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Ectopic expression of Hel-N1, an RNA-binding protein, increases glucose transporter (GLUT1) expression in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.
(East Carolina University, 1997-02)3T3-L1 preadipocytes ectopically expressing the mammalian RNA-binding protein Hel-N1 expressed up to 10-fold more glucose transporter (GLUT1) protein and exhibited elevated rates of basal glucose uptake. Hel-N1 is a member ... -
ECU aids with research of the BP oil calamity
(East Carolina University, 2010-06-16)On April 20, the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon led to a substantial oil spill catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. The spill caused the death of 11 people and also took a vast toll on the marine environment, suffocating ... -
ECU professors research effects of BP oil spill in Gulf of Mexico and beyond
(East Carolina University, 2010-06-08)The BP oil spill, also known as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, has riveted the attention of the public since an explosion April 20 aboard an offshore oil rig caused crude oil to begin to leak into the Gulf of Mexico. ... -
ECU researchers discuss risky oil spill clean-up
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ECU Sustainability Plan
(2018-10-15)ECU's first Sustainability Plan for 2019 through 2023 lays out goals and strategies in the following focus areas: Climate Change Mitigation, Academics and Research, Campus Grounds, and Materials Management. -
ECU's International House
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EDIBLE LANDSCAPE INITIATIVE: A SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Climate change is a wicked problem that is faced by every person on earth. Whether this impact comes in the form of food scarcity, weather changes, disease, or the destruction of homes and habitats makes no difference. ... -
EDIBLE LANDSCAPE INITIATIVE: A SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-15)Climate change is a wicked problem that is faced by every person on earth. Whether this impact comes in the form of food scarcity, weather changes, disease, or the destruction of homes and habitats makes no difference. ... -
Editorial Peer Review as a Content-Shaping Mechanism in Technical Communication Journal Scholarship
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-19)Editorial peer review serves multiple functions in academic journal publishing including gatekeeping, quality control, and mentoring. As representatives of a discipline and its body of knowledge, peer reviewers evaluate ... -
Educating anesthesia providers about autism spectrum disorder
(2024-04-12)Healthcare providers (HCPs) who are well-versed in their patients’ conditions can undoubtedly give better care. Due to the increase in access to care, clearer diagnostic criteria, and streamlining of several diagnoses, ... -
Educating Caregivers Reduces Hospital Readmissions
(2021-05-07)The Affordable Care Act, introduced in 2012, created the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program which imposed monetary sanctions on hospitals that exceeded the benchmark for readmissions for six pre-established diagnoses. ... -
Educating engaged citizens through service: Innovative models for reflection and dialogue
(2012-09-23)Community service, accompanied by regular, guided reflection, provides a highly effective tool for engaging students in democratic practices within their communities (Astin, 1998; Kolb, 1984; Kuh, 1995). Community service ... -
Educating Future Environmental Health Professionals
(2015)Future environmental health problems will require a new generation of educated and trained professionals. Efforts to enhance the environmental public health workforce have been promoted by several organizations. While ... -
Education in North Carolina's Black Belt
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-04)North Carolina is federally required to provide an appropriate education to all of its residents. Across the United States, history has seen this not be applied equally to members of all races, socio-economic levels, and ... -
Education of Nursing Students on Heat-Related Illness First Aid
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-08)Agricultural workers have disproportionately greater risk of death from heat-related illnesses (HRIs). Due to climate change, extreme temperature events around the globe are increasing in frequency, duration, and magnitude. ... -
EDUCATIONAL DATA MINING AND ITS USES TO PREDICT THE MOST PROSPEROUS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-23)The use of technology and data analysis within the classroom has been a resourceful tool in order to collect, study, and compare a student's level of success. With the large amount of regularly collected data from student ... -
Educational engagement and the environment: Investigating service learning in the nonhuman sciences
(2014)Classic definitions outline service learning as engaging students in experiential education where learning goals are reached when service activities are combined with reflective assignments. In an effort to integrate ...