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The Rhetorical Construction of Legal Culture : Ideographs and Relationships in Appellate Opinions Addressing Same-Sex Marriage and English-Only Legislation
(East Carolina University, 2012)
In my dissertation, I present a critical method that presents a framework for both a legal and rhetorical analysis of appellate opinions. The legal analysis will be a traditional form of legal analysis of an opinion, ...
The significance of mirna pathway in peripheral nerve regeneration following sciatic nerve injury.
(East Carolina University, 2012)
microRNAs (miRNAs) are small (21-23 nucleotides) single-stranded RNAs that play important roles in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. The binding of miRNA to its specific target mRNAs at 3' UTR causes ...
DETECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE AMPHIBIAN FUNGAL DISEASE CHYTRIDIOMYCOSIS IN PERUVIAN AMPHIBIANS
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Chytridiomycosis is an amphibian disease caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd;Longcore et al. 1999). This disease has been identified by the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan as one of the main ...
SKELETAL MUSCLE METABOLIC FLEXIBILITY IMPAIRMENTS IN RESPONSE TO LIPID WITH OBESITY : EFFECT OF EXERCISE TRAINING
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Obese individuals exhibit skeletal muscle metabolic inflexibility by failing to increase fat oxidation and genes linked with mitochondrial biogenesis in response to a high-fat diet (HFD) and lipid incubation in cell culture. ...
The Region Specific Influence of Estradiol on In-Vivo Lipolysis in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue in Overweight-to-Moderately-Obese Premenopausal Women
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Premenopausal women demonstrate preferential accumulation of adiposity in the gynoid region, a distribution which shifts towards the abdominal region after the menopausal transition. Although estrogen is implicated as a ...
PARTNERSHIPS AMONG SCHOOLS AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS : IMPACT ON STUDENT SUCCESS
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The purpose of this study was to explore the perceived effect of faith-based mentorship on student academic and behavioral success by examining the impact of a specific partnership--the Uplift Mentor Program--a faith-based ...
Nurse practitioner perceptions regarding the impact of regulatory requirements for physician oversight on nurse practitioner practice
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) regarding the impact of regulatory requirements for physician oversight on NP practice regarding the impact of physician oversight ...
HIGHER-LEVEL SYSTEMATICS OF THE MILLIPEDES (ARTHROPODA: MYRIAPODA: DIPLOPODA) EVALUATED USING TRANSCRIPTOMIC DATA, MITOCHONDRIAL GENOMICS, AND CLASSIFICATION ANALYSES
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Knowledge of deep level phylogenetic relationships within and between many animal groups is currently lacking. Past attempts to reconstruct these ancient evolutionary relationships once relied chiefly on morphological ...
Human-Environment Interaction and Water Complexities : Mustering Science and Policy for a Coastal Resources Management Approach to Counterinsurgency (COIN) Operations
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Managing coastal resources is challenging in the best of circumstances. Bringing science and policy together to manage coastal resources effectively for the purpose of orchestrating population-centric counterinsurgency ...
Recruitment of Estuarine-Dependent Alosines to Roanoke River and Albemarle Sound, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The deleterious effects of dams on alosine populations are widely documented in many rivers along the Atlantic coast. Alterations to the natural hydrologic regime can disrupt spawning, egg dispersal, and recruitment of ...