the semester, as well as after submission of each TikTok assignment, to gauge their views on the importance of communicating science to the general public.
The purpose of this study is to develop a better understanding of emphatic sounds in Jordanian Arabic.
The purpose of this research study is to assess the patient-level, healthcare provider/system-level, and community-level barriers to resolving abnormal mammograms and initiation of treatment of breast cancer in the 3 geographic regions of North Carolina: the greater Charlotte area, the Northwest, and the Northeast. These areas include the following counties: Anson, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Stanly, Union, Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, Wilson , Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, Stokes, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, Forsyth, Avery, Caldwell, Alexander, Iredell, Davie, Davidson, Burke, Catawba, and Rowan. These barriers can include obtainment of biopsies and other diagnostic procedures for resolving abnormal mammograms abnormalities or breast symptoms, access to care providers after breast cancer diagnosis, and initiation of appropriate surgical, chemotherapy, and radiation treatments after diagnosis.
The purpose of this study is to test the safety and effectiveness of DNTH103 for patients who have MMN (multifocal motor neuropathy)
This study relies on the knowledge of recreational shark fishers and SCUBA divers in North Carolina to further understand coastal shark ecology and to learn about fishing effort and diver observation effort. This research will help further our understanding on the abundance and distribution of data-limited coastal sharks. In addition, we believe this will help increase our understanding of the North Carolina recreational shark fishery.
The purpose of this study is to examine whether attitudes toward biracial people shift over the course of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election.
This study will investigate how mechanical properties of breast tissue, such as stiffness, viscosity, and anisotropy, are related to breast tumor malignancy and response to chemotherapy. The study uses ultrasound imaging to measure these mechanical properties non-invasively in human subjects.
This is a study comparing Dichoptic Treatment for Amblyopia to standard treatments in Children 8 to 12 Years of Age
This study is being conducted to create a better understanding of how military journalists cover issues such as military mental health and whether this coverage focuses on institutional or individual factors, how their audiences perceive their news stories, and what possible methods or techniques may be needed to make their coverage more effective.
To test whether using artificial intelligence (using a voice recognition tool) can be used to identify postoperative complications in pediatric ostomates after discharge to the home.