Browsing Master's Theses by Title
Now showing items 1988-2007 of 3787
-
Localization of soniferous fish using a sparse hydrophone array and conventional steered response power method
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-10)A sparse seven-channel hydrophone array was deployed in intertidal marsh creeks located within the North-Inlet-Winyah-Bay Nature Reserve at Baruch Marine Field Laboratory in Hobcaw Barony, Georgetown, South Carolina, USA. ... -
LOCATIONAL ASPECTS OF ADAPTIVE REUSE : THE CASE OF NORTH CAROLINA`S TEXTILE MILLS
(East Carolina University, 2010)This thesis examines the adaptive reuse of historic textile mills in North Carolina. The decline of the textile industry, which employed over 300,000 North Carolinians at its peak, has left scores of mills abandoned on the ... -
Locus of Rater-Ratee Race Effects as Influenced by Rating Source
(East Carolina University, 2011)This study examines the impact of both rater and ratee race on job performance ratings. Traditionally, the true nature of race-based distortions to performance ratings is difficult to ascertain due to a lack of true score ... -
Lonely Voices Crying in the Wilderness
(East Carolina University, 2012)This text is a work of creative fiction that delves into the minds of those who have experienced conflict. Whether it is during war or life situations, these stories are often internalized. The text explores how the young ... -
LONG-TERM FERTILIZATION AND SOIL MOISTURE INTERACT TO INFLUENCE PLANT AND BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN A LOW NUTRIENT WETLAND
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-20)Human activities such as urbanization and intensive agriculture modify nutrient and water cycles in significant ways. Changes to nutrient and water cycles can cause disruptions to plant-microbe mutualisms, especially in ... -
Long-Term Impacts to the Federally Permitted For-Hire Headboat Fishery in the Gulf of Mexico Following the 2010 British Petroleum-Deepwater Horizon ("BP") Oil Disaster
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)To quantify possible long-term impacts from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, this study analyzed data procured from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's mandatory Southeast ... -
Longshore Spatial and Temporal Variation in Cape Cod National Seashore
(East Carolina University, 2017-08-23)Beach and dune systems are dynamic environments where changes occur from season to season due to a continual influx of energy from waves, currents, and winds. For coasts to best be managed, and to protect or preserve ... -
LOOKING TO THE STARS: A HYBRID VOTING APPROACH FOR STAR RATING PREDICTION OF AMAZON CUSTOMER REVIEWS
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-14)Due to the continuous growth of E-Commerce platforms, more and more data is becoming widely available. Almost every online transaction, from buying products on Amazon to renting vacation houses on Airbnb, allows for users ... -
Loss of suitable habitat and phenological shifts of grouper and snapper spawning aggregations in the Greater Caribbean under climate change
(East Carolina University, 2021-01-15)With the effects of climate change already observed in both terrestrial and marine ecosystems, an understanding of the resulting changes to the environment is necessary to assess fish population status and form appropriate ... -
LOST IN MAYBERRY/MOUNT AIRY : IMPORTANCE OF TOURIST PROFILES IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PLANNING
(East Carolina University, 2011)In sustainable tourism planning it is essential to understand the type of tourist attending and determine the temporal sustainability or longevity of pop-culture festivals, especially those focused around film and television. ... -
LOVE IN POSTCOLONIAL TIMES: EXPLORING ECHOES OF C.S. LEWIS’ FOUR LOVES IN SELECTED WORKS OF DEREK WALCOTT, V.S. NAIPAUL, TONI MORRISON, AND PABLO NERUDA
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)This thesis explores the universal theme of love, as analyzed by C.S. Lewis in his classical essay The Four Loves. In the course of this literary quest, selected literary works of four laureates of Nobel Prize in literature ... -
LOW RESOLUTION ELECTROMAGNETIC TOMOGRAPHY (LORETA) ANALYSIS OF THE BRAINS ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO EMOTIONAL VISUAL STIMULI UNDER DIFFERING CONDITIONS
(East Carolina University, 2016-07-21)Current methods of diagnosing and monitoring stress include: observing changes in the severity of existing symptoms, the development of new symptoms, hormone level tests, and stress self-assessment surveys. Self-assessment ... -
LOW-COST PHOTOGRAMMETRY SYSTEM FOR GEOREFERENCED STRUCTURE FROM MOTION
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-21)Photogrammetry has become increasingly available as a tool for re-constructing the 3D model of real-world objects and terrain, which is referred to as the structure from motion (SFM) solution. The re-constructed model has ... -
LOW-COST PHOTOGRAMMETRY SYSTEM FOR GEOREFERENCED STRUCTURE FROM MOTION
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-21)Photogrammetry has become increasingly available as a tool for re-constructing the 3D model of real-world objects and terrain, which is referred to as the structure from motion (SFM) solution. The re-constructed model has ... -
Loyal to Commerce?: Merchants and the Occupation of Eastern North Carolina, 1862-1865
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-21)This thesis comparatively analyzes the experiences and loyalties of merchants in the North Carolina towns of New Bern and Williamston during the American Civil War through the viewpoint of two individual merchants: Jacob ...