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Use of a Pressure Vest to Reduce the Physiological Arousal of People with Profound Intellectual and Physical Disabilities During Routine Nail Care
(East Carolina University, 2009)
This single subject ABAB study explored whether the use of a commercially available deep pressure vest would decrease physiological arousal in a male with profound mental retardation during nail care activities. ...
Benefits, barriers, self-efficacy and knowledge regarding healthy foods; perception of African Americans living in eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2009-03)
African Americans in the United States suffer from many health disparities such as obesity, diabetes or hypertension. Lifestyle factors including
diet and physical activity play an important role in prevention of ...
Beliefs, benefits, barriers, attitude, intake and knowledge about peanuts and tree nuts among WIC participants in eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2009)
The objective of this study was to assess beliefs (e.g. advantages, disadvantages, benefits, barriers) and knowledge about eating peanuts and tree nuts. Personal interviews based on the Theory of Planned Behavior were ...
Consumption of recommended food groups among children from medically underserved communities
(East Carolina University, 2009-04)
This cross-sectional study of 2 to 12 year olds living in medically underserved areas examined the proportion of children meeting the food group intake recommendations for fruits, vegetables, total grains, dairy, and ...
Mixture modeling with applications in schizophrenia research
(East Carolina University, 2009-05-15)
Finite mixture modeling, together with the EM algorithm, have been widely used in clustering analysis. Under such methods, the unknown group membership is usually treated as missing data. When the "complete data" ...
Eating late in the evening is associated with childhood obesity in some age groups but not in all children: the relationship between time of consumption and body weight status in U.S. children
(East Carolina University, 2009-05-21)
Background: Some studies in adults indicate a positive correlation between eating later in the day and overall energy intake as well as body weight status. Thus, the time of food intake may be a risk
factor in childhood ...
Charlie Tackles Diabetes
(East Carolina University, 2009)
Overview of nutritional management of type 1 diabetes mellitus
A preliminary study of active compared with passive imputation of missing body mass index values among non-Hispanic white youths
(East Carolina University, 2009-04)
Background: Addressing missing data on body weight, height, or
both is a challenge many researchers face. In calculating the body
mass index (BMI) of study participants, researchers need to impute
the missing data. ...
Binaural Interference in Normal Hearing Children
(East Carolina University, 2009)
This study was conducted to determine if the phenomenon of binaural interference occurs in normal hearing children. To investigate the possible presence of binaural interference, comparisons of the participants' right, ...
A Perspective on Systemic Nutrition and Nutritional Genomics
(East Carolina University, 2009)
The brain and the gut work synergistically with each other and other organs. Reviewing nutrition systemically (rather than by single organs) is a holistic way for dietitians to evaluate their clients’ health status. ...