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Identification of galectin-1 as a marker for claudin-low breast cancer and implications for tumor progression
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-04)
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer. Patients with TNBC have a high rate of metastasis and mortality due to the lack of targeted therapies and resistance to chemotherapy. This ...
STUDENT TRAJECTORIES RELATED TO READING AND ATTENTION SKILLS: IS THERE EVIDENCE OF THE MATTHEW EFFECT?
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-04)
Research on reading is widespread given its predictive nature for adult outcomes pertaining to success, such as high school graduation, college entrance, health literacy, employment status and wages earned. Research focusing ...
Utilizing stable isotopes δ13C and δ15N to analyze diet and role of mesopelagic fishes in the biological pump from the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-05)
Several studies have sought to quantify the contribution of mesopelagic fishes to the ocean carbon cycle and the biological pump. However, to determine fish-mediated carbon transport, it is necessary to understand the ...
Population Dynamics in a Mid-Atlantic Breeding Population of King Rails (Rallus elegans) and Comparative Genomic Diversity Across Their Range
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-05)
King rail (Rallus elegans) populations have experienced severe declines throughout their range over the past half a century. As an obligate freshwater marsh bird, the king rail relies upon extensive, high-quality wetlands ...
INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY IN MORPHOMETRIC CONDITION OF LARVAL FISH AS A FUNCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES IN BEAUFORT, NC
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-05)
Recruitment can vary by several orders of magnitude and can be unpredictable from year-to-year, with its variability influenced by oceanic conditions experienced by fish larvae. Variations in larval abundance and condition ...
Establishing a Proper Balance: A Study of How the Relationship of Church and State Evolved in the Hands of the Constantine, Clovis and Charlemagne.
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-04)
This thesis will evaluate how the relationship between the Church and State was established in Western Society. I will look at three foundational civil leaders in the first millennia of this process: Emperor Constantine, ...
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES: HISPANIC CULTURAL DIFFERENCES ON THE WCSD-SECA
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-05)
Emotional Intelligence (EQ) has been studied for nearly four decades, due to its association with academic performance. In recent decades, there has been a push for EQ training within K-12 classrooms, resulting in Social ...
TEACHING IN RURAL NORTH CAROLINA: THE IMPACT OF BEGINNING TEACHER SUPPORT ON TEACHER RETENTION
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-04)
With research supporting that teachers have the greatest effect on student achievement, it is imperative that highly qualified teachers are retained while new teachers are recruited to the profession. The purpose of this ...
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY EXAMINING PARENTAL FEEDING PRACTICES IN THE HOSPITAL
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-07)
This retrospective exploratory study exploratory intends to extend the current stock of knowledge on parental feeding practices that parents engage in while in the hospital and what influences these practices. Bronfenbrenner's ...
The Unwelcoming Home: Telecommuting and its Influence on Workplace Incivility
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-19)
With the occurrence of recent events, the workplaces of many corporations have experienced a major shift into the virtual realm. The formation of online meetings and increased email communication has created an exemplary ...