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Our Health, Our Responsibility
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)
Health4PINE (People in Need Everywhere) is an organization that spreads health awareness and places an emphasis on mental, social, and physical fitness along with tips of how to achieve improved health without expensive ...
Using Dialogic Reading to Foster a Growth Mindset in Early Elementary Students
(East Carolina University, 2019-06-12)
The present study examines the use of dialogic reading strategies during whole class read alouds of picture books specifically chosen for their likelihood of illustrating particular growth mindset concepts. The researcher ...
AGE-DEPENDENT STUDY OF PATHOLOGICAL PROGRESSION OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN HIPPOCAMPAL AND CORTICAL TISSUE OF HUMAN AND AN AD MOUSE MODEL
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)
Degeneration of synaptic plasticity plays a critical role in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathogenesis. Recent studies have suggested that neuroinflammation may contribute to this degeneration by disrupting the amyloid metabolism ...
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 ...
Investigating the Impact of Mettl16 Cellular Localization on RNA Binding Preferences
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-14)
Recently, mRNA modification by N6-methyladenosine (m6A) has been shown to be involved in post-transcriptional regulation processes including mRNA stability, splicing and promotion of translation. Accordingly, the mRNA ...
Bridging the Gap of Uncertainty and Doubt Between the Latino Immigrant Community and the Health Care System
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)
The underprivileged Latino community currently exists as a minority in the United States, yet as their numbers continuously increase, their access to certain services in the health care field requires serious attention and ...
MARSHMALLOW-BAGEL UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL STUDY IN PARAESOPHAGEAL HERNIA PATIENTS
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)
The traditional method used to evaluate esophagus and foregut functions prior to surgical treatment is esophageal manometry. Esophageal manometry is the insertion of a pressure sensitive catheter through the nose into the ...
TARGETING ENZYMES OF SPHINGOLIPID METABOLISM IN TREATMENT OF COLORECTAL CANCER
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)
Alterations in sphingolipid (SL) metabolism can contribute to cancer progression as well as chemotherapy resistance. Thus, the enzymes of SL metabolism are exploitable targets for the development of novel therapeutics. ...
Increasing Awareness through my Passion for the Arts
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)
As we meet more people in our day to day lives, we come to notice that we are more different than we are similar. However, it’s these differences that seem to bring us closer to one another. Varying cultures play a large ...
Particle motion and sound propagation near boundaries
(2019-07-09)
It has been well-established that the inner ears of fishes act as particle motion detectors (Popper and Hawkins, 2018) and that fishes use particle motion to determine the direction of a sound source (Hawkins and Popper, ...