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A metabolomics approach to understanding recurrent stroke risk in African Americans
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)
Stroke is a significant health burden, as the fifth leading cause of death and the number one cause of serious, long term disability in the United States. Each year 795,000 individuals suffer a stroke; of which 185,000 ...
Archaeological Investigations of an Early American Farmstead: The Wiley Smith Site (31MG2098)
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)
While farmsteads are relatively abundant in the historic and archaeological record, there are many issues with the current practices used to identify, evaluate, record, and study them. However, farmsteads represent a way ...
Measuring and Assessing Food Insecurity Among East Carolina University Undergraduate Students
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)
Food insecurity has long been an issue nationwide, however, there has been little emphasis placed on food insecurity among college students. This thesis employed a cross-sectional survey of 1,170 randomly selected undergraduate ...
Bioarchaeological Analysis of a Historic North Carolina Family Cemetery
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)
The Gause Cemetery at Seaside, located in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, purportedly contains members of a wealthy and influential planter family, the Gause's, who died during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 2017, ...
QR Codes and the Public: Tools for Education at Historic Brunswick Town
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)
Public interpretation is an integral aspect of the archaeological process, and modern technology has made it easier than ever to communicate information with the general public. Technological advancements have been an aid ...
The facial inversion effect throughout healthy adult aging : an event-related brain potential study
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)
Age-associated cognitive decline (AACD) is a natural part of life. The difference between malignant and benign AACD can be difficult to determine in the early stages of dementia. Many factors affect an individual's brain ...
Increased Degradation of Adenosine Monophosphate as a Regulator of Maximal Mitochondrial Respiration
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)
Atrophied skeletal muscle have enhanced fatigability due at least in part to a reduction of mitochondria content. Mitochondrial biogenesis is regulated by the transcriptional coactivator PGC-1 alpha, which in turn is ...
EXPLORATION INTO THE SCOPE AND MECHANISM OF THE PLATINUM-CATALYZED ACYLATION OF 2-(ARYLOXY)PYRIDINES
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-11)
Transition metal catalysts have played a key role in direct C-H bond functionalization. However, one main drawback of these reactions is that oxidants and additives are often required to regenerate the active catalyst, ...
Effects of Maternal Exercise Type on Infant Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)
PURPOSE: The main purpose of this study is to measure the effects of aerobic, resistance, and combination training during pregnancy on offspring cardiac autonomic nervous system development at one-month postnatal age through ...
Feeding Practices in NC-based Early Head Start Programs among Teachers Serving 12-36mo Children
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-22)
Background: Food behaviors are developed during the first few years of life making caregiver interactions especially important in the formation of healthy food preferences. Limited data exists on caregiver feeding styles ...