The purpose of this study is to allow for the laboratory examination and characterization of inflammatory cells found in sputum, nasal cells and components in exhaled breath. Sputum samples may also be tested for the presence of proteins and genetic variations thought to be important in inflammation.
The purpose of this study is to understand how professional stakeholders in coastal North Carolina interact with flooding data, collaborate with other agencies and/or entities, and communicate risk to their community.
The purpose of this study is to gauge interest in a peer support program to help individuals with chronic kidney disease who are pregnant or are contemplating pregnancy navigate decision-making and care management. This survey will help us understand patients' desires for such a program and ways it can be implemented to best serve their needs and preferences.
This study will explore student self-regulated learning behaviors in introductory biology classes. In particular, it will collect data regarding the effectiveness of training materials and educational technology tools (the "ZenStudy" app) on improving students' ability to self-regulate their own learning and, subsequently, their achievement in the course. In the first few weeks of class enrolled students will be asked to complete a survey to verify they are over the age of 18 and if so ask for their consent to be included in the study. Consenting participants will then be randomly assigned to conditions (control students will be asked to review a video and complete a reflective task, treatment students will be invited to utilize the ZenStudy application and complete an evaluative survey). Engagement with the ZenStudy application will then be analyzed as a potential moderator of student digital course engagement and achievement.
We are interested in learning more about what concerns and challenges are being experienced by people with eating disorders during the COVID19 pandemic. We hope that answers to our survey questions will help provide information that can benefit people with eating disorders and the clinicians that provide treatment to them.
The purpose of this research study is to survey what is currently being practiced among current third/fourth year dental students at the UNC Adams School of Dentistry with regards to treatment of dental infections.
The purpose of this study is to find better ways to diagnose, treat and prevent cancers in children, adolescents and young adults. Gathering health information over time from younger patients with cancer may help doctors find better methods of treatment and on-going care.
Students in advanced academic programming, such as that provided in Early College High Schools (ECHSs), may experience stress that interferes with their academic success. Although ECHSs provide many supports to students, there is a need for additional programming to support students' social-emotional development and stress resilience. This study involves further developing, refining, implementing, and testing a multi-tiered adaptation of Be CALM (Cool, Attentive, Logical, and Mature), a mindfulness-based SEL program that aims to enhance staff and student wellbeing and SEL competencies. Mindfulness is a practice of Pressing the Pause on purpose and Tuning In to the present moment with a curious and kind attitude that has been shown to benefit social and emotional wellbeing in students. We expect that knowledge gained from this study will be used to advance understanding of how mindfulness may be helpful to ECHS students, teachers, and counselors.
This study explores the histories of racial segregation in three areas: Tulsa, Oklahoma; St. Louis County, Missouri; and, Greenwood, Mississippi. During interviews, participants will share their memories of those places as well as create maps about where it was or wasn't safe for people in their communities to travel.
The SELIGO study assesses perceptions of HIV treatment - including long acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (LAI ART) - among people living with HIV infection (PLWH) and HIV healthcare providers (HCPs) to develop strategies and tools to facilitate shared decision-making by patients and provider considering HIV therapy options.