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CONSUMING STORIES: FOOD, MIGRATION, AND IDENTITY IN LATINX LITERATURE
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-26)
The food we consume says a great deal about who we are. Our culture, beliefs, values, and family history join us every night around the dinner table, guiding our culinary choices. However, food also carries stories that ...
Development of NMR Methodologies to Study Site Specific Zinc-Protein Interactions
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-26)
Found in all three biological domains of life and the second most abundant metal in the human body, zinc (Zn2+) is essential to various cellular processes like the metabolism of DNA and RNA, gene expression, and the ...
In The Belly of the Beast: a cophylogenetic study of the pitcher plant flies (Fletcherimyia) and their carnivorous hosts (Sarracenia)
(East Carolina University, 2021-08-12)
Sarcophagidae, commonly known as the flesh flies, comprises one of the more behaviorally diverse families among the insects. In addition to carrion feeding, sarcophagids have evolved life history strategies that include ...
BIOMECHANICAL ALTERATIONS DURING THE SNATCH MOVEMENT AFTER REPEATED REPETITIONS
(East Carolina University, 2021-08-09)
High Intensity Weightlifting (HIW) is a style of exercise that utilizes one of the two Olympic weightlifting movements, the snatch. The majority of HIW workouts are scored by time and have a goal to do the required repetitions ...
TOWARDS A LOW-COST VISION SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME PAVEMENT CONDITION ASSESSMENT
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-22)
Pavement condition assessment is typically performed through manual inspections and specialized hardware and software. Although advances in camera and sensing technology in the last decade helped propel the automation of ...
Investigation of Nonhydrolyzable ATP Analogues and Cofilin-Derived Peptides for Inhibition of Cofilin-Actin Rod Formation
(East Carolina University, 2021-08-02)
Actin-Cofilin rods are an important marker of neurodegenerative disease and are commonly observed in the neurons of patients with Alzheimer's disease. The goal of this research is to investigate peptide and small-molecules ...
Alpha Taxonomy of Eocene Primates from the Great Divide Basin, Wyoming
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-30)
The identification of the alpha taxonomy of an extinct species is the first step towards understanding its evolutionary history and relationships with other organisms. Alpha taxonomy refers to the initial classification ...
Formal Sex Education on Consent, Sexual Assault, and IPV: An Evaluation of Students' Experiences and Subsequent Attitudes/Behaviors
(East Carolina University, 2021-06-22)
Given the high rates of sexual assault (SA) and intimate partner violence (IPV) in adolescence and young adulthood, it is critical to understand potential points of intervention to reduce victimization and perpetration ...
GENDER AND RACIAL IDENTITY, NORMATIVE PERCEPTIONS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG COLLEGE-AGED AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-08)
African American women have a compounded risk for chronic disease development, poorer disease-related quality of life, and chronic disease mortality. While regular engagement in physical activity can reduce these risks, ...
The Endocannabinoid System Regulates Synaptogenesis in a Cortical Spheroid Model of Fetal Neurodevelopment
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-20)
The endocannabinoid system plays a complex role in synaptogenesis and the subsequent development of neural circuitry during fetal brain development. The cannabinoid receptor type 1 controls synaptic strength at both ...