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Effects of Cage-Change Frequency and Bedding Volume on Mice and Their Microenvironment
(East Carolina University, 2009-11)
The frequency at which mouse cages are changed has important implications for the animals, animal care personnel, and facility managers. The objective of this study was to determine how bedding volume and the interval ...
Eat Smart Move More Weigh Less: A Community Based Weight Management Program for Adults
(2009-10-20)
Describes development of a comprehensive, low cost weight management program to be delivered by local public health educators or cooperative extension agents. The program was developed by a unique partnerships of the NC ...
Take Off 4-Health: Innovative Strategies to Improve Wellness in Adolescents
(2010-11-09)
Summer camps for weight loss are popular. We present the nutrition curriculum for a 3 week residential camp for adolescents with health risks related to obesity or type 2 diabetes. The curriculum includes a camper meal ...
Novel diagnostic and analytical applications of benchtop time-domain NMR.
(East Carolina University, 2015)
High-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a powerful technique, yet practical application outside of the research laboratory has been limited due to the high cost and complexity of the instrumentation. ...
Restoration of insulin responsiveness in skeletal muscle of morbidly obese patients after weight loss. Effect on muscle glucose transport and glucose transporter GLUT4.
(East Carolina University, 1992-02)
A major defect contributing to impaired insulin action in human obesity is reduced glucose transport activity in skeletal muscle. This study was designed to determine whether the improvement in whole body glucose disposal ...
Osteomyelitis Infection of Mycobacterium marinum: A Case Report and Literature Review
(2014-12)
Mycobacterium marinum (M. marinum) is a ubiquitous waterborne organism that grows optimally at temperatures around 30°C. It is a nontuberculous Mycobacterium found in nonchlorinated water with worldwide prevalence. It is ...
ANALYSIS OF TRANSGENIC MOUSE MODELS TO STUDY MAMMALIAN SPERMATOGONIA
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-24)
Spermatogenesis in the mammalian testis results in the daily production of millions of spermatozoa. This developmental process is founded upon the actions of a small population of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs). As SSCs ...
Creating and sustaining a healthy food environment in hospitals with a food service management company
(2018-01)
This article updates a 2010 article, Moving Toward Healthier Eating Environments in Hospitals. It provides advocates for healthy food environments in hospitals with suggestions about the roles they can play in initiating ...
creating and sustaining a healthy food environment in hospitals with a food service management company
(2018-01)
This paper describes the successes and challenges in hospitals providing a healthy food environment for employees as well as visitors to the hospital. Based on literature review and interviews of professionals, including ...
TIMECOURSE OF SYNAPSE DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN IPSC-DERIVED NEURONS
(East Carolina University, 2019-06-12)
Understanding the underlying mechanisms in brain formation give an insight to what affects the formation of the brain when affected with autism, specifically, the excitatory and inhibitory synapses. The mechanism of how ...