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Characterizing Patterns And Drivers Of Land Use/Land Cover Change Along The Atlantic Coast Barrier Beaches : Examining The Roles Of Development Pressure, Spatial Accessibility, And Policy
(East Carolina University, 2013)Within the context of land change science coastal areas are often overlooked. Coastal areas around the world and within the U.S. represent the largest concentrations of people, development, and wealth. Natural, social, ... -
Characterizing the Binding of Ca2+ and Cd2+ to EF-hand Peptide V of Calbindin D28K and EF-hand Peptides III and IV of Human Cardiac Troponin C Using CD, ITC, and Fluorescence Spectroscopy
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)Calcium-binding EF-hand proteins are ubiquitous in the cell and are essential for many biological functions such as muscle contraction and cell signaling. Divalent cadmium, Cd²⁺, and lead, Pb²⁺ are toxic metal ions that ... -
Characterizing the Binding of Toxic and Essential Metals to EF-Hand Peptides III and IV of Human Cardiac Troponin C Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Isothermal Titration Calorimetry
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-05)Cadmium is one of the most toxic natural and anthropogenic metals found in our environment. Exposure to cadmium is associated with several cardiovascular conditions, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancers. Cadmium’s ... -
Characterizing the Deceased Mariners of the Swedish Warship Vasa : An Analysis of Personal Possessions Found in Association with Human Remains
(East Carolina University, 2014)On August 10, 1628, as onlookers watched in dismay, the newest and most powerful warship in Northern Europe, a symbol of the prestige and power of Sweden and Sweden's King Gustav II Adolf, heeled over and sank in Stockholm ... -
Characterizing the Expression Pattern of miR167-Regulated ZmArf3 and ZmArf30 in Maize Inflorescences
(East Carolina University, 2014)Plant growth and development depends on the activity of meristems, pools of stem cells that generate leaves and other organs. Maize (corn) produces two inflorescences, the tassel and ear, which are patterned by a series ... -
Characterizing the geographic variability of opioid mortality in North Carolina, 2014-2016
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-10)The opioid crisis has proven to be one of the most devastating drug epidemics experienced in the United States. While many studies have associated the rise in opioid mortality rates to overprescribing of opioid painkillers, ... -
Characterizing the Role of Pectin in Cell Wall Composition and Organ Initiation in Maize
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-07)Plants are constantly developing new organs throughout their life and these organs arise from stem cell pools called meristems. Organ primordia are generated on the flanks of meristems when stem cells differentiate into ... -
Characterizing the vegetative phenotype of fzt maize mutant
(East Carolina University, 2012)microRNAs are short, non-coding RNA strands that regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally in all multicellular organisms. miRNAs begin as a hairpin in the nucleus. The primary miRNA (pri-miRNA) and preliminary ... -
CHARLES JOHNSON, THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, AND CIVIL RIGHTS IN MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI
(East Carolina University, 2011)Charles Johnson, an African American minister in the predominately white denomination of the Church of the Nazarene, was a leader in the civil rights movement in Meridian, Mississippi. He had to navigate the rather ... -
Chartacterizating the stigma transcriptome of leptosiphon jepsonii
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)The majority of angiosperm species are hermaphroditic, containing both male and female reproductive organs on the same plant. This introduces the possibility of reproducing through self-fertilization (selfing) in flowering ... -
Chemical and Physical Correlates to Pain
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-12)The accurate measurement of pain is important to physicians for medical decision making. Pain is considered to be the largest health-related burden to society as well as the leading cause of long-term disability worldwide. ... -
CHICANA POETRY OF RESISTANCE: GALVÁN RODRÍGUEZ EXTENDING THE MESTIZA CONSCIOUSNESS AND ENCOURAGING POLITICAL ACTIVISM THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-24)This thesis presents an analysis of Chicana poetry of resistance by poet and activist Odilia Galván Rodríguez. Specifically, I examine three poems--"Geographic Dreaming or What it Means to be Chicana," "Collecting Thoughts ... -
Child Development Knowledge and Human Factors in Toy Design : An Exploratory Study of Popular Children's Products
(East Carolina University, 2012)Play reflects how children understand the world, and it also provides them with opportunities to learn and refine their social, emotional, motor, and problem-solving skills. Before designing a product such as a children's ... -
CHILD LIFE PRACTICE & TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF THE ROLE OF CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-07)Current and past research provides evidence that trauma has a serious impact on children and adolescents that can follow them well into adulthood. The idea of trauma-informed care was developed for healthcare professionals ... -
Child Life Specialists in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit : Are They Prepared to Work with This Unique Population?
(East Carolina University, 2011)Certified child life specialists (CCLS) are one of many healthcare professionals who work with premature infants hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The current study investigates the role of CCLS and ... -
CHILDHOOD CHRONIC ILLNESS: HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE FUTURE CAREER GOALS OF THE INDIVIDUAL?
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-06)The purpose of this study is to investigate the negative impacts of chronic illness on future development and career choices in young adulthood. Young adults with a chronic illness diagnosed in childhood are challenged ... -
CHILDREN OF WAR: PREPARING MILITARY DEPENDENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, FOCUSED SUPPORT TO IMPROVE EDUCATION OUTCOMES
(East Carolina University, 2022-03-22)Since 2001, over two million children have experienced having one or both of their parents deployed (Tunac de Pedro et al., 2018). There is significant research that shows that "military children experience tremendous ...