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Title: FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Science eNewsletter Science Connect, 2014-02.
Creator: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2014-02
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_UA00000290
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
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Title: FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Science eNewsletter Science Connect, 2014-03.
Creator: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2014-03
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_UA00000291
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
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Title: FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Science eNewsletter Science Connect, 2011 Winter.
Creator: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2011
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_UA00000285
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
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Title: FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Science eNewsletter Science Connect, 2014-01.
Creator: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2014-01
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_UA00000289
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
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Title: FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Science eNewsletter Science Connect, 2010 Spring.
Creator: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_UA00000283
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
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Title: FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Science eNewsletter Science Connect, 2011 Summer.
Creator: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2011
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_UA00000284
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
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Title: FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Science eNewsletter Science Connect, 2009.
Creator: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2009 fall
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_UA00000281
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
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Title: FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Science eNewsletter Science Connect, 2010 Fall.
Creator: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2010 fall
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_UA00000282
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
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Title: FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Science eNewsletter Science Connect, 2014-04.
Creator: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2014-04
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_UA00000292
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
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Title: FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Science eNewsletter Science Connect, 2014-05.
Creator: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2014-05
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_UA00000293
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
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Title: FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Science eNewsletter Science Connect, Spring 2013.
Creator: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2013
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_UA00000288
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
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Title: FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Science eNewsletter Science Connect, Summer 2012.
Creator: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_UA00000286
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
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Title: FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Science eNewsletter Science Connect, Winter 2012.
Creator: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_UA00000287
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
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Title: Habitat location and selection by the Sargassum crab Portunus sayi: the role of sensory cues.
Creator: West, Lorin E., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: The Sargassum community consists of a unique and idverse assemblage of fauna critical to pelagic food chains. Associated organisms presumably have adaptations to assist in finding Sargassum. This study investigated cues used for habitat location and selection by the Sargassum crab, Portunus sayi. Chemical detection trials were conducted with a two-chamber choice apparatus with Sargassum spp. and Thalassia testudinum as source odors. Visual detection trials (devoid of chemical cues) and...
Show moreThe Sargassum community consists of a unique and idverse assemblage of fauna critical to pelagic food chains. Associated organisms presumably have adaptations to assist in finding Sargassum. This study investigated cues used for habitat location and selection by the Sargassum crab, Portunus sayi. Chemical detection trials were conducted with a two-chamber choice apparatus with Sargassum spp. and Thalassia testudinum as source odors. Visual detection trials (devoid of chemical cues) and habitat selection trials were conducted in which crabs were given a choice of habitats. Results showed that P. sayi respoded to chemical odors from Sargassum spp. Crabs visually located habitats but did not visually distinguish between different habitats. In habitat selection trials, crabs selected Sargassum spp. over artificial Sargassum and T. testudinum. These results suggest that crabs isolated from Sargassum likely use chemoreception from longer distances ; within visual proximity of a potential patch, crabs use both chemical and visual information.
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Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3356901
Subject Headings: Habitat (Ecology), Sargassum, Ecology, Marine chemical ecology, Chemoreceptors, Animal behavior, Animal communication, Portunus sayi, Ecology
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Title: Population structure and dispersal of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) of the Indian River Lagoon Estuary, Florida, and adjacent Atlantic waters.
Creator: Rodgers, Sarah E., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: Worldwide research of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) has led to varied definitions and terminology regarding ways to group dolphins for study and management. An understanding of the demographic history and population structure of bottlenose dolphins residing within the Indian River Lagoon Estuary System (IRLES), Florida, is needed to help define the IRLES dolphin population: ecotype, population, or community. Using mitochondrial DNA sequencing and microsatellite genotyping, this...
Show moreWorldwide research of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) has led to varied definitions and terminology regarding ways to group dolphins for study and management. An understanding of the demographic history and population structure of bottlenose dolphins residing within the Indian River Lagoon Estuary System (IRLES), Florida, is needed to help define the IRLES dolphin population: ecotype, population, or community. Using mitochondrial DNA sequencing and microsatellite genotyping, this study detected: (1) genetic differentiation between estuarine and coastal individuals (FstmtDNA=0.414, Fstmsat=0.057; p<0.05; K=2), (2) genetic differentiation between the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) and Mosquito Lagoon (ML) (FstmtDNA=0.0201, Fstmsat=0.0234; p<0.09), and (3) minute undefined sub-structure within the IRLES (FstmtDNA=-0.00 -0.0379, Fstmsat=0.00 - vii 0.0445; p>0.1). Additionally, within ML this study detected non-mixing cohabitation of two potential ecotypes, estuarine and coastal. These findings raise many questions regarding how dolphins are presently categorized and managed which are critical to population assessments including abundance, vital rates, and health.
