Judaculla is the coming-of-age story of Tim Fletcher, his recently discovered family, and their interaction with a mystical realm called the Land. Under threat from both a vengeful Cherokee Totem named Spider and the...
Keyword:
Appalachian Literature, Cherokee mythology, Cullowhee, Jackson County NC, Judaculla, and Magical Realism
Subject:
Judaculla Rock (N.C.) -- Fiction, Cherokee mythology -- North Carolina -- Jackson County -- Fiction, Paranormal fiction, Supernatural in literature, and Bildungsromans
This work analyzes the rhetoric of for-profit probation and rehabilitation companies in the United States. In particular, this study examines how dichotomies have shifted our social understanding of the word “criminal” and...
Keyword:
criminal, drug, For-profit, Probation, Rehabilitation, and Rhetoric
Subject:
Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- United States, Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation -- United States, Probation -- United States, Privatization -- United States, and Rhetoric -- United States
Keratose is an oxidized form of keratin which can be extracted from hair, and is composed of alpha-keratin filaments and smaller gamma-keratins. Previous studies have shown keratin's ability to assist in burn healing and rescue...
Water contamination by heavy metals from industrial wastewater discharge is a serious global environmental concern. For a heavy metal like copper, accumulation beyond the tolerant limit would constitute a serious environmental...
Keyword:
Adsorption, Bioremediation, Biosorption, Copper, Kinetics, and Peanut Hulls
Subject:
Adsorption, Bioremediation, Copper, Dynamics, and Peanuts
La Crosse virus (LACV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen that is endemic to western North Carolina (NC) and is the etiological agent of La Crosse virus neuroinvasive disease (LACVND). In recent decades, LACVND cases have...
Keyword:
Aedes triseriatus, arbovirus, La Crosse encephalitis, La Crosse virus, mosquito-borne disease, and North Carolina
Subject:
Encephalitis, Arbovirus infections, Bloodborne infections, Diseases—Risk factors, and Diptera
There has been an increasing interest in more environmentally friendly alternatives to the use of pesticides in agriculture, due to health and environmental concerns. The controlled release of pheromones can be used as part of...
Keyword:
Gypsy Moth, Mating Disruption, Oriental Fruit Moth, Pheromone, Pink Bollworm, and Wax Emulsion
Subject:
Pheromones, Gypsy moth -- Control, Pink bollworm -- Control, Oriental fruit moth -- Control, and Insect sex attractants
The Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) is a cryptic, long-lived, species in the family Cryptobranchidae. Declines in populations of many aquatic species, including C. a. alleganiensis may be related...
Keyword:
Cryptobranchus and Hellbender
Subject:
Giant salamanders -- Effect of sediments on -- North Carolina -- Clay County and River sediments -- North Carolina -- Clay County
Amphibians are declining worldwide, and research on their habitats and ecology are critical to their continued conservation. I conducted two experiments with the federally endangered dusky gopher frog, Rana sevosa. The dusky...
The purpose of this study is to explore the underlying structure of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder -- the Disruptive Behavior Disorders. As the bulk of this study was conducted in expectation of the imminent...
Keyword:
Conduct, Defiant, Dimensional, Factor, Oppositional, and Structure
Subject:
Oppositional defiant disorder in adolescence -- Diagnosis and Conduct disorders in adolescence -- Diagnosis
This qualitative study focuses on North Carolina community college basic skills departmental directors. In this study, interviews were the means to gather data and to give North Carolina community college basic skills directors...
Keyword:
Adult Education, Basic Skills, Community College Basic Skills, General Education Development, General Education Diploma, and High School Equivalency
Subject:
North Carolina Community College System. Adult Basic Education Program, Basic education -- North Carolina -- Evaluation, Educational leadership -- North Carolina, Community colleges-- Curricula -- North Carolina -- Evaluation, and Adult education -- North Carolina -- Evaluation
