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PREFERENCE FOR AND IMPACTS OF DIFFERENT UTILITY-SCALE ENERGY SITING DECISIONS FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATORS IN COASTAL REGIONS
(East Carolina University, 2023-07-13)Both site selection and fuel choice decisions for utility-scale generators have important ramifications for the surrounding community. This is especially true in coastal regions, where land is often scarce due to high ... -
Prehistoric Ceramics from the Barber Creek Site (31PT259), Greenville, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2011)This is a study of the prehistoric pottery from the Barber Creek site located along the Tar River drainage in Greenville, North Carolina. Stratified archaeological remains are present in a one meter deposit of sand spanning ... -
Preliminary Analysis of the Effect of Adolescent Anxiety on Student-Teacher Relationships During Behavioral Consultation
(East Carolina University, 2016-07-22)Background: The impact of ADHD on the formation of relationships with adults has been noted for several decades. Anxiety has been mentioned as a potentially enhancing factor in the treatment of ADHD and there is emerging ... -
A PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF A STRUCTURED PRINCIPAL NETWORK ON PRINCIPAL BURNOUT
(East Carolina University, 2012)This study examined the extent to which participation in a formal network has on a principal's personal perception of burnout as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory for Educators (MBI-E). The MBI-E consists of 22 ... -
A PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE INTENDED PURPOSE, ACTUAL USE, AND PERCEIVED BENEFIT OF DISTRICT-LED INTERIM ASSESSMENTS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOLS
(East Carolina University, 2012)This study examined the intended purposes, actual uses, and perceived benefits of interim assessments on student achievement from the perspectives of district leaders, school administrators, and classroom teachers. ... -
PREMIUM Garbage
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-22)Each year the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releases the Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures Sheet. Within this document, the EPA records Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generation, recycling, ... -
Prenatal yoga practice in late pregnancy and patterning of change in optimism, power, and well-being
(East Carolina University, 2011)Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore changes in human-environmental field patterning of optimism, power, and well-being over time, in women during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy upon completion ... -
Preparedness of Career and Technical Education Students in the IT Field: Is Wake County Public School System Ignoring a Great Employment Opportunity For Their Students?
(East Carolina University, 2011)Information Technology is one of the fastest growing fields in regards to career vacancies, so why is the Wake County Public School System not taking advantage of an opportunity to prepare their students for these in-demand ... -
Presently Post Modern
(East Carolina University, 2011)The museum, Fine Art, and the viewer's idea of status within these institutions are all ideologies. These ideologies are reinforced through our participation in them, acting them out as though they are natural. Photography ... -
Press Gang Revisited: Polarization, Nuance, and the Study of Impressment in the Royal Navy
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-15)Over the course of the long eighteenth century, Britain grew from an island nation with limited colonial holdings to a transatlantic imperial power. Because of this territorial expansion, the Royal Navy increased dramatically ... -
A PRIMER FOR THE FOUNDATIONS OF ALGEBRAIC GEOMETRY
(East Carolina University, 2010)The purpose of this thesis is to define the basic objects of study in algebraic geometry, namely, schemes and quasicoherent sheaves over schemes. We start by discussing algebraic sets as common zeros of polynomials and ... -
Priming Anxiety into People who Stutter: Arousal's Influence on Fluency
(East Carolina University, 2008-11)Many experimental psychologists (Bargh, Chen & Burrows, 1996; Berner & Maier, 2004; Bowers, 1999; Chartrand, VanBaaren & Bargh, 2006; Chen & Haviland-Jones, 2000; Hazlett, Dawson, Schell & Filion, 1990; Macky-Sim & Laing, ...