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Vectors of transmission: An early nicotine puff triggers a long-lasting microRNA molecular “memory” in C. elegans.
(East Carolina University, 2016-06-16)
The prevalence of passive and active nicotine exposure among neonates, children and adolescents remains relatively high and varies among cultures and countries. Currently, there is ample evidence that a safe nicotine dose ...
The effects of elevated temperature and dissolved ρCO2 on a marine foundation species
(2017-04)
Understanding how climate change and other environmental stressors will affect species is a fundamental concern of modern ecology. Indeed, numerous studies have documented how climate stressors affect species distributions ...
Sexual Dimorphism and Trophic Trait Evolution in the Carolina Bay Fundulus Complex
(East Carolina University, 2017-01-05)
Convergent evolution in similar environments is widely held to provide some of the strongest evidence for natural selection's role in evolution, and convergent or parallel evolution of reproductive isolation, best studied ...
Resolving power of diffraction imaging with an objective: a numerical study
(2017-05)
Diffraction imaging in the far-field can detect 3D morphological features of an object for its coherent nature. We describe methods for accurate calculation and analysis of diffraction images of scatterers of single and ...
Vada Volaterrana: A Comparison of Roman Harbors and their Place Within Mediterranean Connectivity
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
This thesis focuses on the site of Vada Volaterrana in modern day Tuscany in the context of its Mediterranean connectivity. In this study, Mediterranean connectivity in the ancient Roman world addresses how harbor sites ...
Research Design of Fort Anderson
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
The purpose of this thesis is to produce a research design for Fort Anderson, a State Historic Site on the west bank of the Cape Fear River in Brunswick County, North Carolina. The thesis opens with the history of Fort ...
Examining Heavy Metal Concentrations in Hair of South African Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) to Access Anthropogenic Impact
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
High concentrations of heavy metals are known to have deleterious effects on the nervous, endocrine, hepatic, and immune systems of mammals. Environmental toxicology has traditionally been used to understand impacts of ...
Fear of Aquatic Predators Cause Prey to Alter Their Phenotype at Multiple Life Stages
(East Carolina University, 2016-07-27)
Many organisms can alter their behavior, life history, and morphology in response to their environment. This ability is known as phenotypic plasticity. One of the major environmental cues that triggers a phenotypic plastic ...
WORLDVIEW AS A PREDICTOR OF HEALTH RISK BEHAVIOR FOLLOWING SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION: MODERATED MEDIATION IN AN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITY SAMPLE
(East Carolina University, 2016-07-20)
Sexual victimization has been associated with many adverse health outcomes including substance dependence, reproductive health issues, and increased somatic complaints, as well as risk for re-victimization. Engagement in ...
Development of the Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Quality Of Life Registry
(East Carolina University, 2016-07-08)
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a relatively rare form of heart failure that develops in young women in the third trimester of pregnancy or during the postpartum period. Despite its potentially devastating impact on ...