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PAIN SUPPORT FROM FAMILY AND PROVIDERS IN THE DIABETIC AMPUTEE: A LIVED EXPERIENCE
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Chronic pain after lower extremity amputation surgery has been reported in up to 80% of patients. Amputations, which are among the most debilitating chronic complication of diabetes have a variety of consequences including ...
College Student Participation in Risky Behaviors: Hazardous Drinking, Sleeping while Driving, and Low Sleep Quality
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
College students have a high tendency to participate in risky behaviors, such as hazardous drinking and sleeping while driving, which could result from low sleep quality. Therefore, the purpose of the current study is to ...
Field Measure to Estimate Vertical and Leg Stiffness
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Background: Achilles tendinopathy is a common injury in male athletes, especially those frequently involved in sports that require hopping. Athletes with Achilles tendinopathy jump with reduced vertical and leg stiffness. ...
SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF MOBILITY ON BARIATRIC PATIENTS HAVING WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Mobility typically becomes an issue in the elderly, people with injuries and severely obese individuals. Severely obese, bariatric patients were the focus of a study conducted by Roberson, Neil, Pories, & Rose (2016). A ...
Making the Invisibles Visible: A Health Literacy Campaign for Eastern North Carolina Migrant Farmworkers
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Despite there being over 3 million migrant farmworkers in the United States, the migrant farmworkers represent one of the most marginalized and underserved populations (Bail et al., 2012, pg. 1). Their status as migrant ...
Lovable Lunatic: The Life & Lyrics of Dorothy Fields
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)
There are not enough artistic pieces that celebrate and feature powerful women. In addition, the number of men cast in most theatrical productions usually double the number of women: the production 1776, produced here at ...
The Kinematic and Kinetic Changes During Distracted Landing and Focused Landing Tasks in College-Aged, Female Soccer Players
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world, and as it continues to grow in the female population there is a significant increase in leg injury risk. There are various biomechanical risk factors associated with ...
Utilizing Ultrasound Elastography to Examine the Material Properties of the Interosseous Membrane
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)
The involvement of the distal radio-ulnar joint (DRUJ) in a combination of high and low impact activities can lead to a variety of injuries. Previous studies done on cadavers have revealed that the distal interosseous ...
OPTIMIZATION OF AN OPTOGENETICALLY ACTIVATED INITIATOR OF APOPTOSIS
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Optogenetic tools provide a window into the world of cell signaling pathways and protein-protein interactions with a precision and elegance that other biological probes can struggle to achieve. The creation of optogenetic ...
Lithological and Foraminiferal Characteristics of Shoreface and Shallow Shelf Facies off Bogue Banks, NC
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Fossil foraminiferal assemblages are used by paleontologists to determine the depositional environment of the strata in which the assemblages are found. This allows for the reconstruction of past environments and climates ...