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Defining the Great Lakes Passenger Freight Propeller: A Statistical, and Historical Study
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)Passenger freight propellers were integral to the Great Lakes economy for nearly 100 years. A unique vessel type created for a unique need, shipbuilders combined different new technologies to create faster, more efficient, ... -
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(East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)The idea of the "spiritual" conjures notions of belief, wonder, and divinity for many people. I have come to understand the spiritual to be a part of my daily life, my inner thoughts and feelings, and the means to which I ... -
The Union Soldier Monument Controversy at the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)This thesis centers on a controversial monument initiative at the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site in Johnston County, North Carolina in 1994. The planned obelisk was to record the participation of the four Union ... -
DETECTING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SIGNATURES IN SHALLOW WATER: A STUDY OF THE CHICAMACOMICO RACES BATTLESCAPE (1-5 OCTOBER 1861)
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)After the Confederate surrender at Forts Hatteras and Clark in August of 1861, the Union took control of Pamlico Sound. Confederate soldiers, however, remained in control of an outpost on nearby Roanoke Island. This was ... -
British Eugenics and Birth Control Before World War Two
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)Eugenics is the science of breeding well, or rather, the science of improving the inborn qualities of the population. This science was founded by Francis Galton in the late nineteenth century and continued by his acolytes ... -
Carbon Budget of an Eastern North Carolina Pocosin Following Nutrient Gradient Manipulation
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)Wetlands store ~25-30% of the earth's soil pool of carbon. Seventeen percent of the US' wetlands are found in North Carolina (NC) where 70% of NC's freshwater wetlands are pocosin peatlands. Pocosins are known for thick ... -
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: FAMILIAL EXPECTATIONS IN THREE MULTICULTURAL NOVELS
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)By using the commonality of family, this cross-cultural investigation hopes to highlight some of the similarities and differences among three vastly different cultures with the hope that readers discover the ways in which ... -
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(East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)I believe in the practice of empathy. Einfühlung is the ability to put oneself in the shoes of another and is the inspiration for this thesis exhibition. My work elicits emotion through sculptural representations of ... -
Student Retention at Tidewater Community College: A Technical and Professional Communication Approach to Creating a Comprehensive Document to Help Students Defeat Their Obstacles and Stay in School
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)This study aims to help create a document which could help retain students to completion of their chosen program at Tidewater Community College by use of a condensed technical document. Community college students face ... -
Fish assemblage and habitat use in North Carolina and Virginia waters during the annual Cooperative Winter Tagging Cruise, 1988-2013
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)Long-term ecological research can be valuable in understanding ecosystem function and species requirements, allowing managers to better regulate and enforce strategies for continued use of the resource, commercially and ... -
Using Drones in Disaster Areas: Perspectives of Disaster Responders in North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)Drones are pilotless aircraft and are more formally known as either unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Drones, as they were referred to in this study, have the capability of being remotely ... -
Control of maize development by microRNA and auxin regulated pathways
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)Plant architecture and inflorescence architecture, in particular, are major determinates of yield. Plant architecture is dependent upon the activity of meristems. Meristems are vital to plant development because they not ... -
KEY MOTIVATORS FOR ENROLLING IN MATH ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)This study examined the motivating factors for students to enroll in advanced placement math courses based on the data collected from the 2016 High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) by the National Center for ... -
Are All Parasitic Infections Created Equal? An Examination of Differential Infection Effects and Responses in Native and Non-Native Hosts
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)Interactions between native and introduced species are complex, multifaceted, and can have cascading effects throughout an ecosystem. While scientists have taken great strides to understand how these dynamics change with ... -
THE DEVELOPMENT OF BETA-ACTIN MUTANTS WITH ALTERED BINDING AFFINITES FOR ATP AND ADP
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)A number of neurodegenerative diseases are accompanied by the formation of cofilin-actin rods in neural cells. These rods can cause synaptic dysfunction and block transport within neurites. The overall goal of this project ... -
ADAMTS9 IS NECESSARY FOR THE SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT OF FEMALE ZEBRAFISH
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)The ovary is a unique organ as it must cyclically alter its structure to accommodate the growth, development, and release of oocytes. The processes of oogenesis and ovulation requires structural modifications made to the ... -
Reactions to a Sexual Assault Disclosure: Evaluation of an Alternative Scoring Method for the Social Reactions Questionnaire
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)Survivors of sexual assault receive a wide range of social reactions when they disclose their sexual assault experience to informal support sources (e.g. family and friends). The way in which the survivors perceive these ... -
Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms that Contribute to Parkinson’s Disease: Defining the Role of Ca2+ in TG2: α-synuclein Macromolecular Complex Assembly
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is an allosteric enzyme ubiquitously expressed in human tissue. This versatile enzyme has both Ca2+ -dependent, transamidase and GTPase activities. TG2's Ca2+ -dependent transamidase activity is ... -
Hammock: A Maritime Tool
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)During the age of sail, sailors slept in hammocks made of canvas, suspended on the gundecks and secured to the beams above. This work seeks to understand the adoption and adaptation of hammocks as a maritime tool on sailing ... -
Keeping History Afloat: A Study of the Preservation of the Museum Ship Olympia
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)Historic ships are crucial to understanding maritime and naval history. The preservation of working vessels and museum ships of historical significance is necessary to ensure their continued availability for public ...