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- Adolescent alcohol consumption: level of consumption in the friendship group impacts friendship choice and friend influence.
- Creator
- DeLay, Dawn, Laursen, Brett, Burk, William Jay, Kiuru, Noona, Salmela-Aro, Katariina, Nurmi, Jarik-Erik, Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2011-04-08
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3164521
- Subject Headings
- Teenagers --Alcohol use, Peer pressure in adolescence, Group identity
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Adult Age Differences in Event Memory for Events.
- Creator
- Beazley, Joanna, Devlin, Patrick, Earles, Julie, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
- Abstract/Description
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In order to remember an event, one must remember the participants in the event, the actions that are performed, and which people performed which actions. Often people make binding errors in memory in which they remember the people and the actions, but they incorrectly remember one person as the person who performed an action that was actually performed by someone else. Half of the participants in our study saw a series of actions with each action performed by one of two actors. The other half...
Show moreIn order to remember an event, one must remember the participants in the event, the actions that are performed, and which people performed which actions. Often people make binding errors in memory in which they remember the people and the actions, but they incorrectly remember one person as the person who performed an action that was actually performed by someone else. Half of the participants in our study saw a series of actions with each action performed by one of two actors. The other half of the participants saw each action performed by a different actor. We found that older adults were more likely to make binding errors than were younger adults. Younger adults were equally likely to make binding errors in the two conditions. Older adults, however, made many fewer binding errors when they saw only two actors during encoding than when they saw many actors during encoding.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005557
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Adult neural stem cell proliferation is not altered in trans-genic mice overexpressing BDNF or mutant HTT in forebrain.
- Creator
- Bahga, Dalbir, Guthrie, Kathleen M.
- Date Issued
- 2012-04-06
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3348622
- Subject Headings
- Neural stem cells, Subventricular zone, Brain-derived neuro-trophic factor, Stem cell proliferation
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Adult olfactory neuron turnover and the asscociation between fractalkine and microglia.
- Creator
- Mello, Rebecca Femandes, Guthrie, Kathleen M.
- Date Issued
- 2013-04-05
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361154
- Subject Headings
- Olfactory Receptor Neurons, Olfactory Bulb--physiology, Cell death, Microglia, Chemokines
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Adult self-directed lifelong learners and 19th century baseball history: when an avocation produces seminal work.
- Creator
- Berstler, Wade, Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2012-03-30
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3342354
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Advanced Adaptive Torque Control of Hydrokinetic Turbines.
- Creator
- Ramirez, Juan, VanZwieten, James H.
- Abstract/Description
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Diversifying US energy production to include renewables has been a popular topic of discussion in recent years. In-stream hydrokinetic energy, electricity production from moving currents without the use of dams, has potential for significant power production with technically feasible US electricity production estimated at 14 GW from rivers, 50 GW from tides, and 19 GW from ocean currents; which is equivalent to approximately 17% of 2011 US power production. This work focuses on improving the...
Show moreDiversifying US energy production to include renewables has been a popular topic of discussion in recent years. In-stream hydrokinetic energy, electricity production from moving currents without the use of dams, has potential for significant power production with technically feasible US electricity production estimated at 14 GW from rivers, 50 GW from tides, and 19 GW from ocean currents; which is equivalent to approximately 17% of 2011 US power production. This work focuses on improving the power production from in-stream hydrokinetic turbines using adaptive torque control, and quantifies increased energy production by comparisons with standard fixed-gain torque control. This research uses numerical modeling to acquire power production estimates under simulated conditions. With these results we can quantify potential energy gains for three representative in-stream hydrokinetic rotor designs.
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- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005035
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Advertising Research and Strategy: The Role of Creative Thinking Techniques Using Lifestyle Relevance.
- Creator
- Milios, Stasia, Vega, Eliezer, Baker, Heather, Mobley, Naim, Smith, Allen
- Abstract/Description
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As Vans’ market increases, marketers depend on advertising to reinforce competitive advantage. Our research-in-progress demonstrates the methods we used to research. The information gathered from our focus group suggests that durability and comfort are the main factors when making a purchase. Competitors like Converse and Nike use their market share to persuade their buyers to pay a premium price while Vans focus on durability and the lifestyle the shoes brings to the consumers. Our secondary...
