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- Development of a Cooling Wristband with Embedded Temperature Monitor.
- Creator
- Mandelare, Lyndsey, Su, Tsung-Chow, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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Previous studies have shown that the human body is responsive to rapid temperature changes, particularly in the forearm region, when determining comfortable temperatures. The goal of this study is to design a wristband that can passively cool the user through a finned design and to test its effectiveness. To this end, an aluminum finned wristband has been designed and the Adafruit Flora wearable microcontroller was used to monitor the temperature and output the data via Bluetooth. An Android...
Show morePrevious studies have shown that the human body is responsive to rapid temperature changes, particularly in the forearm region, when determining comfortable temperatures. The goal of this study is to design a wristband that can passively cool the user through a finned design and to test its effectiveness. To this end, an aluminum finned wristband has been designed and the Adafruit Flora wearable microcontroller was used to monitor the temperature and output the data via Bluetooth. An Android application was then created to read the data output and save it as a text file that could be output elsewhere. This project will be tested by recording the temperature data as test subjects engage in physical exercise to see if the wristband can continuously cool the user.
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- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005627
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Development of Renewable Energy Sources Alongside Current Drilling With Respect to the Economy.
- Creator
- Hoorn, Tyler, Holman, Mirya R., College of Education
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The purpose of this research is to propose a potential solution to the continuous problem of environmental degradation. One of the primary concerns about environmental salvation centers around the balance between economic growth and environmental protection, a delicate balance that is dictated by the public, in favor of the economy. This balance often does not allow for the advancement of one without the hindrance of the other. Ideally, this research would identify and suggest a feasible...
Show moreThe purpose of this research is to propose a potential solution to the continuous problem of environmental degradation. One of the primary concerns about environmental salvation centers around the balance between economic growth and environmental protection, a delicate balance that is dictated by the public, in favor of the economy. This balance often does not allow for the advancement of one without the hindrance of the other. Ideally, this research would identify and suggest a feasible compromise that would be acceptable to environmentalists and economic businesses alike that particularly emphasizes the relationship between renewable and nonrenewable energy sources and explores how simultaneous development of both fields would be possible in order to satisfy each opposing side. This solution would see the Department of Interior take charge in a leasing plan that would give additional access to oil while also requiring renewable energy growth, addressing both environmental degradation and economics together.
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- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005197
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Diagnosis of Citrus Greening Disease by qPCR Analysis.
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- Rocha, Fernando, Zhang, Xing-Hai
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Citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing disease, is a phloem restrictive disease that affects orange as well as other citrus trees. The disease is caused by the gram negative bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus. The bacteria is transmitted by the Asian psyllid, Diaphorina citri. The bacteria causes the tree to produce small and bitter oranges, the roots shrink and the leaves molt. There is currently no cure for this disease. The best way to manage citrus greening is by removing...
Show moreCitrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing disease, is a phloem restrictive disease that affects orange as well as other citrus trees. The disease is caused by the gram negative bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus. The bacteria is transmitted by the Asian psyllid, Diaphorina citri. The bacteria causes the tree to produce small and bitter oranges, the roots shrink and the leaves molt. There is currently no cure for this disease. The best way to manage citrus greening is by removing infected trees, implementing healthy planting material and controlling the psyllid population. Quantitative real time PCR (qPCR) was used to verify whether or not a given orange tree had citrus greening disease. DNA was extracted from leaves from eight trees. A qPCR analysis was performed using a primer with the bacteria DNA. Three trees were successfully diagnosed with citrus greening using this method.
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000051
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Diet and Temporal Partitioning Facilitates Coexistence Between Two Octopus Species in a Shallow Coastal Habitat.
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- Bartz, Danielle, Bennice, Chelsea, Brooks, W. Randy, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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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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- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005613
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Differences in Online and Telephone Responses.
- Creator
- Ingham, Keith, Ryan, Gondek, Mauk, Jimmy, Escaleras, Monica, Levy, Eric, College of Business
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Does the Mode of data collection affect respondent’s behavior? Specifically, do telephone interviews or online surveys lead to extremity of responses? Many may assume that there is no difference in survey responses conducted online or over the phone. However, evidence supports that respondents give more extreme responses over the telephone than an online survey. We would like to test if what has been found in previous research holds for the Hispanic population, since it is the fastest growing...
Show moreDoes the Mode of data collection affect respondent’s behavior? Specifically, do telephone interviews or online surveys lead to extremity of responses? Many may assume that there is no difference in survey responses conducted online or over the phone. However, evidence supports that respondents give more extreme responses over the telephone than an online survey. We would like to test if what has been found in previous research holds for the Hispanic population, since it is the fastest growing ethnic minority in the United States; therefore they are impacting the culture, the marketplace, and politics within the country. We conducted our analysis by surveying 500 Hispanics nationwide using telephone interviews and online surveys in order to compare the difference in responses between the two modes of data collection. Our analysis supports that there a statistically significant difference in respondents behavior between online surveys and telephone interviews.
