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Decreasing Inappropriate Speech Consults in a Neurologic Intensive Care Unit
(2022-07-18)Stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) is a common post-stroke complication associated with an increased risk of hospital mortality, prolonged hospital stay, and associated healthcare costs. Nurses use bedside swallow screenings ... -
Defending Diversity: Affirmative Action and Medical Education
(East Carolina University, 1999-08)Affirmative action programs of all types are under attack legally and politically. Although medical schools have not been specifically targeted, their affirmative action programs, like others in higher education, are ... -
Deficiency of a Sinorhizobium meliloti bacA Mutant in Alfalfa Symbiosis Correlates with Alteration of the Cell Envelope
(East Carolina University, 2002-10)The BacA protein is essential for the long-term survival of Sinorhizobium meliloti and Brucella abortus within acidic compartments in plant and animal cells, respectively. Since both the S. meliloti and B. abortus bacA ... -
Deletion of the EphA2 receptor exacerbates myocardial injury and the progression of ischemic cardiomyopathy
(2014-04)EphrinA1-EphA-receptor signaling is protective during myocardial infarction (MI). The EphA2-receptor (EphA2-R) potentially mediates cardiomyocyte survival. To determine the role of the EphA2-R in acute non-reperfused ... -
DELINEATING THE MECHANISM OF AGGREGATE OR BIOFILM FORMATION IN THE LYME DISEASE SPIROCHETE BORRELIA BURGDORFERI
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-14)Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochete causing Lyme disease, is transmitted to a vertebrate host by the bite of an infected Ixodes scapularis tick. The spirochete develops antibiotic resistance in humans likely due to the ... -
DELINEATING THE ROLE OF SOLUBLE CD25 AS AN IMMUNOREGULATORY MOLECULE THAT PROMOTES A LOW-ZONE IL-2 SIGNALING ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR THE SELECTION OF CD25HIGH FOXP3HIGH T CELLS
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-22)Autoimmune diseases develop due to the breakdown of tolerogenic mechanisms that normally maintain immune homeostasis. CD4+ CD25+ FOXP3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) are critical in the maintenance of tolerance and the ... -
The delta-14 Mutation of Human Cardiac Troponin T Enhances ATPase Activity and Alters the Cooperative Binding of S1-ADP to Regulated Actin
(East Carolina University, 2004-12-07)The complex of tropomyosin and troponin binds to actin and inhibits activation of myosin ATPase activity and force production of striated muscles at low free Ca2+ concentrations. Ca2+ stimulates ATP activity, and at ... -
Delta-Catenin Induced Dendritic Morphogenesis: An Essential Role of p190RhoGEF Interaction through Akt1 Mediated Phosphorylation
(East Carolina University, 2008-01-11)delta-Catenin was first identified through its interaction with Presenilin-1 and has been implicated in the regulation of dendrogenesis and cognitive function. However, the molecular mechanisms by which delta-catenin ... -
delta-Catenin promotes prostate cancer cell growth and progression by altering cell cycle and survival gene profiles
(East Carolina University, 2009-03-10)Background: delta-Catenin is a unique member of delta-catenin/armadillo domain superfamily proteins and its primary expression is restricted to the brain. However, delta-catenin is upregulated in human prostatic adenocarcinomas, ... -
[Delta]-catenin: implications in prostate cancer progression
(East Carolina University, 2014)Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death among men in the US. Due to the advances in research, the ability to detect and cure PCa has improved and led to ... -
Dementia with Dignity: Methods to Reduce Incidence and Severity of Challenging Encounters
(2024-04-18)Psychological and behavioral challenges are frequently exhibited by individuals living with dementia. Often the interaction between a caregiver and the individual is the precipitant for those behaviors. The leadership of ... -
Democedes of Corton and the State of Pre-Hippocratic Medicine in Ancient Greece
(2008-11-03)Laupus Library History Collections & the Department of Bioethics & Interdisciplinary Studies sponsor the History of Medicine Presentations as an educational service for the East Carolina University community. The Library ... -
Deoxyguanosine-resistant Leukemia L1210 Cells: Loss of Specific Deoxyribonecleoside Kinase Activity
(East Carolina University, 1993-01-05)A mouse leukemia L1210 cell line was selected for resistance to deoxyguanosine. The deoxyguanosine-resistant cells (dGuo-R) were 126-fold less sensitive to deoxyguanosine than the wild-type cells. The IC50 values for araC ... -
A depauperate immune repertoire precedes evolution of sociality in bees
(2015-04-24)Background Sociality has many rewards, but can also be dangerous, as high population density and low genetic diversity, common in social insects, is ideal for parasite transmission. Despite this risk, honeybees and other ... -
Deprescribing Medications in Comfort Care Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
(2023-04-17)With advancements in medical care, life expectancy has increased in the United States, leading to more patients needing outpatient or inpatient hospice, or palliative care services. While in hospice care, performing a ... -
Depression Screening Implementation for a Substance Use Disorder Clinic
(2021-07-14)Each year the number of Americans diagnosed with depression rises but a large number of cases go undiagnosed. Often substance addiction and depression co-occur. Appropriate treatment needs must be addressed to provide high ... -
Depression Screening Implementation in a Primary Care Clinic
(2020-04-20)Depression is a common disorder that impacts one’s quality of life. It can cause significant medical, social, and financial complications to an individual and affect others close to the person suffering from it. Depression ...