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Investigation of possible driving forces on counter-intuitive thermal collapse of intrinsically disordered proteins
(East Carolina University, 2016-08-18)Intrinsically disordered proteins are an emerging class of proteins that contain no secondary or tertiary structure. Through bioinformatics studies it has been predicted that a third of the human proteome consists of ... -
Effect of previous hamstring strain on Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) forces
(East Carolina University, 2016-08-18)Introduction: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries are very common in the athletic population. While the hamstring muscles help protect the ACL, hamstring strain injuries (HSI) are also common in sports. After HSI, ... -
Relation of adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism to behavioral activation, behavioral inhibition, and heart rate variability
(East Carolina University, 2016-08-18)Background: Recent research has indicated that different subtypes of perfectionism are differentially related to stress, coping, and psychophysiology, with individuals who exhibit higher levels of maladaptive perfectionism ... -
Delineating Wastewater Contaminant Plumes from On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems in the North Carolina Coastal Plain using Electromagnetic Induction
(East Carolina University, 2016-08-18)In North Carolina, wastewater-derived nutrients and harmful bacteria threaten public health and reduce water quality for many surface water bodies. North Carolina uses ~ 2 million on-site wastewater treatment systems, yet ... -
NUTRIENT AND BACTERIA DYNAMICS OF PACKAGE TREATMENT PLANTS IN COASTAL CARTERET COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2016-08-18)Nutrient and bacteria enrichment problems are well documented in the waterways along North Carolina's coast. Surface and subsurface wastewater inputs have been documented as a source of these pollutants in a variety of ... -
Substrate Utilization During Submaximal Exercise in Children with a Severely Obese Mother and Response to Exercise Training
(East Carolina University, 2016-08-18)The aim of this study was to compare fat metabolism during submaximal exercise in children with a severely obese mother (BMI[greater than or equal to]35 kg/m2) to children with a lean, non-obese mother (BMI[less than or ... -
A Framework for Testing Scientific Software: A Case Study of Testing Amsterdam Discrete Dipole Approximation Software
(East Carolina University, 2016-08-18)Software testing with scientific software systems often suffers from test oracle problem, i.e., lack of test oracles. Amsterdam discrete dipole approximation code (ADDA) is a scientific software system that can be used to ... -
FAMILIES IN POVERTY: EXPLORING PERCEPTIONS OF PARENTING STYLES AND COMMUNICATION
(East Carolina University, 2016-08-24)The present study evaluated parent-child communication and parenting styles of families in poverty. Participants were 62 parents of children from organizations who currently treat and supervise children in poverty. Data ... -
INTELLIGENT MODEL FOR IMAGE-BASED RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM
(East Carolina University, 2016-08-29)Online shopping has developed in parallel with the Internet, and Recommendation Systems have played a pivotal role in its growth. The recommendations are usually provided in two ways: Content-based Filtering and Collaborative ... -
Predictors of Entrepreneurial Success in Tunisia
(East Carolina University, 2016-09-16)The current study explores the different psychological and cultural predictors of successful entrepreneurship in Tunisia. The relationships between entrepreneurial self-efficacy, risk-taking propensity, wasta (advantages ... -
The Predicament of Traditional Femininity: A Gender Material Culture Analysis of Civil War Blockade Runners
(East Carolina University, 2016-11-16)This thesis will seek to examine the tension between nineteenth-century Southern gender expectations of upper-class femininity contrasted with the necessities of wartime and determine if this tension is evident in the ... -
LEAVING LEAVES -- BETWEEN SEASONS: Therapeutic Landscape Painting and Participatory Art
(East Carolina University, 2016-11-16)This thesis is an exhibition of therapeutic art. The therapeutic qualities of the work are based on scientific studies in healthcare design and psychology, and evolutionary psychology. Attributes that have been demonstrated ... -
The Pirates of the Pamlico: A Maritime Cultural Landscape Investigation of the Pirates of Colonial North Carolina and their Place in the State's Cultural Memory
(East Carolina University, 2016-11-16)During this period (1663-1730), North Carolina was a poor colony in the British Empire. The landscape provided ample opportunities for pirates to establish operational bases. Besides Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach, numerous ... -
Children's use of transitional objects in pediatric healthcare settings: policies and practices
(East Carolina University, 2016-11-16)Children experience medical interventions and hospitalizations every day. These settings are often characterized as strange and unfamiliar for children, may require some separations from established attachment figures, ... -
Exposure to Heat Stress, Solar Ultraviolet Radiation and Other Occupational Health Hazards among Groundskeepers at East Carolina University
(East Carolina University, 2016-11-16)Groundskeepers work most of the year outdoors, performing physically demanding duties. The amount of time spent working outdoors exposes groundskeepers to various hazards including physical hazards (hot temperatures, cold ... -
DEVELOPING A REAL-TIME DATA ANALYTICS FRAMEWORK FOR TWITTER STREAMING DATA
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-13)Twitter is an online social networking service with more than 300 million users, generating a huge amount of information every day. Twitter's most important characteristic is its ability for users to tweet about events, ... -
A framework for mining on Twitter data
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-13)Motivated by the increasing need of information retrieval from social media, a lexicon-based approach Tweet Sentiment Classifier (TSC) is presented to determine sentiment from tweet along with a systematic software for ... -
INVESTIGATING THE STAR SCHEMA BENCHMARK AS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE TPC-H DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-13)Decision Support System (DSS) are at the core of business intelligence systems. Implementation costs for enterprise level Database Management System (DBMS) and DSS average $10,461 for installation costs. This does not ... -
Developmental pathway alterations in the stress axis of chickens exposed in ovo to an emerging environmental contaminant
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-13)Pharmaceutical and personal care products are present in the natural environment by way of the wastewater stream. They are persistent in the environment and have bioaccumulative abilities that threaten the health of both ... -
Onsite Wastewater System Phosphate Contributions to Water Resources in the Piedmont of North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-13)Major watersheds in North Carolina including portions of the Cape Fear, Neuse, and the Tar-Pamlico Rivers are impaired because of elevated phosphorus (P) loading from point and non-point sources of pollution. Studies ...