Browsing by Author "Biology"
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Building Buddies Signature Honors Project
Parker, Aeryn; Rhue, Madison; Whitley, Kristina Katherine; Zon, Carolina Helena (East Carolina University, 2022-05-05)This paper describes my personal experience and my group’s experience identifying a wicked problem, developing a plan, and implementing that plan. I will discuss my experience throughout my classes taken as part of being ... -
Calcineurin regulation of GLUT4 transcription
Jensen, Ellis B. -
CaMKII Protein Expression and Phosphorylation in Mouse Skeletal Muscle Following Atrophy and Hypertrophy
Williams, Brett (East Carolina University, 2012)The maintenance of skeletal muscle mass is vital for life, and elucidation of the molecular mechanisms that control this process is a critical first step towards the development of pharmaceutical treatments for muscle ... -
Campus Voter Initiative Abstract
Almasri, Amr Ghiath (East Carolina University, 2022-05-06)Based on information collected from the US Census Bureau, young Americans are the least likely demographic to vote. According to Common Cause, North Carolina, not only were students at ECU less likely to vote, ECU ranked ... -
Can an Invasive Species of Crayfish Help Save a Population of a Threatened Species of Bird, the King Rail?
Beamon, Weston L (East Carolina University, 2018-05-24)ABSTRACT - Invasive species are frequently harmful to native species and to ecosystem stability. Yet, in a few cases, alien species have been found to benefit native residents. I investigated the relationship between a ... -
CAN NUTRIENT ADDITIONS MEDIATE GAPE LIMITED PREDATION IN LARVAL RANA SPHENOCEPHALA?
Aardweg, Zachary (East Carolina University, 2013)Some predators are limited in the size prey item that they can catch and consume, and this is referred to as "gape limited". Prey found with these predators may have the ability to respond by growing rapidly to reach a ... -
Can otolith microchemistry be used to identify spawning stocks and characterize the life history of Hickory Shad (Alosa mediocris)?
Hill, Christopher Ryan (East Carolina University, 2020-11-19)Highly migratory and diadromous fishes present an array of challenges to fisheries managers. This is particularly true when stocks extend across management borders and occupy multiple management jurisdictions. It is valuable ... -
Can Passive Acoustics be Used to Estimate the Length of Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) within the Pamlico Estuary?
Krahforst, Cecilia S. (East Carolina University, 2010)The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Council (AFMFC) attributes the decline in the Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) stock to over-fishing practices. The majority of collected Atlantic croaker are small, young of ... -
Carbon Budget of an Eastern North Carolina Pocosin Following Nutrient Gradient Manipulation
Law, Sydni L (East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)Wetlands store ~25-30% of the earth's soil pool of carbon. Seventeen percent of the US' wetlands are found in North Carolina (NC) where 70% of NC's freshwater wetlands are pocosin peatlands. Pocosins are known for thick ... -
Cardiac and Mitochondrial Adaptations in Response to Aging and Doxorubicin in Rats Bred for Divergent Aerobic Capacities
Larion, Laura (East Carolina University, 2012)Doxorubicin (DOX) remains as one of the most widely prescribed and effective anticancer agents. A major limitation of the therapeutic effectiveness of the drug is the occurrence of irreversible, progressive, dose-dependent ... -
CAREGIVER ORAL HEALTH LITERACY AND CHILDREN ORAL HEALTH STATUS: A RAPID REVIEW
Smith, Breanne N (East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Oral health literacy (OHL) is the measure of how well an individual collects and comprehends oral health information, as well as his or her ability to subsequently make advisable oral health care decisions. Measures for ... -
Central alpha adrenergic involvement in the hemodynamic effects of estrogens
Shackelford, D. Paul. -
Ceramic Creation and Carving: Manual Dexterity for Pre-Health Students
Everingham, Hope Lynn (East Carolina University, 2023-04-25)Since I was a child, I have loved art and design. I saw that the dental field calls for detail-oriented and caring providers, so I chose a pre-health concentration. Manual dexterity skills are necessary in health professions ... -
Changes in a Myriophyllum spicatum L. community following 2, 4-D treatment
Getsinger, Kurt D.