Browsing Master's Theses by Title
Now showing items 1097-1116 of 1976
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Cornel West, Barack Obama: Giving Voice and Purpose to African American Subalterns
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. Cornel West, and Barack Obama are influential figures who advocate for drastic changes, especially for repressed and oppressed African Americans. The texts selected all respective ... -
Maternal Attitudes and Behaviors and Weight Concerns of Gymnasts
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-18)Weight concerns are highly prevalent for adolescent female aesthetic sport athletes, particularly gymnasts, and these concerns can have detrimental effects on overall health and well-being. Though the cause of these weight ... -
Maternal Experience of Family-Centered Care and Parenting Their Child with Down syndrome and Congenital Heart Defect
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-10)Approximately half of children with Down syndrome are born with a congenital heart defect (CHD). There is limited empirical research exploring parental perspective or experience of children with both Down syndrome and CHD ... -
Maternal input of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) : Determining a mother's life history from its progeny in coastal North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2014)Otolith studies have become more prevalent in recent years as use has expanded from ageing to examination of migration patterns and fidelity to natal habitats, and more recently examining otoliths for possible maternal ... -
Maternal Perceptions About Parenting a Child Affected by Catastrophic Epilepsy : A Phenomenological Study
(East Carolina University, 2012)This qualitative study explored the maternal perceptions of life with a child affected by catastrophic epilepsy, which is a severe form of childhood epilepsy that includes difficult-to- control seizure activity, intellectual ... -
Maternal Perceptions of Father Involvement, Co-parent Relationship Quality, Maternal Anxiety and Stress
(East Carolina University, 2018-08-30)Using a sample of 58 expecting mothers and 75 mothers this study examined maternal perceptions of father involvement and the association between perceived paternal involvement during pregnancy and the quality of the co-parent ... -
Maternal Resilience: Assets and Resources Utilized When Parenting Adolescents with Congenital Heart Defects
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-01)Mothers of adolescents with congenital heart defects (CHD), or those acquired during childhood, face unique parenting stressors. Using resiliency theory and family systems theory as theoretical frameworks, the current study ... -
Mathematical Analysis of Tsunami and Rogue Waves
(East Carolina University, 2012)In this thesis both forced and non-linear wave equations will be studied. Actual data from tsunami and rogue waves will be used and a signal analysis will be performed using wavelets. Main results show that a different ... -
Mathematical Aspects of Image Processing
(East Carolina University, 2014)In this thesis, image processing is explored from a mathematical point of view. After defining a digitized image, techniques for adjusting resolution are discussed. Image transformations defined on a neighborhood centered ... -
Mathematical Techniques for the Analysis of Partial Differential Equations
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-25)This thesis explores various solution methods for partial differential equations. The heat equation, wave equation and Laplace equation are analyzed using techniques from functional analysis, Fourier series, and Fourier ... -
Matrix Metalloproteinase 12 is Critical for Granuloma Formation in the Murine Model of Granulomatous disease
(East Carolina University, 2019-08-16)Matrix Metalloproteinase 12 (MMP12) is a protein produced primarily by alveolar macrophages that degrades elastin in the extracellular matrix (ECM) and enables infiltration of immune cells that participate in the inflammatory ... -
Matters of Steel : Illustrating and Assessing the Deterioration of the World War II Merchant Freighter Caribsea
(East Carolina University, 2015)The purpose of this thesis is to acquire historical and archaeological datasets for the illustration and interpretation of site formation processes affecting a World War II merchant shipwreck, and to use this data to develop ... -
Maturation and fecundity of the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico Rivers striped bass (morone saxatilis) stocks in coastal North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 1/13/16)The Albemarle/Roanoke stock makes up the largest contingent of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) in the state; however, other economically important populations exist elsewhere. The Central Southern Management Area (CSMA) ... -
Maturation, Fecundity, and Spawning Frequency of the Albemarle/Roanoke Striped Bass Stock
(East Carolina University, 2011)The principal striped bass, Morone saxatilis population in North Carolina, the Albemarle/Roanoke (A/R) stock has grown tremendously in size and age structure over the last twenty years necessitating an up-to-date maturity ... -
MC/DC COVERAGE FOR REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-02)In the early 1990s, the Modi ed Condition/Decision Coverage (MC/DC) criterion was suggested as a structural white-box testing approach, but it can also be used for blackbox speci cation-based testing. Practical application ... -
The Meaning and Cultural Context of Physical Activity as Perceived by Physically Active, Rural African American Women
(East Carolina University, 2010)Background - The health problems of overweight and obesity are growing concerns in the United States and in many parts of the world. At the time of this study, African American women had the highest mortality and obesity ... -
THE MEANING AND LIVED EXPERIENCE OF DEPLOYMENT AS PERCEIVED BY MILITARY OFFICERS' SPOUSES/PARTNERS
(East Carolina University, 2011)This study addressed the question, "What is the lived experience of and meaning held by military officers' spouses/partners regarding multiple, year-long or longer deployments of their active duty military wife/partner in ... -
Measuring and Assessing Food Insecurity Among East Carolina University Undergraduate Students
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)Food insecurity has long been an issue nationwide, however, there has been little emphasis placed on food insecurity among college students. This thesis employed a cross-sectional survey of 1,170 randomly selected undergraduate ... -
MEASURING GEOSPATIALLY EXPLICIT PERCEPTIONS OF SUDANESE ETHNIC GROUP LOCATIONS : A COMPARISON OF SUBJECT-MATTER-EXPERTS AND ONLINE DATA
(East Carolina University, 2013)The geospatial perceptions of Sudan and South Sudan subject-matter-experts (SMEs) regarding the location of Sudanese ethnic groups were collected and analyzed, in order to determine how to synthesize and gain meaning from ... -
MEASURING LEADERSHIP ROUNDING PERFORMANCE IN A HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT USING REAL TIME LOCATION SYSTEMS
(East Carolina University, 2015)Among the major industries, healthcare accounts for over ten percent of jobs today and is continuing to grow per the surges of baby boomers requiring more care, rising costs in medicine and equipment, and current legislative ...