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- “Call Me Tess”: articulating and unwriting identity in Tess of the d’Urbervilles.
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- Culler, Drew, Edwards, Hilary, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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In Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles, male characters inscribe and project stereotyped images of femininity onto the novel’s eponymous heroine. In this thesis, I argue that Tess defies these inscriptions and projections not only through her use of violence, but also through a radical form of submission. Tess, who is often described by critics as a victim of fate, becomes in my argument a formidable figure; even her death, which is frequently read as a capitulation to the forces against...
Show moreIn Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles, male characters inscribe and project stereotyped images of femininity onto the novel’s eponymous heroine. In this thesis, I argue that Tess defies these inscriptions and projections not only through her use of violence, but also through a radical form of submission. Tess, who is often described by critics as a victim of fate, becomes in my argument a formidable figure; even her death, which is frequently read as a capitulation to the forces against her, becomes in this interpretation a deliberate act of defiance. Tess obliterates her own body, the contested site of inscription and projection, in order to deny it to her persecutors.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003573
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- “COUNTDOWN”: AN INTERACTIVE FICTION.
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- Kammerer, Jessica, Luria, Rachel, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Today’s readers are not, in fact, readers, but rather configurative authors, accustomed in this digital age to controlling the media presented to them in such a way that their configuration is as important to the content’s overall structure and interpretation as author intent. Interactive fiction, which is any text-based media that the reader can alter through their actions (Montfort, “Twisty Little Passages”, vii), addresses this configurative authorship. “Countdown” is my own work of...
Show moreToday’s readers are not, in fact, readers, but rather configurative authors, accustomed in this digital age to controlling the media presented to them in such a way that their configuration is as important to the content’s overall structure and interpretation as author intent. Interactive fiction, which is any text-based media that the reader can alter through their actions (Montfort, “Twisty Little Passages”, vii), addresses this configurative authorship. “Countdown” is my own work of interactive fiction. It is an interpersonal drama that meditates on inevitability and the effects of our choices. It employs randomization at a high level that impacts which scenes of the story are seen and when, and this complicates the relationship between the configurative author and the creator. This approach can be applied to other projects to place the reader in productive tension with the story itself, the author, and/or the narrator.
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- 2018
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00025
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- Document (PDF)
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- “EUROPEAN RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN: POLICY RAMIFICATIONS”.
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- Rodriguez, Celine, Tunick, Mark, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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In 28 European countries, removing personal data from the Internet is as simple as filling out a form online by anyone claiming a ‘right to be forgotten’. Most decisions regarding data removal are left to companies who operate search engines like Google and Microsoft, with little judicial involvement beyond the appeals process. I analyze how removal of information from Internet search results may negatively affect historical accuracy, free speech and the public interest. I will argue that the...
Show moreIn 28 European countries, removing personal data from the Internet is as simple as filling out a form online by anyone claiming a ‘right to be forgotten’. Most decisions regarding data removal are left to companies who operate search engines like Google and Microsoft, with little judicial involvement beyond the appeals process. I analyze how removal of information from Internet search results may negatively affect historical accuracy, free speech and the public interest. I will argue that the European courts should have more involvement, and I propose alternative ways to implement the right to be forgotten that will be less overreaching than current policies. These suggestions aim to decrease the current number of data removal cases to provide a more manageable caseload for European courts to handle, and lessen the role played by companies such as Google in deciding whether or not to erase search engine results online.
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- 2016
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012606
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- “HE HAS ASKED US TO LIVE OUR LIVES FOR TOMORROW:” UN ANÁLISIS DISCURSIVO Y LONGITUDINAL DE LOS SERMONES DE UNA CONGREGACIÓN DE LA IGLESIA PENTECOSTAL UNIDA.
