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Fleeting
(East Carolina University, 2016-06-03)
As a senior in the Honors College and art department, I decided to create a creative portfolio in lieu of a thesis. I planned and executed a solo exhibition at Winslow’s Tavern. I was in charge of the planning of the site, ...
Examining Motivational Factors That Influence the Likelihood of Fraud
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-05)
In partial fulfillment of my undergraduate Honors College requirements, I have conducted the research study described in this paper investigating the motivational factors that influence the likelihood of fraud. In recent ...
Elucidating the mechanisms of Nickel as an animal mutagen
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)
Nickel is an essential metal for many organisms. Nickel occurs naturally from volcanism and weathering of stone. Recently production of nickel from anthropogenic sources has overtaken natural production. Combustion of ...
Assessing the Impact of a Parental Modeling Physical Acitivity Intervention on Child Physical Activity and Obesity Levels
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-05)
Introduction. Childhood obesity is a worldwide epidemic, caused in large part by insufficient physical activity (PA). The majority of children in the United States are not meeting PA guidelines. As PA is inversely associated ...
The Effects of Calcium Content on the Federally Endangered Thalictrum Cooleyi of North Carolina Pocosins and Pine Savannas
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)
Thalictrum cooleyi Ahles (Cooley’s meadowrue) is a federally endangered, herbaceous perennial found in very wet, loamy pine savannas of North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Pine savannas are characterized by palustrine ...
Student-Produced Theatre Projects: A Vital Aspect of Collegiate Theatre
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)
Theatre business professionals are a close-knit community of people who run in similar circles. Likewise, it is nearly certain that every college theatre major knows another student studying theatre at a different college ...
At the Grave We Make Our Song*: A Palliative Care Study in Rural Guatemala
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)
Background: Palliative care in Guatemala has received limited attention and research, resulting in an inadequate understanding of the needs of Guatemalans at the end-of-life (EOL). Guatemala ranks at the bottom of the Latin ...
Regiospecific acylation of cycloplatinated complexes. Scope, limitations, and mechanism.
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)
Recently we have discovered a regioselective acylation of cyclometalated platinum complexes in which the cyclometalated platinum complex was selectively acylated by reacting with acetic anhydride in acetic acid. It was ...
Characterizing the role of the Early Gene at 23 (E23) in Drosophila Melanogaster Oogenesis
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)
Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) females undergo oogenesis to create oocytes from undifferentiated stem cells in the ovary. Similar to estrogen in humans, the steroid hormone ecdysone in fruit flies has a known role in ...
The Objectivity of Accountants' Judgments: A Replication and Extension
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-02)
This study examines accountants’ objectivity in estimating the value of an account. Its purpose is to determine whether professional objectivity, in generating a fair and unbiased accounting estimate, will be influenced ...