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- What’s in a name? EU foreign policy through the FYRM.
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- Henry-Pearson, Cassidy, Ely, Christopher, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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The European Union (EU) is a unique political/economic body in the world that has created a more integrated union of European states. Yet the structure of the EU remains under debate, as does the existence of the EU itself. Conflict about possible member states, such as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRM) is especially contentious. By examining the FYRM‟s arduous process of gaining admission to the EU this thesis evaluates the effectiveness of the current EU foreign policy.
- Date Issued
- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003583
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- Visual Aids Created as Educational Supplement.
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- Davis, Wyatt, Ruest, Annina, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Throughout this thesis I discuss and showcase the work I have created as an undergraduate with a concentration in Transdisciplinary Visual Arts. The work includes interactive and visual representations of a variety of animal species. These works have been used as visual aids in an educational setting such as informal learning at Manatee Lagoon as well as in lab manuals used for undergraduate science courses such as biological principles and biological diversity.
- Date Issued
- 2020
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013658
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- VENUS IN AUGUSTAN ROME.
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- Carney, John, Strain, Christopher, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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This thesis examines the development of a goddess in the ancient Mediterranean. Popularly worshipped since at least the Paleolithic era, this goddess served as the cultural forbear of various goddesses throughout the region. The dominant religious culture of both the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras was emphatically matriarchal and contemporaneous societies mirrored this religious attitude with matrilineal customs. Over the course of many millennia, the goddess' identity and roles developed in...
Show moreThis thesis examines the development of a goddess in the ancient Mediterranean. Popularly worshipped since at least the Paleolithic era, this goddess served as the cultural forbear of various goddesses throughout the region. The dominant religious culture of both the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras was emphatically matriarchal and contemporaneous societies mirrored this religious attitude with matrilineal customs. Over the course of many millennia, the goddess' identity and roles developed in different ways across the Mediterranean region. When Augustus came to power in Rome in the first century B.C.E., he adopted the tradition of his family and professed descent from Venus to lend divine credence to his claim to power. With the help of the poet Vergil, Augustus manipulated the character of Venus to embody and reinforce female roles desired in his burgeoning empire.
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- 2013
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013639
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- VENETIAN NATIONAL IDENTITY: AN ETHNO-SYMBOLIC APPROACH.
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- Croci, Gianni, Christopher Ely, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Ethno-symbolism is the study of nationalism through symbols and myths. Anthony D. Smith argued that nations are created from the shared memories of a core ethnie. This thesis applies Smith‘s framework to the Venetian population in Italy. Modern Venetians based their national identity on the Myth of Venice, positive memories about the independent Republic which existed from 697-1797. Venetian national identity developed in three waves. First, the Myth was molded from a cultural explosion in...
Show moreEthno-symbolism is the study of nationalism through symbols and myths. Anthony D. Smith argued that nations are created from the shared memories of a core ethnie. This thesis applies Smith‘s framework to the Venetian population in Italy. Modern Venetians based their national identity on the Myth of Venice, positive memories about the independent Republic which existed from 697-1797. Venetian national identity developed in three waves. First, the Myth was molded from a cultural explosion in the face of political decadence during Il Settecento (Eighteenth Century). Then, Venetian intellectuals idealized their past in order to join the Kingdom of Italy during Il Risorgimento (Italian Reunification). Finally, a conservative philosophy against modernization arose during the twentieth century in response to globalization and mass tourism. Nationalist movements developed during contemporary times as modern Venetians established their national identity.
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- 2020
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003702
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- USING DRONES FOR STUDYING FLORIDA MANATEES (TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS).
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- Lenhart, Abigail, Moore, Jon, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Species monitoring, population assessments, and behavioral observations of many endangered marine mammals are typically limited to surveys of animal surfacings due to the challenges of detecting and tracking individuals that usually live in remote areas. This study demonstrates the benefits of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, as a noninvasive and low-cost method to monitor and observe Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) populations. We conducted several flights...
