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- Assaying Mutant Marine Bacteria for Lithium Extraction.
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- Alexander, Didier, Kirchman, Paul A., Wetterer, James, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Lithium (Li) is used in many commercial products. With the recent development of a potent new lithium battery suitable for hybrid and plug-in electric cars, demand for lithium should soar. Seawater has low Li ion concentrations, and has not been considered a profitable commercial source of this element. For my thesis work, I attempted to develop a mutant strain of the marine bacteria Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae capable of sequestering lithium from seawater. I expose the bacteria...
Show moreLithium (Li) is used in many commercial products. With the recent development of a potent new lithium battery suitable for hybrid and plug-in electric cars, demand for lithium should soar. Seawater has low Li ion concentrations, and has not been considered a profitable commercial source of this element. For my thesis work, I attempted to develop a mutant strain of the marine bacteria Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae capable of sequestering lithium from seawater. I expose the bacteria to shortwave ultra violet (UV) light with the intent of obtaining a lithium dependent mutant. I was not successful at isolating such a mutant. However, I noted differences in colony size, between colonies grown in lithium media and sodium media, after UV treatment. Based on other research, the bacterial recovery methods of lithium and other metals from seawater remains a plausible option.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003553
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- MYC-induced repression of Tristetraprolin alters the expression of are-containing genes in prostate cancer.
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- Altman, Evan, Quintyne, Nicholas, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Prostate cancer has the second highest mortality rate of all cancers in men. The Myc oncoprotein is misregulated in 70% of all cancers, including 70% of prostate cancers, and affects several cancer mechanisms. Myc is able to directly repress the expression of Tristetraprolin (TTP). TTP regulates mRNA stability by binding to select mRNAs. Furthermore, TTP is able to suppress Myc‐driven B cell lymphoma in mice. In these studies, cell culture models were used to access the role of Myc-induced...
Show moreProstate cancer has the second highest mortality rate of all cancers in men. The Myc oncoprotein is misregulated in 70% of all cancers, including 70% of prostate cancers, and affects several cancer mechanisms. Myc is able to directly repress the expression of Tristetraprolin (TTP). TTP regulates mRNA stability by binding to select mRNAs. Furthermore, TTP is able to suppress Myc‐driven B cell lymphoma in mice. In these studies, cell culture models were used to access the role of Myc-induced repression of TTP in prostate cancer. Prostate cancer cells lines were identified with inverse expression of Myc and TTP. Additionally, ARE‐containing genes with roles in various cancer mechanisms were differentially expressed in these models. These findings suggest that Myc’s ability to downregulate TTP is important in prostate cancer and provide new avenues for treating Myc‐driven prostate cancer.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003554
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- Alarm pheromones in aquatic snail species: schreckstoff and stuff.
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- Apap, Ian, Wetterer, James, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Many aquatic organisms show alarm responses to chemical cues. For my thesis research, I tested whether two species of aquatic snail (one freshwater and one estuarine) show response to chemicals released by a crushed conspecific. I measured behavioral reaction of a freshwater snail and an estuarine snail species. I first tested the species from a freshwater pond, comparing the behavior of snail exposed to crushed snail extract with controls over a period of 24 h. In the first trial,...
Show moreMany aquatic organisms show alarm responses to chemical cues. For my thesis research, I tested whether two species of aquatic snail (one freshwater and one estuarine) show response to chemicals released by a crushed conspecific. I measured behavioral reaction of a freshwater snail and an estuarine snail species. I first tested the species from a freshwater pond, comparing the behavior of snail exposed to crushed snail extract with controls over a period of 24 h. In the first trial, significantly more snails climbed out of the water at the 8-h mark (χ2=8.86, p<.05) and the 24-h mark (χ2=4.98, p<.05). In the second trial, this difference was significant at the 2-h mark (χ2=4.43, p<.05). In one trial with estuarine snails, I found no evidence of an alarm response. The differences in response between the two species may relate to differences in environment. Alarm chemicals may supply useful information on local predation in a pond with little water movement, but not in an estuary, where water flow would quickly disperse these chemicals.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003555
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- The Politics of Propaganda and Repression in Ceausescu.s Romania.
