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- EFFECTIVENESS OF MEMES PREDICTED BY MORAL CONTENT AND AFFECTIVE POLARIZATION.
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- Thompson, Jordan L., Wetherell, Geoffrey, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Psychology, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
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Memes have become a staple in political communication. However, the relationship between individuals’ political orientation, their level of affective polarization, the moral content of memes, and meme effectiveness is underexplored. I expected that polarized partisans would rate ingroup memes as more effective than outgroup memes. In line with moral foundations theory, I expected that polarized liberals would rate individualizing foundation memes as more effective than less polarized memes...
Show moreMemes have become a staple in political communication. However, the relationship between individuals’ political orientation, their level of affective polarization, the moral content of memes, and meme effectiveness is underexplored. I expected that polarized partisans would rate ingroup memes as more effective than outgroup memes. In line with moral foundations theory, I expected that polarized liberals would rate individualizing foundation memes as more effective than less polarized memes and that polarized conservatives would rate binding foundation memes as more effective than less polarized conservatives. Participants (N = 467) rated moral political memes for meme effectiveness. Results indicated that more polarized conservatives, but not liberals, rated ingroup memes as more effective than outgroup memes. Polarized liberals rated purity/sanctity as more effective than less polarized liberals. Polarized conservatives rated fairness/reciprocity plus the binding foundations memes as more effective than less polarized conservatives. These results indicate that polarized partisans react to memes differently.
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- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014316
- Subject Headings
- Memes, Political communication, Social psychology
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- Document (PDF)
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- TACKLING BIAS, PRIVACY, AND SCARCITY CHALLENGES IN HEALTH DATA ANALYTICS.
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- Wang, Shuwen, Zhu, Xingquan, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Computer Science
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Health data analysis has emerged as a critical domain with immense potential to revolutionize healthcare delivery, disease management, and medical research. However, it is confronted by formidable challenges, including sample bias, data privacy concerns, and the cost and scarcity of labeled data. These challenges collectively impede the development of accurate and robust machine learning models for various healthcare applications, from disease diagnosis to treatment recommendations. Sample...
Show moreHealth data analysis has emerged as a critical domain with immense potential to revolutionize healthcare delivery, disease management, and medical research. However, it is confronted by formidable challenges, including sample bias, data privacy concerns, and the cost and scarcity of labeled data. These challenges collectively impede the development of accurate and robust machine learning models for various healthcare applications, from disease diagnosis to treatment recommendations. Sample bias and specificity refer to the inherent challenges in working with health datasets that may not be representative of the broader population or may exhibit disparities in their distributions. These biases can significantly impact the generalizability and effectiveness of machine learning models in healthcare, potentially leading to suboptimal outcomes for certain patient groups. Data privacy and locality are paramount concerns in the era of digital health records and wearable devices. The need to protect sensitive patient information while still extracting valuable insights from these data sources poses a delicate balancing act. Moreover, the geographic and jurisdictional differences in data regulations further complicate the use of health data in a global context. Label cost and scarcity pertain to the often labor-intensive and expensive process of obtaining ground-truth labels for supervised learning tasks in healthcare. The limited availability of labeled data can hinder the development and deployment of machine learning models, particularly in specialized medical domains.
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- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014336
- Subject Headings
- Data analytics, Data mining, Ensemble learning (Machine learning), Machine learning, Health
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- Document (PDF)
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- EXTENDING THE EFFECT OF PRIOR ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPOSURE ON ENTREPRENEURIAL PERSISTENCE: AN INTENTION BASED MODEL.
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- Washington, Rozita B., Neubaum, Donald O., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Management Programs, College of Business
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This research investigates the impact of prior entrepreneurial exposure on an entrepreneur’s intention to persist. The objective of this study was to employ the Theory of Planned Behavior based logic to investigate its mediating effect of prior entrepreneurial exposure on entrepreneurial persistence intention among entrepreneurs, and whether their perception of the quality of that exposure or experience influences entrepreneurs’ intention to persist. Specifically, this study explores five...
