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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 ...
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF 3D FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF THE TIBIA USING A HEALTHY RUNNING POPULATION
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-29)
Bone stress injuries (BSIs) are a common, painful injury in runners. Computational methods, like finite element analysis (FEA), are used to further understand BSI mechanisms. FEA can be performed on three-dimensional (3D) ...
Determining the Drivers of Mosquito and Fish Distributions In An Urban, Riverine Rock Pool Metacommunity
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-20)
Metacommunities and metapopulations are comprised of interconnected patches of habitat linked by dispersal, which has traditionally been considered a stochastic process in which organisms move across space randomly. Recently ...
Rhythmic and Lyric Interactions in Kendrick Lamar's DAMN: An Analysis of the Pulitzer Winning Album
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-22)
This study focuses primarily on the interactions between the rhythmic and lyric elements in Lamar's album DAMN. Although DAMN has various social and cultural implications, this writing is primarily concerned with the ...
Investigating the Role of Conserved Cysteine Residues in Arabidopsis thaliana Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase 1
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-28)
Triacylglycerols (TAGs) are biomolecules found in all organisms comprised of three fatty acid chains esterified to a glycerol backbone. In humans, TAGs are important energy storage reserves whose misregulation are associated ...
A CLINICAL DECISION SYSTEM WITH AN INTERACTIVE KNOWLEDGE GRAPH AND COST OPTIMIZATION
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-22)
Clinical decision support systems aim to improve access to relevant and practical clinical data to assist medical practitioners in diagnosis and treatment. However, the usefulness of such systems is limited due to the lack ...
Impaired N-Glycosylation Processing Impacts Neuronal Function
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-29)
Modifications of membrane proteins are carried out primarily using N-linked glycosylation. N-glycosylation has the potential to co-translationally and post-translationally modify protein function by the addition and ...
COMPARISON OF TOPIC MODELING METHODS FOR ANALYZING TWEETS ON COVID-19 VACCINE
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-20)
Twitter is a microblogging site and a popular social media platform for sharing thoughts on current world events. The dynamic of Twitter discussions makes it a valuable data source for mining people's opinions and emotions ...
Somatic steroid hormone signaling promotes early oocyte polarization in Drosophila
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-28)
In the ovary, oogenesis depends on intercellular communication between somatic and germ cell populations for proper oocyte production. Steroid hormone signaling, well-described for its diverse roles throughout oogenesis, ...
Manipulation and Perception of Internal and External Focus During Resistance Training
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-22)
Resistance training is an important element of a weekly training routine and is recognized to provide health benefits to those who participate by many of the governing bodies of exercise. Despite the evidence supporting ...