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Massively multiplayer online role-playing games: problematic use
(East Carolina University, 2013)Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) are a form of mass media with potential for behavioral addiction among some users. In past literature on internet addiction, MMORPG users have been included alongside ... -
Mast cells and the IL-33/ST2 axis are essential determinants of carbon nanotube toxicity
(East Carolina University, 2012)The rise of nanomaterial use in a variety of applications, including biomedical imaging and drug delivery, has led to concern about the potentially hazardous impacts on human health. Mast cells are critical for innate and ... -
Maternal cadmium, iron and zinc levels, DNA methylation and birth weight
(2015-07)Background Cadmium (Cd) is a ubiquitous and environmentally persistent toxic metal that has been implicated in neurotoxicity, carcinogenesis and obesity and essential metals including zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) may alter ... -
A Mathematical Model of Tumor Volume Changes during Radiotherapy
(2013)Purpose. To develop a clinically viable mathematical model that quantitatively predicts tumor volume change during radiotherapy in order to provide treatment response assessment for prognosis, treatment plan optimization, ... -
MCF-7 breast cancer cells transfected with protein kinase C-alpha exhibit altered expression of other protein kinase C isoforms and display a more aggressive neoplastic phenotype.
(East Carolina University, 1995-04)Increased protein kinase C (PKC) activity in malignant breast tissue and positive correlations between PKC activity and expression of a more aggressive phenotype in breast cancer cell lines suggest a role for this signal ... -
Measures of the Consumer Food Store Environment: A Systematic Review of the Evidence 2000–2011
(2011-12)Description of the consumer food environment has proliferated in publication. However, there has been a lack of systematic reviews focusing on how the consumer food environment is associated with the following: (1) ... -
Mechanism for Improved Insulin Sensitivity after Gastric Bypass Surgery
(East Carolina University, 2008-12)Context: Surgical treatments of obesity have been shown to induce rapid and prolonged improvements in insulin sensitivity. Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of gastric bypass surgery and the ... -
Mechanisms controlling the acquisition of a cardiac phenotype by liver stem cells
(East Carolina University, 2007-03-06)The mechanisms underlying stem cell acquisition of a cardiac phenotype are unresolved. We studied early events during the acquisition of a cardiac phenotype by a cloned adult liver stem cell line (WB F344) in a cardiac ... -
Mechanisms for central cannabinoid receptor 1 evoked sympathoexcitation/pressor response in conscious rats
(East Carolina University, 2010)The main goal of the current study was to elucidate the molecular mechanisms implicated in central cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1R)-evoked sympathoexcitation/pressor response. In pursuit of this goal, the candidate first ... -
Mechanisms Involved in the Cerebrovascular Dilator Effects of N-methyl-D-aspartate in Cerebral Cortex
(East Carolina University, 2007-11)Glutamate and its synthetic analogues N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), kainate, and alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionate (AMPA) are potent dilator agents in the cerebral circulation. The close linkage between ... -
Mechanistic analysis of a synthetic inhibitor of the LasI quorum-sensing signal synthase
(2015-11)Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic Gram-negative pathogen responsible for many human infections. LasI is an acyl-homoserine lactone synthase that produces a quorum-sensing (QS) signal that positively regulates ... -
Mediastinal neoplasms in patients with Graves disease: a possible link between sustained hyperthyroidism and thymic neoplasia?
(2012)Background Anterior mediastinal masses are a rare but well documented finding in Graves disease. The vast majority of these lesions represents benign thymic hypertrophy and regress after treatment of the hyperthyroidism. ... -
Medical and Household Characteristics Associated with Methicillin Resistant Nasal Carriage among Patients Admitted to a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital
(2013)Background Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a threat to patient safety and public health. Understanding how MRSA is acquired is important for prevention efforts. This study investigates risk ... -
MEDLINE via PubMed Search Strategy for Cox et al., A systematic review of high-risk environmental circumstances for adolescent drinking
(2018-09-26)This is the MEDLINE via PubMed search strategy used to identify articles for a systematic review examining the environmental context of high-risk adolescent alcohol consumption. The search strategy was mapped across other ... -
Melting Away: Sifting through the Special Snowflakes
(2018-11-07)Medical practice books tend to become quickly outdated as clinical practice changes with ever-evolving research. For the past few years, Laupus Health Sciences Library has been ordering eBooks in addition to ordering books ... -
Mental Health Professionals' Attitudes toward Clients with Antisocial Personality Disorder
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-19)Clients with personality disorder are treated throughout the United States' healthcare system. Research suggests that mental health professionals' attitudes' toward clients with personality disorders are poor. However, ... -
Metformin Improves Insulin Signaling in Obese Rats via Reduced IKK Action in a Fiber-Type Specific Manner
(2010)Metformin is a widely used insulin-sensitizing drug, though its mechanisms are not fully understood. Metformin has been shown to activate AMPK in skeletal muscle; however, its effects on the inhibitor of κB kinaseβ (IKKβ) ... -
Method for nerve growth induction
(1993-03-16)A composition comprising nerve growth factor and 2-amino-1,1,3-tricyano-1-propene useful for the induction, stimulation, and maintenance of nerve growth, and methods of potentiating choline O-acetyltransferase and tyrosine ... -
Method for reducing adenosine levels with a dehydroepiandrosterone and optionally a ubiquinone
(2000-07-11)A method and composition for reducing adenosine levels comprises administering a dehydroepiandrosterone, and optionally a ubiquinone.