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- Title
- The Independent Atlantic sun.
- Creator
- Florida Atlantic University
- Date Issued
- c1989-c1991, 1989, 1991
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/volc
- Subject Headings
- Students, Universities and colleges, College students, College student newspapers and periodicals
- Format
- Serial
- Title
- The Industrial League to its constituents.
- Creator
- Wharton, Joseph
- Date Issued
- 1879
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3358571
- Subject Headings
- Tariff -- United States., Protectionism.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Infidelities of Mr. Winkle.
- Creator
- Pratt, Theodore, 1901-1969
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00011577
- Subject Headings
- Pratt, Theodore -- 1901-1969
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The infinite gravity of a black hole.
- Creator
- Younan, Mark, Nikolova-Popova, Daniela, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
- Abstract/Description
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The black hole is one of the most interesting phenomena’s that exist in our world, it’s said that the gravity of a black hole is super strong that in can literally pull anything including light, but the speed of the light is said to be infinite because nothing in the known physical form can actually stay in the form on reaching the speed of light. That means that for the light to be pulled the gravity of whatever the object that’s pulling it has to be infinite as well , which can only come as...
Show moreThe black hole is one of the most interesting phenomena’s that exist in our world, it’s said that the gravity of a black hole is super strong that in can literally pull anything including light, but the speed of the light is said to be infinite because nothing in the known physical form can actually stay in the form on reaching the speed of light. That means that for the light to be pulled the gravity of whatever the object that’s pulling it has to be infinite as well , which can only come as a result of having so much mass condensed in a singular point, called “black hole”.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005608
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The influence of ‘host release factor’ on carbon release by zooxanthellae isolated from fed and starved Aiptasia pallida (Verrill).
- Creator
- Davy, Simon K., Cook, Clayton B.
- Date Issued
- 2001
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2848299
- Subject Headings
- Dinoflagellates, Zooxanthella, Anemones, Photosynthesis, Symbiosis
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Influence of a System of Values Upon Academic Behavior.
- Creator
- Scott, Tully, Michels, Kenneth M., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which centrally-held value systems affect scholastic behavior. The variables examined were thirteen discrete value systems generated by Morris' Ways to Live (1956), student SCAT scores, student cumulative GPA and range of grades. Particular attention was paid to students holding Appollonian and Promethean values, since it was postulated that students holding Appollonian values would have a significantly higher correlation coefficient...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which centrally-held value systems affect scholastic behavior. The variables examined were thirteen discrete value systems generated by Morris' Ways to Live (1956), student SCAT scores, student cumulative GPA and range of grades. Particular attention was paid to students holding Appollonian and Promethean values, since it was postulated that students holding Appollonian values would have a significantly higher correlation coefficient between their SCAT scores and GPA than the student holding Promethean values. Additionally, it was predicted that the mean GPA of the Appollonian students would be significantly greater than that of the Promethean; that the standard deviation of the Appollonian GPA would be significantly less than that of the Promethean, and that the Appollonian range of grades would be significantly less than that of the Promethean students. One hundred and forty-eight students enrolled at the University of Florida were scored on three separate measuring instruments of Morris' Ways to Live and those holding Appollonian or Promethean values were identified by four separate operations. Correlation coefficients between SCAT scores and GPA were obtained for both Appollonian and Promethean students identified under each of the four separate operations. The correlation coefficients of the Appollonian students were compared with those of the Promethean students after being properly transformed for such comparison. In addition, the mean GPA and range of grades of the Appollonian and Promethean students were compared to determine if there were significant differences between both variables for the differing groups of students. Moreover, frequency distribution analysis of all of the thirteen discrete Ways to Live, together with correlation coefficients analysis between them and SCAT, GPA and grade ranges were computed. The main hypothesis and all predictions failed to reach statistical significance at the .01 level , and at the .05 level only on two of the four measures of Appollonianism - Prometheanism were there significant findings , and that solely with regard to differences in mean GPA. Nothing further appeared significant. Moreover, there appeared to be no substantial correlations of SCAT, GPA or grade range with any of the thirteen Ways to Live. Although no strong conclusions can be drawn from the data, they do lead to the speculation that the student sample used in this study was eclectic in the values they held, favoring several other values more than those of Appollonianism and Prometheanism, thus contributing to the non-support of the data to the main hypothesis.
