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Are We Burned Out Yet? Librarians Experiencing Burnout in their Careers
(2019-10-16)Our profession has been perceived historically as one that carries low levels of stress (Sheesley, 2001), a gentle profession which takes place in a quiet and peaceful space. But as any librarian can tell you, the work is ... -
Are You Curious Yet? Exploiting the brain’s untapped power to promote learning
(2016)Curiosity is inquisitive thinking with a desire to learn or know something new. Children are innately inquisitive and their curiosity leads to constant exploration of the world around them. Unfortunately, the use of ... -
Arginase Promotes Neointima Formation in Rat Injured Carotid Arteries
(East Carolina University, 2009-04)Objective—Arginase stimulates the proliferation of cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs); however, the influence of arginase on VSMC growth in vivo is not known. This study investigated the impact of arginase on ... -
Argument-Driven Inquiry: Tracking Progress Through General Chemistry
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-14)This study examines student argumentation within a two-semester general chemistry laboratory sequence at a state university in the Southeast, which employed the Argument-Driven Inquiry (ADI) instructional model for laboratory ... -
AROMATASE PROTEIN CONTENT IN GLUTEAL AND ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS ADIPOSE TISSUE IN PREMENOPAUSAL CAUCASIAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN
(East Carolina University, 2017-01-03)OBJECTIVE: To determine if aromatase protein content differs in abdominal and gluteal adipose tissue and to determine if there are racial differences in aromatase protein content that might influence racial differences ... -
Arrangement of dermal chromatophore units in a polymorphic species, Ranitomeya imitator
(East Carolina University, 2021-12-03)In the 1980s, Rainer Schulte became the first to describe a species of poison frog living in the Amazon rainforest: Ranitomeya imitator. Schulte's classification of R. imitator as a single species sparked immediate ... -
Art as Radical Act: Teenagers Revisit Diversity and Social Justice through JR’s Giant Baby
(2022-08-22)In this article I share ways that I have used the artworks of contemporary artists to encourage middle school students to reflect on the concepts of diversity and social justice. This paper describes my use of an artwork ... -
Art From the Abyss
(East Carolina University, 2011)This document is written in support of the thesis exhibition, Art from the Abyss, which represents and supports the idea of art-making as a catharsis. Through these works, negative emotions are identified, named, and given ... -
Art Images in Holistic Nursing Education
(2017-05-25)Background: Nursing research has concentrated on empirical knowing with little focus on aesthetic knowing. Evidence from the literature suggests that using visual art in nursing education enhances both clinical observation ... -
The Art Reference Library of the North Carolina Museum of Art
(2014-09)Many people have visited the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. Perhaps fewer have visited the Art Reference Library of the North Carolina Museum of Art—but more should! The Museum Library provides a non-circulating ... -
ART, MUSIC, and STORY AT WOODS CHARTER SCHOOL : An Exploration of A/r/tography Methods
(East Carolina University, 2012)Over the course of the 2009-2010 school year, I worked with my 8th grade art students to implement a series of projects using an interdisciplinary approach within the art classroom. The main thrust of the project was the ... -
ART, PRIDE AND HERITAGE : LEARNERS RESPONDING TO MULTICULTURAL IMAGES
(East Carolina University, 2012)Do students naturally select artwork that is of their own heritage or do they choose what they find inspiring for other reasons? The purpose of this study was to detect if students prefer artwork based on what they find ... -
Art: The Grand Illusion
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-14)My presentation facilitates an understanding of everyday design choices and the potential influence it has on a viewer. From marketing designs to popular film I do my best to breakdown my understanding of the artist/audience ... -
Arthropod Phylogenetics in Light of Three Novel Millipede (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) Mitochondrial Genomes with Comments on the Appropriateness of Mitochondrial Genome Sequence Data for Inferring Deep Level Relationships
(2013)Background Arthropods are the most diverse group of eukaryotic organisms, but their phylogenetic relationships are poorly understood. Herein, we describe three mitochondrial genomes representing orders of millipedes for ... -
Arthur Miller: A Writer of Tragedy
(1967-08)The purpose of this study is to prove that Arthur Miller, American playwright, accomplishes his stated aim--the creation of drama similar in purpose and spirit to that of the classical Greeks. This thesis goes a step ... -
Article Commentary: 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 ...