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- Three Women Potters in Iran: Issues of Art, Craft and Gender.
- Creator
- Filsoofi, Raheleh T., McConnell, Brian E., Graduate College
- Abstract/Description
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Iran’s long history of pottery making goes back ten thousand years, and it is as diverse as the country’s geography and ethnic composition. Clay as a material connects contemporary Iranian society to its ancient roots, and it permeates daily life in terms of the economy, technology and even gender roles. This presentation focuses on the lives of three women potters in northern and western Iran, one in the village of Jirdeh Central Gillan province, another in the village of khomar Mahaleh East...
Show moreIran’s long history of pottery making goes back ten thousand years, and it is as diverse as the country’s geography and ethnic composition. Clay as a material connects contemporary Iranian society to its ancient roots, and it permeates daily life in terms of the economy, technology and even gender roles. This presentation focuses on the lives of three women potters in northern and western Iran, one in the village of Jirdeh Central Gillan province, another in the village of khomar Mahaleh East Gillan, and the third outside of the City of Marand West Azerbaijan province. Each woman represents a particular genre of handmade pottery from functional to sculptural work, and she establishes a unique identity in terms of production, commercial distribution and her personal relationship to the social and geographic environment. A selection of interviews, photographs and video clips taken during the summer of 2012 illustrate how these women work and thrive in their leadership, independence and creative artistry. Key concepts include: 1 Land place, home, 2 Technique and work process, 3 Gender roles, 4 Tradition and why their works are considered traditional, and 5 Authenticity and what makes their works authentic. The solitude that separates and yet connects these women offers a contrast to the nature of ceramics in the contemporary art world of Tehran and also opens a dialog for gender and feminist issues that are relevant to study of art technology, design and the roles of women in Iranian society today.
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- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005816
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Tissue-specific requirement of the autophagy gene atg-18 in controlling C. elegans dauer morphogenesis, fat metabolism and adult longevity.
- Creator
- Minnerly, Justin, Zhang, Jiuli, Graduate College, Jia, Kailiang
- Abstract/Description
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The conserved insulin growth factor IGF signaling pathway is one of the major regulators of lifespan in many species including C. elegans. In C. elegans the insulin/IGF-like receptor is encoded by the daf-2 gene, mutations in which result in lifespan extension, fat accumulation and dauer formation. The daf-2 activity in the nervous system controls these phenotypes cell non-autonomously. Interestingly, the longevity phenotype of daf-2 mutant worms is dependent on macroautophagy hereafter...
Show moreThe conserved insulin growth factor IGF signaling pathway is one of the major regulators of lifespan in many species including C. elegans. In C. elegans the insulin/IGF-like receptor is encoded by the daf-2 gene, mutations in which result in lifespan extension, fat accumulation and dauer formation. The daf-2 activity in the nervous system controls these phenotypes cell non-autonomously. Interestingly, the longevity phenotype of daf-2 mutant worms is dependent on macroautophagy hereafter autophagy. Autophagy is a highly conserved lysosomal degradation pathway involved in the removal of long-lived proteins and cytoplasmic organelles. During autophagy, cellular components are sequestered into the double-membrane autophagosomes and delivered to lysosomes for degradation. Increasing evidence has emerged that the autophagy process is a central regulator of lifespan that is required for the effects of DAF-2 signaling, dietary restriction and some mitochondrial mutations on C. elegans longevity. It is unknown however whether autophagy activity in every tissue or in a single tissue mediates the influence of these longevity signals. To address this question, we examined the tissue requirement of autophagy gene atg-18 for the lifespan of wild type animals and the daf-2 mutant. We discovered that neurons and intestinal cells are two key tissues where atg-18 mediates the effect of DAF-2 insulin-like signaling on lifespan, fat accumulation and dauer morphogenesis, suggesting autophagy acts cell non-autonomously in controlling C. elegans dauer formation, fat metabolism and adult longevity.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005160
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- TLR agonists differentially induce maturation of nicotine-exposed dendritic cell.
- Creator
- Tamjidi, Saba, Nourishirazi, Erika, Graduate College, Bible, Brittany, Zeng, Menghua, Nouri-Shirazi, Mahyar
- Abstract/Description
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Background: Vaccines aid in saving lives from infections and biological warfare attacks. They should be effective in all target populations otherwise the likelihood that an unprotected person will transmit disease to a vulnerable individual is greatly increased. There is compelling evidence that smokers are less responsive to vaccination. We have reported that both therapeutic and prophylactic vaccines fail to protect and cure animals from disease due to negative effects of nicotine in...
