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Holocene Climate and Carbon Sequestration via Black Carbon Burial in Sediments
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Fire, a global process that depends on climate, volcanic activity, vegetation and human practices is not constant through time and varies at decadal, centennial and millennial time-scales. Wildfires that result in burning ...
Prioritization of Carolina Bays as Mitigation Projects from a Herpetofaunal Perspective
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Carolina bays are landform features of the southeastern United States that contain isolated depressional wetlands. These unique ecosystems are particularly valuable for herpetofauna and are at risk of being extirpated from ...
Beyond Historic Bath : Archaeological Investigation of Handy's Point, Bath, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2013)
This thesis examines the Handy's Point site in Bath, North Carolina, to assess its chronological position, fill a void in our past knowledge, and concludes it is not the former location of the village of Secotan. Artifacts ...
Regional variation of convective structure at monsoon onset across South America inferred from TRMM observations
(East Carolina University, 2010)
The variation of precipitation in South America is characterized by different mechanisms that both initiate and sustain precipitation. Analysis to characterize regional differences is done utilizing datasets derived from ...
A Mortuary Analysis of the Structure 7 Cemetery at Town Creek, a Mississippian Site in the Piedmont of North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2013)
Town Creek is a prehistoric Native American site in central North Carolina. The Mississippian period occupation, from about A.D. 1150-1350, saw the most intensive use of the site. The community transformed from a residential ...
The Coast As A Vernacular Region
(East Carolina University, 2010)
The study of regions and regional identity is one of the cornerstones of the field of geography. Historically within regionally-based research, there has been interest in vernacular regions and the use of business names ...
Frequency/Magnitude Analysis of Wave Events at Duck, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2010)
There is a great need for predicting shoreline and beach change due to storms. Firstly, shoreline erosion rates along the East Coast are as high as 70%. And more importantly, people live along the coast. Between 1980-2003 ...
EXPLORING COMPASSION FATIGUE RISK IN CERTIFIED CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Within the pediatric health-care environment medical teams are becoming increasingly reliant on the efforts of certified child life specialists to decrease the stress for patients and their families. Research on related ...
The Same Green and the Same Square and Other Stories
(East Carolina University, 2013)
"The Same Green and The Same Square and Other Stories" is a collection of seven short stories that explore the "Why?" of human behavior and emotions--why we do the things we do, why we think the things we think, why we ...
The Effects of Family Functioning on Academic Achievement in Children with Sickle Cell Disease
(East Carolina University, 2013)
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a complex group of genetic blood disorders that currently affects 90,000-100,000 Americans primarily of African descent. SCD leads to physiological and psychosocial distress. In relation to ...