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Title: Technology and Design of a Fuel Cell - Photo-Voltaic Powered Vehicle with an Energy Storage System.
Creator: Augustin, Windy, Carvalho Dias, Thiago, Flit, Mike, Bennett, Thomas, Zilouchian, Ali
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/FA00005427
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Taxation and the Separation of Church and State.
Creator: Roman, Abel, Arflin, Cheryl, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Abstract/Description: The separation of church and state was passed under the First Amendment in 1791. However, Since its inception the United States has not followed through with this philosophy. Since colonial times, churches have been privileged with tax exemptions. Nine out of the thirteen colonies had some form of tax relief to aid their churches. This right was granted to all religious organizations with the expectation that they would contribute to their communities by providing aid to the poor. Through...
Show moreThe separation of church and state was passed under the First Amendment in 1791. However, Since its inception the United States has not followed through with this philosophy. Since colonial times, churches have been privileged with tax exemptions. Nine out of the thirteen colonies had some form of tax relief to aid their churches. This right was granted to all religious organizations with the expectation that they would contribute to their communities by providing aid to the poor. Through their constant reformation, tax laws have achieved a more rigorous stance on religious tax exemptions, yet lack the integrity needed to prevent religious organizations from taking advantage of the current tax laws. The objective of this project is to analyze how the church went from being humble, to a corporation that exploits the current tax exemptions law, and how we need reconstruct the current tax exemptions on religious organization.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005602
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Task Decoding using Recurrent Quantification Analysis of Eye Movements.
Creator: LaCombe, Daniel C. Jr., Barenholtz, Elan, Graduate College
Abstract/Description: In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in the possibility of using machine-learning techniques to decode generating properties of eye-movement data. Here we explore a relatively new approach to eye movement quantification, Recurrence Quantification Analysis RQA— which allows analysis of spatio-temporal fixation patterns — and assess its diagnostic power with respect to task decoding. Fifty participants completed both aesthetic-judgment and visual-search tasks over natural images...
Show moreIn recent years, there has been a surge of interest in the possibility of using machine-learning techniques to decode generating properties of eye-movement data. Here we explore a relatively new approach to eye movement quantification, Recurrence Quantification Analysis RQA— which allows analysis of spatio-temporal fixation patterns — and assess its diagnostic power with respect to task decoding. Fifty participants completed both aesthetic-judgment and visual-search tasks over natural images of indoor scenes. Six different sets of features were extracted from the eye movement data, including aggregate, fixation-map, and RQA measures. These feature vectors were then used to train six separate support vector machines using an n-fold cross validation procedure in order to classify a scanpath as being generated under either an aesthetic-judgment or visual- search task. Analyses indicated that all classifiers decoded task significantly better than chance. Pairwise comparisons revealed that all RQA feature sets afforded significantly greater decoding accuracy than the aggregate features. The superior performance of RQA features compared to the others may be that they are relatively invariant to changes in observer or stimulus; although RQA features significantly decoded observer- and stimulus-identity, analyses indicated that spatial distribution of fixations were most informative about stimulus-identity whereas aggregate measures were most informative about observer-identity. Therefore, changes in RQA values could be more confidently attributed to changes in task, rather than observer or stimulus, relative to the other feature sets. The findings of this research have significant implications for the application of RQA in studying eye-movement dynamics in topdown attention.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005892
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Taking a Brain Break.
Creator: Burton, Christiania, Dassa, Lori, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Abstract/Description: The purpose of the project was to see if giving students a structured physical activity break after a lesson and before the intended summative assessment would increase their scores academically and/ or decrease their test anxiety. The idea was acquired from spending over 1,000 hours in elementary school classrooms ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. It was observed that after a 30-minute math lesson, the students were expected to take an assessment based on the content of the lesson....