Show moreSpecies monitoring, population assessments, and behavioral observations of many endangered marine mammals are typically limited to surveys of animal surfacings due to the challenges of detecting and tracking individuals that usually live in remote areas. This study demonstrates the benefits of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, as a noninvasive and low-cost method to monitor and observe Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) populations. We conducted several flights using a small multirotor drone to detect manatees in a warm-water refuge area at Round Island Riverside Park in Indian River County, Florida. Through the use of aerial videos, we confirmed three sightings of manatees. These data emphasize the potential of drone surveys to assess abundance and density as well as analyze behavioral ecology in regard to foraging strategies, habitat use, social interactions and herd structure. Using high-resolution images, individuals may be identified based on scar patterns and distinctive markings.
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- 2020
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003714
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- Understanding America’s Modern Political Polarization Through Media History.
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- Sauro, Frank, Strain, Christopher B., Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Political polarization in the United States has rapidly developed into a key source of division within the country’s electorate. Though the clashing of contentious political ideologies has historically served as the catalyst for beneficial political, social, and economic change in America, modern political discourse is threatening to propel the country towards regression. Academics, politicians, and commentators have accused the media of perpetuating division through incendiary rhetoric and...
Show morePolitical polarization in the United States has rapidly developed into a key source of division within the country’s electorate. Though the clashing of contentious political ideologies has historically served as the catalyst for beneficial political, social, and economic change in America, modern political discourse is threatening to propel the country towards regression. Academics, politicians, and commentators have accused the media of perpetuating division through incendiary rhetoric and biased reporting. This project seeks to evaluate the validity of such accusations through the analysis of America’s media history and its impact on the country’s electorate. Following an overview of media’s developmental timeline, the work leans heavily on the research of Markus Prior, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton University. His findings provide crucial insight into the links between voter behavior and media broadcasting with the intention of understanding the rise of political polarization in America.
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- 2020
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013666
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- Three Assassins: Women, Revolution and Violence in Modern World History.
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- Zigmond, Ashleah, Ely, Christopher, McGetchin, Douglas, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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This thesis examines three women who committed the unprecedented crime of attempting to assassinate a key male figure in three separate times and places. It involves the government’s and society’s reaction and implications about the role of gender in the violent deeds transforming society at times of revolutionary upheaval. The women examined are Charlotte Corday from eighteenth century France, Vera Zasulich from nineteenth century Russia, and Shi Jianqiao from twentieth century China. These...
Show moreThis thesis examines three women who committed the unprecedented crime of attempting to assassinate a key male figure in three separate times and places. It involves the government’s and society’s reaction and implications about the role of gender in the violent deeds transforming society at times of revolutionary upheaval. The women examined are Charlotte Corday from eighteenth century France, Vera Zasulich from nineteenth century Russia, and Shi Jianqiao from twentieth century China. These women shared numerous qualities that, when combined, provided the women with the ability to see themselves as equals in the patriarchal societies in which they lived, allowing them to participate in the typically male dominated public sphere.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003610_0
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- Thomas Pynchon's Philosopher Detectives: An Investigation into the Epistemic Cyborg.
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- Votypka, Jonathan, White, Daniel R., Harrawood, Michael, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Thomas Pynchon's novels have puzzled audiences for decades, in the same way his conspiracy plots lead his characters into labyrinthine networks of events and people. These two novels feature female detective protagonists pursuing elusive secrets and conspiracies while struggling with technological advancement that is altering the world they think they know. These detectives are Oedipa Maas in The Crying ofLot49 (1966) and Maxine Tarnow in Bleeding Edge (201 3). The Crying of Lot 49 is set in...
