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- AN EXPLORATION OF FERTILITY PRESERVATION-RELATED DECISION-MAKING IN CHILDHOOD CANCER PATIENTS.
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- Addepalli, Vani, Kennedy, Ashley, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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As medical research expands to include a vast variety of new treatments and the world becomes increasingly interconnected, the ethics involving patient care and treatment plan development also become extremely important to consider. One of the most novel and widely unexplored fields of reproductive health is oncofertility, a field of medicine that aims to minimize the negative impacts of cancer treatment on fertility. For many childhood cancer patients, cancer treatment involves oncofertility...
Show moreAs medical research expands to include a vast variety of new treatments and the world becomes increasingly interconnected, the ethics involving patient care and treatment plan development also become extremely important to consider. One of the most novel and widely unexplored fields of reproductive health is oncofertility, a field of medicine that aims to minimize the negative impacts of cancer treatment on fertility. For many childhood cancer patients, cancer treatment involves oncofertility-related discussions that involve their families, physicians, and many other people. This paper serves primarily to evaluate the quality of educational and clinical resources available to childhood cancer patients regarding fertility preservation, the current approach to these cases from an ethical perspective, and to propose a procedure for treatment plan development and decision making that carefully considers the values and beliefs of the patient, his/her family members, physicians, and ethics board members involved with the case to help standardize the process.
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- 2020
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003699
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- Assaying Mutant Marine Bacteria for Lithium Extraction.
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- Alexander, Didier, Kirchman, Paul A., Wetterer, James, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Lithium (Li) is used in many commercial products. With the recent development of a potent new lithium battery suitable for hybrid and plug-in electric cars, demand for lithium should soar. Seawater has low Li ion concentrations, and has not been considered a profitable commercial source of this element. For my thesis work, I attempted to develop a mutant strain of the marine bacteria Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae capable of sequestering lithium from seawater. I expose the bacteria...
Show moreLithium (Li) is used in many commercial products. With the recent development of a potent new lithium battery suitable for hybrid and plug-in electric cars, demand for lithium should soar. Seawater has low Li ion concentrations, and has not been considered a profitable commercial source of this element. For my thesis work, I attempted to develop a mutant strain of the marine bacteria Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae capable of sequestering lithium from seawater. I expose the bacteria to shortwave ultra violet (UV) light with the intent of obtaining a lithium dependent mutant. I was not successful at isolating such a mutant. However, I noted differences in colony size, between colonies grown in lithium media and sodium media, after UV treatment. Based on other research, the bacterial recovery methods of lithium and other metals from seawater remains a plausible option.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003553
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- ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AMONG BACTERIA NEAR SEWAGE OUTFALLS IN BERMUDA.
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- Alker, Amanda, Moore, Jon A., Voss, Joshua D., Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Antibiotic resistance among bacteria is a portentous global concern, which threatens the ability of medical professionals to successfully treat bacterial infections. In Bermuda, there is no wastewater treatment plant; therefore, about 4.3x106 L per day of untreated sewage is released into the ocean through two marine outfalls. Water samples were collected from 12 sample sites (outfalls, offshore sites, and onshore beach sites near the outfalls) over 4 sampling events between August and...
Show moreAntibiotic resistance among bacteria is a portentous global concern, which threatens the ability of medical professionals to successfully treat bacterial infections. In Bermuda, there is no wastewater treatment plant; therefore, about 4.3x106 L per day of untreated sewage is released into the ocean through two marine outfalls. Water samples were collected from 12 sample sites (outfalls, offshore sites, and onshore beach sites near the outfalls) over 4 sampling events between August and October, 2013. Water samples were analyzed for the presence of Escherichia coli, Enterococcus sp., and Staphylococcus aureus. Antibiotic susceptibility of each purified isolate was tested and classified using Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute standards. PCR analysis confirmed the presence of at least one methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolate. Documentation of antibiotic resistant bacteria in Bermudian waters supports the need for improved sewage treatment to ensure safe recreational use of these areas.
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- 2015
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013646
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- MYC-induced repression of Tristetraprolin alters the expression of are-containing genes in prostate cancer.
