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PREDICTING VELOPHARYNGEAL CLOSURE PATTERNS BASED ON ANATOMIC VARIABLES
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-14)
Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of velopharyngeal (VP) variables and sex among adults with normal velopharyngeal anatomy to determine if these variables could correspond with VP closure ...
Describing the Relationship Between Psychosocial Distress and Extent of Criminal Justice System Involvement for Men and Women in a Sober Living Environment
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-14)
Symptoms of mental health and substance use disorders are prevalent for individuals involved in the criminal justice system and are associated with both costs to society and the individual. The purpose of this study was ...
Methods and devices for delivering exogenously generated speech signals to enhance fluency in persons who stutter
(2004-06-22)
Methods and devices generate an exogenous natural second speech signal as an auditory stimulus to a user to enhance the fluency of persons who stutter. The natural speech signal is independent of the contemporaneous speech ...
Frequency altered feedback for treating non-stuttering pathologies
(2012-09-04)
Methods and devices treat treating non-stuttering pathologies having impaired or decreased communication skills by administering a frequency altered auditory feedback signal to a subject having a non-stuttering pathology ...
Exploring the Use of the Expert Search and Scanning Skills with Novice Drivers with and Without Conditions Affecting Executive Functioning
(East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
This study examined the use of the computer-based assessment tool in determining relationships between scanning performance and driver characteristics. A 3 (novice drivers, early licensed drivers, experienced drivers) x ...
High major histocompatibility complex class I polymorphism despite bottlenecks in wild and domesticated populations of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
(2015-12-01)
Background
Two subspecies of zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata castanotis and T. g. guttata are native to Australia and the Lesser Sunda Islands, respectively. The Australian subspecies has been domesticated and is now an ...
A non-tight junction function of claudin-7—Interaction with integrin signaling in suppressing lung cancer cell proliferation and detachment
(2015-06-17)
Background
Claudins are a family of tight junction (TJ) membrane proteins involved in a broad spectrum of human diseases including cancer. Claudin-7 is a unique TJ membrane protein in that it has a strong basolateral ...
Short-term, high-fat diet accelerates disuse atrophy and protein degradation in a muscle-specific manner in mice
(2015-11-04)
Background:
A short-term high-fat diet impairs mitochondrial function and the ability of skeletal muscle to respond to growth stimuli, but it is unknown whether such a diet alters the ability to respond to atrophy signals. ...
Complementary and alternative interventions : attitudes and use of counselors-in-training in counselor education programs
(East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
There is a growing awareness and use of complementary and alternative medicine and complementary and alternative interventions (CAM/CAI) in the United States. Research and education in both the medical and nursing professions ...
Systems, Methods and Products for Diagnostic hearing assessments distributed via the use of a computer network
(2012-10-16)
The systems, methods and associated devices performing diagnostic hearing tests which use a computer network to allow interaction between a test administration site and one or a plurality of remote patient sites. The test ...