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Title: Proof of a holomorphic condition for homogeneity and isotropy in loop quantum cosmology.
Creator: Hogan, Matthew, Graduate College
Date Issued: 2012-03-30
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3342382
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Subcellular localization of p21-activated Kinase 6 (PAK6).
Creator: John, Ciny, Graduate College
Date Issued: 2012-03-30
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3342384
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The “Occupied Squares” project on the Second Life virtual reality platform.
Creator: Leavitt, Lester, Graduate College
Date Issued: 2012-03-30
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3342392
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Large complete arcs in PG (2; qn), with q odd and n > 1 odd.
Creator: Pace, Nicola, Graduate College
Date Issued: 2010-04-09
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3176856
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Integrated platform for coordination of emergency medical response system using mobile devices.
Creator: Chakrabarty, Nabarun, Graduate College
Date Issued: 2010-04-09
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3176711
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Individual profiling of tinnitus perception by developing an interactive tinnitus analyzer software.
Creator: Chaudhury, Baishali, Graduate College
Date Issued: 2010-04-09
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3176721
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: FAU 2016 3MT® Three Minute Thesis Championship Winner – Mickelene Hoggard.
Creator: Hoggard, Mickelene F., Graduate College
Abstract/Description: The 3MT® competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by graduate students. Developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), the exercise cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. The first 3MT® competition was held at the University of Queensland in 2008 with 160 students competing. In 2009 and...
Show moreThe 3MT® competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by graduate students. Developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), the exercise cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. The first 3MT® competition was held at the University of Queensland in 2008 with 160 students competing. In 2009 and 2010 the 3MT® competition was promoted to other Australian and New Zealand universities and enthusiasm for the concept grew. Since 2011, the popularity of the competition has increased and 3MT® competitions are now held in over 170 universities across more than 18 countries worldwide.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005393
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Video file

Title: Engaging Eats: The Impact of Cuisine on the Tourist Immersion Experience in a Theme Park Setting.
Creator: Broemel, Erin T., Graduate College
Abstract/Description: Each year over 300 million people visit theme parks, making them the major vacation destination worldwide. Theme parks are known for their elaborate spectacle, the creation of artificial realities through intricate immersive experiences including costumed characters, stage shows, and extravagant decor. A unique avenue of research, themed spaces are becoming of greater interest to scholars particularly in regards to the authenticity of the experience and the creation of a hyperreality. Though...
Show moreEach year over 300 million people visit theme parks, making them the major vacation destination worldwide. Theme parks are known for their elaborate spectacle, the creation of artificial realities through intricate immersive experiences including costumed characters, stage shows, and extravagant decor. A unique avenue of research, themed spaces are becoming of greater interest to scholars particularly in regards to the authenticity of the experience and the creation of a hyperreality. Though many aspects of the theme park experience have been reviewed, little focus has been given to the role of food in the overall immersion, particularly how food extends the spectacle theme into a created reality. This study examines the function of food within a highly immersive theme park setting, and how it contributes to the spectacle. Research was conducted from December 2014 to February 2015 at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Orlando Resort. A total of 363 survey responses and 21 semi-structured interviews were collected. Themed food was found to further immerse the guest in the themed experience, though visual cues remained the primary sensory stimulus. However, guests considered the location to be more authentic when coupled with a themed food item, as opposed to a generic food choice. This study determined that themed food functions as an extension of the spectacle by means of maintaining the illusion, and contributes to the overall exhibition of the themed space. Further research is needed to understand the overall function theme parks serve to society.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005871
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Peace, Justice and Human Rights: Constructing an Inequality Index for South Florida.
Creator: Weisner, Meagan L., Graduate College
Abstract/Description: South Florida’s racial and ethnic diversity make it an interesting, as well as significant region to examine issues of inequality. Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties represent a unique demographic and cultural milieu that composes south Florida. As part of Florida Atlantic University’s Peace, Justice and Human Rights Initiative, we are working towards creating a report card that reveals various health, social, economic and other disparities experienced by local populations....