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- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005202
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Dimension Perception.
- Creator
- Vegara, Sebastian, Pitters, Ian, White, Tristan, Knipp, Tammy
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Three-dimensional computer-generated imagery (CGI) has been the animation industry standard for about two decades. There has been increased research in non-photorealistic rendering (NPR) techniques by industry leaders such as Walt Disney Animation Studios. NPR is computer-generated imagery that is augmented to replicate a distinct art style that deviates from what you would expect to see in a 3D rendering. In this study, subjects are tasked to determine whether a series of animated clips are...
Show moreThree-dimensional computer-generated imagery (CGI) has been the animation industry standard for about two decades. There has been increased research in non-photorealistic rendering (NPR) techniques by industry leaders such as Walt Disney Animation Studios. NPR is computer-generated imagery that is augmented to replicate a distinct art style that deviates from what you would expect to see in a 3D rendering. In this study, subjects are tasked to determine whether a series of animated clips are two-dimensional or three-dimensional. Student participants are pooled into two groups, based on visual art majors and non-visual art majors. Using eye-tracking software, the data will observe if an individual uses visual cues to draw distinctions between two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms, along with how their viewing patterns change for each particular animation as the line between 2D and 3D gets blurred.
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000056
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Do birds of a feather really flock together: The effects of relatability of college lifestyles in advertisements.
- Creator
- Gordon, Danielle, Gilyazov, Daler, Smith, Allen E., Toteva, Irina, College of Business
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Do birds of a feather really flock together? : The effects of relatability of college lifestyles in ads promoting the Starbucks brand
- Date Issued
- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005194
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- 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.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Effect of PAK6 Knowckout on Prostate Cancer Cell Stiffness.
- Creator
- Nikolas B. Echeverry, Belinda Gerard, Michael L. Lu, Ewa P. Wojcikiewicz
- Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000008
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Effect of Virtual Reality Headset for Pediatric Fear and Pain Distraction During Immunization – a Pilot Study.
- Creator
- Sulaiman, Emaan, Rudnick, Chad, Orden, Jillian, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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Fear of needles is a well-known phobia among children and adults. Several distraction techniques have been used, but fear prior to and pain following immunizations remains a significant issue for children and their parent/guardian. We present the rationale, feasibility, and results of a pilot study applying a virtual reality (VR) headset aimed as a fear reduction and pain distraction during immunizations. Ratings of anticipated vs. actual fear and pain due to immunizations improved following...
Show moreFear of needles is a well-known phobia among children and adults. Several distraction techniques have been used, but fear prior to and pain following immunizations remains a significant issue for children and their parent/guardian. We present the rationale, feasibility, and results of a pilot study applying a virtual reality (VR) headset aimed as a fear reduction and pain distraction during immunizations. Ratings of anticipated vs. actual fear and pain due to immunizations improved following use of the VR headset in 94.1% of pediatric subjects. The Wong-Baker pain scale and McMurthy children’s fear scale were used. Average decrease in fear score in subjects was 90% and 77% in pain score. The decrease in fear score as perceived by the parent was 77% (p=0.05) and 83% (p= 0.02) in perceived pain. The use of a virtual reality headset was well-received and reduced overall fear and pain in children receiving immunizations.
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- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005638
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Effects of Distraction on Memory for Events.
- Creator
- James Adaryukov, Nicole McRostie, Anna Riso, Julie Earles, Alan Kersten
- Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000000
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Effects of Electrolytic Lesions of the Reuniens and Rhomboid Nuclei on cognitive behaviors using the Intradimensional Extradimensional (IED) task in Rats.
- Creator
- Ellis, Randy, Pinedo, Patricia, Vertes, Robert P.
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Reuniens and rhomboid nuclei (RE/RH) of the ventral midline thalamus compose a relay between the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and the hippocampus (HPC). Recent behavioral studies have shown that RE/RH is critical in cognitive tasks that involve both the HPC and mPFC. Lesion and inactivation studies of the RE/RH, however, do not affect hippocampal dependent spatial behaviors. Here, we examined the effects of electrolytic lesions of RE/RH on an odor-texture discrimination task sensitive to...
