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DNP Project: Perioperative Temperature Monitoring
(2022-11-26)Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia is defined as a core body temperature less than 36 oC and has many documented adverse outcomes such as postoperative infections, increased perioperative blood loss, increased extubation ... -
Do female Eastern Bluebirds trade-off egg size with clutch size?
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-09)Egg size and clutch size are traits that show a fundamental trade-off in life history theory. Producing a larger number of offspring can come at the cost of being able to invest in those offspring. The degree of maternal ... -
DO JURORS HOLD AUDITORS TO A DIFFERENT NEGLIGENCE STANDARD UNDER U.S. GAAP AND IFRS?
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)In order to fulfill the requirements of East Carolina University’s Honors College, I created the research study described in this paper to examine the effects on auditor liability under United States Generally Accepted ... -
Do Pesticides cause Obesity and Diabetes?
(2019-08-05)We have an epidemic of obesity that presents with serious health and economic consequences. Obesity is the most common disease in the U.S. that has developed rapidly in only a matter of decades. Glyphosate (RoundupTM) ... -
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Do the comments we receive on our performance change our motivation? A look at how feedback affects our level of motivation to complete a task.
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Motivation is a key aspect of day-to-day life. We know that internally motivated individuals are not affected by rewards given from low-interest tasks (Eisenberg, 1999). The purpose of this study was to pilot our motivation ... -
“Do you want to build a snowman?”: Methods for Library Outreach and Collaboration
(2014-07-25)This session will review the following Online Librarian practices: embedded librarianship, online monthly workshops on demand, and collaborative service-learning courses. Three librarians from various North Carolina libraries ... -
Docosahexaenoic acid counteracts palmitate-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress in C2C12 myotubes: Impact on muscle atrophy
(2017-12)Lipid accumulation in skeletal muscle results in dysregulation of protein meta- bolism and muscle atrophy. We previously reported that treating C2C12 myo- tubes with palmitate (PA), a saturated fatty acid, increases the ... -
Docosahexaenoic acid-derived metabolites target the B-cell driven immune response in obese mice
(East Carolina University, 2019-06-07)Obesity is associated with an impaired humoral immune response. As B cells mediate the humoral immune response, they are major cellular targets in diet induced obesity models. Several studies have established that B cell ... -
DOCUMENTING A RETURN TO HISTORICAL JAZZ THROUGH MUSICAL RESEARCH AND CREATION.
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)In 1985, Bill Hubbard, a prolific big band jazz arranger, died and left behind a horde of musical charts, as well as musical protégés in sons Glenn and Curt Hubbard and their friend Matt Vance. Much of the music Hubbard ... -
Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive & Dependence: Using Dodgeball to Explore Frequency Dependent Selection
(2016-09)The term frequency dependence describes scenarios in which the likelihood of an event occurring is strongly tied to how common a particular trait is. Understanding frequency dependence is key to understanding ... -
Does AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Negatively Mediate Aged Fast-Twitch Skeletal Muscle Mass?
(East Carolina University, 2008-10)The activity of 5'-adenosine monophosphate–activated protein kinase, a negative regulator of cell size, is up-regulated with age in resting and overloaded fast-twitch skeletal muscle but not slowtwitch muscle. Here, we ... -
Does an integrated nutrition education program affect Body Mass Index and knowledge retention of fifth grade students?
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Does Dog Ownership Affect the Owners' Quality of Motivation to Engage in Physical Activity?
(East Carolina University, 2012)Using the framework of the self-determination theory (SDT), the current study compared men and women dog owners' and non-dog owners' a) physical activity levels, b) perceived competence, autonomy, and relatedness during ... -
Does history matter? : An experimental assessment of whether dragonfly colonization history affects insect biodiversity within ephemeral ponds
(East Carolina University, 2010)Current interactions among species could have an important role in controlling biodiversity. Some studies, however, have shown that the particular time a species arrives at a site during the process of community assembly ... -
Does Land Degradation Increase Poverty in Developing Countries?
(2016-05-11)Land degradation is a global problem that particularly impacts the poor rural inhabitants of low and middle-income countries. We improve upon existing literature by estimating the extent of rural populations in 2000 and ...