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Connecting It All: Creating Community in Sport and Entertainment
(2016-06-01)There is a growing concern that many individuals are no longer living in and experiencing community like previous generations. Today for many Americans, it is common for someone to have thousands of online Facebook friends ... -
Connecting Kindergarten Readiness and Food-based Learning in the Head Start Preschool Classroom
(East Carolina University, 2022-09-29)While food-based learning (FBL) has been cited as the most effective way to increase children's preference and consumption of vegetables in the preschool classroom, teachers face barriers such as limited time or competing ... -
Connecting Mutations of the RNA Polymerase II C-Terminal Domain to Complex Phenotypic Changes Using Combined Gene Expression and Network Analyses
(2010)The C-terminal domain (CTD) of the largest subunit in DNA-dependent RNA polymerase II (RNAP II) is essential for mRNA synthesis and processing, through coordination of an astounding array of protein-protein interactions. ... -
Connecting the Dots: Effects of Close Reading on Students' Comprehension of Primary Sources
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-08)The Common Core State Standards require teachers to incorporate more primary sources in the history classroom. Primary source documents are often challenging, so teachers must find strategies to help students analyze them. ... -
CONNECTING THE DOTS: THE INTERSECTION OF TEACHER READINESS AND PRINCIPAL ACTIONS
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-03)The goal of the participatory action research study was to improve the conditions in which students have equitable access to and increased rigor in learning by focusing on teacher practices. However, as an effective ... -
Connecting with nature : The effects of organized camp experiences and early-life outdoor experiences on children's environmental consciousness
(East Carolina University, 2012)This study examined how children aged 9 - 14 years, attending two different residential summer camps, responded to questions related to their connection with nature, environmental stewardship, interest in environmental ... -
Connection Between Alpha Subbands and Self-Reported Overall Health Outcomes
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-01)Background: Over the course of the past century, the average life span in the US has increased by approximately three decades (Kindig, Nobles, & Zidan, 2018). Part of this success is due to the ability to detect diseases, ... -
Consequences Of Long-Term Fertilization on Wetland Microbial Function
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)Anthropogenic disturbances have led to increased deposition of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) into soils. Nutrient enrichment of soils is known to increase plant biomass and also increase rates of microbial litter ... -
Consequences of Reduced Versican Expression in Embryonic Chick Synovial Joint Development
(East Carolina University, 2012)The different mechanisms involved in vertebrate synovial joint development are actively being uncovered. A variety of studies have thus far discovered the involvement of several large molecules in the processes of joint ... -
CONSEQUENCES OF SALINIZATION ON CARBON AND NUTRIENT RELEASE FROM A RESTORED COASTAL FORESTED WETLAND
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-04)Given that wetlands provide important ecosystem services, such as improving water quality and protecting inland regions from storms, it is necessary to understand how sea level rise and climate change will alter their ... -
Conservation and Expression of SNF2 Proteins in Chondrus crispus
(2014)The SNF2 families of ATP-dependent helicases are the central catalytic subunits for chromatin remodeling complexes. The most widely studied is the multisubunit SWI/SNF complex, which has been found in plants, yeast, and ... -
Conservation and Immunogenomics of the Endangered White-winged Duck
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-02)White-winged Wood Ducks (WWD) are an endangered species native to southeast Asia. Efforts to conserve the species via captive breeding have been hindered because captive populations appear to be highly susceptible to avian ... -
Conservation of Archaeological Wood using Non-Reducing sugars
(2015)In the conservation field there are many different thoughts on the best way to conserve waterlogged archaeological wood. The current method uses polyethylene glycol(PEG), a hydrophilic organic compound, to replace water ... -
Conservation of the regulated structure of folded myosin 2 in species separated by at least 600 million years of independent evolution
(East Carolina University, 2008-04-22)The myosin 2 family of molecular motors includes isoforms regulated in different ways. Vertebrate smooth-muscle myosin is activated by phosphorylation of the regulatory light chain, whereas scallop striated adductor-muscle ... -
Considerations for incorporating implementation science into dietetics education
(2022-12-05)We define implementation Science (IS) and provide tangible tools to document and report implementation of evidence-based strategies in dietetics classrooms and programs. We describe examples of moving evidence-based nutrition ... -
Considering Health Literacy Levels When Promoting Lifestyle Modification for Blood Pressure Control
(2017-04-26)Background: Despite the advancements in healthcare, hypertension remains one of the most prevalent diseases in Eastern North Carolina and affects every third adult. This increased incidence could possibly be exacerbated ... -
Considering the Oxygen Effect : Further Development of a Volumetric Model of Tumor Response to Radiation Therapy for Cervical Cancer
(East Carolina University, 2014)Mathematical modeling of tumor response to radiation therapy (RT) has great potential for designing therapy plans that are more personalized, more adaptive, and more reliable for outcome predictions. A preexisting model ... -
Conspecific brood parasitism in the tropics: an experimental investigation of host responses in common moorhens and American purple gallinules
(2011-11)Species occupying a broad latitudinal range may show greater phenotypic plasticity in behavior than species with smaller ranges or more specific habitat requirements. This study investigates for the first time the occurrence ...