Show moreReuniens and rhomboid nuclei (RE/RH) of the ventral midline thalamus compose a relay between the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and the hippocampus (HPC). Recent behavioral studies have shown that RE/RH is critical in cognitive tasks that involve both the HPC and mPFC. Lesion and inactivation studies of the RE/RH, however, do not affect hippocampal dependent spatial behaviors. Here, we examined the effects of electrolytic lesions of RE/RH on an odor-texture discrimination task sensitive to faculties of orbitomedial prefrontal cortices. Rats with RE/RH lesions exhibited small deficits in reversal stages compared to controls. Reversal learning has been found to be anatomically and chemically dependent on normal functioning of the prefrontal cortex. Excitatory input from reuniens to the prefrontal cortex may be involved in mediating behavioral flexibility, the lack of which is a symptom of behavioral disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
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- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005013
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Effects of GUS Gene Integration in Tobacco Plants.
- Creator
- Cruz, Laura, Zhang, Xing-Hai
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The β-glucuronidase (GUS) gene was isolated in 1986 from the bacterium Escherichia coli. Since then it has been widely used as a reporter gene in genetically modified organisms serving to study gene expression and tissue specificity of different promoter sequences. We have introduced the GUS gene into tobacco plants through Agrobacterium-mediated genomic transformation. The plants that were confirmed to be expressing the GUS gene were grown to propagate a new (T1) generation. The T1 plants...
Show moreThe β-glucuronidase (GUS) gene was isolated in 1986 from the bacterium Escherichia coli. Since then it has been widely used as a reporter gene in genetically modified organisms serving to study gene expression and tissue specificity of different promoter sequences. We have introduced the GUS gene into tobacco plants through Agrobacterium-mediated genomic transformation. The plants that were confirmed to be expressing the GUS gene were grown to propagate a new (T1) generation. The T1 plants were analyzed for tissue specificity of GUS expression. The results to date seem to indicate that there is some variation in GUS expression between plant lines. The mechanisms of GUS gene integration in the plant genome as well as the possible effects it can have on a plant’s genomic structure are assessed.
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- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005009
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Effects of MsrA and MsrB During Anoxic Stress in Drosophila melanogaster.
- Creator
- Suthakaran, Nirthieca, Binninger, David
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Drosophila melanogaster can withstand hours of oxygen deprivation (anoxia) by entering a protective coma called spreading depression. When oxygen is reintroduced to the cells, a burst of reactive oxygen species (ROS) causes oxidative damage. Methionine is susceptible to oxidation to form methionine sulfoxide. This oxidation is reversible where methionine sulfoxide reductase (Msr) A and B reduce the S and R enantiomers, respectively. In this study, MsrA and MsrB single deletion lines were...
Show moreDrosophila melanogaster can withstand hours of oxygen deprivation (anoxia) by entering a protective coma called spreading depression. When oxygen is reintroduced to the cells, a burst of reactive oxygen species (ROS) causes oxidative damage. Methionine is susceptible to oxidation to form methionine sulfoxide. This oxidation is reversible where methionine sulfoxide reductase (Msr) A and B reduce the S and R enantiomers, respectively. In this study, MsrA and MsrB single deletion lines were exposed to one hour of anoxia and the Drosophila Activity Monitor (DAM) recorded their recovery times. RNA interference (RNAi) lines were used to mimic the effect of these deletion lines by ubiquitously knocking down their expression. My current data indicates that MsrA loss-of-function strains recover significantly faster than the MsrB loss-of-function lines with increasing age. Insight into the roles of Msr genes under anoxic stress could lead to a better understanding of how these genes contribute to aging.
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- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005037
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Effects of Nonpharmacological Interventions in Older Adults With Dementia: Chair Yoga, Chair-Based Exercise, and Participatory Music Intervention.
- Creator
- Arcay, Victoria, Lopes, Yve, Park, Juyoung
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This pilot study evaluated the feasibility of having older adults with dementia participate in a nonpharmacological treatment—chair yoga, chair-based exercise, or participatory music intervention—and assessed the effects of the interventions on physical, behavioral and psychological symptoms, general quality of life, and sleep patterns throughout the course of the study. The study employed a three-arm cluster-randomized, longitudinal design. Sites were randomly assigned 1:1:1 to chair yoga,...
Show moreThis pilot study evaluated the feasibility of having older adults with dementia participate in a nonpharmacological treatment—chair yoga, chair-based exercise, or participatory music intervention—and assessed the effects of the interventions on physical, behavioral and psychological symptoms, general quality of life, and sleep patterns throughout the course of the study. The study employed a three-arm cluster-randomized, longitudinal design. Sites were randomly assigned 1:1:1 to chair yoga, chair-based exercise, or music intervention. Twenty-seven participants completed 24 sessions in 12 weeks. We administered evaluation measures at baseline, midline (6 weeks), and post intervention (12 weeks). Repeated-measures analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was conducted to examine group differences at the collection points, controlling for baseline variability (i.e., gender, age, race/ethnicity) in outcomes.