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- Bartholomew, Andrew, Ely, Christopher, White, Daniel, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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From 1967-1989 President Nicolae Ceausescu and the Securitate (the secret or political police) repressed the Romanian people through the use of classic propaganda techniques and a unique manipulation of Romania's own national and cultural history. Ceausescu did this in order to cement his hold on the Romanian people and to ensure that Communism remained the dominant ideology within the nation. This thesis argues that Ceausescu manipulated Romania's Latin heritage, cultural and historical...
Show moreFrom 1967-1989 President Nicolae Ceausescu and the Securitate (the secret or political police) repressed the Romanian people through the use of classic propaganda techniques and a unique manipulation of Romania's own national and cultural history. Ceausescu did this in order to cement his hold on the Romanian people and to ensure that Communism remained the dominant ideology within the nation. This thesis argues that Ceausescu manipulated Romania's Latin heritage, cultural and historical icons, and the nation's national identity and history to sustain his regime. Ceausescu used these native sources and the state sponsored repression of the Securitate to give his regime the trappings of legitimacy and to cement his rule.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003556
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- Lowering oxidative stress with increased methionine content of mitochondrial aconitase.
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- Batlle, Jessica, Kirchman, Paul A., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Oxidative stress occurs when reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as superoxide anion (O2' —), hydroxyl radical (HO.), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), build up to detrimental levels in the cell, and effects of oxidative stress are associated with aging. Mitochondria are the main site of oxidative stress, most likely due to the high level of ROS produced during respiration. Mitochondrial aconitase is an enzyme involved in respiration; due to the presence of an iron-sulfur cluster in the active...
Show moreOxidative stress occurs when reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as superoxide anion (O2' —), hydroxyl radical (HO.), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), build up to detrimental levels in the cell, and effects of oxidative stress are associated with aging. Mitochondria are the main site of oxidative stress, most likely due to the high level of ROS produced during respiration. Mitochondrial aconitase is an enzyme involved in respiration; due to the presence of an iron-sulfur cluster in the active site, it is a target for ROS. A plasmid containing the aconitase gene to be inserted into Saccharomyces cerevisiae was designed, and will be used in the future for the pop-in pop-out method; mitochondrial aconitase will be subjected to point mutations, replacing several leucine and isoleucine amino acid residues with methionine residues near the active site and on the surface of the enzyme. The amino acid methionine has a sulfur group, which also acts as a target for ROS and could prevent inactivation of the iron-sulfur cluster of aconitase.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003557
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- A mathematical model of the Austrian political business cycle.
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- Bensoussan, Ilan, Jakee, Keith, Blue, Meredith, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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We construct a formal model that reconciles non-formal risk-based Austrian business cycle theory with models of political business cycles. In our model, the incumbent political party induces the central bank to enact an expansionary monetary policy. This policy lowers the real interest rate, which leads to an increase in investments. As more individuals invest, assets inflate, leading to a boom-bust cycle; voter utility increases because asset values are higher. An increase in voter utility...
Show moreWe construct a formal model that reconciles non-formal risk-based Austrian business cycle theory with models of political business cycles. In our model, the incumbent political party induces the central bank to enact an expansionary monetary policy. This policy lowers the real interest rate, which leads to an increase in investments. As more individuals invest, assets inflate, leading to a boom-bust cycle; voter utility increases because asset values are higher. An increase in voter utility leads to an increased likelihood that the incumbent political party will be reelected. In an attempt to avoid a violent bust in assets, the central bank may implement a contractionary monetary policy to raise the real interest rate in increments. If the financial system becomes illiquid before the policy is implemented, then a speculative bubble burst occurs. The cycle regenerates a year before the next election when an accommodative monetary policy is implemented once again.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003558
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- Regulation of mitosis by the motor Protein KIF9.
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- Billow, Alexa M., Quintyne, Nicholas, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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The kinesin superfamily of microtubule motors is subdivided based upon structure and function. KIF9 is a member of the largely uncharacterized Kinesin-9 family. It was originally identified by sequence homology to other kinesins. Subsequent studies have indicated that KIF9 interacts with proteins involved in cell shape remodeling and cell migration. We have examined KIF9 function in mammalian cells using siRNA-mediated knockdown. By knocking down KIF9 expression in these cells, we have seen...
