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Evaluating Air Pollutant Exposure and the Impacts of Indoor Air Filtration Using Low-Cost Monitors
(2020)In highly polluted cities, many residents seek to reduce their personal exposure to air pollutants. However, over the course of a day, people spend time in a variety of micro-environments (e.g., different rooms in their ... -
The Road to Crony Capitalism
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The Influence of Amusement and Love on Consumers’ Choice between National Brands and Private Labels
(2019-11-26)Love and amusement are positive emotions that are commonly used in marketing. Although a plethora of research has shown that emotions have influence on consumer choice, few prior studies have examined the influence of discrete ... -
Genetic Mutations and Ubiquitination in Melanoma Growth and Metastasis
(2019-11-08)Upon neoplastic transformation, melanoma is intrinsically prone to metastasis, which marks the most dangerous aspect of the disease and dubs it one of the most challenging cancers to treat. BRAF/MEK oncokinase inhibitors ... -
Regulation of cell polarity by the cell cycle in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(2019-05-22)Cell polarity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is essential for bud formation, which is regulated by the cell cycle. How this regulation occurs is poorly understood. The master regulator of polarity is a Rho-GTPase called Cdc42, ... -
Morphometric Analysis of an Ontogenetic Series of Dolphin Cranial Endocasts
(2019-05)The earliest stages of life mark a critical period of brain growth and cranial expansion that has been thoroughly studied in many cognitively complex species but not in dolphins. Marine mammal protection policies restrict ... -
Prioritizing High-altitude Ramsar Wetlands in the Eastern Himalayas
(2019-04-26)Himalayan high-altitude wetlands are some of the most iconic and hydrologically dynamic ecosystems in South and Central Asia. Yet little is known about their historical ecology; less is reported on their management. To aid ... -
Integrating Medium-Voltage Lines into the OnSSET Model for Electrification Planning
(2019-04-25)Extending electricity access to the 1 billion people worldwide who live without is a complex and costly undertaking, requiring data-driven methods to inform decision makers. Models for electricity access optimization fill ... -
Roadmap for Achieving Biogen’s Scope 3 Science-Based Target
(2019-04-25)Biogen has set a Science-Based Target (SBT) to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 35 percent across its entire value chain (scopes 1, 2, and 3) by 2030 from a 2013 base-year. In this project, we focused primarily ... -
ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF NUCLEAR RETIREMENT ON CARBON EMISSIONS
(2019-04-25)Decreased economic competitiveness and increased safety concerns of nuclear power plants with the introduction of renewable energy have led to decisions to retire nuclear plants earlier than licensed. Though not renewable, ... -
UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM APPLICATIONS FOR SALT MARSH SHORELINES: A HANDBOOK
(2019-04-25)Salt marshes provide coastal storm protection, fishery habitat, water filtration, carbon storage, and ecotourism. While estimated at 3.8 million acres in the U.S., salt marsh habitats have declined rapidly over the last ... -
Identifying Pollution Sources for Management Prioritization in the Albemarle-Pamlico Watersheds
(2019-04-25)The Albemarle-Chowan, Roanoke, and Tar-Pamlico watersheds have displayed degradation in water quality in recent history. To address concerns about the effects of poor water quality, the North Carolina Chapter of The Nature ... -
State-Level Financing for Agricultural Conservation
(2019-04-25)Agriculture has an enormous impact on environmental quality in the United States, and agricultural conservation programs have great potential to mitigate this impact. We find that state-level programs comprise approximately ... -
Comparative Analysis on the Allocation of Environmental Mitigation Trust Funds at EPA Region 4
(2019-04-25)A notice of violation of the Clean Air was issued to Volkswagen Group by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2015. Volkswagen was revealed to have intentionally programmed a “defeat device” in approximately ... -
Water Management in Rural East Indonesia
(2019-04-25)In 2014, Megan Nicholas-Harper co-founded a small grassroots initiative to provide access to drinking water in remote East Indonesia. The high rate of child mortality and morbidity were believed to stem from poor water quality, ... -
Assessing Nutrient Retention of Restored Wetlands in North Carolina
(2019-04-25)Wetlands are among the most productive and dynamic ecosystems in the world; biogeochemical cycling and storage processes are crucial for nutrient retention in wetland systems. This study aims to test if restored wetlands ... -
Effects of the Global Seafood Trade on Health and Nutritional Security
(2019-04-24)The global seafood trade represents the world’s largest food commodity market by value, generating massive economic flows across nations of all development levels. On top of the financial importance of this supply chain, ... -
Art as a Pathway to Scientific Awareness and Action: Leveraging Art to Communicate Science and Engage Local Communities for the National Estuarine Research Reserve System
(2019-04-24)Scientists are aware of the need to effectively communicate their research to the public, decision-makers, and funders in new and creative ways. Additionally, an ever-growing number of artists are addressing environmental ... -
Habitat preference and use by the cougar (Puma concolor)
(2019-04-24)Cougars (Puma concolor) are widespread in the western US, penetrating even into the edges of inhabited and developed areas. Despite their widespread distribution, many aspects of their lives remain unquantified and poorly ... -
The Impact of Electric Vehicle Adoption in North Carolina
(2019-04-24)The U.S total annual sales of Battery Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Plug-in EVs increased from 16 thousand in 2011 to 190 thousand in 2017; that is 12 times in size over 6 years (Fitzgerald). Consequently, the demand for ...
