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Corrections to Twenty Years of Banding : The Necessity of Precision
(East Carolina University, 2010)Statistically-based banding is often considered a viable method for minimizing adverse impact in test-based decisions. By utilizing the standard error of the difference (SED), scores are equated based on the assumption ... -
Correlating the Morphological and Light Scattering Properties of Biological Cells
(East Carolina University, 2013)The scattered light pattern from a biological cell is greatly influenced by the internal structure and optical properties of the cell. This research project examines the relationships between the morphological and scattering ... -
Corrupt Fairytales : An Exploration of Implied Gender Roles Through Functional and Wearable Art
(East Carolina University, 2011)This written report supports the creative thesis entitled Corrupt Fairytales, An Exploration of Implied Gender Roles Through Functional and Wearable Art. This thesis will investigate implied gender roles through research, ... -
Corsairs in Drain Pipes : An Examination of the Submariner Folk Group in the United States Navy During the Second World War
(East Carolina University, 2014)During the Second World War, United States submariners were isolated from the rest of the Navy. Submariners faced a higher level and different type of danger than the rest of the Navy. They developed their own way of ... -
CORTISOL RESPONSE TO PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING INFORMATION AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN
(East Carolina University, 2012)According to national statistics, African American men have a 60% higher incidence rate, are diagnosed at later stages, and have twice the mortality rate of Caucasian men. The prostate cancer disparity is especially salient ... -
A cotton miRNA is involved in regulation of plant response to salt stress
(2016-01)The present study functionally identified a new microRNA (microRNA ovual line 5, miRNVL5) with its target gene GhCHR from cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). The sequence of miRNVL5 precursor is 104 nt long, with a well developed ... -
Cotton, Rum, and Reason : Anti-Imperialist Poetry from 19th Century U.S. Newspapers and Post-Colonial Discourse
(East Carolina University, 2013)Though American post-colonial criticism is by no means a field in need of literary material, one particular corpus is missing from the discussion. This thesis situates 19th century anti-imperialist poetry within the larger ... -
THE COUNTER-COLONIAL TRAVEL WRITING OF FANNY PARKES AND E.M. FORSTER
(East Carolina University, 2010)During the colonial period in India, British travelers wrote various forms of travel writing texts, such as letters, diaries, travelogues, scientific or geographical exposés, and novels. Usually those texts reflected an ... -
Counting Protons: Using Isothermal Titration Calorimetry to Determine the Number of Protons Exchanged Upon Ca(II) and Cd(II) Binding to Wild-type HcTnC and Mutant C84A and C35A/C84A Proteins
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-20)Maintaining a delicate balance of metal ions in the cell is crucial to the survival of many organisms. Divalent cadmium, Cd(II), is a non-essential metal ion that can disrupt this delicate balance and lead to deleterious ... -
Covariates of Identified Stress and Depression among Seasonal Farmworkers
(2017)Many noted difficulties of farmworker life result in increased risk for stress and depression. To date, limited research has focused primarily on seasonal farmworkers; much of the prior research examines migrant farmworkers ... -
Covid-19 Effects on Commodity Pricing
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-25)My work is based on how COVID-19 has affected commodity prices around the world. Commodities are something we use and depend on every day whether we realize it or not and I was curious to see how this is affected by major ... -
Coyotes Sang the Braid Into Her Hair
(East Carolina University, 2010)A chapbook length collection of lyric poetry that explores the myth-making process through the tension of opposites: the nature of the substantive (body) and the ephemeral (mind), the wild vs. the tame self, the rational ... -
Creating a Club to Increase Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention on ECU's Campus
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Sexual assault is a problem that has an unprecedently high occurrence on college campuses. It was found that 14.8% of students will experience some form of sexual assault while in college (Cantor et al., 2015). However, ...