Show moreThis research investigates the impact of prior entrepreneurial exposure on an entrepreneur’s intention to persist. The objective of this study was to employ the Theory of Planned Behavior based logic to investigate its mediating effect of prior entrepreneurial exposure on entrepreneurial persistence intention among entrepreneurs, and whether their perception of the quality of that exposure or experience influences entrepreneurs’ intention to persist. Specifically, this study explores five exogenous influences on persistence intention. This study examines a final sample of 231 entrepreneurs from three data sources. The findings of this study indicate that subjective norms play a mediating role in the relationship between prior founding experience and persistence intention. The relationship between the perceived quality of prior entrepreneurial exposure and persistence intention behavior is also explained by subjective norms. Overall, it is not the exposure that leads to persistence intention, but the quality of the exposure that influences entrepreneur’s intention to remain in business. This study extends entrepreneurship literature on how exogenous variables impact entrepreneurial persistence intention through attitudinal factors.
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- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014337
- Subject Headings
- Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship--Research, Business
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- Document (PDF)
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- TOWARD A FRAMEWORK FOR CREATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION.
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- Williams, Luke, Sembiante, Sabrina, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Curriculum, Culture, and Educational Inquiry, College of Education
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This mixed methods study investigated the effectiveness of a novel educational framework, Creative Teacher Preparation (CTP), in enhancing the creative teaching abilities of undergraduate education students during field-based learning. The study focused on pre-service teachers enrolled in an undergraduate program designed for initial certification. The CTP framework is a synthesis of Lin's Creative Pedagogy and elements from traditional teacher preparation models. Within the CTP framework,...
Show moreThis mixed methods study investigated the effectiveness of a novel educational framework, Creative Teacher Preparation (CTP), in enhancing the creative teaching abilities of undergraduate education students during field-based learning. The study focused on pre-service teachers enrolled in an undergraduate program designed for initial certification. The CTP framework is a synthesis of Lin's Creative Pedagogy and elements from traditional teacher preparation models. Within the CTP framework, teacher candidates engaged in an eight-week seminar designed to improve their understanding of creative pedagogy and prepare them to implement creative teaching strategies during field-based learning. Employing an bb, the study consisted of two phases: an initial phase utilizing semi-structured interviews and field notes for data collection, followed by a final phase using a modified version of the Creativity Fostering Teacher Behaviors Index (CFTBIndex) (Soh, 2000). A control group was also observed to assess the statistical significance of the impact of the CTP framework, implemented through the eight-week seminar, on participants' creative teaching approaches.
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- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014338
- Subject Headings
- Teachers--Training of, Creative teaching, Education--Study and teaching
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- Document (PDF)
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- INTERNAL OXYGEN DYNAMICS AND RHIZOSPHERE OXIDATION IN TROPICAL SEAGRASS, THALASSIA TESTUDINUM.
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- Winn, Nathaniel, Koch-Rose, Marguerite, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
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Large-scale seagrass mortality events have been linked to internal hypoxia and exposure to phytotoxins in the sediment, such as hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Although seagrasses can transport oxygen (O2) to belowground tissues (rhizomes and roots) and into surrounding sediment to prevent H2S intrusion, reoccurring seagrass mortality events from H2S exposure continue. In the present study, I examined the potential of tropical seagrass Thalassia testudinum to transport O2 effectively to belowground...
Show moreLarge-scale seagrass mortality events have been linked to internal hypoxia and exposure to phytotoxins in the sediment, such as hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Although seagrasses can transport oxygen (O2) to belowground tissues (rhizomes and roots) and into surrounding sediment to prevent H2S intrusion, reoccurring seagrass mortality events from H2S exposure continue. In the present study, I examined the potential of tropical seagrass Thalassia testudinum to transport O2 effectively to belowground tissues and diffuse O2 into Florida Bay sediment around the root rhizosphere or sediment-root interface to constrain H2S diffusion into the roots. My approach was to (1) examine the spatial distribution of O2 in the rhizosphere during the light and dark with 2-D planar optode sensors, (2) examine patterns of root O2 loss (ROL) with O2 dye tracing experiments, and (3) measure O2 and H2S dynamics in internal tissues and rhizospheres. My results indicate that T. testudinum effectively sustains oxidation in belowground tissues to constrain H2S, but minimal evidence of ROL into the rhizosphere.
