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Title: THE ZODIACAL CONSTRUCTION OF "TAMBURLAINE I AND II.".
Creator: JEFFERSON, ESTELLE FUGATE., Florida Atlantic University, Collins, Robert A.
Abstract/Description: While the text of Tamburlaine I and II contains the classic pattern of act and scene divisions, the organic structure of the play is governed by the twelve signs and houses of the zodiac. The play's metaphorical patterns are consciously formulated to correspond to the zodiacal year, and consequently represent a circular pattern. The play's well-known rising and falling movement (Parts I and II) is analogous to both solar day and solar year. As hero, Tamburlaine's role is that of Sol, the...
Show moreWhile the text of Tamburlaine I and II contains the classic pattern of act and scene divisions, the organic structure of the play is governed by the twelve signs and houses of the zodiac. The play's metaphorical patterns are consciously formulated to correspond to the zodiacal year, and consequently represent a circular pattern. The play's well-known rising and falling movement (Parts I and II) is analogous to both solar day and solar year. As hero, Tamburlaine's role is that of Sol, the central planet in the Ptolemaic system, ascending with the vernal equinox in Part I and descending with the autumnal equinox in Part II. The imagery traverses, in sequential fashion, the signs and houses, with one radical adjustment: Pisces is removed from the end of the cycle and placed at the beginning of Act I, an alteration which probably has concealed the metaphorical pattern heretofore.
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Date Issued: 1978
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13929
Subject Headings: Marlowe, Christopher,--1564-1593--Tamburlaine the Great, Astrology in literature
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Title: The Zealots. Five radicals: Saints or sinners.
Creator: Smith, Richard Morton., Florida Atlantic University, Engle, Stephen D.
Abstract/Description: The Zealots were an alliance of five United States Senators and Representatives who led the radical wing of the Republican Party from the years 1860 to 1868. They clashed with President Lincoln over emancipation and how the Civil War was conducted, overcame the hostility of President Johnson and finally imposed on the South, a reconstruction plan of their own. Chronicled here is how the five radical leaders by aggressively working in concert became the driving Congressional force in the...
Show moreThe Zealots were an alliance of five United States Senators and Representatives who led the radical wing of the Republican Party from the years 1860 to 1868. They clashed with President Lincoln over emancipation and how the Civil War was conducted, overcame the hostility of President Johnson and finally imposed on the South, a reconstruction plan of their own. Chronicled here is how the five radical leaders by aggressively working in concert became the driving Congressional force in the prosecution of the War.
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Date Issued: 2001
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12861
Subject Headings: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes, United States--Politics and government--1861-1865, Republican Party (US : 1854- ), Radicals--United States--History
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Title: YOUNG WOMEN IN THE NOVELS OF WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS (1880-1890).
Creator: HENDRICKSON, BARBARA D., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: Analysis of the characterization of young women in Howells' eleven novels published in the 1880s reveals that although his political, economic, and social views grew more liberal during the decade, his attitude toward women remained conventional and conservative, He portrayed the young American girl in a variety of activities: courtship, marriage, foreign travel, social events, and professional employment; but he always assumed that her most suitable and proper role was that of a submissive...
Show moreAnalysis of the characterization of young women in Howells' eleven novels published in the 1880s reveals that although his political, economic, and social views grew more liberal during the decade, his attitude toward women remained conventional and conservative, He portrayed the young American girl in a variety of activities: courtship, marriage, foreign travel, social events, and professional employment; but he always assumed that her most suitable and proper role was that of a submissive wife.
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Date Issued: 1971
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13442
Subject Headings: Howells, William Dean,--1837-1920--Characters--Women, Women in literature
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Title: Young mother reading a flyer about the Day Care Center on campus.
Creator: Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: FAU Boca Campus 1960s
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00009734
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History, Florida Atlantic University -- Students
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Young family on campus.
Creator: Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: FAU Boca Campus 1980s
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00008292
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History, Florida Atlantic University -- Students
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: YOUNG CHILDREN'S RECALL OF SELF-GENERATED SCENES.
