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Trade Books in Elementary Education : Misconceptions in Science
(East Carolina University, 2011)Elementary pre-service teachers are required to take only a few science courses and are not likely to have the pedagogical content knowledge necessary to choose accurate science trade books. Incorporating trade books in ... -
Trade Secrets: A Historical, Archaeological, and Archaeometric Study of Greek Colonization in the Dalmatian Islands
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-28)This thesis examines the Dalmatian islands and their relationship with the surrounding Adriatic region during the late Greek colonization period in the 4th century B.C. by using colonization models, archaeometric ceramic ... -
Traditional vs Multisensory: Assessing the Impact of Writing Tools on Letter Formation Mastery Through Direct Instruction
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-08)The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of direct instruction paired with multisensory tools on letter formation mastery, in comparison with direction instruction paired with traditional writing tools (paper ... -
THE TRAINING AND DECISIONS OF KING LEONIDAS: THE INFLUENCES BEHIND THE LEADER
(2015-05)The Battle of Thermopylae produced unique circumstances that required King Leonidas of Sparta to make a series of controversial decisions. Scholars debate what purpose it served for him to cling to his position when it had ... -
Training and Endothelial Function In Upper and Lower Limbs
(East Carolina University, 2013)Cardiovascular disease (CVD) begins with damage to the endothelium, the inner lining of the blood vessels. Endothelial damage occurs as early as childhood and is associated with risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, ... -
Training Effects on Recovering Parents' Self-Efficacy to Identify Problems, Solutions and Resources to Prevent Internet Addiction in Youth
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-06)This study examined the effects of a 2-hour training on the self-efficacy of parents in recovery from substance use disorder to intercede in their children's Internet technology use in order to prevent future problems with ... -
Trait Aggression and Violent Video Games
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)The question as to what psychological effects violent video game content has on consumers has been the center of debate for decades. While many studies have been conducted with the intent of answering this question, a great ... -
Trajectories of Unsecured Debt and Health at Midlife
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Trans Adults Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: Quality of Life, Pandemic Impact, and Vaccine Preferences
(2021-11-28)The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately impacting marginalized communities, such as Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), disabled individuals, and transgender/nonbinary (i.e., trans) individuals. As ... -
Trans-Amazon Drilling Project (TADP): origins and evolution of the forests, climate, and hydrology of the South American tropics
(2015)This article presents the scientific rationale for an ambitious ICDP drilling project to continuously sample Late Cretaceous to modern sediment in four different sedimentary basins that transect the equatorial Amazon of ... -
Transcriptional Activation of Bordetella Alcaligin Siderophore Genes Requires the AlcR Regulator with Alcaligin as Inducer
(East Carolina University, 2001-01)Genetic and biochemical studies have established that Fur and iron mediate repression of Bordetella alcaligin siderophore system (alc) genes under iron-replete nutritional growth conditions. In this study, transcriptional ... -
Transcriptional Analysis of the Bacteroides fragilis Starch Utilization Operon, osuA
(East Carolina University, 2011)The opportunistic pathogen Bacteroides fragilis is a symbiotic organism that inhabits the human gastrointestinal tract where it utilizes dietary and host-derived polysaccharides as carbon and energy sources. If abdominal ... -
Transcriptional Analysis of the Bordetella Alcaligin Siderophore Biosynthesis Operon
(East Carolina University, 1998-02)The alc gene cluster of Bordetella pertussis includes three genes, alcA, alcB, and alcC, which are involved in alcaligin siderophore biosynthesis in response to iron starvation. The production of AlcA, AlcB, and AlcC in ... -
Transcriptional regulation of 'pqsR', a gene that encodes a regulator of quinolone signal synthesis and virulence in 'Pseudomonas aeruginosa'
(East Carolina University, 2015)The gram-negative bacterium 'Pseudomonas aeruginosa' is an opportunistic pathogen that frequently causes nosocomial infections and serious chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. During infection 'P. aeruginosa' ... -
Transcriptional regulation of muscle fatty acid-binding protein.
(East Carolina University, 1994-03-15)Heart fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) is present in a wide variety of tissues but is found in the highest concentration in cardiac and red skeletal muscle. It has been proposed that the expression of H-FABP correlates ... -
The Transcriptional Regulator Np20 Is the Zinc Uptake Regulator in
(2013)Zinc is essential for all bacteria, but excess amounts of the metal can have toxic effects. To address this, bacteria have developed tightly regulated zinc uptake systems, such as the ZnuABC zinc transporter which is ... -
The Transcriptional Regulator Np20 Is the Zinc Uptake Regulator in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(2013-09-23)Zinc is essential for all bacteria, but excess amounts of the metal can have toxic effects. To address this, bacteria have developed tightly regulated zinc uptake systems, such as the ZnuABC zinc transporter which is ... -
Transcriptional response to West Nile virus infection in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
(2017-06)West Nile virus (WNV) is a widespread arbovirus that imposes a significant cost to both human and wildlife health. WNV exists in a bird-mosquito transmission cycle in which passerine birds act as the primary reservoir host. ...