Browsing Master's Theses by Title
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Designer's Perception of Safe Design and its Potential for Innovation
(East Carolina University, 2014)Safe design to influence construction and maintenance worker safety is a concept that has been around for many years in the United Kingdom and Australia. The concept is that designers can influence the safety of the project ... -
Designing Ceramics for Social Events
(East Carolina University, 2015)My work considers the role of functional objects in common rituals. I am investigating how handcrafted ceramics can fit the demands of social events in both functional and decorative capacities. Specifically my thesis work ... -
Destination Recreation : A Generational Exploration of Psychographic Characteristics related to Vacation Recreation Activity Preferences
(East Carolina University, 2013)This study investigated the association between the preferred vacation recreation activities of different generations of travelers and their individual psychographic profile characteristics as based on Stanley Plog's (1972) ... -
Destruction of the Caribbean Landscape Through Colonization in Edgar Mittelholzer's Corentyne Thunder, Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea, and Wilson Harris' Palace Of The Peacock
(East Carolina University, 2010)The Caribbean Islands have long been known for their lush, tropical scenery. For this distinctive landscape to continue to be so alluring throughout the centuries, to the natives as well as to others, it must be respected, ... -
DETAILS OUT OF PLACE : AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEMORY AND PLACE
(East Carolina University, 2012)I am exploring the connection of place and memory. There are 3 specific single apartments that were pivotal during my development as an adult. These places are the point of departure for this work. By reinterpreting maps, ... -
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 ... -
Detection of Environmental DNA Damage Using Electrochemical Sensors and Mass Spectrometry
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-04)Nickel exposure has been linked to a variety of health complications including instances of tumors and cancer in living organisms. Exposure to nickel can occur due to pollution from mining or industrial applications. ... -
DETERMINATION OF BREATHING RESISTANCE ACROSS ACTIVATED CARBON FIBER RESPIRATOR CARTRIDGES USING SINUSOIDAL AIRFLOW
(East Carolina University, 2014)Activated carbon fibers are considered good alternative adsorbents in respirators because of their high adsorption capacities, light weight, and fabric form. In order to further assess such application, the pressure drop ... -
Determination of Legacy and Emerging Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Biological Media using Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry
(East Carolina University, 2022-08-02)Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAS) are synthetic monomers used in a variety of manufacturing processes that have been shown to cause numerous adverse health outcomes. Newer PFAS compounds have been produced to curb their toxicity ... -
Determination of Legacy and Emerging Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Biological Media using Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry
(East Carolina University, 2022-08-02)Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAS) are synthetic monomers used in a variety of manufacturing processes that have been shown to cause numerous adverse health outcomes. Newer PFAS compounds have been produced to curb their toxicity ...