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Are All Parasitic Infections Created Equal? An Examination of Differential Infection Effects and Responses in Native and Non-Native Hosts
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)Interactions between native and introduced species are complex, multifaceted, and can have cascading effects throughout an ecosystem. While scientists have taken great strides to understand how these dynamics change with ... -
Are College Students Colorblind? Associating Demographic Factors with Latent Racism
(2015)In the United States, people across social institutions increasingly perceive racism to be a thing of the past. Abundant research, however, demonstrates that racial bias by employers, and others, continues to take place. ... -
Are Long-acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) a Viable Solution for Adolescents in Rural Eastern North Carolina?
(2014)Background: Many of the highest teen pregnancy rates within North Carolina (NC) are in rural counties in the eastern part of the state. Long-acting reversible contraceptives, which include intrauterine devices and the ... -
Are Marine Migrations of Striped Bass Genetically Pre-determined? : An investigation of Albemarle Sound-Roanoke River Striped Bass Migratory Patterns
(East Carolina University, 2010)Striped bass, Morone saxatilis, is one of the most thoroughly studied anadromous fish species in the United States, with records governing the management of the species dating back to the late 1600s. However, management ... -
ARE STIGMA AND OUTNESS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENCES IN WORKPLACE STRESS BETWEEN SEXUAL MINORITY COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATES AND THEIR HETEROSEXUAL PEERS?
(East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)This study is aimed at finding the differences in workplace stress between heterosexual and sexual minority undergraduate students in North Carolina Universities. The relationship between workplace stress, outness, and ... -
Are the Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs Met Through School Services?
(2014)The Maternal and Child Health Bureau recognizes children with special health care needs (CSHCN) as "those with chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions that require health and related services ... -
Are There Common Characteristics among Alcohol Retail Outlets that make them more likely to commonly pass Alcohol Purchase Surveys and commonly fail Alcohol Purchase Surveys?
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Underage consumption of alcohol is a serious public health issue all across the United States. Identifying the stores and institutes where youth are obtaining alcohol is the most important step towards inhibiting and ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...