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THE INFLUENCE OF FAMILY FUNCTIONING ON MEDICAL SELF-EFFICACY IN ADOLESCENTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE
(2015-04-29)Objectives: Medical self-efficacy is defined as an individual’s belief in his or her ability to manage aspects of their disease and to lead to desired health outcomes (Edwards, Telfair, Cecil, and Lenoci, 2001). Prior ... -
INFLUENCE OF MATERNAL FITNESS LEVEL BEFORE PREGNANCY ON INFANT HEART OUTCOMES
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Heart disease has increased over the past 40 years, with little focus towards prenatal development. Maternal behaviors and in utero environment influence offspring development and health into adulthood. Recent research ... -
Influence of Modified Starches on Mental Performance and Physical Endurance Following Exhaustive Exercise
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)Slow-releasing carbohydrates may delay the effects of fatigue after exhaustive exercise. The purpose of this study was to observe the influence that hydrothermally modified starches (HMS) and traditional maltodextrin (MAL) ... -
The Influence of Pre-Pregnancy Activity Level on Birth Weight
(2015)Current research suggests that healthy pregnant women can follow the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) exercise recommendations for the general population. Studies demonstrate that exercise during pregnancy improves ... -
Influence of Trait Mindfulness on COVID-19 Anxiety in College Students
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Among the battery of physical symptoms and signs that COVID-19 imposes, the pandemic has also sparked an increase in anxiety across the globe. The emotional responses that this death reminder has triggered can be understood ... -
An Information-Theoretic Approach to Cellular Decision-Making Strategies: How Rate Distortion Theory Provides an Optimal Method for Describing Binary Cellular Decision-Making Systems
(2014)Rate distortion theory, a branch of information theory, was originally developed to help improve the efficiency of data transmission in telecommunications. It's currently being used as a major modeling method to provide ... -
Inhouse Call Business Plan
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)InHouse Call is an information directory app that can be used to facilitate smooth communication between medical providers and other staff that are part of the healthcare team by eliminating call transfers within an ... -
Insight Into the Location of DNA Xenobiotic Damage by Mass Spectrometry
(2014)Damage to DNA by a bioactivated xenobiotic typically occurs at specific sites within the genome, called hotspots. An example of this is benzo[a]-pyrene (BP), a xenobiotic that enters the body via cigarette smoking. ... -
Installation of Metal-Binding Functionality at Lysine Residues via Azide-Alkyne "Click Chemistry"
(2015-04-29)A novel non-natural amino acid designed to bind divalent metal ions, dubbed Lys(PYRIT), was prepared in a “click reaction” by treating Fmoc-Lys(N3)-OH with 2-ethynylpyridine and Cu(I). It was incorporated into a 12-residue ... -
INSULATION IN RESIDENTIAL HOME BUILDINGS: COST COMPARISON OF TRADITIONAL AND HEMP BUILDING INSULATION
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)The materials from harvested from hemp plants have become an increasingly popular material for building across the world based on its availability and sustainable properties. Hemp is being used as an alternative insulation ... -
Insulin Stimulated Lactate Production
(2014)It has been shown that Type 2 diabetic patients who undergo Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery (RYGB) show a decrease in muscle lactate production, liver glucose production and pancreatic insulin secretion. To explain these ... -
INTERACTION BETWEEN HTLV-1 BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER FACTOR (HBZ) AND HOST CELL PROTEINS PROMOTES CELLULAR TRANSFORMATION
(2016-04-26)Human T-cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) is a complex retrovirus which preferentially infects CD4+ T-cells. Endemic to Japan, regions of South America, Africa, and the Caribbean, HTLV-1 is transmitted through breastfeeding, ... -
INTERSECTIONALITY AND BURNOUT IN MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS: NARRATIVES ACROSS THE NATION
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-15)Burnout impacts up to 75% of medical residents in the United States. Although nearly half of active medical residents in the U.S. identify as individuals with intersecting underrepresented identities including racial, ... -
Into the Fire!
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-06)I don’t know what the future holds for me. I don’t know where I‘m headed, what I will do, or even what I want out of this life. My life, much like my artwork, is highly influenced by my setting and by those surrounding me. ... -
Intracardiac Dopamine Receptor 1 and 3 Expression in Angiotensin II - Induced Hypertension and Myocardial Infarction
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-03)Dopamine receptors have been extensively studied in the central nervous system as they are vital to maintaining cognition, motor skills, and the reward system (1). Recently, literature has uncovered the prevalence of these ... -
Introduction of Gender Affirming Care to the APRN Curriculum
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)The Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN) curriculum is the source of a nationwide issue regarding its severe lack of education on gender affirming care. This research will be performed on those who are pursuing a ... -
Investigating and Sharing the Stories of Our Community's Heroes
(2015)This short documentary shines a light on Greenville Fire-Rescue, its daily operations, and the men and women who serve the Greenville community from behind the scenes. Greenville Fire-Rescue follows a nationwide trend in ... -
Investigating Co-planning and Co-teaching in Higher Education Statistics
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-14)Co-planning and co-teaching are relatively new in comparison to the field of education. Initially, it was used as a method of collaboration between general education teachers and special education teachers. In recent years, ... -
Investigating Fraud and Strategies to Decrease Fraud within Youth Sports Organizations
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-06)Occupation fraud is one of the most common financial crimes. Occupational fraud is defined as fraud committed by individuals against the organization that employs them. Most people that commit occupational fraud have access ... -
Investigating the causes of hatching failure of Eastern Bluebird eggs: A possible role for heat shock proteins
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-03)Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) studied for 13 years at East Carolina University’s West Research Campus have shown declines in reproductive success via hatching failure in recent years. The purpose of my research is to ...