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The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the difference in End-of-Grade (EOG) mathematics scores for students in grades 3 through 8 in North Carolina before and after the implementation of daily mixed math practice to develop student ma…

Background: The prevalence of opioid use disorder (OUD) in the United States is a major public health crisis with deadly consequences. There have been many health care policies put in place to discourage the over prescribing of opioid analgesics tha…

Background: Opioid misuse has become a widespread issue within American society. The addictive nature of these drugs lends to devastating consequences, including a rise in opioid overdoses and sequelae. Staggering statistics have gained national att…

Background: Pulmonary embolism is one of the leading causes of cardiopulmonary death. Submassive pulmonary embolism is a relatively novel diagnostic term in acute care settings. As of now, there continues to be research evaluating submassive PE trea…

Background: Drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) is a disorder in which an epileptic patient’s seizures cannot be reduced or prevented with adequate trials of two anti-seizure medications. Up to 20% of pediatric epilepsy patients suffer from DRE. According…

Large portions of the population face unrelenting chronic pain. Current standard of care in the treatment of chronic pain includes prescription opioids. Due to increasing backlash for overprescribing in the opioid drug class, a contributing factor t…

Background: Currently available antidepressant therapies for major depressive disorder (MDD) and treatment-resistant depression (TRD) have many limitations. A substantial portion of MDD and TRD patients are shown to be resistant to the available ant…

Background: Wound closure is a key component in total joint arthroplasty. Methods for wound closure are an important consideration to avoid wound-related adverse events for the patient. Sutures and staples have been the mainstay of wound closure in …

The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the impact of executive coaching on leadership development and organizational success in higher education institutions. The study uses quantitative data to identify trends, patterns, and correlations be…

Background: Pediatric obesity is a nationwide public health concern that contributes greatly to the morbidity and mortality of the US population. Not only does obesity predispose a patient to various chronic health conditions, but it also affects th…

Background: Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) complications continue to represent a major health obstacle, not only in cost but in quality of life for diabetic patients with or without polyneuropathy, despite current research and updates to standard care. C…

Introduction: Nearly 1.2 million cesarean deliveries are performed annually in the United States, making effective analgesia a major focus in obstetric anesthesia. Local anesthetics such as bupivacaine provide reliable pain relief; however, their li…

The healthcare industry has made various advancements, yet clinicians have resisted embracing modern advances intended to improve patient outcomes. Providers may resist change because they achieved comfort with specific techniques that have proven s…

BACKGROUND: Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs) result in a significant amount of morbidity and mortality in the United States and around the world. Research has shown that basic principles of hand washing reduce the transmission of respiratory infe…

Suicide is a devastating public health problem, and few pharmacological treatments have been found to be effective for quickly reducing suicidal ideation (SI). Because antidepressants take four to six weeks to become effective, the only acute treatm…