Show moreThe purpose of the project was to see if giving students a structured physical activity break after a lesson and before the intended summative assessment would increase their scores academically and/ or decrease their test anxiety. The idea was acquired from spending over 1,000 hours in elementary school classrooms ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. It was observed that after a 30-minute math lesson, the students were expected to take an assessment based on the content of the lesson. It seemed as if students were having a difficult time focusing on the test and were getting wiggly in their seats. The students seemed nervous to take a test directly after instruction and some of the scores were not as high as intended. This was the basis behind conducting this research. There had to be a solution to this problem and the researcher was determined to find one.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005616
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: T.O.S.S ( The Official Shredding System).
Creator: Vanande, Katryna, Horowitz, Arielle, Smith, Jo Mei, Zingman, Shana
Abstract/Description: In the past 24 years, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has decommissioned over 218,064 mail drop-off collection boxes due to lack of usage. The mail collection at these mailboxes is projected to drop even more in the coming years. This project's objective is to repurpose the decommissioned mailboxes into The Official Shredding System (TOSS). TOSS will be a publicly accessible shredding service located at official USPS locations to ensure security. TOSS will allow people to destroy...
Show moreIn the past 24 years, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has decommissioned over 218,064 mail drop-off collection boxes due to lack of usage. The mail collection at these mailboxes is projected to drop even more in the coming years. This project's objective is to repurpose the decommissioned mailboxes into The Official Shredding System (TOSS). TOSS will be a publicly accessible shredding service located at official USPS locations to ensure security. TOSS will allow people to destroy sensitive documents and mail with personal information in a secure setting. The shredded documents will ultimately be recycled through the current USPS recycling system. The goal and research of the project is to demonstrate how interdisciplinary studies of graphic design and engineering can work together to address and solve social problems. The result of this project will be communicated in a concept manual.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005039
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Synthesis of Podophyllotoxin Derivatives.
Creator: Flint, Madison, Roche, Stéphane P.
Abstract/Description: Podophyllotoxin is a natural aryltetralin lignan compound isolated from plants within the genus Podophyllum. Podophyllotoxin has been under extensive biochemical investigation since the discovery of its biological activity as a strong microtubule destabilizing mitotic agent. Although these antineoplastic compounds have shown significant activity as cancerous cell growth inhibitors, they lack selectivity and are thus extremely toxic to healthy cells. This has led to a recent interest in the...
Show morePodophyllotoxin is a natural aryltetralin lignan compound isolated from plants within the genus Podophyllum. Podophyllotoxin has been under extensive biochemical investigation since the discovery of its biological activity as a strong microtubule destabilizing mitotic agent. Although these antineoplastic compounds have shown significant activity as cancerous cell growth inhibitors, they lack selectivity and are thus extremely toxic to healthy cells. This has led to a recent interest in the synthesis of Podophyllotoxin analogues in hopes of optimizing the biological selectivity and potency of these semi-synthetic derivatives. The objective of my research in the Roche group is to generate a library of these derivatives for subsequent biological assays to determine their potential as chemotherapeutic agents. In total I have synthesized 22 Podophyllotoxin analogues. Of these 22 derivatives, 14 have been biologically evaluated and 4 were observed to possess promising anti-cancer activity and are currently undergoing further evaluation.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005014
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Synthesis of Complex Polycyclic Scaffolds Incorporating α-Amino Esters.
Creator: Zorc, Stephen A., Samanta, Shyam S., Roche, Stéphane P., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: In order to keep up with the high demand for biologically active molecules, chemists devised several synthetic strategies to access novel chemical spaces. The two main strategies to construct new scaffolds are to revisit underexploited or forgotten reactions or to devise new transformations. We are exploring a unique and underexploited reaction, the Himbert–Henn cycloaddition, to produce complex molecular scaffolds in a single step (strategy 1). In a second novel approach, we are modifying...
