Intimate partner violence (IPV) by male intimates is an endemic public health problem disproportionately affecting the health and well-being of women and children in the U.S. and globally. More importantly, many women who ...

Women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy are at increased risk for compromised mental health. There is evidence that trauma, both violent and non-violent events, are associated with the development ...

Purpose: This study investigated the differential response of the human urinary proteome to acute and chronic exercise perturbation in healthy adults with self-reported habitually highly active and sedentary physical ...

Background: Loneliness, a common negative emotion, is prevalent in college students. Studies have reported a relationship between loneliness and bodyweight in young adults, but there is a lack of studies examining loneliness, ...

Purpose: This study aimed to characterize the role of ionic buffering capacity, as measured by non-metabolic expired carbon dioxide (nm-V ̇CO2), in the relationship between recovery and performance fatigability. Methods: ...

Chronic Kidney disease is a growing health problem, in the United States, disproportionately affects African Americans. Although African Americans have a significantly higher incidence of kidney disease and end stage kidney ...

This qualitative study described the experiences of members of the United States Armed Forces in communicating and maintaining relationships with family and other loved ones while deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. Service ...

This research study examines how nursing educators integrate storytelling as pedagogy

This thesis describes the effect of the Student Transition Empowerment Program (STEP), a summer bridge program at George Mason University during the summer of 2014. Research is done in a case-study format, collecting ...

This manuscript-style dissertation presents three studies highlighting some of the biggest challenges that U.S. veterans face after leaving the military, and explores trends related to their challenges. The most pervasive ...