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The Effect of Landing Error Scoring System Performance on Femoral Articular Cartilage Deformation in Recreationally Active Females
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-05)The Landing Error Scoring System [LESS] is a valid and reliable standardized tool used to assess biomechanical movements during jumping and landing activities thought to be high-risk for sustaining anterior cruciate ligament ... -
The effect of listener group and masker condition on auditory memory scores
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)The goal of this study was to determine the effect of informational masking on memory scores. The auditory memory ability of participants was evaluated using the Digit Span Forward Recall test. All participants were ... -
The Effect of NFL Protest for TV Viewership
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)Two things have significantly impacted the National Football League (NFL) in the last year: First, there was a decrease of viewership of around 9.7% in the last Nielsen ratings of 2017 (Rovell, 2018). Second, the protests ... -
The Effect of Partisan Media Exposure on the 2016 Presidential Election
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)Does partisan media influence people’s attitudes? In particular, does media bias influence voters’ attitudes toward presidential candidates? One perspective is that voters’ opinions of candidates are due to other factors, ... -
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 ... -
The Effect of Semantic Interference on Speech Perception in Noise Ability
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)The goal of this study was to determine the effect of semantically meaningful masker content on speech perception. The maskers included four-talker babble and conversational maskers presented forward and in reverse. Speech ... -
THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL EXPERIENCE ON BRAIN MORPHOLOGY IN ZEBRAFISH (DANIO RERIO)
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Adult male Zebrafish form stable dominance relationships that consist of dominant and subordinate animals. The long-term effects of social dominance on nervous system function remain poorly understood. Here, we investigated ... -
The effect of the Achilles tendon moment arm on knee joint contact force
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)Musculoskeletal (MSK) models are used extensively in the study of human movement. The validity of a given MSK model is affected by the architectural features of the system. The Achilles tendon moment arm is one important ... -
The Effect of Visual Queues on Social Status Formation and Mauthner Sensitivity in Zebrafish
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-27)Zebrafish of the TLN strain, a genetic variant of the Tüpfel Long-fin (TL) wild-type zebrafish that does not display the trademark striped scale pattern of wild-type zebrafish, but are instead pale, were tested through a ... -
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FAMILY CAREGIVER EXPERIENCES WITH VALIDATION THEORY VERSUS REALITY ORIENTATION (RO)
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Introduction: Due to the increasing prevalence of dementia worldwide, it is imperative that all caregivers understand how to most effectively communicate and care for people living with dementia. Most of the care provided ... -
The Effectiveness of the Alere iScreen© Urine Adulteration Test Strip at Detecting Six Common Urine Adulterants
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)In 1988, the United States government published the first federal regulations for the testing of human samples for the presence of illegal drugs. These regulations produced successful techniques for detecting illegal ... -
THE EFFECTS OF AEROBIC EXERCISE INTENSITIES ON CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE AFRICAN AMERICANS
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)African Americans are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes compared to their Caucasian counterparts. According to the 2018 American Heart Association report, nearly half of all African American ... -
The Effects of Aging on Cognitive Motor Control:Functional Connectivity Analysis of Alpha Frequency
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Aging is a natural phenomenon that occurs among humans and can lead to a wide variety of physical and mental changes in individuals. Over 20 percent of the US population is projected to be age 65 and older by the year 2030. ... -
The Effects of Aging on Cognitive Motor Control:Functional Connectivity Analysis of the Beta Frequency
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)As we get older, anatomical and functional changes in the brain start to occur that will most likely interact with stroke-related damage. One challenge seen after strokes is apraxia, including the loss of knowledge related ... -
THE EFFECTS OF AGING ON COGNITIVE MOTOR CONTROL: FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY ANALYSIS IN THETA
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)As we age, the brain goes through functional changes. One ability affected by this is praxis, or goal-oriented actions. Apraxia is a common result of strokes, which occur most frequently in older adults. To analyze praxis ... -
The Effects of Art Therapy on the Well-Being of Medical Students in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)This research examines how art-based interventions may improve the well-being, and more specifically, any negative emotions, of medical students. Medical students are a population who are at high-risk for the development ... -
The Effects of Benzoic Acid in C. elegans: Germ Cell Apoptosis
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)Benzoic acid is widely consumed by humans everyday through means of fruit juices, soft drinks, pickles, salad dressings and more. However, the health impact of long-term benzoic acid exposure remains largely unknown. This ... -
The Effects of Calcium Content on the Federally Endangered Thalictrum Cooleyi of North Carolina Pocosins and Pine Savannas
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)Thalictrum cooleyi Ahles (Cooley’s meadowrue) is a federally endangered, herbaceous perennial found in very wet, loamy pine savannas of North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Pine savannas are characterized by palustrine ... -
The Effects of Coal Ash on pH and Microbial Respiration in Neuse River Sediments
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)Coal combustion residuals are by-products of energy production resulting from the burning of coal. The coal combustion residuals, or simply coal ash, are then cleaned from the furnaces and added to water to form a thick ... -
The effects of high-fat diet induced insulin resistance on cardiac structure, function, and lipid profile
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Intracardiac injection of recombinant EphrinA1-Fc immediately following coronary artery ligation in mice reduces infarct size in both reperfused and non-reperfused myocardium. These protective effects occurred via modulation ...