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Exploring the Potential of Sucralose as a Cryopreservative for Red Blood Cells
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-11)
Cryopreservation is a technique that involves freezing living cells to preserve them in long-term storage. Freezing and preserving living cells would not be possible without the assistance of cryopreservatives. Many ...
A Presentation of World Musical Styles of the Western Boehm Flute
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
Long prior to planning my senior recital I mentioned to my flute professor, who would become my mentor for the Senior Honors Project, that I was interested in the music of other cultures. She mentioned the term ‘ethnomusicology’ ...
FACTORS RELATED TO ENTRY INTO PRENATAL CARE AMONG WOMEN IN A RURAL AREA OF A SOUTHERN STATE
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-11)
Background: Infant mortality among racial and ethnic minorities is disproportionately higher
than that of White infants; a trend that has persisted and increased over time (Center for Disease
Control and Prevention, 2015). ...
Indigenous Ways of Explaining Health and Illness
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-11)
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to examine indigenous ways of explaining health and illness from the perspectives of Mayans in one rural village in Guatemala. A bilingual research team conducted ...
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES AND HEALTH DISPARITIES IN LUNG CANCER
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-04)
The purpose of this study is to explore associations between disparities in the documentation of advance directives in the medical records of patients with lung cancer. Consecutive medical records of patients newly diagnosed ...
Genomic Database Conundrum: Widespread Misannotation of rRNA Sequences as Protein Sequences
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-11)
The genomics revolution introduced affordable technology capable of rapidly analyzing and comparing massive amounts of biological sequence data. Using the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) program on the National ...
Characterizing Multigenerational Effects of Nicotine-Dependent Behaviors in Caenorhabditis Elegans
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
This project aims to investigate the effects nicotine, a highly addictive chemical associated with tobacco smoking, have on offspring (F1 and F2) using the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). C. elegans is ...
The Influence of Behavioral Factors on Fatigue Presentation in College Students
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
On average, college students report that they experience more sleep difficulties in comparison to healthy adults which is related to impairments in memory, learning, and the ability to concentrate and problem solve (Buboltz, ...
Determining the Influence of Sibling Relationships on Current Romantic Relationships
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
Although sibling relationships are potentially the longest relationship a person will experience (Bank & Kahn, 1997), researchers know relatively little about the role of sibling relationships in youth development in ...
How Working for a Small Family Business Impacts Employee Satisfaction and Performance
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
I am studying performance and job satisfaction of family member and non-family member employees in a family-run business. The purpose of this study is to see how employees are affected when they work for a family business ...