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The Weight of Words: How Word Choice Impacts the Perception of Weight Stigma in Various Settings
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
Weight stigma is the systematic stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination against people based on their weight (Link & Phelan, 2001). Weight stigma has been extensively researched as a function of the setting of an ...
DO JURORS HOLD AUDITORS TO A DIFFERENT NEGLIGENCE STANDARD UNDER U.S. GAAP AND IFRS?
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)
In order to fulfill the requirements of East Carolina University’s Honors College, I created the research study described in this paper to examine the effects on auditor liability under United States Generally Accepted ...
EVALUATING EMPLOYEES’ RESPONSES TO INTERNAL CONTROLS
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
This study explores employees’ responses to internal controls that are put in place by management in a workplace. This study investigates if employee performance is affected by either being given a performance based bonus ...
HUSTLE: The Economic Impact of the Arts
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)
Through a short documentary film, I am examining how investing in local arts enriches a city’s economy and quality of life. Part of Greenville’s strategic development plan is finding ways to attract and retain residents. ...
Academics and Agitators: White Women in the Anti-Apartheid Movement
(East Carolina University, 2017-06-09)
The success of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement depended
on the efforts of some remarkable people who were committed
to their cause. Ruth First and Eleanor Kasrils were two women
who were so committed to the advancement ...
The Effects of Benzoic Acid in C. elegans: Germ Cell Apoptosis
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)
Benzoic acid is widely consumed by humans everyday through means of fruit juices, soft drinks, pickles, salad dressings and more. However, the health impact of long-term benzoic acid exposure remains largely unknown. This ...
QUANTIFYING BIOMECHANICAL LOADING ON THE ANKLE TO CLINICALLY ESTIMATE ACHILLES TENDON FORCES DURING HOPPING
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-27)
In athletes, Achilles tendinopathy is an overuse injury resulting from biomechanical overload of the Achilles tendon during sporting tasks, such as hopping. Nearly half of individuals with Achilles tendinopathy will fail ...
Electrochemical Detection of DNA Methylation and Implications for Detection of Cancer Onset Resulting from Hypermethylation
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)
Epigenetics refers to the process by which genetic material is modified without changing the base coding sequence1. One such epigenetic process is DNA methylation, employed by cells to regulate gene expression, often by ...
Survivorship in Young Breast Cancer Survivors
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)
Physicians in the US are starting to examine closely what life after cancer looks like for breast cancer survivors. Quality of life is something that is difficult to gage and improve, as it may be different for two women ...
A Presentation of World Musical Styles of the Western Boehm Flute
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
Long prior to planning my senior recital I mentioned to my flute professor, who would become my mentor for the Senior Honors Project, that I was interested in the music of other cultures. She mentioned the term 'ethnomusicology' ...