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TOOLS OF THE TRADE: A MATERIAL CULTURE STUDY OF HAND TOOLS FROM QUEEN ANNE’S REVENGE
(East Carolina University, 2020-11-19)
Blackbeard was one of the most notorious pirates during the 1700s and today maintains a high profile in popular culture. The remains of his flagship Queen Anne's Revenge were discovered by researchers off the coast of North ...
Investigating the role of soil legacy effects and community engagement in the management of Lespedeza cuneata, an invasive legume
(East Carolina University, 2020-11-23)
Invasive plant species present a growing threat to biodiversity. Many invasive plants are able to recruit microbial symbionts in their novel range and establish plant-soil feedbacks that influence growth and fitness. These ...
Sexual Violence Against the Outsiders of Society in The Round House, Bitter in the Mouth, and The Color Purple
(East Carolina University, 2020-11-18)
This thesis will examine why the outsiders to society are more susceptible to violence, particularly sexual violence. America has been led predominantly by white males, white males who have oppressed individuals who do not ...
“ONE TEACHER AT A TIME”: PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON COACHING AND MENTORING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
(East Carolina University, 2020-11-16)
Coaching and mentoring are prominent approaches to supporting quality in early childhood education. Many models exist for coaching and mentoring Pre-K teachers, but few models detail what actually occurs during the coaching ...
Evaluation of low-cost optical particle counters for environmental and occupational exposures
(East Carolina University, 2020-11-16)
Low-cost optical particle counters are easy to operate, portable, compact in size, inexpensive, and most widely used in particulate matter (PM) monitoring. This study evaluated the accuracy, bias, and precision of four ...
An Empirical Exploration of Python Machine Learning API Usage
(East Carolina University, 2020-11-16)
Machine learning is becoming an increasingly important part of many domains, both inside and outside of computer science. With this has come an increase in developers learning to write machine learning applications in ...
A FRAMEWORK FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING QUESTIONS FOR TOPICS IN DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
(East Carolina University, 2020-11-17)
Automated question generation is critical for realizing personalized learning. Also, learning research shows that answering questions is a more effective method than rereading the textbook multiple times. However, creating ...
The Development of Face Processing Deficits in Autism: A Meta-Analytic Review
(East Carolina University, 2020-11-17)
Abnormal visual scanning of faces in individuals with autism is a predictor and possible precursor to more prominent social communication deficits seen in autism (Klin et al., 2002; Sasson, 2006) and it is one of the ...
The Boer War and the British Press
(East Carolina University, 2020-11-18)
This thesis analyses the connection between political affiliation, regional identities and coverage of the Boer War in British newspapers. The notion that a 'jingoist' popular culture made dissent impossible is challenged ...
Females Appraisal Distortions in Intimate Partner Relationships
(2020-07)
Intimate partner violence (IPV) initiated by women is vastly under researched compared
to violence initiated by men. Socially, the quest to understand IPV has almost exclusively
focused on violence perpetrated by men and ...