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Psychometric Properties of the Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Technology Survey
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-07)
In the United States, 12.7 million children and adolescent are currently obese (Ogden, Carroll, Fryar, & Flegal, 2015). The serious medical and psychosocial implications of obesity have made monitoring weight and related ...
ALL IS NOT FAIR IN THE APPRAISALS OF PERFORMANCE: APPRAISALS, JUSTICE, AND WORK OUTCOMES
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-12)
This study examined the moderating effect of core self-evaluation (CSE) on the relationship between perceptions of procedural performance appraisal justice (PAJ) and the components of engagement (vigor, dedication, and ...
There’s No Place like Aztlán: The Quest for Queer Homeland through Re-visionism in Chicana Feminist Autohistorias
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)
In this thesis, I explore how authors Gloria Anzaldúa, Cherríe Moraga, Helena María Viramontes, Ana Castillo, Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Sandra Cisneros, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Carla Trujillo and Felicia Luna Lemus represent ...
It’s Not Me, It’s You: Considering the Worthy Sacrifice Hip Hop Artists May Need to Make to Reclaim the Heart of Hip Hop, its People
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-30)
The origins of Hip Hop evidence that the art form was intended to provide more than music to listen to, but instead offer art that delivers messages on behalf of people who were not always listened to. My thesis offers an ...
The CDF-type metal efflux protein EmfA is essential for Brucella abortus 2308 resistance to manganese toxicity and is a critical virulence determinant in experimentally-infected mice
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-13)
Divalent cationic metals are important trace nutrients for all bacteria because metals serve as cofactors for proteins involved in numerous cellular functions. Despite the fact that metals play an essential role in bacterial ...
Scurry
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-01)
There has been a shift in the politics in America with many voters moving into a post-truth society. Where debates, laws and policies are framed by appealing to emotions, rather than facts. This political movement, also ...
Early 18th Century Hand Grenades on the North American Atlantic Coast: An Experimental Archaeology Study
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)
In the first half of the eighteenth century, standardization of weapons appears in cannon, shot, and small arms. No comparative study has been conducted to determine if grenades follow this pattern. In this study, three ...
Is there a solution to climate change?
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-01)
This document supports my Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition consisting of two digital prints, ten lithographs, vinyl text corresponding to each print and 5 stickers with listed references, in the SOAD gallery. The ...
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 ...
Insecticides Alter the Ability of Predator Assemblages to Suppress Prey
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-01)
Agrochemicals are often deposited into freshwater bodies via rainfall and snowmelt events and can have consequences for populations and communities. Insecticides in aquatic systems can cause mortality, behavioral, and ...