Show moreAs Vans’ market increases, marketers depend on advertising to reinforce competitive advantage. Our research-in-progress demonstrates the methods we used to research. The information gathered from our focus group suggests that durability and comfort are the main factors when making a purchase. Competitors like Converse and Nike use their market share to persuade their buyers to pay a premium price while Vans focus on durability and the lifestyle the shoes brings to the consumers. Our secondary research revealed that millennials are considered the least conservative generation, which implies the rash nature of our target market. With the large growth rate of millennials, their preference pool is strongly influenced by the new wave. In regards to rebranding, vans began using “off the wall” to distance themselves from primarily skating to athleisure wear. Vans are mostly worn in cities with warmer climates to maximize comfort and a feeling of relaxation throughout the day.
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000045
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Advertising Research, Persuasion Theory, & Competitive Strategy: The Role of Brand Association Using Life-Style Relevance.
- Creator
- Maria Barni, Marcio Do Nascimento, Monique Casanova, Viviana Moreno, Allen Smith
- Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000002
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Aerodynamic analysis of a propeller in a turbulent boundary layer flow.
- Creator
- Lachowski, Felipe Ferreira., Glegg, Stewart A. L., Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2013-04-12
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361938
- Subject Headings
- Turbulent boundary layer, Propellers, Aerodynamics
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Aesthetic, Functional, Symbolic, and Ergonomic Impressions: Implications for HoverboardProduct Design Form.
- Creator
- Smith, Hunter, Gordon, Danielle, Llanos, Katherine, Smith, Allen E., Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
- Abstract/Description
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Product design, a product’s outward appearance, associates with successful innovation when the design triggers buyers to develop positive impressions. The project assessed impressions of forty respondents to four distinctive hoverboard designs: 1) a prototypical design, 2) an ornate design, 3) an atypical design, and 4) a radical design. The original research extended extant research into design impressions of functionality, aesthetics, and symbolism to add an assessment of ergonomic...
Show moreProduct design, a product’s outward appearance, associates with successful innovation when the design triggers buyers to develop positive impressions. The project assessed impressions of forty respondents to four distinctive hoverboard designs: 1) a prototypical design, 2) an ornate design, 3) an atypical design, and 4) a radical design. The original research extended extant research into design impressions of functionality, aesthetics, and symbolism to add an assessment of ergonomic impressions. The systematic research method entailed a literature review, qualitative research, manipulation check, questionnaire pretest, convenience sample, and Chi-Square method enabling inferences with 90% confidence. A consent form and adherence to FAU’s academic integrity provided an ethical foundation. Results suggest that designers of hoverboards conform to the prototypical design to increase positive functional impressions, avoid ornate designs, and consider buyers’ skill level and self-expression when developing atypical designs due to respondents’ negative impressions of safety risks and ability to control a hoverboard.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005604
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Age-related differences in unconscious plagiarism.
- Creator
- Baugh, Arely B., Strasberg, Michelle, Earles, Julie
- Date Issued
- 2013-04-05
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361068
- Subject Headings
- Plagiarism, Age
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Agnosia.
- Creator
- Fentanes, Joshua, Mecoli, Maria, Angel, Nevin, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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Developmental Agnosia is a disease where the patient is not able to recognize sensory information. It is normally caused by trauma to the brain involved in perception and memory. The three major categories of agnosia are visual, auditory, and somatosensory“The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” by Oliver Sacks is about a woman named Madeleine J. She was 60 years old in 1980 and was submitted to St. Benedict’s hospital. She was not only blind but she had cerebral palsy as well. She had...
Show moreDevelopmental Agnosia is a disease where the patient is not able to recognize sensory information. It is normally caused by trauma to the brain involved in perception and memory. The three major categories of agnosia are visual, auditory, and somatosensory“The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” by Oliver Sacks is about a woman named Madeleine J. She was 60 years old in 1980 and was submitted to St. Benedict’s hospital. She was not only blind but she had cerebral palsy as well. She had referred to her hands as useless. She could identify light, touch, pain, temperature, and passive movement in her fingers. On the other hand, she had no perception. She was unable to identify anything that was put into her hands
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- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005185
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Airbnb Satisfaction Analysis.
- Creator
- Grant, Vladislav, Glaser, Jordan, Behara, Ravi
- Abstract/Description
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This is an explanatory research study. The purpose of the research is to evaluate performance of the traveling industry through statistical analysis. In the developing world of global economies, people travel on a regular basis. Travelers tend to complain about the Hotel Industry and how it is manipulating prices for their clientele. AirB&B is disrupting the hotel industry by allowing private owners to rent out their properties for short periods of time with less risk. Currently, we have...
Show moreThis is an explanatory research study. The purpose of the research is to evaluate performance of the traveling industry through statistical analysis. In the developing world of global economies, people travel on a regular basis. Travelers tend to complain about the Hotel Industry and how it is manipulating prices for their clientele. AirB&B is disrupting the hotel industry by allowing private owners to rent out their properties for short periods of time with less risk. Currently, we have obtained data to prove that AirB&B is satisfying their customers better than regular hotel industry.
