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Health and Well-Being of Physical Trauma Survivors: Who Follows Up?
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-23)
Given the growing number of physical trauma survivors, it is imperative that mental health clinicians, medical providers, researchers, and policy makers are aware of their unique biological, psychological, and social health ...
Adaptations of the Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus in Response to Exercise and Hunger
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-02)
The arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus serves as a critical node for regulation of mammalian energy balance with the ability to sense the status of many organ systems and exert control over effector arms that potently ...
Mitochondrial Oxidative Capacity In Human Skeletal Muscle: Association with Plasma Lactate Concentration
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-11)
ABSTRACT Background: Metabolic disease is a growing concern for public health. Obesity and Type II Diabetes are an epidemic and a phenotype for insulin resistance in human skeletal muscle. A reduced mitochondrial function ...
Shearwave elastography : a prospective study on short term changes in UCL health of college baseball pitchers
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-31)
The rate of ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction surgery, or "Tommy John" surgery, has risen dramatically in baseball pitchers over the last decade. Throughout the baseball pitching motion, the UCL undergoes ...
AMP Deaminase 3 knockout mice and loss of mitochondrial proteins and enzyme activity during denervation atrophy
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-17)
Muscle atrophy leads to decrements in muscle function, partly attributable to decreased mitochondrial content. One controller of mitochondrial content is AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), which when bound by AMP activates ...
Effects of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on the Pharyngeal Pumping and Neurological Behavior of C. elegans
(East Carolina University, 2018-08-02)
Cogent data regarding the effects of manufactured zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) on human health and other organisms is limited. With the prominence of manufactured ZnO - NPs increasing rapidly in recent years, the ...
An Exploratory Study of the Awareness and Perceptions that Child Life Students Have Regarding Global Service Learning in International Settings
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-17)
Global service learning (GSL) opportunities in international settings promote potential benefits for students in health-related disciplines. Child life specialists primarily work in pediatric healthcare settings to provide ...
Society's Influences on Decision-Making for Adolescents Regarding Romantic Relationships
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-25)
Adolescence is an important time in the formation and exploration of romantic relationships (Furman, 2002). Due to this, some may consider this to be an important time period to promote healthy sexual and relationship ...
Observational Play Assessment in Recreational Therapy (OPART): Applications for the Validation of Assessment in Recreational Therapy
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-20)
The need for standardized assessments in healthcare is rapidly growing as new discoveries are made. In the field of Recreational Therapy (RT), there are primarily agency specific developed assessments that have not yet ...
The Effect of Previous Hamstring Injuries on ACL Injury Risk
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-20)
There are between 100,000 and 200,00 ACL injuries a year with 60% of the injuries being noncontact related. The hamstring muscles increase knee stability and decrease stress on the ACL by assisting in preventing anterior ...