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Identification of Damaged DNA Adducts from Exposure to Benzo[a]pyrene in the TP53 Gene
(2015)Benzo[a]pyrene is a carcinogen associated with tobacco smoke that can damage DNA after it is metabolized into highly reactive forms. Identifying the resulting DNA adducts can give greater insight into the mutations that ... -
IDENTIFICATION OF IRON-OXIDIZING BACTERIA ON STEEL STRUCTURES IN FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENTS
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)Microorganisms found on steel structures within aquatic systems impact the integrity of the structures and environmental factors surrounding them. Iron-oxidizing bacteria (FeOB) in particular, can cause damage and corrosion ... -
Identifying Alternative Revenue Streams for Independent Musicians
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)In the modern music industry, there has been a number of changes to the shape of the business as a whole that are affecting smaller, independent musicians in a negative way. These artists and groups are at a disadvantage ... -
IDENTIFYING SUBJECTIVE VALUE IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE GOLF RECRUITING REGARDLESS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC CLASS
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)College athletics have grown into a major industry and athletic departments are pushing coaches to recruit the top talent. To recruit golfers, college coaches depend on multiple ranking systems. These systems are bias ... -
“If you just tell me you’re 18, I’ll still sell to you”: A qualitative study of underage tobacco product purchasing experiences in a tobacco 21 compliance study
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-15)BACKGROUND: Tens of thousands of underage tobacco purchase attempts are conducted each year for research, compliance, and public health surveillance. However, little research has qualitatively examined the perceptions and ... -
The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Resiliency among Community Pediatricians and Pediatric Trainees and Attendings in a Pediatric Teaching Hospital
(2019)Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are “potentially traumatic events that can have negative, lasting effects on health and well-being” (Sack, 2014). The experiences, which often coincide with poverty, single-parenthood, ... -
Impact of Covid-19 on Animal Assisted Therapy in Pediatric Oncology: A Child Life Specialist Perspective
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)An ongoing comprehensive review of child life specialists’ perspective in the United States implies that Covid-19 negatively impacted animal assisted therapy (AAT) usage in all eligible children’s hospitals. The level at ... -
The Impact of Financial Burden and Employment on Student Employment Turnover and Dropout Intentions
(2015)College may be stressful but paying for college can bring its own issues. Financial burden is one of the primary sources of stress for many college students. As noted by Ross, Niebling, and Heckert (1999), financial issues ... -
Impact of Global Curricular Experiences on Student GPA
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Study abroad, foreign exchange, foreign language, and global understanding courses are encouraged within higher education as something that can greatly improve and diversify student’s college experiences. However, much of ... -
Impact of insecticide exposure method on susceptibility/resistance in Aedes albopictus mosquitoes
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Insecticide resistance is a concern of mosquito control programs (MCPs) whose primary function is to protect public health. Mosquitoes can develop resistance over time when exposed to sublethal doses of insecticide active ... -
IMPACT OF MIDGUT BACTERIA ON AEDES ALBOPICTUS VECTOR COMPETENCE FOR LA CROSSE VIRUS
(2015-05-01)La Crosse encephalitis is a pediatric illness caused by mosquito-borne La Crosse virus (LACV) and is endemic in western North Carolina. Mosquito control is the only defense against this disease. Not all mosquitoes can ... -
Impact of Parental Substance Abuse on Children Involved with the Child Welfare System in the U.S.: A Literature Review
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)In 2017, an estimated 19.7 million adults suffered from a substance use disorder (SUD) (Bose et al., 2018). Between 2009 and 2014, 8.7 million children a year had at least one parent with a substance use disorder (SUD) ... -
Impact of Project Mentor on Mentors at East Carolina University
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-13)This study investigates the impact that Project Mentor had on the mentors who participated in the program. -
IMPACT OF STATIN THERAPY ON CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS (VO2PEAK)
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)As the third most common prescription in the US, statins are the primary prescription for patients with hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic disorders. In addition to its primary use, the American College ... -
Impact of the HNRS 2000/3000 Course Sequence
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-04)Many students within the Honors College do not immediately realize the true impact of the mandatory HNRS 2000 and 3000 course sequence on their personal and professional development. For this reason, it is imperative that ... -
Impacts of an Organophosphate and a Pyrethroid on Insecticide Resistance in Culex Quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)Environmental security is a large part of public health. While an abundance of research has been done to assess insecticide resistance in adult mosquitoes, there is a general lack of information about the potential effects ... -
IMPACTS OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ON ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER DIAGNOSIS RATES WITHIN STATES
(East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)This study analyzes the potential associations between social determinants of health and ADHD diagnosis. There are several well documented social factors that have been correlated with ADHD diagnosis on the national level, ... -
IMPLEMENTATION OF A SENSORY MODULATION ROOM ON AN ACUTE CARE PSYCHIATRIC UNIT: SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-14)Formerly, there has been a finite amount of research regarding adjunctive methods to de-escalate violent or aggressive behavior in psychiatric facilities. Health care providers had limited evidence-based interventions to ... -
Implementing a high sensitivity point-of-care troponin assay is beneficial in an emergency department chest pain population
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Point of care tests (POC) can provide accurate and more rapid results for physicians at the bedside, thus decreasing the patient’s time to treatment and increasing patient prognosis. Cardiac troponin (cTnI) is the leading ... -
Implementing the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) to Improve Health Literacy at a Rural Community Health Center
(2014)Health literacy, as defined by the Institute of Medicine, is "the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic information and services needed to make appropriate decisions regarding ...