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Factors Influencing Brand Loyalty to Craft Breweries in North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2012)
In 2005 North Carolina passed a law allowing breweries to give product samples to employees and guests. The law also changed the definition of a malt beverage and increased the amount of alcohol by volume (ABV) from 6%ABV ...
Improving the Reliability of Peptide-Zinc (II) Binding Constant Determination with Mass Spectrometry
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS) has become a powerful technique for analyzing protein- and peptide-ligand interactions and quantifying their binding constants (K[subscript]b). However, ESI-MS as an ...
CaMKII Protein Expression and Phosphorylation in Mouse Skeletal Muscle Following Atrophy and Hypertrophy
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The maintenance of skeletal muscle mass is vital for life, and elucidation of the molecular mechanisms that control this process is a critical first step towards the development of pharmaceutical treatments for muscle ...
Tourism, Pilgrimage, and Development in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India
(East Carolina University, 2012)
In 2002, the Mahabodhi Temple, located in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a designation that reflects both the site's religious and cultural significance. While Bodhgaya is considered the ...
The Succession Plans of Augustus and Tiberius
(East Carolina University, 2012)
This thesis examines the role of Tiberius in Augustus' succession plan. Tiberius was important because he became emperor after Augustus' death at Nola in AD 14. Augustus wanted a direct family heir, someone of Julian ...
Idempotents in Cyclic Codes
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Cyclic codes give us the most probable method by which we may detect and correct data transmission errors. These codes depend on the development of advanced mathematical concepts. It is shown that cyclic codes, when viewed ...
THE DESCRIPTION OF SCHUMANN ELECTROMAGNETIC RESONANCES BETWEEN EARTH AND ITS IONOSPHERE AS BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES OF EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY PHOTONS
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The purpose of this thesis is to show that Schumann resonances between Earth and its ionosphere are Bose-Einstein condensates of extremely low frequency photons. We will show that the photon densities of the first five ...
Newton Polygons on p-adic Number Fields
(East Carolina University, 2012)
This thesis offers a clear introduction to p-adic number fields, and the method of Newton polygons to approximate the size of roots of polynomials in the completion of the algebraic closure of p-adic number fields. Ostrowski's ...
"In behalf of the Continent" : Privateering and Irregular Naval Warfare in Early Revolutionary America, 1775-1777
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The goal of this thesis is to demonstrate the vital importance of American privateers during the early years of the Revolutionary War and their impact on the achievement of American independence. Most Revolutionary War ...
Mindfulness and Mentoring : Focusing Attention for Effective and Satisfying Mentoring Relationships
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The purpose of the current study was to determine if mindfulness predicted successful mentoring relationships. More specifically, this study examined whether trait mindfulness predicted effective mentoring, satisfying ...