Emerging Adult and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Exploring Coping, Parental Care and Control, and Spirituality ﻿
Foster, Cameron Loraine (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
Due to medical advances and higher success rates in cancer treatments, more emerging and young adults live with this chronic condition. However, how this population copes with cancer is understudied, therefore the current ...
Mouse Strain Dependent Differences in Muscle Fiber Type, Fiber Area, and Blood Perfusion in Response to Denervation Atrophy ﻿
Hakimi, Javid (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
Skeletal muscle atrophy caused by denervation is a serious consequence of neuropathic disease, especially diabetes. However, the only proven treatment for muscle atrophy is exercise, which can be difficult or impossible ...
Cultural Factors of Shipwreck Site Formation: An Examination of Ferrous Shipwrecks on the Outer Banks ﻿
Bera, Daniel J. (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
This thesis proposes a course of research to examine the influence human decision-making processes (cultural factors) have on our understanding of site formation processes and the management of ferrous shipwrecks. Two ...
LATINA IMMIGRANTS, HIV, AND THEIR EXPIERENCES WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THE U.S. AND THEIR HOME COUNTRY ﻿
Bellamy, Roberta Woodlief (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
The intersection of factors associated with immigration in the Latina population and available culturally sensitive health care has not been well examined. There is a scarcity of research available that examines factors ...
Human T-cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Basic Leucine Zipper Factor (HBZ) Interacts and Inhibits the Acetyltransferase Activity of Multiple Cellular Coactivator Families to Deregulate Transcription ﻿
Wright, Diana Grace (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
Of the 20 million individuals infected worldwide with the complex retrovirus, Human T-cell Leukemia Virus Type 1, 5% will develop an incurable and fatal form of leukemia known as adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). During the ...
Where Were the Whalers? An Investigation of the Archaeological, Historical, and Cultural Influences of North Carolina Whaling ﻿
Bradley, Ryan J. (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
The purpose of this study is to examine ex situ material culture associated with North Carolina shore whaling in an attempt to clarify, contest, or confirm the nature of the industry as it existed on the coast of North ...
THE MARCELLUS SHALE: EROSIONAL BOUNDARY AND PRODUCTION ANALYSIS, SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, U.S.A. ﻿
Stevenson, Mallory (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
The Middle Devonian Marcellus Shale is a natural gas producing formation that was deposited in the Appalachian foreland basin in what is now eastern North America. An unconformity truncates the Marcellus in southern West ...
Embedded and Exposed: Exploring the Lived Experiences of African American Tourists ﻿
Tucker, Charis N. (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
The United States is experiencing a shift in racial demographics. Recent projections suggest that minority groups will make up nearly 50% of the population by 2023. Such increases have made the topics of race, ethnicity, ...
Ability of the Functional Movement Screen™ to Predict Injuries and Performance in Collegiate Track and Field Athletes ﻿
Anderson, Kendra L. (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is a tool designed to identify limitations and compensatory movement patterns of individuals in order to help improve performance and decrease injuries. While research has demonstrated ...
Uncertainty in the Workplace and the Impact on Employee Health during the 2013 US Government Shutdown ﻿
Briggs, Katelyn Clair (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact that uncertainty due to the government shutdown has on employee health and wellbeing. The present study aimed to uncover the impact that uncertainty had on ...
Holocene Evolution of the Ocracoke Inlet Flood-tide Delta Region, Outer Banks, North Carolina ﻿
Smith, Caroline Faulkner (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
Numerous studies have been conducted along the Outer Banks (OBX) barrier islands of North Carolina to address Holocene climatic change using a combination of lithological, micropaleontological, stratigraphical, and ...
A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF MICROBES IN SERPENTINITE-HOSTED SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENTS ﻿
Blackburn, Joe W. (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
Over the last two decades, serpentinizing environments have been studied with regards to the biogeochemistry of these habitats, but significantly less is known about the microbiology within these environments. Serpentinization ...
Geophysical characterization of onsite wastewater treatment system effects on groundwater quality, eastern North Carolina ﻿
Hardison, Sarah (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
Onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWS) are a potential non-point source of pollution that can result in water quality degradation in groundwater and surface water. Locating OWS wastewater plumes in the subsurface often ...
The Military Reforms of Gaius Marius in their Social, Economic, and Political context ﻿
Gambino, Michael C. (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
The goal of this thesis is, as the title affirms, to understand the military reforms of Gaius Marius in their broader societal context. In this thesis, after a brief introduction (Chap. I), Chap. II analyzes the Roman ...
Predictors of Sexual Assault Risk Perception and Resistance Self-efficacy among Sexual Assault Survivors ﻿
Decker, Melissa (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
Sexual assault, which includes all types of unwanted coerced or forced sexual behavior, is a prevalent issue among college women. Rape, considered the most serious form of sexual assault (McMahon, 2011), is defined as oral, ...
Comparison of a Traditional Teaching Model to the SCALE-UP Teaching Model in Undergraduate Biology: A Mixed Method Study ﻿
Mears, Samantha (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
This project compared a SCALE-UP teaching model to a traditional teaching model. Traditional teaching is now considered a poor motivator for student performance and interests, and the SCALE-UP model was proposed to combat ...
Complementary and alternative interventions : attitudes and use of counselors-in-training in counselor education programs ﻿
Crawford, Celeste S. (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
There is a growing awareness and use of complementary and alternative medicine and complementary and alternative interventions (CAM/CAI) in the United States. Research and education in both the medical and nursing professions ...
Pulmonary Pathologies Following Inhalation of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes at Occupational Levels ﻿
Phipps, Marshal Anthony, Jr. (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) are a nanomaterial that is growing in use and popularity. The health effects of occupational pulmonary exposure to MWCNT are currently unknown. The goals of this study were to build a ...
AN INVESTIGATION OF VELOPHARYNGEAL CLOSURE WITH LINEAR REGRESSION ﻿
Sana, Anish (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
Cleft lip and palate is a common birth defect in the United States. Children diagnosed with this abnormality face difficulties during feeding, hearing and speech. Surgical methods exist to repair the cleft lip and palate ...
Determining the Chemical Structure of Brucebactin: The Sole Complex Siderophore Utilized by the Pathogenic Bacterium Brucella Abortus ﻿
Atkinson, Xavier J. (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)
Brucellosis is a zoonotic bacterial disease that affects many around the world. There are over half a million new cases each year and prevalence rates in some areas of the world exceed 10 new cases per 100,000 in the ...