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Biological Interactions between Hosts, Parasites, and Mercury
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-14)
Coastal communities, including regions along the North Carolina coast, have seen impacts of sea level rise. These impacts include wetland salinization, loss of nursery habitat, and decreased protection from major storm ...
Quantifying Exchangeable Dissolved Organic Carbon (EDOC) in Hurricane Harvey (2017) and Hurricane Florence (2018) Rainwater
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-15)
Exchangeable dissolved organic carbon (EDOC) refers to the pool of dissolved organic compounds that are available for diffusion across the air-water interface. This study addresses the rainwater organic carbon deposited ...
EXAMINING CRIMINAL JUSTICE CONTACT ON FUTURE OUTCOMES: DOES AGE AT FIRST ARREST OR INCARCERATION IMPACT FUTURE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE?
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-14)
The current study sought to investigate the impact of age of first arrest and age of first incarceration on current substance use and mental health outcomes. The increasing prevalence of mass incarceration in the United ...
LOOKING TO THE STARS: A HYBRID VOTING APPROACH FOR STAR RATING PREDICTION OF AMAZON CUSTOMER REVIEWS
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-14)
Due to the continuous growth of E-Commerce platforms, more and more data is becoming widely available. Almost every online transaction, from buying products on Amazon to renting vacation houses on Airbnb, allows for users ...
Resolution of Chronic Granulomatous Inflammation and Fibrosis in a Murine Model of Sarcoidosis
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-14)
Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disease of unknown cause. Granulomas resolve within 12-26 months in 50% of cases without therapy while 30% of patients have chronic disease that progresses to pulmonary fibrosis. The ...
Vegetation change analysis from 2010-2018 using aerial photography and RTK-GNSS to assist Lake Mattamuskeet Restoration Efforts in North Carolina, USA
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-12)
Mapping vegetation species and documenting their changes is critical to achieving the Lake Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge restoration and habitat management efforts of controlling the spread of invasive species. ...
A Mixed Methods Critical Review of the A+ Schools in North Carolina: An Argument for High Standards in Implementation
(East Carolina University, 2021-06-07)
This study provides an update on the effectiveness of the North Carolina (NC) A+ Schools Program, a program focused on integrating the arts disciplines into the core curriculum to bring about more effective and engaging ...
Using plant-bivalve inter-specific facilitation to enhance coastal restoration
(East Carolina University, 2021-06-14)
Salt marshes and oyster reefs are critical ecosystems which are being lost or degraded at an alarming pace around the world. Current restoration efforts are insufficient to compensate for past and current habitat degradation, ...
Influence of virtual reality height exposure on cognitive load and visual processing during balance beam walking
(East Carolina University, 2021-06-04)
Balance is a critical component of many activities of daily living and sports. Effective balance control relies on the input from multiple sensory systems, such as proprioceptive information about one's body position and ...
CHARACTERIZATION OF PHOTORECEPTOR-CONTROLLED AGGREGATION AND DISAGGREGATION OF MICROPARTICLE SUSPENSIONS
(East Carolina University, 2021-06-23)
Phytochromes are a unique classification of photoreceptors used by plants to perceive light for many physiological processes. Phytochrome B (PhyB) possesses two interconvertible forms which can be activated under specific ...