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Date Issued: 2013
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3362568
Subject Headings: Biogeography, Bottlenose dolphin, Behavior, Bottlenose dolphin, Geographical distribution, Bottlenose dolphin
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Title: Weakly integrally closed domains and forbidden patterns.
Creator: Hopkins, Mary E., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Abstract/Description: An integral domain D is weakly integrally closed if whenever there is an element x in the quotient field of D and a nonzero finitely generated ideal J of D such that xJ J2, then x is in D. We define weakly integrally closed numerical monoids similarly. If a monoid algebra is weakly integrally closed, then so is the monoid. A pattern F of finitely many 0's and 1's is forbidden if whenever the characteristic binary string of a numerical monoid M contains F, then M is not weakly integrally...
Show moreAn integral domain D is weakly integrally closed if whenever there is an element x in the quotient field of D and a nonzero finitely generated ideal J of D such that xJ J2, then x is in D. We define weakly integrally closed numerical monoids similarly. If a monoid algebra is weakly integrally closed, then so is the monoid. A pattern F of finitely many 0's and 1's is forbidden if whenever the characteristic binary string of a numerical monoid M contains F, then M is not weakly integrally closed. Any stretch of the pattern 11011 is forbidden. A numerical monoid M is weakly integrally closed if and only if it has a forbidden pattern. For every finite set S of forbidden patterns, there exists a monoid that is not weakly integrally closed and that contains no stretch of a pattern in S. It is shown that particular monoid algebras are weakly integrally closed.
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Date Issued: 2009
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/199327
Subject Headings: Mathematical analysis, Algebra, Homological, Monoids, Categories (Mathematics), Semigroup algebras
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Title: Limitations on macroinvertebrate populations in South Florida weltands.
Creator: Knorp, Natalie E., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: It can be difficult to disentangle the factors that determine population success in freshwater systems, particularly for organisms with disturbance-resistant life stages like aquatic invertebrates. Nevertheless, the effects of environmental variation and habitat structure on animal population success in wetlands are important for understanding both trophic interactions and biodiversity. I performed two experiments to determine the factors limiting crayfish (Procambarus fallax) and dragonfly ...
Show moreIt can be difficult to disentangle the factors that determine population success in freshwater systems, particularly for organisms with disturbance-resistant life stages like aquatic invertebrates. Nevertheless, the effects of environmental variation and habitat structure on animal population success in wetlands are important for understanding both trophic interactions and biodiversity. I performed two experiments to determine the factors limiting crayfish (Procambarus fallax) and dragonfly (Family: Libellulidae) populations in wetland environments. A simulation of a dry-disturbance and subsequent sunfish (Family: Centrarchidae) re-colonization revealed that crayfish populations are sensitive to sunfish, while dragonfly naiads seemed to be limited by other drying-related factors. A second manipulation revealed that small-bodied fishes and habitat structure (submerged vegetation) shaped dragonfly communities primarily through postcolonization processes.
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Date Issued: 2013
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3362485
Subject Headings: Wetland ecology, Wildlife conservation, Freshwater invertebrates, Ecology, Predation (Biology), Marine ecosystem management
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Title: Spatial and trophic ecology of the sawtooth eel, Serrivomer beanii, a biomass-dominant bathypelagic fish over the northern Mid-Atlantic ridge.
Creator: Geidner, Megan E., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: The role of Serrivomer beanii in bathypelagic food webs is poorly known, but abundance and biomass estimates from the 2004 G.O. Sars MAR-ECO Expedition suggest it to have a high level of importance. MAR-ECO, a Census of Marine Life field project, has allowed us to increase our knowledge of S. beanii through spatial analysis, including the congeneric species Serrivomer lanceolatoides, and trophic analysis. Serrivomer beanii abundance and biomass exhibited a decreasing trend along the northern...