Show moreSouth Florida’s racial and ethnic diversity make it an interesting, as well as significant region to examine issues of inequality. Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties represent a unique demographic and cultural milieu that composes south Florida. As part of Florida Atlantic University’s Peace, Justice and Human Rights Initiative, we are working towards creating a report card that reveals various health, social, economic and other disparities experienced by local populations. This project promotes a greater awareness centered on the issues of inequality by looking specifically at datasets that highlight demographic information within south Florida. Constructing a human rights report card requires an assiduous effort in locating and analyzing relevant and available data. Healthcare, education, crime and poverty were among the indicators for which data was collected. All data was gathered from various government agencies including the U.S. Census Bureau, Florida Department of Education, National Vital Statistics, among others. Statistics were then compared between the four counties, the state of Florida, and the United States to demonstrate south Florida’s current status as it relates to state and national levels of inequality. This report card highlights the various areas of socioeconomic disparities present between south Florida’s communities by analyzing county-level demographic data. The analysis of various health, social and economic data contributes towards a more comprehensive understanding of the adversities that local populations experience.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005918
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: FAU 2016 3MT® Three Minute Thesis Championship Second Runner-Up - Keith Murphy.
Creator: Murphy, Keith Richard, Graduate College
Abstract/Description: The 3MT® competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by graduate students. Developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), the exercise cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. The first 3MT® competition was held at the University of Queensland in 2008 with 160 students competing. In 2009 and...
Show moreThe 3MT® competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by graduate students. Developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), the exercise cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. The first 3MT® competition was held at the University of Queensland in 2008 with 160 students competing. In 2009 and 2010 the 3MT® competition was promoted to other Australian and New Zealand universities and enthusiasm for the concept grew. Since 2011, the popularity of the competition has increased and 3MT® competitions are now held in over 170 universities across more than 18 countries worldwide.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005392
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Video file

Title: FAU 2017 3MT® Three Minute Thesis Championship First Runner-Up - Keith Murphy.
Creator: Murphy, Keith Richard, Graduate College
Abstract/Description: The 3MT® competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by graduate students. Developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), the exercise cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. The first 3MT® competition was held at the University of Queensland in 2008 with 160 students competing. In 2009 and...
Show moreThe 3MT® competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by graduate students. Developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), the exercise cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. The first 3MT® competition was held at the University of Queensland in 2008 with 160 students competing. In 2009 and 2010 the 3MT® competition was promoted to other Australian and New Zealand universities and enthusiasm for the concept grew. Since 2011, the popularity of the competition has increased and 3MT® competitions are now held in over 170 universities across more than 18 countries worldwide.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005420
Format: Video file

Title: Audience as Stakeholders: Design Thinking vs Conventional Research.
Creator: Koppisch, Patricia, Graduate College
Abstract/Description: This proposal discusses how design thinking allows the designer to arrive at solutions that more strongly connect with the audience because the audience is made an integral part of the process.
Design thinking encompasses personal design problem solving, decision making and critical thinking. Design thinking utilizes methodologies to discover and fulfill the final requirements and goals of a project; whether designing logo or a furniture program for a highly utilized space, it is necessary to...
Show moreThis proposal discusses how design thinking allows the designer to arrive at solutions that more strongly connect with the audience because the audience is made an integral part of the process.
Design thinking encompasses personal design problem solving, decision making and critical thinking. Design thinking utilizes methodologies to discover and fulfill the final requirements and goals of a project; whether designing logo or a furniture program for a highly utilized space, it is necessary to start with design thinking. Design thinking permits the designer to become empathic with the audience for whom they are designing in order to pinpoint the problem; this includes observation and, most importantly, conversations in order to evaluate and understand the design needs. Further methodology includes researching the possible solutions to the problem as well as testing solutions with the audience in order to make successful decisions. In addition to the pragmatic results of design thinking, the continuous use of its research methodology improves important critical thinking skills central to the individual designer and the collaborations in which he or she participates.
We are aware that designers can come up with good, even great solutions without the audience; however, the inclusion of the audience as a stakeholder in the outcome is a key component of design thinking. Design thinking assists the designer in creating solutions that strongly connect with the audience because they are made an integral part of the process. This poster presentation will discuss design thinking methodologies that include the audience as stakeholders.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005154
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Embedding convex polyhedral metrics using the adiabatic isometric mapping (AIM) algorithm.
Creator: Ray, Shannon, Graduate College
Abstract/Description: Alexandrov proved that any simplicial complex homeomorphic to a sphere with strictly positive Gaussian curvature at each vertex could be isometrically embedded in three-dimensional Euclidean space as a convex polyhedron. Due to the nonconstructive nature of his proof, there have yet to be any algorithms that realize the Alexandrov Embedding in polynomial time. Following his proof, we produced the adiabatic isometric mapping AIM algorithm. The AIM algorithm is approximately quadratic in time...
