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Portrait of a Town Called Penny Hill
(1988-05)This written report of creative thesis is an account of the development of a body of work based on the town of Penny Hill, North Carolina. This report conveys a poetical impression of the intimate spaces of the ... -
The Unwelcoming Home: Telecommuting and its Influence on Workplace Incivility
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-19)With the occurrence of recent events, the workplaces of many corporations have experienced a major shift into the virtual realm. The formation of online meetings and increased email communication has created an exemplary ... -
DEFINING THE ABILITY OF SNAT NANOTHERAPEUTIC TO INHIBIT SARS-COV-2 INFECTION AND ALTER THE HOST MICRONOME TO INDUCE AN ANTIVIRAL CELLULAR ENVIRONMENT
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-07)MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are regulatory elements that canonically bind to target mRNAs, reducing translation and protein output. They are non-coding strands of RNA, roughly 18-25 nucleotides long, and are found in plants, animals, ... -
Characterizing the Binding of Toxic and Essential Metals to EF-Hand Peptides III and IV of Human Cardiac Troponin C Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Isothermal Titration Calorimetry
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-05)Cadmium is one of the most toxic natural and anthropogenic metals found in our environment. Exposure to cadmium is associated with several cardiovascular conditions, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancers. Cadmium’s ... -
BOREOUT, EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING, AND THE POTENTIAL MODERATION BY PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-04)Employee well-being is an important determining factor that contributes to employee resilience (Tonkin, Malinen, Naswall, & Kuntz, 2018) and productivity (Baptiste, 2008), which ultimately plays a vital role in an ... -
Genetic deletion of skeletal muscle Cox6a2 (Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit 6a polypeptide 2) delays regeneration in preclinical model of Peripheral Artery Disease
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-04)Chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) is the most severe clinical manifestation of peripheral artery disease (PAD). There are no current therapeutic options for CLTI outside of surgical intervention and it remains the ... -
A Small Sentiment and Other Stories
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-06)Herein lies a collection of three short stories. They are thematically connected by an over-arching exploration of the intricacies of interpersonal relationships. The final two stories are also thematically similar in their ... -
Development of Engaging Whiteboard Videos to Support Head Start Teachers’ Understanding of Evidence-based Strategies for Teaching Preschool Children (3-5 years) Science in the Context of Healthy Eating
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-07)Learning Objective: Identify Head Start teachers’ and relevant professionals’ perceptions of whiteboard videos designed to support understanding evidence-based strategies for teaching preschool children (3-5 years) science ... -
Examining Visual Processing Reaction Time As A Predictor For Driving Fitness
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-04)Rationale: As a complex IADL, driving is essential for social participation and quality of life. As such, it should be addressed by occupational therapy practitioners. Visual processing speed is a critical component of ... -
EXAMINING MULTI-TASKING ABILITY ON AN INTERACTIVE DRIVING SIMULATOR TASK TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN FIT AND UNFIT DRIVERS
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-05)Rationale: Driving is an important, complex instrumental activity of daily living (IADL) with one of the most important skills being able to multitask. Multitasking is a skill assessed by few standardized assessments. The ... -
EXPLORING HEAD START TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENCE IN PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-07)The lowest-performing learning domain, particularly among low-income families, has been identified as science education. Preschool science education has advantages that are well known, but more research is needed to ... -
INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY IN MORPHOMETRIC CONDITION OF LARVAL FISH AS A FUNCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES IN BEAUFORT, NC
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-05)Recruitment can vary by several orders of magnitude and can be unpredictable from year-to-year, with its variability influenced by oceanic conditions experienced by fish larvae. Variations in larval abundance and condition ... -
Population Dynamics in a Mid-Atlantic Breeding Population of King Rails (Rallus elegans) and Comparative Genomic Diversity Across Their Range
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-05)King rail (Rallus elegans) populations have experienced severe declines throughout their range over the past half a century. As an obligate freshwater marsh bird, the king rail relies upon extensive, high-quality wetlands ... -
What's Wrong with a Rumor? Workplace Undermining and Customer-Oriented Outcomes
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-05)The purpose of this study was to examine the customer-oriented outcomes of supervisor and co-worker undermining, specifically, examining the differential impact of supervisor and co-worker undermining on customer- and ... -
“Stripped Clean by Wind and Water”: Historical and Archaeological Investigation of a Provincetown Plum-Pudding Whaling Company and its Reaction to a Dimming Industry
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-07)Industry decline after the 1859 discovery of petroleum prompted American whalers to adopt innovative strategies for survival, such as plum-pudding whaling. Characterized by short, Atlantic expeditions, it minimized risk ... -
EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES IN SUPERCRITICAL HEAT EXCHANGERS
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-07)An ECU team designed, built, and is testing a pilot-scale supercritical water desalination (SWD) system that processed brine discharge from conventional desalination systems. The system completely separates the solid salts ... -
Solutions of an Inhomogeneous MADE using an Analysis of Wavelet Coefficients
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-08)In this paper solutions to an Inhomogeneous Multiplicatively Advanced Differential Equation (MADE) of the form $y^\prime(t) - Ay(qt)=f(t)$, for $q>1$ and certain functions $f(t)\in \L^2(\R)$, are provided. Such solutions ... -
Pedagogical Approaches to the Instruction of Ethics in Lower-Level Undergraduate Professional Writing Courses
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-04)The following report centers on ethics instructional methods in undergraduate professional writing courses. The literature review covers the instructional practices favored by professors of upper-level and graduate ... -
¿Por Qué Esperar?: Examining COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Hispanic Gender Roles in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-04)The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic impacted members of different communities in the United States at varying rates. Despite displaying strong adherence to safety behavior guidelines, the Hispanic-American community was ... -
Perspectives on Flow: Using the Flow State Scale-2 to Compare Climbers With and Without Disabilities
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-07)Participation in adventure as a recreational therapy intervention is well-recognized for its physical, psychological, and social benefits for people with disabilities. Advances in technology and adaptive equipment have ...