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- 1969
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000827
- Subject Headings
- Personality and academic achievement, Prediction of scholastic success, Personality and intelligence
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Influence of Alcohol in Chronic Cocaine Abuse: A Follow up Study.
- Creator
- Simmers, Chad Paul, Rosselli, Monica, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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Background: Alcohol is the substance most commonly abused in combination with cocaine. Few studies have explored the effect of alcohol on memory recovery of chronic cocaine users. Moreover, results from these studies are often contradictory. The current study compared the effects of alcohol in a sample of cocaine dependent individuals, with and without concomitant alcohol abuse, at early and late abstinence. Methods: Verbal and non-verbal memory ability was tested in 18 cocaine only (COC) and...
Show moreBackground: Alcohol is the substance most commonly abused in combination with cocaine. Few studies have explored the effect of alcohol on memory recovery of chronic cocaine users. Moreover, results from these studies are often contradictory. The current study compared the effects of alcohol in a sample of cocaine dependent individuals, with and without concomitant alcohol abuse, at early and late abstinence. Methods: Verbal and non-verbal memory ability was tested in 18 cocaine only (COC) and 30 dual cocaine and alcohol (CA) dependent participants at 2 weeks and around 3 months after admission to a rehabilitation facility. Verbal immediate and delay memory were assessed using the Digit Span subset of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised (WAIS-R) and the California Verbal Learning test (CVLT); non verbal immediate and delay memory were measured using the Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT) and the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test (ROCFT). Results: The cocaine participants exhibited a similar memory recovery profile in short term memory tasks independently of their history of alcohol abuse. However, significant group differences emerged in delayed memory tasks. On the ROCFT delayed memory test the CA group performed significantly worse than the COC group with significantly less improvement in scores during abstinence as well. The reduced score enhancement during abstinence in theCA group was also observed in the CVL T delayed memory variables. Conclusions: The present study suggests that the use of alcohol in combination with cocaine may have an effect on memory recovery with specific impact on long-term memory tasks.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000829
- Subject Headings
- Cocaine abuse--Psychological aspects, Alcoholism--Psychological aspects, Substance abuse--Physiological aspects, Neurobiology
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE INFLUENCE OF ATHLETE PROTESTS IN AMERICAN SOCIETY.
- Creator
- Sturgis, Corey, Strain, Christopher, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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On September 1st, 2016, 49ers star Quarterback, Colin Kaepernick made the decision to kneel during the national anthem. His actions immediately sparked political polarization as many NFL executives, along with US President Donald Trump, viewed his demonstration as a complete betrayal to his country, while others felt that his actions were strongly needed to help bring national attention to continued racial injustices in America. Many people were appalled by his actions and believe it was a...
Show moreOn September 1st, 2016, 49ers star Quarterback, Colin Kaepernick made the decision to kneel during the national anthem. His actions immediately sparked political polarization as many NFL executives, along with US President Donald Trump, viewed his demonstration as a complete betrayal to his country, while others felt that his actions were strongly needed to help bring national attention to continued racial injustices in America. Many people were appalled by his actions and believe it was a new response intended to promote the Black Lives Matter Movement, failing to realize the historical significance of how athletes and activism intersect. This thesis will examine the historical impact of non-violent American athletic protests beginning with the rise of Jackie Robinson becoming the first African American to play in the Major League of Baseball, to Billie Jean King, America’s former number one tennis player demanding equal prize money in men's and women's matches. Since 1940, athletes have utilized their celebrity status to bring awareness and initiate reform for the women’s rights and Civil Rights Movements.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2022
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00222
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Influence of Belief in the Supernatural and Perceptions of Religious, Spiritual, or Natural Explanations on Ratings of Positive Affect, Negative Affect, and Intelligence.
- Creator
- Periss, Virginia A., Bjorklund, David F., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
- Abstract/Description
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Living in complex social environments consists not only of sets of individuals with their own dyadic relationships but also whose own dyadic relationships with other group members must be observed and inferred from. Credibility enhancing displays may provide one effective tool for dealing with complex social environments by extracting and integrating adaptive information from an immense range of potential social partners. Organized religious beliefs typical of routine rituals and standardized...
