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A metabolomics approach to understanding recurrent stroke risk in African Americans
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)
Stroke is a significant health burden, as the fifth leading cause of death and the number one cause of serious, long term disability in the United States. Each year 795,000 individuals suffer a stroke; of which 185,000 ...
Hickory Shad (Alosa mediocris) Population Identification Using Geometric Morphometrics and Otolith Shape
(East Carolina University, 2019-08-05)
Hickory Shad Alosa mediocris is an anadromous species of fish belonging to the Family Clupeidae, first described in 1814 by Samuel L. Mitchill. Little is known about its life history or stock status. It is unknown whether ...
The CDF-type metal efflux protein EmfA is essential for Brucella abortus 2308 resistance to manganese toxicity and is a critical virulence determinant in experimentally-infected mice
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-13)
Divalent cationic metals are important trace nutrients for all bacteria because metals serve as cofactors for proteins involved in numerous cellular functions. Despite the fact that metals play an essential role in bacterial ...
Insecticides Alter the Ability of Predator Assemblages to Suppress Prey
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-01)
Agrochemicals are often deposited into freshwater bodies via rainfall and snowmelt events and can have consequences for populations and communities. Insecticides in aquatic systems can cause mortality, behavioral, and ...
The effects of climate variability on the timing of ichthyoplankton ingress through Beaufort Inlet, NC, USA
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-30)
Climate change has shifted the timing of seasons in many ecosystems worldwide. Species are responding to these shifting seasons with shifts of their own, both in space via migrations and in time via phenology. However, ...
TEMPERATURE, RESOURCE INPUT, AND STANDING GENETIC VARIATION AFFECT PREDATOR RESPONSES OF PHYSA ACUTA
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-26)
In urban areas, features such as high percentages of impervious ground cover, patchiness, and storm water runoff can lead to increases in temperature and external nutrient input into aquatic systems. Such factors can lead ...
Investigating Novel Chromosome 2 Genetic Variants Associated with Recurrent Stroke
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-18)
As the fifth leading cause of death and leading cause of long-term disability, stroke affects 795,000 individuals annually in the United States alone. Recurrent stroke, which is far more deadly and disabling, accounts for ...
Fine-mapping a novel locus on Chromosome 1 for associations with recurrent stroke
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-18)
INTRODUCTION: Stroke is a complex, multifactorial cerebrovascular disease that afflicts millions of individuals both nationally and globally. Of the annual 795,000 stroke incidents, approximately 185,000 are recurrent ...
The effects of stress on avian gene expression and microbiomes
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-24)
Organisms must cope with stressors throughout their lifetime. Stressors are broad and come from both intrinsic and extrinsic sources. In this era of rapid global change, exposure to stressors will become more unpredictable ...
FUNCTIONS OF G-PROTEIN COUPLED ESTROGEN RECEPTOR (GPER) IN FEMALE ZEBRAFISH REPRODUCTION
(East Carolina University, 2019-11-27)
Abstract
Steroid hormones such as estrogen depend on receptors like Estrogen Receptor alpha (ERα) and Estrogen Receptor (ERβ) to mediate their slow “genomic” functions, and G-Protein coupled Estrogen Receptor (GPER) to ...