Creator: SAARNIO, DAVID ARI., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Kindergarten, second, and fifth graders were given 15 self-adhesive line drawings to affix on either (1) a simple scene, (2) a scrambled scene, (3) a blank sheet of paper, or (4) a sheet of paper divided into 15 squares. Recall of the objects was tested immediately and again after one week. In general, immediate recall was greater in the simple-scene condition than in all others for all grades tested. Recall in the scrambled condition was also greater than in the other two conditions for...
Show moreKindergarten, second, and fifth graders were given 15 self-adhesive line drawings to affix on either (1) a simple scene, (2) a scrambled scene, (3) a blank sheet of paper, or (4) a sheet of paper divided into 15 squares. Recall of the objects was tested immediately and again after one week. In general, immediate recall was greater in the simple-scene condition than in all others for all grades tested. Recall in the scrambled condition was also greater than in the other two conditions for second and fifth graders, but not for the kindergarten children. The sheet divided into squares and the blank sheet conditions did not differ from each other at any time. The results for delayed recall were similar in that the condition with the simple scene yielded performance superior to all others. However, the scrambled condition no longer differed from the other two conditions. The results suggest the importance of assessing children's memory for information in conditions or backgrounds which approximate those found in the real world, and of the use of schematic or episodic organization by young children.
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Date Issued: 1980
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14030
Subject Headings: Memory in children
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Title: You R Cute: The Influence Of Societal Perception On The Search For Online Romantic Partners.
Creator: DiPiero, Samantha, Lanning, Kevin, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: While online dating is very convenient, it causes an evolutionary mismatch, our ancestors did not have websites to search for partners. However, there are some similarities that can be seen between current and ancestral times in relation to societal perception, especially in relation to parental investment theory. Using an OkCupid dataset of 2620 questions, 166 were selected in order to evaluate how much of an influence societal perception ( the influence of family and friends, substance use,...
Show moreWhile online dating is very convenient, it causes an evolutionary mismatch, our ancestors did not have websites to search for partners. However, there are some similarities that can be seen between current and ancestral times in relation to societal perception, especially in relation to parental investment theory. Using an OkCupid dataset of 2620 questions, 166 were selected in order to evaluate how much of an influence societal perception ( the influence of family and friends, substance use, education, stigma, religion, appearance, and morals) has on searching for a romantic partner. The data was evaluated in four separate stages: Initially just 100 cases were examined to reduce computational burden, then an additional 2000 were used to look at the structure of key variables. Of the remaining cases, 60% were used to develop a prediction model and 40% to test this model. It was found that women tended to be more selective on six of the seven scales that were measured, this selectiveness can be attributed to parental investment theory. significant influence in revolutionary politics through agricultural and industrial collectivization, communes, militia resistance, and participation in government. Many historians have explained anarchism through the lens of ideology, a doctrine based upon a structure of authority. This thesis, however, explains anarchist power and unity during the Spanish Civil War as a matter of identity, as a meaningful sense of self. Spanish anarchists defined themselves through the process of negation – the act of defining who you are by defining what you are not – by their opposition to authority, to religion, to feudalism, to capitalism and fascism, to communism, and to anarchism. The anarchists also affirmed who they were as individuals and as communities through three values: yearning for absolute freedom, the capacity for absolute fraternity removed from centralized authority, and absolute egalitarianism – the unreserved equality of all individuals.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00011
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Title: Yes Douglas Husak, Drunk Driving is a Serious Offense.
Creator: Kurland, Brittany, Tunick, Mark, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: Drunk driving is a serious offense, but often goes unnoticed because no harm is often caused by the person committing such a selfish act. Where there is an accident, fatal or minor, the individual is punished for driving while intoxicated. While many theorists believe that it is inappropriate to punish one who has a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) over the legal limit of .08%, I propose that regardless of the individual harming or not harming another, the person who is driving while...
