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TRANSHUMANISM, FRANKENSTEIN, AND EXTINCTION
(2018)Shelley's novel has been fertile ground for ecocritics over the last two decades. In Ecocriticism and the Idea of Culture (2014, 2016) I wrote about Frankenstein and culture's dialectical horror of nature. As a narrative ... -
Transition from Adult Education to Postsecondary Education
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-26)The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) that was signed into law in July 2014 by President Barack Obama gave a new identity to adult education programs across the United States. The legislation propelled adult ... -
Transitions of Care: Improving Discharge Teaching in Stroke Patients
(2020-04-22)Approximately 13% of individuals who experience a stroke require readmission shortly after discharge due to preventable causes. A patient factor for readmission is the patient’s health literacy level and stroke understanding. ... -
The transneuronal spread phenotype of herpes simplex virus type 1 infection of the mouse hind footpad.
(East Carolina University, 1997-03)The mouse hind footpad inoculation model has served as a standard laboratory system for the study of the neuropathogenesis of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection. The temporal and spatial distribution of viral ... -
Transplant Coordinators' Perceived Impact of Availability of Multiple Generic Immunosuppression Therapies on Patients, Workload, and Posttransplant Maintenance Therapy
(2013)Background. No studies have evaluated the impact of multiple generic immunosuppression medications on transplant coordinators (TCs) and patients. Methods. A cross-sectional, multicenter online survey of TCs managing ... -
Transplantation and the Trauma Surgeon
(East Carolina University, 1990-11)The number of satisfactory vascular organs suitable for organ transplantation can be increased appreciably by a close working relationship between traumatologists and transplant surgeons. Benefits will derive from more ... -
Transplantation of GABAergic Neurons but not Astrocytes Induces Recovery of Sensorimotor Function in the Traumatically Injured Brain
(East Carolina University, 2007-04-16)Embryonic stem (ES) cells have been investigated in many animal models of injury and disease. However, few studies have examined the ability of pre-differentiated ES cells to improve functional outcome following traumatic ... -
Transport of Anthocyanins and other Flavonoids by the Arabidopsis ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter AtABCC2
(2019-01-24)Flavonoids have important developmental, physiological, and ecological roles in plants and are primarily stored in the large central vacuole. Here we show that both an ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter(s) and an ... -
Transport of terrestrially derived nutrients along the Western Antarctic Peninsula, Anvers Island
(East Carolina University, 2015)The mechanisms that supply Fe to the surface waters off the coast of the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) play a key role in the global climate cycle by fueling primary production in this vast and globally important ... -
Transportation Aspects of Smart Growth in the Research Triangle Region (NC) : Current Conditions and Future Prospects
(East Carolina University, 2014)This study ascertains the current state of transportation aspects of smart growth in the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina. This study uses content analysis to analyze the contents of plans, programs and regulations ... -
Transthyretin Aggregation Pathway toward the Formation of Distinct Cytotoxic Oligomers
(2019-01-10)Characterization of small oligomers formed at an early stage of amyloid formation is critical to understanding molecular mechanism of pathogenic aggregation process. Here we identifed and characterized cytotoxic oligomeric ... -
Transthyretin Amyloidosis: Proteolytic cleavage accelerates G53A TTR misfolding and aggregation
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)The proteolytic cleavage of the peptide bond Lys48-Thr49 of the CD loop in TTR pathological mutants S52P and E51_S52dup was previously demonstrated to promote aggregation as a result of tetrameric structure destabilization. ... -
Transvaginal evisceration progressing to peritonitis in the emergency department: a case report
(2011)Background Abdominal pain is a common complaint among emergency department patients, making it essential to identify those with life-threatening etiologies. We report on the rare finding of atraumatic transvaginal bowel ... -
Trapped in Statelessness: Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
(2017-08-21)The Rohingya people are one of the most ill-treated and persecuted refugee groups in the world, having lived in a realm of statelessness for over six generations, and who are still doing so. In recent years, more than ... -
Trauma Affecting Asian-Pacific Islanders in the San Francisco Bay Area
(2017-09-12)Trauma is a transgenerational process that overwhelms the community and the ability of family members to cope with life stressors. An anthropologist trained in ethnographic methods observed three focus groups from a ...