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Experimental evidence for predator learning and Müllerian mimicry in Peruvian poison frogs (Ranitomeya, Dendrobatidae)
(East Carolina University, 2013)
Poison frogs are characterized by bright coloration, striking patterns, and toxicity; they have thus become a classic example of aposematism. Ranitomeya imitator mimics three congeneric model species (R. fantastica, R. ...
A New Measure of Counterproductive Student Behavior
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Although counterproductive work behaviors have been studied excessively in the realm of organizational psychology, comparatively little research has been conducted on similar behaviors in student populations. Moreover, ...
Law, History, and Literature as Narrative in The Sense of an Ending
(East Carolina University, 2014)
This thesis explores how Tony Webster constructs personal narrative in The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes. Using the work of Hayden White, J. Christopher Rideout, and Frank Kermode as a critical foundation, the paper ...
The Relations Among Executive Dysfunction, Delay Aversion and Phonemic Awareness in Proschoolers
(East Carolina University, 2013)
The Dual Pathways theory of AD/HD explains that there may be two independent neurologically based pathways in which AD/HD may develop: executive dysfunction (EDF) and delay aversion (DAv). A separate line of research has ...
Hierarchies and Communication : Analyzing Negotiated Power Relationships in a Small Software Company
(East Carolina University, 2013)
This dissertation examines chatroom data gathered over the course of approximately five months at a small software organization to determine whether the power hierarchy in such organizations diverges from the org chart ...
Teachers Use Of Own Languages (TUOOLS) : Exploring the Use of African American Rhetorical Strategies in the Composition Classroom
(East Carolina University, 2014)
This thesis explores how different African American Rhetorical Strategies are used by African American teachers in a first year college composition classroom. This thesis shows how these different strategies present in ...
Usage Error in Technical Communication
(East Carolina University, 2014)
College students who seek careers as technical communicators must master technical writing and editing skills to succeed in the workplace. Effective technical communication stems from the communicator's ability to perceive ...
The Other Underground Railroad : Hidden Histories Of Slavery And Freedom Across The Porous Frontiers Of Nineteenth-Century United States, Mexico, And The Caribbean
(East Carolina University, 2015)
This thesis unveils a hidden part of nineteenth-century Atlantic World History: the transnational exchanges in African slaves that occurred along the Mexico-US border, and across the territorial and coastal boundaries of ...
Improving Medication Adherence In Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions : Evaluation Of A Pilot Intervention In A Rural Primary Care Clinic
(East Carolina University, 2015)
Background: More than 25% of primary care patients are managing multiple chronic conditions (MCC) and 50% of their medications are not taken as prescribed. Self-efficacy is the foundation of many successful medication ...
Study of Morphology Based Cell Assay by Diffraction Imaging Flow Cytometry
(East Carolina University, 2015)
Development of an accurate and label-free method for single cell assay attracts intensive research efforts for its importance to cell biology research and clinicG14G7al applications. Flow cytometry is one of the most widely ...