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000027
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Eighth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
- Creator
- Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
- Abstract/Description
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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
- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000025
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Electrochemical Process of Biorock for Carbon Dioxide Capture.
- Creator
- Harris, Alyssa, Freudenberg, Andrew, Lopez, Michael, Muslera, Pedro, Su, Tsung-Chow
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study is to utilize information and data gathered from previous studies pertaining to the BioRock® method, patented by Dr. W. Hibertz and T.J. Goreau in 1974. Biorock® stimulates the growth of coral reefs utilizing natural reef processes and electrochemistry to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Our aim is to make the process more efficient to achieve large scale atmospheric carbon dioxide sequestration. A pH sensor in the water and CO2 sensor is in place to quantify and...
Show moreThe purpose of this study is to utilize information and data gathered from previous studies pertaining to the BioRock® method, patented by Dr. W. Hibertz and T.J. Goreau in 1974. Biorock® stimulates the growth of coral reefs utilizing natural reef processes and electrochemistry to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Our aim is to make the process more efficient to achieve large scale atmospheric carbon dioxide sequestration. A pH sensor in the water and CO2 sensor is in place to quantify and confirm the reduction of CO2 in the water and air above, all within a sealed tank. The first experiment in this study used an iron mesh with an electric current running through it to collect the limestone that serves as the base for a reef. However, the iron oxidized instead of collecting limestone. Future testing will utilize a lead plate as it is less susceptible to rusting.
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- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005021
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Emergence of epilepsy in a transgenic mouse strain that over-expressesbrain- derived neurotrophic factor in theforebrain.
- Creator
- Zhou, Wei Hui, Isgor, Ceylan, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
- Abstract/Description
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Structural changes that alter hippocampal functional circuitry are implicated in learning impairments, mood disorders and epilepsy. Failure to properly gate neuronal activity arriving in hippocampus may be critical in developing synaptic circuits that generate seizures due to sustained elevations in hippocampal BDNF. Our data shows higher number of synaptic contact points (spines) on dendritic surfaces of granule cells in 2-3 month-old TgBDNF mice compared to WT mice, suggesting that there is...
Show moreStructural changes that alter hippocampal functional circuitry are implicated in learning impairments, mood disorders and epilepsy. Failure to properly gate neuronal activity arriving in hippocampus may be critical in developing synaptic circuits that generate seizures due to sustained elevations in hippocampal BDNF. Our data shows higher number of synaptic contact points (spines) on dendritic surfaces of granule cells in 2-3 month-old TgBDNF mice compared to WT mice, suggesting that there is increased cortical input onto granule cells. The dysregulation in mature GC circuitry in seizure dormant period in TgBDNF mice indicates early seizure susceptibility. Both mature GCs and immature GCs will show structural alterations in their input and/or output regions in TgBDNF mice long before full motor seizures are detectable pinpointing early dysregulations in the gating properties of these input neurons to hippocampus, favoring enhanced information processing and propagation. These collective results will help pinpoint intervention targets for seizure prevention.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005609
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Emotional Scaffolding and English Language Learners.
- Creator
- Lauren Rubin, Lori Dassa
- Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000021
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Enhanced CpG Activated Macrophage Killing of 3-Bromopyruvate Pre-treated 4T1 Breast Cancer Cells.
- Creator
- Rumicha, Dawit, Liddle, Genevieve M., Hartmann, James X., Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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A common feature of breast cancer cells is the evasion of singular treatments by using the Warburg Effect, a process of metabolic ATP production through rapid anaerobic glycolysis. Cancer research has transitioned to an investigation of combination therapies to combat cancer. In our study, we seek to metabolically inhibit cancer cells before application of immunogenic killing. The Warburg Effect was targeted with 3-Bromopyruvate (3-BP), which blocks Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase ...
Show moreA common feature of breast cancer cells is the evasion of singular treatments by using the Warburg Effect, a process of metabolic ATP production through rapid anaerobic glycolysis. Cancer research has transitioned to an investigation of combination therapies to combat cancer. In our study, we seek to metabolically inhibit cancer cells before application of immunogenic killing. The Warburg Effect was targeted with 3-Bromopyruvate (3-BP), which blocks Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (GAPDH) production. Treatment with 3-BP yielded up to 86.5% cancer cell death. Glycolytic inhibition renders cancer cells metabolically stressed, which may enable an effective immune response. Our hypothesis was that CpG activated macrophage will possess tumoricidal potential to target metabolically stressed cancer cells. Macrophages and CpG cultivation alone yielded a significant immune response. We sought to find a synergistic effect of 3-BP induced killing susceptibility with CpG activated macrophages may lead to an effective method of combination therapy.
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- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005634
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)