We will be comparing how does the number of bedrooms, the accommodations, the price and minimum stay requirements affecting the overall satisfaction of the traveling clientele. We will attempt to compare this data to how the room type effects the reviews and overall satisfaction to all other hotel ratings.
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000038
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Aligning firm decision making processes with environmental conditions to enhance performance.
- Creator
- Cox, Kevin, Castrogiovanni, Gary J., Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2013-04-12
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361922
- Subject Headings
- Decision making--Research, Business Management, Organization--Decision making
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Alternative conceptualizations of social vulnerability and resilience: focus on scaled poverty indicator and measures.
- Creator
- Mitchell, Christine M., Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2010-04-09
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3176848
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- American Sentiments on Behavioral & Cognitive Qualifications within Elected Officials.
- Creator
- Lopez Pelaez, Kevin, Escaleras, Monica
- Abstract/Description
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This study examines Americans' attitudes toward the likeliness of public officials' conduct to be a factor in vote choice. Correspondingly, by expanding the umbrella of Political Psychology to explore perceptions of the behavioral sciences - this study also examines Americans' viewpoint for the disqualification of public officials due to cognitive decline.
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauir000386
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- AMERICAN SENTIMENTS ON PERCIEVED BEHAVIORAL & COGNITIVE QUALIFICIATIONS WITHIN PUBLIC OFFICIALS.
- Creator
- Lopez Pelaez, Kevin
- Abstract/Description
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With the increasing polarization of dialogue in the American political atmosphere, public sentiment has progressively become indispensable to U.S. governmental affairs; bearing heightened importance for continued interdisciplinary study in Psychology & Political Science. With the rise in political engagement, there have been growing concerns about the behavioral and cognitive qualifications of government officials, especially officials who are elected to hold public office. This research...
Show moreWith the increasing polarization of dialogue in the American political atmosphere, public sentiment has progressively become indispensable to U.S. governmental affairs; bearing heightened importance for continued interdisciplinary study in Psychology & Political Science. With the rise in political engagement, there have been growing concerns about the behavioral and cognitive qualifications of government officials, especially officials who are elected to hold public office. This research examines Americans' attitudes toward the likeliness of public officials' conduct to be a factor in vote choice. Correspondingly, by expanding the umbrella of Political Psychology to explore perceptions of the behavioral sciences - this study also examines Americans' viewpoint for the disqualification of public officials due to cognitive decline.
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- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000402
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University -- Undergraduate Research, Undergraduates--Research--Florida, Public opinion polls--Political aspects., Public opinion polls--United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- An algorithm for the integrated scheduling problem of a container handling system within a container terminal.
- Creator
- Zhao, Yueqiong, Kaisar, Evangelos I., Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2011-04-08
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3164731
- Subject Headings
- Algorithms, Cargo handling, Container terminals
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- An Analysis of Gopherus polyphemus Reproduction at the Florida Atlantic University Preserve.
- Creator
- Nguyen, Thuymi, Huffman, Jessica, Frazier, Evelyn, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
- Abstract/Description
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Gopherus polyphemus (gopher tortoise) is a threatened keystone species whose burrows benefit over 350 species. Surveys conducted throughout 2010- 2015 at Florida Atlantic University Preserve (FAUP) have found an age gap of ten years and a lack of nests. To update the demographic survey and to examine the population’s reproduction and health, we conducted burrow and nest surveys from May to September 2016 and collected fecal samples to check for endo-parasites. Transects were used to locate...
Show moreGopherus polyphemus (gopher tortoise) is a threatened keystone species whose burrows benefit over 350 species. Surveys conducted throughout 2010- 2015 at Florida Atlantic University Preserve (FAUP) have found an age gap of ten years and a lack of nests. To update the demographic survey and to examine the population’s reproduction and health, we conducted burrow and nest surveys from May to September 2016 and collected fecal samples to check for endo-parasites. Transects were used to locate burrows and measurements were taken to determine population structure. Wire-probing was used to locate nests and feces were tested for endo-parasites. From a total of 261 marked burrows and fecal sampling, results indicated a continuous age range, one nest, and presence of intestinal parasites. Future work will focus on health and reproductive behavior that will improve our understanding of the FAUP gopher tortoise population and may ultimately aid in future conservation methods.
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- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005631
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- An Analysis on the History of Campaign Finance Reform Laws and the Impact of the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling on Campaign.
- Creator
- Broggi, Renzo, Arflin, Cheryl, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
- Date Issued
- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005561
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
