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- ANARCHIST IDENTITY DURING THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR.
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- Elmo, Joseph, Ely, Christopher, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), anarchist groups were able to exert a significant influence in revolutionary politics through agricultural and industrial collectivization, communes, militia resistance, and participation in government. Many historians have explained anarchism through the lens of ideology, a doctrine based upon a structure of authority. This thesis, however, explains anarchist power and unity during the Spanish Civil War as a matter of identity, as a meaningful sense...
Show moreDuring the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), anarchist groups were able to exert a significant influence in revolutionary politics through agricultural and industrial collectivization, communes, militia resistance, and participation in government. Many historians have explained anarchism through the lens of ideology, a doctrine based upon a structure of authority. This thesis, however, explains anarchist power and unity during the Spanish Civil War as a matter of identity, as a meaningful sense of self. Spanish anarchists defined themselves through the process of negation – the act of defining who you are by defining what you are not – by their opposition to authority, to religion, to feudalism, to capitalism and fascism, to communism, and to anarchism. The anarchists also affirmed who they were as individuals and as communities through three values: yearning for absolute freedom, the capacity for absolute fraternity removed from centralized authority, and absolute egalitarianism – the unreserved equality of all individuals.
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- 2018
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00012
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- Anchors aweigh: using shRNA TO MAP p150Glued functionality in anchoring microtubules at the centrosome.
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- Hazellief, Kristal, Quintyne, Nicholas, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Dynactin is a multisubunit protein complex required for proper functioning of the microtubule motor, cytoplasmic dynein. Dynactin serves as a processivity factor for the motor as well as a cargo adaptor, allowing dynein to function in a wide array of cellular processes. Additionally, dynactin serves as a microtubule anchor. The p150Glued subunit of dynactin is of particular importance to these processes, as it possesses dynactin’s microtubule binding sequences, termed the CAP-Gly and Basic...
Show moreDynactin is a multisubunit protein complex required for proper functioning of the microtubule motor, cytoplasmic dynein. Dynactin serves as a processivity factor for the motor as well as a cargo adaptor, allowing dynein to function in a wide array of cellular processes. Additionally, dynactin serves as a microtubule anchor. The p150Glued subunit of dynactin is of particular importance to these processes, as it possesses dynactin’s microtubule binding sequences, termed the CAP-Gly and Basic domains. These domains have differential affinities for microtubules, with CAP-Gly binding to microtubules with a higher affinity than Basic. By testing a set of shRNA plasmids with antisense sequences to the untranslated region of p150Glued we have found effective knockdown of the protein in COS-7 cells; future researchers can then introduce plasmids for p150Glued lacking either the CAP-Gly or Basic domains, or both, potentially showing a differential effect on anchoring, dependent upon which domain is present.
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- 2013
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003516
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- Document (PDF)
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- Angels and Demons: The Effect of Dr. John Dee's Research on Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus.
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- Clark, Taylor N., Harrawood, Michael, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Dr. John Dee, 16th century advisor to Queen Elizabeth, conducted a series of mystical sessions to converse with angelic spirits in the early 1580s, asking a variety of questions ranging from hidden treasures to the organization of the cosmos. At a glance the experiments appear focused solely on the field of magic, separated from organized scientific research or religious belief. I argue that Dee’s research within this period does not separate the three from one another, but instead serves as...
Show moreDr. John Dee, 16th century advisor to Queen Elizabeth, conducted a series of mystical sessions to converse with angelic spirits in the early 1580s, asking a variety of questions ranging from hidden treasures to the organization of the cosmos. At a glance the experiments appear focused solely on the field of magic, separated from organized scientific research or religious belief. I argue that Dee’s research within this period does not separate the three from one another, but instead serves as a meeting point where magic, science, and religion overlap one another. They are not separate discourses, but instead constantly mingling as practitioners like Dee pursue knowledge. Christopher Marlowe, a playwright of the 16th century, mirrors Dee’s research in his play Doctor Faustus, ultimately condemning the pursuits of magic as fruitless and useful only for one’s damnation.
