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A metabolomics approach to understanding recurrent stroke risk in African Americans
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)Stroke is a significant health burden, as the fifth leading cause of death and the number one cause of serious, long term disability in the United States. Each year 795,000 individuals suffer a stroke; of which 185,000 ... -
A Mixed Methods Critical Review of the A+ Schools in North Carolina: An Argument for High Standards in Implementation
(East Carolina University, 2021-06-07)This study provides an update on the effectiveness of the North Carolina (NC) A+ Schools Program, a program focused on integrating the arts disciplines into the core curriculum to bring about more effective and engaging ... -
A MIXED METHODS STUDY ON NURSING STUDENT STRESS, ANXIETY AND RESILIENCE DURING AN UNEXPECTED DEATH SIMULATION
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-15)About one third of the more than 700,000 deaths that occur in hospitals each year are unanticipated. Without appropriate training and experience, a patient's impending death can be overwhelming, and an unexpected death can ... -
A MODEL OF SELF-REGULATION IN ADOLESCENTS WITH FOOD ALLERGY
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)The purpose of this research was to test a model explaining how cognitive and emotional factors relate to adolescents' abilities to successfully manage their own food allergies. It was hypothesized that higher scores on ... -
A Multi-Compartmental Investigation of Bcl-2 Associated Athanogene 3 (BAG3) in Peripheral Artery Disease
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-13)Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is caused by an atherosclerotic blockage to a vessel that restricts blood flow to the lower extremity. Chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) is the most severe manifestation of PAD, and ... -
A multiproxy paleoenvironmental reconstruction of Late Quaternary marine sediments: Sunda Shelf, Southern South China Sea
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-18)Two gravity cores were collected from 43 km and 90 km offshore of Kuala Terengganu (western Sunda Shelf, southern South China Sea) at ~60 m water depth to characterize late Quaternary paleoenvironments by using bulk sediment ... -
A NEW ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM FOR MEASURING ELECTRON EMISSION FROM FAST ION INTERACTIONS WITH ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, AND CONDENSED PHASE TARGETS
(East Carolina University, 2016-07-25)A new electron spectroscopy system has been developed for measuring electron emission from gas and solid targets induced by fast ion impact. This system uses an ultrahigh-vacuum compatible cylindrical deflector analyzer, ... -
A NOVEL ROLE FOR HDL AND D-HDL IN PULMONARY IMMUNITY
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-17)Cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases are leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Studies report an inverse correlation between levels of serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and the severity of cardiovascular ... -
A Paleodemographic Study of Mortality in 1st century BC/AD Petra, Jordan
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-19)The 1st century BC to 1st century AD population of Petra appears to have rarely suffered from infectious diseases based on the low frequency of pathological bone lesions in skeletons recovered from tombs on the site's North ...