Show moreThomas Pynchon's novels have puzzled audiences for decades, in the same way his conspiracy plots lead his characters into labyrinthine networks of events and people. These two novels feature female detective protagonists pursuing elusive secrets and conspiracies while struggling with technological advancement that is altering the world they think they know. These detectives are Oedipa Maas in The Crying ofLot49 (1966) and Maxine Tarnow in Bleeding Edge (201 3). The Crying of Lot 49 is set in the Cold War mid-1960's, while Bleeding Edge begins in April of2001, and ventures through the events of September 11th, 2001. Pynchon places his detectives in these volatile eras so that they might serve to immerse the reader, enabling her then to understand the techno-social developments of the present. As the characters assimilate their new experiences into an intelligible design, so too does the reader need to augment his epistemological framework.
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- 2015
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013656
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- THERMOREGULATION OF THE GOPHER TORTOISE (GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS).
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- Schaffner, Abigail, Moore, Jon, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Thermoregulation is a critical mechanism that allows reptiles to enhance physiological performances such as digestion, running, and embryo development. Gopherus polyphemus relies on thermoregulatory behavior to reach an optimum threshold for active behavior outside of their burrows. This study used internal and external temperature readings of tortoises found in the Abacoa Jupiter Greenway range VIA and compares them to behavior exhibited by the tortoise and environmental temperatures...
Show moreThermoregulation is a critical mechanism that allows reptiles to enhance physiological performances such as digestion, running, and embryo development. Gopherus polyphemus relies on thermoregulatory behavior to reach an optimum threshold for active behavior outside of their burrows. This study used internal and external temperature readings of tortoises found in the Abacoa Jupiter Greenway range VIA and compares them to behavior exhibited by the tortoise and environmental temperatures recorded. The results were compared to previous research conducted on gopher tortoises on sites of similar latitude and the results remained relatively consistent between study populations. A mean external carapace temperature of 31.8° C was determined for active behavior as well as a mean internal (cloacal) temperature of 32.3° C for active behavior. This internal temperature is slightly below previously recorded research, which states that active gopher tortoises have internal body temperatures ranging from 34-35° C.
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- 2015
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013654
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- THE SOUTHERN BELLE EFFECT: A STUDY OF THE STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS IN SOUTHERN AMERICAN LITERATURE.
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- Myers, Taylor M., Luria, Rachel C., Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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The Southern belle trope has long been a method through which authors explore social and political experiences. The Southern belle began as a way for authors to represent a convoluted past, while describing the aesthetic beauty of the land and people who lived on it. Although some iconic characters such as Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire, and Janie in Their Eyes Were Watching God, challenge the traditional understanding of what it means to be a Southern belle, they serve the same purpose...
Show moreThe Southern belle trope has long been a method through which authors explore social and political experiences. The Southern belle began as a way for authors to represent a convoluted past, while describing the aesthetic beauty of the land and people who lived on it. Although some iconic characters such as Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire, and Janie in Their Eyes Were Watching God, challenge the traditional understanding of what it means to be a Southern belle, they serve the same purpose in each respective novel as the more classic Southern belles that I examine such as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind, and Skeeter Phelan in The Help. This thesis will explore how the presence of the Southern belle within a novel acts as a thoroughfare by which an author can explore the topics of equality, racism, naturalism, exploitation of women, and the impossibility of social growth.
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- 2015
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013652
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- THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS OF 1692: BEWITCHMENT AND BELIEF IN 17TH-CENTURY NEW ENGLAND.
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- Owen, Kyle, Strain, Christopher, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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The Salem Witch Trials have perplexed historians for years. The true causes of these events remain uncertain. Causal theories have developed; around religious and occultist beliefs, ergotism, the Indian Wars, and village factionalism. This thesis explores each theory and concludes that religious and occultist beliefs were the main cause behind the hysteria that led to the bloodshed of the trials. Puritan theology involved belief in a literal Devil, which led to other occultist beliefs related...
Show moreThe Salem Witch Trials have perplexed historians for years. The true causes of these events remain uncertain. Causal theories have developed; around religious and occultist beliefs, ergotism, the Indian Wars, and village factionalism. This thesis explores each theory and concludes that religious and occultist beliefs were the main cause behind the hysteria that led to the bloodshed of the trials. Puritan theology involved belief in a literal Devil, which led to other occultist beliefs related to witches and witchcraft. Therefore, witchcraft and witch lore are a part of these occultist beliefs which were alive and well in Salem in 1692.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2020
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003719
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- Document (PDF)
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- The Role of IL-17 in T-Cell Development.