Show moreThe role of Serrivomer beanii in bathypelagic food webs is poorly known, but abundance and biomass estimates from the 2004 G.O. Sars MAR-ECO Expedition suggest it to have a high level of importance. MAR-ECO, a Census of Marine Life field project, has allowed us to increase our knowledge of S. beanii through spatial analysis, including the congeneric species Serrivomer lanceolatoides, and trophic analysis. Serrivomer beanii abundance and biomass exhibited a decreasing trend along the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge from north to south. In terms of size, S. beanii was found to increase as distance from the ridge decreased, suggesting a topographic aggregation strategy. The diet of S. beanii consisted of crustaceans, cephalopods, and teleosts. The trophic results of this study reveal a likely "alternative" trophic pathway in the deep mid-North Atlantic, and perhaps other, bathypelagic ecosystems: higher trophic-level predators are supported by micronektonic invertebrates as primary prey.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/165941
Subject Headings: Plankton, Ecology, Coral reef animals, Ecology, Deep sea biology
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Title: Auslander-Reiten theory for systems of submodule embeddings.
Creator: Moore, Audrey., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Abstract/Description: In this dissertation, we will investigate aspects of Auslander-Reiten theory adapted to the setting of systems of submodule embeddings. Using this theory, we can compute Auslander-Reiten quivers of such categories, which among other information, yields valuable information about the indecomposable objects in such a category. A main result of the dissertation is an adaptation to this situation of the Auslander and Ringel-Tachikawa Theorem which states that for an artinian ring R of finite...
Show moreIn this dissertation, we will investigate aspects of Auslander-Reiten theory adapted to the setting of systems of submodule embeddings. Using this theory, we can compute Auslander-Reiten quivers of such categories, which among other information, yields valuable information about the indecomposable objects in such a category. A main result of the dissertation is an adaptation to this situation of the Auslander and Ringel-Tachikawa Theorem which states that for an artinian ring R of finite representation type, each R-module is a direct sum of finite-length indecomposable R-modules. In cases where this applies, the indecomposable objects obtained in the Auslander-Reiten quiver give the building blocks for the objects in the category. We also briefly discuss in which cases systems of submodule embeddings form a Frobenius category, and for a few examples explore pointwise Calabi-Yau dimension of such a category.
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Date Issued: 2009
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/210496
Subject Headings: Artin algebras, Rings (Algebra), Representation of algebras, Embeddings (Mathematics), Linear algebraic groups
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Title: Anticarcinogenic effects of genistein and anthocyanin extract in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells.
Creator: Stinson, Corine M., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: This study investigated potential apoptotic and anti-proliferative effects of the phytochemicals, genistein and anthocyanin extract, as single and combined treatments in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. Cells were exposed to single and combined treatments with the phytochemiclas for 48 and 72 hours. Cell viability was assessed using the MTT bioassay. Apoptosis induction was assessed using acridine orange ethidium bromide and rhodamine 123 ethidium bromide fluorescence assays. Both singe and...
Show moreThis study investigated potential apoptotic and anti-proliferative effects of the phytochemicals, genistein and anthocyanin extract, as single and combined treatments in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. Cells were exposed to single and combined treatments with the phytochemiclas for 48 and 72 hours. Cell viability was assessed using the MTT bioassay. Apoptosis induction was assessed using acridine orange ethidium bromide and rhodamine 123 ethidium bromide fluorescence assays. Both singe and combination treatments induced dose- and time-dependent apoptotic cell death in MCF-7 cells. The percentage of apoptosis was higher in combination treatments than single treatments with either phytochemical, although the difference was not statistically significant. The combination of genistein and anthocyanin extract peaked in efficacy at 48 hours of treatment, to exhibit significantly greater (P<. O5) dose- and time-dependent cell cytotoxicity than single treatments. This study reveals potential chemopreventive implications for the complementary effects of genistein and anthocyanin extract.
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Date Issued: 2011
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3320108
Subject Headings: Phytochemicals, Therapeutic use, Phytoestrogens, Physiological effect, Breast, Cancer, Risk factors, Breast, Cancer, Treatment, Probiotics, Cancer, Chemoprevention, Antioxidants, Therapeutic use
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