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Title: Cosmic Love.
Creator: Zupo, Michelle, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Brooks, Clarence, Chapman, Arianna, Department of Theatre and Dance
Abstract/Description: The Dances We Dance Performance Showcase is a capstone experience for students enrolled in all levels of the Department of Theatre and Dance performance course offerings.
Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAdwd12cosm
Subject Headings: Dance performance
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Antioptimization of earthquake exitation and response.
Creator: Zuccaro, G., Elishakoff, Isaac, Baratta, A.
Abstract/Description: The paper presents a novel approach to predict the response of earthquake-excited structures. The earthquake excitation is expanded in terms of series of deterministic functions. The coefficients of the series are represented as a point in N-dimensional space. Each available accelerogram at a certain site is then represented as a point in the above space, modeling the available fragmentary historical data. The minimum volume ellipsoid, containing all points, is constructed. The ellipsoidal...
Show moreThe paper presents a novel approach to predict the response of earthquake-excited structures. The earthquake excitation is expanded in terms of series of deterministic functions. The coefficients of the series are represented as a point in N-dimensional space. Each available accelerogram at a certain site is then represented as a point in the above space, modeling the available fragmentary historical data. The minimum volume ellipsoid, containing all points, is constructed. The ellipsoidal models of uncertainty, pertinent to earthquake excitation, are developed. The maximum response of a structure, subjected to the earthquake excitation, within ellipsoidal modeling of the latter, is determined. This procedure of determining least favorable response was termed in the literature (Elishakoff, 1991) as an antioptimization. It appears that under inherent uncertainty of earthquake excitation, antioptimization analysis is a viable alternative to stochastic approach.
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Date Issued: 1998
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000014
Format: Citation

Title: Thermodynamic Basis of Selectivity in the Interactions of Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases N-domains with Matrix Metalloproteinases-1, -3, and -14.
Creator: Zou, Haiyin, Wu, Ying, Brew, Keith
Date Issued: 2016-05
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/flvc_fau_islandoraimporter_10.1074_jbc.M116.720250_1638376717
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Teaching civic and political engagement: fostering collegiate civic education through activism.
Creator: Zompetti, Joseph, Jack Miller Forum, Department of Political Science, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Date Issued: 2009-01-30
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/FADT186462p
Subject Headings: Interdisciplinary approach in education -- United States, Service learning -- United States, Student service -- United States, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
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Title: Hybrid probabilistic and convex modeling of excitation and response of periodic structures.
Creator: Zhu, L. P., Elishakoff, Isaac
Abstract/Description: In this paper, a periodic finite-span beam subjected to the stochastic acoustic pressure with bounded parameters is investigated. Uncertainty parameters exist in this acoustic excitation due to the deviation or imperfection. First, a finite-span beams subjected to the random acoustic pressure field are studied, the exact analytic forms of the cross-spectral density of both the transverse displacement and the bending moment responses of the structure are formulated. The combined probabilistic...
Show moreIn this paper, a periodic finite-span beam subjected to the stochastic acoustic pressure with bounded parameters is investigated. Uncertainty parameters exist in this acoustic excitation due to the deviation or imperfection. First, a finite-span beams subjected to the random acoustic pressure field are studied, the exact analytic forms of the cross-spectral density of both the transverse displacement and the bending moment responses of the structure are formulated. The combined probabilistic and convex modeling of acoustic excitation appears to be most suitable, since there is an insufficient information available on the acoustic excitation parameters, to justify the totally probabilitic analysis. Specifically, we postulate that the uncertainty parameters in the acoustic loading belong to a bounded, convex set. In the special case when this convex set is an ellipsoid, closed form solutions are obtained for the most and least favorable mean square responses of both the transverse displacement and bending moment of the structure. Several finite-span beams are exemplified to gain insight into proposal methodology.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000090
Format: Citation

Title: Protective effects of indomethacin and dexamethasone in a goat model with intrauterine balloon aortic valvuloplasty.
Creator: Zhou, Kaiyu, Wu, Gang, Li, Yifei, Zhao, Liang, Zhou, Rong, Zhu, Qi, Huang, Xupei, Mu, Dezhi, Hua, Yimin
Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000151
Format: Citation