Show moreThe kinesin superfamily of microtubule motors is subdivided based upon structure and function. KIF9 is a member of the largely uncharacterized Kinesin-9 family. It was originally identified by sequence homology to other kinesins. Subsequent studies have indicated that KIF9 interacts with proteins involved in cell shape remodeling and cell migration. We have examined KIF9 function in mammalian cells using siRNA-mediated knockdown. By knocking down KIF9 expression in these cells, we have seen several effects on normal cell cycle progression. We have observed a decreased mitotic index, suggesting cells either fail to enter mitosis or abort the process prior to completion. Of the cells in that population that enter mitosis, we see a decrease in the number of cells in anaphase and telophase. Multinuclearity is greatly increased, indicating failure of cytokinesis. Interphase cells show decreased microtubule organization. We propose that KIF9 is important for normal completion of mitosis by regulating the contractile ring.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003559
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- Isolation of the methionine sulfoxide reductase B3 (MSRB3) gene from the red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans.
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- Bishop, Eric, Kirchman, Paul A., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Oxidative stress from reactive oxygen species (ROS) is hypothesized to be a primary cause of aging and aging-related diseases. For my thesis research, my advisor and I examined adaptation to oxidative stress in the red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, a turtle that goes long periods with low oxygen during hibernation, but then quickly re-acclimates to higher oxygen levels upon surfacing. This dramatic ischemia/reperfusion event should result in ROS formation, but the turtle appears to...
Show moreOxidative stress from reactive oxygen species (ROS) is hypothesized to be a primary cause of aging and aging-related diseases. For my thesis research, my advisor and I examined adaptation to oxidative stress in the red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, a turtle that goes long periods with low oxygen during hibernation, but then quickly re-acclimates to higher oxygen levels upon surfacing. This dramatic ischemia/reperfusion event should result in ROS formation, but the turtle appears to reduce oxidative stress. We aimed to isolate the gene for methionine sulfoxide reductase B3, a protein that alleviates oxidative stress by reconverting oxygen damaged methionine-R-sulfoxide to the amino acid methionine. We designed degenerate primers to amplify a conserved region of the MSRB gene to isolate a partial DNA sequence. We then used 5’ RACE PCR and vectorette library PCR to isolate much of the coding region of the gene from T. scripta.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003560
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- Don’t do it! : Reader response in John Milton’s Paradise Lost.
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- Blake, Abigail, Harrawood, Michael, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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This thesis will engage in the three crisis episodes that I call Don’t Do It moments in John Milton’s Paradise Lost, moments in which the poem suddenly turns into a suspense movie. As in a slasher film, or even a mystery film, the reader responds emotionally as the poem brings him or her to relive the seduction that leads to the fall of man. I will argue that Milton deliberately organizes the entire poem around these moments in Book IX in order to recreate the Fall in the reader’s mind,...
Show moreThis thesis will engage in the three crisis episodes that I call Don’t Do It moments in John Milton’s Paradise Lost, moments in which the poem suddenly turns into a suspense movie. As in a slasher film, or even a mystery film, the reader responds emotionally as the poem brings him or her to relive the seduction that leads to the fall of man. I will argue that Milton deliberately organizes the entire poem around these moments in Book IX in order to recreate the Fall in the reader’s mind, emphasizing it’s unfairness and inevitability: the readers suffering for Adam and Eve’s sin. I will suggest a connection between the text and the reader by means of empty signifiers. Unlike Adam and Eve, the reader understands the meaning of the word ‘death’ and the powerful consequences they will face once they separate and fall.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003561
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- A Clash of Civilizations or a Clash of National Interests? The United States and its key role in the Middle East.
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- Boeshaar, Case, Steigenga, Timothy J., Tunick, Mark, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Samuel Huntington has argued that the Islamic and Western worlds are at odds due to irreconcilable differences in culture and religion, and as a result both will form broad civilizations that will inevitably lead to conflict. Samuel Huntington's thesis in the "Clash of Civilizations" is incorrect because the United States is not at war with Islamic world; rather the conflicts involving the United States in the Middle East are driven by realist national and strategic interests of security, oil...
