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GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF SAND RIDGES IN A BACK-BARRIER ESTUARY, PAMLICO SOUND, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2018-06-06)
The Outer Banks of North Carolina have undergone significant geomorphic change, exhibiting varying degrees of barrier island continuity during the late Holocene. These changes affect the environmental conditions (salinity, ...
Impact of prostate cancer treatment on pelvic nerve injury and erectile function
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-17)
Following prostate cancer treatment, many men will experience urogenital side effects including erectile dysfunction (ED), a condition significantly affecting survivor quality of life. The cause of ED after treatment is ...
Defining B-29 Airscapes in the Archaeological Record as a Predictive Model for Site Location
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-27)
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress made history when it dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, bringing an end to World War II. Based on a small island in the central Pacific Ocean, this colossal aircraft left ...
Tomol's and the "carrying of many people": Indigenous control of the sea in the Santa Barbara Channel
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-24)
The Indigenous Chumash people of the California coast relied heavily upon the wealth of maritime resources that the Santa Barbara Channel provided. In order to access these vast resources, the use of advanced sewn vessels, ...
Familial and Cultural Conflicts as Related to Identity: the 1.5 and Second Generation's Imperfect Records
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-24)
The bicultural struggles of the 1.5 and second generation characters in Cristina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban, Julia Alvarez's How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, and David Wong Louie's The Barbarians Are Coming are ...
ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS ALTER STEROID TRANSPORT PROTEINS AND STEROID FREE AND BOUND FRACTIONS
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
The effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on the development of sexually dimorphic characteristics in vertebrates have been studied extensively for over sixty years. Throughout this time, studies have focused ...
Physical Activity and Obesity’s Relationship with Motor Skills in Children Ages 3 – 5 Years Old: National Youth Fitness Survey
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-02)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was 3-fold: (a) to examine the relationship between physical activity (PA) and motor skills in children ages 3-5 years old, (b) to examine the relationship between obesity and motor skills ...
CHICANA POETRY OF RESISTANCE: GALVÁN RODRÍGUEZ EXTENDING THE MESTIZA CONSCIOUSNESS AND ENCOURAGING POLITICAL ACTIVISM THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-24)
This thesis presents an analysis of Chicana poetry of resistance by poet and activist Odilia Galván Rodríguez. Specifically, I examine three poems--"Geographic Dreaming or What it Means to be Chicana," "Collecting Thoughts ...
Exploring the Effects of Hurricane Matthew: Perceptions of Elementary Educators
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)
Natural disasters have a traumatic impact that is pronounced in vulnerable populations such as children and areas of low socio-economic status. Children experience secondary effects from disasters such as anxiety, depression, ...
Between the Reservation and Me: Race Identity in the Works of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Sherman Alexie
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)
I will be analyzing the works of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Sherman Alexie, primarily as these works relate to how both authors tackle the issue of racial identity, as well its affect on their writing. In order to accommodate ...