Title: Counting manatee aggregations using deep neural networks and Anisotropic Gaussian Kernel.
Creator: Zhiqiang Wang, Yiran Pang, Cihan Ulus, Xingquan Zhu
Abstract/Description: Manatees are aquatic mammals with voracious appetites. They rely on sea grass as the main food source, and often spend up to eight hours a day grazing. They move slow and frequently stay in groups (i.e. aggregations) in shallow water to search for food, making them vulnerable to environment change and other risks. Accurate counting manatee aggregations within a region is not only biologically meaningful in observing their habit, but also crucial for designing safety rules for boaters, divers,...
Show moreManatees are aquatic mammals with voracious appetites. They rely on sea grass as the main food source, and often spend up to eight hours a day grazing. They move slow and frequently stay in groups (i.e. aggregations) in shallow water to search for food, making them vulnerable to environment change and other risks. Accurate counting manatee aggregations within a region is not only biologically meaningful in observing their habit, but also crucial for designing safety rules for boaters, divers, etc., as well as scheduling nursing, intervention, and other plans. In this paper, we propose a deep learning based crowd counting approach to automatically count number of manatees within a region, by using low quality images as input. Because manatees have unique shape and they often stay in shallow water in groups, water surface reflection, occlusion, camouflage etc. making it difficult to accurately count manatee numbers. To address the challenges, we propose to use Anisotropic Gaussian Kernel (AGK), with tunable rotation and variances, to ensure that density functions can maximally capture shapes of individual manatees in different aggregations. After that, we apply AGK kernel to different types of deep neural networks primarily designed for crowd counting, including VGG, SANet, Congested Scene Recognition network (CSRNet), MARUNet etc. to learn manatee densities and calculate number of manatees in the scene. By using generic low quality images extracted from surveillance videos, our experiment results and comparison show that AGK kernel based manatee counting achieves minimum Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE). The proposed method works particularly well for counting manatee aggregations in environments with complex background.
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Date Issued: 2023
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000535
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: TRUCK PARKING STUDY: UNVEILING THE PARKING SPACE DENSITY AND TRUCK VOLUME RELATIONSHIP: PHASE 1.
Creator: Zhang, Yunlong, Wang, Bruce, Freight Mobility Research Institute
Abstract/Description: Truck parking problem has been a national concern for many years due to the lack of parking space along the major freight corridors. How to assess the parking capacity adequacy remains a major challenge in addressing the provision of parking space. This study aims to reveal the relationship between the incoming truck volume and the parking capacity needed for the rest area under the hours-of-service (HOS) regulations through computer simulation.
Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000423
Subject Headings: Freight Research, Freight and freightage, Freight transportation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Myofibril-Inducing RNA (MIR) is essential for tropomyosin expression and myofibrillogenesis in axolotl hearts.
Creator: Zhang, Chi, Jia, Pingping, Huang, Xupei, Sferrazza, Gian Franco, Athauda, Gagani, Achary, Mohan P., Wang, Jikui, Lemanski, Sharon L., Lemanski, Larry F.
Date Issued: 2009-09-03
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3327272
Subject Headings: Ambystoma mexicanum --embryology, Ambystoma mexicanum --genetics, Base Sequence, DNA, Complementary --genetics, Endoderm --physiology, Exons --genetics, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Genes, Recessive, Heart --embryology, Models, Genetic, Molecular Sequence Data, Muscle Proteins --biosynthesis, Muscle Proteins --genetics, Myocardial Contraction --physiology, Protein Isoforms, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Tropomyosin
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Title: NR2C in the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus; Effects of the NR2C Knockout.
Creator: Zhang, Yuchun, Buonanno, Andres, Vertes, Robert P., Hoover, Walter B., Lisman, John E., Zhang, Zhe
Abstract/Description: NMDAR antagonists can evoke delta frequency bursting in the nucleus reticularis of the thalamus (nRT). The mechanism of this oscillation was determined; antagonist blocks an NR2C-like conductance that has low Mg block at resting potential and thus can contribute a resting inward current in response to ambient glutamate. Block of this current hyperpolarizes the cell, deinactivating T-type Ca channels and thus triggering delta frequency bursting. The basis for assuming a NR2C-like conductance...
Show moreNMDAR antagonists can evoke delta frequency bursting in the nucleus reticularis of the thalamus (nRT). The mechanism of this oscillation was determined; antagonist blocks an NR2C-like conductance that has low Mg block at resting potential and thus can contribute a resting inward current in response to ambient glutamate. Block of this current hyperpolarizes the cell, deinactivating T-type Ca channels and thus triggering delta frequency bursting. The basis for assuming a NR2C-like conductance was that (1) transcripts for NR2C are abundant in the thalamus and (2) the current-voltage curve of the synaptically evoked NMDAR current has the low rectification characteristic of NR2C. In the current study, we have sought to determine whether the channels that generate the NMDAR current are NR2C-like or are actually comprised of receptors containing NR2C. We studied the current-voltage curve of synaptically evoked NMDAR current in the nRT of NR2C knockout mice. In wild-type mice, the current was weakly voltage dependent, as previously observed in rats. This weak rectification was absent in NR2C KO mice. In contrast, NR2C KO had no effect on the strongly rectifying NMDAR current in pyramidal cells of the prefrontal cortex. These results demonstrate that the low rectification normally observed in the nRT is due to NR2C.
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Date Issued: 2012-07-25
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000089
Format: Citation