Show moreBackground: Vaccines aid in saving lives from infections and biological warfare attacks. They should be effective in all target populations otherwise the likelihood that an unprotected person will transmit disease to a vulnerable individual is greatly increased. There is compelling evidence that smokers are less responsive to vaccination. We have reported that both therapeutic and prophylactic vaccines fail to protect and cure animals from disease due to negative effects of nicotine in biological activities of DCs. Using in vitro mouse culture system we have identified an appropriate TLR agonist capable of correcting the defects in DCs exposed to nicotine. Hypothesis: In order to translate these studies to human, we tested the hypothesis that appropriate TLR agonists will also correct the degrading effects of nicotine on human DCs and consequently DC-NK cross talk and T cell polarization. Methods: Monocyte-derived DCs were generated in culture media containing growth factors GM-CSF and IL-4 with or without nicotine treatment. DCs were activated with indicated TLR agonists and their phenotypes and cytokine profiles were analyzed by flow cytometry and ELISA, respectively. Results: Among the TLR agonists tested, we found that nicotine has less effect on human DC maturation in response to TLR4 plus TLR7/8 agonists as evidenced by expression levels of their costimulatory CD80/83/86/40 and antigen-presenting HLA-DR molecules as well as inflammatory cytokines IL-12, IL-10,TNF-α and IL-1β production. Conclusion: We are currently investigating whether these TLR agonists also augment human DC-NK bidirectional signals essential for T cell differentiation in a nicotinic environment.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005169
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- To Cleave or Not to Cleave? Defining the Functional Role of Amyloid Precursor Protein in the Development of the Drosophila Giant Fiber Circuit.
- Creator
- Richelle Poulos, Tyrone Penserga, Sirisha Kudumala, Tanja Godenschwege
- Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000018
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- To show the differences and similarities in Iranian and American culture through the graphic design.
- Creator
- Ghoreishi, Setareh, Graduate College
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis project will explore the role of visual design in the interaction of two different cultures from two extremely different countries: Iran and the United States of America. Each has a particular politic relation to each other in history. I want to explore design’s role comparatively in illustrating and displaying the visual cultural subjects of both countries, their communication, and how the two cultures impact each other. Some of the effects on culture are integrated with...
Show moreThis thesis project will explore the role of visual design in the interaction of two different cultures from two extremely different countries: Iran and the United States of America. Each has a particular politic relation to each other in history. I want to explore design’s role comparatively in illustrating and displaying the visual cultural subjects of both countries, their communication, and how the two cultures impact each other. Some of the effects on culture are integrated with technology and tradition too. Particularly tradition, which is part of the root of one’s culture, slowly becomes obsolete due to turning into technology and becoming modern. So sometimes we encounter with exchanging or replacing cultures. Moreover, since social culture and personal culture play a crucial role in personal identity, assimilating with a different society brings about various identities too. In my opinion immigrant people such as myself, as an international student from Iran, are a good example to represent the clash and combination of two cultures and how one adapts and work in accord these cultures. The overall intent of this project is to utilize graphic design to design of series of seven to ten objects as a product packages or consumer artifacts along with advertisement based on visualizing the communication and interaction of these specific countries’ culture. It will demonstrate similarities and differences through visual comparison, collation, and confronting of cultural and social elements through the visual language and the tools of design.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005817
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Trabecular Structure through Ontogeny in the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris).
- Creator
- Lindsey, Laura, Ingle, Danielle, Porter, Marianne
- Abstract/Description
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Manatees, who use their vertebral column to propel themselves in swimming, are the product of a major evolutionary shift from land to water. This project explores the structure of trabecular (spongy) bone, which changes with force direction and magnitude, from the vertebral column of manatees. The goal of this research is to investigate the structural properties of manatee vertebral trabecular bone to better understand this animal's development and swimming mechanics. Vertebrae were dissected...
