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Automated classification of massive scale image data
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-13)
The diffraction image is a useful method to facilitate the representation of tiny entities such as the cell. It provides an efficient way to analyze the 3D morphological features of biological cells. However, the ...
INTELLIGENT MODEL FOR IMAGE-BASED RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM
(East Carolina University, 2016-08-29)
Online shopping has developed in parallel with the Internet, and Recommendation Systems have played a pivotal role in its growth. The recommendations are usually provided in two ways: Content-based Filtering and Collaborative ...
LEAVING LEAVES -- BETWEEN SEASONS: Therapeutic Landscape Painting and Participatory Art
(East Carolina University, 2016-11-16)
This thesis is an exhibition of therapeutic art. The therapeutic qualities of the work are based on scientific studies in healthcare design and psychology, and evolutionary psychology. Attributes that have been demonstrated ...
Back-Projective Priming: Toward Efficient 3d Model-based Object Recognition via Preemptive Top-down Constraints
(East Carolina University, 2016-07-25)
This thesis introduces back-projective priming, a computer vision technique that synergistically fuses object recognition and pose estimation by augmenting 3D models with geometric constraints. It also enables the use of ...
DIFFERENTIATION OF J-SERIES PROSTAGLANDINS AS PRO-APOPTOTIC PRODUCTS OF CANCER CELL METABOLISM
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-16)
Cyclopentenone J-series prostaglandins and prostaglandin-ethanolamide conjugates have been shown to selectively induce endoplasmic reticulum stress-apoptosis in different cancer cell types. These lipids have been identified ...
Safe design of skyrise greenery in Singapore
(2012)
Singapore is transforming from a “garden city” to a “City-in-a-Garden”. Designing for safety is recognized by researchers and some governments as a best practice in facilitating eventual worker safety within the built ...
Connecting the Dots: Effects of Close Reading on Students' Comprehension of Primary Sources
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-08)
The Common Core State Standards require teachers to incorporate more primary sources in the history classroom. Primary source documents are often challenging, so teachers must find strategies to help students analyze them. ...
Evaluation of Barrier Sprays in Eastern North Carolina
(2016-09-26)
Suspend® Polyzone® (deltamethrin) and Bifen
Insecticide/Termiticide (bifenthrin) were evaluated
in two eastern North Carolina neighborhoods from
May 18 – Oct 19, 2015 (23 weeks). Lots were sprayed
every 21 days. At 17 ...
The Pirates of the Pamlico: A Maritime Cultural Landscape Investigation of the Pirates of Colonial North Carolina and their Place in the State's Cultural Memory
(East Carolina University, 2016-11-16)
During this period (1663-1730), North Carolina was a poor colony in the British Empire. The landscape provided ample opportunities for pirates to establish operational bases. Besides Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach, numerous ...
The Power of Porcelain: Authority and Landscape in Early Modern Cyprus
(East Carolina University, 2016-06-16)
The purpose of this study was to analyze the distribution of porcelain within rural Cypriot settlements. The source data used for this project are derived from the Troodos Archaeological and Environmental Survey Project ...