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NUTRIENT, BACTERIA, AND SEDIMENT FLUXES IN A NATURAL WETLAND: AN ECOSYSTEM SERVICE OR DISSERVICE?
(East Carolina University, 2020-11-17)
Some wetlands have been shown to provide ecosystem services including flood water retention, water quality improvement, and habitat for wildlife and aquatic organisms. Wetlands are commonly created and/or restored to provide ...
Ecological Momentary Assessment of Sleep Quality, Daytime Fatigue, and Outcomes in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Patients
(East Carolina University, 2020-10-12)
Background: Sleep-related difficulties are common among patients with cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. Positive effects of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation (CVPR) programs on health outcomes have been found. Despite ...
HOW CHARGED RESIDUES INFLUENCE THE THERMAL STABILITY OF COLLAGEN: A STUDY WITH NATURAL AND NON-NATURAL AMINO ACIDS
(East Carolina University, 2020-09-16)
Triple-helical collagens are key structural proteins in mammals. Their ubiquity and diverse functions drive our interest into understanding their behavior at a fundamental level. This thesis describes a reductionist approach ...
Software Engineering for Real-Time NoSQL Systems-centric Big Data Analytics
(East Carolina University, 2020-12-02)
Recent advances in Big Data Analytics (BDA) have stimulated widespread interest to integrate BDA capabilities into all aspects of a business. Before these advances, companies have spent time optimizing the software ...
HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER (HGT) AND SPHAGNUM FALLAX: A PHYLOGENETIC LOOK INTO THE OCCURRENCE, PREVALENCE, AND IMPORTANCE OF HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER IN A BOG MOSS
(East Carolina University, 2020-11-04)
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a biological process that involves any transmission of genetic material that isn't vertical in nature. HGT occurs frequently between prokaryotes and plays a significant role in prokaryotic ...
TIME-SPACE CHARACTERIZATION OF PRECIPITATION IN THE GANGES-BRAHMAPUTRA-MEGHNA RIVER BASIN FOR PROJECTING RIVERBANK EROSION IN THE BANGLADESH OUTLET
(East Carolina University, 2021-12-15)
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) river basin is the world's third-largest river basin covering Nepal and Bhutan and certain parts of China, India, and Bangladesh. Literature show that changes in precipitation have a ...
AN EXAMINATION OF EXPERIENCED WEIGHT STIGMA, INTERNALIZED WEIGHT BIAS, AND MALADAPTIVE EATING PATTERNS AMONG SEXUAL MINORITIES: A comparison between cis-gender, bisexual and lesbian women, bisexual and gay men, heterosexual men, and heterosexual women
(East Carolina University, 2022-01-28)
Previous research demonstrates the multiple negative effects of experiencing and internalizing weight stigma, including maladaptive eating behaviors and body dissatisfaction. There is minimal research examining the effects ...
EXPLORATION OF LEADERSHIP VALUE TRANMISSION IN A COLLEGE RECREATION ORGANIZATION
(East Carolina University, 2021-12-20)
This was a mixed-methods study that explored the emergence, transmission, and reception of leadership values in an American southeast college recreation organization (CRO). A structured interview was conducted with the CRO ...
Role of Dopamine Receptor 3 in Cardiac Fibrosis
(East Carolina University, 2021-12-20)
Dopamine receptors are known to exist primarily in the central nervous system and have been extensively studied there. However, other organ systems in the periphery, such as the kidney, have been shown to express these ...
Athletic Trainers’ Confidence and Proficiency in Addressing Athlete Mental Health
(East Carolina University, 2022-01-04)
Despite the prevalence of athletes reporting they would seek an athletic trainer's help, athletic trainers may not feel proficient or competent in addressing mental health with their athletes (Bird, et al., 2018). Athletic ...