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- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014365
- Subject Headings
- Turtle grass Seagrasses, Thalassia testudinum, Hydrogen sulfide--Environmental aspects, Rhizosphere
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- Document (PDF)
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- Dosimetric Influence of Dose due to the PTV Dose Uniformity on the Critical Organs.
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- Yigit, Erdem, Pella, Silvia, Theodora Leventouri, Theodora Leventouri,, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Physics, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
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Dose uniformity in the Planning Target Volume (PTV) can induce a higher-than-expected dose distribution in the nearby critical organs. The goal of this study is to evaluate the influence of the Planning Target volume dose uniformity on the surrounding critical organs (OAR). Ten cases of anonymized patients’ data were selected for our study including: Breast cancer, Brain cancer, Head and Neck cancer, Lung and Prostate calculations of Conformity indices, Biological Effective Doses (BED), Tumor...
Show moreDose uniformity in the Planning Target Volume (PTV) can induce a higher-than-expected dose distribution in the nearby critical organs. The goal of this study is to evaluate the influence of the Planning Target volume dose uniformity on the surrounding critical organs (OAR). Ten cases of anonymized patients’ data were selected for our study including: Breast cancer, Brain cancer, Head and Neck cancer, Lung and Prostate calculations of Conformity indices, Biological Effective Doses (BED), Tumor Control Probability (TCP) and Normal Tissue Complication Probability (NTCP) were used to calculate the dose distribution in PTV as well as the dose delivered to the surrounding critical organs of each PTV. We assume that the tumors PTVs have homogeneous density as well as the surrounding normal tissue. Conformity indices (CI) for Breast (PTV) are between 1.8 – 1.9, for Brain (PTV) are between 1.6 – 2.0, for Lungs are 1.5 – 1.6, for Prostate are between 0.4 – 0.5, for Head and Neck are 0.3 – 0.4. Dose uniformity in all the PTVs is 1.089 which is a good indication of the quality of treatment delivered to the tumor. TCP is averaging of value of 87.94 and NTCP is 3.4445.
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- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014339
- Subject Headings
- Radiation dosimetry, Biophysics, Cancer
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- Document (PDF)
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- THE CAUSAL ROLE OF THETA OSCILLATIONS IN THE FRONTOPARIETAL NETWORK ON COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY.
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- Yoon, Yosun, Hong, Sang Wook, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Psychology, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
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Cognitive flexibility is crucial for efficient goal-directed behavior, especially in rapidly changing environments. While recent studies have consistently shown enhanced theta power and synchronization in the frontoparietal network during flexible task-switching, direct evidence establishing a causal link between theta-rhythm brain oscillation and cognitive flexibility remains limited. In this study, we applied transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to the frontoparietal network...
Show moreCognitive flexibility is crucial for efficient goal-directed behavior, especially in rapidly changing environments. While recent studies have consistently shown enhanced theta power and synchronization in the frontoparietal network during flexible task-switching, direct evidence establishing a causal link between theta-rhythm brain oscillation and cognitive flexibility remains limited. In this study, we applied transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to the frontoparietal network at a theta frequency (6 Hz) with a phase difference of either 0° (inphase) or 180° (antiphase) to explore its impact on task-switching performance. The results showed no significant tACS modulation effects on switch costs or neural oscillatory synchronization in the frontoparietal network. However, a consistent negative correlation was observed between frontoparietal theta power in the early time window of cue-target interval and task switching performance, implying the close relationship between proactive control in task switching and frontoparietal theta activities.
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- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014340
- Subject Headings
- Theta Rhythm, Cognition, Cognitive psychology
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- Document (PDF)
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- An Assessment of Potential Threats to Human Health from Algae Blooms in the Indian River Lagoon (USA) 2018–2021: Unique Patterns of Cytotoxicity Associated with Toxins.
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- Esther Guzman, Tara A. Peterson, Priscilla L. Winder, Kirstie T. Francis, Malcolm McFarland, Jill C. Roberts, Jennifer Sandle, Amy E. Wright
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The Indian River Lagoon (IRL), a 156-mile-long estuary located on the eastern coast of Florida, experiences phytoplankton bloom events due to increased seasonal temperatures coupled with anthropogenic impacts. This study aimed to gather data on the toxicity to human cells and to identify secondary metabolites found in water samples collected in the IRL. Water samples from 20 sites of the IRL were collected during the wet and dry seasons over a three-year period. A panel of cell lines was used...