Show moreDrunk driving is a serious offense, but often goes unnoticed because no harm is often caused by the person committing such a selfish act. Where there is an accident, fatal or minor, the individual is punished for driving while intoxicated. While many theorists believe that it is inappropriate to punish one who has a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) over the legal limit of .08%, I propose that regardless of the individual harming or not harming another, the person who is driving while intoxicated should face punishment. It should not matter if the driver did not show any signs of impairment or if they hurt anyone else while driving. Any person that goes behind the wheel impaired is at greater risk for hurting themselves or someone else at that time.
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Date Issued: 2020
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003713
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Title: YEATS'S "AT THE HAWK'S WELL": PYTHAGOREAN IMPLICATIONS.
Creator: JOHNSON, MARA LOUISE., Florida Atlantic University, Pearce, Howard D.
Abstract/Description: W. B. Yeats drew upon many philosophies for symbols that he used in his poetry and plays. Pythagoreanism, as one of these philosophies, formed the basis for much of his numerical and musical symbolism. Four major Pythagorean concepts--number, antithesis, geometry, and music--became essential patterns in Yeats's work, particularly in his Noh plays. At the Hawk's Well exemplifies all of these concepts, and dramatizes their philosophical and symbolic implications. The Pythagorean symbols possess...
Show moreW. B. Yeats drew upon many philosophies for symbols that he used in his poetry and plays. Pythagoreanism, as one of these philosophies, formed the basis for much of his numerical and musical symbolism. Four major Pythagorean concepts--number, antithesis, geometry, and music--became essential patterns in Yeats's work, particularly in his Noh plays. At the Hawk's Well exemplifies all of these concepts, and dramatizes their philosophical and symbolic implications. The Pythagorean symbols possess a tangible power as religious symbols, and Yeats called upon them to infuse his work with order, dimension, and a multiplicity of meanings, as he used them to represent his eternal search for Unity of Being.
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Date Issued: 1976
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13807
Subject Headings: Yeats, W B--(William Butler),--1865-1939--Criticism and interpretation, Pythagoras and Pythagorean school
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Title: YACAD: Yet Another Congestion Avoidance Design for ATM-based networks.
Creator: Hsu, Sam, Florida Atlantic University, Ilyas, Mohammad, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Abstract/Description: This dissertation proposes YACAD (Yet Another Congestion Avoidance Design for ATM-based Networks), a congestion prevention model that includes admission control, traffic shaping, and link-by-link flow control for ATM-based networks. Network traffic in this model is composed of real-time traffic and data traffic. As real-time traffic is delay-sensitive and connection-oriented, its call acceptance is based upon the effective bandwidth at all nodes. Effective bandwidth is defined as a vector of...
Show moreThis dissertation proposes YACAD (Yet Another Congestion Avoidance Design for ATM-based Networks), a congestion prevention model that includes admission control, traffic shaping, and link-by-link flow control for ATM-based networks. Network traffic in this model is composed of real-time traffic and data traffic. As real-time traffic is delay-sensitive and connection-oriented, its call acceptance is based upon the effective bandwidth at all nodes. Effective bandwidth is defined as a vector of bandwidth and maximum node delay. As data traffic can be either connection-oriented or connectionless, it is subject to link-by-link flow control based on a criterion known as effective buffer which is defined as a scalar of buffer size. Data traffic is not delay-sensitive but is loss-sensitive. Traffic shaping is imposed on real-time traffic to ensure a smooth inflow of real-time cells. YACAD also allocates a large buffer (fat bucket) to data traffic to accommodate sudden long bursts of data cells. Absence of data cell loss is a major feature of YACAD. Two simulation studies on the performance of the model are conducted. Analyses of the simulation results show that the proposed congestion avoidance model can achieve congestion-free networking and bounded network delays for real-time traffic at high levels of channel utilization. The maximum buffer requirements for loss-free cell delivery for data traffic, and the cell loss probabilities for real-time traffic are also obtained. In addition, results of performance comparisons to other similar models have shown that YACAD outperforms several other leaky-bucket based congestion control methods in terms of cell loss probability for real-time traffic. The simulation source program has also been verified using existing queueing theories, and the Paired-t Confidence Interval method with satisfactory results at 99% confidence level.
