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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 ...
Theoretical aspects and modelling of cellular decision making, cell killing and information-processing in photodynamic therapy of cancer
(2013)
BACKGROUND:
The aim of this report is to provide a mathematical model of the mechanism for making binary fate decisions about cell death or survival, during and after Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) treatment, and to supply ...
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 ...
WARSHIPS OF THE FIRST PUNIC WAR: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION AND CONTRIBUTORY RECONSTRUCTION OF THE EGADI 10 WARSHIP FROM THE BATTLE OF THE EGADI ISLANDS (241 B.C.)
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)
Oared warships dominated the Mediterranean from the Bronze Age down to the development of cannon. Purpose-built warships were specifically designed to withstand the stresses of ramming tactics and high intensity impacts. ...
The dicer-like1 Homolog fuzzy tassel Is Required for the Regulation of Meristem Determinacy in the Inflorescence and Vegetative Growth in Maize
(2014-12)
Plant architecture is determined by meristems that initiate leaves during vegetative development and flowers during reproductive development. Maize (Zea mays) inflorescences are patterned by a series of branching events, ...