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PILOT PROJECT FOR GLOBAL COMPETENCY EDUCATION IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOLS
(East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)In this study a group of 9th grade World History students from eastern North Carolina participated in a semester-long virtual exchange program to increase global competency learning. Virtual exchanges are technology-enabled, ... -
Active Measures: Then and Now
(2020-06-25)A term used to refer to Soviet efforts to influence and manipulate public opinion in other countries during the Cold War, Active Measures has gained a newfound currency in light of the 2016 election influence campaign by ... -
A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS: DIVIDED LOYALTY AND MOTIVATION IN CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS FROM HYDE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)The Seventeenth North Carolina State Troops, Company B (Confederate) and the First North Carolina Volunteers, Company H (Union), were raised principally in Hyde County in eastern North Carolina, but fought on opposing sides ... -
Where SNAC Fits: SNAC in the Workflow at Joyner Library
(2019)Overview of the integration of archival authority records via SNAC into the workflow at East Carolina University's J.Y. Joyner Library. -
SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION IN A LOW-VISIBILITY LOW-SALINITY ESTUARY IN NORTH CAROLINA: IDENTIFYING TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS BY SONAR AND LOCAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)The rapid loss of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) across the globe has prompted state and federal agencies to conduct SAV inventories and develop monitoring programs, which are vital to the conservation and management ... -
Object-based machine learning correction of LiDAR using RTK-GNSS to model the potential effects of sea-level rise in Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)Coastal wetland systems are a vital habitat that provide many beneficial services; however, the complexity of these habitats makes it difficult for conservation managers to preserve these environments and predict future ... -
NORTH CAROLINA’S BLACK PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)This thesis explores the service of an estimated 468 black men who fought for the American cause during the Revolutionary War. Specifically, it examines those who resided in North Carolina or fought under the forces of ... -
SAVE Currituck Sound : Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Evaluation in Currituck Sound, NC
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Doing the Work: Crafting and Implementing Liaison Competencies
(2020-06-02)Recently at Joyner Library, the main library for West Campus at East Carolina University, three Heads of Service completed a project to revise the library’s liaison competencies. The Head of Collection Development, the ... -
Increasing Skin Cancer Awareness in Southeastern North Carolinian Farmers
(2020-04-14)Farmers are at increased risk of occupational disease of skin cancer related to sun exposure and hesitancy to use protective methods. The purpose of this project was to increase skin cancer awareness among the farmers of ... -
Species-specific expansion and molecular evolution of the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGR) gene family in plants
(2014-04-10)The terpene compounds represent the largest and most diverse class of plant secondary metabolites which are important in plant growth and development. The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGR; EC 1.1.1.34) ... -
Serum metabolomic profiling in acute alcoholic hepatitis identifies multiple dysregulated pathways
(2014-12-02)Background and Objectives While animal studies have implicated derangements of global energy homeostasis in the pathogenesis of acute alcoholic hepatitis (AAH), the relevance of these findings to the development of human ... -
Predictors for Using a HIV Self-Test Among Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in North Carolina
(2015-07)Background: Approximately, two million migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSF) work in the United States annually. Several factors, such as lack of access to healthcare services and health behaviors, contribute to risk of ... -
Benchmarking Library Creative Spaces for Research Support and Faculty/Librarian Partnerships
(2020-06-01)During the course of this research, the author attempted to locate institutions and background information about spaces that would be similar in scope to a digital scholarship lab (or scholar’s lab) being proposed in a ... -
Influence of Community‐Based Dental Education on Practice Choice: Preliminary Data from East Carolina University
(2019-09-01)Maldistribution of the dental workforce contributes to poor access to oral health care. Community‐based dental education (CBDE) may help to address this problem by using experiential learning to encourage new dentists to ... -
A case of Exophiala oligosperma successfully treated with voriconazole
(2013-08-30)Exophiala oligosperma is an uncommon pathogen associated with human infections, predominantly in immunocompromised hosts. Case reports of clinical infections related to E. oligosperma have been limited to 6 prior publications, ... -
Changes in zooplankton community, and seston and zooplankton fatty acid profiles at the freshwater/saltwater interface of the Chowan River, North Carolina
(2017-08-16)The variability in zooplankton fatty acid composition may be an indicator of larval fish habitat quality as fatty acids are linked to fish larval growth and survival. We sampled an anadromous fish nursery, the Chowan River, ... -
Accident at Compound 19: Unraveling a Cold War Medical Mystery
(2020-01-27)In April 1979, an anthrax outbreak in the Soviet city of Sverdlovsk claimed at least 68 lives. After news of the incident spread, the US government argued that it was the result of an accident at a biological warfare ...