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Pubic Lice (Pthirus pubis): History, Biology and Treatment vs. Knowledge and Beliefs of US College Students
(East Carolina University, 2009-02)Pubic lice (Pthirus pubis) maintain a worldwide parasitic population infesting two to over 10 percent of human populations, continuing a presence that has been constant since early evidence 10,000 years ago. Outbreaks in ... -
Publishing in Open Access Education Journals: The Authors’ Perspectives
(2010)Abstract Open access publishing is now an accepted method of scholarly communication. However, the greatest traction for open access publishing thus far has been in the sciences. Penetration of open access publishing ... -
The Pursuit of Risk
(2013-05-22)John Dorman is the Assistant EM Director for Geospatial and Technology Management in the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management. In this capacity, he is responsible for the design, acquisition, analysis, and ... -
A Quantitative Survey of Gravity Receptor Function in Mutant Mouse Strains
(East Carolina University, 2005-12)The purpose of this research was to identify vestibular deficits in mice using linear vestibular evoked potentials (VsEPs). VsEP thresholds, peak latencies, and peak amplitudes from 24 strains with known genetic mutations ... -
The Questions of High School Students with Learning Disabilities About Attending College
(East Carolina University, 2009)Students with learning disabilities currently comprise the largest number of students with disabilities in the public schools. Despite this, very few of them go on to attend a four-year postsecondary institution. Because ... -
RDX and miRNA Expression: Zhang and Pan Respond
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RDX Induces Aberrant Expression of MicroRNAs in Mouse Brain and Liver
(East Carolina University, 2009-02)Background: Although microRNAs (miRNAs) have been found to play an important role in many biological and metabolic processes, their functions in animal response to environmental toxicant exposure are largely unknown. ... -
REAL PEOPLE WITH HOLLYWOOD STORIES : A COLLECTION OF CREATIVE NONFICTION
(East Carolina University, 2012)"Real People With Hollywood Stories" is a collection of creative journalism stories I've written to fulfill the requirements of the M.A. in English with a concentration in creative nonfiction. These are stories I discovered ... -
ReCollection
(East Carolina University, 2011)The intent of this written research document is to support the creative research works entitled: ReCollection. This work supports an investigation of collecting and accumulation of material items in the American culture. ... -
The Records of a ‘Sober, Quiet, and Industrious People’: The Archives of the Moravian Church in America, Southern Province, in Winston-Salem
(East Carolina University, 2005)This article examines the history and holdings of the Moravian Archives at the Archie K. Davis Center in Winston-Salem. -
Records of the Children of the Light: The Friends Historical Collection at Guilford College
(East Carolina University, 2006)This article provides an overview to the Friends Historical Collection in Hege Library at Guilford College, in Greensboro, North Carolina. -
Recurrence and Plasticity in Evolved Neural Controllers
(East Carolina University, 2009)Among the more important applications of evolutionary neurocontrollers is the development of systems that are able to dynamically adapt to a changing environment. While traditional approaches to control system design demand ... -
RED AND BLUE IDEOLOGY : A FANTASY-THEME ANALYSIS OF BARACK OBAMA'S POLITICAL DISCOURSE
(East Carolina University, 2011)This thesis will examine the rhetorical style of Barack Obama throughout the 2008 presidential campaign and his contentious push for health care reform, in order to provide insight into Obama's post-inaugural political ... -
Reference Interviews: Getting Things Right
(2012-12)Few would disagree that successful communication between librarian and patron is critical to success in the reference process. Based on Atul Gawande's book, The Checklist Manifesto, the authors indicate how a well-executed ... -
Reflections on Sandy: Understanding What Happened & Where Do We Go From Here?
(2013-05-22)Mr. Szatkowski described the experience of Hurricane Sandy from the point of view of forecast meteorologists working in New Jersey area hit by the storm. His office in Mount Holly began issuing warnings forty hours ... -
Regulation of GLUT4 expression in denervated skeletal muscle
(East Carolina University, 2009-03)Denervation by sciatic nerve resection causes decreased muscle glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) expression, but little is known about the signaling events that cause this decrease. Experiments were designed to test the ... -
REGULATION OF LIPOLYSIS BY [BETA]-ADRENERGIC ACTIVATION AND EXERCISE IN OBESE AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND CAUCASIAN WOMEN
(East Carolina University, 2012)African-American women (AAW) are twice as likely to be obese as Caucasian women (CW); however, previous in-vitro studies have shown that AAW have higher densities of beta-adrenergic receptors (B-AR) in the subcutaneous ... -
Regulation of Lipolysis By Perilipin : influence of Obesity and Exercise Training
(East Carolina University, 2010)Obesity is the result of excess energy storage due to an imbalance between energy storage and energy utilization. Excess energy is stored as triacylglycerol (TAG) in adipose tissue in various regions throughout the body. ... -
The relationship between patient satisfaction and patient-and family-centered care
(East Carolina University, 2010)Evidence of quality care is an important outcome in healthcare. Patient satisfaction, an outcome of care, is considered by many experts to be a measure of quality. Patient- and family-centered care (PFCC) is a healthcare ...