Search
Now showing items 131-140 of 1400
The Effect of Partisan Media Exposure on the 2016 Presidential Election
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)
Does partisan media influence people’s attitudes? In particular, does media bias influence voters’ attitudes toward presidential candidates? One perspective is that voters’ opinions of candidates are due to other factors, ...
EXAMINING HEALTH RELATED EXPERIENCES IN ADOLESCENTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)
This study was focused on investigating the general patterns of self-reported health-related stigma in adolescents with SCD. To date there was little research concerning adolescent experiences with health-related stigma. ...
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, ...
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, ...
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 ...
Internship in applied and development anthropology : Catholic charities of Tennessee refugee services : an ethnographic study
(2010-12)
An internship with a nongovernment organization provides an opportunity for an anthropology graduate student to learn how an anthropologist might be useful in these organizations. This internship report summarizes working ...
Folic acid elicits diverse effects over all major life stages and body systems
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-25)
Over several decades, the vitamin supplement folic acid has been praised for its ability to reduce neural tube defects in the developing embryo. Many studies show that folic acid plays a vital role in the reduction of ...
Wetland management strategies lead to tradeoffs in ecological structure and function
(2017-12)
Anthropogenic legacy effects often occur as a consequence of land use change or land management and can leave behind long-lasting changes to ecosystem structure and function. This legacy is described as a memory in the ...