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AN EXPLORATION OF HOW TECHNOLOGY USE INFLUENCES RELATIONAL ETHIC SCORES OF EMERGING ADULT ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)
Technology is virtually used within all facets of life such as in employment locations, educational institutions, and in interpersonal relationships and has become a necessary tool of contemporary living. Technology is ...
The Health Implications of Employment in Non-Profit Animal Care In Eastern North Carolina: A Phenomenological Exploration
(East Carolina University, 2015-12-15)
Given a dearth of literature regarding animal care workers in non-profit settings, all of whom potentially face health-related risks, a need existed to explore these individuals' collective lived experiences and perceptions. ...
Racial Differences in Cardiorespiratory Fitness between Blacks and Whites: A Meta-Analysis
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)
PURPOSE: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), all-cause mortality and CVD mortality. Some researchers have speculated that Blacks have lower levels of CRF when compared ...
The Effect of Exercise Training on Cardiovascular Mortality Risk
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)
Clinicians use risk calculators in primary prevention to estimate CVD mortality. A potential limitation of available risk calculators are they generally estimate risk based on traditional risk factors, which is problematic ...
Intimate Partner Violence: Satisficing or Maximizing? Examining Indicators of Relationship Commitment
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)
The negative impacts of intimate partner violence (IPV) have the potential to reach each physical, psychological, social, and spiritual realm of a victim's experience. The motive for women to remain in such violent ...
Engaging in healthy sexual decision making: The role of protective factors from an ecological systems perspective
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-04)
A sample of 235 emerging adults at a southeastern university was surveyed about past and current sexual decision-making. Researchers investigated the role of protective factors in early and current sexual decision-making ...
The Influence of Maternal Exercise Type on Heart Measures at One Month
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)
Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of aerobic, resistance, and circuit training during pregnancy on infant heart measures at 1 month of age. We hypothesized that there would be differences ...
Screening Latino Farmworkers for Depression in Primary Care
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-05)
Latino farmworkers experience depression at significantly higher rates than non-Latino Whites and usually they seek help for their mental health needs at primary care settings. Despite the high prevalence of depression in ...
Short-term, high-fat diet accelerates disuse atrophy and protein degradation in a muscle-specific manner in mice
(2015-11-04)
Background:
A short-term high-fat diet impairs mitochondrial function and the ability of skeletal muscle to respond to growth stimuli, but it is unknown whether such a diet alters the ability to respond to atrophy signals. ...