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Understanding the Risk Perception of Commercial Fishermen
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-18)
Commercial fishing is indisputably one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States and the world. Due to the hazardous work conditions such as bad weather, the commercial fishing industry is plagued with high ...
Cardiac Monitoring with Smartphones: MobileECG Usage in ICD Patients
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-17)
Background: Addressing behavioral risk factors and having access to high quality medical care with increased information, biometrics, and treatment planning could reduce global cardiovascular mortality. There has been a ...
Effects of a Six Week Gastrocnemius PNF Stretching Intervention on Structural Properties of Muscle and Neural Adaptations of Muscle in Young Women
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-18)
Muscle injuries account for nearly one-third of sport medicine clinic visits in the United States (Woods et al, 2007) and amass financial burden on both athletes and their respective sports clubs. It is unclear whether ...
USING DENTAL METRIC ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND PREHISTORIC POPULATION VARIABILITY ON THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL PLAIN
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-18)
Biodistance studies can quantify intra- and inter- population relatedness through non-metric and metric skeletal variables. In this study, dental metric traits of two linguistically distinct Late Woodland (AD 800-1650) ...
Influence of Resistance Exercises on Infant Body Fat Composition in Overweight/Obese Women
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-22)
Influence of Resistance Exercises on Infant Body Fat Composition in Overweight/Obese Women
By
Jaclyn Ruemmler
May, 2018
Director of Thesis: Dr. Linda May
Major Department: Kinesiology
PURPOSE: Research has conveyed ...
ENHANCED INSULIN SIGNALING FOLLOWING CONTRACTILE ACTIVITY IS BLUNTED IN MYOTUBES FROM SEVERELY OBESE INDIVIDUALS WITH OR WITHOUT TYPE 2 DIABETES
(East Carolina University, 2018-06-11)
Introduction: Regular exercise has been known to improve insulin sensitivity in obese/ Type 2 Diabetic (T2D) individuals. However, some obese and T2D individuals do not respond well to regular exercise in their metabolic ...
The Relationship Between Sitting Time and Arterial Stiffness in Obese African Americans
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-18)
Purpose: Sitting time and arterial stiffness have been associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. However, the association between objectively determined sitting time and arterial stiffness ...
Neurophysiological and Personality Correlates of Sleep and Quality of Life
(East Carolina University, 2018-02-09)
Background: Sleep is an important health factor across the lifespan. Poor sleep has been linked to significant negative health outcomes, including an increased risk for chronic diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, ...
SYMPHONY NO. 2 “SYMPHONY OF CHORALES” BY LUKAS FOSS: A STUDY IN COLLAGE AND MUSICAL BORROWING
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-20)
In his second symphony, the Symphony of Chorales (1958), Foss seems to be struggling to merge two identities, his Stravinskian Neoclassicism and his improvisation-influenced experimentalism. The mature Foss is first able ...
The Health and Medical Care of Enslaved African Americans at Somerset Place, 1839-1863
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-24)
Somerset Place was one of the largest plantations in North Carolina at the end of the Antebellum period. The owner of Somerset Place, Josiah Collins III, owned the third largest slave plantation in the state. Slaves at ...