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- Altman, Evan, Quintyne, Nicholas, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Prostate cancer has the second highest mortality rate of all cancers in men. The Myc oncoprotein is misregulated in 70% of all cancers, including 70% of prostate cancers, and affects several cancer mechanisms. Myc is able to directly repress the expression of Tristetraprolin (TTP). TTP regulates mRNA stability by binding to select mRNAs. Furthermore, TTP is able to suppress Myc‐driven B cell lymphoma in mice. In these studies, cell culture models were used to access the role of Myc-induced...
Show moreProstate cancer has the second highest mortality rate of all cancers in men. The Myc oncoprotein is misregulated in 70% of all cancers, including 70% of prostate cancers, and affects several cancer mechanisms. Myc is able to directly repress the expression of Tristetraprolin (TTP). TTP regulates mRNA stability by binding to select mRNAs. Furthermore, TTP is able to suppress Myc‐driven B cell lymphoma in mice. In these studies, cell culture models were used to access the role of Myc-induced repression of TTP in prostate cancer. Prostate cancer cells lines were identified with inverse expression of Myc and TTP. Additionally, ARE‐containing genes with roles in various cancer mechanisms were differentially expressed in these models. These findings suggest that Myc’s ability to downregulate TTP is important in prostate cancer and provide new avenues for treating Myc‐driven prostate cancer.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003554
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- CATALYTIC RUTHENIUM TETROXIDE OXIDATION OF ALKENES UNDER ANHYDROUS CONDITIONS.
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- Ansley, Harrison, Dragojlovic, Veljko, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Oxidative cleavage of alkenes was carried out with catalytic ruthenium tetroxide in anhydrous t-butyl alcohol at room temperature. Mild conditions caused a slower and less exhaustive oxidation of the double bond so that aldehydes were the major reaction products.
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- 2014
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013637
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- Alarm pheromones in aquatic snail species: schreckstoff and stuff.
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- Apap, Ian, Wetterer, James, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Many aquatic organisms show alarm responses to chemical cues. For my thesis research, I tested whether two species of aquatic snail (one freshwater and one estuarine) show response to chemicals released by a crushed conspecific. I measured behavioral reaction of a freshwater snail and an estuarine snail species. I first tested the species from a freshwater pond, comparing the behavior of snail exposed to crushed snail extract with controls over a period of 24 h. In the first trial,...
Show moreMany aquatic organisms show alarm responses to chemical cues. For my thesis research, I tested whether two species of aquatic snail (one freshwater and one estuarine) show response to chemicals released by a crushed conspecific. I measured behavioral reaction of a freshwater snail and an estuarine snail species. I first tested the species from a freshwater pond, comparing the behavior of snail exposed to crushed snail extract with controls over a period of 24 h. In the first trial, significantly more snails climbed out of the water at the 8-h mark (χ2=8.86, p<.05) and the 24-h mark (χ2=4.98, p<.05). In the second trial, this difference was significant at the 2-h mark (χ2=4.43, p<.05). In one trial with estuarine snails, I found no evidence of an alarm response. The differences in response between the two species may relate to differences in environment. Alarm chemicals may supply useful information on local predation in a pond with little water movement, but not in an estuary, where water flow would quickly disperse these chemicals.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003555
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- CONSCIOUSNESS AND CRIMINALITY.
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- Baniotaite, Paula, Lanning, Kevin, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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To what extent are we responsible for the actions performed in our dreams? If I hurt someone while I’m sleepwalking, should my behavior be excused? In cases of multiple personalities, if one identity commits a crime, should the main identity be accountable? We can raise such questions in courts today due to early psychological research in consciousness and awareness. I will begin by reviewing the early notions that have been explored in psychology, such as sleep, repression and even hypnosis...
Show moreTo what extent are we responsible for the actions performed in our dreams? If I hurt someone while I’m sleepwalking, should my behavior be excused? In cases of multiple personalities, if one identity commits a crime, should the main identity be accountable? We can raise such questions in courts today due to early psychological research in consciousness and awareness. I will begin by reviewing the early notions that have been explored in psychology, such as sleep, repression and even hypnosis that all tie back to theories of consciousness. I will then review various disorders that involve irregularities in consciousness: sleep disorders such as sleepwalking and sleep apnea, as well as less frequently observed mental disorders, such as dissociative identity disorder. After discussing criminal cases involving consciousness related disorders, I argue that a consensus on treatment of individuals with severe consciousness related disorders should be established.