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- Geiger, Megan, Steigenga, Timothy, Vázquez, Miguel, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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The rapid growth of Pentecostalism has drawn significant scholarly attention in recent decades. However, few researchers have utilized sermon transcripts as a data source for understanding the evolution of Pentecostal thinking. An archive of thirty sermons from one United Pentecostal Church congregation is the primary data source for this analysis. Two groups of sermons from different time periods (1976-86, 2000-10) were compared to examine how one minister’s approach to social issues changed...
Show moreThe rapid growth of Pentecostalism has drawn significant scholarly attention in recent decades. However, few researchers have utilized sermon transcripts as a data source for understanding the evolution of Pentecostal thinking. An archive of thirty sermons from one United Pentecostal Church congregation is the primary data source for this analysis. Two groups of sermons from different time periods (1976-86, 2000-10) were compared to examine how one minister’s approach to social issues changed over time. The minister’s discourse about education, marriage and divorce, and homosexuality held to a Pentecostal worldview of “good” and “evil” across time periods. However, key shifts in the Pastor’s dualistic discourse suggest how Pentecostals can adapt to societal change over time. This study suggests that Pentecostalism may be significantly more adaptable to external changes than some analysts had predicted, and that longitudinal discourse analyses provides a window into how the Pentecostal dualistic worldview adapts to such changes.
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- 2014
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013640
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- “I Have a Name Without a Title”; Representations of Middle Eastern Muslim Women in Western Literature.
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- Abed, Hadeel, Luria, Rachel, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Since September 11, 2001, novels about Middle Eastern Muslim women acclimating to Western society have been a popular genre for Western authors seeking to counter anti-Muslim prejudices. However, in their efforts to counteract Islamophobia, many of these authors perpetuate and reinforce harmful stereotypes, particularly regarding Middle Eastern Muslim women. This thesis will explore two such works, Ten Things I Hate About Me by Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah and A Large Expanse of Sea...
Show moreSince September 11, 2001, novels about Middle Eastern Muslim women acclimating to Western society have been a popular genre for Western authors seeking to counter anti-Muslim prejudices. However, in their efforts to counteract Islamophobia, many of these authors perpetuate and reinforce harmful stereotypes, particularly regarding Middle Eastern Muslim women. This thesis will explore two such works, Ten Things I Hate About Me by Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah and A Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi. I will argue that the novels have problematic components such as the "White Savior" archetype and how the characters reinforce stereotypical representations of their religion and culture, perpetuating assumptions that all or most Middle Eastern Muslim women are dissatisfied with their culture, appearance, and/or faith, which is not entirely representative of reality.
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- 2022
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00184
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- “LEED”ERSHIP IN RESIDENCE HALLS.
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- Terry, Loren, O’Brien, William, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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What are the features of environmentally sustainable student housing? How might these features be reflected in the design of a new residence hall on FAU’s Jupiter Campus? As enrollment in the Wilkes Honors College expands, the necessity for more housing also grows. This new need brings the opportunity to construct a residence hall according to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards, focusing on reducing environmental harm caused by new infrastructure. Toward this end,...
Show moreWhat are the features of environmentally sustainable student housing? How might these features be reflected in the design of a new residence hall on FAU’s Jupiter Campus? As enrollment in the Wilkes Honors College expands, the necessity for more housing also grows. This new need brings the opportunity to construct a residence hall according to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards, focusing on reducing environmental harm caused by new infrastructure. Toward this end, I investigate best practices of sustainable residence hall design, considering features of existing LEED buildings on the Boca Raton campus and those at other colleges and universities nationwide. I compile a comprehensive list of design features that have been implemented as well as a list of the types of materials and practices that should be considered in designing the future Honors College residence hall and consider additional sustainable practices to incorporate on the Jupiter Campus.
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- 2017
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012640
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- “OUT OF FIXED PROPORTION, BEAUTY RISES”: A REVIEW OF MATHEMATICS IN FORMAL POETIC CONSTRAINT.