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Date Issued: 1993
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12336
Subject Headings: Integrated services digital networks, Broadband communications systems, Packet switching (Data transmission), Computer networks--Management
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Title: Y tu hijo tambien: La representacion de la masculinidad en la literature y el cine mexicanos (1915--2001).
Creator: Colhouer, John P., Florida Atlantic University, Erro-Peralta, Nora
Abstract/Description: In Mexico, fragmentation is an integral element in social, political, and literary realities expressing an inequality among its citizens. This disparity is reflected in literary and cinematic representations. The Mexican male is the agent that perpetuates the fractured society, and his representation in the arts reflects the impediments to social progress in both the heterosexual and homosexual communities. The novels Los de abajo, Pedro Paramo , and La muerte de Artemio Cruz, present the...
Show moreIn Mexico, fragmentation is an integral element in social, political, and literary realities expressing an inequality among its citizens. This disparity is reflected in literary and cinematic representations. The Mexican male is the agent that perpetuates the fractured society, and his representation in the arts reflects the impediments to social progress in both the heterosexual and homosexual communities. The novels Los de abajo, Pedro Paramo , and La muerte de Artemio Cruz, present the traditional Mexican male and images of masculinity in the heterosexual community. El vampiro de la Colonia Roma by Luis Zapata introduces the male homosexual character into Mexican discourse and implies how he is affected by fragmentation. The film Y tu mama tambien (2001) by Alfonso Cuaron proposes that inequality will be perpetuated if Mexican society does not change its views of what is to be considered "masculine."
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Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13229
Subject Headings: Masculinity--Mexico, Machismo--Mexico, Motion picture industry--Mexico, Motion pictures--Political aspects--Mexico
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Title: XYZ: A scalable, partially centralized lookup service for large-scale peer-to-peer systems.
Creator: Zhang, Jianying., Florida Atlantic University, Wu, Jie, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Abstract/Description: Peer-to-Peer (P2P) systems are characterized by direct access between peer computers, rather than through a centralized server. File sharing is the dominant P2P application on the Internet, allowing users to easily contribute, search and obtain content. The objective of this thesis was to design XYZ, a partially centralized, scalable and self-organizing lookup service for wide area P2P systems. The XYZ system is based on distributed hash table (DHT). A unique ID and a color assigned to each...
Show morePeer-to-Peer (P2P) systems are characterized by direct access between peer computers, rather than through a centralized server. File sharing is the dominant P2P application on the Internet, allowing users to easily contribute, search and obtain content. The objective of this thesis was to design XYZ, a partially centralized, scalable and self-organizing lookup service for wide area P2P systems. The XYZ system is based on distributed hash table (DHT). A unique ID and a color assigned to each node and each file. The author uses clustering method to create the system backbone by connecting the cluster heads together and uses color clustering method to create color overlays. Any lookup for a file with a color will only be forwarded in the color overlay with the same color so that the searching space is minimized. Simulations and analysis are also provided in this thesis.
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Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13263
Subject Headings: Wireless communication systems, Peer-to-peer architecture (Computer networks), Computational grids (Computer systems)
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Title: XYZ Video Compression: An algorithm for real-time compression of motion video based upon the three-dimensional discrete cosine transform.
Creator: Westwater, Raymond John., Florida Atlantic University, Furht, Borko, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Abstract/Description: XYZ Video Compression denotes a video compression algorithm that operates in three dimensions, without the overhead of motion estimation. The smaller overhead of this algorithm as compared to MPEG and other "standards-based" compression algorithms using motion estimation suggests the suitability of this algorithm to real-time applications. The demonstrated results of compression of standard motion video benchmarks suggest that XYZ Video Compression is not only a faster algorithm, but develops...
