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International Students in US Colleges and Universities : Eating Habits, Cultural Identity, and Dietary Acculturation
(East Carolina University, 2011)The aim of this study is to assess international students' dietary acculturation issues with a focus on students of African origins in the United States. Responses of 142 participants from a survey that was sent out in ... -
International tourism later in life : Innovation Theory related to benefits gained
(East Carolina University, 2010)As the Baby Boomer cohort (1946-1964) within the United States age, the travel industry will demand a shift in services provided to the senior market. Although there are many research studies on older adults and others ... -
The International Trade and Fishery Management of Spiny dogfish (Squalus Acanthias) in Light of CITES List Insertion : Alternative Management Strategies for the U.S. North Atlantic Stock
(East Carolina University, 2013)The spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) is a commercial shark species that was recently considered, unsuccessfully, for inclusion in trade-regulation lists due to international concern about its conservation status. The major ... -
International Trends and Techniques Used to Teach Studio Art Courses Through Distance Education
(East Carolina University, 2009)This research collected data about international trends and techniques used to teach studio art courses through distance learning. The study presents information about methods of curriculum and instruction, background ... -
Internet-Based Health and Well-Being Interventions in a Working Population
(East Carolina University, 2013)The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effectiveness of educational email interventions in improving employee health. Employees' levels of workaholism, work stress, job satisfaction, and physical health ... -
The Interpretive Process of North Carolina Community College System Developmental Education Policy at Select Community Colleges
(East Carolina University, 2008-11)The purpose of this study was to examine the interpretive processes of administrators and staff at individual community colleges in the North Carolina system. The study examines how developmental education policy, established ... -
Interracial/intergender versus Intra-racial/intragender Antagonism in Postcolonial Literature
(East Carolina University, 2021-06-22)Though postcolonial literature affirms what the oppressed have endured, not much scholarship, past or present, has addressed the infighting that people of the same kind have historically and continuously engaged in. Kind, ... -
Interrelated role of Notch signaling and mTORC pathways in prostate cancer cell survival and growth
(East Carolina University, 2014)Prostate cancer is currently the second highest leading cause of cancer death in men. Notch is a transmembrane receptor protein that is part of a signaling pathway necessary in the normal development of the prostate. ... -
INTERVENTION TO REDUCE SEDENTARY TIME AND IMPROVE CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK FACTORS AMONG SEDENTARY EMPLOYEES
(East Carolina University, 2012)Background: More than half of the US adult population is sedentary and this type of behavior is known to increase an individual's risk for overweight/obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes ... -
An Interview with Yotburd : Creating as a Collector
(East Carolina University, 2015)As an artist I believe it is important to present work in a new way rather than continually looking to traditional methods. The context for the presentation and distribution of art is changing and the collectors of art ... -
Intimate Partner Violence: Satisficing or Maximizing? Examining Indicators of Relationship Commitment
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)The negative impacts of intimate partner violence (IPV) have the potential to reach each physical, psychological, social, and spiritual realm of a victim's experience. The motive for women to remain in such violent ... -
The intracellular proteolytic fragment of CD44 alters CD44 function in chondrocytes
(East Carolina University, 2010)CD44 is an adhesion molecule involved in several biological functions and the primary receptor for hyaluronan (HA). In cartilage, CD44 participates in the interplay between cells and the extracellular matrix to fine tune ... -
Intratracheal instillation of silver nanoparticles exacerbates cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury in male sprague-dawley rats
(East Carolina University, 2014)The uses of engineered nanomaterials have expanded in biomedical technology and consumer manufacturing. Exposure to particulate matter has been demonstrated to negatively influence cardiovascular health and expand myocardial ... -
INTRINSIC EXERCISE CAPACITY ON HIND LIMB ARTERIAL LIGATION: DIFFERENTIAL IMPACT OF ACTIVE EXERCISE AND ANDROGEN SIGNALING ON POST-ISCHEMIC RECOVERY
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-21)Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common disease that is frequently caused by atherosclerosis and associated thrombosis, leading to a decrease in the blood supply to the lower extremities. PAD has various treatment ... -
Introducing portable pedal machines inside a university library to reduce sedentary behavior
(East Carolina University, 2013)Background: Sedentary behavior is a health risk factor independent of time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Sedentary behavior takes place frequently in libraries. Few sedentary behavior interventions ... -
INTRODUCING TRANSLANGUAGING PRACTICES IN AN INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS.
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)Language is the vehicle through which we express ourselves and interact with the people and places around us. Language shapes our identity within the varied communities in which we belong. Translanguaging is a concept that ... -
Intron position in RNA polymerase genes and their relationship to eukaryotic phylogenies
(East Carolina University, 2010)Over the past two decades, there has been an increasing amount of research devoted to the study of intron evolution and its relationship to eukaryotic phylogeny. Previous studies have shown that a large percentage of ...