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- Nielander. Tiffany, Blue, Meredith, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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As Bertrand Russel once said, “The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry” (Russel 60). Poetry and mathematics are recognizably linked through aesthetics and counting at the most fundamental level, but these basic connections can be further extended to formal constraints in poetry. The link between mathematics and poetry, as well as formal poetic constraint...
Show moreAs Bertrand Russel once said, “The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry” (Russel 60). Poetry and mathematics are recognizably linked through aesthetics and counting at the most fundamental level, but these basic connections can be further extended to formal constraints in poetry. The link between mathematics and poetry, as well as formal poetic constraint based on mathematical structures and principles is inherently organic. The sestina and the sonnet are traditional poetic forms that contain intrinsic mathematical structures. The Fib, the S+7 algorithm, and computer-generated poetry are modern forms which have been explicitly based on mathematical structures.
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- 2018
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00036
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- Document (PDF)
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- “See You in Yasukuni”: Western Perceptions of the Imperial Japanese Before and During the War in the Pacific.
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- Naccarato, Joshua, Strain, Christopher, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Japan’s history is one of extremes. From an island’s seclusion, Japan rose to become the “golden child” of Asia upon her lifting of her isolationist policies at the start of the Meiji period to falling into international ill-renown at start of her aggressions in Manchuria around 1931. One factor that has stayed constant is that the outside world has told of life on her shores, first through traders and shipwrecked sailors, then through the more reliable “globetrotters,” scholars, and...
Show moreJapan’s history is one of extremes. From an island’s seclusion, Japan rose to become the “golden child” of Asia upon her lifting of her isolationist policies at the start of the Meiji period to falling into international ill-renown at start of her aggressions in Manchuria around 1931. One factor that has stayed constant is that the outside world has told of life on her shores, first through traders and shipwrecked sailors, then through the more reliable “globetrotters,” scholars, and professional advisors. This thesis uses a wide selection of voices from the more and less reputable to examine what the outside world thought of Japan and will argue that her rise and fall are both due to contact with the outside, with the fall especially being due to Japan’s brutal militarism and wide-reaching imperialism.
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- 2021
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00181
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- Document (PDF)
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- “The Neurological Effects of Domoic Acid Toxicosis on Marine Mammals and Its Implications on Florida Wildlife”.
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- Grace Putnam, Grace, Mincer, Tracy, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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The dwindling population of the Florida manatee faces greater threats every year. With the addition of a domoic acid (DA) producing algal bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia, in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), they may have yet another threat. This study uses prior literature to compare and contrast the neuroanatomy of the California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus, and the Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus, to predict the effects of DA toxicosis in manatees. It also investigates the possible effects...
Show moreThe dwindling population of the Florida manatee faces greater threats every year. With the addition of a domoic acid (DA) producing algal bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia, in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), they may have yet another threat. This study uses prior literature to compare and contrast the neuroanatomy of the California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus, and the Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus, to predict the effects of DA toxicosis in manatees. It also investigates the possible effects of this kind of harmful algal bloom (HAB) in the IRL and for the people living near it. This study demonstrates, based on DA research in sea lions, that manatees could have decreased survivability due to DA induced hippocampal lesion development causing perseveration behaviors and loss of memory and goal directed behaviors. As well as decreased survivability to cold stress syndrome due to increased levels of gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) .
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- 2022
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00211
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- Document (PDF)
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- “THE POETIC GROUND OF PHYSIOLOGY”: AESTHETIC AND BIOLOGICAL UNITY IN BRITISH ROMANTIC POETRY.
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- Riso, Anna, Sourgen, Gavin, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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British Romantic poets adapted the natural-philosophical idea of “organicism”, a framework that explained life as a formative, generative power that pervades all organisms and provides unity to the parts that make the whole, as a way to judge art. The uniquely Romantic idea of organicism was defined by Samuel Taylor Coleridge as “unity in multeity” (Theory of Life, 42), which was the aesthetic ideal many poets strove to meet. I will explore how certain works in the Romantic era exemplify...
