Browsing Dissertations and Theses by Type"Thesis"
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ACTING "WHITE": THE UNSPOKEN, UNDERSTOOD HIERARCHY OF BLACKNESS
(East Carolina University, 2020-01-09)This thesis will examine how a variety of extenuating factors serve to complicate a black person's self-identity, as well as determine acceptance or exclusion from the black community in the United States. The introductory ... -
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET AT THE PITT COUNTY HOME
(2020-08-12)The Pitt County Poor Farm, also known as the Pitt County Home, was established in the early nineteenth century to feed and house the local poor population of Pitt County, North Carolina, prior to the establishment of the ... -
A CULTURAL HISTORY OF RIVER HERRING AND SHAD FISHERIES IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA: THE PREHISTORIC PERIOD THROUGH THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
(1997-08)This thesis focuses on the cultural exploitation of four anadromous fish species of the Family Clupeidae, in the Genus Alosa: the blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis). the alewife (A. pseudoharengus), the American shad, (A. ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL-MODELCULE INHIGITORS OF THE INTIATING PROTEASES, C1r AND C1s, OF THE CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT PATHWAY
(2019-12)Complement is a proteolytic cascade that upon activation plays a key effector role in the innate immune system and acts to prime the adaptive immune response. During normal homeostatic events, complement is tightly regulated ... -
"A Fair Specimen of a Southern River Steamer": The Oregon and Tar/Pamlico River Steam Navigation
(2003-05)Steam navigation began successfully on North Carolina's Cape Fear River in 1818 and within a decade all of North Carolina's rivers hosted steamers, except for the Tar/Pamlico River. The Tar/Pamlico River lagged behind other ... -
FROM NEW BERN TO BENNETT PLACE WITH "COOKE'S FOOT" CAVALRY: A HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS, 1861-1865
(2007-09-01)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the history of the Twenty-Seventh North Carolina regiment and the actions of its officers and men during the American Civil War. This regiment was often in the forefront of Confederate ... -
“LIFE HUNG ON A WORD”: SHIBBOLETHS AND GENOCIDE IN DANTICAT’S THE FARMING OF BONES, WIESEL’S NIGHT, AND COURTEMANCHE’S A SUNDAY AT THE POOL IN KIGALI
(East Carolina University, 2019-11-14)This thesis explores how shibboleths, or cultural passwords, function as markers to signify identity and group membership status among coexisting ethnic groups. Specifically, shibboleths are critical for identity detection ... -
A SINGLE-CHAIN GMCSF-MOG TOLEROGENIC VACCINE EXPANDS MOG-SPECIFIC CD25+ FOXP3+ REGULATORY T CELLS THROUGH LOW-EFFICIENCY ANTIGEN RECOGNITION EVENTS TO INHIBIT EXPERIMENTAL AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS
(2019-12)Previous studies showed that tolerogenic vaccines comprised of single-chain GMCSF-neuroantigen (NAg) fusion proteins inhibited experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in rodents. The studies detailed here provide ... -
YIELD STRENGTH OF THE EGADI 10 WARSHIP: USING NONLINEAR COMPUTER SIMULATIONS TO EXAMINE COLLISION DYNAMICS IN GRECO-ROMAN NAVAL CONFLICTS
(East Carolina University, 2019-12)The study of ancient Mediterranean naval warfare expanded dramatically with the emergence of maritime archaeology and the subsequent discovery of artifacts and ship remains such as the Athlit and Egadi rams. The ship ...