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Components of Reproductive Isolation between Subspecies of an Annual Plant
(2014)
Reproductive isolation is required in the divergence of species. The components of reproductive isolation are separated into either ecological or genetic components. In plants these include: habitat, temporal, pollinator ...
From Steaming Hearths : The Transition from English Colonial Fare to African Foodways in the Coastal Regions of the American Upper South
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Traditional southeastern American food evolved from a complex series of regional food elements emerging from cultural exchange between Native Americans, European settlers, and African slaves. A study of the regional ...
Delayed Self-Fertilization in Triodanis perfoliata
(2014)
Self-fertilization is a reproductive technique that allows a plant to produce offspring even when pollinators may be scarce. Utilizing the process of delayed selfing, a species is with the benefits of both cross-pollination ...
The Battle of Antietam: A Turning Point in the War
(2014)
The Battle of Antietam was the single bloodiest day of the American Civil War and is considered one of the major turning points of the war. This battle was the first of two attempts by Robert E. Lee to go on the offensive ...
Intergenerational Trauma in African and Native American Literatures
(East Carolina University, 2014)
The enslavement and persecution of African and Native peoples has been occurring in the U.S. since the 1600s. There have been justifications, explanations and excuses offered as to why one race feels superior over another. ...
Advanced Placement English and First-Year Composition : An Analysis Using Activity Theory with Implications for Transfer
(East Carolina University, 2014)
A growing trend in secondary and higher education today is students' ability to earn college credit while still in high school. Currently, there are four main ways for students to earn this early credit: the Advanced ...
The Effect of Home-School Communication on Treatment Integrity
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Federal policy and school psychology practice have recently increased advocacy for the use of evidence-based interventions. Treatment integrity is an important component of evidenced-based interventions and individuals ...
Analysis of a 41-year data set : Environmental influences on the fish assemblages of Albemarle Sound, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2014)
North Carolina both historically and currently maintains one of the most productive fishery resource basins in the nation. However, fish stocks are spatially and temporally variable in abundance and distribution in estuarine ...
Mathematical Aspects of Image Processing
(East Carolina University, 2014)
In this thesis, image processing is explored from a mathematical point of view. After defining a digitized image, techniques for adjusting resolution are discussed. Image transformations defined on a neighborhood centered ...
Challenges, Negotiations, and Feminism in the Tijaniyya Order in Senegal and Nigeria
(2014)
Sufism, which is a mystical form of Islam, serves as the main form of religion followed by people living in West Africa. The prominence of Sufism throughout West Africa has provided leadership roles for women not usually ...