Show moreBritish Romantic poets adapted the natural-philosophical idea of “organicism”, a framework that explained life as a formative, generative power that pervades all organisms and provides unity to the parts that make the whole, as a way to judge art. The uniquely Romantic idea of organicism was defined by Samuel Taylor Coleridge as “unity in multeity” (Theory of Life, 42), which was the aesthetic ideal many poets strove to meet. I will explore how certain works in the Romantic era exemplify various aspects of organic theory, specifically: The Sensitive Plant, by P. B. Shelley, describes a personified organic force; The Botanic Gardens, by Erasmus Darwin, demonstrates how natural philosophers came to view the organization of life as a network, rather than a taxonomic hierarchy; and the ode encapsulates the organic ideal of synthesis. Understanding organic theory helps us to understand the ideal that the Romantics aspired to meet.
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- 2018
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00044
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- Document (PDF)
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- “WHAT ROLE DO DENTAL PRESCRIPTIONS PLAY IN THE OPIOID CRISIS?”.
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- Shah, Palak, Kennedy, Ashley, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 47,000 individuals died in 2017 due to an opioid overdose. Further, dentists are more likely to prescribe immediate-release opioids than other healthcare providers. In the late 1990s, dentists were responsible for 15.5% of prescriptions for immediate-release opioids, and 8% of these prescriptions in 2009. In this thesis I examine the reasons for this, including the ways in which a patient’s sex, age, race, and ethnicity play a...
Show moreAccording to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 47,000 individuals died in 2017 due to an opioid overdose. Further, dentists are more likely to prescribe immediate-release opioids than other healthcare providers. In the late 1990s, dentists were responsible for 15.5% of prescriptions for immediate-release opioids, and 8% of these prescriptions in 2009. In this thesis I examine the reasons for this, including the ways in which a patient’s sex, age, race, and ethnicity play a role in dental prescriptions, and conclude that dentists do not consistently use the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMPs) or the guidelines set by the American Dental Association. I argue that to help to prevent opioid misuse and abuse dentists should do a risk assessment before prescribing opioids.
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- 2020
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003722
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- Document (PDF)
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- ‘They’re Just Kids: The Case Against Adult Sentencing for Juvenile Offenders’.
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- Bleck, Renise, Tunick, Mark, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Nathaniel Brazill, when 13, fatally shot one of his schoolteachers. Brazill was tried as an adult and sentenced to 28 years in prison without the possibility of parole. Such harsh sentences for such young offenders seem drastic and unfair, therefore I argue that the juvenile justice system should take not a punitive but a rehabilitative approach to minors. I first discuss different theories of why society punishes and whether they apply to the way juveniles are punished today. Drawing on...
Show moreNathaniel Brazill, when 13, fatally shot one of his schoolteachers. Brazill was tried as an adult and sentenced to 28 years in prison without the possibility of parole. Such harsh sentences for such young offenders seem drastic and unfair, therefore I argue that the juvenile justice system should take not a punitive but a rehabilitative approach to minors. I first discuss different theories of why society punishes and whether they apply to the way juveniles are punished today. Drawing on research in psychology, I detail key cognitive differences between minors and adults to argue that juveniles have no place in adult correctional facilities as they are not designed to cater to the special needs of growing adolescents and expose them to harsher conditions than are found in juvenile facilities. Finally, I propose an alternative strategy that focuses more on prevention or the rehabilitation of convicted juveniles rather than punishing them.
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- 2023
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00245
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- Document (PDF)
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- 1953-2016: AN INVENTORY OF JUPITER AREA SHORELINES.
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- Read, Silas, Moore, Jon, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Shorelines exist as an interface between terrestrial and aquatic environments. The condition of a given shoreline has diverse impacts a variety of things such as water quality, spawning grounds, nearby property, and an area’s character. This thesis establishes an inventory of approximately 150 miles of saline shorelines within the greater Jupiter area, categorizes their type and use, and documents changes from 1953 to 2016. Information was compiled in ArcGIS and Microsoft Excel from a variety...
