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Predator Out of Place : The Differential Impacts of Native and Non-native Crayfish on Bufo Tadpoles
(East Carolina University, 2010)
Predators have been shown to alter important fitness components (larval period, mass at metamorphosis, and overall survivorship) of larval anurans. Uncommonly studied predators of tadpoles include crayfish. Both native and ...
Information Literacy and Global Readiness: Library Involvement Can Make a World of Difference
(East Carolina University, 2010)
Information literacy has evolved to encompass a variety of skills as technology and the availability of information has increased. It is a fundamental concept of academic librarianship and the need for students to obtain ...
Prevalence of overweight and obesity, and dieting attitudes among Caucasian and African American college students in Eastern North carolina: A cross-sectional survey
(East Carolina University, 2010-02)
A cross-sectional survey was used to investigate the rates of overweight and obesity (BMI greater than or equal to 25), and eating attitudes among college students. Data were collected at a large southeastern university. ...
Skeletal Muscle Eukaryotic Elongation Factor 2 (eEF2) Response to Acute Resistance Exercise in Young and Old Men and Women : Relationship to Muscle Glycogen Content and 5'-AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) Activity
(East Carolina University, 2010)
Sarcopenia is associated with an age-related decrease in skeletal muscle mass, which can result in decreases in strength and physical functioning in the older population. Resistance training interventions are not completely ...
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 ...
SEXUAL BEHAVIORS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
(East Carolina University, 2010)
This research study examined sexual behaviors of college students in relation to the effects of race, socioeconomic status, and religious commitment. One hundred and ninety eight ECU students responded to a survey ...
How Childhood Sexual Abuse Affects Adulthood Relationship Satisfaction in Women
(East Carolina University, 2010)
Participants were 83 women between the ages of 18 and 25 years enrolled at a university. The present study examined how childhood sexual abuse (CSA) affects adulthood relationship satisfaction in women. Data were collected ...
Pearl Harbor: First Hand Accounts of December 7, 1941
(2010)
On the morning of December 7, 1941, the naval and aerial forces of the Japanese Empire secretly attacked the United States Navy at the naval base of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. For over two hours, two waves consisting of over ...
Construct validity of a continuous metabolic syndrome score in children
(East Carolina University, 2010-01-28)
Objective: The primary purpose of this study was to examine the construct validity of a continuous metabolic syndrome score (cMetS) in children. The secondary purpose was to identify a cutpoint value(s) for an adverse cMetS ...
The Emergence of the Crop-Lien System in Eastern North Carolina
(2010)
The slave-plantation system was clearly evil and a war was fought to end it. The Reconstruction period was a half hearted attempt to institute reforms in former slave states. Regionally and locally the former slave-owners ...