Show moreIn order to keep up with the high demand for biologically active molecules, chemists devised several synthetic strategies to access novel chemical spaces. The two main strategies to construct new scaffolds are to revisit underexploited or forgotten reactions or to devise new transformations. We are exploring a unique and underexploited reaction, the Himbert–Henn cycloaddition, to produce complex molecular scaffolds in a single step (strategy 1). In a second novel approach, we are modifying the Hantzsch 4-component reaction (4CR) by incorporating an α-amino ester residue to construct new molecules (strategy 2). Both of these reactions have great potential to synthesize novel and chiral molecules from proteinogenic α-amino esters. These unprecedented and complex polycyclic molecules have potential application in medicinal chemistry and natural product synthesis. 4-aza-podophyllotoxins obtained by the Hantzsch-4CR have been proven to be potent as anti-leukemia, anti-colon cancer, and vascular disrupting agents (with nanomolar activity).
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005218
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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Title: Synthesis and Sensing Studies of Erbium MOF Based on 2-2’-bithiophene- 5,5’-dicarboxylic acid.
Creator: Ortega, Raul E., Einkauf, Jeffrey D., De Lill, Daniel T., Mathivathanan, Logesh, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Abstract/Description: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), are a unique class of materials in which metal clusters are linked together by organic moieties forming porous 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D structures. MOFs have many applications resulting from not only the overall structure, but also the metal center, organic “linker”, or a combination thereof. The high surface areas and porosity of these materials have found use in heterogeneous catalysis, display technologies, semiconducting materials, and biomedicine. These...
Show moreMetal-organic frameworks (MOFs), are a unique class of materials in which metal clusters are linked together by organic moieties forming porous 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D structures. MOFs have many applications resulting from not only the overall structure, but also the metal center, organic “linker”, or a combination thereof. The high surface areas and porosity of these materials have found use in heterogeneous catalysis, display technologies, semiconducting materials, and biomedicine. These materials are also currently being developed as a new sensor technology for detection of potentially harmful chemicals. Nitroaromatics are key components in the fabrication of explosives, however, current detection methods are time consuming and expensive. Considering this, our interest lies in synthesizing MOFs that can be used as a sensor for nitroaromatic compounds. To this end, our lab has developed a new Er(III) MOF based on the linker 2-2’-bithiophene-5,5’-dicarboxylic acid (DTDC). Herein, synthesis and nitroaromatic sensing studies will be discussed.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005632
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Swimming Upstream: Summary of Findings from The Writing Hour Micro-autoethnography.
Creator: Kamin, Fran, Felsher, Rivka A., Brittain, Kristin, Graduate College, Swann, Elizabeth G., Bryan, Valerie
Abstract/Description: This qualitative, micro-autoethnographic study explored the perceptions of four female doctoral students at FAU that made up the founding and consistent membership of a self-created, self-directed, and self-sustaining blendedlearning cohort focused on doctoral dissertation completion. The participants also served as co-researchers of this study that investigated their motivation to persist through their doctoral programs in educational leadership with a focus on the dissertation phase. This...
Show moreThis qualitative, micro-autoethnographic study explored the perceptions of four female doctoral students at FAU that made up the founding and consistent membership of a self-created, self-directed, and self-sustaining blendedlearning cohort focused on doctoral dissertation completion. The participants also served as co-researchers of this study that investigated their motivation to persist through their doctoral programs in educational leadership with a focus on the dissertation phase. This study utilized group and individual interviews, spontaneous drawing, document review, and the SDLRS instrument to collect and analyze data on the group’s formation, development, challenges, culture, sustaining factors, and outcomes. Findings show that while this group of doctoral students faced substantial challenges and distractions, their self-created cohort evolved through the stages of group development into a viable and supportive community of practice based on their learner motivation orientations achievement and affiliation, personal strengths, and strategies that included dependence on technology; meeting structure, time management techniques, rules, sharing, critiquing, accountability, artificial deadlines, and emotional support. This study fills a major void in the literature. While research exists that examine doctoral cohorts, graduate student retention factors, and graduate student peer mentoring, literature is sparse regarding the outcomes of self-created and self-sustaining graduate student cohorts. Given the high rate of attrition among doctoral students across disciplines in the U.S., the implications of this study include improvement of graduate student advising, suggestions for supportive restructuring of graduate study programs toward increased retention, and the creation of an empowering model for student cohort formation to be validated through further research.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005886
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Swimming Kinematics of Juvenile Sphyrna Lewini.
