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Anti-Cancer Activity of Cucurbitacin IIa
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Cancer is a debilitating disease resulting from uncontrolled proliferation. One major treatment strategy for cancer is the application of chemotherapeutic drugs which kill cancer cells. Cucurbitacins are a new family ...
INDIGENOUS IDENTITY, ORAL TRADITION, AND THE LAND IN THE POETRY OF OODGEROO NOONUCCAL, LUCI TAPAHONSO, AND HAUNANI-KAY TRASK
(East Carolina University, 2010)
This thesis is a postcolonial, ecocritical examination of the poetry of Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Luci Tapahonso, and Haunani-Kay Trask. It considers the use of poetry as a continuation of oral tradition, the poets' individual ...
Lonely Voices Crying in the Wilderness
(East Carolina University, 2012)
This text is a work of creative fiction that delves into the minds of those who have experienced conflict. Whether it is during war or life situations, these stories are often internalized. The text explores how the young ...
EMPLACEMENT AND GROWTH OF LARGE COMPLEX INTRUSIONS IN THE SHALLOW CRUST, HENRY MOUNTAINS, UTAH
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Details of magma migration paths in the shallow crust are poorly understood, in part because there are few locations with well-preserved contacts of igneous intrusions and surrounding host rock. The exposures in the Henry ...
The effects of the Interactive Metronome® as an intervention tool on decreasing levels of aggression and improving life satisfaction with mild traumatic brain injury and post- traumatic stress disorder clients: a pilot study of protocols
(East Carolina University, 2011)
The purpose of this study was to validate the protocols created for the Interactive Metronome® (IM®) and TRX® Suspension Training (TRX®) system for use with clients diagnosed with mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) and ...
Self-Reported Changes in Organizational Commitment : The Relationship between Present Organizational Commitment and its Perceived Changes over Time
(East Carolina University, 2014)
A sample of 188 university employees was surveyed about present levels of organizational commitment and beliefs about changes in commitment over time. Both present levels of commitment and self-reported increases in each ...
An Exploration of Marital Health and Stress Among Military Couples
(East Carolina University, 2013)
There are approximately 1.5 million active duty service members in today's military (Department of Defense [DoD], 2010) and approximately 726,000 (56.4%) of these individuals are married (DoD, 2010). Although the military ...
Cultural Hegemony, Identity, and the Story of the Catawba Nation
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The Catawba Indians, in order to maintain their own identity as an "other" culture, utilized a course of acceptance and collaboration with the Euro-American majority that came to surround them, while ultimately developing ...
An Appetite for Metaphor : Food Imagery and Cultural Identity in Indian Fiction
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Postmodern culture has been greatly influenced by food images and the usage of food as metaphor. Recent interest in food studies has opened doors in literary studies to examine how the use of food imagery and metaphor ...
Assessing Methodological Contamination in Organic Residue Analysis using FT-IR Spectroscopy
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Organic residue analysis (ORA) has become a mainstay in modern archaeological and conservation research. Organic residues recovered from archaeological and conservation contexts represent an accumulation of materials by ...