The purpose of this research study is to interview patients with fatty liver disease who are planning to have liver surgery. Our goal is to understand patients' health beliefs with fatty liver disease and what weight loss behaviors they would be willing to follow prior to surgery. You are being asked to be in the study because you are a patient with fatty liver disease planning to have liver surgery.

This study is designed to evaluate outcomes for UNC School of Medicine faculty who participate in the Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP), a faculty development program for junior faculty. Participation is restricted to UNC School of Medicine faculty participating in LAMP.

We will be conducting qualitative interviews with dental providers employing animal-assisted therapy to learn about current practices and recommendations for animal-assisted therapy use in dental clinics.

Phase I user testing will occur at multiple different types of food retail venues (DFACS, commissary, food trucks), with assistance from our food retail partners at WAMC, 18th Airborne Corps, and Fort Liberty Commissary. The main goal is to get feedback about the geofencing and interactive food environment app experience in a sample of customers.

The purpose of this research study is to take an in-depth look at the North Carolina Collaborative for Mathematics Learning (NC2ML), a design-based research-practice partnership that has sustained for nearly a decade. The proposed study will explore the tools and methods that supported interaction between participants and why participants have remained engaged in the partnership for the last eight years.

This study will focus examine a specific admissions tool, the Character Skills Snapshot (CSS), seeking to better understand the role of this tool in the admissions process of independent schools using it.

Research study to prevent and reduce exposure to contaminated private well drinking water. Once participants provide consent, project staff administer a survey of prior well testing behavior, online or on paper. All consented participants who complete the survey receive a well test kit (via US mail or in person), which includes instructions, bottles, and an information sheet that requires participants to provide name / address and confirm they have followed recommended sampling protocol. Participants return samples to project staff, who will deliver samples to the UNC Superfund Research Program lab in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Once samples have been processed, project staff develop report-back letters and share results with participants. Within 3-6 months of results being provided, project staff will send an electronic or paper evaluation survey to participants, to document any water treatment actions and understand participant recall of test results and satisfaction with study participation.

To understand the relationship between biomarkers (found in the blood) and health outcomes among adults diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma who are receiving a liver transplant.

This study is recruiting Spanish-speaking Latina breast cancer survivors to interview them about factors that influenced their decision about whether or not to have breast reconstruction surgery. In addition, the participants will provide feedback on a website decision tool that was created to increase informed decision making on this topic.

The purpose of this study is to determine if memantine, a medication commonly used for dementia, may lessen cognitive changes that may occur during treatment for breast cancer.