Browsing Master's Theses by Title
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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, ... -
Developing a Supplemental Archaeological Methodology: A Photogrammetric Study of Shipwrecks Using a Low-Cost ROV
(East Carolina University, 2017-11-15)In recent years, photogrammetry has been increasingly used as a supplement to traditional archaeological mapping methods. This study aims to show that photogrammetry can be a viable supplement, and in some cases a replacement, ... -
Development and Analysis of a Measurement Scale for Teacher Assessment Literacy
(East Carolina University, 2013)The purpose of this study was to develop and analyze an updated scale of teacher assessment literacy that measures teachers' self-ratings of skills in areas mentioned in the current literature on assessment. Items were ... -
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A REGRESSION MODEL TO ESTIMATE VO2 max FOR OLDER ADOLESCENTS FROM PACER 20-M SHUTTLE RUN PERFORMANCE
(East Carolina University, 2017-09-27)The PACER provides a convenient and relatively low cost assessment of aerobic fitness. The PACER is less expensive and more readily available than stationary or portable metabolic systems, can be completed in a condensed ... -
Development of a Heart Motion Tracking System using Non-invasive Imaging Data
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-18)Cardiac motion can be monitored non-invasively for the assessment of cardiovascular function by using medical imaging systems and motion tracking algorithms. Existing tracking approaches require a priori understanding of ... -
Development of a Proton Induced X-Ray Emission (PIXE) Material Analysis System
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-07)A material analysis system using particle-induced x-ray emission (PIXE) analysis has been developed to measure trace element composition in a wide range of samples. The system was constructed in the particle accelerator ... -
The Development of Confederate Ship Construction : An Archaeological and Historical Investigation of Confederate Ironclads Neuse and Jackson
(East Carolina University, 2009)Southern shipbuilding in 1861 was comparable to construction throughout the United States. Confederate ships early in the war show continuity of these traditions, but beginning in 1862, wartime stimuli created a distinct ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL-MODELCULE INHIGITORS OF THE INTIATING PROTEASES, C1r AND C1s, OF THE CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT PATHWAY
(2019-12)Complement is a proteolytic cascade that upon activation plays a key effector role in the innate immune system and acts to prime the adaptive immune response. During normal homeostatic events, complement is tightly regulated ... -
Development of small-molecule inhibitors of the initiating proteases, C1r and C1s, of the classical complement pathway
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-12)Complement is a proteolytic cascade that upon activation plays a key effector role in the innate immune system and acts to prime the adaptive immune response. During normal homeostatic events, complement is tightly regulated ... -
Development of Walk Tests to Estimate Aerobic Fitness in 10 to 13 Year-Old Children
(East Carolina University, 2013)Aerobic fitness is an important indicator of health for children. Estimation of aerobic fitness (VO₂[subscript]max) from field-based tests is an essential aspect of youth fitness tests. Field tests can also provide researchers ... -
Developmental Implications of Youth Sport Participation on Physical Activity and Sport Participation in Young Adulthood
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-14)This study sought to address a point of controversy within youth sports: whether young athletes should specialize early (e.g., Ericsson, Krampe & Tesch-Römer, 1993) or if it is favorable to follow the path of early ... -
Developmental lead exposure and the exacerbation of Alzheimer's pathology: an immunological analysis
(East Carolina University, 2014)Early neuroimmune dysfunction may play a driving role in the etiopathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD), stemming from the hypothesis that many late-stage adult diseases have an early-life basis. Here we explore whether ... -
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 ... -
The Devonian West Falls Formation, implications of sedimentation controlled by preexisting structures, West Virginia
(East Carolina University, 2012)The Devonian (Frasnian) aged West Falls Formation in West Virginia contains gamma-ray signatures that have been interpreted to indicate sedimentation within a foreland (foredeep) basin. The West Falls Formation includes ... -
Diagnostic Accuracy of a Universal Behavior Screener for Identification of Attention Problems in First Grade
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-25)Teacher-rated inattention predicts reading outcomes, and children with both reading and elevated inattention may require special intervention. Therefore, screening of inattention seems warranted. It is examined whether ... -
DID JOHN LAWSON SLEEP HERE? : AN INVESTIGATION OF LOTS FIVE AND SIX IN HISTORIC BATH, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2010)The investigation of Lots Five and Six in Bath, North Carolina, began during the spring semester of 2003 and continued intermittently until the summer of 2010 under the direction of Dr. Charles R. Ewen. During this time, ... -
"Did you Hear?" : Gossip as a Manifestation of Trait Aggression
(East Carolina University, 2014)This study sought to ascertain how trait aggression relates to individuals' motives and tendencies to participate in various types of gossip; while empirically differentiating between the application of negative and positive ... -
Dietary Reconstruction Of Urban Inhabitants Of The 1St Century AD Petra
(East Carolina University, 2015)Petra, an ancient city located in southern Jordan, is a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its architecturally grand buildings and tombs carved into sandstone bedrock. The establishment of Petra as the capital of the ... -
Differences in Heart Rate Reactivity and Callous-Unemotional Traits in Young Adults Related to Severity of Maltreatment
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-28)Childhood maltreatment in the form of abuse and neglect is a devastating problem that occurs in the United States at epidemic proportions. The potential effects of childhood maltreatment are not only immediate, but can ... -
Differences in Satisfaction with Undergraduate Education between African Americans and Caucasians and how it Relates to Retention of African American Students at East Carolina University
(East Carolina University, 2012)This study was designed to assess if there are differences in overall college satisfaction between Black and White graduating seniors using data from a survey of graduating seniors. Sex differences were also investigated. ...