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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Specific to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk and Protective Factors among University Students
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)There is minimal research examining the effects of pandemics on college student mental health, so it remains unclear if there are risk and protective factors unique to this group that influence the development of post-traumatic ... -
POTENTIAL MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER VELOCITIES IN CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Although it is a topic of importance, research is scarce concerning renal dysfunction in pediatric sickle cell patients. Elevated blood pressure, increased urinary protein, and other signs and symptoms of early chronic ... -
Pre-Service Teachers Perceptions and Practices of Multicultural Education: Multicultural Literature & Equitable Teaching Practices
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-06)In this qualitative case study, researchers investigated the perceptions and practices of three focal early experience elementary pre-service teachers in relation to equitable teaching practices and multicultural literature. ... -
Preadolescent Body Image and Body Mass Index
(2015)Physical and psychological changes occur during middle childhood and the time preparing for adolescence. Healthy body image is a key factor in developing healthy physical and psychosocial habits among preadolescents. There ... -
Predicting HBZ Interaction with BATF3 Enhancer Regions Through ChIP-seq
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Human Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) is a complex retrovirus that causes Adult T-cell Leukemia (ATL), an often-fatal form of cancer characterized by uncontrolled proliferation of infected CD4+ T-cells. The viral protein ... -
Predicting Sex and Age Using Swipe-Gesture Data from a Mobile Device
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-09)Swipe-gestures are by far the most common way to interact with mobile devices such as phones, tablets, and even some computers. As touch-screen technology has improved, the possibility of obtaining high-quality swipe-gesture ... -
Predicting the Next President: A Demographic Model
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)Political scientists have created numerous forecasting models for elections worldwide. In the United States, there are several models that predict the outcome of the presidential election (see e.g., Abramowitz, 2016; ... -
Preferred Distribution Methods of Health Information for Hispanics
(2015)Emerging Hispanic communities in the U.S. have experienced barriers in health care access and health literacy. A program evaluation was conducted at a health department in eastern North Carolina to assess the preferred ... -
Preferred Self-Care Behaviors of Participants Who Have Completed a Caring Science Online Course
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)In this study, participant narratives within a Caring Science, Mindful Practice Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) were analyzed to determine preferred self-care activities in and outside of work, and the degree to which ... -
PREPARING THE FUTURE ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL FOR A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-14)Whether a CPA is working in public accounting or industry, one thing is clear: they must prepare for a changing environment. Disruptive technologies (such as artificial intelligence, data analytics, robotics process ... -
Prescription Opioid Education Provided by Dentists to Patients following Third Molar Extractions
(East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)Opioids are a group of chemically similar drugs that include heroin and prescription pain relievers such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, and morphine (Ahrnsbrak, 2016). In the United States, dentists prescribe 6.4% of all opioid ... -
Prevalence of Heart Disease and Diabetes in Individuals with Lung Cancer
(East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)Background/Purpose: In the United States, the leading causes of death are Lung Cancer (LC) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). These diseases share many of the same risk factors as Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2). Both CVD ... -
PREVENTION OF HPV-RELATED CANCER: A REVIEW OF MEDICAL SCHOOL AND OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL SCHOOL CURRICULA IN THE U.S.
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. There are currently three HPV vaccines licensed in the U.S., Gardasil, Cervarix and Gardasil9. These vaccinations have the ... -
PREVENTION OF HPV-RELATED ORAL CANCER: A REVIEW OF DENTAL SCHOOL CURRICULA
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-04)Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. By 2020, Oropharyngeal Cancer (OPC) will become the new face of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers, expected to ... -
Prevention of synaptic loss in cortico-hippocampal culture by silencing Kremen1 with siRNA
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-19)Research has shown that Alzheimer’s disease could be a result of an accumulation of amyloid β (Aβ) plaques and tau protein. The accumulation of Aβ activates p53, which leads to an increase of Dickkopf-1 (Dkk1). When Dkk1 ... -
Prison Overcrowding in America: Could the Decriminalization of Marijuana be a Possible Solution?
(2014)The adoption of sentencing guidelines in recent decades accompanying a "get tough" mentality of many judges has helped to push along a consistent increase in prison populations on a state level over the past 30 years. Such ... -
Process of Promotion
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)It isn't really a thesis, it is a group write up. The process we used to complete this project is called Human Centered Design. It is a formula that uses principles of design thinking and human empathy to produce solutions ... -
Professional Selling: A Study of ECU College of Business Students
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-11)The purpose of this study is to understand East Carolina University College of Business students’ perceptions of sales as a career and to learn these students’ awareness and interest in the ECU Professional Selling ... -
Progressive Loads in the Tibia During Exercise Related Activity
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Introduction: Bone stress injuries represent ~10% of injuries associated with sports and exercise and typically result in prolonged periods of recovery, costly diagnostic medical imaging, and exercise participation attrition. ... -
Project MOMs: Mothers, mOvement, and Maternal Health Care Providers Study
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)Objective. To examine maternal health care providers (MHCP) physical activity (PA) habits compared to PA prescription habits. To determine barriers, perspectives, and knowledge about PA prescription. Methods. The study ...