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PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF PROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTIONS FOLLOWING TOTAL HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-06)
Background. Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) is a devastating complication of total joint arthroplasty (TJA) with a relative survival rate worse than that of prostate cancer, melanoma, and breast cancer. This study explores ...
Identification of galectin-1 as a marker for claudin-low breast cancer and implications for tumor progression
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-04)
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer. Patients with TNBC have a high rate of metastasis and mortality due to the lack of targeted therapies and resistance to chemotherapy. This ...
Development of Engaging Whiteboard Videos to Support Head Start Teachers’ Understanding of Evidence-based Strategies for Teaching Preschool Children (3-5 years) Science in the Context of Healthy Eating
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-07)
Learning Objective: Identify Head Start teachers’ and relevant professionals’ perceptions of whiteboard videos designed to support understanding evidence-based strategies for teaching preschool children (3-5 years) science ...
Characterizing the Binding of Toxic and Essential Metals to EF-Hand Peptides III and IV of Human Cardiac Troponin C Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Isothermal Titration Calorimetry
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-05)
Cadmium is one of the most toxic natural and anthropogenic metals found in our environment. Exposure to cadmium is associated with several cardiovascular conditions, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancers. Cadmium’s ...
STUDENT TRAJECTORIES RELATED TO READING AND ATTENTION SKILLS: IS THERE EVIDENCE OF THE MATTHEW EFFECT?
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-04)
Research on reading is widespread given its predictive nature for adult outcomes pertaining to success, such as high school graduation, college entrance, health literacy, employment status and wages earned. Research focusing ...
EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES IN SUPERCRITICAL HEAT EXCHANGERS
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-07)
An ECU team designed, built, and is testing a pilot-scale supercritical water desalination (SWD) system that processed brine discharge from conventional desalination systems. The system completely separates the solid salts ...
BOREOUT, EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING, AND THE POTENTIAL MODERATION BY PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-04)
Employee well-being is an important determining factor that contributes to employee resilience (Tonkin, Malinen, Naswall, & Kuntz, 2018) and productivity (Baptiste, 2008), which ultimately plays a vital role in an ...
¿Por Qué Esperar?: Examining COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Hispanic Gender Roles in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-04)
The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic impacted members of different communities in the United States at varying rates. Despite displaying strong adherence to safety behavior guidelines, the Hispanic-American community was ...
Pedagogical Approaches to the Instruction of Ethics in Lower-Level Undergraduate Professional Writing Courses
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-04)
The following report centers on ethics instructional methods in undergraduate professional writing courses. The literature review covers the instructional practices favored by professors of upper-level and graduate ...
Solutions of an Inhomogeneous MADE using an Analysis of Wavelet Coefficients
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-08)
In this paper solutions to an Inhomogeneous Multiplicatively Advanced Differential Equation (MADE) of the form $y^\prime(t) - Ay(qt)=f(t)$, for $q>1$ and certain functions $f(t)\in \L^2(\R)$, are provided. Such solutions ...