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Rules of (employee) engagement: A comprehensive model
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-15)The purpose of the study was to examine a comprehensive model of employee engagement that included a diverse set of (1) personal factors, (2) environmental factors, (3) job attitudes, (4) work outcomes and (5) health ... -
Runtime Monitoring On Hard Real-Time Operating Systems
(East Carolina University, 2015)This thesis will compare and evaluate different approaches in integrating runtime monitors into processes running on a hard real-time operating system. The host system is a single board computer (SBC) with a VxWorks 653 ... -
RURALITY
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)Rurality is a collection of short fiction that seeks to explore the unique lives of characters in rural areas. The stories display the ways in which characters engage moral codes and challenges, while remaining in pursuit ... -
SAFE HAVENS AND HOT SPOTS: IONIZING RADIATION IN MARTIAN PERMAFROST AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE SURVIVAL OF ANCIENT LIFE
(East Carolina University, 2022-06-20)Permafrost on Mars is considered a primary target for the search for life. On a microscopic scale permafrost is highly non-uniform and the effective radiation dose absorbed by a microbe, and thus its survival probability, ... -
SAFE HAVENS AND HOT SPOTS: IONIZING RADIATION IN MARTIAN PERMAFROST AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE SURVIVAL OF ANCIENT LIFE
(East Carolina University, 2022-06-20)Permafrost on Mars is considered a primary target for the search for life. On a microscopic scale permafrost is highly non-uniform and the effective radiation dose absorbed by a microbe, and thus its survival probability, ... -
SALINITY DISTRIBUTION IN A CHANNELIZED WETLAND AT EMILY AND RICHARDSON PREYER BUCKRIDGE COASTAL RESERVE, TYRRELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2014)The Emily and Richardson Preyer Buckridge Coastal Reserve is a low-lying, peatland-dominated freshwater wetland located in the southern Albemarle Estuarine System. The construction of an extensive canal network that ... -
SALINIZATION IMPACTS ON HISTORICALLY FRESHWATER BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-15)Microorganisms regulate the movement of energy and nutrients through ecosystems. When environmental changes influence the composition of microbial communities, associated biogeochemical cycles can change in potentially ... -
SALT MARSH MOSQUITO DITCH ALTERATIONS: ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS AND PERSPECTIVES IN MANAGEMENT DECISIONS
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)Salt marsh ecosystems are prized for the numerous ecological and economic services that benefit society. On the U.S. east coast, virtually all salt marsh habitat from Maine to Virginia has been hydrologically degraded by ... -
The Same Green and the Same Square and Other Stories
(East Carolina University, 2013)"The Same Green and The Same Square and Other Stories" is a collection of seven short stories that explore the "Why?" of human behavior and emotions--why we do the things we do, why we think the things we think, why we ... -
SANGLA BHACHHNU: IDENTIFYING AND PRIORITIZING KEY BARRIERS TO FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN NEPAL
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-25)Human trafficking is a multifaceted humanitarian crisis affecting millions worldwide. Though a significant number of anti-trafficking entities and organizations are at work in the country of Nepal, there is still a significant ... -
Sarah
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-28)As a woman artist, I create my own places to exist. My self-portraits are full of emotion, thought, and creative energy and are made to engage the viewer in an intimate moment. I work by transforming thoughts and emotions ... -
Satisfaction with Life and Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Health among Underserved Patients with Diabetes
(East Carolina University, 2010)The prevalence of type 2 diabetes continues to escalate, especially among vulnerable and underserved populations (CDC, 2008); however, the current landscape of literature has not kept pace with the trends of those most ... -
SAVE Currituck Sound : Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Evaluation in Currituck Sound, NC
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SAVVY SEXUALITY – A PILOT EVALUATION OF A SEXUAL ASSERTIVENESS INTERVENTION FOR COLLEGE WOMEN
(2020-05-01)College is a time of sexual development and exploration for young adults. While this process can be beneficial for both men and women, women experience more negative outcomes related to these experiences. Specifically, as ...