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INTERACTION BETWEEN HTLV-1 BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER FACTOR (HBZ) AND HOST CELL PROTEINS PROMOTES CELLULAR TRANSFORMATION
(2016-04-26)
Human T-cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) is a complex retrovirus which preferentially infects CD4+ T-cells. Endemic to Japan, regions of South America, Africa, and the Caribbean, HTLV-1 is transmitted through breastfeeding, ...
A Study of Standard Trumpet Repertoire Through Recital Preparation and Performance
(East Carolina University, 2016-01-12)
Undergoing the process of preparing a Senior Recital is a requirement of all music students at East Carolina University. The performance serves as an opportunity to showcase the musical studies that the student has diligently ...
Connecting the Dots: Effects of Close Reading on Students' Comprehension of Primary Sources
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-08)
The Common Core State Standards require teachers to incorporate more primary sources in the history classroom. Primary source documents are often challenging, so teachers must find strategies to help students analyze them. ...
RAPE CULTURE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY – WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE CITIZENS OPINIONS TOWARD RAPE VICTIMS?
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)
In the United States, sexual assault is an often discussed aspect of life on college campuses, particularly with the presentation of the Safe Campus Act of 2015, which prohibits university investigation of reported sexual ...
The Effects of Coal Ash on pH and Microbial Respiration in Neuse River Sediments
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)
Coal combustion residuals are by-products of energy production resulting from the burning of coal. The coal combustion residuals, or simply coal ash, are then cleaned from the furnaces and added to water to form a thick ...
Suppression of claudin-7 enhances human lung cancer cell survival
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)
Claudin-7 belongs to a group of tight junction membrane proteins that play vital roles in many human diseases including human lung cancer. Lung cancer is noted to be the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women ...
LA CALIDAD DE SALUD POR LOS OJOS DE JOVENES: A study of healthcare as perceived by Latino youth in Greenville, NC
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)
North Carolina has the fastest growing Latino population in the nation, most of which is occurring in Eastern North Carolina in what are known as new growth communities. These new growth communities are often small, rural, ...
Semantic Knowledge Use in Different Discourse Types
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)
Semantic knowledge is an individual’s internal representations of a given object. In turn, semantic memory relates to the general knowledge and memory systems an individual uses for understanding concepts. Concepts are ...
The Binaural Advantage for Speech Recognition in Noise Ability
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)
Pure tone threshold testing has been considered the “gold standard” for hearing ability in the global sense. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a pure tone threshold average (for 500, 1000, 2000, and 4,000 ...
Exploring Alternative Strategies for the Synthesis of 15d-PGJ2-EA: Diversification of Synthetic Routes to a Potent Anti-Cancer Agent
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)
The compound, 15-deoxy-12, 14-prostaglandin-J2-ethanolamine (15d-PGJ2-EA), is in an active line of research for treating non-melanoma skin cancer and has shown promising potential as a chemotherapeutic drug. 15d-PGJ2-EA ...