Show moreManatees, who use their vertebral column to propel themselves in swimming, are the product of a major evolutionary shift from land to water. This project explores the structure of trabecular (spongy) bone, which changes with force direction and magnitude, from the vertebral column of manatees. The goal of this research is to investigate the structural properties of manatee vertebral trabecular bone to better understand this animal's development and swimming mechanics. Vertebrae were dissected from four regions of the vertebral column and scanned with micro-computed tomography. Images were analyzed in BoneJ to quantify trabecular width, number, length, bone volume fraction (amount of bone/total area) and degree of anisotropy (orientation bias). Results from this project will be paired with mechanical data in future work to better understand forces on the vertebral column in a swimming mammal throughout development, and how these properties may have diverged from those found in their terrestrial counterparts.
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000043
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Trachemys scripta immunoglobulin-rich fractions hydrolyze viral DNA in vitro.
- Creator
- Lloyd, Brandon N., Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2010-04-09
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3176817
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- Document (PDF)
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- Tracing feminisms in Brazil: an analysis of gender and race in academic discourses and online activism.
- Creator
- Bozzetto, Renata Rodrigues, Njambi, Wairimũ N., Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2013-04-12
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361909
- Subject Headings
- Feminism--Brazil, Women's studies, Internet and activism, Content anaylysis
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Traffic Sign Effectiveness.
- Creator
- Kamholtz, Tali, Chozas, Ashley, Duitama, Luis, Knipp, Tammy, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
- Abstract/Description
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Visual salience is the perception that renders some objects in the world to stand out from its given environment and immediately grab our attention. For the design of road signs, visual salience plays a significant role. Studies reveal poor salience of traffic signs contribute to the increase of traffic violations. With the aid of eye-tracking technology (analyzing visual fixations and saccadic patterns of licensed drivers), this paper will examine the visual salience and effectiveness for...
Show moreVisual salience is the perception that renders some objects in the world to stand out from its given environment and immediately grab our attention. For the design of road signs, visual salience plays a significant role. Studies reveal poor salience of traffic signs contribute to the increase of traffic violations. With the aid of eye-tracking technology (analyzing visual fixations and saccadic patterns of licensed drivers), this paper will examine the visual salience and effectiveness for the redesign of two specific road signs. We hypothesize remodeling the optical characteristics will improve visual attention for a given background and thus, reduce the number of traffic violations and ensure public safety.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005564
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Trajectories of perceived support in mother-adolescent relationships: the poor (quality) get poorer.
- Creator
- DeLay, Dawn, Adams, Ryan E., Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2010-04-09
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3176769
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Transition to a paperless clinical monitoring process to support pharmacy model changes.
- Creator
- Delgado, Osmel, Patel, Darshika, Kernan, William, Espinoza-Friedman, Martha, Hertelendy, Attila, Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2013-04-12
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361291
- Subject Headings
- Pharmacy management, Patient monitoring
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Travel-time Based Signal Performance Measures (TTSPM).
- Creator
- Petrovska, Natasha, Stevanovic, Aleksandar, Graduate College
- Abstract/Description
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Vehicle travel time on arterial roads with signalized intersections is an essential parameter for traffic management. There is an increasing interest in signal performance measurement for signalized intersections in the United States. Reducing the journey times and increasing the capacity are some of the fundamental aims with potential benefits in environmental pollution, and energy utilization. The Travel-time Based Signal Performance Measures application is a tool for estimating signal...
Show moreVehicle travel time on arterial roads with signalized intersections is an essential parameter for traffic management. There is an increasing interest in signal performance measurement for signalized intersections in the United States. Reducing the journey times and increasing the capacity are some of the fundamental aims with potential benefits in environmental pollution, and energy utilization. The Travel-time Based Signal Performance Measures application is a tool for estimating signal performance measures based on upstream-link travel times. The application utilizes well known concept of Volume- Delay Functions to convert measured travel times into signal performance measures. Based on this functionality, it can estimate the performance measures for 7 signalized intersections on Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida. Available performance measures for the major through movements are: volumeto- capacity ratio, Level of Service LOS, and the number of cycles to wait. The derived measures can be graphically visualized on Google Maps. The travel time data acquisition is performed using BlueTOAD devices. The goal is to introduce automated assessment tool, visualization and evaluation of the intersections’ performance measures simultaneously at multiple intersections. The main objective of this web application is to help traffic operators/engineers to evaluate performance of the signalized corridors exploiting the archived measured travel times.
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- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005907
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- Document (PDF)
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- Treatment Options for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.