Title: The role of serotonin 5-HT2A receptors in memory and cognition.
Creator: Zhang, Gongliang, Stackman, Robert W.
Date Issued: 2015-10-06
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000190
Format: Citation

Title: Individual Tree Segmentation from LiDAR Point Clouds for Urban Forest Inventory.
Creator: Zhang, Caiyun, Zhou, Yuhong, Qiu, Fang
Abstract/Description: The objective of this study is to develop new algorithms for automated urban forest inventory at the individual tree level using LiDAR point cloud data. LiDAR data contain three-dimensional structure information that can be used to estimate tree height, base height, crown depth, and crown diameter. This allows precision urban forest inventory down to individual trees. Unlike most of the published algorithms that detect individual trees from a LiDAR-derived raster surface, we worked directly...
Show moreThe objective of this study is to develop new algorithms for automated urban forest inventory at the individual tree level using LiDAR point cloud data. LiDAR data contain three-dimensional structure information that can be used to estimate tree height, base height, crown depth, and crown diameter. This allows precision urban forest inventory down to individual trees. Unlike most of the published algorithms that detect individual trees from a LiDAR-derived raster surface, we worked directly with the LiDAR point cloud data to separate individual trees and estimate tree metrics. Testing results in typical urban forests are encouraging. Future works will be oriented to synergize LiDAR data and optical imagery for urban tree characterization through data fusion techniques.
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Date Issued: 2015-06-16
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000061
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Title: A Remote Sensing Method for Estimating Surface Air Temperature and Surface Vapor Pressure on a Regional Scale.
Creator: Zhang, Renhua, Rong, Yuan, Tian, Jing, Su, Hongbo, Li, Zhao-Liang, Liu, Suhua
Abstract/Description: This paper presents a method of estimating regional distributions of surface air temperature (Ta) and surface vapor pressure (ea), which uses remotely-sensed data and meteorological data as its inputs. The method takes into account the effects of both local driving force and horizontal advection on Ta and ea. Good correlation coefficients (R2) and root mean square error (RMSE) between the measurements of Ta/ea at weather stations and Ta/ea estimates were obtained; with R^2 of 0.77, 0.82 and 0...
Show moreThis paper presents a method of estimating regional distributions of surface air temperature (Ta) and surface vapor pressure (ea), which uses remotely-sensed data and meteorological data as its inputs. The method takes into account the effects of both local driving force and horizontal advection on Ta and ea. Good correlation coefficients (R2) and root mean square error (RMSE) between the measurements of Ta/ea at weather stations and Ta/ea estimates were obtained; with R^2 of 0.77, 0.82 and 0.80 and RMSE of 0.42K, 0.35K and 0.20K for Ta and with R^2 of 0.85, 0.88, 0.88 and RMSE of 0.24hpa, 0.35hpa and 0.16hpa for ea, respectively, for the three-day results. This result is much better than that estimated from the inverse distance weighted method (IDW). The performance of Ta/ea estimates at Dongping Lake illustrated that the method proposed in the paper also has good accuracy for a heterogeneous surface. The absolute biases of Ta and ea estimates at Dongping Lake from the proposed method are less than 0.5Kand 0.7hpa, respectively, while the absolute biases of them from the IDW method are more than 2K and 3hpa, respectively. Sensitivity analysis suggests that the Ta estimation method presented in the paper is most sensitive to surface temperature and that the ea estimation method is most sensitive to available energy.
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Date Issued: 2015-05-13
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000053
Format: Citation

Title: Non-Contact Measurement of the Spectral Emissivity through Active/Passive Synergy of CO2 Laser at 10.6 µm and 102F FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) Spectrometer.
Creator: Zhang, Renhua, Su, Hongbo, Tian, Jing, Mi, Su-Juan, Li, Zhao-Liang
Abstract/Description: In the inversion of land surface temperature (LST) from satellite data, obtaining the information on land surface emissivity is most challenging. How to solve both the emissivity and the LST from the underdetermined equations for thermal infrared radiation is a hot research topic related to quantitative thermal infrared remote sensing. The academic research and practical applications based on the temperature-emissivity retrieval algorithms show that directly measuring the emissivity of...
Show moreIn the inversion of land surface temperature (LST) from satellite data, obtaining the information on land surface emissivity is most challenging. How to solve both the emissivity and the LST from the underdetermined equations for thermal infrared radiation is a hot research topic related to quantitative thermal infrared remote sensing. The academic research and practical applications based on the temperature-emissivity retrieval algorithms show that directly measuring the emissivity of objects at a fixed thermal infrared waveband is an important way to close the underdetermined equations for thermal infrared radiation. Based on the prior research results of both the authors and others, this paper proposes a new approach of obtaining the spectral emissivity of the object at 8–14 µm with a single-band CO2 laser at 10.6 µm and a 102F FTIR spectrometer. Through experiments, the spectral emissivity of several key samples, including aluminum plate, iron plate, copper plate, marble plate, rubber sheet, and paper board, at 8–14 µm is obtained, and the measured data are basically consistent with the hemispherical emissivity measurement by a Nicolet iS10 FTIR spectrometer for the same objects. For the rough surface of materials, such as marble and rusty iron, the RMSE of emissivity is below 0.05. The differences in the field of view angle and in the measuring direction between the Nicolet FTIR method and the method proposed in the paper, and the heterogeneity in the degree of oxidation, polishing and composition of the samples, are the main reasons for the differences of the emissivities between the two methods.
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Date Issued: 2016-06-24
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000056
Format: Citation

