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Fish in Waterfowl Habitat: Managing National Wildlife Refuges for Multiple Purposes using Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge as a Model
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)Anadromous river herring (including Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalis and Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus) spend most of their lives at sea but migrate to freshwater systems during the spring to spawn. The spawning success ... -
Fish oil disrupts B cell plasma membrane lateral organization and immunological synapse formation
(East Carolina University, 2012)Fish oil has immunosuppressive properties that could provide treatment for numerous inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. The primary bioactive components of fish oil, which are the n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) ... -
Fishers’ Perceptions of Ciguatoxin Fish Poisoning and Modeling Biomagnification of Ciguatoxin in the Trophic Dynamics of Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems
(East Carolina University, 2021-01-15)Ciguatoxin fish poisoning (CFP) is caused by the consumption of tropical and subtropical fishes and other marine species with high levels of ciguatoxin (CTX) in their tissues. CTX is a polycyclic neurotoxin produced by ... -
Fishing For The Evolutionary Bases Of Female Ornamentation
(East Carolina University, 2015)Sexual dimorphism, or phenotypic differentiation of the sexes, is widespread amongst animals. It is understood mainly in the context of sexual selection, i.e. selection on mating success, with such selection typically ... -
FISTFUL OF DEBRIS
(East Carolina University, 2010)Fistful of Debris is a collection of fiction aimed to explore the varied dimensions of familial loss. Each piece focuses on the personal growth and intimate details of a female protagonist's life, as she attempts to rebuild ... -
FITNESS NON-RESPONSE FOLLOWING AEROBIC EXERCISE TRAINING IN OBESE AFRICAN AMERICANS
(East Carolina University, 2020-01-07)Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has been closely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality. An inverse relationship between CRF, and CVD and all-cause mortality has been well-established. To ... -
Fits and Starts: One Elementary School's Journey toward Trauma-Informed Leadership
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-25)Across the country, passionate educators strive to meet the needs of diverse students within welcoming and inclusive community schools. It is no easy feat. For schools disproportionately impacted by the disenfranchising ... -
FLOATING AIR BASES AND FLYING BOATS: AN HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE TWO SEADROMES ESTABLISHED AT SAIPAN
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)The use of seaplanes and seaplane bases in a military capacity numerically peaked during the Second World War in the Pacific Theater where they were ideally suited for that arena of vast ocean dotted with specks of land. ... -
FLOATING FORTRESS, FLOATING CITY, FLOATING MONUMENT: A COMPARITIVE [sic] STUDY OF THREE AMERICAN WARSHIP MUSEUMS
(East Carolina University, 2011)This thesis presents three warship museums within the United States as case studies to examine the needs and practices of a unique subset of museum organizations. A museum warship is simultaneously an exhibit, artifact, ... -
Flood Vulnerability of Hog Farms in Eastern North Carolina: An Inconvenient Poop
(East Carolina University, 2015-12-15)In the late 1990’s, eastern North Carolina experienced numerous devastating flood events from hurricanes and tropical storms. When Hurricane Floyd made landfall on September 16th, 1999, it caused the most disastrous floods ... -
Flourishing Hope
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-15)Flourishing Hope displays the strength of positivity within the human spirit using floral-based ceramic sculptures. The work is assembled out of various ceramic bulbs, shoots, and blooms, all of which are fragile and push ... -
Fluid Contact Angle Assessment to Evaluate Wetting of Dental Materials
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-27)Dental crowns account for a large percentage of restorative dental procedures, but the crown materials have been shown to cause wear on the natural opposing tooth. There is uncertainty regarding which mechanical or chemical ... -
Fluid-Structure Interaction Modeling of Pulmonary Artery Blood Flow in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)If unaddressed, end-stage renal disease (ESRD) can result in impaired renal function, development of cardiovascular diseases, and death. Although effective, dialysis conducted via arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) has been ... -
Fluorescent Derivatives of Prostamides: Tools for Studying Anti-Cancer Activity
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-23)The endocannabinoid arachidonoyl ethanolamide (AEA) and prostaglandins derived from it selectively induce apoptosis in tumorigenic cell lines due to overexpression of COX-2. It is likely that a novel J-series prostamide, ...