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Violation of Women's Reproductive Rights : The Doctrine, Laws, and Habits that Create the Foundation of Our Sexist Culture
(East Carolina University, 2013)
The purpose of this written report of my thesis is to discuss the visual element presented as partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree. My creative work proposes a dialogue about the violation of women's ...
Everything and Nothing Changes
(East Carolina University, 2013)
This report is the creative thesis of my sculptural works completed at East Carolina University. Signage, sculpture and antique transportation technology influence the technical processes and geometric forms which support ...
A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY OF KINDERGARTEN TRANSITION PRACTICES AND THE IMPACT ON CHILDREN'S KINDERGARTEN READINESS
(East Carolina University, 2013)
This comparative case study, with a phenomenological approach examined the effect of kindergarten transition practices on kindergarten reading achievement. Study participants were 4 administrators and 8 kindergarten teachers ...
Response of Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) at Different Life Stages to Flooding and Salinity
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Baldcypress are dominant trees in forested coastal wetlands. As sea levels rise, it is important to increase our understanding of how increased salinity and flooding will affect forested coastal wetlands. This study combined ...
NMR Studies into the Potential Interactions of Fullerene C[subscript]60, with Tetraphenylporphyrin, H[subscript]2[TPP] and Some of its Derivatives
(East Carolina University, 2011)
The curved [pi] surface of fullerene, C[subscript]60, shows a tendency to interact with other molecules, making it an interesting target for building supramolecular arrays. The interaction can be relative strong and may ...
Design and Quantitation of Membrane Binding Lipid Anchors : Exploring Prion-Prion Interactions on Membrane Surfaces
(East Carolina University, 2011)
The prion protein (PrP) is an endogenous, metal binding protein present in the neuronal cells of the central nervous system. Prion is associated with a class of neurodegenerative diseases known as transmissible spongiform ...
A Search for Authenticity : Understanding Zadie Smith's White Teeth Using Judith Butler's Performativity and Jane Austen's Satire
(East Carolina University, 2009)
The purpose of this thesis is to explore the search for authentic self in Zadie Smith's White Teeth. Using Judith Butler's theory of performance and performativity, a close reading of White Teeth provides concrete literary ...
CaMKII Protein Expression and Phosphorylation in Mouse Skeletal Muscle Following Atrophy and Hypertrophy
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The maintenance of skeletal muscle mass is vital for life, and elucidation of the molecular mechanisms that control this process is a critical first step towards the development of pharmaceutical treatments for muscle ...
Subjugatus
(East Carolina University, 2013)
This document is written in support of the creative body of work entitled Subjugatus. My research in graduate school has focused on finding a way to merge textile design with my chosen field of study: metal design. Influenced ...
A flexible computer-to-computer protocol for DISNET: a Distributed Instrument System NETwork
(East Carolina University, 1984)
This article evaluates the performance of a DISNET channel control module.