Creator: Hoffmann, Sarah, Sanders, R., Porter, M. E., Graduate College
Abstract/Description: The head of Sphyrnid sharks is an exaggerated dorso-ventrally compressed cephalofoil, which likely influences their swimming kinematics. Previous researchers hypothesized that the cephalophoil may act as a stabilizer during turning to maintain the shark’s position parallel to the substrate. Sphyrnid sharks have also been shown to be highly maneuverable and more flexible when compared to other shark species. Here, we explore swimming performance variable of Sphyrna lewini scalloped hammerhead...
Show moreThe head of Sphyrnid sharks is an exaggerated dorso-ventrally compressed cephalofoil, which likely influences their swimming kinematics. Previous researchers hypothesized that the cephalophoil may act as a stabilizer during turning to maintain the shark’s position parallel to the substrate. Sphyrnid sharks have also been shown to be highly maneuverable and more flexible when compared to other shark species. Here, we explore swimming performance variable of Sphyrna lewini scalloped hammerhead during swimming. We obtained video of juvenile Sphyrna lewini swimming from dorsal and lateral views. We assigned 15 anatomical landmarks on the shark and tracked the movement of each during swimming. Anatomical landmarks included points on the cephalofoil, pectoral fins, caudal fin, and along the body midline. The movements of these points were correlated with swimming performance variables such as velocity, tail beat frequency, and tail beat amplitude. We also examined variables such as head yaw and body curvature along the length of the body.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005884
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Title: Summary of Findings from a Case Study of Policy Entrepreneurship in Higher Education: A Descriptive Portrait.
Creator: Felsher, Rivka A., Graduate College
Abstract/Description: The call for higher education reform in the U.S. intensifies as the gap between the haves and have-nots widens. Policy actors from across the political spectrum advocate for various policy solutions creating a policy environment that is complex and often contentious. In such environments, policy entrepreneurs— those individuals who advocate for policy innovation from within and without government—try to break through the barriers of incremental politics to create reform. As important as this...
Show moreThe call for higher education reform in the U.S. intensifies as the gap between the haves and have-nots widens. Policy actors from across the political spectrum advocate for various policy solutions creating a policy environment that is complex and often contentious. In such environments, policy entrepreneurs— those individuals who advocate for policy innovation from within and without government—try to break through the barriers of incremental politics to create reform. As important as this role is in structuring higher education policy, it has not yet been explored. This study fills a gap in the extant literature by cataloging the traits, values, motivation, skills, and strategies that enable higher education policy entrepreneurs at state and national levels to accomplish sustainable and innovative higher education reform. This study employed a descriptive, revelatory, singlecase study research design interpreted from the postpositivist paradigm. Data drawn from interviews with 23 policy entrepreneurs from across the U.S. were triangulated with document reviews and a multi-level coding strategy. Data were then juxtaposed against nine propositions extracted from the extant literature to derive the findings. Policy entrepreneurs in this study are creative political leaders with a passion for improving educational opportunity. They are pragmatic, resourceful, perseverant, strategic, and influential actors who don’t work in isolation; rather, they are network dependent and value collaboration, compromise, and listening. They reach across the aisle, work hard to build credibility and trust, recognize windows of opportunity, create opportunities to advocate for policy innovation, take calculated risks, and make sacrifices for their cause.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005877
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Study on pharmacokinetics and periodic drug dosing.
