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Measles vaccine vectors and methods of use
(2003-03-20)The present invention provides a novel vaccine expressing a fusion of the measles hemagglutinin (H) protein and the complement component, C3d, to enhance the titers of neutralizing antibody. Plasmids were generated that ... -
Measured Resting Energy Expenditure Using a Fixed Function Indirect Calorimeter in the Clinical Setting as a Predictor of Success with Weight Change in an Obese Pediatric Population
(East Carolina University, 2010)The American Dietetic Association (ADA) standard of care for obese adults utilizes indirect calorimetry for calculating caloric targets for weight loss (1). Even though rates appear to be leveling off (2), childhood obesity ... -
Measurement invariance between the English and German versions of the Informal Workplace Learning scale
(East Carolina University, 2022-03-18)Training efforts in organizations are often quite limited. Thus, finding ways to promote informal learning in the workplace is of key importance for employee development in organizations wishing to remain competitive. ... -
Measurement of Oral Epithelial Thickness by Optical Coherence Tomography
(2019-08-06)Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a real-time, in-situ, non-invasive imaging device that is able to perform a cross-sectional evaluation of tissue microstructure based on the specific intensity of back-scattered and ... -
MEASUREMENT OF WORD RETRIEVAL IN THE DISCOURSE OF PERSONS WITH APHASIA: STANDARD CORE LEXICON ITEM DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)Core lexicon measures are a quantitative measure of lexical use in discourse for persons with aphasia. It is intended to provide clinicians with a clinician-friendly means to quantify lexical use in discourse based on ... -
Measures of the consumer food store environment: A systematic review of the evidence 2000-2011
(2012-08)Description of the consumer food environment has proliferated in publication. However, there has been a lack of systematic reviews focusing on how the consumer food environment is associated with the following: (1) ... -
Measures of the Consumer Food Store Environment: A Systematic Review of the Evidence 2000–2011
(2011-12)Description of the consumer food environment has proliferated in publication. However, there has been a lack of systematic reviews focusing on how the consumer food environment is associated with the following: (1) ... -
Measuring and Assessing Food Insecurity Among East Carolina University Undergraduate Students
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)Food insecurity has long been an issue nationwide, however, there has been little emphasis placed on food insecurity among college students. This thesis employed a cross-sectional survey of 1,170 randomly selected undergraduate ... -
MEASURING GEOSPATIALLY EXPLICIT PERCEPTIONS OF SUDANESE ETHNIC GROUP LOCATIONS : A COMPARISON OF SUBJECT-MATTER-EXPERTS AND ONLINE DATA
(East Carolina University, 2013)The geospatial perceptions of Sudan and South Sudan subject-matter-experts (SMEs) regarding the location of Sudanese ethnic groups were collected and analyzed, in order to determine how to synthesize and gain meaning from ... -
Measuring Importance, Performance, and Frequency of Green Initiatives among North Carolina Bed and Breakfast Operators: A Pilot Study
(East Carolina University, 2013)A bed and breakfast (B&B) is a house or small hotel where someone can rent a room for a price that includes breakfast the next morning (Bed and Breakfast, 2012). According to Tsai (2008), green hotels are lodging facilities ... -
Measuring Individual Muscle Force Using Ultrasound Elastography and Motion Capture
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-04)Human musculature is over-determined so that one muscle could complete a movement that we make using several. For example, the biceps brachii is an agonist muscle for both elbow flexion and supination of the forearm. In ... -
MEASURING LEADERSHIP ROUNDING PERFORMANCE IN A HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT USING REAL TIME LOCATION SYSTEMS
(East Carolina University, 2015)Among the major industries, healthcare accounts for over ten percent of jobs today and is continuing to grow per the surges of baby boomers requiring more care, rising costs in medicine and equipment, and current legislative ... -
MEASURING PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS : ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN A TWO-WAY IMMERSION PROGRAM
(East Carolina University, 2014)School districts across the country are implementing bilingual education models such as two-way immersion, also known as dual language programs. The goals of two-way immersion programs are to assist students to obtain high ... -
Measuring the Ecosystem Impacts of Commercial Shrimp Trawling and Other Fishing Gear in Core Sound, North Carolina Using Ecological Network Analysis
(East Carolina University, 2012)The impacts of commercial trawling are well documented, especially alteration of benthic environments, removal of targeted and by-catch species, and alteration of food webs. I investigated and modeled the impacts of shrimp ...