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HEALTH-PROMOTING LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE LEAVE: THE POTENTIAL MODERATING EFFECT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DETACHMENT
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)
The current study was designed to examine the relationships between health-promoting leadership (HPL), psychological detachment, willingness to take sick leave, vacation leave, and FMLA leave, and presenteeism. A self-report ...
EFFECTS OF MEDIA USE ON BEHAVIORAL INHIBITION IN PRESCHOOLERS
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)
Previous research suggests that there is a link between children's media use and their executive function. The present study aimed to assess preschool-aged children's media use and to determine if different levels of media ...
Targeting Exportin-1 to Inhibit HTLV-1 Infection
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)
Human T-cell Leukemia Virus Type-1 (HTLV-1) is a complex human retrovirus that infects around 20 million people globally. Transmission of this retrovirus occurs by sexual intercourse, contaminated blood, and from mother ...
THE IMPACT OF PARENTAL INCARCERATION ON EMERGING ADULT’S DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE BEHAVIOR
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)
This study was conducted to understand the impact parental incarceration has on emerging adult's depression, anxiety, and substance abuse behavior. Researchers were also interested to see if resilience was a moderator of ...
Skin Carotenoid Levels Over Time and Differences by Age, Sex, and Race Among Head Start Children (3-5 years) Living in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)
Objective: Examine differences in skin carotenoid levels (SCL) based on time, age, sex, and race of preschool-aged children (PSAC) enrolled in Head Start (HS) in North Carolina (NC). Design: Data were collected using surveys ...
FORMING NEW HABITS: AN INTERVENTION TO DECREASE SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR IN MEDICALLY STABLE OLDER ADULTS
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)
Rationale: Sedentary behavior is characterized by too much sitting. It is estimated that 4 out of every 10 Americans never engage in physically active behaviors, and that approximately 60% of an adult's non-sleeping hours ...
Development and Application of a Custom Algorithm to Assess Hamstring Muscle Stiffness
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)
Hamstring strain injuries (HSI) are the most diagnosed musculoskeletal injury among elite international track [and] field athletes. HSIs appear to occur most often during terminal swing phase of sprinting, placing track ...
LOVE IN POSTCOLONIAL TIMES: EXPLORING ECHOES OF C.S. LEWIS’ FOUR LOVES IN SELECTED WORKS OF DEREK WALCOTT, V.S. NAIPAUL, TONI MORRISON, AND PABLO NERUDA
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)
This thesis explores the universal theme of love, as analyzed by C.S. Lewis in his classical essay The Four Loves. In the course of this literary quest, selected literary works of four laureates of Nobel Prize in literature ...
Geometry and Construction of Upper Crustal Intrusions; Sawtooth Ridge, Henry Mountains, Southern Utah.
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)
The plumbing systems of volcanos are commonly constructed by interconnected, upper crustal sheet intrusions (i.e. dikes and sills). Active systems and the processes that contribute to their construction are difficult to ...
The Effect of Quadriceps Strength Symmetry and Task Demands on Lower Extremity Biomechanics
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures are a common injury in sports with short and long term consequences. Second ACL injury rates, defined as an injury to the contralateral or healthy limb, or a re-graft tear of the ...