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Characteristics of Obese and Non-obese Nursing Home Residents Who Develop Pressure Injuries
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Abstract Introduction: Pressure Injuries (PrI) are common, often preventable injuries occurring primarily on bony prominences of nursing home (NH) residents with challenges in mobility, activity, nutrition, moisture, ... -
Characteristics of Police Departments in the State of North Carolina Which Predict the Attrition of Sexual Assault Cases
(East Carolina University, 2012)The high rate of attrition in sexual assault cases may be a result of members of the criminal justice systems preconceived notions about the crime of rape and rape victims, a phenomenon known as rape myth acceptance (RMA). ... -
Characteristics of volunteer lay leaders who show longevity in teaching A Matter Of Balance®
(East Carolina University, 2011)This study was designed to explore the characteristics of individuals who volunteered to teach the A Matter of Balance® program, an evidence-based health promotion program that relies on trained volunteer lay leaders to ... -
Characterization and Biomimetic Fabrication Study of Fetal Membranes for Understanding and Prevention of Preterm Birth
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-25)Preterm birth is defined as a baby being born before 37 weeks gestation and is a large problem, affecting 10% of all pregnancies in the United States and world annually. Preterm birth can result in lifelong complications ... -
CHARACTERIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FRACTURE PATTERNS IN DOMED SEDIMENTARY STRATA, PULPIT ARCH, HENRY MOUNTAINS, UTAH
(East Carolina University, 2020-01-10)Fractures in sedimentary rock can be an important factor in influencing fluid migration in the subsurface. In high-porosity sandstones in the upper crust, deformation such as folding typically results in the production of ... -
Characterization and Expression of the Nuclear Progestin Receptor in Zebrafish Gonads and Brain
(2010-01-01)The zebrafish nuclear progestin receptor (nPR; official symbol PGR) was identified and characterized to better understand its role in regulating reproduction in this well-established teleost model. A full-length cDNA was ... -
Characterization Of 'Fuzzy Tassel' Male Sterility Defects Implicates Novel MiRNA-Regulated Pathways In Maize Stamen Development
(East Carolina University, 2015)The maize 'fuzzy tassel' ('fzt') mutant is caused by a mutation in 'dicer-like1' and has broad developmental defects. 'dicer-like1' encodes a key enzyme for microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis and many miRNAs are reduced in 'fzt' ... -
Characterization of a caldesmon fragment that competes with myosin-ATP binding to actin.
(East Carolina University, 1993-08)The protein caldesmon inhibits actin-activated ATP hydrolysis of myosin and inhibits the binding of myosin*ATP to actin. Afragment isolated from a chymotryptic digest of caldesmon contains features of the intact molecule ...