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CHARACTERIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FRACTURE PATTERNS IN DOMED SEDIMENTARY STRATA, PULPIT ARCH, HENRY MOUNTAINS, UTAH
(East Carolina University, 2020-01-10)
Fractures in sedimentary rock can be an important factor in influencing fluid migration in the subsurface. In high-porosity sandstones in the upper crust, deformation such as folding typically results in the production of ...
Exploring Latino Parent and School Staff Perspectives on Latino Parent Involvement in Public Schools
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-10)
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore experiences and culturally appropriate practices of Latino parents' participation in the public school system. The study also explored school staff perceptions and actions ...
FITNESS NON-RESPONSE FOLLOWING AEROBIC EXERCISE TRAINING IN OBESE AFRICAN AMERICANS
(East Carolina University, 2020-01-07)
Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has been closely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality. An inverse relationship between CRF, and CVD and all-cause mortality has been well-established. To ...
WHAT LIES BENEATH AT THE PINE STREET BARGE CANAL BREAKWATER SHIP GRAVEYARD: SITE FORMATION PROCESSES AS A DOCUMENT OF CHANGE IN BURLINGTON, VERMONT (C. 1830-1960)
(East Carolina University, 2019-11-14)
The Pine Street Barge Canal Breakwater Ship Graveyard in the waterfront of Burlington, Vermont contains a small assemblage of abandoned vessels along the shores of Lake Champlain. Representing a span of time dating from ...
GROUNDWATER FLOW IN THE UPPER CASTLE HAYNE AQUIFER: NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS AND STRONTIUM ISOTOPIC INVESTIGATIONS
(East Carolina University, 2019-10-02)
The Castle Hayne Aquifer System (CHAS) is the most extensively used aquifer system in the North Carolina Coastal Plain. Heavy groundwater withdrawals from the Upper Castle Hayne Aquifer (UCH) have occurred since the 1960’s ...
Theoretical Probe to the Mechanism of Pt-catalyzed C-H Acylation Reaction: Possible Pathways for the Key Acylation Reaction of Platinacycles
(East Carolina University, 2019-08-23)
Transition metal-catalyzed C-H bond functionalization offers a variety of desirable transformations of simple hydrocarbons to more complex compounds with applications being applied in pharmaceuticals to material sciences. ...
“LIVING OFF THE GRID”: THE INFLUENCE OF COMPANION CANINES ON ONE’S QUALITY OF LIFE
(East Carolina University, 2019-08-23)
Estimates of individuals experiencing homelessness in the United States range between 549,928-643,067 on any given day (National Coalition for the Homeless, 2018; Green Doors, n.d.). Among those individuals experiencing ...
The Transformation of the South as Presented in the Literature of Southern African American Women: Harriet Jacobs, Octavia Rogers, and Zora Neale Hurston
(East Carolina University, 2019-08-23)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861) by Harriet Jacobs, The House of Bondage (1890) by
Octavia Rogers Albert, and Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) by Zora Neale Hurston
provide accounts of historical time ...
Matrix Metalloproteinase 12 is Critical for Granuloma Formation in the Murine Model of Granulomatous disease
(East Carolina University, 2019-08-16)
Matrix Metalloproteinase 12 (MMP12) is a protein produced primarily by alveolar macrophages that degrades elastin in the extracellular matrix (ECM) and enables infiltration of immune cells that participate in the inflammatory ...
AgRP neuron activity is required for acute exercise-induced feeding
(East Carolina University, 2019-08-13)
While much is known about the role of neuropeptide Y/agouti-regulated peptide (NPY/AgRP) and pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons to regulate energy homeostasis, little is known about how forced energy expenditure, such as ...