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The relationship between patient satisfaction and patient-and family-centered care
(East Carolina University, 2010)Evidence of quality care is an important outcome in healthcare. Patient satisfaction, an outcome of care, is considered by many experts to be a measure of quality. Patient- and family-centered care (PFCC) is a healthcare ... -
The relationship between religiosity and quality of life in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators
(East Carolina University, 2010)The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is often used in treatment and prevention of lethal cardiac arrhythmias in at-risk patients. Despite its established effectiveness, ICD therapy is associated with ongoing ... -
The Resurfacing Debate: Historical Perspectives of Multiple Entry-Levels to RN Practice
(2010-11-29)Laupus Library History Collections & the Department of Bioethics & Interdisciplinary Studies sponsor the History of Medicine Presentations as an educational service for the East Carolina University community. The Library ... -
The Ripped Cava
(East Carolina University, 1995-04)Lacerations of the inferior vena cava are associated with a high mortality and may be difficult to repair. The majority of injuries are due to penetrating trauma. Rapid transportation to definitive surgical care with ... -
Robotic Surgical Training in an Academic Institution
(East Carolina University, 2001-10)Objective To detail robotic procedure development and clinical applications for mitral valve, biliary, and gastric reflux operations, and to implement a multispecialty robotic surgery training curriculum for both ... -
The role of lexical and semantic access efficiency in predicting reading fluency in second and third grade children.
(East Carolina University, 2011)The present study investigated the role of lexical and semantic access efficiency in predicting reading fluency levels in 32 second and third grade students (16 second grade/16 third grade). In a series of lexical and ... -
Self-contained In-The-Ear device to deliver altered auditory feedback: applications for stuttering
(East Carolina University, 2003)The design and operating characteristics of the first self-contained in-the-ear device to deliver altered auditory feedback is described for applications with those who stutter. The device incorporates a microdigital signal ... -
Self-efficacy in freshman and sophomore nursing students
(East Carolina University, 2012)Healthcare disparities and inequities have been at the forefront of the health agenda, thus supporting that minority healthcare is of poorer quality than that experienced by the majority population. Compounding this issue ... -
Sisserou Talks about Health and Nutrition
(East Carolina University, 2009)This booklet was used in a training program for community health aides in the Commonwealth of Dominica. -
Smallpox in the Spanish New World
(2009-10-26)Laupus Library History Collections & the Department of Bioethics & Interdisciplinary Studies sponsor the History of Medicine Presentations as an educational service for the East Carolina University community. The Library ... -
Speech Production Analyses: Characterizing Typical Development versus Childhood Apraxia of Speech
(East Carolina University, 2010)Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a controversial diagnosis that is frequently based on clinical perceptions, with treatment success based on the same perceptual measures. Because additional, less abstract diagnostic ... -
Stability of conversational language samples from children in kindergarten: the effects of time, sample length, and topic
(East Carolina University, 2010)The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability of measures from conversational language samples in the school-aged population. Two 10-minute conversational language samples were collected from 20 at-risk kindergarten ... -
Stereotypes of Stutterers and Nonstutterers in Three Rural Communities in Newfoundland
(East Carolina University, 1993-12)The existence of a negative stereotype of stutterers among residents of three Small, rural communities in Newfoundland, Canada was investigated. Members of these communities (n=106) completed a 25 item semantic differential ... -
Stimulation of glucose uptake by insulin-like growth factor II in human muscle is not mediated by the insulin-like growth factor II/mannose 6-phosphate receptor.
(East Carolina University, 1994-06-15)Although the growth-promoting effects of insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) have been intensively studied, the acute actions of this hormone on glucose metabolism have been less well evaluated, especially in skeletal ... -
Suffering and Death among Early American Roentgenologists: The Power of Remotely Anatomizing the Human Body
(2011-02-28)Laupus Library History Collections & the Department of Bioethics & Interdisciplinary Studies sponsor the History of Medicine Presentations as an educational service for the East Carolina University community. The Library ... -
Systemic Nutrition: What's YOUR Gut Reaction?
(East Carolina University, 2008)Presentation accompanying lecture for receiving the Lenna Frances Cooper Award at the 2008 Food and Nutrition Conference and Exhibition of the American Dietetic Association -
“Take Off 4-Health”: Nutrition Education Curriculum for a Healthy Lifestyle Camp for Overweight Youth
(East Carolina University, 2010)There is evidence that residential summer weight loss camps can be effective to initiate or support the small change approach to address childhood obesity. This report describes the development and evaluation of nutrition ... -
A targeted Coch missense mutation: a knock-in mouse model for DFNA9 late-onset hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction
(East Carolina University, 2008-11-01)Mutations in COCH (coagulation factor C homology) are etiologic for the late-onset, progressive, sensorineural hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction known as DFNA9. We introduced the G88E mutation by gene targeting into ... -
Thoracic neuroblastoma presenting as a cystic hygroma.
(East Carolina University, 1988-10)A case of thoracic neuroblastoma with extension into the supraclavicular fossa is described. By physical examination and ultrasound the patient was thought to have a cystic hygroma with mediastinal extension. A 'cystic' ... -
Thoracolumbar compression fractures presenting with an acute ileus.
(East Carolina University, 1990-09)Corticosteroids are commonly used in the treatment of connective tissue diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus. Although they are usually efficacious, osteoporosis leading to spine compression fractures is not ...