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- 2020
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013657
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- The Politics of Propaganda and Repression in Ceausescu.s Romania.
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- Bartholomew, Andrew, Ely, Christopher, White, Daniel, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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From 1967-1989 President Nicolae Ceausescu and the Securitate (the secret or political police) repressed the Romanian people through the use of classic propaganda techniques and a unique manipulation of Romania's own national and cultural history. Ceausescu did this in order to cement his hold on the Romanian people and to ensure that Communism remained the dominant ideology within the nation. This thesis argues that Ceausescu manipulated Romania's Latin heritage, cultural and historical...
Show moreFrom 1967-1989 President Nicolae Ceausescu and the Securitate (the secret or political police) repressed the Romanian people through the use of classic propaganda techniques and a unique manipulation of Romania's own national and cultural history. Ceausescu did this in order to cement his hold on the Romanian people and to ensure that Communism remained the dominant ideology within the nation. This thesis argues that Ceausescu manipulated Romania's Latin heritage, cultural and historical icons, and the nation's national identity and history to sustain his regime. Ceausescu used these native sources and the state sponsored repression of the Securitate to give his regime the trappings of legitimacy and to cement his rule.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003556
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- Lowering oxidative stress with increased methionine content of mitochondrial aconitase.
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- Batlle, Jessica, Kirchman, Paul A., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Oxidative stress occurs when reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as superoxide anion (O2' —), hydroxyl radical (HO.), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), build up to detrimental levels in the cell, and effects of oxidative stress are associated with aging. Mitochondria are the main site of oxidative stress, most likely due to the high level of ROS produced during respiration. Mitochondrial aconitase is an enzyme involved in respiration; due to the presence of an iron-sulfur cluster in the active...
Show moreOxidative stress occurs when reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as superoxide anion (O2' —), hydroxyl radical (HO.), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), build up to detrimental levels in the cell, and effects of oxidative stress are associated with aging. Mitochondria are the main site of oxidative stress, most likely due to the high level of ROS produced during respiration. Mitochondrial aconitase is an enzyme involved in respiration; due to the presence of an iron-sulfur cluster in the active site, it is a target for ROS. A plasmid containing the aconitase gene to be inserted into Saccharomyces cerevisiae was designed, and will be used in the future for the pop-in pop-out method; mitochondrial aconitase will be subjected to point mutations, replacing several leucine and isoleucine amino acid residues with methionine residues near the active site and on the surface of the enzyme. The amino acid methionine has a sulfur group, which also acts as a target for ROS and could prevent inactivation of the iron-sulfur cluster of aconitase.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003557
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- A mathematical model of the Austrian political business cycle.
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- Bensoussan, Ilan, Jakee, Keith, Blue, Meredith, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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We construct a formal model that reconciles non-formal risk-based Austrian business cycle theory with models of political business cycles. In our model, the incumbent political party induces the central bank to enact an expansionary monetary policy. This policy lowers the real interest rate, which leads to an increase in investments. As more individuals invest, assets inflate, leading to a boom-bust cycle; voter utility increases because asset values are higher. An increase in voter utility...
Show moreWe construct a formal model that reconciles non-formal risk-based Austrian business cycle theory with models of political business cycles. In our model, the incumbent political party induces the central bank to enact an expansionary monetary policy. This policy lowers the real interest rate, which leads to an increase in investments. As more individuals invest, assets inflate, leading to a boom-bust cycle; voter utility increases because asset values are higher. An increase in voter utility leads to an increased likelihood that the incumbent political party will be reelected. In an attempt to avoid a violent bust in assets, the central bank may implement a contractionary monetary policy to raise the real interest rate in increments. If the financial system becomes illiquid before the policy is implemented, then a speculative bubble burst occurs. The cycle regenerates a year before the next election when an accommodative monetary policy is implemented once again.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003558
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- Regulation of mitosis by the motor Protein KIF9.
