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Essential role of proteasomes in maintaining self-renewal in neural progenitor cells
(2016-01)Protein turnover and homeostasis are regulated by the proteasomal system, which is critical for cell function and viability. Pluripotency of stem cells also relies on normal proteasomal activity that mitigates senescent ... -
Essential Role of the Iron-Regulated Outer Membrane Receptor FauA in Alcaligin Siderophore-Mediated Iron Uptake in Bordetella Species
(East Carolina University, 1999-10)Phenotypic analysis using heterologous host systems localized putative Bordetella pertussis ferric alcaligin transport genes and Fur-binding sequences to a 3.8-kb genetic region downstream from the alcR regulator gene. ... -
Establishing a Competency Protocol to Improve Pediatric Hospice Care in North Carolina
(2017-04-19)The loss of a child can have overwhelming effects on families and caregivers. End of life care focuses on providing quality health care to both the child and family. Nurses are advocates that provide interventions and ... -
Estimation of Laceration Length by Emergency Department Personnel
(2014-11)Introduction Documentation and billing for laceration repair involves a description of wound length. We designed this study to test the hypothesis that emergency department (ED) personnel can accurately estimate wound ... -
Estrogen Regulates the Satellite Cell Compartment in Females
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Estrogen-dependent enhancement of NO production in the nucleus tractus solitarius contributes to ethanol-induced hypotension in conscious female rats
(East Carolina University, 2009-02)Background- Our previous pharmacological and cellular studies showed that peripheral (cardiac and vascular) NOS-derived NO is implicated in the estrogen-dependent hypotensive action of ethanol in female rats. The objective ... -
Evaluating an Evidence-Based Program that Addresses Childhood Obesity in a Middle School
(2015)Purpose: To evaluate the implementation of the 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go! program in a rural Eastern North Carolina middle school. The objectives were to: 1) review descriptive and demographic data of select group of high risk ... -
Evaluating Depression Management for Elderly Clients in Home Health Care
(2015)Depression affects 350 million people worldwide and is considered the primary cause of disability internationally (World Health Organization, 2012). Depression often goes underdiagnosed and undertreated in all ages, but ... -
Evaluating Difficult Intravenous Access: A Program to Decrease Harm in Outpatient Oncology
(2022-07-25)Nurse’s play a critical role in the safe administration of intravenous (IV) anti-cancer therapy but are not always part of the interprofessional team in choosing the appropriate type of IV access. Venous evaluation and ... -
Evaluating Employee Motivation in Expanding Adult Primary Services: A Grant-Funded Project
(2024-04-09)Many parts of North Carolina are considered rural, especially in Eastern North Carolina. In these rural areas access to healthcare continues to be an ongoing concern. Employee motivation was evaluated as a local health ... -
Evaluating Heart Failure Knowledge
(2024-04-20)Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of Krames education on patients with heart failure who have been admitted to the hospital with a heart failure exacerbation. Design: Quantitative research Methods: Exclusion criteria ... -
Evaluating the Effectiveness of QR Code in Expansion of Reach Out and Read Carolinas' Initiative to Increase Health Literacy on Oral Health and Vaccinations
(2022-07-22)Poor health literacy, or HL, is crucial in predicting less optimal health outcomes. Low HL can negatively affect informed decision-making in important healthcare decisions. Therefore, parental health literacy is of ...