Browsing Master's Theses by Title
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Implementation of a System for Monitoring Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and Exploring Correlation Between OEE and Process Capability
(East Carolina University, 2011)An effective process equipment monitoring tool widely accepted in manufacturing units today is overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). OEE began its debut as a pillar of the total productive maintenance (TPM) system, where ... -
IMPLEMENTATION OF BERT BASED MACHINE LEARNING MODEL TO EXTRACT CANCER –MIRNA RELATIONSHIP FROM RESEARCH LITERATURE
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-15)In the world today, text mining is a widely popular and growing branch of Information technology, in which we extract useful information out of the given pile of text data. There are thousands of research papers in medical ... -
Implementation of Cross-Curricular Instruction: An Evaluation of Julia Marshall’s Five Strategies of Integration Used by Contemporary Artists
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)In the contemporary education climate, art is viewed as extra-curricular, and art teachers are urged to incorporate core academic subjects into their curriculum. In many cases this integration comes with the sacrifice of ... -
Implementing the Alert Program for self-regulation through the response to intervention model with selected at-risk children: collaborating with elementary education teachers to identify effective strategies for improving student's readiness to learn
(East Carolina University, 2013)While all students will show changes in their level of alertness throughout the day, it is more difficult for students who have sensory processing or sensory integration difficulties to stay focused and alert during the ... -
Implementing the Alert Program(R) into a Kindergarten curriculum using the Response to Intervention (RtI) Method
(East Carolina University, 2011)Young children with sensory processing issues in the classroom can experience a feeling of disconnect in receiving sensory stimuli with which the child, parent and teacher may not understand nor be able to cope. Such an ... -
Implementing Transportation Planning With Older Adults After Driving Cessation: Observing Community Mobility, Social Participation, and Quality of Life
(East Carolina University, 2021-12-02)Purpose: This study explored potential best practices in transportation planning and the influence of transportation planning on older adults who are facing driving retirement, specifically in supporting social participation ... -
IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT CREATIVITY: FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THE INTEGRATIVE MODEL OF CREATIVITY
(East Carolina University, 2018-09-19)The present study sought to examine the interaction between implicit and explicit trait creativity in the prediction of creative behavior. Based on previous research on the integrative model of creativity, it was hypothesized ... -
IMPLICIT CREATIVE PERSONALITY, RISK-TAKING, AND CREATIVE PERFORMANCE
(East Carolina University, 2018-11-29)Creativity is a critical asset to organizations in order to remain competitive and to maintain survival. Additionally, the willingness to take risks is associated with organizational advances. Thus far, the assessment ... -
Implicit Theories of Intelligence and Difference-Education as Interventions for First-Generation Students
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-28)First-generation students (FGS) are an at-risk population who have high rates of dropping out by the end of their first year of college compared to non-first-generation students (NFGS). FGS could potentially benefit from ... -
Implicit versus explicit self-defense instruction on self-efficacy, affect, and subjective well-being
(East Carolina University, 2014)A rising concern that has been associated as a public health issue is violence and violent crimes. In an effort to counter issues associated with violence and violent crimes, communities and individuals will seek some ... -
Improved Strain Analysis of Left Ventricular Function Post Myocardial Infarction in Mice
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-01)A myocardial infarction (MI), caused by an arterial blockage preventing blood from flowing to a part of the heart, restricts tissue oxygenation and results cell death and myocardial tissue damage. This compromises ... -
Improved Tsunami Modeling Via q-Advanced Special Functions
(East Carolina University, 2013)This thesis studies q-advanced functions that are used as forcing terms in the forced wave equation and the Korteweg-de Vries equation in modeling tsunamis. The model improves existing tsunami models and is compared to ... -
Improving Access to Information through Conceptual Classification
(East Carolina University, 2011)Overwhelming the users with large amount of information on the Web has resulted in users' inability to find the information and their dissatisfaction with available information searching and filtering systems. On the other ... -
Improving Prostamide Anti-Cancer Activity Through Derivatization and Micellar Delivery
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-28)Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer diagnosis per year as well as the fourth highest rate of death per year according to the Centers for Disease Control. Approximately 1/3rd of the diagnosed colorectal cancer ... -
Improving the Reliability of Peptide-Zinc (II) Binding Constant Determination with Mass Spectrometry
(East Carolina University, 2012)Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS) has become a powerful technique for analyzing protein- and peptide-ligand interactions and quantifying their binding constants (K[subscript]b). However, ESI-MS as an ... -
IMPROVING THE SPEED AND ACCURACY OF THE P300 AUTOMATIC SPELLING SYSTEM THROUGH FACIAL RECOGNITION
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-21)Locked-in syndrome is a condition where an individual does not have control of their muscles, including facial muscles and vocal cords which control speech. Instead of oral speech, sign language, or writing, other methods ... -
IMPROVING THE SPEED AND ACCURACY OF THE P300 AUTOMATIC SPELLING SYSTEM THROUGH FACIAL RECOGNITION
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-21)Locked-in syndrome is a condition where an individual does not have control of their muscles, including facial muscles and vocal cords which control speech. Instead of oral speech, sign language, or writing, other methods ... -
"In behalf of the Continent" : Privateering and Irregular Naval Warfare in Early Revolutionary America, 1775-1777
(East Carolina University, 2012)The goal of this thesis is to demonstrate the vital importance of American privateers during the early years of the Revolutionary War and their impact on the achievement of American independence. Most Revolutionary War ... -
IN DEFENSE OF SLAVERY: DILEMMA OF A GERMAN-AMERICAN CONFEDERATE IN ANTEBELLUM TEXAS
(East Carolina University, 2020-11-19)This thesis challenges previous historians' characterizations of Ferdinand Lindheimer as simply the "Father of Texas Botany" and defender of freedom. Instead, Lindheimer acted out of his own self-interest to preserve his ...