Show moreLiving in complex social environments consists not only of sets of individuals with their own dyadic relationships but also whose own dyadic relationships with other group members must be observed and inferred from. Credibility enhancing displays may provide one effective tool for dealing with complex social environments by extracting and integrating adaptive information from an immense range of potential social partners. Organized religious beliefs typical of routine rituals and standardized religious ideologies may serve as one type of credibility cue. The aim of this study was to assess how others judge adult's expressing a religious, spiritual, or natural explanation on traits associated with Positive Affect, Negative Affect, and Intelligence. Results from the study revealed that religious explanations were more affective than spiritual explanations at influencing perceptions of Positive-Affect and Negative Affect for those high and low in religious beliefs.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000806
- Subject Headings
- Interpersonal relations, Social groups, Religiousness
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The influence of benthic macrophytes on the foraging behavior of pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides (Linnaeus).
- Creator
- Stoner, Allan W., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1982
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3331830
- Subject Headings
- Lagodon rhomboides, Pinfish, Foraging behavior in animals
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE INFLUENCE OF BODY POSITION ON LOAD RANGE DURING ISOKINETIC KNEE EXTENSION/FLEXION.
- Creator
- Brian W. Findley, Lee E. Brown, Michael Whitehurst
- Abstract/Description
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Isokinetic range of motion (ROM) has three distinct phases: rate of velocity development (RVD), load range (LR), and deceleration (DCC). The purpose of this study was to determine if differences in isokinetic knee extension/flexion LR exist between body positions. Ten subjects (4 males and 6 females, age 29.3 ± 5.4 yrs, ht 1.71 ± 0.10 m, wt 71.9 ± 12.9 kg) volunteered to participate in the seated vs. prone investigation and nine different subjects (4 males and 5 females, age 29.5 ± 6.9 yrs,...
Show moreIsokinetic range of motion (ROM) has three distinct phases: rate of velocity development (RVD), load range (LR), and deceleration (DCC). The purpose of this study was to determine if differences in isokinetic knee extension/flexion LR exist between body positions. Ten subjects (4 males and 6 females, age 29.3 ± 5.4 yrs, ht 1.71 ± 0.10 m, wt 71.9 ± 12.9 kg) volunteered to participate in the seated vs. prone investigation and nine different subjects (4 males and 5 females, age 29.5 ± 6.9 yrs, ht 1.72 ± 0.09 m, wt 69.0 ± 13.8 kg) volunteered to participate in the seated vs. supine study. Each subject completed 3 maximal reciprocal concentric/concentric repetitions of dominant knee extension/flexion on a Biodex System 2 isokinetic dynamometer at 60, 120, 180, 240 and 360 deg·sec-1 in the supine or prone and seated positions. Repeated measures ANOVA revealed that only seated flexion at 360 deg·sec-1 (57.6 ± 1.7 degrees) elicited significantly (p < 0.05) greater LR than prone (49.2 ± 2.8 degrees). No significant differences in LR extension or flexion existed at any velocity between the supine vs. seated positions. ANOVA also demonstrated differences between seated vs. prone torque, work and power at most velocities while there was no difference between seated vs. supine. LR is the only phase of an isokinetic repetition where quantifiable resistance is maintained and this data appears to support that it may not be position-dependent but position may alter traditional performance variables.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2006
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000489
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The influence of connectivity on the global dynamics of nonlinear oscillator ensembles.
- Creator
- Rogers, Jeffrey L., Florida Atlantic University, Wille, Luc T.
- Abstract/Description
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In this thesis we have studied the global dynamics which spontaneously emerge in ensembles of interacting disparate nonlinear oscillators. Collective phenomena exhibited in these systems include synchronization, quasiperiodicity, chaos, and death. Exact analytical solutions are presented for two and three coupled oscillators with phase and amplitude variations. A phenomenon analogous to a phase-transition is found as a function of interaction-range in a one-dimensional lattice: for coupling...
Show moreIn this thesis we have studied the global dynamics which spontaneously emerge in ensembles of interacting disparate nonlinear oscillators. Collective phenomena exhibited in these systems include synchronization, quasiperiodicity, chaos, and death. Exact analytical solutions are presented for two and three coupled oscillators with phase and amplitude variations. A phenomenon analogous to a phase-transition is found as a function of interaction-range in a one-dimensional lattice: for coupling exponents larger than some critical value, alpha c, synchronization is shown to be impossible. Massively parallel computer simulations in conjunction with finite-size scaling were used to extrapolate to the infinite-size limit.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1994
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15031
- Subject Headings
- Nonlinear oscillators, Coupled mode theory, Physics--Data processing, Parallel processing (Electronic computers)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Influence of Consumers' Perspectives of Transaction Costs in Business-to-Consumer Markets, their Risk-bearing Propensity, and the Categories of Goods purchased on Consumers' Preference of Shopping Medium.
