Browsing Master's Theses by Title
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MICROBIAL DIVERSITY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY IN A SERPENTINITE-HOSTED ECOSYSTEM
(East Carolina University, 2010)The goal of this project was to characterize the taxonomic and functional diversity and document biogeographic patterns of microbial communities in an ecosystem influenced by active serpentinization. Serpentinization is a ... -
MICROBIAL INFLUENCED CORROSION ON ACCOMAC, A FRESHWATER, FERROUS-HULLED SHIPWRECK: EVALUATION OF MICROBIAL DIVERSITY AND COMPOSITION
(East Carolina University, 2023-07-09)Abandoned shipwrecks are sitting at the bottom of oceans and lakes around the world, deteriorating extensively as the years pass by. Over time, however, microbial-comprised biofilm formation on these structures has resulted ... -
MICROMORPHOLOGY IN ARCHAEOLOGY: AN ANALYSIS OF EOLIAN AND ALLUVIAL SITE FORMATION PROCESSES IN THE MIDDLE RÍO NEGRO VALLEY, NORTHERN PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-19)Based on the results of a previous geoarchaeological study that reconstructed the landscape history of the Middle Río Negro Valley in Northern Patagonia, Argentina, this thesis analyzes previously collected sediments to ... -
MICROMORPHOLOGY IN ARCHAEOLOGY: AN ANALYSIS OF EOLIAN AND ALLUVIAL SITE FORMATION PROCESSES IN THE MIDDLE RÍO NEGRO VALLEY, NORTHERN PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-19)Based on the results of a previous geoarchaeological study that reconstructed the landscape history of the Middle Río Negro Valley in Northern Patagonia, Argentina, this thesis analyzes previously collected sediments to ... -
Mid-Summer Dry Spell and Agriculture in Jamaica : Implications for farming practices, techniques and culture
(East Carolina University, 2011)At the beginning of the 21st century, Jamaica stands in a precarious situation which could have serious implications for the island's future. This stress may not have derived from a decrease in precipitation due to climate ... -
Migrating Legacy Software Applications to Cloud Computing Environments : A Software Architect's Approach
(East Carolina University, 2011)Cloud computing has garnered a great deal of interest in the past few years. The availability of on-demand computational power is presumed to provide substantial IT infrastructure cost-savings, partially through the ... -
Migration of Legacy Web Application Using NoSQL Databases
(East Carolina University, 2013)The Migration of the legacy web application to Content Management Systems (CMS) is inevitable because of the overload of managing the content. Traditionally, Content Management Systems are built with RDBMSes and the migration ... -
The migration of the sharpie : economic, environmental, and archaeological aspects
(East Carolina University, 2015)In the late nineteenth century, the United States saw the development of a crucial working vessel type, the sharpie. This thesis will demonstrate that as the sharpie migrated south down the east coast of the United States, ... -
Mile Marker : A Material Investigation in Two Lane Travels
(East Carolina University, 2014)This thesis contemplates American imagery, landscape, memories, identities, and travel in order to introduce the spontaneity of adventure to the viewer. My work attempts to spark a desire for being lost and focuses on the ... -
The Mimicking of Oral Traditions in African American Literature
(East Carolina University, 2012)The authors Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, and Randall Kenan create a authentic listener experience through the use of literary features that mimic oral tradition in African American culture. The "authentic listener ... -
Mindfulness and Mentoring : Focusing Attention for Effective and Satisfying Mentoring Relationships
(East Carolina University, 2012)The purpose of the current study was to determine if mindfulness predicted successful mentoring relationships. More specifically, this study examined whether trait mindfulness predicted effective mentoring, satisfying ... -
Mindfulness and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors : Recognizing When to Help Others in the Workplace
(East Carolina University, 2012)Until recently, the construct of mindfulness has been studied primarily within religious and philosophical disciplines. Little attention has been given to mindfulness as it relates to organizational settings and work related ... -
Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Genesis of the Valentines Iron Formation, Nico Pérez Terrane, Eastern Uruguay, and Significance for the Redox Conditions of Early Earth's Oceans
(East Carolina University, 2015)The Valentines Iron Formation of eastern Uruguay is one of three well-defined rock units that comprise the Valentines Formation, and is commonly interlayered with felsic and intermediate granulites. The iron formations ... -
miRCancer : a microRNA-Cancer Association Database and Toolkit Based on Text Mining
(East Carolina University, 2010)MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of single-stranded small non-coding RNAs. Study of miRNAs has been a fast growing field since the first miRNA was discovered in 1993. Many findings indicate that miRNA plays an important role ... -
miRDiabetes : A microRNA-Diabetes Association Database Constructed With Data Mining on Literature
(East Carolina University, 2014)MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a growing class of non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression by translational repression. A role for miRNA in diabetes was first established in 2004 and research in miRNA-diabetes association has ...