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Culturally and Linguistically Tailored Faith-Based Approach to Community Health Education Among Russian Immigrants
(2018-04-20)
CVD-related mortality rates among Russian immigrants are as much as 50 percent higher than U.S. natives. Russian immigrants are religiously and racially homogenous with the U.S. dominant culture, promoting their invisibility ...
Utilization of Health Coaches in a Primary Care Setting
(2018-04-18)
The patient population has grown tremendously since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This has led to an influx of many patients to primary care practices. The gap between an increasing patient population ...
Improving Patient Comfort with Nonpharmacologic Therapies
(2018-04-20)
This quality improvement (QI) project was conducted on a 32-bed medical telemetry unit at a 235-bed hospital. The reason this project was chosen because the opioid crisis needs to be alleviated and one way we can help it ...
Community Accessible Resources, Education, and Screenings: Community Partnership providing Primary Care Services for Underserved Populations
(2018-04-17)
The Community Accessible Resources, Education, and Screenings (CARES) Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project’s primary purpose was to provide healthcare services, support, and education that focused on health promotion, ...
A Paradigm Shift: Transforming Collection Development to Meet the Needs of Users
(2018-05-22)
Objectives: For the past few years, this health sciences library has been ordering eBooks in addition to ordering books in print. Over time, the library has experienced a shift in increased eBook acquisitions versus print. ...
Anatomy Touch Table Project
(2018-05-22)
Objectives : The library has seen great usage in its anatomical model collection but struggles to meet patron demand during peak times. The objective of this project was to improve patron experience and utilization of ...
EXPLORING ADOLESCENT RESILIENCY DURING RECENT PARENTAL DEPLOYMENT
(East Carolina University, 2017-11-06)
Background: Military adolescents experience more behavioral risk factors, such as depression and suicidal ideation than civilian adolescents and often have difficulty adjusting to the many changes inherent in the lives of ...
THERAPEUTIC AND TOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF BROAD-SPECTRUM ANTIMICROBIAL TRICLOSAN AS A CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENT
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-07)
Triclosan (TCS) is a phenolic antimicrobial incorporated in personal care products and medical devices. Interest in the antiproliferative properties of TCS has recently grown owing to its antilipogenic effects. Through the ...
Docosahexaenoic acid-derived metabolites target the B-cell driven immune response in obese mice
(East Carolina University, 2019-06-07)
Obesity is associated with an impaired humoral immune response. As B cells mediate the humoral immune response, they are major cellular targets in diet induced obesity models. Several studies have established that B cell ...