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- Gopaldas, Manesh, Kirchman, Paul A., Chandrasekhar, Chitra, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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T-lymphocytes develop from bone marrow derived hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and mature in the thymus, where they participate in reciprocal signaling with thymic stromal cells. The thymic developmental stages are well characterized, but only a few intrathymic signals that influence the development of T-lymphocytes have been identified. Previous microarray experiments revealed interleukin-17A (IL-17A) and its receptor (IL-17RA) as a possible stromal-lymphoid signal. In this study, an IL-17RA...
Show moreT-lymphocytes develop from bone marrow derived hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and mature in the thymus, where they participate in reciprocal signaling with thymic stromal cells. The thymic developmental stages are well characterized, but only a few intrathymic signals that influence the development of T-lymphocytes have been identified. Previous microarray experiments revealed interleukin-17A (IL-17A) and its receptor (IL-17RA) as a possible stromal-lymphoid signal. In this study, an IL-17RA-/- knockout was used to determine whether the IL-17RA gene has a role in T-lymphocyte maturation. We made competitive bone marrow chimeras and analyzed the percentage of donor wildtype and mutant HSCs present in the bone marrow, and compared it to the percentage of a particular blood cell type that developed from these donor HSCs. We found that IL-17RA influences the maturation of T-lymphocytes, but does not affect the development of other immune cells such as B-lymphocytes, macrophages, and granulocytes.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003578
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- The Politics of Propaganda and Repression in Ceausescu.s Romania.
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- Bartholomew, Andrew, Ely, Christopher, White, Daniel, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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From 1967-1989 President Nicolae Ceausescu and the Securitate (the secret or political police) repressed the Romanian people through the use of classic propaganda techniques and a unique manipulation of Romania's own national and cultural history. Ceausescu did this in order to cement his hold on the Romanian people and to ensure that Communism remained the dominant ideology within the nation. This thesis argues that Ceausescu manipulated Romania's Latin heritage, cultural and historical...
Show moreFrom 1967-1989 President Nicolae Ceausescu and the Securitate (the secret or political police) repressed the Romanian people through the use of classic propaganda techniques and a unique manipulation of Romania's own national and cultural history. Ceausescu did this in order to cement his hold on the Romanian people and to ensure that Communism remained the dominant ideology within the nation. This thesis argues that Ceausescu manipulated Romania's Latin heritage, cultural and historical icons, and the nation's national identity and history to sustain his regime. Ceausescu used these native sources and the state sponsored repression of the Securitate to give his regime the trappings of legitimacy and to cement his rule.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003556
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- Document (PDF)
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- THE MOST EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR CANINE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISEASE.
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- Kruisland, Gillian Breanne, Wetterer, James, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Intervertebral disc disease, or IVDD, involves damage to the discs between vertebrae in the spinal column of vertebrates. The disease is progressive and has a significant genetic component as well as influences from the patient’s lifestyle. This thesis examines IVDD in canines, evaluating the cause, currently available and under research treatment options, and considers future research into mitigating the severity of disease progression. Results suggest that with current knowledge, a...
Show moreIntervertebral disc disease, or IVDD, involves damage to the discs between vertebrae in the spinal column of vertebrates. The disease is progressive and has a significant genetic component as well as influences from the patient’s lifestyle. This thesis examines IVDD in canines, evaluating the cause, currently available and under research treatment options, and considers future research into mitigating the severity of disease progression. Results suggest that with current knowledge, a combination of surgical correction and conservative management yields the best outcome for the patient, decreasing in effectiveness as the disease progresses. Novel treatment options include cell-based, gene, and growth factor therapies that have greater potential with severe cases. This paper suggests targeting the root of the problem to minimize the extent of treatment needed. Educating breeders and pet owners to catch the early onset of the disease will not only minimize detriment to the patient but also increase the number of cases seen by veterinarians, which will allow a greater understanding of the disease’s mechanisms and increased knowledge for laboratory work. The One Health concept allows the transfer of knowledge of the disease between human and veterinary medicine, which should be pushed to further expand the research of IVDD.
