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Title: Adult neural stem cell proliferation is not altered in trans-genic mice overexpressing BDNF or mutant HTT in forebrain.
Creator: Bahga, Dalbir, Guthrie, Kathleen M.
Date Issued: 2012-04-06
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3348622
Subject Headings: Neural stem cells, Subventricular zone, Brain-derived neuro-trophic factor, Stem cell proliferation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The War on Neologisms in the Italian Language.
Creator: Baldocchi, Valeria, Ruthenberg, Myriam Swennen, Serra, Ilaria, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: Globalization has become an agent of socioeconomic and communicative integration and today it envelops all aspects of human life. The quasi-immediate exchange of information that surpasses the now ancient barriers of time and space has triggered a sociocultural revolution with perceptible effects on the linguistic characteristics that are at the core of collective and individual identities. Among the most noticeable cultural changes are neologisms, which are often at the center of heated...
Show moreGlobalization has become an agent of socioeconomic and communicative integration and today it envelops all aspects of human life. The quasi-immediate exchange of information that surpasses the now ancient barriers of time and space has triggered a sociocultural revolution with perceptible effects on the linguistic characteristics that are at the core of collective and individual identities. Among the most noticeable cultural changes are neologisms, which are often at the center of heated linguistic debates. Some claim that the increased use of neologisms in the Italian language is a natural component of the fluctuating nature of a language and that their use enriches it. Linguistic purists take a more conservative stance and view neologisms as a linguistic enemy who blurs the distinctive differences among languages and robs them of their uniqueness. Neologisms are a mirror of contemporary Italian society and their use entails an often subconscious support of certain social currents.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005175
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Generational Differences in Viewpoints.
Creator: Barak, Andrew, McCurry, Alexis, Escaleras, Monica
Abstract/Description: In today’s society, different age groups seem to think and behave differently. Generational differences have influenced many controversial opinions discussed today. Not much research has been conducted on these differences, but in the studies which have been conducted, it has been concluded that there are substantial differences that exist between generations. In the limited amount of research that has been conducted, the sample was relatively small, making the survey incomprehensive. In...
Show moreIn today’s society, different age groups seem to think and behave differently. Generational differences have influenced many controversial opinions discussed today. Not much research has been conducted on these differences, but in the studies which have been conducted, it has been concluded that there are substantial differences that exist between generations. In the limited amount of research that has been conducted, the sample was relatively small, making the survey incomprehensive. In order to understand these differences and where the opinions of generations differ, we developed an online survey about people’s opinions on controversial issues debated about in modern society. We found that there are statistically significant differences between age groups and their views on social issues such as religion, sex before marriage, same sex marriage, and abortion. Our results have shown that people are beginning to move away from the more traditional values and into more liberal viewpoints.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000028
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: On the Expected Increase of Mobile Transactions Authenticated Through Biometrics.
Creator: Barcenas, Loren, Karabina, Koray, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Abstract/Description: Biometrics, the identification of specific individuals by unique physical characteristics ¬– like fingerprints, irises, or facial features – promises greater convenience and security than traditional methods since physical features cannot be lost or forgotten. Our study explores practical implementations of biometrics, especially its projected growth in the field of mobile transactions. Our study supports the claim that usage of biometric systems, especially in the authentication of mobile...
Show moreBiometrics, the identification of specific individuals by unique physical characteristics ¬– like fingerprints, irises, or facial features – promises greater convenience and security than traditional methods since physical features cannot be lost or forgotten. Our study explores practical implementations of biometrics, especially its projected growth in the field of mobile transactions. Our study supports the claim that usage of biometric systems, especially in the authentication of mobile transactions, will significantly increase despite security and privacy breaches. Because biometrics is a relatively new technology with little previous data, we circumvent this issue by correlating its usage to that of smart phones in order to analyze statistics to create regression analyses. According to our findings, the number of biometric users will increase from $7.72 billion in 2014 to $10.26 billion in 2019, thus it would be prudent to invest in biometrics by implementing more systems, and creating more reliable systems based on new standards.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005556
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Analysis of the gopher tortoise tick (Amblyomma tuberculatum) and its distribution at the FAU Conservation Area in southestern Florida.