Title: On the Myths of Indicator Species: Issues and Further Consideration in the Use of Static Concepts for Ecological Applications.
Creator: Zettler, Michael L., Proffitt, C. Edward, Darr, Alexander, Degraer, Steven, Devriese, Lisa, Greathead, Clare, Kotta, Jonne, Magni, Paolo, Martin, Georg, Reiss, Henning, Speybroeck, Jeroen, Tagliapietra, Davide, Van Hoey, Gert, Ysebaert, Tom, Thompson, Fabiano
Abstract/Description: The use of static indicator species, in which species are expected to have a similar sensitivity or tolerance to either natural or human-induced stressors, does not account for possible shifts in tolerance along natural environmental gradients and between biogeographic regions. Their indicative value may therefore be considered at least questionable. In this paper we demonstrate how species responses (i.e. abundance) to changes in sediment grain size and organic matter (OM) alter along a...
Show moreThe use of static indicator species, in which species are expected to have a similar sensitivity or tolerance to either natural or human-induced stressors, does not account for possible shifts in tolerance along natural environmental gradients and between biogeographic regions. Their indicative value may therefore be considered at least questionable. In this paper we demonstrate how species responses (i.e. abundance) to changes in sediment grain size and organic matter (OM) alter along a salinity gradient and conclude with a plea for prudency when interpreting static indicator-based quality indices. Six model species (three polychaetes, one amphipod and two bivalves) from the North Sea, Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea region were selected. Our study demonstrated that there were no generic relationships between environment and biota and half of the studied species showed different responses in different seas. Consequently, the following points have to be carefully considered when applying static indicatorbased quality indices: (1) species tolerances and preferences may change along environmental gradients and between different biogeographic regions, (2) as environment modifies species autecology, there is a need to adjust indicator species lists along major environmental gradients and (3) there is a risk of including sibling or cryptic species in calculating the index value of a species.
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Date Issued: 2013-10-16
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000046
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Title: Moon and Madness.
Creator: Zatiz, Cynthia [Choreographer], Cynthia Zaitz [Music], Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Theatre and Dance
Abstract/Description: The Dances We Dance Performance Showcase is a capstone experience for students enrolled in all levels of the Department of Theatre and Dance performance course offerings.
Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAdwdmoon
Subject Headings: Dance performance
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Six Butts on a Two-Butt Bench Part 2 - The dance.
Creator: Zaitz, Cynthia [Choreographer, Scriptwriter, Composer, Recorder & Performer], Jimenez, Jennifer [Dance Captain, I am alive/A new world Soloist], Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Theatre and Dance
Abstract/Description: The Dances We Dance Performance Showcase is a capstone experience for students enrolled in all levels of the Department of Theatre and Dance performance course offerings.
Date Issued: 2009
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAdwd09but2
Subject Headings: Dance performance
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Title: Six Butts on a Two-Butt Bench Part 1 - The story.
Creator: Zaitz, Cynthia [Choreographer, Scriptwriter, Composer, Recorder & Performer], Jimenez, Jennifer [Dance Captain], Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Thomas, Chelsie [Dance Captain], Department of Theatre and Dance
Abstract/Description: The Dances We Dance Performance Showcase is a capstone experience for students enrolled in all levels of the Department of Theatre and Dance performance course offerings.
Date Issued: 2009
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAdwd09but1
Subject Headings: Dance performance
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Maori renaissance: The reclamation and evolution of Maori cultural identity through the arts.
Creator: Zaitz, Cynthia, Comparative Studies Program, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Date Issued: 2008-10-24
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT165276p
Subject Headings: Maori (New Zealand people), Ethnicity -- Oceania, Group identity -- Oceania, Maori language
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Title: Enhancing Fatigue Performance of Sandwich Composites with Nanophased Core.
Creator: Zainuddin, S., Mahfuz, Hassan, Jeelani, S.
Date Issued: 2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000169
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