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- 2020
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013660
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- The minimum rank problem for chordal graphs.
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- Lang, Robert, McGovern, Warren, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Determining the minimum rank of a graph has been actively studied in combinatorial matrix theory over the past decade. Given a simple, undirected graph G on n vertices, the problem is to determine the minimum rank over all real, symmetric n x n matrices whose nonzero off-diagonal entries occur in the positions corresponding to the edges of G. We use graph decompositions such as cliques, cycles, complete bipartites, etc. to help determine the minimum rank. Our focus rests on decompositions...
Show moreDetermining the minimum rank of a graph has been actively studied in combinatorial matrix theory over the past decade. Given a simple, undirected graph G on n vertices, the problem is to determine the minimum rank over all real, symmetric n x n matrices whose nonzero off-diagonal entries occur in the positions corresponding to the edges of G. We use graph decompositions such as cliques, cycles, complete bipartites, etc. to help determine the minimum rank. Our focus rests on decompositions using cliques and clique-stars. We note that cliques and clique-stars have minimum rank of 1 and 2 respectively. Such a decomposition is useful for the set of chordal graphs. A chordal graph is one that does not have an induced k-cycle, k ≥ 4. We use cliques and clique-stars to determine the minimum rank of chordal graphs with either three cliques or one clique and one clique-star in a decomposition. We highlight an example that demonstrates the difficulty of calculating the minimum rank.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003590
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- Document (PDF)
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- THE LIBERTY TO SELL SEX: THE CASE FOR REGULATION OF LEGAL PROSTITUTION IN THE UNITED STATES.
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- Croci, Gianni, Tunick, Mark, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Prostitution is a controversial service which went through periods of legalization and criminalization in American history. The main problem is a social taboo which considers prostitution to be morally wrongful and a social nuisance. After the Progressive Era, Congress outlawed sexual acts it deemed immoral using Commerce Clause powers. Since the sexual revolution of the 1960s, legislation regulating sex devolved to the states. Currently, prostitution is banned in forty-nine states. I argue...
Show moreProstitution is a controversial service which went through periods of legalization and criminalization in American history. The main problem is a social taboo which considers prostitution to be morally wrongful and a social nuisance. After the Progressive Era, Congress outlawed sexual acts it deemed immoral using Commerce Clause powers. Since the sexual revolution of the 1960s, legislation regulating sex devolved to the states. Currently, prostitution is banned in forty-nine states. I argue that prostitution should not be abolished because it is not inherently harmful, it is not an immoral act, and it has liberty interests found within the United States Constitution. The federal government should define prostitution as a legal activity between consenting adults, and the states should regulate the practice as it does other legitimate professions.
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- 2020
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003703
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- The Integration of Eastside High School.
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- McDonald, Parker, Tunick, Mark, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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In the 1954 Supreme Court Case Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling declaring that separate schools for white and black students was inherently unequal. This thesis will evaluate the goals of desegregation based on the Court’s writings, and the opinion of academic scholars. It will then look at the history of desegregation in Gainesville Florida, and specifically, Eastside High School. With this history in mind, I will determine whether or not the...
Show moreIn the 1954 Supreme Court Case Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling declaring that separate schools for white and black students was inherently unequal. This thesis will evaluate the goals of desegregation based on the Court’s writings, and the opinion of academic scholars. It will then look at the history of desegregation in Gainesville Florida, and specifically, Eastside High School. With this history in mind, I will determine whether or not the goals of desegregation expressed by the court and these academic scholars have been met at Eastside. I will conclude that while the goal of desegregation (simply the removal codified segregation) has been met, the goal of integration (an active state intervention to remedy the effects of segregation) has not.
