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The Effectiveness of the Alere iScreen© Urine Adulteration Test Strip at Detecting Six Common Urine Adulterants
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)In 1988, the United States government published the first federal regulations for the testing of human samples for the presence of illegal drugs. These regulations produced successful techniques for detecting illegal ... -
THE EFFECTS OF AEROBIC EXERCISE INTENSITIES ON CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE AFRICAN AMERICANS
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)African Americans are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes compared to their Caucasian counterparts. According to the 2018 American Heart Association report, nearly half of all African American ... -
The Effects of Aging on Cognitive Motor Control:Functional Connectivity Analysis of Alpha Frequency
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Aging is a natural phenomenon that occurs among humans and can lead to a wide variety of physical and mental changes in individuals. Over 20 percent of the US population is projected to be age 65 and older by the year 2030. ... -
The Effects of Aging on Cognitive Motor Control:Functional Connectivity Analysis of the Beta Frequency
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)As we get older, anatomical and functional changes in the brain start to occur that will most likely interact with stroke-related damage. One challenge seen after strokes is apraxia, including the loss of knowledge related ... -
THE EFFECTS OF AGING ON COGNITIVE MOTOR CONTROL: FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY ANALYSIS IN THETA
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)As we age, the brain goes through functional changes. One ability affected by this is praxis, or goal-oriented actions. Apraxia is a common result of strokes, which occur most frequently in older adults. To analyze praxis ... -
The Effects of Art Therapy on the Well-Being of Medical Students in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)This research examines how art-based interventions may improve the well-being, and more specifically, any negative emotions, of medical students. Medical students are a population who are at high-risk for the development ... -
The Effects of Benzoic Acid in C. elegans: Germ Cell Apoptosis
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)Benzoic acid is widely consumed by humans everyday through means of fruit juices, soft drinks, pickles, salad dressings and more. However, the health impact of long-term benzoic acid exposure remains largely unknown. This ... -
The Effects of Calcium Content on the Federally Endangered Thalictrum Cooleyi of North Carolina Pocosins and Pine Savannas
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)Thalictrum cooleyi Ahles (Cooley’s meadowrue) is a federally endangered, herbaceous perennial found in very wet, loamy pine savannas of North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Pine savannas are characterized by palustrine ... -
The Effects of Coal Ash on pH and Microbial Respiration in Neuse River Sediments
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)Coal combustion residuals are by-products of energy production resulting from the burning of coal. The coal combustion residuals, or simply coal ash, are then cleaned from the furnaces and added to water to form a thick ... -
The effects of high-fat diet induced insulin resistance on cardiac structure, function, and lipid profile
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Intracardiac injection of recombinant EphrinA1-Fc immediately following coronary artery ligation in mice reduces infarct size in both reperfused and non-reperfused myocardium. These protective effects occurred via modulation ... -
The Effects of Horizontal Gene Transfer on the Evolution of Land Plants
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-25)This study sought to understand how horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has affected the evolution of land plants. Land plants evolved from charophyte green algae. A list of candidate genes derived from HGT was generated from ... -
The Effects of Mowing and Fertilization on Plant Species Diversity
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)It is thought that species diversity is maximized when ecological disturbance is present because both weedy species and good competitors can coexist. In addition, nutrient availability maximizes species diversity when it ... -
The Effects of Paternal Factors on Offspring Dental Eruption
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)In a study conducted using rodents, it was found that a higher level of paternal physical activity prior to fertilization had a positive effect to decrease the offspring’s predisposition for metabolic syndrome. In another ... -
The Effects of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products on Mosquito Oviposition Site Selection
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-09)The products that humans use every day to shower, drink, prevent sickness, protect their crops, etc. are having an effect on the environment. Pharmaceuticals and personal care products, or PPCPs, have been becoming notable ... -
The Effects of Racialized Poverty on Health and Health Resources in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-03)Structural violence is integrated into the structures of society by means of social, economic, and political factors and aims to prevent marginalized vulnerable populations from meeting their basic needs. While they often ... -
The Effects of The COVID-19 Pandemic on The Atheltic Trainers of The UNC-System
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)The COVID-19 Pandemic will cause university athletics to never be the same. COVID-19 has upended the world of sports and challenged athletic programs to adapt practices, events, and policies to ensure the safety of coaches, ... -
The Effects of Traditional and Digital Books on Early Literacy Skills in Preschoolers
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)Literacy is a skill that develops even before a child begins attending school. Traditionally, this exposure to literacy has relied solely on print books. However, this literacy exposure has shifted to include different ... -
The Effects of Using an Online Credit Focused Personal Finance Module on Students’ Understanding of Credit
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)This study examined the effect of a credit focused personal finance module on high school students’ understanding of the positive and negative effects of credit as measured by a pre and post-test comparison. This study ... -
The Effects of Using Music to Decrease Screen Time in Preschool Aged Children
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)As children age, sedentary behavior increases, largely due to screen time. The goal of this study was to examine the effectiveness of using music and physical activity to decrease screen time among 2-5 year old children. ... -
The Emotional Effect of Musical Underscoring in the Play columbinus
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)One of the most debated political topics in today’s media is the prominence of school shootings. During a time of discourse, artists typically use this energy to enhance their work and create emotional pieces of art that ...