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Title: A mixed-methods analysis of social-ecological feedbacks between urbanization and forest persistence
Author: Thill, Jean-Claude
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: City planning, Urban forestry
Description: We examined how social-ecological factors in the land-change decision-making process influenced neighboring decisions and trajectories of alternative landscape ecologies. We decomposed individual landowner decisions to conserve or develop forests ...

Title: Densification without growth management? Evidence from local land development and housing trends in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Author: Thill, Jean-Claude, Delmelle, Elizabeth, Zhou, Yuhong
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: North Carolina--Charlotte, City planning
Description: In urban America, land development and residential real estate have passed through a number of different phases during the post-WWII era. In contemporary discourse on urban sustainability, attention is often expressed in terms of intensity of land...

Title: Redistribution of flexibility in stabilizing antibody fragment mutants follows Le Chatelier's principle
Author: Jacobs, Donald J., Li, Tong, Livesay, Dennis R.
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Immunoglobulins, Biology
Description: Le Chatelier's principle is the cornerstone of our understanding of chemical equilibria. When a system at equilibrium undergoes a change in concentration or thermodynamic state (i.e., temperature, pressure, etc.), La Chatelier's principle states t...

Title: Genetic variation at aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) loci in populations of Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) inhabiting polluted and reference habitats
Author: Reitzel, Adam M., Karchner, Sibel I., Franks, Diana G.
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Gene expression, Biology
Description: Background: The non-migratory killifish Fundulus heteroclitus inhabits clean and polluted environments interspersed throughout its range along the Atlantic coast of North America. Several populations of this species have successfully adapted to en...

Title: Production of a reference transcriptome and transcriptomic database (EdwardsiellaBase) for the lined sea anemone, Edwardsiella lineata, a parasitic cnidarian
Author: Reitzel, Adam M., Stefanik, Derek J., Lubinski, Tristan J.
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Evolution (Biology), Biology
Description: Background: The lined sea anemone Edwardsiella lineata is an informative model system for evolutionary-developmental studies of parasitism. In this species, it is possible to compare alternate developmental pathways leading from a larva to either ...

Title: Developmental and light-entrained expression of melatonin and its relationship to the circadian clock in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis
Author: Reitzel, Adam M., Peres, Rafael, Passamaneck, Yale
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Gene expression, Biology
Description: Background: The primary hormone of the vertebrate pineal gland, melatonin, has been identified broadly throughout the eukaryotes. While the role for melatonin in cyclic behavior via interactions with the circadian clock has only been reported in v...

Title: EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF SODIUM CHLORIDE DEICING AND ANTI-ICING SOLUTIONS ON EXPOSED, COATED, AND REINFORCING STEEL IN HIGHWAY BRIDGES
Author: Diep, Thanh-tu
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: In North Carolina, winter roadway maintenance strategies vary across the state, with some areas using brine for anti-icing pre-treatment, some using granular salts for deicing, and some using a mix of granular salts with traction enhancing materia...

Title: Preschool Pedagogy and Its Impact on Preschoolers' Attitudes Toward Learning
Author: Lounsbury, Karen
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Early childhood education, Education
Description: This qualitative study examined two preschool pedagogical approaches and the impact each had on students' attitudes toward learning. One preschool used A Beka curriculum, which is a direct instruction pedagogy. The other preschool used Creative Cu...

Title: RATIONALE, MOTIVATION AND EFFECT OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN VIETNAMESE COMPANIES
Author: Le, Ben
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Finance
Description: Existing literatures have documented that foreign investors in developed markets hold disproportionately more shares of firms with high turnover rates. In Vietnam, I find evidence that foreign investor ownership percentage is higher in firms with ...

Title: Correction of the post-necking True Stress-Strain data using Instrumented Nanoindentation
Author: Romero Fonseca, Ivan
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Materials science
Description: The study of large plastic deformations has been the focus of numerous studies particularly in the metal forming processes and fracture mechanics fields. A good understanding of the plastic flow properties of metallic alloys and the true stresses ...

Title: Cross-Stack Predictive Control Framework for Multicore Real-Time Applications
Author: Cao, Guangyi
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering
Description: Many of the next generation applications in entertainment, human computer interaction, infrastructure, security and medical systems are computationally intensive, always-on, and have soft real time (SRT) requirements. While failure to meet deadlin...

Title: Racial Disparities in Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising
Author: Cavallo, Stephany
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Government policy
Description: Reducing health disparities by increasing access to health information is a national priority. Research demonstrates that direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) is effective in educating consumers about health issues. However, research also identif...

Title: Re-examining the positive conscientiousness-performance relationship: The role of neuroticism and stress
Author: Dunn, Alexandra
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Organizational behavior, Psychology, Personality
Description: This study adds to the growing body of research on the interactive effects of personality traits. The researcher hypothesized that the relationship between conscientiousness and task performance would be weaker for individuals high in neuroticism....

Title: Place-based education, student writing, and cultural contexts: A case study of building community consciousness in a rural middle school classroom
Author: Donovan, Erin
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: The idea of place extends beyond just the location where people live. Place is a narrative, a story that involves interactions, characters, conflicts, and the rise and flow of humanity. By understanding the importance of place and the connection t...

Title: Polymer Mediated Delivery of Oligonucleotide and Trans Genes Toward More Efficient and Specific Therapies for Dystrophinopathies and Dystroglycanopathies
Author: Tucker, Jason
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Molecular biology, Biology, Neurosciences
Description: Muscular dystrophies are genetic disorders caused by mutations in more than 30 genes, with no cure or effective treatment. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by frame-shift mutations in the dystrophin gene with little or no functional dys...

Title: Municipal agricultural service delivery in the Philippines: Three empirical essays.
Author: Lapitan, Aileen
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Government policy, Agriculture--Economic aspects
Description: This dissertation examines three aspects of municipal agricultural service delivery in the Philippines. The first essay investigates the effect of rural constituency share, fiscal factors, and provincial government performance on the municipal gov...

Title: PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF UNSCENTED AND EXTENDED KALMAN FILTER IMPLEMENTATION ON A CONTINIOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR
Author: Mostafavi, Saman
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering
Description: In this thesis work, it is intended to investigate not only the Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) but to further study the more recent nonlinear Kalman Filters for their application to the nonlinear problem of a continuous stirred tank reactor. The var...

Title: Perceptions of Resiliency and Success in an American Community College: A Case Study of Five Transnational Students
Author: Classens, Nachette
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Adult education
Description: This dissertation examines five transnational students' views of their academic experiences in an American community college. The investigation contributes to the existing literature that illuminates the trends and conditions in which transnationa...

Title: Quantification of In-Stream and Riparian Denitrification Potential and Environmental Drivers of Denitrification Following Stream Restoration in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina
Author: Welsh, Molly
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Environmental engineering, Environmental sciences, Hydrology
Description: Agricultural streams are subject to considerable disturbance including channelization, erosion, and sedimentation. Fertilizer is often applied to agricultural fields in excess of crop demand, and nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) can be transported ...

Title: Personalized Indexing of Music by Emotions
Author: Mostafavi, Amanda
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Computer science
Description: How a person interprets music and what prompts a person to feel certain emotions are two very subjective things. This dissertation presents a method where a system can learn and track a user's listening habits with the purpose of recommending song...