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- 2015
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003640
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- Anti-Bacterial Properties in Venom of Albanian Acrobat Ants, Crematogaster schmidti.
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- Sawai, Guillermo G., Wetterer, James K., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Bioprospecting’s main goal is to discover natural compounds with beneficial properties. Previous studies have shown diverse, bio-active organic compounds found in the venom of different species of ants. In my research, I tested the venom of an acrobat ant from Albania, Crematogaster schmidti, for anti-bacterial properties by using the disc diffusion method. I found a decrease in bacterial colony growth where the venom was applied onto the agar plate.
- Date Issued
- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003692
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- Document (PDF)
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- Anurans of Abacoa.
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- Vuong, Wei Mien., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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The construction of Abacoa included an attempt to conserve the wildlife in a Greenway, a set of habitats separated from the residential and commercial areas. All of the wetlandswith in Abacoa represent artificially constructed ponds, canals, and streams first created from 1998-2004. The present study focuses on the anuran (i.e., frog and toad) populations and looks at the number of different species that have naturally colonized six differnet sites around Abacoa. Each of these sites varies in...
Show moreThe construction of Abacoa included an attempt to conserve the wildlife in a Greenway, a set of habitats separated from the residential and commercial areas. All of the wetlandswith in Abacoa represent artificially constructed ponds, canals, and streams first created from 1998-2004. The present study focuses on the anuran (i.e., frog and toad) populations and looks at the number of different species that have naturally colonized six differnet sites around Abacoa. Each of these sites varies in qualities that may affect the probability of breeding in that section. The quality of water is known to be less ideal as the water flows away from the headwaters and mixes with water from other sources. This study aims to determine which anuran species are found at each of these sites after nearly a decade of colonization, and how both anuran diversity and abundance correlates with water and habitat quality.
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- 2012
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- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3359327
- Subject Headings
- Wildlife conservation, Amphibian populations, Restoration ecology, Anura, Habitat, Amphibians, Ecology, Amphibians, Conservation
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- Apparatus for visual place learning through aversive conditioning in Drosophila melanogaster.
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- Alvarado, Christian, Macleod, Gregory, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Learning and memory studies in Drosophila melanogaster have led to advances in understanding fly and mammalian genetics and neurophysiology. Despite extensive studies, there remain gaps in the scientific literature concerning genes and neural pathways involved in learning and memory. There are differences in the memory traces between olfactory and visual memory, yet visual learning has not been studied to the same extent as olfactory learning. Visual place learning has only recently been...
Show moreLearning and memory studies in Drosophila melanogaster have led to advances in understanding fly and mammalian genetics and neurophysiology. Despite extensive studies, there remain gaps in the scientific literature concerning genes and neural pathways involved in learning and memory. There are differences in the memory traces between olfactory and visual memory, yet visual learning has not been studied to the same extent as olfactory learning. Visual place learning has only recently been addressed. We offer a new apparatus for studying visual place learning in D. melanogaster. The new apparatus offers a compelling and cost-effective approach to investigating visual place learning. The most notable difference between the new apparatus and others designed for visual place learning is the use of Peltier units in conjunction with a hydraulic system to supply heat used as a negative stimulus, with the advantages of even heat distribution, ease of construction, and ease of operation.
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- 2019
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00067
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- APPROACHING CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE: A STUDY OF DEBT-TRAP DIPLOMACY VERSUS ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.
- Creator
- Gatimi, Irene, Nur-tegin, Kanybek, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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This thesis examines whether China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is promoting economic development or downfall in the form of debt-trapping to 4 participating economically emerging countries. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the world's largest infrastructure program, launched by the Chinese government in 2013. Since its inception, Chinese financial institutions and businesses have financed and constructed a wide range of global projects. I utilize qualitative and quantitative methods...
