The purpose of this study is to pilot a qualitative aim for an eventual proposal. We will series of semi-structured interviews of those well-positioned to describe the effects of disasters on the health care system caring for LTC residents. These potential interviewees include managers of rural LTC facilities, hospitals, and other health care services in the community as well as other key informants, such as area agencies on aging. By understanding the effects of the disaster on the healthcare system, we can translate patterns of care utilization and health outcome data following natural disaster events to design mitigation strategies to minimize the disruption to vulnerable LTC residents.

The purpose of this study is to collect data from patients, caregivers, and VAD coordinators to ascertain the stressors associated with having a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) and use that data to create support groups.

Purpose: To qualitatively evaluate the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training (DBT-ST) group as an intervention for adults with autism and co-occurring mental health conditions. Participants: Participants for this study will include approximately 25 autistic adults and fourteen to fifteen clinicians who have participated in or administered DBT-ST groups. Procedures (methods): DBT-ST implementation and patient outcomes will be assessed during an hour-long, semi-structured qualitative interview with both autistic adults and clinicians. Analyses will examine acceptability and satisfaction with the intervention.

The purpose of this study is to develop a prospective longitudinal cohort/registry of lymphoma patients in Malawi to address a lack of prospective longitudinal data related to lymphoma in sub-Saharan Africa, and to serve as a foundation for developing optimal treatment strategies in this challenging environment.

Participants in this study are asked to read a list of words, then sort the words into categories based on their vowel sounds (ignoring letters). We are trying to find out how different two sounds have to be acoustically before speakers consider them to be linguistically different.

The purpose of this research is to study the performance of a device called PrevisEA, an investigational device not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This research is sponsored by the maker of the PrevisEA device, Entac Medical Inc. This device listens to and records abdominal sounds which provides data that can help predict gastrointestinal impairment (GII). GII is a condition that is defined as the failure of oral re-feeding after abdominal surgery. This happens when any of the following events happen beyond 24-hours after abdominal surgery; • Vomiting • The need for your doctor to reverse the diet • The need for your doctor to place a nasogastric (NG) tube in you. A NG tube is a flexible rubber or plastic tube that is placed through the nose and down into the stomach. It can be used to carry food directly to the stomach.

Cities are hot during daytime in summer time - much hotter than their surrounding vegetated, often forested rural areas. This effect, the Urban Heat Island Effect, is determined by building materials, human activity, and urban vegetation. But how does it affect individual thermal comfort? We are interested in understanding relationships between temperature and thermal comfort in urban areas.

The main objective of this study is to develop methods for forecasting passenger waiting times in TSA lines at RDU airport.

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.

We are conducting interviews with residents and service providers across Edgecombe and Robeson Counties to support the development of the Whole Community Connection Program.