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Investigating the Impact of Mettl16 Cellular Localization on RNA Binding Preferences
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-14)
Recently, mRNA modification by N6-methyladenosine (m6A) has been shown to be involved in post-transcriptional regulation processes including mRNA stability, splicing and promotion of translation. Accordingly, the mRNA ...
Bridging the Gap of Uncertainty and Doubt Between the Latino Immigrant Community and the Health Care System
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)
The underprivileged Latino community currently exists as a minority in the United States, yet as their numbers continuously increase, their access to certain services in the health care field requires serious attention and ...
MARSHMALLOW-BAGEL UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL STUDY IN PARAESOPHAGEAL HERNIA PATIENTS
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)
The traditional method used to evaluate esophagus and foregut functions prior to surgical treatment is esophageal manometry. Esophageal manometry is the insertion of a pressure sensitive catheter through the nose into the ...
TARGETING ENZYMES OF SPHINGOLIPID METABOLISM IN TREATMENT OF COLORECTAL CANCER
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)
Alterations in sphingolipid (SL) metabolism can contribute to cancer progression as well as chemotherapy resistance. Thus, the enzymes of SL metabolism are exploitable targets for the development of novel therapeutics. ...
Increasing Awareness through my Passion for the Arts
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)
As we meet more people in our day to day lives, we come to notice that we are more different than we are similar. However, it’s these differences that seem to bring us closer to one another. Varying cultures play a large ...
TIMECOURSE OF SYNAPSE DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN IPSC-DERIVED NEURONS
(East Carolina University, 2019-06-12)
Understanding the underlying mechanisms in brain formation give an insight to what affects the formation of the brain when affected with autism, specifically, the excitatory and inhibitory synapses. The mechanism of how ...
Cultural Infant Feeding Practices Among Latina Immigrants: A Program Evaluation
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-14)
Many children in Guatemala are malnourished and food security is a critical problem (Davis, Fischer, Rohloff, & Heimburger, 2014). In some Mayan communities in Guatemala, malnutrition is now viewed as the norm (Chary, ...
Dissecting Convolutional Neural Networks
(East Carolina University, 2019-06-12)
I examined the hidden layers of a convolutional neural network for MNIST handwritten digit classification. I found that it is possible to view how backpropagation affects nodes in the activation maps of hidden layers by ...
Understanding Sexual Assault Victimization Among College Men: A Mixed Methods Approach
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)
Introduction: Sexual assault is a major concern on college campuses, but most research has focused on women as victims and men as perpetrators. Despite this, there is evidence that men also experience sexual assault, albeit ...
Parenting Styles and Their Relationship to the Physical Activity Levels of Preschool-Aged Children
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)
Introduction: Young children spend a significant amount of time with their parents. This makes it important to investigate parent and child physical activity levels and the relationship that parenting styles have with child ...