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Piratical Colonization: Piracy's Role in the First English Colonies, 1550-1600
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-01)
This thesis analyzes the importance of piracy to the beginnings of English overseas expansion. This study will consider the piratical climate around the British Isles in the sixteenth century, and the ways in which this ...
THE IMPACT OF GLYCOSYLATION ON ACTIVE SITE STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITY IN THE FUNGUS ENZYME MOLOX
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-01)
Lipoxygenases from pathogenic fungi belong to the lipoxygenase family that catalyze the C-H activation of polyunsaturated fatty acids to form diverse hydroperoxides. While the lipoxygenase catalytic domains are structurally ...
WORDS MATTER: IMPACTS OF FAMILY WEIGHT TEASING, PARENTAL ENCOURAGEMENT TO DIET, AND BODY WEIGHT PERCEPTION ON ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-01)
Family weight teasing and parental encouragement to diet has been linked to numerous adverse outcomes such as anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and unhealthy weight control behaviors (UWCBs) which has also been linked ...
Improved Strain Analysis of Left Ventricular Function Post Myocardial Infarction in Mice
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-01)
A myocardial infarction (MI), caused by an arterial blockage preventing blood from flowing to a part of the heart, restricts tissue oxygenation and results cell death and myocardial tissue damage. This compromises ...
The Influence of Cannabis on Sexual Functioning and Satisfaction
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-01)
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived influence of cannabis on sexual functioning and satisfaction. This study used Kaplan's and Masters and Johnson's sexual response cycle (desire, excitement, orgasm, ...
DYNAMIC DEFENSES AND THE TRANSFERABILITY OF ADVERSARIAL EXAMPLES
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)
Adversarial machine learning has been an important area of study for the securing of machine learning systems. However, for every defense that is made to protect these artificial learners, a more sophisticated attack emerges ...
Economic Design of a Single CUSUM Chart with Combined One-sided Monitoring of Process Mean
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-30)
A single, two-sided CUSUM chart utilizing continuously variable sampling intervals and continuously variable sample sizes monitors a process mean and is optimized through an economic design metric. The combined CUSUM ...
Rubble Along the Road: Determining the Function and Date of Occupation for a Structure on Orton Plantation
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)
There is little known about the daily lives of the enslaved and tenant farming African Americans who lived in the Lower Cape Fear region of North Carolina during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Even on the larger ...
A Delphi Discussion Regarding the Collaboration Between Therapists and Family Life Educators Regarding Online Interventions for Adolescents
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)
The current study utilizes a Delphi methodology in order to examine the perceptions of therapists and family life educators regarding collaboration. The research consisted of two rounds of data gathering, with 6 participants ...
Investigation of Safety Culture among Young Workers
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-30)
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), young workers whose ages range from 14 to 24 and are interested in finding different jobs during the summer or during the school year are considered ...