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- Billow, Alexa M., Quintyne, Nicholas, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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The kinesin superfamily of microtubule motors is subdivided based upon structure and function. KIF9 is a member of the largely uncharacterized Kinesin-9 family. It was originally identified by sequence homology to other kinesins. Subsequent studies have indicated that KIF9 interacts with proteins involved in cell shape remodeling and cell migration. We have examined KIF9 function in mammalian cells using siRNA-mediated knockdown. By knocking down KIF9 expression in these cells, we have seen...
Show moreThe kinesin superfamily of microtubule motors is subdivided based upon structure and function. KIF9 is a member of the largely uncharacterized Kinesin-9 family. It was originally identified by sequence homology to other kinesins. Subsequent studies have indicated that KIF9 interacts with proteins involved in cell shape remodeling and cell migration. We have examined KIF9 function in mammalian cells using siRNA-mediated knockdown. By knocking down KIF9 expression in these cells, we have seen several effects on normal cell cycle progression. We have observed a decreased mitotic index, suggesting cells either fail to enter mitosis or abort the process prior to completion. Of the cells in that population that enter mitosis, we see a decrease in the number of cells in anaphase and telophase. Multinuclearity is greatly increased, indicating failure of cytokinesis. Interphase cells show decreased microtubule organization. We propose that KIF9 is important for normal completion of mitosis by regulating the contractile ring.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003559
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- Isolation of the methionine sulfoxide reductase B3 (MSRB3) gene from the red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans.
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- Bishop, Eric, Kirchman, Paul A., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Oxidative stress from reactive oxygen species (ROS) is hypothesized to be a primary cause of aging and aging-related diseases. For my thesis research, my advisor and I examined adaptation to oxidative stress in the red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, a turtle that goes long periods with low oxygen during hibernation, but then quickly re-acclimates to higher oxygen levels upon surfacing. This dramatic ischemia/reperfusion event should result in ROS formation, but the turtle appears to...
Show moreOxidative stress from reactive oxygen species (ROS) is hypothesized to be a primary cause of aging and aging-related diseases. For my thesis research, my advisor and I examined adaptation to oxidative stress in the red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, a turtle that goes long periods with low oxygen during hibernation, but then quickly re-acclimates to higher oxygen levels upon surfacing. This dramatic ischemia/reperfusion event should result in ROS formation, but the turtle appears to reduce oxidative stress. We aimed to isolate the gene for methionine sulfoxide reductase B3, a protein that alleviates oxidative stress by reconverting oxygen damaged methionine-R-sulfoxide to the amino acid methionine. We designed degenerate primers to amplify a conserved region of the MSRB gene to isolate a partial DNA sequence. We then used 5’ RACE PCR and vectorette library PCR to isolate much of the coding region of the gene from T. scripta.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003560
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- Don’t do it! : Reader response in John Milton’s Paradise Lost.
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- Blake, Abigail, Harrawood, Michael, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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This thesis will engage in the three crisis episodes that I call Don’t Do It moments in John Milton’s Paradise Lost, moments in which the poem suddenly turns into a suspense movie. As in a slasher film, or even a mystery film, the reader responds emotionally as the poem brings him or her to relive the seduction that leads to the fall of man. I will argue that Milton deliberately organizes the entire poem around these moments in Book IX in order to recreate the Fall in the reader’s mind,...
Show moreThis thesis will engage in the three crisis episodes that I call Don’t Do It moments in John Milton’s Paradise Lost, moments in which the poem suddenly turns into a suspense movie. As in a slasher film, or even a mystery film, the reader responds emotionally as the poem brings him or her to relive the seduction that leads to the fall of man. I will argue that Milton deliberately organizes the entire poem around these moments in Book IX in order to recreate the Fall in the reader’s mind, emphasizing it’s unfairness and inevitability: the readers suffering for Adam and Eve’s sin. I will suggest a connection between the text and the reader by means of empty signifiers. Unlike Adam and Eve, the reader understands the meaning of the word ‘death’ and the powerful consequences they will face once they separate and fall.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003561
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- A Clash of Civilizations or a Clash of National Interests? The United States and its key role in the Middle East.
