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Hormone Exposure During Pregnancy and Maternal Care
(East Carolina University, 2015-12-17)
It is suspected that prenatal hormones can affect maternal care, which has important implications for the neurological development of pups. To determine if the altered hormone levels affected maternal care, pregnant dams ...
UNDERSTANDING INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES IN UNDERSERVED MOTHERS
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)
Abstract
Purpose: A program evaluation was conducted to assess the barriers and facilitators for breastfeeding among low-income, minority women.
Methods: The records of 54 postpartum women served by a local health department ...
Exploring Factors Influencing Childhood Immunization Rates
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)
Background: Coverage for childhood vaccinations has fallen below Healthy People 2020 targets. Known barriers to childhood immunizations include vaccination opposition, low parental education, low income, health systems’ ...
ASTHMA MANAGEMENT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)
Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic illnesses of childhood, affecting 6.8 million children in the US, and being a major cause of school absenteeism (American Lung Association, 2014). The total number of school days ...
Effects of an Acute Bout of Exercise on Cognitive Function in Adolescent Athletes
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-06)
Exercise is associated with physical, psychological, and cognitive health. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of a single bout of exercise performed in the morning on cognitive function in adolescent athletes. ...
Development of a Deployable HRV Assessment and Training System
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)
PTSD is a debilitating psychological condition that is difficult to treat and has been directly connected to depression, anxiety, and somatic complaints consistent with a hyperaroused autonomic nervous system (ANS). In ...
The Many Faces of a Virtual Team: A Review of Research Done on Individual Member Input to Virtual Teams
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)
Over time, research on virtual teams has ventured down many paths. For example, themes like trust and virtuality have had extensive research done within the past decade. As time and society changes, new themes arise in ...
The Effectiveness of the Alere iScreen© Urine Adulteration Test Strip at Detecting Six Common Urine Adulterants
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)
In 1988, the United States government published the first federal regulations for the testing of human samples for the presence of illegal drugs. These regulations produced successful techniques for detecting illegal ...
Assessment and Prevention of Children at Risk of Abuse or Neglect
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS, 2015) reported that the estimated number of child maltreatment victims nationally was 679,000. The same report noted that 1,520 children died as a result of child ...
Mechanism of a Metal Catalyzed Reaction from a Computational Quantum Mechanical Perspective
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)
A recent study reported an innovative approach to the synthesis of the pharmaceutical drug, Clinprost. The authors found that the introduction of a palladium catalyst into the reaction scheme helped reduce the overall ...