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HUMAN T-CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS TYPE 1-ENCODED PROTEIN HBZ INCREASES VIRAL INFECTION
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)
Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a complex retrovirus, infecting CD4+ T lymphocytes. About 10 million people worldwide are infected with HTLV-1. HTLV-1 has been linked to adult T-cell leukemia (ATL), a disease ...
The Role of Prenatal Hormone Exposure on Associative Learning in a Rat Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)
Approximately 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and lifetime costs in the U.S. per child are estimated at $2.3 million. While the precise causes for abnormal brain development in ASD ...
AN INITIAL EXPLORATION INTO THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF HYBRID AND TRADITIONAL STYLE TEACHING OF MICROECONOMICS
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)
This research project aimed to explore the differences in how students learn the same material for a microeconomics course just with a different course layout. By using data previously collected from students who took Dr. ...
Determination of Gd3N@C80(OH)20 Interaction with Zn2+ and Fe2+ via Fluorescence Measurements
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)
Today’s MRI imagining techniques are capable of discerning between abnormal and normal complex tissues by providing contrasting images of these tissues. One drawback of using MRI imagining is its low sensitivity. However, ...
EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INFANT NEURODEVELOPMENTAL STATUS AND PARENTAL VISITATION AND INVOLVEMENT IN A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)
Background: Children born prematurely are at risk for long-term neurocognitive delays and poor academic performance at school-age. Research suggests parental involvement during a child’s treatment in a Neonatal Intensive ...
PEGGING, SPECULATORS, AND THE ASIAN CURRENCY CRISIS OF 1997
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)
Stability of an exchange rate can be achieved through a variety of currency policy regimes. While a currency peg can be beneficial to many developing economies, a poorly managed peg can have negative effects on the exchange ...
ANALYSIS OF THE CULTURAL MODEL OF NUTRITION IN CENTRAL HONDURAS
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)
Currently present is a lack of cultural competency of the diet, the roles of available food, and preferred food choices of Hondurans. This creates disconnect between the people receiving dietary information and those who ...
The Role of Pre-Replication Complex Proteins in Drosophila Ovarian Stem Cell Maintenance and Proliferation
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) may hold the key to advances in cancer research. Like adult tissue-specific stem cells, CSCs are able to self-renew and last a lifetime. These shared characteristics can thus be used to help learn ...
INVESTIGATING THE MOLECULAR CONTROL OF ECDYSONE RESPONSE GENE, E74, IN THE DROSOPHILA OVARY.
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)
Oogenesis is the process by which an egg develops from precursor cells in the ovary. This process has been widely studied; however, many of the molecular mechanisms that regulate oocyte development and growth remain unclear. ...
Improving Cultural Competence via a Virtual Clinic for Service Providers in Rural Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)
The Latino population in the United States of America is the nation’s largest ethnic minority, and is steadily increasing in size and diversity. The Southeastern region leads the US in Latino population growth (Pew Research ...