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Title: Effects of a focused plyometric intervention on biomechanics after ACL reconstruction
Author: Pfeiffer, Steven
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Biomechanics, Kinesiology
Description: PURPOSE: After an ACL reconstruction, patients demonstrate aberrant biomechanics when they return to sport. These aberrant biomechanics lead to joint degeneration, secondary injuries to the involved or uninvolved limb, and knee osteoarthritis. The...

Title: Geospatial and Demographic Analysis of Right-Leaning Extremist Ideological Groups: Re-Evaluating Preconceived Notions
Author: Akin, Shelleen
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Criminology
Description: The growth of right-leaning ideological extremist groups during the 2012, 2016, and 2020 political election cycles emphasizes the need to re-evaluate our preconceived notions about the demographics of groups composition and geographical informatio...

Title: Looking at the Positive: The Stress-Buffering Role of Cognitive Reappraisal Ability on Risk Factors for Disease
Author: Sagui, Sara
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Psychology, Medical sciences
Description: Stress contributes to poor health outcomes; importantly, a stress reaction begins with the negative appraisal of a situation. The ability to use cognitive reappraisal, an emotion regulation strategy that involves reinterpreting an initial appraisa...

Title: Cyber Victimization and Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Emerging Adults
Author: McComas, Megan
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Psychology, Clinical psychology, Developmental psychology
Description: Experiences of cyber aggression victimization in emerging adulthood have been shown to be associated with host of negative psychological health concerns (i.e., depression, anxiety, loneliness, substance use, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts)...

Title: Examining the Role of Stress Reactivity and Emotion Regulation Ability in Behavioral and Physical Health
Author: Sagui-Henson, Sara
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Psychology, Social sciences
Description: Obesity is a serious and costly societal issue that, combined with other biobehavioral risk factors, contributes to chronic cardiometabolic illnesses. Stress reactivity is posited as a causal mechanism in the development of obesity and cardiometab...

Title: Nonsegmented negative strand RNA viruses: viral RNA cap methylation and potential applications as an anticancer therapy
Author: Murphy, Andrea
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Virology, Biology
Description: The viruses of the order Mononegavirales include important human, animal, and plant pathogens and additionally, have great potential as vaccine, oncolytic and gene therapy vectors. This dissertation focuses on two prototypic Mononegavirales, vesic...

Title: The Immediate Effects of Plantar Massage and Textured Insoles On Gait In Patients Following ACL Reconstruction
Author: Collins, Katherine
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology
Description: Introduction: Gait impairments, notably reduced knee flexion angle and external knee flexion moment, are common following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and may contribute to reinjury or future osteoarthritis development. Recentl...

Title: The Semantics of Diet and Health: Knowledge Based Discovery Through Data Integration, Text Mining, and Network Analysis
Author: Linchangco, Richard
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Bioinformatics
Description: Consumption of fruits and vegetables has been linked to a reduced risk of cancer and other chronic diseases, but the molecular mechanisms supporting these connections remain largely unknown. A wealth of association data linking components of a pla...

Title: The role of the dopaminergic system in the regulation of physical activity in mice
Author: Knab, Amy
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Molecular biology, Genetics, Physiology
Description: Physical activity (PA) is important to human health, and the genetic and biological regulating factors of physical activity are only beginning to be understood. The dopamine (DA) system has been shown to regulate motivation, and locomotor behavior...

Title: Safe Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care Through Implementation of Evidence-Based Guidelines
Author: Starnes, Michelle
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Many people are affected by chronic pain. The use of opioids for pain has resulted in an increase in the number of opioid-related overdose deaths. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) created opioid prescribing guidelines to help providers safely ...

Title: The Role of Metformin on Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Progression and Skeletal Muscle Health.
Author: Bond, Nicole
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Molecular biology, Kinesiology
Description: Lung cancer is the second most common cancer and maintains a relatively small survival rate (~20%). Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) makes up 80-85% of all lung cancer diagnoses. Lung cancer patients routinely undergo surgical procedures, chemot...

Title: The Role of MicroRNA-26a In Skeletal Muscle Insulin Signaling
Author: Petrocelli, Jonathan
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology
Description: Chronic saturated fatty acid exposure causes skeletal muscle cells to develop insulin resistance, which contributes to the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Recently, microRNAs have been viewed as novel molecules that contribute to the reg...

Title: Targeting reward and regulatory pathways to increase physical activity: Development of a guided imagery intervention
Author: Mitchell, Alexis
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Psychology, Social sciences, Clinical psychology
Description: Physical activity provides numerous health benefits. However, many individuals are chronically underactive and have difficulty maintaining regular physical activity. Physical activity interventions may benefit from integrative, experimental approa...

Title: THE EFFECTS OF YOGA-BASED AND WALKING INTERVENTIONS ON HEADACHES, STRESS, AND ANXIETY
Author: David, Zhanna
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Psychology, Medical sciences
Description: This study examined whether interventions using yoga postures or yogic breathing (YB) can reduce headache frequency and severity, negative physiological and perceived effects of stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms relative to a physical activi...

Title: Sentencing Severity Outcomes of a Modern-Day Slavery
Author: Leon, Daisy
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Criminology
Description: Human trafficking has become a global epidemic and is expected to surpass the drug and arms business in years to come. This places it as the fastest growing criminal industry in the world, with individuals trafficked for many purposes including bu...

Title: Thinking About the Children: Juvenile Justice Reform and Racial Disparities in Charlotte, NC, 1990-2021
Author: Gates, Douglas
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: History
Description: This thesis explores the relationship between elected officials, juvenile justice advocates, non-profit organizations, and major juvenile justice reform laws. This thesis utilizes a combination of top-down and history-from-below historical approac...

Title: Examining Law Enforcement Agency Training Standards and Attitudes on Sexual Minority Domestic Violence/ Intimate Partner Violence
Author: Haney , Breanna
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Criminology
Description: Despite recent strides taken by legislation in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), research investigating police attitudes and law enforcement training on domestic violence/intimate partner violence disputes involving sexual minorities is largely unexplo...

Title: WALKING TO METRICALLY CUED MUSIC: HOW IT AFFECTS GAIT AND BALANCE IN HEALTHY OLDER ADULTS
Author: Grant, Darryl
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology, Gerontology
Description: Introduction: Gait impairments are a major cause of falls in older adult populations, associated with decreased functional capacity and increased morbidity. Recent studies have reported using rhythmic auditory stimuli to positively influence motor...

Title: Intracellular pattern recognition receptors underlie inflammatory responses of glial cells to central nervous system pathogens
Author: Sterka, David
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Cytology
Description: There is growing appreciation that the resident glial cells of the CNS, in particular microglia and astrocytes, are important participants in the generation of inflammation during brain infection. However, the mechanisms by which these cell types ...

Title: Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Biopsychosocial Intervention
Author: Ray, Jenna
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Psychology, Medical sciences, Psychobiology
Description: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has made a striking impact on western health systems (Andrews et al., 2005). It is a costly illness psychologically, socially, physiologically, and economically. A common complementary treatment for IBS is the practi...