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GIS BASED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE LOCATION MODELING IN PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2010)Archaeologists have employed Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software in the generation of predictive models for over thirty years. In the interest of creating a state wide predictive model, the North Carolina ... -
Glass Kingdom
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)Glass Kingdom is a collection of short stories, running the gamut of literary to speculative fiction. An overarching theme is inherent fragility, whether it is in a human life or a tyrannical government. These fragile ... -
The Goal is Whiteness : Yugoslav-American Communism, Gender, and Race in Postwar Pittsburgh
(East Carolina University, 2011)This thesis examines Yugoslav Americans' expressions of gender, whiteness, and patriotism in post-World War II Pittsburgh, as reactionary to the frenzied and anxious atmosphere of potential Soviet invasion and Communist ... -
GOAL SETTING AND UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR: IMPLICATIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AND THE SAFETY INCENTIVE PROGRAM
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)Goal setting is a popular and often beneficial tool used to motivate workers worldwide. Recent research has revealed that negative side-effects including unethical behavior are associated with goal setting. In occupational ... -
GOD GOES WITH YOU: THE ROLE OF ROMAN CATHOLICISM ONBOARD SPANISH COLONIAL VESSELS
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)The Spanish empire was the first European power to establish permanent settlements that flourished as New World colonies on several of the Caribbean islands and the coasts of North America. This colonialist spirit was ... -
GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN: REIMAGINING THE ROLE OF HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR AS ADAPTIVE LEADERS
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-25)To create conditions for high school principals and the principal supervisor to successfully lead career-themed pathways, a principal supervisor established a Community of Practice (CoP) and differentiated equity-focused ... -
Going on the Account : Examining Golden Age Pirates as a Distinct Culture Through Artifact Patterning
(East Carolina University, 2014)Pirates of the Golden Age (1650-1726) have become the stuff of legend. The way they looked and acted has been variously recorded through the centuries, slowly morphing them into the pirates of today's fiction. Yet, many ... -
GOTHIC REVOLUTIONS : Wilde's Ekphrastic Inheritance
(East Carolina University, 2015)During the nineteenth century, scholars and writers in England developed a keen interest in the relationship between art and society, due in large part to growing social unrest in the working class. While Matthew Arnold, ... -
GOVERNMENT ACQUISITION OF HOMES TO REDUCE FLOOD DAMAGE, HOUSEHOLD WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ACQUISITION POLICY
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)Studies show that a relatively small proportion of properties are responsible for a large proportion of the National Flood Insurance Program's claims. While several household-level flood risk mitigation measures exist to ... -
Gradients In Success: The Impact of Wave Energy, Elevation and Predation on Oyster Reef Restoration
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-21)The structure of coastal communities varies spatially and temporally in response to abiotic and biotic stressors. Local environmental conditions can be modified by the presence of a foundation species, whose dominant ... -
Gradients In Success: The Impact of Wave Energy, Elevation and Predation on Oyster Reef Restoration
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-21)The structure of coastal communities varies spatially and temporally in response to abiotic and biotic stressors. Local environmental conditions can be modified by the presence of a foundation species, whose dominant ... -
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT FIDELITY OF IMPLEMENTATION IN INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS LABORATORIES: IMPACT ON SCIENCE PRACTICE PROFICIENCY
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)This study reports the fidelity of implementation of the Argument-Driven Inquiry (ADI) instructional model by graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) in introductory chemistry and introductory physics laboratories at East ... -
GRADUATES OF AN EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL: PERCEPTIONS OF COLLEGE READINESS
(East Carolina University, 2017-11-29)This study used Q Methodology to identify and examine the Early College High School graduates’ perceptions of college readiness after completing year one of college. The data acquired was obtained from 34 former graduates ... -
Graph Theoretic analysis of the Human Brain Functional Connectivity Alteration Due to Sleep Restriction
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-03)Sleep plays a vital role in learning and memory consolidation. Several studies used brain models of sleep deprivation (SD) and insomnia to study the association between sleep deficiency and cognitive decline conditions. ... -
The Grave That Knows My Bones
(East Carolina University, 2011)The Grave That Knows My Bones focuses on the relationship between a WWII and Vietnam veteran and his son. The story is of my grandfather, a hardened and disciplined soldier, my father, a boy who grew up troubled by confusion ...