Creator: Bari, Arafat, McGuire, Jessica L., Frazier, Evelyn
Date Issued: 2013-04-05
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361066
Subject Headings: Amblyomma, Gopher tortoise, Ticks as carriers of disease, Vector-pathogen relationships
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: An Examination of the Morphosyntactic Structure of Verb Phrases in Chaldean Neo-Aramaic.
Creator: Barile, Paul, Hamilton, Michael
Abstract/Description: This research is an examination of the morphological and syntactical features found within verb phrases of Chaldean Neo-Aramaic, a Semitic language which originates from Mesopotamia. From this examination, a configurational model is proposed, which depicts the grammatical arrangement of these morphosyntactic features during verb phrase formation. Additionally, accompanying this description of the language's verb phrases, a dependency-based approach is taken for the analysis of the language's...
Show moreThis research is an examination of the morphological and syntactical features found within verb phrases of Chaldean Neo-Aramaic, a Semitic language which originates from Mesopotamia. From this examination, a configurational model is proposed, which depicts the grammatical arrangement of these morphosyntactic features during verb phrase formation. Additionally, accompanying this description of the language's verb phrases, a dependency-based approach is taken for the analysis of the language's sentence structure. Such a method departs from traditional perspectives which posit that the concept of a sentence is the compositional result of two distinct linguistic elements: a subject and a predicate (the verb phrase). However, from the analysis of the language, an argument is presented for a reconsideration of the conceptualization of a sentence that would position the verb as the primary element, or nucleus, on which all other occurring elements are either directly or indirectly dependent.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000029
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Felix Mendelssohn's Bach revival.
Creator: Barna, Charlotte, Joella, Laura
Abstract/Description: Johann Sebastian Bach is considered to be one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. However, the modern audience might not realize that it took almost 70 years after Bach’s death for his music to emerge as a part of an important cultural heritage. Even though some of Bach’s organ pieces were continually played in smaller settings, the wider audience only became exposed to his music after the success of Felix Mendelssohn’s performance of the St. Matthew Passion in 1829. It...
Show moreJohann Sebastian Bach is considered to be one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. However, the modern audience might not realize that it took almost 70 years after Bach’s death for his music to emerge as a part of an important cultural heritage. Even though some of Bach’s organ pieces were continually played in smaller settings, the wider audience only became exposed to his music after the success of Felix Mendelssohn’s performance of the St. Matthew Passion in 1829. It was this concert that catapulted Bach among the ranks of the important Baroque composers such as Georg Frideric Handel or Antonio Vivaldi.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005003
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Feeding patterns effect brain development in infancy.
Creator: Barrera, Chloe, Jones, Nancy Aaron
Date Issued: 2012-04-06
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3348623
Subject Headings: Child development, Breast feeding, Infant nutritional physiological phenomena, Brain waves --physiology, Brain --growth & development
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Title: Diet and Temporal Partitioning Facilitates Coexistence Between Two Octopus Species in a Shallow Coastal Habitat.
Creator: Bartz, Danielle, Bennice, Chelsea, Brooks, W. Randy, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Abstract/Description: Niche partitioning mechanisms may be used by closely related, sympatric species to reduce competition. We examine two dimensions of niche partitioning (diet and temporal) amongst the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) and the Atlantic longarm octopus (Macrotritopus defilippi), which spatially overlap in a South Florida intracoastal habitat. SCUBA is used to collect octopus prey remains and gather supplemental feeding images to determine diets of each species. A 24h octopus monitoring camera...
Show moreNiche partitioning mechanisms may be used by closely related, sympatric species to reduce competition. We examine two dimensions of niche partitioning (diet and temporal) amongst the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) and the Atlantic longarm octopus (Macrotritopus defilippi), which spatially overlap in a South Florida intracoastal habitat. SCUBA is used to collect octopus prey remains and gather supplemental feeding images to determine diets of each species. A 24h octopus monitoring camera records foraging activity times for each species. The common octopus consumes bivalves (49%), gastropods (32%) and crustaceans (19%), and forages at dawn, dusk, and nocturnal hours. The Atlantic longarm octopus consumes crustaceans (89%) and bivalves (11%), and forages during diurnal hours. Results suggest there is diet overlap between species and octopuses use temporal partitioning. This study provides additional findings to cephalopod niche partitioning literature, novel information on the ecology of the Atlantic longarm octopus, and conservation requirements for sand-dwelling species.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005613
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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Title: Parental Ratification: The Roles of Our State “Parents”.
