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Lonely Voices Crying in the Wilderness
(East Carolina University, 2012)This text is a work of creative fiction that delves into the minds of those who have experienced conflict. Whether it is during war or life situations, these stories are often internalized. The text explores how the young ... -
LONG-LASTING EFFECTS OF MTBI ON OCULOMOTOR ABILITY AND NEUROMUSCULAR CONTROL
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-22)Concussions result in short-lived to long-lasting neurological function impairment and disturbances, typically undetectable by standard neuroimaging protocols, which can persist for several months post-trauma. Eye-tracking ... -
LONG-LASTING EFFECTS OF MTBI ON OCULOMOTOR ABILITY AND NEUROMUSCULAR CONTROL
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-22)Concussions result in short-lived to long-lasting neurological function impairment and disturbances, typically undetectable by standard neuroimaging protocols, which can persist for several months post-trauma. Eye-tracking ... -
LONG-TERM FERTILIZATION AND SOIL MOISTURE INTERACT TO INFLUENCE PLANT AND BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN A LOW NUTRIENT WETLAND
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-20)Human activities such as urbanization and intensive agriculture modify nutrient and water cycles in significant ways. Changes to nutrient and water cycles can cause disruptions to plant-microbe mutualisms, especially in ... -
Long-Term Impacts to the Federally Permitted For-Hire Headboat Fishery in the Gulf of Mexico Following the 2010 British Petroleum-Deepwater Horizon ("BP") Oil Disaster
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)To quantify possible long-term impacts from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, this study analyzed data procured from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's mandatory Southeast ... -
LONG-TERM SUSPENSIONS: EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED IN SCHOOLING
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-21)The purpose of the current study was to determine educational leaders' perceptions of effective strategies for keeping long-term suspended students engaged in learning. As school districts struggle with best practices to ... -
Longshore Spatial and Temporal Variation in Cape Cod National Seashore
(East Carolina University, 2017-08-23)Beach and dune systems are dynamic environments where changes occur from season to season due to a continual influx of energy from waves, currents, and winds. For coasts to best be managed, and to protect or preserve ... -
LOOKING TO THE STARS: A HYBRID VOTING APPROACH FOR STAR RATING PREDICTION OF AMAZON CUSTOMER REVIEWS
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-14)Due to the continuous growth of E-Commerce platforms, more and more data is becoming widely available. Almost every online transaction, from buying products on Amazon to renting vacation houses on Airbnb, allows for users ... -
Loss of suitable habitat and phenological shifts of grouper and snapper spawning aggregations in the Greater Caribbean under climate change
(East Carolina University, 2021-01-15)With the effects of climate change already observed in both terrestrial and marine ecosystems, an understanding of the resulting changes to the environment is necessary to assess fish population status and form appropriate ... -
LOST IN MAYBERRY/MOUNT AIRY : IMPORTANCE OF TOURIST PROFILES IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PLANNING
(East Carolina University, 2011)In sustainable tourism planning it is essential to understand the type of tourist attending and determine the temporal sustainability or longevity of pop-culture festivals, especially those focused around film and television. ... -
LOVE IN POSTCOLONIAL TIMES: EXPLORING ECHOES OF C.S. LEWIS’ FOUR LOVES IN SELECTED WORKS OF DEREK WALCOTT, V.S. NAIPAUL, TONI MORRISON, AND PABLO NERUDA
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)This thesis explores the universal theme of love, as analyzed by C.S. Lewis in his classical essay The Four Loves. In the course of this literary quest, selected literary works of four laureates of Nobel Prize in literature ... -
LOW RESOLUTION ELECTROMAGNETIC TOMOGRAPHY (LORETA) ANALYSIS OF THE BRAINS ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO EMOTIONAL VISUAL STIMULI UNDER DIFFERING CONDITIONS
(East Carolina University, 2016-07-21)Current methods of diagnosing and monitoring stress include: observing changes in the severity of existing symptoms, the development of new symptoms, hormone level tests, and stress self-assessment surveys. Self-assessment ... -
LOW-COST PHOTOGRAMMETRY SYSTEM FOR GEOREFERENCED STRUCTURE FROM MOTION
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-21)Photogrammetry has become increasingly available as a tool for re-constructing the 3D model of real-world objects and terrain, which is referred to as the structure from motion (SFM) solution. The re-constructed model has ... -
LOW-COST PHOTOGRAMMETRY SYSTEM FOR GEOREFERENCED STRUCTURE FROM MOTION
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-21)Photogrammetry has become increasingly available as a tool for re-constructing the 3D model of real-world objects and terrain, which is referred to as the structure from motion (SFM) solution. The re-constructed model has ... -
Loyal to Commerce?: Merchants and the Occupation of Eastern North Carolina, 1862-1865
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-21)This thesis comparatively analyzes the experiences and loyalties of merchants in the North Carolina towns of New Bern and Williamston during the American Civil War through the viewpoint of two individual merchants: Jacob ... -
Lumbee women breast cancer survivors stories: understanding the experience
(East Carolina University, 2009)The purpose of this interpretive study was to understand the experiences of Lumbee women breast cancer survivors from the text of their oral stories about their life events related to surviving breast cancer. Lumbees, the ...