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The Relationship Between Offseason Testing and Game Performance of Division I Collegiate Football Players
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Offseason football strength programs consist of three distinct areas of training: speed/agility/quickness (SAQ); strength/power; and flexibility. These areas have been predetermined to be of most relation to football ... -
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATIENT PORTALS, ENGAGEMENT, AND OUTCOMES: IS HEALTH LITERACY AN IMPORTANT LINK?
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)The use of technology to enhance the health care experience was emphasized through the HITECH Act of 2009 and was reinforced by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services in stipulating meaningful use requirements. An ... -
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCAN:3-A AND HEARING-IN-NOISE TEST PERFORMANCES
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)According to the Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) guidelines by the American Academy of Audiology (AAA; 2010), “specific treatment options (e.g. personal FM systems) may be more appropriately recommended for ... -
The Relationship Between Speech Recognition in Noise and Reading Abilities
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)The primary goal of the current study was to determine the relationship between speech recognition in noise ability and reading ability. A secondary goal of the study was to determine whether the binaural advantage (listening ... -
The Relationship Between Stigma and Mood in College Students with Disabilities
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-15)Approximately 20% of college students report having a disability, including physical (visible), cognitive, and psychiatric (non-visible) disability types. Decades of research have documented negative stereotyping and ... -
The Relationships Among Nursing Students’ Stress, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Caring Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-05)Background: Among the challenges that higher education faces, students’ mental health issues have become prominent. This study aimed to examine nursing students’ current state of mental health, including stress and ... -
The Rise of the Populist Radical Right in Europe: Party Strategies of Vote Maximization when out of Government
(East Carolina University, 2015-12-10)Populist radical right parties (PRRPs), like all parties, desire to be successful. Success may look different across time and depends upon the goals of the party and what it is they are trying to achieve. Luther points to ... -
The Role of Fatty Acid Binding Protein as a Link Between Metabolic Switching and Immune Response in the Macrophage
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Over the last years, there has been unprecedented growth of metabolically-related diseases yet the underlying cellular mechanisms by which each arise is still widely unknown. Recent evidence supports a strong link between ... -
THE ROLE OF HNRNPS ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF GERMLINE STEM CELLS IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)An organism’s ability to grow and regulate tissue repair relies on the stimulation of stem cells in response to changes in physiological state, such as cell damage, sexual maturation and growth. Tissue-resident stem cells ... -
The role of mRNA translation mechanisms in germ cell and embryonic development in C. elegans
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-03)Reproductive cells and embryos use mRNA regulation as a primary means of gene expression. mRNA translational mechanisms rely on the eIF4 translation factors. These include eIF4E, which binds mRNA 7-methylguanosine caps, ... -
The Role of N-Linked Glycosylation on Human Fibrinogen: A Structure-Function Analysis Utilizing Affinity and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-05)Fibrinogen (Fgn) is a soluble, 3-chain homodimeric glycoprotein found in blood plasma that is involved in forming blood clots. It is the precursor to fibrin, an insoluble protein that forms the structural scaffold of blood ... -
The Role of Oatp74D, an Ecdysone Importer, in the Drosophila ovary.
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Oogenesis is the progression of germ cells through mitotic expansion, differentiation into an oocyte, and successful completion of meiosis. Steroid hormones play critical roles in this process in diverse organisms. In ... -
THE ROLE OF PLACE ATTACHMENT AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY IN TAILGATING
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Tailgating is a specialized form of tourism that surrounds most major sporting events. These major sporting events have been studied countlessly to try to understand the behavior of the consumers that attend them, but none ... -
The Role of Pre-Replication Complex Proteins in Drosophila Ovarian Stem Cell Maintenance and Proliferation
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)Cancer stem cells (CSCs) may hold the key to advances in cancer research. Like adult tissue-specific stem cells, CSCs are able to self-renew and last a lifetime. These shared characteristics can thus be used to help learn ... -
The Role of Prenatal Hormone Exposure on Associative Learning in a Rat Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)Approximately 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and lifetime costs in the U.S. per child are estimated at $2.3 million. While the precise causes for abnormal brain development in ASD ... -
The Role of the Melanocortin-1 Receptor Gene in Müllerian Mimic Ranitomeya imitator
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)The Peruvian poison dart frog Ranitomeya imitator has undergone a Müllerian mimetic radiation, which means that this species has evolved color patterns that mimic three other poison dart frogs in different geographic regions ... -
The Role of Tryptophan and Its Derivatives in Elucidating A PCET Mechanism in the Model Protein Azurin
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)The role and properties of electron-rich tyrosine in the proton-coupled electron transport (PCET) pathway has been extensively studied, specifically relating to ribonucleotide reductase. Tryptophan is another electron-rich ... -
THE ROLE OF UTTERANCE LENGTH AND WORKING MEMORY CAPACITY ON SECOND LANGUAGE (L2) SPANISH LISTENING COMPREHENSION
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)This study aims to understand the factors that influence listening success in acquiring Spanish as a second language (L2) so that educators in the future can implement new strategies that will allow their students to improve ... -
The roles of the Ferlin Family in Human T-cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Infection
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-04)Over 20 million people are infected with Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus type 1 (HTLV-1). HTLV-1 infection can cause diseases like aggressive Adult T-Cell leukemia and HTLV-1 associated myelopathy. These diseases are resistant ... -
The Significance of Meals on Wheels of Pitt County on the Well-being of Homebound Older Adults
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-09)The purpose of the current study is to understand the significance of the Meals on Wheels (MOW) home-delivered meals program on the well-being and quality of life of older adults in Pitt County, North Carolina. Qualitative ...