Creator: Basilio, Giovanna, Sloas, Lincoln, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Abstract/Description: This study examines the impact of the parties involved in dependency proceedings under the jurisdiction of South Palm Beach County’s Juvenile Court. I present data collected from observations of over thirty hours at dependency hearings and interviews of representatives for the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), Guardian ad Litem (GAL) attorneys, and the Juvenile Judge. The current study analyzes the foregoing participants and their roles within reunification, termination of...
Show moreThis study examines the impact of the parties involved in dependency proceedings under the jurisdiction of South Palm Beach County’s Juvenile Court. I present data collected from observations of over thirty hours at dependency hearings and interviews of representatives for the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), Guardian ad Litem (GAL) attorneys, and the Juvenile Judge. The current study analyzes the foregoing participants and their roles within reunification, termination of parental rights, and adoption. Additionally, criminal records, mental health status, incidents of domestic violence, and accounts of substance abuse, pertaining to the parents in Florida dependency cases, are discussed.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005614
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Age-related differences in unconscious plagiarism.
Creator: Baugh, Arely B., Strasberg, Michelle, Earles, Julie
Date Issued: 2013-04-05
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361068
Subject Headings: Plagiarism, Age
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Memory for License Plates.
Creator: Beazley, Joanna, Earles, Julie, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study is to determine which United States license plate(s) are best designed for recall. Based on what we know of human memory in terms of numbers, letters, and their combinations, this study aims to identify the “ideal” license plate for citizens to remember. This study’s results will be applicable in criminal cases, as well as in identifying vehicles involved in AMBER Alerts and Silver Alerts. There are many studies that have examined eyewitness memory for crimes in...
Show moreThe purpose of this study is to determine which United States license plate(s) are best designed for recall. Based on what we know of human memory in terms of numbers, letters, and their combinations, this study aims to identify the “ideal” license plate for citizens to remember. This study’s results will be applicable in criminal cases, as well as in identifying vehicles involved in AMBER Alerts and Silver Alerts. There are many studies that have examined eyewitness memory for crimes in younger adults and older adults. In this study, we will examine the effects of age on memory for license plates. We want to determine which license plates are better remembered by younger and older adults. We hypothesize that the organization of letters and numbers on the license plate will have a larger effect on older adults than on younger adults because older adults need more memory support.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005615
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Adult Age Differences in Event Memory for Events.
Creator: Beazley, Joanna, Devlin, Patrick, Earles, Julie, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Abstract/Description: In order to remember an event, one must remember the participants in the event, the actions that are performed, and which people performed which actions. Often people make binding errors in memory in which they remember the people and the actions, but they incorrectly remember one person as the person who performed an action that was actually performed by someone else. Half of the participants in our study saw a series of actions with each action performed by one of two actors. The other half...
Show moreIn order to remember an event, one must remember the participants in the event, the actions that are performed, and which people performed which actions. Often people make binding errors in memory in which they remember the people and the actions, but they incorrectly remember one person as the person who performed an action that was actually performed by someone else. Half of the participants in our study saw a series of actions with each action performed by one of two actors. The other half of the participants saw each action performed by a different actor. We found that older adults were more likely to make binding errors than were younger adults. Younger adults were equally likely to make binding errors in the two conditions. Older adults, however, made many fewer binding errors when they saw only two actors during encoding than when they saw many actors during encoding.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005557
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Education and Marijuana: How Does Education Affect the View of Legislating Marijuana Usage?.
Creator: Benjamin Henry, Garret Cox, Monica Escaleras, Eric Levy
Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000013
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Graphic Novels: Comprehension of Text and Image.
Creator: Bermudez, Angel, Rodriguez, Oscar, Duenas, Ana Maria, Taylor, Amanda, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Abstract/Description: Research suggests that, instinctively, humans follow a Z-shaped pattern when reading graphic novels. Studies have also revealed that readers organize information through Gestalt’s theory of proximity when the panel structure is altered. This paper explores the separation of text and image from the constraints of the traditional comic book format. Through the utilization of an eye-tracking system, this experiment will examine the limitations of the Gestalt theory and the effectiveness of...