Show moreSamuel Huntington has argued that the Islamic and Western worlds are at odds due to irreconcilable differences in culture and religion, and as a result both will form broad civilizations that will inevitably lead to conflict. Samuel Huntington's thesis in the "Clash of Civilizations" is incorrect because the United States is not at war with Islamic world; rather the conflicts involving the United States in the Middle East are driven by realist national and strategic interests of security, oil, and domestic policy. The unprecedented recent wave of Arab revolutions in 2011 have made it more vital than ever to understand the true reasons for the United State's conflicts in the Middle East so that prudent future foreign policy decisions can be made.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003562
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- Junot Díaz y su personaje Oscar Wao: un acercamiento hacia lo dominicano.
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- Boulos, Tara Maïke, Cañete-Quesada, Carmen, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Junot Díaz’s novel centers on the life of Oscar Wao, a black overweight, “ghetto nerd” who is obsessed by two passions: women and science fiction. Although Oscar identifies himself as a Dominican-American, he does not resemble the “ideal” Dominican man and does not share the stereotypical “Dominican qualities”, such as hyper-sexual or machismo behavior. His peculiarities, on the contrary, classify him not only as an outsider within North American society but also within the Dominican...
Show moreJunot Díaz’s novel centers on the life of Oscar Wao, a black overweight, “ghetto nerd” who is obsessed by two passions: women and science fiction. Although Oscar identifies himself as a Dominican-American, he does not resemble the “ideal” Dominican man and does not share the stereotypical “Dominican qualities”, such as hyper-sexual or machismo behavior. His peculiarities, on the contrary, classify him not only as an outsider within North American society but also within the Dominican community. By placing this marginal character in the center of his novel, Díaz reconsiders and reconstructs “Dominicanness” as it has been presented by previous Dominican authors. This thesis explores the way Díaz breaks away from conventionalism and offers a more complex and diverse image of Dominican-American identity today.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003563
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- Crossing the border: state forays into immigration reform.
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- Bruton, Robert, Strain, Christopher, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Today’s local and state governments face a diverse array of challenges when meeting the needs of their communities. Issues surrounding immigration reform and control in these communities have become politically sensitive as states attempt to pass their own reform bills. As states such as Arizona and Utah pass their own forms of immigration legislation the federal government and others believe that immigration legislation is solely a federal power. However, given that the federal government...
Show moreToday’s local and state governments face a diverse array of challenges when meeting the needs of their communities. Issues surrounding immigration reform and control in these communities have become politically sensitive as states attempt to pass their own reform bills. As states such as Arizona and Utah pass their own forms of immigration legislation the federal government and others believe that immigration legislation is solely a federal power. However, given that the federal government has failed to uphold and enforce its own immigration legislation the states should be allowed to create their own solutions to solve their specific problems. States and local communities retain a significant portion of the costs immigrants cause and should endeavor to create legislation to solve those problems in a constitutionally acceptable manner.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003564
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- Conservation in context: conflicting social values and marine turtle conservation efforts in Ostional, Costa Rica, and Palm Beach County, Florida.
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- Byrd, Rosaly, O’Brien, William, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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The legal egg harvesting of olive ridley marine turtles in Ostional, Costa Rica, has warranted much attention in the United States. Despite the evident ecological sustainability of the project and positive economic and social benefits for local residents in Ostional, observers in the U.S. have expressed criticism of this community-based conservation program. Such critics often express a preference for a "hands off' approach to turtle eggs as key to species' survival. This study assesses this...
Show moreThe legal egg harvesting of olive ridley marine turtles in Ostional, Costa Rica, has warranted much attention in the United States. Despite the evident ecological sustainability of the project and positive economic and social benefits for local residents in Ostional, observers in the U.S. have expressed criticism of this community-based conservation program. Such critics often express a preference for a "hands off' approach to turtle eggs as key to species' survival. This study assesses this geographic contrast in perception between two key factions in environmental thought--conservationism and preservationism--as they apply to such biodiversity conservation efforts. These points of view result in varying policies in different parts of the world, shaped by economic and cultural circumstances: Ostional's residents prioritize economic growth while Palm Beach County, Florida, highly values marine turtles. Depending on the socioeconomic context, different conservation approaches will be considered appropriate in different places.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003565
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- The determination of KIF9's possible involvement in vesicular transport.
