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EFFECTS OF MULTI-SENSORY ENVIRONMENT ON ADULTS WITH AUTISM WHO EXPERIENCE REPETITIVE PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-24)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is associated with a wide range of characteristics including challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, language and nonverbal communication. The purpose of this study was to ... -
EFFECTS OF MUSIC ON DRIVING PERFORMANCE OF EXPERIENCED DRIVERS WITH AND WITHOUT AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-07)Rationale: Achieving a driver's license is often essential for teens in order to achieve independence and expand their participation in their community through work and/or further education as well as social participation. ... -
Effects of Music on the Driving Performance of Young Drivers With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder
(East Carolina University, 2018-08-02)Purpose: Driving is an important step in attaining independence for teens and young adults as it allows for an independent mode of transportation for the development of social relationships and expansion of employment ... -
Effects of Nicotine on Caenorhabditis elegans survival, reproduction, and gene expressions : Development of an Invertebrate Animal Model for Drugs of Abuse
(East Carolina University, 2011)Although much is known about the addictive effects of nicotine, the molecular mechanisms of nicotine-induced effects remain largely unclear. Specifically, little is known about the effects of nicotine on gene expression, ... -
Effects of nutrient addition on plant community composition: a functional trait analysis in a long-term experiment
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-19)The effects of nutrient availability on plant community composition and diversity have been well-documented, but the mechanisms behind the community response remain unclear. Plant species interact with variation in the ... -
Effects Of Nutrient Availability And Disturbance On The Composition And Diversity Of Soil Microorganisms
(East Carolina University, 2015)Determining how factors such as disturbance and nutrient availability affect species diversity in a community has been a major goal of community ecology. The purpose of this study was to look at how species diversity and ... -
Effects of obesity on the transcriptional regulation of protein degradation in skeletal muscle
(East Carolina University, 2013)Effects of obesity on the transcriptional regulation of protein degradation in skeletal muscle by Lance M. Bollinger November, 2013 Director of Thesis/Dissertation: Jeffrey J. Brault Major Department: Kinesiology ... -
Effects of ovarian denervation on compensatory ovarian hypertrophy in hypophysectomized rats
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Effects of palindromes on in vivo DNA replication and mutagenesis in bacteriophage phi X174 RF DNA.
(East Carolina University, 1988-11-25)Bacteriophage IX174 mutants with insertions of palindromic DNA sequences are rapidly outgrown by competing wild-type phage (Muller & Turnage, J. Mol. Biol. 189: 285). The basis for this defect was investigated and found ... -
Effects of Parental Obesity on Fat Metabolism During Submaximal Exercise in Children
(East Carolina University, 2009)The aim of the present study was to compare fat metabolism during submaximal exercise in children with a morbidly obese parent - (COP) (BMI [greater than or equal to] 40 kg/m²) to children with relatively lean parents - ... -
Effects of PFMOAA, An Understudied PFAS, on Developing Mice
(East Carolina University, 2021-08-16)Perfluoro-2-methoxyaacetic acid (PFMOAA) was recently the most prevalent emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) detected in the Cape Fear River of North Carolina (NC). A byproduct of fluorochemical manufacturing, ... -
EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON INITIAL LISTING PRICE, TIME ON MARKET, AND ULTIMATE SELLING PRICE
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-20)A house is comprised of many different attributes that may affect how well it performs when listed for sale on the market. This study examines how certain physical characteristics of a house affect its listing price, time ... -
THE EFFECTS OF PRENATAL COCAINE EXPOSURE ON EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING IN ADOLESCENTS
(East Carolina University, 2011)Executive functioning refers to higher-order cognitive skills (e.g., inhibition, shifting and sequencing), which improve with frontal lobe maturation from childhood through early adulthood. Research on executive functioning ... -
THE EFFECTS OF PRENATAL LEAD EXPOSURE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOMARKERS OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
(2015-04)While often well known for its adverse effects on memory, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is also noteworthy for being the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. An estimated 5.2 million Americans had the disease as ... -
Effects of Prenatal Parenting Education Classes
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-28)Participants were pregnant women receiving prenatal care through East Carolina University's Brody Medical Center, along with their partners. The present study investigated the effects of prenatal education regarding ... -
The effects of presentation rate on semantic, syntactic, and orthographic processing and relationship to reading fluency in children
(East Carolina University, 2011)Reading fluency is the connection between reading decoding and reading comprehension. A child becomes fluent between second and third grade (Coltheart, 1978). However, it is unknown if fluency is strictly the result of ... -
Effects of progesterone nuclear receptor on dopaminergic nuclei involved in social aggression in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Aggression is tightly controlled by hormonal and neural regulation in all social animals. Although extensive effort has been invested in studying the neuroendocrine bases of aggressive behavior, our knowledge of the role ...