Browsing Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Thrown Voices : A Series of Dramatic Monologues, With a Discussion of the Genre
(East Carolina University, 2010)This thesis examines the complex nature of the poetic genre of the dramatic monologue by providing multiple perspectives on the genre--namely, those of the literary critic and the creative writer. This thesis provides a ... -
Tight junction claudin-7 protein modulates multiple processes of cancer progression in human lung cancer cells
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)Carcinogenesis usually consists of cancer initiation, promotion, and progression. Several tight junction claudin proteins have been identified as tumor suppressors or activators during cancer development. As apical proteins, ... -
Time Series Forecasting Using Generative Adversarial Networks
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-04)Time series data is prevalent in many fields, such as finance, weather forecasting, and economics. Predicting future values of a time series can provide valuable insights for decision-making, such as identifying trends, ... -
TIME-SPACE CHARACTERIZATION OF PRECIPITATION IN THE GANGES-BRAHMAPUTRA-MEGHNA RIVER BASIN FOR PROJECTING RIVERBANK EROSION IN THE BANGLADESH OUTLET
(East Carolina University, 2021-12-15)The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) river basin is the world's third-largest river basin covering Nepal and Bhutan and certain parts of China, India, and Bangladesh. Literature show that changes in precipitation have a ... -
Timing, internal flow characteristics, and emplacement mechanisms of the intrusive sheet network on the southern margin of Mount Hillers, Henry Mountains, southern Utah
(East Carolina University, 2015)The exceptional 3-d exposures of the mid-Tertiary intrusive sheet network on the southern margin of Mount Hillers, Henry Mountains, southern Utah, have undergone no syn- or post-emplacement deformation. The sills and ... -
Tissue Salvage in the Non-reperfused Myocardium Mediated by (the absence of the circadian rhythm gene) mPer2 and (the receptor tyrosine kinase) EphrinA1
(East Carolina University, 2010)Alterations in circadian rhythm have been associated with numerous cardiovascular pathologies. In project 1, we tested the hypothesis that functional mutation of the Per2 circadian clock gene would provide cardioprotection ... -
TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES AFFECT THE GROWTH AND MIRNA EXPRESSION OF SWITCHGRASS (PANICUM VIRGATUM)
(East Carolina University, 2017-06-28)Nanoparticle TiO2 is a common chemical used in paint, plastic, paper, ceramics, coated fabrics, floor coverings, printing ink, roofing granules, cosmetics, dyes and even food and drugs. As increasing usage of TiO2, it is ... -
TLR-4 agonism induces CD25+ MHCIIhigh dendritic cells in association with tolerogenic antigen recognition
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-06)Autoimmune disease is a result of the breakdown in immunological self-tolerance leading to destruction of self-tissues mediated by the aberrant immune attack. In Multiple Sclerosis (MS), CD4+ T cells mediate destruction ... -
TMEFF2 is an epigenetic modulator that promotes androgen independent growth in castration-resistant prostate cancer cells
(East Carolina University, 2014)While the ability to detect PCa has improved significantly due to PSA screenings, the survival rate for men diagnosed with PCa has remained stagnant, and the disease remains the second leading cause of cancer related deaths ... -
To Love Me Too
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-10)My flash non-fiction practice is influenced by Randon Billings Noble and Jennifer Marie Brissett, while my imagery and interest in black diaspora is rooted in slave narratives, and African and African American literature. ... -
"To Understand Me, You'll Have to Swallow a World:" Understanding Rhetorical Confusion in Transnational Literature
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-23)This thesis aims to define and explore the concept of rhetorical confusion as a pattern that exists within transnational literature. Specifically, rhetorical confusion is defined as a trend within transnational texts in ... -
Together We Can: Increase Couple Functioning for Low-SES Families
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-02)This study was conducted to understand how parenting efficacy and the co-parenting relationship are influenced by the adapted Together We Can relationship program. Researchers were interested in determining how socioeconomic ... -
Tomol's and the "carrying of many people": Indigenous control of the sea in the Santa Barbara Channel
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-24)The Indigenous Chumash people of the California coast relied heavily upon the wealth of maritime resources that the Santa Barbara Channel provided. In order to access these vast resources, the use of advanced sewn vessels, ... -
"The Tonic of Wildness" : Thoreau's Critique of Industrial Capitalism
(East Carolina University, 2015)This thesis is a critical intervention in contemporary Thoreau scholarship. It argues against Ashton Nichols's application of his concept of "urbanature" to the writings and philosophy of Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau's ... -
Tools of Mass Consumption
(East Carolina University, 2015)Today, with cheaply produced plasticware introduced in the 1960s and foods that can be consumed directly out of the wrapper, our culture has essentially acknowledged the necessity for function and convenience when eating. ...