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POST-OPERATIVE VENTILATION PATTERNS AND THE EFFECTS OF NON-INVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE THERAPY ON VENTILATORY CHANGES AS MEASURED BY A NON-INVASIVE IMPEDANCE DEVICE IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-26)Patients undergoing general anesthesia who have or are suspected of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be at increased risk for ventilatory complications, including respiratory depression, airway obstructions, and apnea ... -
Post-Transcriptional Regulation of mRNA Metabolism during Differentiation of 3T3-L1 Cells: Role of HuR
(East Carolina University, 2010)Our studies address early control points in the differentiation process that are necessary for expression as well as the maintenance of the adipocyte phenotype. We have focused on the post-transcriptional regulation of ... -
Potential Mechanisms for Amelioration of Type 2 Diabetes Following Bariatric Surgery
(East Carolina University, 2011)Severe obesity and Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) are worldwide health concerns reaching epidemic proportions. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has been shown to elicit a rapid and durable improvement and/or remission of T2DM in ... -
Power and Place : A Case Study Approach to Rethinking Crisis Communication
(East Carolina University, 2010)This dissertation examines a 2003 explosion at a pharmaceutical plant in Kinston, North Carolina against the framework of both crisis communication theory and critical discourse analysis theory. In the wake of the explosion, ... -
The Poxvirus A35 Protein Promotes Virulence by Regulating the Host Adaptive Immune Response
(East Carolina University, 2010)Poxviruses are large double-stranded DNA viruses with a broad host range and worldwide distribution. The most infamous poxvirus is Variola virus, the causative agent of smallpox, which caused over 500 million deaths in ... -
PPP1R2 COORDINATES KINASE AND PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY TO REGULATE THE CENTROSOME AND MIDBODY
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-21)Centrosomes are the primary microtubule organizing centers of the cell and prepare the cell for division by establishing the bipolar spindle during mitosis. A balance of kinase and phosphatase activity regulates centrosome ... -
PPP1R42 is a positive regulator of PP1 in centrosome duplication and separation and cilia dynamics
(East Carolina University, 2014)The centrosome is a dynamic structure that undergoes structural and functional transitions, which are coordinated with the cell cycle. It functions as the microtubule organizing center (MTOC) in interphase, duplicates and ... -
Pragmatic Feminist Empiricism: An Original Analytical Framework for Technical Communication
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-19)Focusing on issues of embodiment and power in technical communication specifically through visual discourses of health and medicine created through data, the research is an introduction to an original methodology called ... -
Pre-licensure Baccalaureate nursing students' career choice goal for a future faculty role and graduate education: adaptation and testing of social cognitive career theory.
(East Carolina University, 2011)The purpose of this study was to adapt and test the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) to (1) determine the intent of pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing students for a future faculty role and graduate education, and ... -
Predicting length of treatment involvement of substance using perinatal women in an integrated inpatient healthcare program
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-16)Services for perinatal (pregnant and one year postpartum) women are limited, and inpatient settings where women receive substance abuse services specific to the perinatal population, although ideal, are rare in eastern ... -
PREDICTING TREATMENT ADHERENCE FROM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL BIOMARKERS AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN BEHAVORIAL ACTIVATION (BAS) AND BEHAVIORAL INHIBITION (BIS) SYSTEMS
(East Carolina University, 2014)Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common chronic sleep disorder with a demanding and complex treatment regimen. Even though continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment for OSA, approximately ... -
Predicting Treatment Success : Assessing Theoretically-Driven Constructs that Impact the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among African American Women in a Novel Peer-Delivered Small Changes Treatment Approach
(East Carolina University, 2014)Rural African American women have greater prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and poorer treatment outcomes compared to Caucasians. Some research suggests that self-efficacy, subjective norms, and locus of control ... -
PREDICTIONS, ASSIGNED GRADES, AND OUTCOMES : IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
(East Carolina University, 2011)This study analyzed relationships between teachers' ability to predict proficiency levels on standardized end-of-grade tests for grades three through eight in reading and mathematics relative to students' actual proficiency ... -
A PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF A STRUCTURED PRINCIPAL NETWORK ON PRINCIPAL BURNOUT
(East Carolina University, 2012)This study examined the extent to which participation in a formal network has on a principal's personal perception of burnout as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory for Educators (MBI-E). The MBI-E consists of 22 ... -
A PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE INTENDED PURPOSE, ACTUAL USE, AND PERCEIVED BENEFIT OF DISTRICT-LED INTERIM ASSESSMENTS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOLS
(East Carolina University, 2012)This study examined the intended purposes, actual uses, and perceived benefits of interim assessments on student achievement from the perspectives of district leaders, school administrators, and classroom teachers. ... -
Prenatal yoga practice in late pregnancy and patterning of change in optimism, power, and well-being
(East Carolina University, 2011)Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore changes in human-environmental field patterning of optimism, power, and well-being over time, in women during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy upon completion ... -
Principal Preparation Program-Service Leadership Projects at East Carolina University
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-20)Preparing future principals for their roles within school systems has changed throughout the years. Universities have devised varying techniques in which they accomplish this monumental task. East Carolina University (ECU) ... -
PRINCIPALS USING THE TRANSFORMATIONAL FEEDBACK MODEL TO SUPPORT STUDENT PERFORMANCE
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-09)Teachers need support from school leaders to improve instructional practices and student performance. This problem of practice study examines the role individualized feedback from principals to teachers in one-on-one ... -
PRINCIPALS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE ELEMENTS OF MENTORING SUPPORT THAT MOST IMPACT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW PRINCIPAL’S LEADERSHIP CAPACITY
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-21)The current study sought to identify and gain a deep understanding of the elements of mentoring support that experienced principals perceive to be most effective in developing beginning principals’ leadership capacity. ... -
PROBLEM SOLVING IN THE DIGITAL AGE: BRINGING DESIGN AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING TO THE K-12 CLASSROOM
(East Carolina University, 2018-03-29)A focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education has been an ongoing trend in the United States for most of the last decade. Recently, computer science has stood out as a focus within this movement. ...