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Determining the Influence of Sibling Relationships on Current Romantic Relationships
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Although sibling relationships are potentially the longest relationship a person will experience (Bank & Kahn, 1997), researchers know relatively little about the role of sibling relationships in youth development in ... -
DETERMINING THE MEMBRANE TOPOLOGY OF TRANSMEMBRANE O-METHYLTRANSFERASE IN ZEBRAFISH HAIR CELLS USING A SPLIT GFP SYSTEM
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Mechanosensory hair cells are used by the auditory and vestibular systems to convert mechanical vibrations into electrical signals. Given their specialized function and morphology, hair cells express a unique set of genes ... -
Developing a Musculoskeletal Model of Landing
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries are a common sports related injury that results in a loss of play time, are painful, and limit a person’s quality of life while injured. ACL injuries often occur when a person is ... -
Developing a Panel of Microsatellite Markers for Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) as a Research Tool for Population Studies
(East Carolina University, 2013)The common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) sometimes exhibits brood parasitism - a parent manipulating a conspecific host to raise its offspring, relieving the parent of the encumbrance of parental investment. It has been ... -
DEVELOPING A SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING PLAN FOR THE TAR-PAMLICO BLUE ECONOMY CORRIDOR
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-14)The Tar-Pamlico Blue Economy Corridor (BEC) serves three Tier 1 Counties (Nash, Pitt, and Edgecombe Counties) and one Tier 2 county (Beaufort County) in Eastern North Carolina (North Carolina Department of Commerce, 2022). ... -
Developing and Testing the Functionality and Usability of a Bereavement Support Web-based Link for Bereaved Parents
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)In 2017, there were approximately 9,376 deaths of children aged 1-14 years (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). Family members experience immense grief as they transition to a life without their child. ... -
Development of a Deployable HRV Assessment and Training System
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)PTSD is a debilitating psychological condition that is difficult to treat and has been directly connected to depression, anxiety, and somatic complaints consistent with a hyperaroused autonomic nervous system (ANS). In ... -
Development of a Human IFN-β Expression System using Chinese Hamster Ovarian Cells
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)Two human IFN-β expression systems were derived based on the pIRES2-AcGFP1 plasmid backbone. One expression plasmid encoded human IFN-β fused to a C-terminal linker and an 8-histidine affinity chromatography tag. A second ... -
Development of a Meal Creation Tool to Assess Knowledge and Preference among Preschool Children
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)Knowledge and preference towards healthful foods can help researchers better understand developing health behaviors; however, few validated tools are available to evaluate these constructs among young children. The purpose ... -
Development of a Method for the Determination of Bisphenol A in Vervet Monkey Hair using LC-MS/MS and LC-UV/Vis
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)No methods for estimating levels of anthropogenic disturbance on non-human primate (NHP) populations were identified within the literature. Such a method would allow for the assessment of human impact on NHP populations. ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF INTERPROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES FOLLOWING A SIMULATED HOME VISIT: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF STUDENTS’ WRITTEN REFLECTIONS
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-05)Background: Simulated learning can prepare interprofessional student teams for collaborative clinical practice through the demonstration of skills and competencies in a realistic, controlled clinical setting. The home as ... -
Developmental Patterns of Cleistogamy and Chasmogamy in Triodanis perfoliata
(2015-05)Some plants exhibit mixed mating, in which individual plants utilize both cross and self-fertilization. Dimorphic cleistogamy is one form of mixed mating. In plants that display dimorphic cleistogamy, both chasmogamous ... -
DID POLICING OF IMMIGRATION CHANGE DURING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)In 2017, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) renewed its implementation of the “Secure Communities” initiative. It was ostensibly intended to intensify policing of undocumented immigrants who violated criminal ... -
Differences in cannabis strains and product types used most often by a cross-sectional sample of people in the United States who use cannabis to relieve pain and nausea
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-04)In the United States (US), 17% of people reported using cannabis within the past year. Laws around cannabis use in the US are changing; currently, 37 states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for medicinal ... -
Differences in depression in community dwelling adults and adults post myocardial infarction
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)Depression is a comorbid condition related to myocardial infarction (MI) risk, is prevalent post MI, and is associated with poorer cardiovascular outcomes. This research study examined depression in a community sample of ... -
Differences in Neurological Connectivity Between Right and Left Limb Dominant Individuals in Implicit Motor Sequence Learning
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-08)Background: The majority of the global population identifies as right-hand dominant (RHD), while only about 11% of the population identifies as left-hand dominant (LHD) (Papadatou-Pastou et al, 2020) However, this population ... -
Differential aging-related changes of D1, D2, and D3 dopamine receptor expression in the striatum
(2013-05-03)Aging is associated with a decrease in motor function and a concomitant increase in muscle stiffness and tone. The striatum plays a critical role in the control of motor function, and it receives strong dopamine (DA) ... -
Director Co-option and the Cash Conversion Cycl
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-06)This study examines whether co-opted directors degrade or improve working capital efficiency. We find strong evidence that firms with more co-opted boards exhibit lower cash conversion cycles and so are more efficient at ... -
Discourse Analysis of Adults with Anomic and Broca's Aphasia
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)Multilevel discourse analyses have been demonstrated to be more sensitive than some standardized language tests (Marini et al., 2011). Individuals with aphasia often present with both microlinguistic and macrolinguistic ... -
Diseased: An Artistic Depiction of Public Health Issues and Their Causes
(East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)Public health is a form of healthcare that aims to improve the health of communities through preventative methods. This includes law-making, public education, and control of the spread of disease. By using detailed imagery ...