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The Effect of Drawing to Enhance Word Retrieval in Individuals with Chronic Severe Aphasia
(East Carolina University, 2012)The purpose of the current study was to examine if individuals with severe chronic aphasia could increase their ability to retrieve object names by implementing the compensatory strategy of drawing. This unique treatment ... -
Effect of Duodenal-Jejunal Bypass on Skeletal Muscle Insulin Signaling in Goto-Kakizaki Rats
(East Carolina University, 2009)Gastric bypass surgery (RYGBP) for the treatment of obesity has proven to clinically reverse type 2 diabetes mellitus. RYGBP involves both gastric reduction and bypass of the proximal small intestine. Duodenal-Jejunal ... -
The Effect of Eccentric Hamstring Strength Training on Muscle Function
(East Carolina University, 2015)The high prevalence of hamstring strain injury in sports, coupled with detrimental performance and financial effects of hamstring injuries, stress the necessity to implement an intervention capable of minimizing hamstring ... -
Effect of Exercise Training on Metabolic Syndrome z-score : the Association of C- reactive protein
(East Carolina University, 2015-06-25)PURPOSE: Previous studies have shown that metabolic syndrome z-score (MetSynZ) is improved with exercise training. Metabolic syndrome is based upon insulin resistance, such that it would be expected for insulin resistance ... -
Effect of green tea Polyphenon 60 on microRNA expression in MCF-7 breast cancer cells
(East Carolina University, 2010)In Western countries, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer and it is the second leading cause of female cancer death in America. The biochemical basis of the observed anti-oncogenic properties of green tea has ... -
The Effect of Home-School Communication on Treatment Integrity
(East Carolina University, 2014)Federal policy and school psychology practice have recently increased advocacy for the use of evidence-based interventions. Treatment integrity is an important component of evidenced-based interventions and individuals ... -
The Effect of Injury Prevention Training Programs on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Team Sport Athletes
(East Carolina University, 2013)Objective: We sought to conduct a meta-analysis to determine whether neuromuscular training programs are effective at reducing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. A secondary purpose was to identify and describe ... -
THE EFFECT OF INVOLVEMENT IN DECISION MAKING ON TEACHER RETENTION
(East Carolina University, 2010)Retaining teachers continues to be an ongoing challenge for administrators. For a school, when teachers migrate from one school to another to teach or leave the profession all together, the school looses a teacher. A review ... -
EFFECT OF MENTOR-LED VIGOROUS AEROBIC EXERCISE PROGRAM ON BODY COMPOSITION, PEAK VO₂, AND INSULIN SENSITIVITY IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE ADOLESCENTS
(East Carolina University, 2014)In the past few decades obesity rates in the US have reached epidemic proportions in both adults and children. Nearly one-third of American adults are obese, and since 1980, the obesity rates for children 6-11 years and ... -
Effect of MicroRNA-34c on Regenerative Axon Growth in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons of the Peripheral Nervous System
(East Carolina University, 2011)The peripheral nervous system is unique in its ability to regenerate axons after injury. Our lab previously assessed the miRNA expression levels of the regenerating sciatic nerve which indicated miR-34c up-regulation. ... -
The Effect of Plantarflexor Strength Training on Gait Biomechanics in Healthy Old Adults
(East Carolina University, 2013)Locomotion is an important and inherent part of daily life and is integral in maintaining an independent lifestyle, especially in older adults whose functional capacity has declined. Physiological changes with aging, ... -
Effect of previous hamstring strain on Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) forces
(East Carolina University, 2016-08-18)Introduction: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries are very common in the athletic population. While the hamstring muscles help protect the ACL, hamstring strain injuries (HSI) are also common in sports. After HSI, ... -
EFFECT OF QUADRICEP STRENGTH SYMMETRY ON KNEE JOINT SYMMETRY DURING SLS IN ACLR AND HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-03)A tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most common and costly injuries for active adults and athletes. This injury causes short- and long-term problems economically through increased health care costs ... -
THE EFFECT OF SCHOOL CULTURE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
(East Carolina University, 2014)This study examined school culture as identified through NC teachers' responses to questions regarding school leadership's sustained effort to address teachers' concerns about leadership issues, facilities and resources, ... -
THE EFFECT OF SELECTED INSTITUTION-LEVEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRAITS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF TRANSFEREES AT UNIVERSITIES
(East Carolina University, 2010)This study used correlation to examine the effect of 18 institution- or service area-level community college traits on the North Carolina Community College System's (NCCCS) Performance Measure E, renamed Performance Standard ... -
THE EFFECT OF SHAME AND GUILT TYPES ON HELPING BEHAVIORS
(East Carolina University, 2013)Shame and guilt are often considered to be the same emotion; this is partially because the nuanced differences are overlooked in favor of a focus on fixing the negative outcome of these emotions. Shame and guilt also have ...