Show moreXYZ Video Compression denotes a video compression algorithm that operates in three dimensions, without the overhead of motion estimation. The smaller overhead of this algorithm as compared to MPEG and other "standards-based" compression algorithms using motion estimation suggests the suitability of this algorithm to real-time applications. The demonstrated results of compression of standard motion video benchmarks suggest that XYZ Video Compression is not only a faster algorithm, but develops superior compression ratios as well. The algorithm is based upon the three-dimensional Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT). Pixels are organized as 8 x 8 x 8 cubes by taking 8 x 8 squares out of 8 consecutive frames. A fast three-dimensional transform is applied to each cube, generating 512 DCT coefficients. The energy-packing property of the DCT concentrates the energy in the cube into few coefficients. The DCT coefficients are quantized to maximize the energy concentration at the expense of introduction of a user-determined level of error. A method of adaptive quantization that generates optimal quantizers based upon statistics gathered for the 8 consecutive frames is described. The sensitivity of the human eye to various DCT coefficients is used to modify the quantizers to create a "visually equivalent" cube with still greater energy concentration. Experiments are described that justify choice of Human Visual System factors to be folded into the quantization step. The quantized coefficients are then encoded into a data stream using a method of entropy coding based upon the statistics of the quantized coefficients. The bitstream generated by entropy coding represents the compressed data of the 8 motion video frames, and typically will be compressed at 50:1 at 5% error. The decoding process is the reverse of the encoding process: the bitstream is decoded to generate blocks of quantized DCT coefficients, the DCT coefficients are dequantized, and the Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform is performed on the cube to recover pixel data suitable for display. The elegance of this technique lies in its simplicity, which lends itself to inexpensive implementation of both encoder and decoder. Finally, real-time implementation of the XYZ Compressor/Decompressor is discussed. Experiments are run to determine the effectiveness of the implementation.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12450
Subject Headings: Digital video, Data compression (Telecommunication), Image processing--Digital techniques, Coding theory
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Title: An XML-based data exchange model.
Creator: Sreenivasan, Sridhar., Florida Atlantic University, Hsu, Sam, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Abstract/Description: Data are the backbone to any organization. In some organizations there are applications that operate on a distributed platform. These applications might often communicate with applications on a different platform, that structures data in a different format. The manner in which data is transferred between such applications can become complex, because there will be many platform dependent applications that need to process the data transferred. Hence a mechanism for exchange of data in a simple,...
Show moreData are the backbone to any organization. In some organizations there are applications that operate on a distributed platform. These applications might often communicate with applications on a different platform, that structures data in a different format. The manner in which data is transferred between such applications can become complex, because there will be many platform dependent applications that need to process the data transferred. Hence a mechanism for exchange of data in a simple, effective manner for such applications is a basic necessity. In this thesis, such a mechanism to deal with data exchange in a platform independent manner is discussed. The proposed model is XML-based, and data between the applications is exchanged in the form of XML documents. XML is text-based and can be processed by any application existing on any platform. The model has an interface that processes the XML documents transferred between the client applications and the underlying database systems. The model is implemented in a System administration application. The application is a Web application that transfers data in the XML format. This is processed by the interface and transferred to the database. Data from the database is retrieved and converted to XML documents by the interface and transferred to the client (Web) applications.
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Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12926
Subject Headings: XML (Document markup language)
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$X-ray and neutron powder diffraction studies of a biocompatible apatite$

Title: X-ray and neutron powder diffraction studies of a biocompatible apatite.
Creator: Papanearchou, Nearchos I., Florida Atlantic University, Leventouri, Theodora
Abstract/Description: The problem of the carbonate substitution in bioapatites is studied via x-ray and neutron powder diffraction. A series of samples of low temperature carbonate hydroxyapatites with varying carbonate content was synthesized. The carbonate solubility in the hydroxyapatite system was studied with x-ray diffraction. The detailed crystal structure parameters of the synthetic carbonate hydroxyapatites were studied as a function of temperature and carbonate content from the analysis of Rietveld...
Show moreThe problem of the carbonate substitution in bioapatites is studied via x-ray and neutron powder diffraction. A series of samples of low temperature carbonate hydroxyapatites with varying carbonate content was synthesized. The carbonate solubility in the hydroxyapatite system was studied with x-ray diffraction. The detailed crystal structure parameters of the synthetic carbonate hydroxyapatites were studied as a function of temperature and carbonate content from the analysis of Rietveld refinements of neutron powder diffraction data. The phosphate tetrahedron is distorted by the carbonate substitution. The tetrahedral bond lengths P-O1 and P-O2 decrease by 2--3%. The atomic displacement parameters (ADPs) of the tetrahedral P, O1, O2, and O3 sites reveal a static disorder in the carbonate hydroxyapatite specimens. The results of the present comparison are consistent with the mechanism of carbonate substitution on the mirror plane of the phosphate tetrahedron.
