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Cultural Infant Feeding Practices Among Latina Immigrants: A Program Evaluation
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-14)
Many children in Guatemala are malnourished and food security is a critical problem (Davis, Fischer, Rohloff, & Heimburger, 2014). In some Mayan communities in Guatemala, malnutrition is now viewed as the norm (Chary, ...
Dissecting Convolutional Neural Networks
(East Carolina University, 2019-06-12)
I examined the hidden layers of a convolutional neural network for MNIST handwritten digit classification. I found that it is possible to view how backpropagation affects nodes in the activation maps of hidden layers by ...
Differences in depression in community dwelling adults and adults post myocardial infarction
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)
Depression is a comorbid condition related to myocardial infarction (MI) risk, is prevalent post MI, and is associated with poorer cardiovascular outcomes. This research study examined depression in a community sample of ...
TESTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ONLINE PARENTAL BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)
Experiencing the death of a child can impact multiple aspects of the parent’s overall health, composed of physical, mental, and social health, and can even impact the parent’s ability to sleep (Dias et al., 2017). The ...
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 ...
An Examination of Sugar Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among Young Children in Eastern North Carolina: A Program Evaluation
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)
The prevalence of obesity and dental caries among children is associated with early and frequent consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSB). Therefore, practicing healthy eating habits early in childhood is critical. ...
The Relationship Between Speech Recognition in Noise and Reading Abilities
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)
The primary goal of the current study was to determine the relationship between speech recognition in noise ability and reading ability. A secondary goal of the study was to determine whether the binaural advantage (listening ...
Developing and Testing the Functionality and Usability of a Bereavement Support Web-based Link for Bereaved Parents
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)
In 2017, there were approximately 9,376 deaths of children aged 1-14 years (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). Family members experience immense grief as they transition to a life without their child. ...
Development of a Human IFN-β Expression System using Chinese Hamster Ovarian Cells
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)
Two human IFN-β expression systems were derived based on the pIRES2-AcGFP1 plasmid backbone. One expression plasmid encoded human IFN-β fused to a C-terminal linker and an 8-histidine affinity chromatography tag. A second ...
The Role of the Melanocortin-1 Receptor Gene in Müllerian Mimic Ranitomeya imitator
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)
The Peruvian poison dart frog Ranitomeya imitator has undergone a Müllerian mimetic radiation, which means that this species has evolved color patterns that mimic three other poison dart frogs in different geographic regions ...