Show moreThis thesis examines whether China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is promoting economic development or downfall in the form of debt-trapping to 4 participating economically emerging countries. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the world's largest infrastructure program, launched by the Chinese government in 2013. Since its inception, Chinese financial institutions and businesses have financed and constructed a wide range of global projects. I utilize qualitative and quantitative methods in the form of primary and secondary sources and data on economic growth rates and debt accumulation rates to explore the effects of the BRI in participating countries. There was no uniform consequence of the BRI, but rather characteristic-dependent effects that varied across cases. Further, my analysis does not suggest an overall trend of debt-trapping. By understanding the impact of the BRI in these countries, we can better recommend how countries carrying similar characteristics to participating countries should approach the BRI.
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- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00256
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- Document (PDF)
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- Are negative breeding traits in Andalusia horses correlated with coat color and Carthusian ancestry?.
- Creator
- Mandina, Maria Laura, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Date Issued
- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/77676
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- Document (PDF)
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- Are Privileged Individuals More Likely to Make Unethical Decisions?.
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- Koff, Lauren, Lanning, Kevin, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Growing inequality over the past few decades has been a great problem for the majority of Americans. Inequality is in part a reflection of privilege. The objective of this research was to investigate the association between privilege (including socioeconomic status or SES) and honesty (cheating behavior), along with relationships between privilege and personality and finally personality and honesty. This work furthered our knowledge of perceptions of social justice and the mechanisms...
Show moreGrowing inequality over the past few decades has been a great problem for the majority of Americans. Inequality is in part a reflection of privilege. The objective of this research was to investigate the association between privilege (including socioeconomic status or SES) and honesty (cheating behavior), along with relationships between privilege and personality and finally personality and honesty. This work furthered our knowledge of perceptions of social justice and the mechanisms underlying unethical behavior. Participants completed a questionnaire on Amazon MTurk that measured constructs of privilege (subjective SES, race, education, occupation, gender) and unethical behavior (participants completed three skill and chance-based tasks, each of which afforded the opportunity to report scores honestly or dishonestly). Results did not show strong correlations between privilege and cheating, but there was significant evidence that those high in entitlement were most likely to cheat. Our conclusion provides further evidence of personality’s influence on ethical behavior
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- 2015
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003648
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- ARMED SMUGGLING: THE BALANCE BETWEEN DESTRUCTIVE TENDENCIES AND PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE IN 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURY BRITAIN.
- Creator
- Mason, Joshua, Ely, Christopher, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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The golden age of smuggling occurred in and around the British Isles in the 18th and 19th centuries. As a result of increases in regulations and taxes the government instituted to pay for a series of costly wars at the end of the 17th century, smuggling greatly increased. With the implementation of major punishments for smuggling, such as the death penalty, the smuggling trade grew more violent. Armed smugglers sought to achieve a balancing act between violent acts and public acceptance. In...
Show moreThe golden age of smuggling occurred in and around the British Isles in the 18th and 19th centuries. As a result of increases in regulations and taxes the government instituted to pay for a series of costly wars at the end of the 17th century, smuggling greatly increased. With the implementation of major punishments for smuggling, such as the death penalty, the smuggling trade grew more violent. Armed smugglers sought to achieve a balancing act between violent acts and public acceptance. In order to better understand how armed smugglers achieved this balance, this thesis will focus on the connections between armed smugglers and the British Public.
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- 2019
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00116
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- Artificial evolution of aconitase via heat-shock induced oxidative stress.
- Creator
- Crary, Sean, Kirchman, Paul, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Oxidative stress, where oxygen has an unpaired electron, has been shown to damage cellular components. These electrons injure local cellular machinery and have the potential to interrupt major protein pathways. Aconitase is a key polypeptide with multiple niches in the cell, and has been shown to be a target for free radical impairment. We utilize artificial evolution using heat shock to cause major oxidative damage. With up to 99% fatality and repeated exposure we have an effective way to...
Show moreOxidative stress, where oxygen has an unpaired electron, has been shown to damage cellular components. These electrons injure local cellular machinery and have the potential to interrupt major protein pathways. Aconitase is a key polypeptide with multiple niches in the cell, and has been shown to be a target for free radical impairment. We utilize artificial evolution using heat shock to cause major oxidative damage. With up to 99% fatality and repeated exposure we have an effective way to select against aconitase mutants via respiratory deficient yeast on glycerol, a non-fermentable growth medium. In this experiment, we use the previously described artificial evolution coupled with error-prone PCR to select for heat-resistant aconitase mutants. The results are in the form of purified DNA from different clones. These will give future insight on the important enzymatic domains of aconitase.
