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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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). ...
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 ...
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’ ...
Cultural Intelligence Among American Hospitality Students: An Examination of Antecedent and Outcome Variables
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
The diversification of workforces and globalization of businesses have created a demand for qualified global managers who can effectively navigate cross-cultural encounters with employees and customers from different ...
Predicting the Next President: A Demographic Model
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)
Political scientists have created numerous forecasting models for elections worldwide. In the United States, there are several models that predict the outcome of the presidential election (see e.g., Abramowitz, 2016; ...
Exploring Gender Differences in the Presentation of Symptoms in PTSD
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)
The researchers examined the relationship of gender and the presentation of symptoms for individuals with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The researchers used an online survey to examine the presentation of clusters ...
STABILIZATION OF THE COLLAGEN TRIPLE HELIX WITH A RUTHENIUM(II) ANCHOR
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)
Two collagen analogues based on a (Pro-Hyp-Gly)7 core were given metal-binding ability by linking histidine to either the N- or C- termini using a six-carbon spacer. Circular dichroism studies confirmed that the isomers, ...