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Widespread impact of horizontal gene transfer on plant colonization of land
(2012-10)In complex multicellular eukaryotes such as animals and plants, horizontal gene transfer is commonly considered rare with very limited evolutionary significance. Here we show that horizontal gene transfer is a dynamic ... -
Wild Horses
(East Carolina University, 2022-03-23)Wild Horses is a Literary Fiction novel that intersects with Queer and Indigenous Literature. The narrative is a close third point of view following the perspectives of primary protagonist, Amanda Sloan (Mara), her father, ... -
Will pacing guides paired with professional development increase the grade appropriate core curriculum content taught to students with significant challenges in Pitt County?
(East Carolina University, 2011)Research suggests "general education classrooms" promote progress for students with severe disabilities (Wehmeyer, 2006, pp. 323). However, most students with significant challenges, which is the more appropriate term ... -
Wings and Wrenches : The History of the 6th Air Commando Squadron 1967 to1969
(East Carolina University, 2010)This thesis examines the history of a United States Air Force fighter squadron created during the Vietnam War. It focuses on the circumstances prior to the squadron's creation, the selection of what was considered to be ... -
Wired to the World
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WISH YOU WERE HERE: LEGENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS
Wish You Were Here: Legends of the Great Plains is an image-based project examining the reality of how the Great Plains romanticizes its history through legends, histories, and roadside attractions. This region, often ... -
With All Deliberate Speed : The Pearsall Plan and School Desegregation in North Carolina, 1954-1966.
(East Carolina University, 2011)The decision of the United States Supreme Court in Brown v. the Board of Education legally ended the operation of segregated schools in the South. In North Carolina, a series of legal challenges began under the Pupil ... -
With Salivating Tongues We Gaze Lustingly At Sugar, Salt, And Fat
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)This is a report of a thesis to complete the Master of Fine Arts Degree at East Carolina University. The body of work presented is the result of research and creative activity which addresses a number of food-related issues. ... -
WITHIN THE RESTLESS WAKE OF TRAUMA: ORIGINS AND PURPOSES OF HAUNTINGS IN CARIBBEAN LITERATURE
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)In this thesis, I have delved more deeply into a research paper I wrote for Dr. Seodial Frank H. Deena's graduate course in Caribbean Literature. I have extended my research by providing deeper historical background of the ... -
Women Living With HIV in the South: Facilitators and Barriers to HIV Care
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-03)Currently, the Southern states in the United States (US) are facing an epidemic of HIV that disproportionately affects the region more than any other region of the country. The percentage of new diagnoses in southern rural ... -
Women Living with HIV in the South: How Mental Health Affects Medication Adherence and HIV Care Engagement
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-05)Introduction: Barriers to HIV care engagement and ART adherence in women living with HIV (WLWH) include discrimination, HIV stigma, and mental health issues. 21% of women living with HIV report symptoms of depression ... -
Women's Gender Schemas for Obstetrician-Gynecologists
(East Carolina University, 2011)The current picture of women's healthcare in the U.S. includes rising malpractice rates, long hours and on-call schedules for obstetrician-gynecologists. As a result, one in seven OB-GYNs has stopped practicing obstetrics. ... -
Women's Rights and Religious Bias in Dystopian Speculative Fiction: A Closer Look at Louise Erdrich's Future Home of the Living God and Christina Dalcher’s Vox
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-27)Speculative fiction provides a perfect vehicle to examine the state of women's rights. Through the Intersectional Feminist lens, I consider the speculative projections within Louise Erdrich's Future Home of the Living God ... -
Women's Sexual and Reproductive Concerns, Perspectives, and Strategies, Including Perspectives About Pelvic Floor Muscles, as Perceived by Sexually Active College Women
(2015-04-16)Health issues such as pelvic floor muscle (PFM) dysfunction can impact the wellbeing of young women, detrimentally altering sexual and urinary function that can continue throughout their lives (Rosenbaum & Owens, 2008). ...