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The Power of Story: Rhetorical Empathy and Antiracist Organizational Change
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-15)
This abstract is more of a note on how to read this thesis because (like this abstract) it is written in an unconventional way. This abstract can also serve as a key for the several recurring acronyms that I use throughout ...
LOW-COST PHOTOGRAMMETRY SYSTEM FOR GEOREFERENCED STRUCTURE FROM MOTION
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-21)
Photogrammetry has become increasingly available as a tool for re-constructing the 3D model of real-world objects and terrain, which is referred to as the structure from motion (SFM) solution. The re-constructed model has ...
Help-Seeking and Help-Giving In Student-Athletes: Efficacy and Quality
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-07)
Mental health concerns are growing within collegiate athletics. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate (1) help-seeking and help-giving sources of athletes, (2) the quality of athlete help-giving, (3) and the ...
IMPROVING THE SPEED AND ACCURACY OF THE P300 AUTOMATIC SPELLING SYSTEM THROUGH FACIAL RECOGNITION
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-21)
Locked-in syndrome is a condition where an individual does not have control of their muscles, including facial muscles and vocal cords which control speech. Instead of oral speech, sign language, or writing, other methods ...
Investigation of Platinum-Catalyzed Acylation of 2-Aryloxypyridines via C-H Activation and Functionalization
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-12)
Transition metal catalyzed C-H activation and functionalization reactions allow synthetic chemists to break the normally unreactive carbon-hydrogen bond and create a new and useful carbon-oxygen, carbon-nitrogen, carbon-halogen, ...
Investigation of NADPH-Dependent Thioredoxin Reductase-C (NTRC) In Chloroplast Lipid Metabolism
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-01)
Redox reactions are ubiquitous within plant metabolism and critical for the sustainment of photosynthesis within thylakoid membranes. Specialized glycerolipids that make up these membranes in turn require redox reactions ...
Borrowing ecological principles: Influence of reef placement and habitat complexity on free-living and parasite diversity
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-25)
Environmental factors often shape and regulate the distribution of community assemblages throughout an ecosystem. For example, in the rocky intertidal zones, marine ecologists have identified abiotic forces and biotic ...
Novel roles for ecdysone receptor in the Drosophila germline
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-01)
Oogenesis, the process by which a viable egg is produced, demands carefully coordinated communication between somatic and germ cell populations, relying on both local and systemic factors such as steroid hormones for ...
Sister Sledge Said It Best— “We are Family”: Chosen Family in LGBTQ+ Young Adult Literature
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-19)
This thesis will explore the concept of chosen, or voluntary, family as it relates to fictional depictions of young adults who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community. The introductory chapter of this thesis will discuss ...
Phenology in a Changing Environment: Assessing and Forecasting the Timing of the Spawning Migration of the Albemarle Sound and Roanoke River Stock of Striped Bass
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-19)
The seasonal timing of key biological events (phenology), such as migrations, can vary greatly and have strong impacts on fisheries and their management. The Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) population of the Roanoke River ...