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Applications of Stochastic Processes to Cancer Research
(East Carolina University, 2013)
The purpose of this thesis is to implement stochastic models that are currently used to analyze the impact of different drug treatments on cancer and to model drug resistance by cancer cells. Mathematical models are used ...
Echoed Plexus
(East Carolina University, 2013)
This is a report of a creative thesis to complete the Master of Fine Arts degree at East Carolina University. The body of work presented focuses on the scientific theory of emergence as a connection between the structures ...
Thrown Voices : A Series of Dramatic Monologues, With a Discussion of the Genre
(East Carolina University, 2010)
This thesis examines the complex nature of the poetic genre of the dramatic monologue by providing multiple perspectives on the genre--namely, those of the literary critic and the creative writer. This thesis provides a ...
The Death of Women in Wordsworth, Byron, and Poe
(East Carolina University, 2010)
This thesis explores and analyzes the portrayal of women, death, and suffering through the experiences of male speakers in William Wordsworth, Lord Byron, and Edgar Allan Poe's poetry. These poets create bereaved male ...
SYNTHESIS AND PHOTOPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TRIDENTATE C^N*N PLATINUM (II) COMPLEXES and, INVESTIGATION OF SELECTIVITY IN C-H BOND ACTIVATION BY PLATINUM
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The synthesis, structure, and photophysical properties of a series of novel, highly luminescent tridentate platinum complexes with general coordination geometry of (C^N*N)-PtL are reported, where "C^N" denotes a coordination ...
STAKEHOLDERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES
(East Carolina University, 2011)
As North Carolina's coastal communities face challenges in maintaining the quality of the natural and cultural resources that drive their tourism economy the need for sustainable actions in tourism development is made ...
Factors Influencing Brand Loyalty to Craft Breweries in North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2012)
In 2005 North Carolina passed a law allowing breweries to give product samples to employees and guests. The law also changed the definition of a malt beverage and increased the amount of alcohol by volume (ABV) from 6%ABV ...
The use of a personal fitness device in conjunction with online social networking as an effective delivery system for occupational therapy community practice to enhance an individual's personal occupation and self-efficacy
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Participants wore a pedometer tracking device "fitbit" and participated in an on-line social support group daily. Data was collected through the "fitbit" including steps taken and distance traveled. Participants completed ...
Thermodynamic Investigations into Copper Binding in the N-Terminal Region of the Prion Protein at Low Copper Loadings
(East Carolina University, 2010)
The prion protein (PrP) is a naturally occurring protein found at high levels in central nervous system (CNS). The misfolding of the PrP is responsible for neurodegenerative diseases called transmissible spongioform ...
Dismantling the Center from the Margins : Patriarchy and Transnational Literature by Women
(East Carolina University, 2011)
This thesis explores the idea that transnational women writers are liminal figures: marginal as women, marginal as writers, and marginal as transnational personae "betwixt and between" nations. Authorial liminality provides ...