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The shear viscosity of quark-gluon plasma under anisotropic scatterings
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-02)Quark-gluon plasma (QGP) is a state of matter that is formed from relativistic heavy-ion collisions and also in the early universe. The quarks and gluons as quasi-free particles resemble an expanding viscous liquid under ... -
The Shifting Sands: a Study of the Maritime Cultural Landscape of New Bern, North Caorlina
(East Carolina University, 2015-12-09)The history of North Carolina’s ongoing settlement and the process of developing a future is a fascinating part of the state’s rich history. And New Bern, North Carolina had a strong maritime tradition and a unique history ... -
The Sled, the Litter, and the Plot: Finding Connections Between Mundane Material Culture From World War II's USS North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)USS North Carolina, a World War II battleship, which received 12 battle stars during its career, was turned into a memorial and museum in 1961 after it was decommissioned. Since then, the museum has told the story of World ... -
THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHILDHOOD IN AMERICAN FILMS (1927-2018)
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-10)This study explored the social construction of childhood in American films from 1927-2018. A content analysis of 30 films was conducted. The sample consisted of films that were near the top of the list of the highest ... -
The spatial analysis of ceramic in the plow zone at Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-05)Ceramics are used in archaeological research to determine the spatial and temporal distributions of people in the past. Ceramics were used for cooking and serving food for households. Ceramics changed over time and can be ... -
The Spectral Theorem for Self-Adjoint Operators
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-25)The Spectral Theorem for Self-Adjoint Operators allows one to define what it means to evaluate a function on the operator for a large class of functions defined on the spectrum of the operator. This is done by developing ... -
The Sum of Our Parts: Race, Blood, and Genetics in Three Dystopian Young Adult Novels
(East Carolina University, 2016-06-23)In the last decade, the young adult genre subset of speculative fiction has experienced growth in both publication and popularity. As the breadth of the genre has increased, more multicultural authors and characters have ... -
THE SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE AND PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PHOSPHORESCENT CYCLOMETALATED N^N^C-COORDINATED PLATINUM COMPLEXES
(East Carolina University, 2016-07-25)Phosphorescent materials based on cyclometalated platinum complexes have attracted a great deal of attention because of their potential in chemical, biological and optoelectronic applications, specifically as emitters in ... -
The Technological and Cultural Context of the North Carolina Shad Boat
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)The North Carolina shad boat was first built on Roanoke Island at the end of the 19th century and grew in popularity over the following half century among small fishermen in eastern North Carolina. Through documentation ... -
The Thermodynamics of Cd(II) Binding to Human Cardiac Troponin C: Using Mutants to Determine the Location of Cd(II) Binding
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-31)Historically, cadmium (Cd) has been used in many different applications from cadmium paint to nickel-cadmium batteries. However, Cd is a nonessential, naturally occurring toxic element due to its low excretion rate and ... -
THE TRAINING EFFECT: IDENTIFICATION AND SOCIAL ACCEPTABILITY OF JOB-CARD GROUNDING COMPONENTS BY LEVEL OF TRAINING
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-15)Defiant behaviors among children and adolescents are a common reason for pediatric referral. Although brief, cost effective, and evidenced-based treatment options exist for reducing defiant behaviors among younger children, ... -
The Transformation of the South as Presented in the Literature of Southern African American Women: Harriet Jacobs, Octavia Rogers, and Zora Neale Hurston
(East Carolina University, 2019-08-23)Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861) by Harriet Jacobs, The House of Bondage (1890) by Octavia Rogers Albert, and Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) by Zora Neale Hurston provide accounts of historical time ...