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Examining the Outcomes of a Community-Academic Partnership
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
In the fall of 2013, a community-academic partnership was established between the ECU College of Nursing and Wells Elementary School in Wilson, North Carolina. Community-academic partnerships have been shown to provide ...
Influence of Dialect and Stimulus Audibility on LiSN-S Performances
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
The main objectives were to investigate the effect of dialect on Listening in Spatialized Noise-Sentences (LISN-S) performances and to assess the relationship between bilateral pure-tone threshold averages (PTAs) and LISN-S ...
Acceptability of Activity Monitor Use During and After Hospitalization in Older Adults with Heart Failure
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Background: Many activity monitors have been validated and accepted to track physical activity in adults, however research is limited in clinical populations such as older adults with heart failure. Health tends to decline ...
Exploring the Use of Integrative Therapies during Pregnancy
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Background: About 60% of women experience back pain while pregnant (Jayson, 2016). “Morning sickness” affects about 80-90% of pregnant women (Viljoen, Visser, Koen, & Musekiwa, 2014). Stress and anxiety during pregnancy ...
Sustainability Attitudes of College Students as Future Business Leaders
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Limited time and finite resources are motivating firms to make significant changes in policy and business practices to maintain profits, sustain the environment, and further a companies’ strategic goals. Managers now value ...
A Comparison of Elementary Student Curriculum Satisfaction to Performance
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Elementary students need to learn keyboarding skills in order to keep up with expectations of teachers. The purposes of this study include: to explore if there is any relationship between student satisfaction with the ...
Purifying Scorpion Antarease from E. coli
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Vesicular trafficking is a system of intracellular transport that allows for the distribution and secretion of molecules. In the pancreas, normal secretory processes have been found to be interrupted by Antarease, a ...
Scleroderma Defiance: A Practical, Educational and Free Guide for Self-Management of Scleroderma
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Scleroderma is a rare and incurable autoimmune disease characterized by overproduction of collagen, which often leads to organ damage and sclerotic tissue. This health condition affects multiple organ systems and tissues, ...
PREVENTION OF HPV-RELATED CANCER: A REVIEW OF MEDICAL SCHOOL AND OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL SCHOOL CURRICULA IN THE U.S.
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. There are currently three HPV vaccines licensed in the U.S., Gardasil, Cervarix and Gardasil9. These vaccinations have the ...
Heavy Metal Concentrations in Biofluid Samples and their Correlation to Metabolic Syndrome
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)
The goal of this project was to determine if toxic metals such as Cr, Mn, As, Ni, Cd, and Pb are stored in the adipose tissue of farm animals, in particular swine. To detect these trace elements, a method of extraction and ...