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The use of a personal fitness device in conjunction with online social networking as an effective delivery system for occupational therapy community practice to enhance an individual's personal occupation and self-efficacy
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Participants wore a pedometer tracking device "fitbit" and participated in an on-line social support group daily. Data was collected through the "fitbit" including steps taken and distance traveled. Participants completed ...
Dismantling the Center from the Margins : Patriarchy and Transnational Literature by Women
(East Carolina University, 2011)
This thesis explores the idea that transnational women writers are liminal figures: marginal as women, marginal as writers, and marginal as transnational personae "betwixt and between" nations. Authorial liminality provides ...
Word Magic : Defining Harry Potter's World in New Terms
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Since 1997, Harry Potter has captivated wizards and Muggles alike. A large part of the series' appeal is Rowling's language and ability to create a world that completely immerses readers into the depths of their imagination ...
Secreted Behind Closed Doors : Rethinking Cather's Adultery Theme and "Unfurnished" Style in My Mortal Enemy
(East Carolina University, 2011)
In recent years, My Mortal Enemy (1926) has been virtually ignored in Cather scholarship. I place the novel in its literary and critical context by building on information from the critical reception and recent scholarship ...
NMR Studies into the Potential Interactions of Fullerene C[subscript]60, with Tetraphenylporphyrin, H[subscript]2[TPP] and Some of its Derivatives
(East Carolina University, 2011)
The curved [pi] surface of fullerene, C[subscript]60, shows a tendency to interact with other molecules, making it an interesting target for building supramolecular arrays. The interaction can be relative strong and may ...
Design and Quantitation of Membrane Binding Lipid Anchors : Exploring Prion-Prion Interactions on Membrane Surfaces
(East Carolina University, 2011)
The prion protein (PrP) is an endogenous, metal binding protein present in the neuronal cells of the central nervous system. Prion is associated with a class of neurodegenerative diseases known as transmissible spongiform ...
Waging War Across the Ocean
(East Carolina University, 2011)
The Barbary Wars, fought against Tripoli from 1801-05 and Algiers in 1815, were among the first overseas operations for the young United States Navy. Historians have explored the combat that took place and chronicled the ...
American Lightships, 1820-1983 : History, Construction, and Archaeology within the Maritime Cultural Landscape
(East Carolina University, 2011)
In 1820, the United States Government began funding construction and conversion of watercraft for use as lightships. Floating beacons utilized to mark dangerous shoals, reefs, and shifting channels in inland as well as ...
Heritage at Risk? : An Assessment of Environmental Factors in Archaeological Site Damage in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2011)
This thesis is a multi-disciplinary geological and maritime archaeological study. This study's purpose is to create exploratory models that utilize analyses of geophysical factors within and around northeastern North ...
With All Deliberate Speed : The Pearsall Plan and School Desegregation in North Carolina, 1954-1966.
(East Carolina University, 2011)
The decision of the United States Supreme Court in Brown v. the Board of Education legally ended the operation of segregated schools in the South. In North Carolina, a series of legal challenges began under the Pupil ...