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- Cabibi, Lewis J., Quintyne, Nicholas, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Vesicular transport is vital to the living cell. Motor proteins, such as the kinesin superfamily proteins (KIFs), travel along microtubules with attached vesicles to achieve vesicular transport (Hirokawa 2008). However, not all kinesins participate in vesicular transport, some are required for other cellular functions. A recent study showed that the KIF9 motor is involved in keeping the microtubule organization center (MTOC) correctly positioned and oriented in Dictyostelium (Tikhonenko et al...
Show moreVesicular transport is vital to the living cell. Motor proteins, such as the kinesin superfamily proteins (KIFs), travel along microtubules with attached vesicles to achieve vesicular transport (Hirokawa 2008). However, not all kinesins participate in vesicular transport, some are required for other cellular functions. A recent study showed that the KIF9 motor is involved in keeping the microtubule organization center (MTOC) correctly positioned and oriented in Dictyostelium (Tikhonenko et al., 2009), suggesting it may be involved in non-transport functions. By modulating protein expression levels of KIF9 in COS7 cells, this study aims to determine whether or not KIF9 contributes to vesicular motility. Using a fluorescent dye, we have been able to track lysosome movements in living cells. Our analysis has shown that decreasing KIF9 expression has no effect on the velocity of vesicle motility, but does slightly affect processivity. This suggests that KIF9 is not directly involved in cell motility, and serves another function within the cell which may serve to decrease overall processivity.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003566
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- From borders to neighborhoods: explaining the shift toward state and local immigration law enforcement in the United States.
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- Cadena, Erika, Steigenga, Timothy J., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Immigration law enforcement has historically been a federal responsibility. The 1996 enactment of section §287 (g) of the Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act represented a major change, allowing state and local officers to be trained to perform the legal functions of immigration officers through Memorandums of Understanding (MOAs) with the federal government. Despite this change, few states utilized the MOA process until after the terrorist attacks of September 11th,...
Show moreImmigration law enforcement has historically been a federal responsibility. The 1996 enactment of section §287 (g) of the Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act represented a major change, allowing state and local officers to be trained to perform the legal functions of immigration officers through Memorandums of Understanding (MOAs) with the federal government. Despite this change, few states utilized the MOA process until after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. Following the attacks, there has been a steady increase in both the number of MOAs and other forms of local and state immigration enforcement (such as Arizona's SB 1070). This thesis argues that the shift toward local immigration policy activism is a result of the post-9111 political atmosphere, the repeated failure of comprehensive immigration reform, and the rise of new migrant destinations. An analysis of these factors points to the primarily symbolic nature of local immigration enforcement initiatives.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003567
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- Document (PDF)
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- Don‘t Shoot: Police Privacy and Accountability in the Digital Age.
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- Canfield, Jory, Tunick, Mark, White, Daniel, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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This paper examines how technological developments in widely used recording devices and social networking sites have impacted scrutiny of police action. ―Police brutality‖ videos are becoming a popular trend on the internet, but various anti-wiretapping statutes have been interpreted to make such recordings illegal. Several case studies will be used, with a focus on Anthony Graber. Twelve states have strict anti-wiretapping statutes, three of which (Massachusetts, Illinois, and Oregon) are...
Show moreThis paper examines how technological developments in widely used recording devices and social networking sites have impacted scrutiny of police action. ―Police brutality‖ videos are becoming a popular trend on the internet, but various anti-wiretapping statutes have been interpreted to make such recordings illegal. Several case studies will be used, with a focus on Anthony Graber. Twelve states have strict anti-wiretapping statutes, three of which (Massachusetts, Illinois, and Oregon) are notably strict. This paper evaluates the constitutionality of these laws by looking to existing case law, as well as the First and Fourth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. In light of First Amendment free speech protections, the anti-wiretapping statutes of the three states in question should be illegal; however, this paper will also explore the specific problems presented by video-sharing websites like YouTube to determine when and why police officers do have privacy rights that outweigh constitutional guarantees to free speech.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003568
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- If you can’t play nice, play roller derby: investigating gender performativity in women’s flat track roller derby.
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- Valerie Cannon, Fewkes, Jacqueline, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby is one of few contact sports available to women in the U.S. in which women play by the same rules as men. Contact sports are traditionally a male dominated arena in the United States. Rollergirls both challenge and negotiate socially constructed gender norms by participating in this contact sport while dressing and fundraising according to heteronormative concepts of sex appeal and femininity. While Rollergirls demonstrate their strength and endurance on the...
