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IS PREDATION BY TURTLES SUFFICIENTLY STRONG TO AFFECT BIODIVERSITY WITHIN FISHLESS PONDS?
(East Carolina University, 2011)Ecologists have long known that predation can have a strong effect on the diversity and abundance of prey in ecological communities. Much evidence on the importance of predation in aquatic systems has stemmed from studies ... -
Is Service Convenience in Healthcare Related to Sustained Competitive Advantage?
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Telehealth services have become a vital technological tool that has proven to be especially important in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth services allow healthcare providers to meet the convenience, safety, and ... -
Is the genetic landscape of the deep subsurface biosphere affected by viruses?
(2011-11-09)Viruses are powerful manipulators of microbial diversity, biogeochemistry, and evolution in the marine environment. Viruses can directly influence the genetic capabilities and the fitness of their hosts through the use of ... -
Is the term ‘serials’ relevant any longer? Some thoughts on the matter…
(2019-01-24)The authors solicited opinions from eight thought leaders in publishing and librarianship asking them to reflect on the term “serials.” Is this word losing its relevance? The discussion centers around several common themes. ... -
Is the whole story of coastal change being told by 2D shoreline erosion rates?
(East Carolina University, 2022-08-18)Shoreline location has often been gathered from orthoimagery to assess the 2D planimetric erosion or accretion and thereby is used as proxy for coastal evolution and to manage coastal environments. Missing in the 2D measures ... -
Is the whole story of coastal change being told by 2D shoreline erosion rates?
(East Carolina University, 2022-08-18)Shoreline location has often been gathered from orthoimagery to assess the 2D planimetric erosion or accretion and thereby is used as proxy for coastal evolution and to manage coastal environments. Missing in the 2D measures ... -
Is there a metabolic program in the skeletal muscle of obese individuals?
(2011-04-26)Severe obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2) is associated with multiple defects in skeletal muscle which contribute to insulin resistance and a reduction in fatty acid oxidation (FAO) in this tissue. These metabolic derangements are ... -
Is there a solution to climate change?
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-01)This document supports my Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition consisting of two digital prints, ten lithographs, vinyl text corresponding to each print and 5 stickers with listed references, in the SOAD gallery. The ... -
Is this Ship Covered?: The Intersection of Law, Geography, and Management of Sunken Military Craft
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-10)The legal framework protecting historic shipwrecks and other underwater cultural heritage in the United States is largely fragmented and not always effective. Factors that may influence the legal protection afforded a ... -
IS TRAUMA AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY AND TREAT NON-INJURY MEDICAL CONDITIONS IN YOUNG ADULTS?
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)Trauma is often the first point of contact for many people into the healthcare system and serves as a large avenue for the diagnosis of chronic disease. Studies have shown that the screening and diagnosis of chronic disease ... -
Is type II diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) a surgical disease?
(East Carolina University, 1992-06)Since February 1, 1980, 515 morbidly obese patients have undergone the Greenville gastric bypass (GGB) operation. Of these, 212 (41.2%) were euglycemic, 288 (55.9%) were either diabetic or had glucose intolerance, and ... -
The Isaiah Rice Collection at D. H. Ramsey Library, UNC Asheville
(2017)The Isaiah Rice Collection presents vivid images of African American life in Asheville, North Carolina, from the 1950s through the 1970s, and builds on other existing collections within Ramsey Library. -
Islam and the West : Problematizing a Discourse of Dualism
(East Carolina University, 2010)"Islam and the West," a dualistic phrase that gained sudden ascendancy following the events of September 11, 2001, is used variously to refer to the mutual relationship between Muslims and those living in a sometimes ... -
ISLANDS OF INNOVATION: EXAMINING THE NEXUS BETWEEN CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND COGNITIVELY DEMANDING ACADEMIC DISCOURSE
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)The purpose of the study was to examine the extent to which participants built meaningful culturally and linguistically responsive (CLR) relationships with students and to what extent those same participants engaged in ... -
Isolated neutropenia as a rare but serious adverse event secondary to immune checkpoint inhibition
(2019-07-05)Background Compared to conventional chemotherapy, Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are known to have a distinct toxicity profile commonly identified as immune-related adverse events (irAEs). These irAEs that are believed ... -
Isolation and characterization of Bordetella bronchiseptica mutants deficient in siderophore activity.
(East Carolina University, 1993-02)Iron acquisition by the gram-negative pathogens Bordetella bronchiseptica and Bordetella pertussis is thought to occur by hydroxamate siderophore-mediated transport as well as an apparently siderophore-independent process ... -
Isolation and molecular identification of endophytic diazotrophs from seeds and stems of three cereal crops
(2017-10-30)Ten strains of endophytic diazotroph were isolated and identified from the plants collected from three different agricultural crop species, wheat, rice and maize, using the nitrogen-free selective isolation conditions. The ...