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VIABILITY OF CERIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES AS A RADIOPROTECTOR AGAINST PROTON RADIATION FOR NON-MALIGNANT CELLS
(East Carolina University, 2015)
Radiation therapy is a prevalent cancer treatment therapy. The goal is to kill all tumor cells while minimizing damage to healthy cells and new methods that can accomplish this goal are continually being investigated. ...
"DARKNESS, DIRT, DEVIANCE"--AND DADDY : PATRILINEAL RELATIONSHIPS AND THE NEGOTIATION OF WOMANHOOD IN THE LITERATURE OF MIDDLE EASTERN AND ARAB-AMERICAN WOMEN
(East Carolina University, 2015)
This thesis explores both works of fiction and non-fiction through which several Middle Eastern and Arab-American women writers have rebelled against traditional religious and ethical standards of their cultures in order ...
THE EFFECT OF CHANGES IN SODIUM CONCENTRATIONS ON MITOCHONDRIA
(2015-05-01)
Atherosclerosis, hardening of the arteries, is the major cause of stroke, peripheral artery disease and heart attack. . Overproduction of superoxide anions in mitochondria can give rise to atherosclerosis. Superoxide anions ...
The Impact of Financial Burden and Employment on Student Employment Turnover and Dropout Intentions
(2015)
College may be stressful but paying for college can bring its own issues. Financial burden is one of the primary sources of stress for many college students. As noted by Ross, Niebling, and Heckert (1999), financial issues ...
Hydrogeomorphology and Horizontal Movement of Juncus roemerianus
(East Carolina University, 2015)
Juncus roemerianus, black needlerush, is common in high marshes and occasionally in low marshes along the Mid-Atlantic and southern USA. Previous work found that J. roemerianus patches remained relatively stable in the ...
Elucidating Gene Function with the use of Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS)
(East Carolina University, 2015)
DNA replication and cell proliferation are intensely studied subjects. There have been countless experiments and hours put into better understanding how DNA is replicated and compacted, and how cells are able to proliferate ...
Targeting aberrant signaling in the EGFR1/HER2/PI3K/PTEN/Akt/mTORC1/GSK-3 pathway : Novel therapeutic interventions in breast cancer
(East Carolina University, 2015)
Breast cancer is attributed to being the second most deadly cancer in American women. Approximately 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime, and prognosis is dependent upon the genetic make-up ...
Analysis of scn5Laa and scn5Lab Gene Function in Danio rerio (Zebrafish) Heart Development through TALENs/CRISPR-CAS9-mediated Gene Knockout
(East Carolina University, 2015)
Research in our laboratory is focused on understanding the molecular developmental genetic effects of crude oil exposure on vertebrate embryogenesis. Our research has demonstrated that exposure of zebrafish embryos to ...
INSIGHTS INTO THE HABITAT AND BREEDING BIOLOGY OF THE FEDERALLY ENDANGERED HERBACEOUS PLANT, THALICTRUM COOLEYI, AHLES
(East Carolina University, 2015)
Thalictrum cooleyi Ahles (Cooley's meadowrue, Ranunculaceae) is a dioecious species, endemic to fire-dependent, wet pine savannas of the southeastern US. T. cooleyi was listed as federally endangered in 1989; knowledge ...
Recognition of bacterial lipid headgroups by fluorescent crown ether-naphthalimides
(2015)
The increasing incidence of antibiotic- resistant bacterial strains is a significant threat to human health. New antimicrobial mechanisms that feature reduced resistance potential are necessary to slow down the rapid ...