Show moreWomen’s Flat Track Roller Derby is one of few contact sports available to women in the U.S. in which women play by the same rules as men. Contact sports are traditionally a male dominated arena in the United States. Rollergirls both challenge and negotiate socially constructed gender norms by participating in this contact sport while dressing and fundraising according to heteronormative concepts of sex appeal and femininity. While Rollergirls demonstrate their strength and endurance on the track, they often do so under a derby persona, emphasizing their femininity to counterbalance their participation in a masculine activity. In this manner, Rollergirls demonstrate how intertwined athletic capability and sexuality are, and the difficulty gaining recognition in female athletics.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003569
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- Do airport full-body scanners violate fourth amendment rights when used as primary search mechanisms?.
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- Carbon, Kevan, Tunick, Mark, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Full-body scanners are now being used as primary search mechanisms in airports, and this is causing much controversy, with groups such as the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) alleging that the scanners are unconstitutional. I address whether full-body airport scanners violate the Fourth Amendment when used as primary search mechanisms. Drawing on legal commentary and court cases, involving airport security and administrative searches, and exceptions to general warrant requirements...
Show moreFull-body scanners are now being used as primary search mechanisms in airports, and this is causing much controversy, with groups such as the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) alleging that the scanners are unconstitutional. I address whether full-body airport scanners violate the Fourth Amendment when used as primary search mechanisms. Drawing on legal commentary and court cases, involving airport security and administrative searches, and exceptions to general warrant requirements, I argue that when full-body scanners are used as primary search mechanisms, no Fourth Amendment rights are violated, but only if it is established that the scanners are effective and safe.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003570
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- Androcentric expressions in academic writings.
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- Coats, Ashley, Njambi, Wairimũ N., Lanning, Kevin, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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The pervasiveness of androcentric thinking in many Western societies is evident in language. A prime example of androcentric language has historically been English, especially formal writing. In recognition of this detrimental practice, the American Psychological Association (APA) began prohibiting use of the generic “he” in articles published in psychology journals during the 1970's. However, other forms of malecentered language remained unchallenged, and I argue that academic writings still...
Show moreThe pervasiveness of androcentric thinking in many Western societies is evident in language. A prime example of androcentric language has historically been English, especially formal writing. In recognition of this detrimental practice, the American Psychological Association (APA) began prohibiting use of the generic “he” in articles published in psychology journals during the 1970's. However, other forms of malecentered language remained unchallenged, and I argue that academic writings still favor masculine interests. In this study, articles published in academic journals were examined for four instances of possible androcentric expression: number of citations for female versus male authors within a journal; frequency of first name stated in citations of male versus female authors; first placement of female versus male data in correlation matrix tables; and attribution of difference to males versus females in comparison statements. Significant results were found in all studies. These instances have practical implications, including discrepancies in who is applying for positions and who is receiving them.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003571
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- PTFE tape as a phase screen in the synthesis of chiral α-halo ethers and acetals.
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- Crusco, Salvatore, Dragojlovic, Veljko, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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In organic synthesis, the phase-vanishing (PV) technique uses an organofluoride solution to keep two reactive solutions in separate layers, while allowing a reaction to proceed at the interface of the fluorous layer. PV reactions allow otherwise vigorous reactions to proceed at a slower, more controlled rate. In this research, we evaluated the use of PTFE tape as a phase screen in the synthesis of chiral α-halo ethers and acetals. We were successful in synthesizing the two compounds of...
Show moreIn organic synthesis, the phase-vanishing (PV) technique uses an organofluoride solution to keep two reactive solutions in separate layers, while allowing a reaction to proceed at the interface of the fluorous layer. PV reactions allow otherwise vigorous reactions to proceed at a slower, more controlled rate. In this research, we evaluated the use of PTFE tape as a phase screen in the synthesis of chiral α-halo ethers and acetals. We were successful in synthesizing the two compounds of interest, and also successful in their isolation through the use of column chromatography. Since α-halo ethers are known to be carcinogenic, the use of PTFE tape minimizes exposure to the potentially harmful substance.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003572
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