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- 2015
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003641
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- Document (PDF)
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- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ROBOTICS IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY.
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- Lago, Isabella, Rice, Claire, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Artificial intelligence and robotics are still relatively new and being introduced, although they have been making headway into the healthcare industry. Over time, there have been many improvements, constant updates, and changes to better the technology. There are many different ways this technology has been introduced and implemented into the industry. These innovations are not within one country, but throughout the world. A large concern with this level of technology is that humans will not...
Show moreArtificial intelligence and robotics are still relatively new and being introduced, although they have been making headway into the healthcare industry. Over time, there have been many improvements, constant updates, and changes to better the technology. There are many different ways this technology has been introduced and implemented into the industry. These innovations are not within one country, but throughout the world. A large concern with this level of technology is that humans will not be needed. However, caregivers are important in providing a connection with patients as well as running the technology. Patients and caregivers differ in their views of this technology. This paper discusses the current literature on these innovations, the benefits and ethical considerations involved with this technology, and the many advancements to come.
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- 2021
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00179
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- ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION OF NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE SPECIES OF MILKWEED IN VARIANT SOIL CONDITIONS.
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- Young, Jessica Elizabeth, O’Brien, William, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Milkweeds (genus Asclepias) are the host plants for caterpillar stages of milkweed butterflies (subfamily Danianae), notably the monarch butterfly, Danaius plexippus (Linnaeus). Loss of suitable habitat and host plants threaten monarch populations. For my thesis research, I examined artificial propagation of milkweed plants, specifically the effects of three different soil substrates and exposure to hormone powder on the survival rates of cuttings from two milkweed species, A. tuberosa...
Show moreMilkweeds (genus Asclepias) are the host plants for caterpillar stages of milkweed butterflies (subfamily Danianae), notably the monarch butterfly, Danaius plexippus (Linnaeus). Loss of suitable habitat and host plants threaten monarch populations. For my thesis research, I examined artificial propagation of milkweed plants, specifically the effects of three different soil substrates and exposure to hormone powder on the survival rates of cuttings from two milkweed species, A. tuberosa rolfsii and A. curassavica. Fifty-four cuttings of each species were transplanted to substrates of a mixture of peat moss and perlite, only peat moss, and potting soil. Half of each of the groups of cuttings were exposed to rooting hormone powder. A binomial logistic regression model was developed to determine the significance of each of the independent variables in the likelihood of survival of any individual cutting. The model specified had an 84.3% accuracy in correctly predicting the survival of the cuttings. This experiment may offer insights on the best environment for the propagation of native species of milkweed, which could be beneficial in the development of more native habitats for monarch butterflies in Florida.
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- 2022
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00238
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- Document (PDF)
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- Assemblage dynamics of exotic herpetofauna on Jupiter campus of Florida Atlantic University.
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- Kingsland, Kimber, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Many species considered exotic, by both biological definition and social construction, have been introduced into South Florida. These species compete for resources with native species and with each other. In this study, I surveyed the John D. MacArthur Campus of Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter Florida during spring and fall of 2005 to determine the assemblage dynamics of several exotic herpetofauna species, primarily the nocturnal Wood Slave gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia), the Indo-...
Show moreMany species considered exotic, by both biological definition and social construction, have been introduced into South Florida. These species compete for resources with native species and with each other. In this study, I surveyed the John D. MacArthur Campus of Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter Florida during spring and fall of 2005 to determine the assemblage dynamics of several exotic herpetofauna species, primarily the nocturnal Wood Slave gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia), the Indo- Pacific gecko (H. garnotii), and the diurnal Cuban brown anole (Anolis sagrei). I found that the more recently established (H. mabouia) was out-competing (H. garnotii) on most of the buildings being surveyed. The study also showed that the Cuban treefrog, (Osteopilus septentrionalis) population affected the gecko populations significantly. (A. sagrei) was the primary anole found on campus, with sightings of (A. carolinensis) the native Florida green anole, being rare.