Show moreShorelines exist as an interface between terrestrial and aquatic environments. The condition of a given shoreline has diverse impacts a variety of things such as water quality, spawning grounds, nearby property, and an area’s character. This thesis establishes an inventory of approximately 150 miles of saline shorelines within the greater Jupiter area, categorizes their type and use, and documents changes from 1953 to 2016. Information was compiled in ArcGIS and Microsoft Excel from a variety of sources including modern and historical aerial photography, zoning maps, water quality reports, and ground-truthing. The largest category of shoreline type was found to be Mangrove (61.9mi, 43%) and the largest use category was Residential (79.5mi, 55%). The study area includes the Loxahatchee River and connected water bodies such as the Intracoastal Waterway and Jupiter Sound from Donald Ross Road to the northern reaches of the Loxahatchee’s North Fork.
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- 2017
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012633
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- Document (PDF)
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- 2D:4D FINGER RATIO IN CROSSFIT ATHLETES.
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- Wang, Calren, Wetterer, James, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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The second digit and fourth digit (2D:4D) finger ratio is known to be an indicator of in utero androgen influence. Here, I review current research concerning 2D:4D ratio, particularly in regards to muscle strength, muscle mass, and athletic ability. Studies on athletes have shown a significant negative correlation between the ratio and athleticism and an inconsistent correlation with muscle mass and muscle strength. I propose a research study on the relationship between the 2D:4D ratio and...
Show moreThe second digit and fourth digit (2D:4D) finger ratio is known to be an indicator of in utero androgen influence. Here, I review current research concerning 2D:4D ratio, particularly in regards to muscle strength, muscle mass, and athletic ability. Studies on athletes have shown a significant negative correlation between the ratio and athleticism and an inconsistent correlation with muscle mass and muscle strength. I propose a research study on the relationship between the 2D:4D ratio and Crossfit athletes and its relationship to muscle mass and muscle strength.
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- 2018
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00060
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- Document (PDF)
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- 45 YEARS OF BURNOUT RESEARCH: EXAMINING RISKS, TREATMENTS, AND PREVALENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
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- Wojcik, Schuyler, Vernon, Laura, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Professional burnout is the state or process of mental exhaustion typically associated with factors such as chronic job stress and work overload. Several models of burnout have been proposed, but Christina Maslach’s (1976) model continues to be the most prominent, with her Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) remaining the most commonly used burnout assessment tool. According to her model, burnout is made up of three dimensions: exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy. Multiple studies have found...
Show moreProfessional burnout is the state or process of mental exhaustion typically associated with factors such as chronic job stress and work overload. Several models of burnout have been proposed, but Christina Maslach’s (1976) model continues to be the most prominent, with her Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) remaining the most commonly used burnout assessment tool. According to her model, burnout is made up of three dimensions: exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy. Multiple studies have found that burnout is most highly associated with factors involving an excess of job demands and a lack of personal and professional support. Prolonged burnout is associated with decreased effectiveness on the job, multiple health problems, and an increased risk of substance abuse. Burnout researchers have found evidence which points to increased burnout levels among mental health workers, though a few studies contain evidence that mental health workers may not be at a higher risk of burnout than employees in other fields.
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- 2019
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00132
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- Document (PDF)
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- [No] Freedom in This “Homeland of the Free.”1 A History of Florida’s Amendment 4, the Voting Rights Restoration Act, and the Journey to End 150 Years of Disenfranchisement.
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- Stutz, Susan E., Njambi, Wairimũ, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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In 1868, the leadership of Florida, faced with the emancipation and enfranchisement of its slave population, amended the state’s Constitution to disenfranchise those convicted of a felony. Criminal statutes were written criminalizing actions that were believed to be committed most often by African Americans. The original 60,000 population at risk of disenfranchisement would grow to 1,400,000 people over the course of the next 150 years. In November 2018, voters in Florida voted to once again...
