Browsing Master's Theses by Issue Date
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The Direct and Indirect Impact of Sucralose on Immune Function
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-18)1, 6-dichloro-1, 6- dideoxy-[beta]-D-fructofuranosyl-4-chloro-4-deoxy -[alpha]-D-galactopyranoside, or Sucralose, is a highly popular NAS (Non-caloric artificial sweetener) used by millions across the globe for sweetening ... -
Exploring the Relationship Between Adaptive Sports Participation and Self-Determination of Adults Engaged in Adaptive Sports
(East Carolina University, 2018-01-16)This study sought to determine if there were relationships between participation in adaptive sports and supports for psychological basic needs. Framed in Self-Determination Theory, the study measured the degree to which ... -
Neurophysiological and Personality Correlates of Sleep and Quality of Life
(East Carolina University, 2018-02-09)Background: Sleep is an important health factor across the lifespan. Poor sleep has been linked to significant negative health outcomes, including an increased risk for chronic diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, ... -
Technical Considerations and Cultural Context: Archaeological Management of Prehistoric and Historic Wooden Canoes
(East Carolina University, 2018-03-29)Cultural resource managers often encounter historic and prehistoric wooden canoes during their field investigations or inventory processes. There is considerable variation in methods used by state entities and research ... -
Workaholism and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors: An Investigation of Gender Role Beliefs as a Moderator
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-11)In the current study we sought to examine the relationships among workaholism, OCBs, and gender role beliefs. Given that previous research has shown workaholism to have negative effects on many aspects of the work ... -
Changes in Anxiety and Self-Care Practices in Heart Failure Patients after Wireless Implantable Hemodynamic Monitor Implants
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-11)Background: Heart Failure (HF) is a chronic cardiac disease that places a significant burden on patients through reduced functioning, unpleasant symptoms, and extensive disease management routines. Wireless implantable ... -
Cardiac Monitoring with Smartphones: MobileECG Usage in ICD Patients
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-17)Background: Addressing behavioral risk factors and having access to high quality medical care with increased information, biometrics, and treatment planning could reduce global cardiovascular mortality. There has been a ... -
Workaholism and Affect: The Moderating Role of Mindfulness
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-17)In the current study we sought to examine the relationships among workaholism, mindfulness, and negative affect. Workaholism is compulsively working excessively hard and is related to detrimental outcomes to both the ... -
Modeling and Analysis of SQL Queries in PHP Systems
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-19)PHP is a common language used for creating dynamic websites. These websites often include the use of databases to store data, with embedded SQL queries constructed within the PHP code and executed through the use of database ... -
Exploring Pre-Service Early Childhood Education (ECE) Teachers' Experience with Nutrition Education
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-23)This study aimed to understand early childhood pre-service teachers' thoughts and experiences with nutrition education in their undergraduate program and how these experiences play into their perceptions and future use of ... -
Behavioral syndromes and their effect on dispersal in Notonecta irrorata
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-23)Dispersal is an important life-history characteristic for many organisms, including in the genus of back-swimming insect Notonecta. The propensity to disperse is a behavior that might be affected by an individual's other ... -
An Archaeological Biography of the Garrity Family in Presque Isle, Michigan
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-23)This thesis research examines the lives of the Garrity family during their time of service at the range lights and lighthouses of Presque Isle, Michigan. The written history of their family is discussed and then the ... -
EDUCATIONAL DATA MINING AND ITS USES TO PREDICT THE MOST PROSPEROUS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-23)The use of technology and data analysis within the classroom has been a resourceful tool in order to collect, study, and compare a student's level of success. With the large amount of regularly collected data from student ... -
Evolution of Relationships Through Time
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-23)My careers in dance and Medicine have shaped my concept of form and philosophical ideas on modern Humanism. Through figurative sculpture, I present an autobiographical representation of the interconnection between me and ... -
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, ... -
Familial and Cultural Conflicts as Related to Identity: the 1.5 and Second Generation's Imperfect Records
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-24)The bicultural struggles of the 1.5 and second generation characters in Cristina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban, Julia Alvarez's How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, and David Wong Louie's The Barbarians Are Coming are ... -
CHICANA POETRY OF RESISTANCE: GALVÁN RODRÍGUEZ EXTENDING THE MESTIZA CONSCIOUSNESS AND ENCOURAGING POLITICAL ACTIVISM THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-24)This thesis presents an analysis of Chicana poetry of resistance by poet and activist Odilia Galván Rodríguez. Specifically, I examine three poems--"Geographic Dreaming or What it Means to be Chicana," "Collecting Thoughts ... -
From One Woman to Another: The Role of Spanish Women in the Catholic Education of Indigenous Girls in Sixteenth Century New Spain
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-24)The endeavors of the colonial enterprise of the Spanish empire are often attributed to men while women are given secondary importance; yet women were greatly involved in the religious education and conversion of indigenous ... -
Anxiety and College Students: The Benefits of Mindfulness Based Mediation
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-24)Approximately 62% of college students report experiencing anxiety during the past 12 months (American College Health Association [ACHA], 2016). Of those students, approximately 27% stated that their anxiety had taken a ... -
Mathematical Techniques for the Analysis of Partial Differential Equations
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-25)This thesis explores various solution methods for partial differential equations. The heat equation, wave equation and Laplace equation are analyzed using techniques from functional analysis, Fourier series, and Fourier ...