Creator: Taraskevich, Peter, Division of Academic Affairs, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2012-04-06
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3351214
Subject Headings: Pharmacokinetics, Periodic drug dosing, Maximum tolerated dose, Fixed steady state
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Title: Studies Towards Synthesis of Paraconic Acids.
Creator: Soto, Karenia, Dragojlovic, Veljko
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/FA00005450
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Stucco Removal Engineering.
Creator: Shaw, Brandon, Murphy, Jonathan, Trotsek, Dylan, Meeroff, Daniel E., Cowan, David, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Abstract/Description: Construction workers are exposed to fine particulate inhalation hazards during stucco removal. The ultimate goal of this research is to test a new chemical-assisted method that will reduce workers’ exposures to safer levels. To that end, the minimum specimen size must be determined that will replicate this hazardous work environment. Samples of concrete stucco surfacing material (CSSM) of various sizes ranging from 1-in×1-in. to 8-in.×16-in. were applied to masonry blocks. These specimens...
Show moreConstruction workers are exposed to fine particulate inhalation hazards during stucco removal. The ultimate goal of this research is to test a new chemical-assisted method that will reduce workers’ exposures to safer levels. To that end, the minimum specimen size must be determined that will replicate this hazardous work environment. Samples of concrete stucco surfacing material (CSSM) of various sizes ranging from 1-in×1-in. to 8-in.×16-in. were applied to masonry blocks. These specimens were tested to determine the minimum size needed to produce 150-mg/m3 (one order of magnitude larger than the OSHA exposure limit of 15-mg/m3) of airborne particulate in a 1-m3 test chamber when removed with a chipping hammer. Testing results revealed that 5-in.× 5-in. specimen size yielded on average 180-mg/m3 of particulates.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005210
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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Title: Spreading Dynamics of Water Film on a Vibrating Glass.
Creator: Kendrick, Brandon, Wilson, Robert, Chau, Jimmy, Su, Tsung-Chow
Abstract/Description: We examine experimentally, the spreading dynamics of a wetting water film on plate glass when subjected to vibrations. Both mechanical and acoustic sources of vibrations are considered. The water is wetted on a simply supported rectangular piece of plate glass. Several glass inclinations are tested, with different exciting frequencies. Furthermore, we add different chemicals on the glass surface. This changes the contact angle of the water droplets. Doing this allows the examination of the...
Show moreWe examine experimentally, the spreading dynamics of a wetting water film on plate glass when subjected to vibrations. Both mechanical and acoustic sources of vibrations are considered. The water is wetted on a simply supported rectangular piece of plate glass. Several glass inclinations are tested, with different exciting frequencies. Furthermore, we add different chemicals on the glass surface. This changes the contact angle of the water droplets. Doing this allows the examination of the effect of adhesion versus cohesion, in regards to the behavior of the water spreading on the plate glass. Our attempt to elucidate the relevant physics is driven by the goal of providing a basis for replacing windshield wipers of future automobiles.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000041
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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Title: Sparse Representation Classification of Dolphin Whistles Using Gabor Wavelets.
Creator: Esfahanian, Mahdi, Zhuang, Hanqi, Graduate College, Erdol, Nurgun
Abstract/Description: This research presents a novel approach to categorize dolphin whistles into various types. Most accurate methods to identify dolphin whistles are tedious and not robust, especially in the presence of ocean noise. One of the biggest challenges of dolphin whistle extraction is the coexistence of short-time duration wide-band echo clicks with the whistles. In this research, a subspace of select orientation parameters of the 2D Gabor wavelet frames is utilized to enhance or suppress signals by...
