Browsing North Carolina Collection by Title
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Shifting Sands and Shifting Strategies: Advocacy Coalitions, Bonner Bridge, and the Future of NC 12 on North Carolina's Outer Banks
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-18)Coastal management decisions are complicated. They involve an array of competing concerns, including environmental, social, economic, recreational, and property interests, and are inherently political. These decisions ... -
Ship Ashore! : The Role of Risk in the Development of the United States Life-Saving Service and its Effects on Wrecking Patterns Along the North Carolina Coast
(East Carolina University, 2012)Prior to the 1870s bloated corpses, splintered masts, and floating cargoes often littered the isolated beaches of the Eastern United States, becoming a tragic but nearly ubiquitous sight. For those in peril upon the seas, ... -
SHOVEL TESTING THE SQUIRE'S RIDGE (31ED365) SITE : EDGECOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2011)In this study, artifacts from the 2009 field season at Squire's Ridge (31ED365) are analyzed. One-hundred and fourteen shovel tests were completed by students under the supervision of I. Randolph Daniel that account for ... -
Shuttle & plow: A history of Alamance County, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2000)This article reviews the book Shuttle & Plow: A History of Alamance County, North Carolina, which includes over 300 years of the county's history. -
Skin Carotenoid Levels Over Time and Differences by Age, Sex, and Race Among Head Start Children (3-5 years) Living in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)Objective: Examine differences in skin carotenoid levels (SCL) based on time, age, sex, and race of preschool-aged children (PSAC) enrolled in Head Start (HS) in North Carolina (NC). Design: Data were collected using surveys ... -
SOCIAL POWER PREFERENCES OF CABINET LEVEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINSTRATORS IN THE ROLE OF CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER IN THE NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
(East Carolina University, 2015-04-24)This study investigated the social power preferences of cabinet level community college administrators in the role of chief academic officer in the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). The Power Base Inventory ... -
Sorption of Ibuprofen to Coastal Plain Soils
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-18)The transport and fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems has become an area of concern in the environmental science community. Due to advances in analytical technology, ... -
Source of saltwater intrusion in the Castle Hayne aquifer on the western part of Bogue Banks barrier island, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2014)Saltwater intrusion is occurring in the confined Castle Hayne aquifer on the western part of the east-west trending barrier island of Bogue Banks, North Carolina. Of eleven municipal wells that are solely screened in the ... -
STORMWATER CONTROL MEASURES TO REDUCE URBAN STORMWATER AND NUTRIENT INPUTS TO BOATHOUSE CREEK, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2019-01-02)Portions of the lower White Oak River and surrounding waters in Carteret County, NC are nutrient-sensitive. Over the last few decades, land surrounding Boathouse Creek, a tributary of the lower White Oak, has experienced ... -
STRATIGRAPHIC INVESTIGATIONS AT BARBER CREEK (31PT259) : RECONSTRUCTING THE CULTURE-HISTORY OF A MULTICOMPONENT SITE IN THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL PLAIN
(East Carolina University, 2011)Barber Creek is a multicomponent stratified site situated atop a relict sand dune in eastern North Carolina. Previous research has put emphasis on site formation and occupation. The focus of this study was to reconstruct ... -
STRESS MANAGEMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENTS : THE INFLUENCE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
(East Carolina University, 2011)Occupational stress has long been associated with negative outcomes for both individuals and organizations. Studies suggest that physical and psychological health, as well as job satisfaction and organizational commitment, ... -
Student retention in associate degree nursing programs in north carolina
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A study of composition, abundance, and fatty acid profiles of zooplankton in Albemarle Sound and Chowan River, North Carolina during spring and early summer
(East Carolina University, 2014)In the Albemarle Sound and Chowan River, North Carolina, river herring (alewife and blueback herring) once comprised a commercially important fishery; however, this fishery has since collapsed and a moratorium on river ... -
A Study of Division Deans' in the North Carolina Community College System Self Perceived Leadership Style Based on Bolman and Deal's Four Frame Theory
(East Carolina University, 2008)This study was designed to expand the knowledge base of academic division deans by correlating differences in leadership styles (i.e., frames) of the division deans within the North Carolina Community College System. The ... -
A Study of the Abundance, Distribution, and Grazing Effects of Zooplankton in the Chlorophyll Maximum (CMAX) of the Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2012)Phytoplankton tend to accumulate in distinct zones referred to as chlorophyll maxima, or CMAX. A pronounced CMAX occurs in the Neuse River Estuary (NRE), North Carolina, where as much as over 60% of the estuary's phytoplankton ... -
SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION IN A LOW-VISIBILITY LOW-SALINITY ESTUARY IN NORTH CAROLINA: IDENTIFYING TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS BY SONAR AND LOCAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)The rapid loss of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) across the globe has prompted state and federal agencies to conduct SAV inventories and develop monitoring programs, which are vital to the conservation and management ... -
Suitable Groundwater Management: Equity in the North Carolina Central Coastal Plain, U.S.A.
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)The purpose of this research is to assess the success of a regulation based on aquifer conditions, while testing a new approach for groundwater assessment and management that incorporates equity. Equity is often synonymous ... -
Summary Report: Hurricane Floyd Symposium
(2009-09-18)On the morning of Thursday, September 16, 1999, Hurricane Floyd made landfall at the mouth of the Cape Fear River. Rains associated with Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd, and Irene resulted in extensive flooding over a two-month ... -
Sweetpotatoes in a Globalizing World : The Effects of Globalization on North Carolina's Sweetpotato Industry
(East Carolina University, 2012)This study examines the form and effects of globalization on North Carolina's sweetpotato industry. A commodity chain analysis was conducted by constructing North Carolina's sweetpotato commodity chain (SPCC) through the ... -
A Synthesis of the Prehistoric Archaeological Investigations of Lake Phelps, Washington County, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2010)During the mid-1980s, visitors and staff at Pettigrew State Park in Washington County, North Carolina discovered a series of prehistoric dugout canoes and associated artifacts in and around Lake Phelps. Beginning in 1985, ...