Browsing Dissertations and Theses by Title
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N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids differentially enhance B-cell mediated immunity in lean and obese mice
(East Carolina University, 2014)Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) are bioactive n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in fish oil that exert immunomodulatory effects. The general paradigm suggests n-3 PUFAs exert immunosuppressive ... -
NADPH Oxidase as a Mechanistic Link Between Erectile Dysfunction, Peripheral, and Coronary Endothelial Dysfunction in Obesity
(East Carolina University, 2012)Cardiovascular complications involving both microvascular and macrovascular tissues are the major cause of morbidity and mortality in obese patients. Clinical and epidemiological studies suggest that erectile dysfunction ... -
NAGPRA's Impact on North Carolina and the Southeast : Research on the Research
(East Carolina University, 2010)This thesis researches the impact of the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) on academic bioarchaeological research in the southeastern United States and North Carolina. Scholarly journals, ... -
THE NAMING OF THE PARTS : AN ASSOCIATIVE STUDY OF WRITNG [sic] RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE, WORKING MEMORY, AND CURRICULUM POTENTIAL
(East Carolina University, 2013)This study was designed to identify and to test a model to assist educational leaders to develop quantifiable assessments of student learning to meet the requirements for institutional assessment by external stakeholders ... -
Narrative, Identity, and Sense of Place Discourse : Woman's Club of Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1906-1912
(East Carolina University, 2012)This dissertation analyzes the discourse (the narratives) used by members of the Woman's Club of Fayetteville in Fayetteville, North Carolina, from 1906 through 1912, as they (1) saved the Market House from destruction and ... -
NARROWING THE EDUCATIONAL INEQUITY GAP FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING COLLEGE STUDENTS THROUGH FACULTY ENGAGEMENT
(East Carolina University, 2022-10-21)Pregnant and parenting college students often face additional barriers when completing their studies. One specific barrier is the lack of support from their educational institutions. This study focused on how college faculty ... -
Nascent Myth
(East Carolina University, 2010)This is a written report of a creative thesis. The body of work presented in "Nascent Myth" evolved from personal exploration regarding myth and spirituality. Birds are used as the unifying element to present several ... -
Natal Origin of Central Southern Management Area, North Carolina Striped Bass, Inferred from Otolith Microchemistry
(East Carolina University, 2013)Striped bass (Morone saxatilis) is an important commercial and game fish throughout North Carolina coastal waters. These fish have spawning populations present in all of the state's coastal rivers, however populations south ... -
A National Needs Analysis of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivors
(East Carolina University, 2015)Psychosocial outcomes of sudden cardiac arrest survivors have generally been studied in single center samples. Large, nationally representative patient surveys may offer different perspectives. The aim of the current ... -
National Weather Service Hydrology Products: Influencing Factors of People’s Effective Use and Optimization Suggestions
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-03)Floods are one of the most destructive disasters in the United States, causing tremendous economic, life, and property losses to human society. Hydrology weather forecast products can be effective tools for preventing ... -
NATIVE PLANT LANDSCAPING FOR POLLINATORS ON EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SOLAR FARMS
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-15)Solar panel farms (SPFs) may be a part of a sustainable solution to pollinator decline and the loss of ecosystem services they provide. Some SPFs are seeking to landscape with diverse native seed mixes, which has the ... -
Nature, Heart, Life: The Life and Works of Alma Mahler
(East Carolina University, 2023-06-19)This thesis examines the early life of Austrian composer Alma Mahler (1879-1964), the conditions of fin-de-siècle Vienna, her perception in academic literature, and her surviving works. Her 1911 set, Fünf Lieder, is studied ... -
Navigating Historical Waters: A Study of the Pilots and Original Settlers of Ocracoke Island
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-04)Ocracoke Inlet and the surrounding islands have a long and rich history, stretching back to the Europeans' first settlements of the Carolinas, and is the only inlet that has remained open since the colonial period. The ... -
NCAA ATHLETIC DIRECTORS' SELF-PERSPECTIVE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL/TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP
(East Carolina University, 2012)The purpose of this study was to examine NCAA athletic directors' (ADs') perceptions of their own leadership styles as they relate to the five dimensions of transformational leadership and the three dimensions of transactional ... -
Necessary Absence: Familial Distance and the Adult Immigrant Child in Korean American Fiction
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-25)In the novels Native Speaker by Chang-rae Lee, The Interpreter by Suki Kim, and Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee, adult immigrant children feature as protagonists and experience moments of life-defining difficulty ...