Show moreThe Indian River Lagoon (IRL), a 156-mile-long estuary located on the eastern coast of Florida, experiences phytoplankton bloom events due to increased seasonal temperatures coupled with anthropogenic impacts. This study aimed to gather data on the toxicity to human cells and to identify secondary metabolites found in water samples collected in the IRL. Water samples from 20 sites of the IRL were collected during the wet and dry seasons over a three-year period. A panel of cell lines was used to test cytotoxicity. Hemagglutination, hemolysis, and inhibition of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) were also measured. Cytotoxic blooms were seen both in the south (Microcystis) and the north (Pyrodinium) of the IRL. Each toxin induced a consistent pattern of cytotoxicity in the panel of human cell lines assayed. During blooms, cytotoxicity due to a single type of toxin is obvious from this pattern. In the absence of blooms, the cytotoxicity seen reflected either a mixture of toxins or it was caused by an unidentified toxin. These observations suggest that other toxins with the potential to be harmful to human health may be present in the IRL. Moreover, the presence of toxins in the IRL is not always associated with blooms of known toxin-producing organisms.
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- 2023
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000517
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- Document (PDF)
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- Disruptive French: Using OER to promote linguistic justice in the French-language classroom.
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- Blattner, Geraldine, Dalola, Amanda, Roulon, Stephanie
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A prestige-focused approach to language teaching, motivated by hegemonic definitions of “normativity” defined by a privileged few, is one that sustains inequity, misrepresents the speech community, and excludes learners by denying them access to the cultural and linguistic tools they need to relate to real-world users. Now more than ever, as language departments struggle to fill seats and argue for the relevance of their disciplines, educators must instead embrace a linguistic justice...
Show moreA prestige-focused approach to language teaching, motivated by hegemonic definitions of “normativity” defined by a privileged few, is one that sustains inequity, misrepresents the speech community, and excludes learners by denying them access to the cultural and linguistic tools they need to relate to real-world users. Now more than ever, as language departments struggle to fill seats and argue for the relevance of their disciplines, educators must instead embrace a linguistic justice approach which simultaneously critiques monolingualism and integrates plurilingual practices essential to valorizing the linguistically-rich realities of 21st-century learners. #OnYGo, an Open Educational Resource (OER) for first-year French, employs a linguistic justice approach that redraws the francophone landscape through a lens of social justice and cultivates learners’ awareness of language variation and identity via translanguaging, the development of metalinguistic awareness, and the thoughtful use of digital tools which invite learners to create and interpret language across modalities, guided by a multiliteracies framework. Because OERs are free from the censorship of commercial publishers, we argue that they should not only be used to increase accessibility to language education but also to promote equitable and iconoclastic approaches to language teaching like the one on display in #OnYGo.
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauir000516
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- Document (PDF)
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- OnYGo.
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- Blattner, Géraldine, Dalola, Amanda, Roulon, Stéphanie
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#OnYGo is an innovative first-year French language e-textbook, designed as Open Educational Resource (OER), for learning beginning French (equivalent to one year at an American university). It is inspired by a remix of task-based, multiliteracies and communicative approaches, which provides students with opportunities to engage with French language and culture in a variety of contexts and situations, across a range of modalities. Through a wide range of activities, students develop and...
Show more#OnYGo is an innovative first-year French language e-textbook, designed as Open Educational Resource (OER), for learning beginning French (equivalent to one year at an American university). It is inspired by a remix of task-based, multiliteracies and communicative approaches, which provides students with opportunities to engage with French language and culture in a variety of contexts and situations, across a range of modalities. Through a wide range of activities, students develop and practice their language skills, and reflect on their cross-cultural knowledge and positionality in their understanding of the vast francophone landscape.
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- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauir000515
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- Document (PDF)
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- Exploring Fractals: the Madelbrot Set.
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- Diehl, Sarah, McGovern, Warren Wm., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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A fractal is a shape that is self-similar through infinitely many iterations. There are many instances of self-similarity in nature, but fractals can be computer-generated and even modeled after nature. One of the most notable examples of a computergenerated fractal is the Mandelbrot set, which is defined as the set of those z for which the orbit of fc(z) = z2 + c is bounded. This set is an instance of how a simple iteration can be extremely intricate.
