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Executive Functioning Deficits in the Transdiagnostic Process of Multidimensional Perfectionism
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)Background: Recent research has demonstrated that a variety of types of psychopathology, including depression, anxiety, eating pathology, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, are characterized by cognitive deficits in executive ... -
Executive summary: "Mantle Frontier" workshop
(2011-03)The workshop on “Reaching the Mantle Frontier: Moho and Beyond” was held at the Broad Branch Road Campus of the Carnegie Institution of Washington on 9–11 September 2010. The workshop attracted seventy-four scientists and ... -
EXERCISE AND DIET PROGRAMS DROSOPHILA SIMULANS OFFSPRING METABOLIC PHENOTYPE
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Obesity in pediatric patients has increased significantly in recent decades, along with susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality. The relative contribution of genetic and ... -
Exercise apparatus and related methods and computer program products
(2013-10-04)A portable exercise apparatus for use by a user performing push-ups includes: a detection device; and a suspension member adapted to suspend the detection device from the user. When the detection device is suspended from ... -
Exercise Effects on Body Composition in Male and Female Prepubescent Children
(2014)The difference between the male and female body with respect to body composition post puberty is widely known and mostly understood. However, the difference between male and female prepubescent children regarding lean mass ... -
Exercise effects on physical activity level, self-perceptions, and quality of life of sedentary children, the interaction of BMI, and the association between moderate to vigorous physical activity and psychological variables
(East Carolina University, 2010)The purposes of this study were to (a) examine the relationship of physical activity with global self-esteem (GSE), physical self-worth (PSW), physical self-perceptions, and health related quality of life (HRQOL), and to ... -
Exercise Fails to Improve Neurocognition in Depressed Middle-Aged and Older Adults
(East Carolina University, 2008-07)Purpose: Although cross-sectional studies have demonstrated an association between higher levels of aerobic fitness and improved neurocognitive function, there have been relatively few interventional studies investigating ... -
Exercise to Improve Age-Related Loss of Function and Corresponding Alterations in Gene Expression
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)The “gray wave,” the increasing population aged 65 and older, will double over the course of the next 30 years. This is a concern as it results in an increased prevalence of age-associated diseases such as diabetes, ... -
Exercise Training Amount and Intensity Effects on Metabolic Syndrome (From Studies of a Targeted Risk Reduction Intervention through Defined Exercise)
(East Carolina University, 2007-12-15)Although exercise improves individual risk factors of the metabolic syndrome (MS), there is little research on the effect of exercise on MS as a whole. The objective of this study was to determine how much exercise is ... -
Exercise-heat stress with and without water replacement alters brain structures and impairs visuomotor performance
(2018-06-26)Effects of exercise‐heat stress with and without water replacement on brain structure and visuomotor performance were examined. Thirteen healthy adults (23.6 ± 4.2 years) completed counterbalanced 150 min trials of ... -
Exercises in Evidence Based Management
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The Exile in Literature : Remembering What Has Been Lost and Finding the Courage to Move Forward
(East Carolina University, 2014)Cultural displacement and exile are major topics that are portrayed in Caribbean literature and in this Master's thesis, I analyze the exilic experience as depicted in texts written by Julia Alvarez, Cristina García, and ... -
Existing for Others: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Ecclesiology
(2015)Bonhoeffer’s life is what initially draws attention. His church and Christ based theology are what keeps it. His theological legacy is one of bold faith, a life of real community, and action. As brilliant as his theological ... -
An Expanded Multi-scale Monte Carlo Simulation Method for Personalized Radiobiological Effect Estimation in Radiotherapy: a feasibility study
(2017-03-21)A novel and versatile “bottom-up” approach is developed to estimate the radiobiological effect of clinic radiotherapy. The model consists of multi-scale Monte Carlo simulations from organ to cell levels. At cellular level, ... -
Expanding Access to Health Care for Agricultural Workers
(2024-04-02)Purpose: This quality improvement project offered free hypertension screenings to agricultural workers in a single farm in rural North Carolina to gain insight into whether the participants felt that onsite screenings ... -
Expanding the Care of Hospice Patients Across a Mobile Integrated Health System
(2023-11-29)Transport demands for hospice patients are increasing, but mobile integrated health (MIH) providers report feeling ill-equipped to meet such demands due to the limited clinical guidance in their treatment protocols. This ...