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Trends in esophageal cancer and body mass index by race and gender in the state of Michigan
(East Carolina University, 2009-06-23)Background: Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus has been increasing in incidence in the U.S. over the past several decades, particularly among white males. The factors driving the racial disparity in adenocarcinomas rates are ... -
Trends in illegal wildlife trade: Analyzing personal baggage seizure data in the Pacific Northwest.
(2020-06-10)The illegal import of wildlife and wildlife products is a growing concern, and the U.S. is one of the world’s leading countries in the consumption and transit of illegal wildlife and their derivatives. Yet, few U.S. studies ... -
A Tri-Modality Image Fusion Method for Target Delineation of Brain Tumors in Radiotherapy
(2014)Purpose To develop a tri-modality image fusion method for better target delineation in image-guided radiotherapy for patients with brain tumors. Methods A new method of tri-modality image fusion was developed, ... -
Trial by Fire: On the Terminology and Methods Used in Pyrogenic Organic Carbon Research
(2017-11-17)Our understanding of the cycling of fire-derived, i.e., pyrogenic organic matter (pyOM), as well as the goals of the community of researchers who study it, may be inhibited by the many terms and methods currently used in ... -
Tribulation Enshrined
(East Carolina University, 2015)This research and creative activity is a series of seven interactive art shrines called Tribulation Enshrined. Using my knowledge of Judeo-Christianity, my work compares that religious visual culture with art practices ... -
Triclosan Disrupts SKN-1/Nrf2- Mediated Oxidative Stress Response in C. elegans and Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
(2017-10-03)Triclosan (TCS), an antimicrobial chemical with potential endocrine-disrupting properties, may pose a risk to early embryonic development and cellular homeostasis during adulthood. Here, we show that TCS induces toxicity ... -
Triclosan: An Update on Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms
(2019-05-02)Triclosan (TCS) is a synthetic, chlorinated phenolic antimicrobial agent commonly used in commercial and healthcare products. Items made with TCS include soaps, deodorants, shampoos, cosmetics, textiles, plastics, surgical ... -
Triple Akt inhibition as a new therapeutic strategy in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
(2015-03)T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive neoplastic disorder in which chemotherapy resistance and refractory relapses occur, with a poorer prognostic outcome. Constitutively active PI3K/Akt/mTOR ... -
TRISKAIDEKAPHILIA: 2016 GRAPHIC DESIGN SENIOR SHOW
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-06)My senior honors project is a creative endeavor consisting of an art exhibition and portfolio. The show was named Triskaidekaphilia: 2016 Graphic Design Senior Show and displayed April 17th-29th, 2016 in Mendenhall Student ... -
Trophically transmitted parasites as “cross-taxon surrogates” of biodiversity in coastal environments
(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 ... -
Tropomyosin Dynamics in Cardiac Thin Filaments: A Multisite Förster Resonance Energy Transfer and Anisotropy Study
(East Carolina University, 2008-06)Cryoelectron microscopy studies have identified distinct locations of tropomyosin (Tm) within the Ca21-free, Ca21-saturated, and myosin-S1-saturated states of the thin filament. On the other hand, steady-state Förster ...