Browsing Master's Theses by Title
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An Ergonomic Evaluation of a Front Support Chair for Forward Leaning Seated Tasks
(East Carolina University, 2014)The prevalence of low back pain in industry has contributed to employee days away from work and therefore decreased production. Low back pain is even more pervasive in industries where the work requires the employee to ... -
Escapist ideations
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-22)Escapist Ideations is a series of intaglio etchings exploring personal anxieties around global and systemic crises. Visualized as a series of escapist fantasies, each print represents a theme which is explored using ... -
Establishing a Proper Balance: A Study of How the Relationship of Church and State Evolved in the Hands of the Constantine, Clovis and Charlemagne.
(East Carolina University, 2024-01-04)This thesis will evaluate how the relationship between the Church and State was established in Western Society. I will look at three foundational civil leaders in the first millennia of this process: Emperor Constantine, ... -
ESTABLISHING LINKAGE BETWEEN GINS COMPLEX SUB-UNIT Sld5 AND CHECKPOINT PROTEIN Chk2 (loki) USING DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER AS MODEL ORGANISM
(East Carolina University, 2012)Eukaryotic DNA replication is controlled by a number of proteins that ensures the process takes place accurately. GINS, a hetero-tetrameric protein complex is known to be essential for the initiation and progression of ... -
Establishing Validity for Measures of Executive Functioning and Behavior in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease
(East Carolina University, 2013)This study examined the criterion validity of the Behavior Rating Inventory for Executive Functioning (BRIEF; Gioia, Isquith, Guy, & Kenworthy, 2000) and the Behavior Assessment System for Children, 2nd Edition (BASC-2; ... -
ESTIMATING EFFORT FOR LOW-CODE APPLICATIONS
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)Two issues continually plaguing the software industry are software size calculation and project effort estimation. Incorrect estimates may lead to inappropriate allocation of resources (people), shortage of time, insufficient ... -
ESTIMATION OF THE PROBABILITY A BROWNIAN BRIDGE CROSSES A CONCAVE BOUNDARY
(East Carolina University, 2010)This thesis studies a new method to estimate the probability that a Brownian bridge crosses a concave boundary. We show that a Brownian bridge crosses a concave boundary if and only if its least concave majorant crosses ... -
Estuarine Shoreline Mapping using Object-based Ensemble Analysis, Aerial Imagery, and LiDAR: A Case Study in the Neuse River Estuary, NC
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-27)Estuarine shorelines are highly dynamic due to their unique geological history, wave and weather conditions, and human modifications to the shoreline. These interactions are heightened as sea level rise intensifies and ... -
The Ethnic Bildungsroman
(East Carolina University, 2013)This thesis will compare coming-of-age narratives by writers from three different ethnic groups, Mexican American, Native American, and Asian American: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros; The Absolutely True Diary ... -
Evaluating a Predator-Induced Phenotype in a Mixed Species Context
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-22)Phenotypic plasticity, a single genotype producing multiple phenotypes in response to environmental change, is crucical to our understanding ecological and evolutionary processes. Adaptive plasticity describes phenotypic ... -
Evaluating effectiveness of the application of the new perspective in safety, Safety-II: by Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM) in a manufacturing environment
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-25)The risk matrix has been used by safety professionals for many years as a significant tool for hazard management, risk assessment and prioritization, and to aid in offering a proactive approach to prevent negative outcomes. ... -
EVALUATING HURRICANE ADVISORIES USING EYE-TRACKING AND BIOMETRIC DATA
(East Carolina University, 2011)The cartography of hurricane advisories is challenged with communicating complex information regarding hazards and spatio-temporal uncertainty. This research presents an exploratory geovisualization study assessing how ...