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Molecular Mechanisms of Peripheral N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Mediated Pressor Response
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The primary goal of this study was to characterize the N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) receptor within the cardiovascular system and elucidate the molecular mechanisms involved in peripheral NMDA receptor-mediated pressor ...
Functions of claudin-7 in human lung cancer
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer and the most common cause of cancer-related death in both men and women in the United States with a very poor overall 5-year survival rate. Nearly 95% of the lung cancer originates ...
Self-efficacy in freshman and sophomore nursing students
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Healthcare disparities and inequities have been at the forefront of the health agenda, thus supporting that minority healthcare is of poorer quality than that experienced by the majority population. Compounding this issue ...
Beliefs, Perceptions, and Knowledge Regarding the Benefits of Nut Intake
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The objective of this study was to assess knowledge regarding the health effects and nutrient content of nuts and perceptions regarding benefits and barriers of nut intake among individuals over the age of 40 years. One ...
Participation in Community-Originated Interventions is Associated with Positive Changes in Weight Status and Health Behaviors in Youth
(2012-04-13)
Purpose. To assess changes in children’s health behaviors and weight status after participation in community-originated interventions.
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Healthy Hospital Food Environment: Policy & Programs in Practice
(2012-05-07)
This invited presentation highlights the state of weight at Vidant Health, a health care system serving 29 counties in eastern North Carolina and its innovative Health Food Environment program. A policy, effective in 2012, ...
Appraisal of uncertainty while waiting for a kidney transplant
(East Carolina University, 2012)
This study tested a middle range nursing theory to better understand the experience of uncertainty in deceased-donor kidney transplant candidates with a goal of identifying ways to improve the care of persons by nurses as ...
The Effect of Drawing to Enhance Word Retrieval in Individuals with Chronic Severe Aphasia
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The purpose of the current study was to examine if individuals with severe chronic aphasia could increase their ability to retrieve object names by implementing the compensatory strategy of drawing. This unique treatment ...
Nursing students' nonverbal reactions to malodor in wound care simulation
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Background: wound care is an essential competency which nursing students are expected to acquire. To foster students' competency, nurse educators use high fidelity simulation to expose nursing students to various wound ...
Structural aging of the utricular macula in mice
(East Carolina University, 2012)
CBA/CaJ is a mouse strain that has no known genetic mutations affecting the inner ear, thereby serving as a control model for auditory and vestibular aging. C57BL/6J and CE/J mouse strains carry the genetic mutation ...