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- Boeshaar, Case, Steigenga, Timothy J., Tunick, Mark, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Samuel Huntington has argued that the Islamic and Western worlds are at odds due to irreconcilable differences in culture and religion, and as a result both will form broad civilizations that will inevitably lead to conflict. Samuel Huntington's thesis in the "Clash of Civilizations" is incorrect because the United States is not at war with Islamic world; rather the conflicts involving the United States in the Middle East are driven by realist national and strategic interests of security, oil...
Show moreSamuel Huntington has argued that the Islamic and Western worlds are at odds due to irreconcilable differences in culture and religion, and as a result both will form broad civilizations that will inevitably lead to conflict. Samuel Huntington's thesis in the "Clash of Civilizations" is incorrect because the United States is not at war with Islamic world; rather the conflicts involving the United States in the Middle East are driven by realist national and strategic interests of security, oil, and domestic policy. The unprecedented recent wave of Arab revolutions in 2011 have made it more vital than ever to understand the true reasons for the United State's conflicts in the Middle East so that prudent future foreign policy decisions can be made.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003562
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- Junot Díaz y su personaje Oscar Wao: un acercamiento hacia lo dominicano.
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- Boulos, Tara Maïke, Cañete-Quesada, Carmen, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Junot Díaz’s novel centers on the life of Oscar Wao, a black overweight, “ghetto nerd” who is obsessed by two passions: women and science fiction. Although Oscar identifies himself as a Dominican-American, he does not resemble the “ideal” Dominican man and does not share the stereotypical “Dominican qualities”, such as hyper-sexual or machismo behavior. His peculiarities, on the contrary, classify him not only as an outsider within North American society but also within the Dominican...
Show moreJunot Díaz’s novel centers on the life of Oscar Wao, a black overweight, “ghetto nerd” who is obsessed by two passions: women and science fiction. Although Oscar identifies himself as a Dominican-American, he does not resemble the “ideal” Dominican man and does not share the stereotypical “Dominican qualities”, such as hyper-sexual or machismo behavior. His peculiarities, on the contrary, classify him not only as an outsider within North American society but also within the Dominican community. By placing this marginal character in the center of his novel, Díaz reconsiders and reconstructs “Dominicanness” as it has been presented by previous Dominican authors. This thesis explores the way Díaz breaks away from conventionalism and offers a more complex and diverse image of Dominican-American identity today.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003563
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- Synthesis of Flosal.
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- Brettler, Steven, Dragojlovic, Veljko, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Flosal (Jasmonal, Jasmine Aldehyde, (E)-2-benzylideneheptanal) is an important commercial fragrance compound. The principal method for its preparation involves a crossed aldol condensation reaction of heptanal and benzaldehyde. The method has a serious drawback as the synthesis of jasmine aldehyde is accompanied by self-condensation of heptanal to produce foul-smelling 2-pentyl-2-nonenal. We optimized the reaction conditions to maximize yield of jasmine aldehyde while preventing formation of...
Show moreFlosal (Jasmonal, Jasmine Aldehyde, (E)-2-benzylideneheptanal) is an important commercial fragrance compound. The principal method for its preparation involves a crossed aldol condensation reaction of heptanal and benzaldehyde. The method has a serious drawback as the synthesis of jasmine aldehyde is accompanied by self-condensation of heptanal to produce foul-smelling 2-pentyl-2-nonenal. We optimized the reaction conditions to maximize yield of jasmine aldehyde while preventing formation of 2-pentyl-2-nonenal. The desired product was obtained in ~60% yield, with a room for future improvement.
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- 2014
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013638
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- THE GARDENER’S LAMENT: REHABILITATION AND RESPONSIBILITY INSIDE LEAVENWORTH PRISON.
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- Bromell, Laccia, Tunick, Mark, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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In this thesis, I assess the debate over whether inmates should have privileges as a means of rehabilitation within United States prison populations. I focus on the example of Carl Bowles, a convicted murderer residing in Leavenworth Prison, who was given a garden to tend, only to have it taken away by a new regime. My argument is twofold: I will first discuss the normative question of whether an inmate like Carl Bowles ought to be given his garden in the first place. I will then address the...
