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The Folkloric Image of the Good Girl and Its Effects on Women in the Age of the Internet
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-19)
Folklore is the unofficial culture of a society that changes over time and often reflects what a society finds important. One image of folklore is that of the "good girl." The good girl ideal is the concept that women have ...
30-Day Immunotoxicity Study of PFMOAA in C57BL/6 Mice
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-18)
Within the past five years, two classes of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were phased out of production in the U.S., which led to the development and production of PFAS to replace these two major classes. One ...
THE EFFECTS OF WILSON READING SYSTEM ON UPPER ELEMNTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN READING FLUENCY
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-19)
Schools throughout the United States struggle to meet the needs of students with a deficit in reading. Experimental research showing the effectiveness of the Wilson Reading System is lacking enough evidence. This study ...
PREMIUM Garbage
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-22)
Each year the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releases the Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures Sheet. Within this document, the EPA records Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generation, recycling, ...
Analysis of Electrospun Tβ4 Coated Scaffolds: A Tissue Engineering Study
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-18)
Tissue engineering is a field within regenerative medicine that promotes the regeneration/repair of damaged or diseased tissue and organs. This field focuses on three aspects: cells, growth factors, and scaffolds to achieve ...
CUSTOMER REVIEWS ANALYSIS WITH DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS FOR E-COMMERCE RECOMMENDER SYSTEMS
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-17)
The first part of this thesis systematically reviews the trend of researches conducted from 2011 to 2018 in terms of challenges and problems regarding developing a recommendation system, areas of application, proposed ...
(Un)Becoming
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-17)
This document provides written support for the thesis exhibition, (Un)Becoming. The body of work uses taxidermy and specimen collection techniques to explore the relationship between the Westward Expansion of the late 19th ...
Metabolic Disease in Subadult Skeletal Remains from Late Ottoman-Era Tell Hisban, Jordan
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-25)
The site of Tell Hisban in Jordan was seasonally occupied by nomadic agropastoral tribes for over a thousand years. In the latter half of the 1800s, the Ottoman Empire instituted the Tanzimat, a series of reforms intended ...
NATIVE PLANT LANDSCAPING FOR POLLINATORS ON EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SOLAR FARMS
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-15)
Solar panel farms (SPFs) may be a part of a sustainable solution to pollinator decline and the loss of ecosystem services they provide. Some SPFs are seeking to landscape with diverse native seed mixes, which has the ...
Computational Investigation of Calcium Binding Proteins Annexin A1 and Cardiac Troponin C
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-15)
Calcium binding proteins are vital for many biological functions. Many undergo calcium induced conformation changes through sensing motifs, resulting in functional changes for the proteins. In this study computational ...