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Hickory Shad (Alosa mediocris) Population Identification Using Geometric Morphometrics and Otolith Shape
(East Carolina University, 2019-08-05)
Hickory Shad Alosa mediocris is an anadromous species of fish belonging to the Family Clupeidae, first described in 1814 by Samuel L. Mitchill. Little is known about its life history or stock status. It is unknown whether ...
As The Sun Sets, We Remain: A Bioarchaeological Analysis of the Gause Cemetery at Seaside
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)
In 2014, USA Today reported that the search for family roots was the second most popular hobby in the U.S.. The concomitant recognition by the general public of the forensic and bioarchaeological value of human skeletal ...
Development of a Proton Induced X-Ray Emission (PIXE) Material Analysis System
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-07)
A material analysis system using particle-induced x-ray emission (PIXE) analysis has been developed to measure trace element composition in a wide range of samples. The system was constructed in the particle accelerator ...
Sustainability and OHS Global Reporting in Petrochemical Industries: The GRI Reporting Standard and Corporate Social Responsibility
(East Carolina University, 2019-06-14)
Sustainability reporting, an aspect of corporate social responsibility (i.e., CSR), is the practice of measuring, disclosing, and being accountable to internal and external stakeholders for organizational performance and ...
Relationship of N-glycans to Neuronal Dysfunction
(East Carolina University, 2019-06-07)
N-glycosylation is important in regulating protein activity and serves several vital roles contributing to protein folding, protein assembly, stability, and interactions. Changes in branching of N-glycans are linked to ...
A Smad3/FoxO3 Transcriptional Relationship in the Regulation of Vascular Growth
(East Carolina University, 2019-06-05)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a multi-faceted pathological condition that continually ranks as the number one cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and worldwide. Unfortunately, despite extensive basic ...
The Relationship of Adaptive Sport Participation on Sense of Community and Community Integration
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-08)
This study examines how the frequency and duration of adaptive sports participation relates to community integration and sense of community among recreational athletes with disabilities. Research suggests that community ...
The effects of type of exercise during pregnancy on infant morphometric measurements
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)
PURPOSE: Research suggests that aerobic exercise may produce beneficial morphometric outcomes, decreased adiposity, for the infant. However, little research has been done on the influence of other maternal exercise types ...
Effects of Maternal Exercise Type on Infant Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)
PURPOSE: The main purpose of this study is to measure the effects of aerobic, resistance, and combination training during pregnancy on offspring cardiac autonomic nervous system development at one-month postnatal age through ...
A metabolomics approach to understanding recurrent stroke risk in African Americans
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)
Stroke is a significant health burden, as the fifth leading cause of death and the number one cause of serious, long term disability in the United States. Each year 795,000 individuals suffer a stroke; of which 185,000 ...