Show moreIn 1868, the leadership of Florida, faced with the emancipation and enfranchisement of its slave population, amended the state’s Constitution to disenfranchise those convicted of a felony. Criminal statutes were written criminalizing actions that were believed to be committed most often by African Americans. The original 60,000 population at risk of disenfranchisement would grow to 1,400,000 people over the course of the next 150 years. In November 2018, voters in Florida voted to once again amend the State’s Constitution, this time to restore the franchise to previously convicted felons. This thesis addresses the question: How did millions of people come to be disenfranchised by what appears to be a racially neutral law?
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- 2019
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00121
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- Document (PDF)
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- A BRIEF INTERROGATION OF SCIENCE AND FAITH.
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- Alaimo, Bridget, Kennedy, Ashley, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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In this thesis I begin by introducing the Big Bang theory and discussing arguments for and against it. Then, I argue that the Big Bang Theory and the Biblical account of creation align in their descriptions of the origin of the universe. Thus, I ultimately argue that the Big Bang theory and the Biblical account of creation are not mutually exclusive.
- Date Issued
- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00001
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- Document (PDF)
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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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- Document (PDF)
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- A COMPARISON OF INTRINSIC AND TRANSPLANTED CHANDELIER CELLS DURING CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT IN MICE.
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- Leary, Michael, Steinecke, Andre, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Recent findings show it is possible to genetically target Chandelier Cells (ChC) by using transgenic animals expressing a CRE recombinase under the control of a transient transcription factor. This targeting allows for continuous expression of a Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) to study ChCs intrinsic cellular processes. However, the expression of GFP in these mice is weak and the transient transcription factor limits the ability to achieve cell type specific expression of genes. To overcome...
Show moreRecent findings show it is possible to genetically target Chandelier Cells (ChC) by using transgenic animals expressing a CRE recombinase under the control of a transient transcription factor. This targeting allows for continuous expression of a Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) to study ChCs intrinsic cellular processes. However, the expression of GFP in these mice is weak and the transient transcription factor limits the ability to achieve cell type specific expression of genes. To overcome these problems a technique of transplanting transfected ChC-progenitors into the cortex of developing mice, using single cell electroporation, was created. To compare both methods an analysis of the axon arborization and innervation of ChCs on post-natal day 16 and 21 in mice brains was done. The results show there is not a significant difference between the transplanted and intrinsic signal brains, and that the process of transplantation is a viable method for studying the ChC development.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012604
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- Document (PDF)
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- A COMPARISON OF STRESSING TECHNIQUES OF HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS.
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- Smiarowski, Lauren, Hopkins, Emily, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Haematococcus pluvialis, a freshwater species of microalgae, is one of the most important sources of natural astaxanthin, a keto-carotenoid of high value to the pharmaceutical industry. Astaxanthin possesses antioxidant and anticancer properties as well as serving as food coloration. Production of astaxanthin from natural sources is limited, and microalgae is a promising source to meet the increasing demand. Three strains of H. pluvialis from various culture collections, Culture Collection of...
Show moreHaematococcus pluvialis, a freshwater species of microalgae, is one of the most important sources of natural astaxanthin, a keto-carotenoid of high value to the pharmaceutical industry. Astaxanthin possesses antioxidant and anticancer properties as well as serving as food coloration. Production of astaxanthin from natural sources is limited, and microalgae is a promising source to meet the increasing demand. Three strains of H. pluvialis from various culture collections, Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP 34/8), Nation Institute of Environmental Studies (NIES-144), and Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (SCCAP K-0048), were tested in different conditions to compare the synthesis of astaxanthin. The strains were compared in three different conditions, high light (control), low pH, and addition of salt water, and the amount of astaxanthin produced was compared using a 2-way T-test. This research is of interest to explore different methods for producing astaxanthin for the growing market.
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- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012651
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- Document (PDF)