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Comparing Methodologies for Documenting Commingled and Fragmentary Human Remains
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-28)
Commingled and fragmentary human remains are a common occurrence in archaeological and forensic contexts, but only a few methods have been developed to record these complex assemblages. Conventional inventory methods, such ...
"Visual Culture and the 'Alice' Books" by Erin Clark Frost
(2017)
This presentation asserts that John Tenniel’s illustrations were and are integral to the Alice books and that those illustrations changed text-image relationships in history. First, we note that Tenniel’s illustrations ...
TGF-β1-directed Smad3 stimulates proliferation and alters morphology of rat primary vascular smooth muscle cells
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)
With cardiovascular disease (CVD) being the leading cause of morbidity and death in the United States and worldwide (2, 28), studying the mechanisms of these pathologies is imperative. Recent studies have shown that a ...
Do female Eastern Bluebirds trade-off egg size with clutch size?
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-09)
Egg size and clutch size are traits that show a fundamental trade-off in life history theory. Producing a larger number of offspring can come at the cost of being able to invest in those offspring. The degree of maternal ...
The Fundulus diaphanus Species Complex: A Case Study of Convergent Evolution?
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-09)
The Fundulus diaphanus (banded killifish) species complex of Eastern North Carolina streams and Carolina bays provides a possible case study of convergent evolution with important conservation implications. It was originally ...
Microsatellite analysis of brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, in western Pennsylvania
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)
In western Pennsylvania, the brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, has dramatically declined in population due to the environmental stressors of mining, logging, water withdrawal, and acid deposition. Brook trout are game ...
Prevention of synaptic loss in cortico-hippocampal culture by silencing Kremen1 with siRNA
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-19)
Research has shown that Alzheimer’s disease could be a result of an accumulation of amyloid β (Aβ) plaques and tau protein. The accumulation of Aβ activates p53, which leads to an increase of Dickkopf-1 (Dkk1). When Dkk1 ...
Social Enterprises: The Intersection of Business and Humanity
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
Consumers today are becoming more conscience of the businesses they support. Whether it is buying groceries, clothing, or furniture, consumers are now turning to the environmentally friendly and socially responsible ...
EXTENDING THE TECHNOLOGICAL, DISCURSIVE, AND RHETORICAL HORIZONS OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH LIBRARIES’ INFORMATION ARCHITECTURES: AN ANALYSIS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY’S JAMES B. HUNT JR.
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-20)
This dissertation analyzes how North Carolina State University's (NCSU) James B. Hunt Jr. Library extends the ways in which the information architectures of academic research libraries can function as a technology, as ...
Detecting Cardiovascular Emotional Dampening: An Exploration of Emotional Dampening at Different Levels of Emotion Processing
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-05)
Background: Cardiovascular emotional dampening is the phrase used to describe the inverse relationship between blood pressure and emotional responsivity. The emotional dampening literature is limited, but the phenomenon ...