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CAFFEINE INTAKE AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PARTICIPATING IN SHIFT WORK
(East Carolina University, 2013)
Objective: To investigate caffeine consumption among law enforcement officers during day shifts (DAY) and night shifts (NIGHT); to assess the types of caffeine-containing products and the frequency of product intake during ...
Parental Perceptions of Nondisabled Preschoolers in Inclusive Classroom Settings
(East Carolina University, 2013)
The current study investigates perceptions, thoughts, and concerns of parents of nondisabled children enrolled in inclusive preschool classrooms. Utilizing a phenomenological approach and Ecological Systems theory, parents ...
An Archaeological Exploration of a Settlement at Dixie Plantation, Hollywood, SC
(East Carolina University, 2014)
The College of Charleston's Dixie Plantation in Hollywood, SC is located 19 miles west of the College of Charleston's main campus in downtown Charleston. Dixie Plantation was formerly an 18th and 19th century rice and ...
FROM WORKAHOLISM TO BURNOUT: AN INCLUSION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-25)
In the current study we sought to examine the relationships among workaholism, psychological capital (PsyCap), and burnout. According to previous research, the incidence of workaholism is increasing in the United States. ...
The Child Life Specialists' Perception of Animal Assisted Therapy Within a Pediatric Oncology Population
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)
When a child receives the life altering diagnosis of cancer, it is often the beginning of a whirlwind of endless hospitalizations, procedures, checkups, and a multitude of side effects related to the disease. All of these ...
Using Fluorescent Probes to Study the Location and Interaction of Disaccharides within Lipid Bilayers
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-26)
It is well known that certain organisms, such as the tardigrade, are capable of surviving extreme conditions including dehydration, freezing and / or oxygen deficiency. The tardigrades ability to withstand such extreme ...
Optical Pulling, Optical Deflection, and Optical Trapping of Single Airborne Particles using Negative Photophoresis
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)
Optical manipulation is the use of light to control the motion of objects. This thesis focuses on the development of optical transportation technology via optical pulling with application to the characterization of single ...
USING SEDIMENT ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY TO INTERPRET LATE HOLOCENE BARRIER ISLAND AND ESTUARINE EVOLUTION, NORTH CAROLINA, USA
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Deconvolving the relationship between meteorological and oceanographic phenomena and associated impacts to coastal systems is critical to understanding the future of coastal systems worldwide. North Carolina's barrier ...
Tar River Blounts and a Transitional Maritime Cultural Landscape, 1778-1802
(East Carolina University, 2015)
This thesis analyzes John Gray Blount and his associates' roles in the post Revolutionary War development of North Carolina's Tar-Pamlico maritime cultural landscape. After discussing the business interests and political ...
Movements of North Carolina Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis, Inferred through Otolith Microchemistry
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis, is an anadromous, recreationally and commercially important fish species found throughout the U.S. Atlantic east coast, whose migrations have been intensely studied. A review of the relevant ...