Browsing by Author "Biology"
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Toxic Effects of Chlorpyrifos Exposure on Development of Caenorhabditits Elegans
Adams, Kevin (East Carolina University, 2016-12-15)Chlorpyrifos is a commonly utilized organophosphate pesticide, and as recently as 2007, was the most commonly used insecticide within the United States. Its ubiquity is concerning given its potential to cause developmental ... -
TOXICITY OF METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES TO CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS
Armstrong, Michael Christoher (East Carolina University, 2012)The increase in manufacturing and use of nanoparticles is expected to elevate levels of exposure to humans and other organisms. Presently, there is little understanding of the potential toxic effects of nanoparticle exposure. ... -
Transaminase and glutamate dehydrogenase activity in Rangia cuneata
Crumpler, Earl Hampton. -
Transcriptional Analysis of the Bacteroides fragilis Starch Utilization Operon, osuA
Brock, Megan Elizabeth (East Carolina University, 2011)The opportunistic pathogen Bacteroides fragilis is a symbiotic organism that inhabits the human gastrointestinal tract where it utilizes dietary and host-derived polysaccharides as carbon and energy sources. If abdominal ... -
Transient transgenic vector system for enhancer mapping
Reubens, Michael Craig. -
Tri-level trophic interactions in a North Carolina seagrass bed
Gloeckner, David R. -
Trichomonas vaginalis-an amoeboid-adherent variant
Tysor, Joanna Simons. -
Trophic state of three North Carolina Coastal Plain impoundments
Smith, Phillip Joe. -
Trophically transmitted parasites as “cross-taxon surrogates” of biodiversity in coastal environments
Moore, Christopher (East Carolina University, 2022-06-01)Parasitism is a highly successful life history strategy, and estimates suggest that as much as 40% of life on earth is parasitic. Healthy ecosystems have high parasite diversity, which in turn reflects underlying patterns ... -
Understanding the classical maize floral development mutant, Polytypic ear1
Rispress, Kimberly Rochelle (East Carolina University, 2023-07-24)Maize produces two inflorescences, the tassel and ear, which are critical for both plant reproduction and agriculture. The classical semi-dominant mutant, Polytypic ear1 (Pt1), affects multiple aspects of inflorescence ... -
Understanding the Impact of a Low-Commitment Scientific Innovation Modules on Undergraduate Biology Students’ Grit, Retention, Biology Interest, and Biology Self-Efficacy
Weinthal, Elliot (East Carolina University, 2023-07-21)Introducing innovation courses to engineering and computer science has been shown to increase retention and interest in the discipline. These courses have generally been high commitment, in that they take place over an ... -
Understanding Undergraduate Students’ eHealth Use and Views of the Patient-Provider Relationship
Reyes, Michelle Anne (East Carolina University, 2021-05-03)eHealth, defined by WHO as “the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for health”, is an innovative tool which broadens accessibility of health information and communication between patients and physicians. ... -
Unidirectional sodium flux in the duodenum, jejunum and ileum of normal and desoxycorticosterone acetate-treated male, laboratory rats
Mannino, Joseph Robert,1941-2022 -
USE OF GENETIC TECHNIQUES TO IDENTIFY THE DIET OF COWNOSE RAYS, RHINOPTERA BONASUS, IN NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA : AN ANALYSIS OF SHELLFISH PREY ITEMS
Bade, Lyndell M. (East Carolina University, 2013)Cownose rays, Rhinoptera bonasus, are considered voracious predators on mollusks and have been implicated in the consumption of commercially important species of shellfish on the East Coast. Digestive tracts of the 32 ...