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A case of Exophiala oligosperma successfully treated with voriconazole
(2013-08-30)
Exophiala oligosperma is an uncommon pathogen associated with human infections, predominantly in immunocompromised hosts. Case reports of clinical infections related to E. oligosperma have been limited to 6 prior publications, ...
Serum metabolomic profiling in acute alcoholic hepatitis identifies multiple dysregulated pathways
(2014-12-02)
Background and Objectives While animal studies have implicated derangements of global energy homeostasis in the pathogenesis of acute alcoholic hepatitis (AAH), the relevance of these findings to the development of human ...
Mitochondrial Diagnostics: A Multiplexed Assay Platform for Comprehensive Assessment of Mitochondrial Energy Fluxes
(2018-09-25)
Chronic metabolic diseases have been linked to molecular signatures of mitochondrial dysfunction. Nonetheless, molecular remodeling of the transcriptome, proteome, and/or metabolome does not necessarily translate to ...
Predictors for Using a HIV Self-Test Among Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in North Carolina
(2015-07)
Background: Approximately, two million migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSF) work in the United States annually. Several factors, such as lack of access to healthcare services and health behaviors, contribute to risk of ...
Changes in zooplankton community, and seston and zooplankton fatty acid profiles at the freshwater/saltwater interface of the Chowan River, North Carolina
(2017-08-16)
The variability in zooplankton fatty acid composition may be an indicator of larval fish habitat quality as fatty acids are linked to fish larval growth and survival. We sampled an anadromous fish nursery, the Chowan River, ...
STORMWATER CONTROL MEASURES TO REDUCE URBAN STORMWATER AND NUTRIENT INPUTS TO BOATHOUSE CREEK, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2019-01-02)
Portions of the lower White Oak River and surrounding waters in Carteret County, NC are nutrient-sensitive. Over the last few decades, land surrounding Boathouse Creek, a tributary of the lower White Oak, has experienced ...
Of Blood, Salt, and Oil: An Archaeological, Geographical, and Historical Study of North Carolina's Dolphin Fishery
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-29)
The purpose of this study is to examine the influences of North Carolina's historic dolphin fishery at Hatteras and how it changed over time. Little research has been conducted to date and only echoes of the dolphin fishery's ...
FUTURE FACULTY ROLE INTENT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING STUDENTS
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)
Current literature supports the nursing faculty shortage, and many of the solutions focused on overcoming the disadvantages of the role; however, there is little evaluation of these proposed interventions, and even less ...
An Examination of North Carolina Music Educators' Preferences of Musical Competencies
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)
The purpose of this study was to examine (a) musical competencies that North Carolina music educators believe are the most important to developing musicians, (b) which musical competencies are taught most often in the ...
Influence of Community‐Based Dental Education on Practice Choice: Preliminary Data from East Carolina University
(2019-09-01)
Maldistribution of the dental workforce contributes to poor access to oral health care. Community‐based dental education (CBDE) may help to address this problem by using experiential learning to encourage new dentists to ...