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Adequacy of Maternal Iron Status Protects against Behavioral, Neuroanatomical, and Growth Deficits in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
(2012)
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are the leading non-genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disability in children. Although alcohol is clearly teratogenic, environmental factors such as gravidity and socioeconomic ...
Severity of Depressive Symptoms and Accuracy of Dietary Reporting among Obese Women with Major Depressive Disorder Seeking Weight Loss Treatment
(2014)
An elevation in symptoms of depression has previously been associated with greater accuracy of reported dietary intake, however this association has not been investigated among individuals with a diagnosis of major depressive ...
P02.35. Methodology in integrative medicine research: challenges and solutions from a randomized clinical control trial using adapted yoga
(2012)
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This randomized controlled clinical study evaluated the efficacy of adapted yoga (vs. usual care) to reduce psychosocial risks, which have been clinically shown to impact morbidity and mortality in implantable ...
HOME-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS : ENHANCING LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM
(East Carolina University, 2015)
The number of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) continues to increase, with current statistics demonstrating that 1 in every 68 children are diagnosed with the disorder (Autism Society of America, 2012) and the ...
Investigation of possible driving forces on counter-intuitive thermal collapse of intrinsically disordered proteins
(East Carolina University, 2016-08-18)
Intrinsically disordered proteins are an emerging class of proteins that contain no secondary or tertiary structure. Through bioinformatics studies it has been predicted that a third of the human proteome consists of ...
Effect of previous hamstring strain on Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) forces
(East Carolina University, 2016-08-18)
Introduction: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries are very common in the athletic population. While the hamstring muscles help protect the ACL, hamstring strain injuries (HSI) are also common in sports. After HSI, ...
Optimizing graphene oxide reduction via laser irradiation
(East Carolina University, 2017-01-04)
The present report discusses a single step method to reduce graphene oxide via laser irradiation. A computer numerically controlled laser engraver equipped with a 450nm laser diode was engineered to conduct this research. ...
Semantic Knowledge Use in Different Discourse Types
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)
Semantic knowledge is an individual’s internal representations of a given object. In turn, semantic memory relates to the general knowledge and memory systems an individual uses for understanding concepts. Concepts are ...
The Binaural Advantage for Speech Recognition in Noise Ability
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)
Pure tone threshold testing has been considered the “gold standard” for hearing ability in the global sense. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a pure tone threshold average (for 500, 1000, 2000, and 4,000 ...
AN INVESTIGATIVE STUDY OF THE NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF SUBJECTIVE SLEEP QUALITY
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-06)
Background: Disordered sleep is a national health issue affecting an estimated 50-70 million US adults. The documented consequences of disordered sleep include impaired daily function, increased risk for chronic health ...