- Creator
- Byramjee, Framarz, Korgaonkar, Pradeep, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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Despite increased internet usage, transactions conducted by consumers via ecommerce still constitute a very small percentage of total U.S. retail sales. To better understand what influences consumers' choices to shop for products or services on the internet versus local retail stores, this study tests the influence of consumers' transaction costs, coupled with the risk-bearing propensity of individuals (risk-taking or risk-averse attitude) in a shopping context, and the category of goods...
Show moreDespite increased internet usage, transactions conducted by consumers via ecommerce still constitute a very small percentage of total U.S. retail sales. To better understand what influences consumers' choices to shop for products or services on the internet versus local retail stores, this study tests the influence of consumers' transaction costs, coupled with the risk-bearing propensity of individuals (risk-taking or risk-averse attitude) in a shopping context, and the category of goods involved in the purchase process (such as search or experience goods), which will ultimately influence consumers' preference of shopping medium (such as online or traditional). This research study introduces the construct of consumers' transaction costs as an important predictor of consumers' preference of shopping medium, develops two segregated categories of consumers' transaction costs, namely the individual costs and the social costs, and implements a system of measurement of these costs with regard to how much they matter to individual consumers with regard to their preference of shopping medium. Several pretests were initially conducted to operationalize the variables and their measurement scales, and to validate the manipulation checks employed for the study. The data for the main study was then collected via four versions of the designed and pre-tested survey instrument, employing a between-subjects design, and subject to the appropriate statistical analyses. The results convey that individuals with higher risk-bearing propensity would prefer the online shopping medium, while individuals with lower risk-bearing propensity would prefer the traditional shopping medium. Further, search goods would have a greater tendency to be bought online, while experience goods would have a greater tendency to be bought in-store. These findings bear support to past literature wherein similar results have been found, and serve to strengthen these conjectures. With regard to the effects of consumers' transaction costs, the individual costs and the social costs tend to only influence consumers' reference of shopping medium without providing a sense of the actual choice of medium. Further, the nonsignificant interaction effects of individuals' risk-bearing propensity and goods' categories with consumers' transaction costs imply that these variables do not moderate the impact of transaction costs on consumers' preference of shopping medium. The study then discusses the analytical and theoretical reasoning pertaining to these results, along with the managerial implications which this research bears, and the limitations of this study which could warrant potential future research.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2007
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000301
- Subject Headings
- Consumer behavior--Research, Electronic commerce, Internet marketing, Marketing--Psychological aspects, Motivation research (Marketing)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE INFLUENCE OF CONTEXT AND PERCEPTUAL LOAD ON OBJECT RECOGNITION.
- Creator
- Islam, Mohammed, Barenholtz, Elan, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
- Abstract/Description
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Forster and Lavie (2008) and Lavie, Lin, Zokaei and Thoma (2009) have demonstrated that meaningful stimuli, such as objects, are ignored under conditions of high perceptual load but not low. However, objects are seldom presented without context in the real world. Given that context can reduce the threshold for object recognition (Barenholtz, 2013), is it possible for context to reduce the processing load of objects such that they can be processed under high load? In the first experiment, I...
Show moreForster and Lavie (2008) and Lavie, Lin, Zokaei and Thoma (2009) have demonstrated that meaningful stimuli, such as objects, are ignored under conditions of high perceptual load but not low. However, objects are seldom presented without context in the real world. Given that context can reduce the threshold for object recognition (Barenholtz, 2013), is it possible for context to reduce the processing load of objects such that they can be processed under high load? In the first experiment, I attempted to obtain similar findings of the aforementioned studies by replicating their paradigm with photographs of real-world objects. The findings of the experiment suggested that objects can cause distractor interference under high load conditions, but not low load conditions. These findings are opposite of what the perceptual literature suggests (e.g., Lavie, 1995). However, these findings are aligned with a two-stage dilution model of attention in which information is first processed in parallel and then selectively (Wilson, Muroi, and MacLeod, 2011). Experiment 2 assessed if this effect was specific to semantic objects by introducing meaningless, abstract objects. The results suggest that the dilution effect was not due to the semantic features of objects. The third experiment assessed the influence of context on objects under load. The results of the experiment found an elimination of all interference effects in both the high and low load conditions. Comparisons between scene-object congruency revealed no influence of semantic information from scenes. It appears that the presentation of a visual stimuli prior to the flanker task diluted attention such that the distractor effects previously observed in the high load condition were minimized. Thus, it does not appear that context reduced the threshold for object recognition under load. All three experiments have demonstrated strong evidence for the dilution approach of attention over perceptual load models.