Show moreResearch suggests that, instinctively, humans follow a Z-shaped pattern when reading graphic novels. Studies have also revealed that readers organize information through Gestalt’s theory of proximity when the panel structure is altered. This paper explores the separation of text and image from the constraints of the traditional comic book format. Through the utilization of an eye-tracking system, this experiment will examine the limitations of the Gestalt theory and the effectiveness of comprehension. The task of processing the plot of the novels relies heavily on the efficiency of the reader’s ability to apply context by using the accompanying imagery and text via data collected from saccadic patterns, fixations, and gaze analysis. This study coincides with the idea of universal communication by acknowledging that there are multiple ways to comprehend information, with the expectation of gaining further insight on the conscious and subconscious methods of visual processing.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005558
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The elephant in the room: why is it difficult for hospice workers to discuss death with their terminally ill patients?.
Creator: Beroldi, Kristi, Earles, Julie
Date Issued: 2013-04-05
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361070
Subject Headings: Hospice nurses, Terminally ill, Death, Hospice care
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: KIF9 knockdown in mammalian cells leads to multiple mitotic defects.
Creator: Billow, Alexa M., Alsina, Laura, Quintyne, Nicholas
Abstract/Description: FAU's Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry hosts an annual symposium where students engaged in undergraduate research may present their findings either through a poster presentation or an oral presentation.
Date Issued: 2011
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005428
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Should the Navy be exempt from marine mammal protection regulations in times of peace?.
Creator: Bitton, Joanna, Holman, Mirya R., College of Engineering and Computer Science
Abstract/Description: Whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals depend on their hearing to survive, but human technology is now invading their world. Military sonar used by the US Navy to detect submarines emit noises as loud as rocket blasts. These noises infiltrate the ocean and marine mammals get disoriented, have permanent hearing loss, get stranded, or die. With practical safety procedures in place, whales and other marine mammals can be protected from navy sonar. Striking a balance between the nation’s...
Show moreWhales, dolphins, and other marine mammals depend on their hearing to survive, but human technology is now invading their world. Military sonar used by the US Navy to detect submarines emit noises as loud as rocket blasts. These noises infiltrate the ocean and marine mammals get disoriented, have permanent hearing loss, get stranded, or die. With practical safety procedures in place, whales and other marine mammals can be protected from navy sonar. Striking a balance between the nation’s security and the safety of marine mammals can be achieved by passing legislation that takes into consideration both needs. With quality policies such as reducing sonar usage in times of peace in locations that have a high concentration of marine mammals and avoiding sonar use in areas in which they migrate to and feed from, marine mammals can be protected. These safety measures can be passed by using adjudicatory actions.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005176
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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Title: Variation in the Major Histocompatibility Gene is Maintained By Selection Imposed By Infectious Disease.
Creator: Blair, Zizah J., Hughes, Colin, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: Major Histocompatibility (MH) genes play critical roles in mounting adaptive immune responses to infectious diseases and parasites. There are two classes of MH genes: Class I and II; Class II can be further divided into Class II A and II B genes, this study focuses on Class IIB. Class II B genes are exceptionally variable in sequence. Leading hypotheses propose that this genetic variation is maintained by selection for resistance to pathogens. Since pathogens are constantly evolving to avoid...
Show moreMajor Histocompatibility (MH) genes play critical roles in mounting adaptive immune responses to infectious diseases and parasites. There are two classes of MH genes: Class I and II; Class II can be further divided into Class II A and II B genes, this study focuses on Class IIB. Class II B genes are exceptionally variable in sequence. Leading hypotheses propose that this genetic variation is maintained by selection for resistance to pathogens. Since pathogens are constantly evolving to avoid detection, and new pathogens regularly enter populations, which MH proteins confer immunity fluctuates over time. This study examines MH Class II B in Centropomus undecimalis, the common Snook. Genes will be sequenced, and their variability quantified using approaches that include: database searches (NCBI), PCR, and sequencing. Sequencing of the MH gene will provide insight on how high polymorphism results from immune responses to infectious pathogens.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005177
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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Title: THP-1 Monocyte Differentiation and Activation.
Creator: Blaise, Danice, Hartmann, James X.
Abstract/Description: FAU's Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry hosts an annual symposium where students engaged in undergraduate research may present their findings either through a poster presentation or an oral presentation.
Date Issued: 2011
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005429
Format: Document (PDF)

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