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Stiffness of Intrinsic Foot Structures in Diabetic Individuals and the Effect of Stiffness on Plantar Pressures During Gait
(East Carolina University, 2020-01-06)
Plantar foot ulcers are a severe and common complication associated with diabetes that overwhelmingly lead to non-traumatic major amputations among diabetic individuals. There are several known factors that contribute to ...
FITNESS NON-RESPONSE FOLLOWING AEROBIC EXERCISE TRAINING IN OBESE AFRICAN AMERICANS
(East Carolina University, 2020-01-07)
Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has been closely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality. An inverse relationship between CRF, and CVD and all-cause mortality has been well-established. To ...
Refereeing as a Post-Athletic Career Option
(2022)
Athletes may be especially primed to become referees, yet we do not know what former athletes think about this career choice. To address the worldwide referee shortage, it is important to better understand athletes’ ...
A FAMILY-CENTERED APPROACH TO PRIMARY CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-13)
Cognitive impairment (e.g., dementia) presents challenges for individuals, their families, and healthcare professionals alike. It disproportionately impacts minoritized communities and often goes unassessed or undiagnosed, ...
Framing exercise : the impacts on self-efficacy, other-efficacy, and anticipated affect
(East Carolina University, 2021-06-11)
Physical inactivity is a national issue with over 75% of Americans being insufficiently active (Leavitt, 2008). To promote exercise, different framing techniques have been utilized (Chen, 2012), with some evidence indicating ...
Use of offspring mesenchymal stem cells to study in-utero maternal-fetal programming
(East Carolina University, 2021-08-13)
Offspring born from mothers with obesity are at a greater risk for obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, forming a vicious cycle across generations. Although metabolic diseases are often thought to result from ...
ASSOCIATION OF COACH, PEER, AND PARENT-INITIATED MOTIVATIONAL CLIMATE WITH BURNOUT AND ENGAGEMENT
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
Sport participation can be an engaging experience and result in health benefits, skill development, and social camaraderie. However, it can also result in negative outcomes such as burnout. Burnout is negatively associated ...
THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GENDER-NEUTRAL PARENTING ATTITUDES, NEGATIVE DIMENSIONS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION IDENTITY, AND CHILD OUTCOMES AMONG LESBIAN MOTHERS
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
The primary purpose of this study was to explore the correlations between lesbian mothers' gender-neutral parenting attitudes, negative dimensions of their sexual orientation identity, and child outcomes. Participants ...
REALITY TELEVISION VIEWING INFLUENCED BY EMERGING ADULTS’ DIFFERENTIATION
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
The purpose of this study is to examine direct and indirect effects of differentiation on viewers’ television involvement and Gottman’s Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse behaviors through the amount of reality television ...
The Effects of Exercise Intensity on Non-Exercise Physical Activity
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
Cardiometabolic diseases are some of the leading causes of death in the United States with African Americans being at greater risk of mortality from these diseases. Physical inactivity has been shown to be a risk factor ...