Show moreThis research presents a novel approach to categorize dolphin whistles into various types. Most accurate methods to identify dolphin whistles are tedious and not robust, especially in the presence of ocean noise. One of the biggest challenges of dolphin whistle extraction is the coexistence of short-time duration wide-band echo clicks with the whistles. In this research, a subspace of select orientation parameters of the 2D Gabor wavelet frames is utilized to enhance or suppress signals by their orientation. The result is a Gabor image that contains a noise free grayscale representation of the fundamental dolphin whistle which is resampled and fed into the Sparse Representation Classifier. The classifier uses the l1 norm to select a match. Experimental studies conducted demonstrate: a a robust technique based on the Gabor wavelet filters in extracting reliable call patterns, and b the superior performance of Sparse Representation Classifier for identifying dolphin whistles by their call type.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005146
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Solving repeated square-roots.
Creator: Gala, Garritt, Farino, Nick
Date Issued: 2012-04-06
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3348821
Subject Headings: Mathematics, Farino, Nick, Taylor series, Numerical models, Repeated square-roots
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Title: Software Engineering: Social Impact and Perception.
Creator: Cardenas, Erika, Shorten, Connor, Escaleras, Monica
Abstract/Description: New software technologies are rapidly changing the economy. These changes have presented problems such as job displacement, high barrier to entry, and a gender gap in the engineering communities. In order to see the views of Americans regarding the challenges of software technologies, we conducted an online survey, gathering 500 responses. In recent news stories, it has been shown that there is a gender gap in the tech industry, but the women that participated in our survey are interested in...
Show moreNew software technologies are rapidly changing the economy. These changes have presented problems such as job displacement, high barrier to entry, and a gender gap in the engineering communities. In order to see the views of Americans regarding the challenges of software technologies, we conducted an online survey, gathering 500 responses. In recent news stories, it has been shown that there is a gender gap in the tech industry, but the women that participated in our survey are interested in learning software engineering as much as men. Additionally, our research found that younger people are not only required to use software tools more frequently but are the most interested in learning how to build them. Finally, we found that a majority of people do not have any experience developing software. Our survey highlights some of the challenges of software technologies in the economy.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000030
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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Title: Society's Influence on Rape Culture.
Creator: Tran, Annalisa, Carreño-Lukasik, Gina
Abstract/Description: In today's society, the investigations of the causes and patterns of rape incidents tend to focus on the actions or qualities of the individual victim or perpetrator. This literature review will analyze how society as a whole plays a role in positively or negatively influencing rape culture. Currently, society's stereotypes and attitudes about rape negatively influence rape culture by promoting rape myths that put blame on the victim or excuse perpetrators for their actions. The media also...
Show moreIn today's society, the investigations of the causes and patterns of rape incidents tend to focus on the actions or qualities of the individual victim or perpetrator. This literature review will analyze how society as a whole plays a role in positively or negatively influencing rape culture. Currently, society's stereotypes and attitudes about rape negatively influence rape culture by promoting rape myths that put blame on the victim or excuse perpetrators for their actions. The media also plays a significant role by promoting the romanticization of rape in pornography or the implicitly encouraging the action of rape in mainstream songs, books, etc. However, society has also influenced rape culture positively by creating social movements that raise awareness about rape and the solutions to combat it.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000054
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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Title: Snake Oil in the 21stCentury.
Creator: Yanchinova, Asya, Arflin, Cheryl, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Abstract/Description: This article questions the legality of issues that fall into the gray-area of the law in regards to misrepresentation as exemplified by the distortion of results from a lack of publishers and researchers willing to publish negative results, ineffectual disclaimers in social media content, the fine line between what is legally permissible and legally questionable advertising, and more. This article will be focusing on the many ways that misrepresentation exists in a myriad of fields and the...
Show moreThis article questions the legality of issues that fall into the gray-area of the law in regards to misrepresentation as exemplified by the distortion of results from a lack of publishers and researchers willing to publish negative results, ineffectual disclaimers in social media content, the fine line between what is legally permissible and legally questionable advertising, and more. This article will be focusing on the many ways that misrepresentation exists in a myriad of fields and the methods by which they are currently being addressed, or not addressed. The article will also discuss the historical background, current situation, and future implications of these methods.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005607
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

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