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Date Issued: 2000
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12719
Subject Headings: Apatite, X-rays--Diffraction, Neutrons--Diffraction
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$X-ray and neutron diffraction studies of a silicon-substituted bioapatite$

Title: X-ray and neutron diffraction studies of a silicon-substituted bioapatite.
Creator: Bunaciu, Camelia Emanuela., Florida Atlantic University, Leventouri, Theodora
Abstract/Description: The effect of silicon (Si) substitution on the structural properties of hydroxyapatite (HAp) is investigated with powder x-ray and neutron diffraction methods. For this purpose, a series of samples of pure hydroxyapatite and 0.4 wt % Si substituted hydroxyapatite were prepared following a precipitation method. Phase identification from x-ray powder diffraction measurements showed a single hydroxyapatite phase in all the samples. Powder neutron diffraction patterns from room temperature down...
Show moreThe effect of silicon (Si) substitution on the structural properties of hydroxyapatite (HAp) is investigated with powder x-ray and neutron diffraction methods. For this purpose, a series of samples of pure hydroxyapatite and 0.4 wt % Si substituted hydroxyapatite were prepared following a precipitation method. Phase identification from x-ray powder diffraction measurements showed a single hydroxyapatite phase in all the samples. Powder neutron diffraction patterns from room temperature down to 15 K are analyzed using the Rietveld method. The refined lattice constants, interatomic distances and isotropic atomic displacement parameters as a function of temperature for the pure and substituted hydroxyapatite are compared.
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Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12879
Subject Headings: X-rays--Diffraction, Neutrons--Diffraction, Hydroxyapatite, Silicon
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Writing nation(s): A trans-Atlantic analysis of academic writing instruction.
Creator: Cirillo-McCarthy, Erica., Florida Atlantic University, Galin, Jeffrey R.
Abstract/Description: Only recently have US scholars looked at the rest of the world to see how other countries deal with the writing classroom, mainly because many other countries did not have a writing program or academic writing classes. However, the formation of the European Union (EU), particularly in 1992, brought about specific political and educational integration between member countries. The formation of the EU has changed the composition of the classroom in most continental European countries. In the US...
Show moreOnly recently have US scholars looked at the rest of the world to see how other countries deal with the writing classroom, mainly because many other countries did not have a writing program or academic writing classes. However, the formation of the European Union (EU), particularly in 1992, brought about specific political and educational integration between member countries. The formation of the EU has changed the composition of the classroom in most continental European countries. In the US, the effects of globalization in our classroom will change composition studies. Bringing in perspectives from countries that are dealing with globalization in a different manner will further the focus and research in the field. Government intervention, language barriers, student involvement, and multi-disciplinary influences continue to shape composition studies. By examining these issues in both national and international context, we can anticipate the results of a cross-national pedagogical exchange.
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Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13374
Subject Headings: Academic writing--Criticism and interpretation, English language--Cross-cultural studies, English language (Rhetoric)--Study and teaching
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Title: WRITING IN THE CONTENT AREAS: A SURVEY OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL USES OF WRITING IN SELECTED CENTRAL FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOLS.
