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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 ...
EXPLORING DIGITAL SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONG PLUS-SIZE SOLO WOMEN TRAVELERS: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF @CURVY
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-12)
The age of the internet has allowed human culture to take a digital form. The subsequent impact of the internet undoubtably created different avenues of interest for scholars. This research is situated within the interest ...
A Process for Utilizing Disposable Face Masks in Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Pavement Construction
(East Carolina University, 2022-06-20)
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a tremendous rise in plastic waste pollution globally. Pollution instigated by plastic has been one of the greatest threats to our world even before the Coronavirus outbreak. It is believed ...
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 ...
MICROMORPHOLOGY IN ARCHAEOLOGY: AN ANALYSIS OF EOLIAN AND ALLUVIAL SITE FORMATION PROCESSES IN THE MIDDLE RÍO NEGRO VALLEY, NORTHERN PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-19)
Based on the results of a previous geoarchaeological study that reconstructed the landscape history of the Middle Río Negro Valley in Northern Patagonia, Argentina, this thesis analyzes previously collected sediments to ...
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 ...
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, ...
Quantifying Dissolved Lignin Phenols in the Albemarle–Pamlico Estuarine System and Coastal North Carolina following the 2018 Hurricane Florence
(East Carolina University, 2022-08-19)
The global carbon cycle (GCC) involves the exchange and transformation of carbon across the ocean, atmosphere, and terrestrial reservoirs. It consists of a positive feedback loop involving dissolved organic matter in natural ...
Quantifying lignin in suspended particulate matter in the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system during the 2018 hurricane season
(East Carolina University, 2022-08-20)
During the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, North Carolina (NC) was adversely impacted by two major storms: Hurricanes Florence and Michael. Combined, these storms dropped more than 900 mm of precipitation across the entire ...
Parent Interviews on Co-Participation of Physical Activity with their Preschool-Aged Child: Examining Thoughts and Racial Differences
(East Carolina University, 2022-08-02)
Objective: This study aimed at understanding parent’s perceptions about co-participation of physical activity with their preschooler and compared these perceptions between White and Black, Indigenous, and people of color ...