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- 2019
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013319
- Subject Headings
- Perception--Research, Selective attention, Form perception, Context effects (Psychology)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Influence of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) on Faculty Leadership.
- Creator
- Ellis, Althia, Bryan, Valerie, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
- Abstract/Description
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The study was born out of a deep concern that there have been missed opportunities to apply cultural intelligence to enrich leadership, instruction, and learning. In particular, direct interaction and observation of students from multicultural backgrounds have revealed the value in adjusting one’s mindset to creating a more inclusive learning environment. The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of cultural intelligence on faculty leadership. The problem addressed was the growing...
Show moreThe study was born out of a deep concern that there have been missed opportunities to apply cultural intelligence to enrich leadership, instruction, and learning. In particular, direct interaction and observation of students from multicultural backgrounds have revealed the value in adjusting one’s mindset to creating a more inclusive learning environment. The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of cultural intelligence on faculty leadership. The problem addressed was the growing need for faculty to expand their cultural intelligence to enable them to demonstrate exemplary leadership in 21st century classrooms. The study measured the cultural intelligence of faculty using the Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS). Faculty members’ leadership was measured using the Leadership Practices Inventory Self (LPI-Self). This quantitative study used associational and survey methods to predict scores and explain associations among variables. Overall, behavioral CQ and cognitive CQ had a greater influence on the following leadership practices: Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, and Challenge the Process. For the private university, behavioral CQ had a greater influence on the following leadership practices: Model the Way and Inspiring a Shared Vision. The public university did not show preference for any of the five leadership practices. For the state college, cognitive CQ had a greater influence on all leadership practices, except for Model the Way. The results of this study confirmed that cultural intelligence significantly influenced leadership practices of faculty members. These findings provide important information for faculty development programs, curriculum development, and hiring practices. An urgent requirement for advancing teaching and learning in today’s higher education classrooms is a keen understanding of the underlying values, beliefs, and perceptions of students. These qualities affect students’ understanding and how they express themselves in the classroom. The decision to give instructional leaders leadership training in cultural intelligence is highly recommended. While faculty members showed preference for certain leadership practices, their preferences might be incorporated to develop a blended leadership style that may be more suitable for today’s diverse academic community. The association found between cultural intelligence and leadership practices confirms the value of faculty development in cultural intelligence.
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- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004974, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004964
- Subject Headings
- Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, Faculty (Education), Leadership., Cultural intelligence.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The influence of episodic weather events on tidal residual currents: A case study at Sebastian Inlet, Florida.
- Creator
- Liu, James T., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1992
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174862
- Subject Headings
- Tidal currents, Marine sediments
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE INFLUENCE OF EVENT SEGMENTATION ON MEMORY FOR ACTORS AND THEIR ACTIONS.
- Creator
- Smithwick, Megan S., Kersten, Alan, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Psychology, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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Previous research indicates that event boundaries can hinder or facilitate memory. The present study aimed to examine the influence of physical context changes (i.e., event boundaries) on the memory for actors and the actions they performed. Undergraduate participants (N=121) from Florida Atlantic University viewed two different video clip set types of actors performing various actions. The continuous context (CC) video set type included four different actors performing actions in the same...
Show morePrevious research indicates that event boundaries can hinder or facilitate memory. The present study aimed to examine the influence of physical context changes (i.e., event boundaries) on the memory for actors and the actions they performed. Undergraduate participants (N=121) from Florida Atlantic University viewed two different video clip set types of actors performing various actions. The continuous context (CC) video set type included four different actors performing actions in the same physical context. The discontinuous context (DC) video set type contained four actors, the first, second, and fourth actors shown in each set performed actions in the same physical context (e.g., a library), while the third actor in the set performed an action in a different physical context (e.g., a playground). After viewing the videos, memory for the actors and the actions was evaluated using the Person-Action-Conjunction (PAC) test in a retrieval session. Participants provided significantly more ‘yes’ responses to old item than to conjunction items at retrieval. No significant differences in the proportion of ‘yes’ were found between the CC video items and DC video items. These results could be due to the manipulation of physical context not being sufficiently strong to influence event segmentation.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013866
- Subject Headings
- Memory, Memory--Research
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Influence of Gardens on Resilience in Older Adults Living in a Continuing Care Community.