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- 2007
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/11609, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT11609
- Subject Headings
- Amphibians, Reptiles, Biological diversity conservation
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- Document (PDF)
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- ASSESMENT OF ZOOXANTHELLAE COMMUNITIES IN MONTASTREAEA CAVERNOSA FOLLOWING MESOPHOTIC TO SHALLOW TRANSPLANTATION.
- Creator
- Perez, Diana, Moore, Jon, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Mesophotic reefs support a large, biologically diverse community and are capable of providing larvae to shallow reefs. This study compared the zooxanthellae density and chlorophyll concentrations of Montastreaea cavernosa colonies in Flower Garden Banks from mesophotic, shallow, and transplant depth treatments testing their differences over bank location, treatment, and time through a transplant experiment. It also compared the percent of zooxanthellae cells remaining after a bleaching event....
Show moreMesophotic reefs support a large, biologically diverse community and are capable of providing larvae to shallow reefs. This study compared the zooxanthellae density and chlorophyll concentrations of Montastreaea cavernosa colonies in Flower Garden Banks from mesophotic, shallow, and transplant depth treatments testing their differences over bank location, treatment, and time through a transplant experiment. It also compared the percent of zooxanthellae cells remaining after a bleaching event. Time was the driving factor for the differences in the algal symbiont concentrations. Zooxanthellae and chlorophyll were reduced after the bleaching event. However, there was no significant difference between the symbiont densities and chlorophyll concentrations between the transplant and shallow samples, demonstrating that they bleached equally. The lack of difference provides evidence for the plasticity and adaptability of coral and gives hope for the future of shallow reefs since mesophotic corals may be able to adapt to the thermal stresses of shallow reefs.
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- 2018
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00040
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- Document (PDF)
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- Assessing the Impacts of Amphetamine Exposure Following Selective Ablation of Dopaminergic Neurons Via the Fluorescent Protein, KillerRed.
- Creator
- Byrd, Gabrielle Dakota, Carvelli, Lucia, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Killer Red (KRed) is a fluorescent protein which is capable of the selective ablation of targeted cells via the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) when exposed to the appropriate wavelengths of visible light. By expressing KRed in the dopaminergic neurons via the dopamine transporter (dat-1) promoter, these neurons may then be ablated with minimal to no damage to other limitrophe cells. Utilizing this cell-targeted ablation in the model organism C. elegans, this study aims to...
Show moreKiller Red (KRed) is a fluorescent protein which is capable of the selective ablation of targeted cells via the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) when exposed to the appropriate wavelengths of visible light. By expressing KRed in the dopaminergic neurons via the dopamine transporter (dat-1) promoter, these neurons may then be ablated with minimal to no damage to other limitrophe cells. Utilizing this cell-targeted ablation in the model organism C. elegans, this study aims to ascertain the impacts of amphetamine exposure in the absence of proteins exclusively expressed in dopaminergic neurons. These impacts will be investigated via the comparison of amphetamine-induced behaviors in control animals and animals which have undergone the selective ablation of dopaminergic neurons. This study adds to a body of literature assessing the neurobiological mechanisms of addiction, raising further research questions and possibilities in the realm of treatment, mechanistic action, and impacts of drug abuse.
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- 2021
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00138
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- Document (PDF)
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- Assessment of multiple paternity for the queen conch, Strombus gigas.
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- Harris, Chris., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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The commercially important queen conch, Strombus gigas, has been observed copulating with multiple partners and laying multiple egg masses during a reproductive season (Randall, 1964). While multiple paternity has been confirmed using microsatellite based genetic analysis for a variety of other gastropods, this technique has not been employed for S. gigas. Determining whether or not this species is capable of multiple paternity is important to understanding and maintaining genetic diversity...