Show moreIn this thesis, I assess the debate over whether inmates should have privileges as a means of rehabilitation within United States prison populations. I focus on the example of Carl Bowles, a convicted murderer residing in Leavenworth Prison, who was given a garden to tend, only to have it taken away by a new regime. My argument is twofold: I will first discuss the normative question of whether an inmate like Carl Bowles ought to be given his garden in the first place. I will then address the empirical question of whether giving him the garden is beneficial to him and society. I unfold my argument by first discussing some central theories of punishment and then applying these theories to the distinct questions concerning treatment of inmates.
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- 2015
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013647
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- NATIVE VERSUS EXOTIC ANTS AS A FOOD SOURCE FOR THE ANT LION, (Myrmeleon crudelis).
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- Brothers, David G., Wetterer, James K., Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Solenopsis invicta, a fire ant originally from South America, has become an important exotic pest in the southeastern US. Solenopsis invicta is well known for its powerful sting and are known to attack native wildlife, such as hatchling sea turtles. I examined the suitability of S. invicta as prey for a native antlion, Myrmeleon crudelis, in South Florida. I compared the growth and survival over 12 week period of 16 ant lions fed S. invicta and 16 fed a native pyramid ant, Dorymyrmex bureni....
Show moreSolenopsis invicta, a fire ant originally from South America, has become an important exotic pest in the southeastern US. Solenopsis invicta is well known for its powerful sting and are known to attack native wildlife, such as hatchling sea turtles. I examined the suitability of S. invicta as prey for a native antlion, Myrmeleon crudelis, in South Florida. I compared the growth and survival over 12 week period of 16 ant lions fed S. invicta and 16 fed a native pyramid ant, Dorymyrmex bureni. I found antlions fed S. invicta had significantly lower growth and survival than antlions fed D. bureni. Thus, S. invicta does not appear to be suitable prey for M. crudelis, and may have a negative impact on M. crudelis in areas where it invades.
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- 2015
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013648
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- Crossing the border: state forays into immigration reform.
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- Bruton, Robert, Strain, Christopher, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Today’s local and state governments face a diverse array of challenges when meeting the needs of their communities. Issues surrounding immigration reform and control in these communities have become politically sensitive as states attempt to pass their own reform bills. As states such as Arizona and Utah pass their own forms of immigration legislation the federal government and others believe that immigration legislation is solely a federal power. However, given that the federal government...
Show moreToday’s local and state governments face a diverse array of challenges when meeting the needs of their communities. Issues surrounding immigration reform and control in these communities have become politically sensitive as states attempt to pass their own reform bills. As states such as Arizona and Utah pass their own forms of immigration legislation the federal government and others believe that immigration legislation is solely a federal power. However, given that the federal government has failed to uphold and enforce its own immigration legislation the states should be allowed to create their own solutions to solve their specific problems. States and local communities retain a significant portion of the costs immigrants cause and should endeavor to create legislation to solve those problems in a constitutionally acceptable manner.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003564
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- Combination of Sulindac and Metformin as a Therapeutic Target in Lung Cancer.
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- Butler, Heather, Trivigno, Catherine, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Sulindac is an FDA approved, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that exhibits anti-cancer properties. Metformin is and FDA approved, anti-diabetic drug that also has documented anti-cancer properties. The goal of this project was to explore if a dual-combination of sulindac and metformin in the presence of a chemical oxidizing agent is more effective in killing lung cancer cells while not inducing cell death in normal lung cells. Our data shows that a triple-drug combination of sulindac,...
Show moreSulindac is an FDA approved, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that exhibits anti-cancer properties. Metformin is and FDA approved, anti-diabetic drug that also has documented anti-cancer properties. The goal of this project was to explore if a dual-combination of sulindac and metformin in the presence of a chemical oxidizing agent is more effective in killing lung cancer cells while not inducing cell death in normal lung cells. Our data shows that a triple-drug combination of sulindac, metformin, and tert-butyl hydroperoxide induce significant cell death in lung cancer cells but did not induce significant cell death in normal lung cells.
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- 2020
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003700
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