- Creator
- Bailey, Christie, Barry, Charlotte D., Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between green environments and resilience in older adults. It had two aims: 1) to explore the effect of a reflective garden walking program on resilience and three of its related concepts - erceived stress, personal growth initiative, and quality of life - in older adults, and 2) to explore the resilience patterns of older adults engaging in the reflective garden walking intervention. A parallel mixed method design using a quasi...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between green environments and resilience in older adults. It had two aims: 1) to explore the effect of a reflective garden walking program on resilience and three of its related concepts - erceived stress, personal growth initiative, and quality of life - in older adults, and 2) to explore the resilience patterns of older adults engaging in the reflective garden walking intervention. A parallel mixed method design using a quasi-experimental quantitative and a descriptive exploratory qualitative approach was used. Participants engaged in a six week reflective garden walking program. By the end of the program, resilience levels exhibited a slight increase and perceived stress levels a decrease. The qualitative data supported some beneficial effects of the reflective garden walking program, but also indicated that much of the participants' experience of resilience may have been related to the rich social and nature-filled environment in which already they lived. Patterns of resilience that appeared in the data were maintaining a positive attitude, belief in one's self in the face of one's vulnerabilities, woven into the social fabric, purpose and meaning, personal strength, and communities for growing older.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004480
- Subject Headings
- Aging -- Psychology, Exercise -- Psychological aspects, Exercise for older people, Exercise therapy for older people, Gardening -- Philosophy, Older people -- Mental health, Resilience (Personality trait), Stress (Psychology)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The influence of hydrologic variations onphosphorus cycling and retention in a swamp stream ecosystem.
- Creator
- Yarbro, Laura A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1983
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007431
- Subject Headings
- Swamp ecology, Phosphorus cycle (Biogeochemistry), Wetland hydrology
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE INFLUENCE OF IDEOLOGY ON CORPORATE SOCIOPOLITICAL ACTIVISM: A STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVE.
- Creator
- Rowley, John R., Neubaum, Donald, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Management Programs, College of Business
- Abstract/Description
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Despite the historical norm that businesses should refrain from making public political statements for fear of losing customers, recent history has shown an increase in firms wading into controversial sociopolitical topics. As politics become increasingly pervasive in everyday life, consumers, investors, employees, and the general public expect firms to engage in political topics and make their positions clear. However, the considerations and processes firms undertake in deciding whether to...
Show moreDespite the historical norm that businesses should refrain from making public political statements for fear of losing customers, recent history has shown an increase in firms wading into controversial sociopolitical topics. As politics become increasingly pervasive in everyday life, consumers, investors, employees, and the general public expect firms to engage in political topics and make their positions clear. However, the considerations and processes firms undertake in deciding whether to take political stands are largely unstudied. This study examines the role of firm executives’ ideologies on their propensity to engage in corporate sociopolitical activism (CSA). Further, I examine how the ideologies of organizational, social, and capital market stakeholders also influence the decision to engage in CSA as executives weigh the desires and expectations of key stakeholders. Using stakeholder theory, I argue that CEOs and top management teams (TMTs) are responsive to the ideological leanings of multiple stakeholder groups, while also considering their own political opinions. Studying a random sample of 139 public firms, I find that CEO and TMT ideologies, on their own, are not reliable predictors of firm CSA. Firms are more likely to engage in CSA when the CEO’s ideology is aligned with that of employees or the region surrounding the firm headquarters. I also find that the volatility of the firm’s stock price reduces the propensity toward CSA, suggesting that the potential for adverse impacts on firm value can blunt firms’ CSA efforts. Further, I find that firm factors, such as B2B vs B2C markets, firm size, and firm reputation also predict the likelihood of CSA. The results have theoretical implications by adding to the nascent body of CSA literature, as well as managerial implications for perceptions of the business environment and political influences.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014156
- Subject Headings
- Business and politics, Corporations--Political activity, Political Activism, Ideology
- Format
- Document (PDF)