- Date Issued
- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00283
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- Document (PDF)
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- DELINEATING THE INTRACELLULAR AND EXTRACELLULAR ROLE OF MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 14 IN PRIMARY AND METASTATIC PANCREATIC CANCERS BxPC-3 AND HPAF-II.
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- Gopi, Nihasika, Fields, Gregg B., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Using flow cytometry and two forms of hypoxic induction, chemical (CoCl2) and gaseous (Tri-gas chamber), this study highlighted the advantages of quantitative analyses of MMP-14 expression (intracellularly/extracellularly) for one primary (BxPC-3) and one metastatic (HPAF-II) pancreatic cancer line. No significant changes in MMP-14 expression were observed for pancreatic cancer lines using CoCl2. Increased expression levels of MMP-14 were observed using tri-gas incubation maintaining oxygen...
Show moreUsing flow cytometry and two forms of hypoxic induction, chemical (CoCl2) and gaseous (Tri-gas chamber), this study highlighted the advantages of quantitative analyses of MMP-14 expression (intracellularly/extracellularly) for one primary (BxPC-3) and one metastatic (HPAF-II) pancreatic cancer line. No significant changes in MMP-14 expression were observed for pancreatic cancer lines using CoCl2. Increased expression levels of MMP-14 were observed using tri-gas incubation maintaining oxygen levels at 2% intracellularly for HPAF-II, but not BxPC-3. A combination of 2D/3D cell culturing techniques were also used to examine changes in cellular behavior/morphology after hypoxic exposure and a 24-hour reoxygenation cycle. BxPC-3 cells showed a greater propensity toward oxidative damage caused by reoxygenation using 2D culturing techniques. Using 3D biomimetic culturing techniques, reoxygenated BxPC-3 cells did not undergo significant apoptosis or necrosis. These results suggest that changes in cellular metabolism and behavior depend on both phenotype and culture scaffolding.
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- 2023
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00284
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- Document (PDF)
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- ORIGAMI CONSTRUCTIBLE NUMBERS AND SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF ANTIQUITY.
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- Preisser, Kasey, McGovern, Warren Wm., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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The Problems of Antiquity, which have challenged and fascinated mathematicians for hundreds of years, include squaring the circle, trisecting the angle, and doubling the cube. Mathematicians of Ancient Greece attempted to solve these problems through the traditional construction methods involving a compass and straightedge. It was discovered in the nineteenth century, however, that these problems are impossible to solve using a compass and straightedge. Surprisingly, it is origami - the...
Show moreThe Problems of Antiquity, which have challenged and fascinated mathematicians for hundreds of years, include squaring the circle, trisecting the angle, and doubling the cube. Mathematicians of Ancient Greece attempted to solve these problems through the traditional construction methods involving a compass and straightedge. It was discovered in the nineteenth century, however, that these problems are impossible to solve using a compass and straightedge. Surprisingly, it is origami - the ancient art of Japanese paper folding - that holds the key to solving two of these classical problems. The development of the field of origami constructible numbers has led to modern axioms that, when coupled with traditional paper folding techniques, make trisecting the angle and doubling the cube possible. The applications of mathematical origami are seemingly endless, ranging from solving these ancient problems to designing folding space telescopes.
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- 2023
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00285
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- Document (PDF)
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- An anniversary sermon, preached at Plymouth, December 22d, 1777 : In grateful memory of the first landing of our pious New-England ancesters in that place, A.D. 1620.
- Creator
- West, Samuel, 1730-1807.
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Mr. West's anniversary sermon, preached at Plymouth, December 22d, 1777
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb5f18
- Subject Headings
- American Sermons -- 18th centruy, Sermons -- 1777
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- E-book
- Title
- A practical discourse against extortion, from Ezekiel XXII, 12. Delivered at a lecture in the South Parish in Andover, January 1, 1777.
- Creator
- French, Jonathan, 1740-1809.
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Mr. French's sermon against extortion.
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb5f16
- Subject Headings
- American Sermons -- 18th centruy, Sermons -- 1777
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- E-book
- Title
- An oration, delivered March 5th, 1777, at the request of the inhabitants of the town of Boston; to commemorate the bloody tragedy of the fifth of March, 1770.