Creator: MCGEE, NANCY RASCO., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to describe the ways in which secondary English, mathematics, science and social studies teachers utilize writing as an instructional methodology. Conclusions: 1. Although they consider writing important to success in their disciplines, high school teachers in the four major content areas do not frequently assign writing as an instructional activity. 2. Assigned writing is brief and consists primarily of exposition and reporting given fer the purpose of extending...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to describe the ways in which secondary English, mathematics, science and social studies teachers utilize writing as an instructional methodology. Conclusions: 1. Although they consider writing important to success in their disciplines, high school teachers in the four major content areas do not frequently assign writing as an instructional activity. 2. Assigned writing is brief and consists primarily of exposition and reporting given fer the purpose of extending and/or expanding in-class activities. 3. Writing instruction is done through in-class supervision of the writing process, but outlining, revision/rewriting, and correcting errors are seldom used as teaching techniques. 4. Teachers are concerned with content more than form in commenting on student writing and in evaluating that writing. 5. The teaching of writing is seen primarily as the responsibility of the English teacher by both teachers and students. 6. Note-taking is the most widespread non-assigned writing task in the high school content areas as reported by both teachers and students. 7. High school students want to learn to write and associate their need for writing instruction with specific forms and improved communication.
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Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11705
Subject Headings: Teaching--Aids and devices
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Title: Writing in Borges's "Garden": The lively performances of John Barth and Maxine Hong Kingston.
Creator: Scala, Virginia M. D., Florida Atlantic University, Faraci, Mary
Abstract/Description: This thesis is a comparative study of John Barth's Lost in the Funhouse and Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior, based on the imagery and theme of Borges's "forking paths." Both authors are indebted to Borges's work for providing the experimental narrative devices that made it possible for them to challenge their "ghosts." In Barth's case, he loses himself in the Funhouse, haunted by the "same old stories" (102); Kingston finds her voice in the Chinese stories and shocking images of the...
Show moreThis thesis is a comparative study of John Barth's Lost in the Funhouse and Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior, based on the imagery and theme of Borges's "forking paths." Both authors are indebted to Borges's work for providing the experimental narrative devices that made it possible for them to challenge their "ghosts." In Barth's case, he loses himself in the Funhouse, haunted by the "same old stories" (102); Kingston finds her voice in the Chinese stories and shocking images of the past. The thesis will work toward a presentation of the dramatic performances and brilliant images in Barth's Lost in the Funhouse and in Kingston's The Woman Warrior. Readers become players who surrender their conventional notions about narrative in Borges's "Garden of the Forking Paths." Fortunately, the writing of Barth and Kingston continues to keep storytelling a lively art where time and memory are the main characters.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15329
Subject Headings: Barth, John--Lost in the funhouse, Kingston, Maxine Hong--Woman warrior, Borges, Jorge Luis,--1899-1986--Criticism and interpretation
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Title: Writing across the curriculum: Implications for preservice teacher education.
Creator: Kamman, Carol, Florida Atlantic University, Childrey, John, Arnov, Boris
Abstract/Description: Potentially, the most important response to widespread criticism about the quality of writing and writing instruction is Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC). WAC can mean a total immersion in writing, horizontally in all departments and vertically at all grade levels. It can encompass current writing theory, but only if teachers understand such theory and can apply it. WAC theory must be incorporated into the entire process of professional preparation. WAC philosophy believes that (a) writing...
Show morePotentially, the most important response to widespread criticism about the quality of writing and writing instruction is Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC). WAC can mean a total immersion in writing, horizontally in all departments and vertically at all grade levels. It can encompass current writing theory, but only if teachers understand such theory and can apply it. WAC theory must be incorporated into the entire process of professional preparation. WAC philosophy believes that (a) writing can be learned and should be taught, (b) writing is a way to clarify thought, (c) writing is a way to learn, and (d) writing is a complex, individualized process. This understanding is required to teach in a successful WAC program. The literature offers little evidence that schools of education feel a responsibility to emphasize writing and writing instruction at the preservice level. Therefore, a study was initiated to survey the eight Florida schools of education that are members of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) for the purpose of determining practices and perceptions regarding WAC. This descriptive research called for two survey questionnaires, which invited responses from 8 administrators and 250 secondary education students and tested 11 hypotheses. These hypotheses related to required courses for writing and writing instruction, student understanding of WAC theory, student perception of WAC status, level of student confidence to write and use writing, student willingness to become writing teachers, and student perception of the importance of writing. The remainder of the study recommends a required preservice course in WAC for all future teachers and suggests some components that course should contain.
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Date Issued: 1990
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12257
Subject Headings: Language arts--Correlation with content subjects, Teachers--Training of--Florida
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