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Quantification of Health Information Within Parents Magazine
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)The purpose of this study is to quantify the advertisements and information within parenting magazines in order to discover the amount of exposure readers are getting to health related information. This is significant ... -
QUANTIFYING BIOMECHANICAL LOADING ON THE ANKLE TO CLINICALLY ESTIMATE ACHILLES TENDON FORCES DURING HOPPING
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-27)In athletes, Achilles tendinopathy is an overuse injury resulting from biomechanical overload of the Achilles tendon during sporting tasks, such as hopping. Nearly half of individuals with Achilles tendinopathy will fail ... -
QUANTITATION OF INTERCELLULAR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SPERMATOGONIA IN THE MOUSE
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-09)Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are critical in the male reproductive process, as they can either self-renew or proliferate into progenitor cells that differentiate to enter meiosis and eventually form functional sperm. ... -
Raising Awareness and Lowering Rates of Sexual Assault on East Carolina University’s Campus and Surrounding Areas
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Sexual assault is a major problem at colleges and universities across America. Our project “The Sexual Assault Initiative” aims to educate students at East Carolina University on what they can do to prevent sexual assault ... -
RAPE CULTURE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY – WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE CITIZENS OPINIONS TOWARD RAPE VICTIMS?
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)In the United States, sexual assault is an often discussed aspect of life on college campuses, particularly with the presentation of the Safe Campus Act of 2015, which prohibits university investigation of reported sexual ... -
Reaching Latino Farmworkers with On-Site Screening for Diabetes and Hypertension
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Background: In the U.S., 29% of Latinos aged 20 or older are diagnosed with hypertension and 12.1% aged 18 or older have diabetes. This increases their risk for other acute and chronic diseases, but their limited healthcare ... -
Rebranding a Wedding Videography Small Business Through a Public Relations Campaign
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)In 2017, Alita White founded Awe Media as a wedding videography business. Since then, she has had mediocre success with social media engagement and advertising online to consumers. This project seeks to understand whether ... -
Recognition of bacterial lipid headgroups by fluorescent crown ether-naphthalimides
(2015)The increasing incidence of antibiotic- resistant bacterial strains is a significant threat to human health. New antimicrobial mechanisms that feature reduced resistance potential are necessary to slow down the rapid ... -
REDUCING ABSENTEEISM AMONG CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS THROUGH SCHOOL NURSE COLLABORATION
(2015-05-01)This senior honors project was conducted as a part of a community health course in a baccalaureate nursing program. In this course, a senior nursing student completed the senior honors project in collaboration with a ... -
Reducing Effects of Sensory Disorders with Innovative Technologies
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Sensory Processing Disorders affect 5-16% of school aged children. In addition, 40% of children with ADHD also share the Sensory Processing Disorder. Furthermore, sensory deficits are prominent in the learning environment ... -
Reducing Effects of Sensory Disorders with Innovative Technologies
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Sensory Processing Disorders affect 5-16% of school aged children. In addition, 40% of children with ADHD also share the Sensory Processing Disorder. Furthermore, sensory deficits are prominent in the learning environment ... -
Reducing Effects of Sensory Disorders with Innovative Technologies
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Sensory Processing Disorders affect 5-16% of school aged children. In addition, 40% of children with ADHD also share the Sensory Processing Disorder. Furthermore, sensory deficits are prominent in the learning environment ... -
REDUCING ENVIORNMENTALLY INDUCED BIRTH DEFECTS WITH PRENATAL SUPPLEMENTION
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)Pollutant exposure during development has been shown to induce developmental malformations. For example, penis deformities are the most common birth defects occurring in boys born in the United States, and are associated ... -
Reducing Maladaptive Sensory Neuronal Growth to Target Below-Level Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury
(2015-04-28)Chronic neuropathic pain is a common, debilitating consequence of spinal cord injury (SCI). Up to 94% of the SCI population suffers from SCI pain, with over half reporting it as their worst medical problem. Modern day ... -
reFRACTion: A Performance Piece Exploring the Reflection of the Psyche’s Inner Turmoil through Movement and Poetry
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Growing up, I was always creative and outgoing. I wanted to be a part of everything. Because of this, I was able to experience and cultivate multiple passions. When it was time to create my Honors Thesis, I was excited ... -
Regiospecific acylation of cycloplatinated complexes. Scope, limitations, and mechanism.
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)Recently we have discovered a regioselective acylation of cyclometalated platinum complexes in which the cyclometalated platinum complex was selectively acylated by reacting with acetic anhydride in acetic acid. It was ... -
Relationship Between Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Fast Food Consumption in Undergraduate Honors College Students
(2014)College students are often pushed towards fast foods as a means of getting a pleasurable, quick bite to eat. Fast foods are high in fat, salt, and sugar content and can lead to cardiovascular disease(CVD) risk. Honors ... -
Relationship Between Fantastical Events and Children’s Executive Function
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)The purpose of this study is to better understand the relationship between fantastical content in children’s TV shows and executive function (EF). This project examined the research question: Is there a relationship between ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCULOMOTOR FUNCTION, NEURAL AVTIVITY, AND EVENT-RELATED DESYNCHRONIZATION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH MTBI
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Abstract: Mild Traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) can lead to vision and visual processing deficits, including decreased visual acuity, visual field impairment, eye movement dysfunction including vergence, saccadic, smooth ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SYMPTOMS OF MUSCLE DYSMORPHIA AND BODY COMPOSITION IN HIGH VOLUME WEIGHTLIFTERS
(2015)Muscle dysmorphia is characterized by exercise-obsessed individuals who fixate on obtaining a perfect physique, and is often accompanied by extreme feelings of inadequacy. This project aims to determine the relationship ...