- Creator
- Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817.
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Speech by Benjamin Hichborn [Highborn] that commemorates the bloody tragedy of the fifth of March, 1770 in Boston, MA.[Boston Massacre]
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb5f13
- Subject Headings
- Boston Massacre, 1770 -- Anniversaries, etc.
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- E-book
- Title
- Readiness for death our highest concernment, and the way to attain it. A sermon, occasioned by the death, and preached at the interment, of the Rev'd Lemuel Hedge, Pastor of the church in Warwick: who deceased October 15th, 1777, in the 44th year of his age, and 17th year of his ministry.
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- Gay, Bunker, 1735-1815.
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Sermon on the death of Reverend Lemuel Hedge, 1734-1777
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb5f11
- Subject Headings
- Funeral sermons -- 1777, Sermons, American -- 18th century
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- E-book
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- An anniversary sermon preached at Plymouth, December 23, 1776 : In grateful memory of the first landing of our worthy ancestors in that place, An. Dom. 1620.
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- Conant, Sylvanus, 1720-1777.
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With half-title. Signatures: [A]⁴ B-D⁴ (D4 verso blank).
- Date Issued
- 1777
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb5f9
- Subject Headings
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783, Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony) -- Anniversaries, etc.
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- E-book
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- Well Balanced Yoga: Impact of Chair Yoga on Balance and Well-Being Among Older Adults Residing in Assisted Living.
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- Barrett, Karrah, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
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Falls among older adults are steadily increasing and contribute to the growing mortality and morbidity rates of this population. Fall prevention measures are complex and require a multidimensional approach to reduce associated risk factors. Older adults with more engagement were less prone to feelings of loneliness and, consequently, exhibited elevated levels of physical, psychological, and social well-being. This project explores the potential use of chair yoga as a non-pharmacological...
Show moreFalls among older adults are steadily increasing and contribute to the growing mortality and morbidity rates of this population. Fall prevention measures are complex and require a multidimensional approach to reduce associated risk factors. Older adults with more engagement were less prone to feelings of loneliness and, consequently, exhibited elevated levels of physical, psychological, and social well-being. This project explores the potential use of chair yoga as a non-pharmacological intervention to enhance balance and well-being among older adults residing in an assisted living facility. Evidence shows physical activity using yoga can decrease fall risk factors and improve psychological health. The project leader provided instruction on the implementation of chair yoga over a six-week period. The findings showed an improvement in balance based on the BERG Balance Test, and the WHO-5 Well-Being Index demonstrated an improvement of well-being. These results highlight the benefits of chair yoga in improving balance and a sense of well-being in this population. Further investigation is needed in motivational strategies, recruitment, and staff engagement. This project emphasizes the importance of physical activity programs among older adults residing in Assisted Living Facilities to improve overall health and well-being.
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- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/faudnp000086
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- Document (PDF)
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- Educating Staff of a Memory Disorder Clinic on the Utilization of a Standardized Suicide Screening Tool to Improve Knowledge and Care for Patients Diagnosed with Dementia.
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- Belgarde, Eden, Kelly, Tracian, Ortega. Maria de los Angeles, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
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Background: Suicide is a major health problem that is among the leading causes of deaths in the United States and can be prevented through community-based interventions. Suicide rates in older adults are increasing. Common suicidal risk factors include a decline in cognitive function, having other psychiatric comorbidities, and dementia. The risk for suicide increases for individuals within the first three months of receiving a dementia diagnosis and includes the first three months of another...
Show moreBackground: Suicide is a major health problem that is among the leading causes of deaths in the United States and can be prevented through community-based interventions. Suicide rates in older adults are increasing. Common suicidal risk factors include a decline in cognitive function, having other psychiatric comorbidities, and dementia. The risk for suicide increases for individuals within the first three months of receiving a dementia diagnosis and includes the first three months of another subgroup of individuals who were diagnosed with dementia before the age of 65. Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project is to educate the staff at a memory and wellness center in Boca Raton on how to use a standardized suicide screening tool to improve their knowledge and perceived comfort in utilizing the tool and providing care to patients with dementia.
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- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/faudnp000084
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- Document (PDF)