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- Melero, Blanca, Nevin, Angelica, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
- Abstract/Description
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Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) is the most common form of epilepsy seen in adults. Most mesial temporal lobe epilepsy have an association with hippocampal sclerosis. Patients suffering from MTLE have had seizures or experienced a serious injury during critical brain growth periods of their childhood. Research to date on MTLE has not elicited the discovery of a pharmaceutical treatment. Therefore, MTLE is currently treatable through only surgery. Patients who are eligible for surgery are...
Show moreMesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) is the most common form of epilepsy seen in adults. Most mesial temporal lobe epilepsy have an association with hippocampal sclerosis. Patients suffering from MTLE have had seizures or experienced a serious injury during critical brain growth periods of their childhood. Research to date on MTLE has not elicited the discovery of a pharmaceutical treatment. Therefore, MTLE is currently treatable through only surgery. Patients who are eligible for surgery are already in the advanced stages of MTLE, although recently there has been a discovery that post surgery, has shown some risk of memory lost. Now, laser ablation therapy is being looked at as an alternative treatment for those who are suffering from MTLE. The focus of this study is on the current research on MTLE with a concentration on possible connections of the diagnosis and treatment options for patients experiencing different types of epilepsy.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005590
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- TruD's Effect On RNA Oxidation.
- Creator
- Mills, Darius, Martin, Narelle, Rodriguez, Gabriela, Li, Zhongwei
- Abstract/Description
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Age-related neurodegenerative diseases impact society in an increasing rate. Oxidative damage to cellular molecules is considered the main cause of many neurological diseases such as, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, etc. Understanding the mechanism and what cleans up oxidized molecules is vital in order to further explore therapeutic research for neurodegenerative diseases. RNA damage is potentially a major contributor to these diseases. However, compared to our knowledge about DNA,...
Show moreAge-related neurodegenerative diseases impact society in an increasing rate. Oxidative damage to cellular molecules is considered the main cause of many neurological diseases such as, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, etc. Understanding the mechanism and what cleans up oxidized molecules is vital in order to further explore therapeutic research for neurodegenerative diseases. RNA damage is potentially a major contributor to these diseases. However, compared to our knowledge about DNA, little is known about the mechanism that cells use to eliminate damaged RNA. Our objective in this study is to understand the role of proteins that specifically bind oxidized RNA. We will focus on one such protein TruD in Escherichia coli. By studying how TruD and its mutants help E. coli to survive oxidative stress, we hope to elucidate a mechanism by which cells fight against RNA oxidation, and to suggest disease-preventing mechanisms by the human TruD homologs on a molecular level.
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- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005030
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Tumonoic Acid Ј, a glycosidic analog isolated from Lyngbya sp.
- Creator
- Meickle, Theresa, Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2010-04-09
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3176835
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Unconscious Plagiarism in Young and Older Adults.
- Creator
- Rowell, Shaina, Earles, Julie, Kersten, Alan, Tornopsky, C.
- 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
- 2011
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005448
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Uncovering the role of the rodent dorsal hippocampus in object recognition memory.
- Creator
- Cohen, Sarah J., Munchow, Alcira H., Stackman, Robert W., Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2012-03-30
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3342364
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Undergraduate Law Journal Strategic Analysis & Alignment Plan.
- Creator
- Lopez Pelaez, Kevin
- Abstract/Description
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The Undergraduate Law Journal of Florida Atlantic University (“ULJ” and/or “Journal”) was founded in 2011 within the College of Business. Through years of persistent expansion, the Journal now serves as a hallmark platform, university-wide, for undergraduate students interested in legal academia. Starting in 2014, the Journal specifically targeted and fostered its identity as an academic journal and subsequently became an Open Access Journal through the Digital Library at Florida Atlantic...
Show moreThe Undergraduate Law Journal of Florida Atlantic University (“ULJ” and/or “Journal”) was founded in 2011 within the College of Business. Through years of persistent expansion, the Journal now serves as a hallmark platform, university-wide, for undergraduate students interested in legal academia. Starting in 2014, the Journal specifically targeted and fostered its identity as an academic journal and subsequently became an Open Access Journal through the Digital Library at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). In the same year, the Journal became an academic resource available through FAU Digital Library and the FAU Research Repository.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000389
- Subject Headings
- Law journals, Undergraduates
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011.
- 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
- 2011
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005549
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Undergraduate Research Symposium 2012.
- 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
- 2012
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005550
- Format
- Document (PDF)