Show moreThe commercially important queen conch, Strombus gigas, has been observed copulating with multiple partners and laying multiple egg masses during a reproductive season (Randall, 1964). While multiple paternity has been confirmed using microsatellite based genetic analysis for a variety of other gastropods, this technique has not been employed for S. gigas. Determining whether or not this species is capable of multiple paternity is important to understanding and maintaining genetic diversity of natural and captive populations. While an assessment of multiple paternity is the ultimate goal of this study, for my thesis, I have completed preliminary work which includes perfecting methods of tissue collection, DNA extraction, and DNA amplification with six non-labeled polymorphic microsatellite molecular markers, using cultured Strombus gigas animals. In addition, I collected tissue and extracted DNA from three wild S. gigas adult females and their egg masses from Pelican Shoal in the Florida Keys.
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- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/77671
- Subject Headings
- Gastropoda, Habitat, Queen conch, Conservation, Biological diversity, Marine biology, Mariculture
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- Document (PDF)
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- Astronomically Pure: A Documentation of a Star Who Fell for a Girl on Earth.
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- Moran, Risa, Luria, Rachel, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Astronomically Pure is a work of fiction that started out as an idea of a boy falling for a star and evolved into a story about a star falling for something more than just love. It follows a star’s short visit to Earth through the perspective of a Valentina “Val” Ride who has given up on her life due to her terminal diagnosis. This story sets out to explore the limitations of love and LGBT themes through the romantic relationship developed between the main character and the star. Other themes...
Show moreAstronomically Pure is a work of fiction that started out as an idea of a boy falling for a star and evolved into a story about a star falling for something more than just love. It follows a star’s short visit to Earth through the perspective of a Valentina “Val” Ride who has given up on her life due to her terminal diagnosis. This story sets out to explore the limitations of love and LGBT themes through the romantic relationship developed between the main character and the star. Other themes expanded upon include friendship and loss once conflict arises between the main character, her human friend, and the star.
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- 2019
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00126
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- Document (PDF)
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- Aussie rules: scheduling as a determinant for attendance demand in the Australian Football League.
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- Charlton, Lauren M., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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The determinants of attendance at Australian Football League (AFL) games have become increasingly important due to a rise in international recognition of the sport and recent structural changes in the AFL. Scheduling has received little attention in the sports economics literature as a determinant of demand. This paper estimates the effect of day-of-the-week scheduling on attendance demand using OLS regressions on panel data gathered from the 1985 to 2008 AFL seasons. One implication of this...
Show moreThe determinants of attendance at Australian Football League (AFL) games have become increasingly important due to a rise in international recognition of the sport and recent structural changes in the AFL. Scheduling has received little attention in the sports economics literature as a determinant of demand. This paper estimates the effect of day-of-the-week scheduling on attendance demand using OLS regressions on panel data gathered from the 1985 to 2008 AFL seasons. One implication of this study is that attendance, and thereby revenue, could be increased by scheduling certain fixtures on specific days and times.
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- 2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3334251
- Subject Headings
- Sports teams, Economic aspects, Professional sports, Economic aspects, Stadiums, Finance
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- Document (PDF)
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- Automatic Fish Tracking: Keeping Track of Who's Who.
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- Spraggins, Ari, Fily, Yaouen, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Automatic video tracking has had a major impact on animal behavior studies. One of the challenges of this technique is keeping track of the identities of the sh, especially when they swim together and exchange positions. In this project we use the python programming language to address this problem for groups of sh. The video data comes from schooling assays performed at FAU's Cave sh Trilab (Dr. Keene, Dr. Duboue, and Dr. Kowalko). The method is inspired by the idTracker animal tracking...
Show moreAutomatic video tracking has had a major impact on animal behavior studies. One of the challenges of this technique is keeping track of the identities of the sh, especially when they swim together and exchange positions. In this project we use the python programming language to address this problem for groups of sh. The video data comes from schooling assays performed at FAU's Cave sh Trilab (Dr. Keene, Dr. Duboue, and Dr. Kowalko). The method is inspired by the idTracker animal tracking software: we track patterns of brightness as a visual identi er of each sh which we then use to detect when the sh swap places.
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- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00162
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- Document (PDF)