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- 2014
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013642
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- Document (PDF)
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- THE IMPACT THAT VISION, OLFACTION, AND MAGNETIC SENSE OF DIRECTION HAVE IN THE HOMING BEHAVIORS OF GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS - A PRELIMINARY REPORT.
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- Kelly, Sarah, Moore, Jon, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Gopherus polyphemus, commonly known as a gopher tortoise, is a keystone species found in the southeastern United States that uses homing behaviors to locate their burrow after traveling. These behaviors are influenced by multiple systems- visual landmarks, olfaction, and magnetic sense of direction but the extent of the influence has never been established. This experiment was an attempt to gauge the extent that each had in influencing the homing ability of the tortoises by temporarily...
Show moreGopherus polyphemus, commonly known as a gopher tortoise, is a keystone species found in the southeastern United States that uses homing behaviors to locate their burrow after traveling. These behaviors are influenced by multiple systems- visual landmarks, olfaction, and magnetic sense of direction but the extent of the influence has never been established. This experiment was an attempt to gauge the extent that each had in influencing the homing ability of the tortoises by temporarily blocking these senses before moving the tortoise approximately 46 m away from the burrow it was found in or closest to and timing how long it took for the tortoise to locate a burrow. The results of the experiment support the idea that visual landmarks have the greatest influence closely followed by olfaction since the vision deprivation trials were the longest, irritated the tortoises most, and the tortoises starting blatantly using olfaction to get their bearings.
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- 2015
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013649
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- THE HISTORY, CHEMISTRY, AND REGULATION OF COSMETICS.
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- Cook, Carly E., Chandrasekhar, Chitra, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Cosmetics have played an integral part in beautifying humankind for tens of thousands of years. The practice of people enhancing their natural features dates back several millennia before written text to ancient Egyptian and other early civilizations. Throughout time, these augmentation methods have been studied and perfected to create what is now a multibillion-dollar industry. The earliest forms of cosmetics derived from locally available natural resources but over time transformed to...
Show moreCosmetics have played an integral part in beautifying humankind for tens of thousands of years. The practice of people enhancing their natural features dates back several millennia before written text to ancient Egyptian and other early civilizations. Throughout time, these augmentation methods have been studied and perfected to create what is now a multibillion-dollar industry. The earliest forms of cosmetics derived from locally available natural resources but over time transformed to incorporate synthetic and potentially harmful substances including lead, formaldehyde, and benzophenone. The objective of this thesis is to investigate the timeline of cosmetic use and to inquire into the compulsion to use cosmetics for embellishing the natural look, the introduction of artificial chemicals into cosmetics, the minimal protective legislative guidelines currently in place, and the necessary reforms required to ensure the safety of the consumer.
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- 2020
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003701
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- THE GARDENER’S LAMENT: REHABILITATION AND RESPONSIBILITY INSIDE LEAVENWORTH PRISON.
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- Bromell, Laccia, Tunick, Mark, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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In this thesis, I assess the debate over whether inmates should have privileges as a means of rehabilitation within United States prison populations. I focus on the example of Carl Bowles, a convicted murderer residing in Leavenworth Prison, who was given a garden to tend, only to have it taken away by a new regime. My argument is twofold: I will first discuss the normative question of whether an inmate like Carl Bowles ought to be given his garden in the first place. I will then address the...
Show moreIn this thesis, I assess the debate over whether inmates should have privileges as a means of rehabilitation within United States prison populations. I focus on the example of Carl Bowles, a convicted murderer residing in Leavenworth Prison, who was given a garden to tend, only to have it taken away by a new regime. My argument is twofold: I will first discuss the normative question of whether an inmate like Carl Bowles ought to be given his garden in the first place. I will then address the empirical question of whether giving him the garden is beneficial to him and society. I unfold my argument by first discussing some central theories of punishment and then applying these theories to the distinct questions concerning treatment of inmates.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2015
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013647
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- Document (PDF)