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Early Nicotine Exposure Altered Larval Neuromuscular Function and Adult Germline Apoptosis via MiRNA-Dependent Mechanisms
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)
MicroRNAs fine tune the expression of target genes needed for homeostasis. Our pilot study showed that nicotine altered 17% miRNAs in C. elegans larvae. Here, we investigated the role of microRNAs in mediating nicotine-induced ...
Memorializing Individuals, Seeking Justice for Communities: The Epidemic of Systemic Violence Against Indigenous Peoples and the Role of Art and Public Response in Bringing About Social Change
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)
Indigenous peoples throughout the Americas are often targets of violence stemming from settler colonial societies that would position Indigenous peoples on the outskirts of mainstream, often Eurocentric societies. For ...
UNDERSTANDING HOMOSEXUAL IDENTITIES IN MODERN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE: AN ANALYSIS OF RAINBOW BOYS, OPENLY STRAIGHT, AND BOY MEETS BOY
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)
Alex Sanchez, Bill Koningsberg, and David Levithan hold a large market share of the young adult (YA) literary genre that feature homosexual young men. These authors have written characters that use broad terms like masculine ...
No Thaw This Spring: The Competing Values of Lyndon Johnson and Alexander Dubcek
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-04)
American scholars have shown considerable interest in the geopolitical consequences of the Czechoslovak reform movement now known as the Prague Spring. Research has focused on the Soviet decision to put a stop to the ...
Postmortem Archaeology: Reinterpreting Salvaged Sites using the CSS Neuse as a Case Study
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-19)
Traditionally, salvaged wreck sites are disregarded by academia because contextual data are lost without detailed measured site maps. When these sites are ignored, the information that can be gained from individual artifacts ...
Climate Change Alters Trophic Interactions in Coastal Ecosystems
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-04)
Understanding the effects of multiple anthropogenic changes on local ecosystems is important for understanding community interactions. Because they lie at the interface between the land and sea coastal ecosystems are often ...
Nickel as a mutagen and as an enabler of EMS genotoxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans
(East Carolina University, 2016-01-15)
Nickel is found naturally and vital for survival of some organisms. Nickel occurs as a metal as insoluble compounds and soluble compounds. Nickel exposure has increased due to urbanization from various sources including ...
“DASH AT THE ENEMY!”: THE USE OF MODERN NAVAL THEORY TO EXAMINE THE BATTLEFIELD AT ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2016-01-15)
Immediately following the Union victory at Roanoke Island (7-8 February 1862), Federal naval forces advanced north to the Pasquotank River and the town of Elizabeth City, North Carolina where remnants of the Confederate ...
The Technological and Cultural Context of the North Carolina Shad Boat
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)
The North Carolina shad boat was first built on Roanoke Island at the end of the 19th century and grew in popularity over the following half century among small fishermen in eastern North Carolina. Through documentation ...
Waterways of Innovation: The Marine Technological Advancements of America's Prohibition Era
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-19)
Prohibition opened the door to the United States for individuals or groups to smuggle alcohol by waterways. These people came from all walks of life and were known as rumrunners. The United States Coast Guard was charged ...