Show moreAlexandrov proved that any simplicial complex homeomorphic to a sphere with strictly positive Gaussian curvature at each vertex could be isometrically embedded in three-dimensional Euclidean space as a convex polyhedron. Due to the nonconstructive nature of his proof, there have yet to be any algorithms that realize the Alexandrov Embedding in polynomial time. Following his proof, we produced the adiabatic isometric mapping AIM algorithm. The AIM algorithm is approximately quadratic in time and reproduces edge lengths up to arbitrary accuracy.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005163
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Effects of the Relationship Enhancement® Program on Social Skills, Empathy and Social Support for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Creator: Cunningham, Ali, Graduate College
Abstract/Description: An important area of research is emerging for adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders ASD with respect to the challenges they face in their social relationships. Social relationships include those that are romantic in nature such as dating, cohabitation and marriage. Researchers suggest that engaging in a healthy and happy romantic relationship has many physical and mental health benefits that contribute to improved quality of life. This study used a quasi-experimental group design to...
Show moreAn important area of research is emerging for adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders ASD with respect to the challenges they face in their social relationships. Social relationships include those that are romantic in nature such as dating, cohabitation and marriage. Researchers suggest that engaging in a healthy and happy romantic relationship has many physical and mental health benefits that contribute to improved quality of life. This study used a quasi-experimental group design to explore the effects of psychoeducation for adults with ASD. Study participants were assigned to one of two group conditions. One group received the Relationship Enhancement®RE program and the other received RE with supplements targeting specific social skills. Social skills, empathy and social support were measured pre and post intervention for participants both within and between groups.
Significant differences were found in the assessment of participants in both groups, as measured by t-tests and effect sizes in the variables of social skills t37-2.28-2.72, p.028-.029, η2.122 and empathy t37-2.31, p.027, η2.123. These differences indicate that all participants, in both groups improved in social skills and empathy from pre to post treatment. No significant differences were found among all group participants for the variable of social support. There were no significant differences between groups for the three variables measured p0.05. Overall, these results provide support for the use of RE and the targeted supplements to increase social skills and empathy among adults with ASD who are interested in engaging in romantic relationships.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005143
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A Caenorhabditis elegans Model of Age-dependent Neurodegeneration.
Creator: Jia, Kailiang, Graduate College
Abstract/Description: The probability of humans developing neurodegenerative diseases increases as one ages. So the purpose of this study is to use the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as a genetic model for determining if they develop age-dependent neuronal changes.
Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005151
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Economic Optimization Model of Distributed Combined Heat, Cooling and Power System in a Smart Home.
Creator: Moradi, Hadis, Graduate College
Abstract/Description: Smart homes are one part of smart grid and smart self generation is one of important components of smart homes. In this paper, smart production of energy in residential buildings is presented so that it brings minimum costs to the investors. CHCP technologies offer a smarter way to provide home heat, cooling and power with the added benefits of reduced environmental impact, high energy efficiency and independence from centralized power networks. An energy dispatch algorithm that minimizes the...
Show moreSmart homes are one part of smart grid and smart self generation is one of important components of smart homes. In this paper, smart production of energy in residential buildings is presented so that it brings minimum costs to the investors. CHCP technologies offer a smarter way to provide home heat, cooling and power with the added benefits of reduced environmental impact, high energy efficiency and independence from centralized power networks. An energy dispatch algorithm that minimizes the total cost of energy e.g., cost of electricity from the grid and cost of natural gas into the engine and boiler based on energy efficiency constrains for individual components is presented in this research. It is possible to buy from or sell electrical power to the electrical local utility. This system is composed of several kinds of loads electrical, thermal and cooling and energy sources external network, combined heat, power and cooling system, boiler, and chiller. A load profile is considered for a residential building and the best case with the least cost is chosen by the optimizer in each interval and then run. In addition, it determines the on and off status of CHCP, boiler and site chiller as well as their level of power, heating and cooling production. The utilization of these systems is possible by using different strategies. Three kinds of such strategies which are electrical dispatch, thermal dispatch and hybrid dispatch have been used in this paper.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005161
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Experimental Archaeology and Hominid Evolution: Establishing a Methodology for Determining Handedness in Lithic Materials as a Proxy for Cognitive Evolution.
Creator: Ruck, Lana, Graduate College
Abstract/Description: Many acknowledge that stone tool manufacture, handedness, and brain evolution are intricately linked in Homo sapiens and other hominids, and there is extensive literature on the value of lithic analysis in understanding hominid biological, cognitive, and cultural evolution. Analyses of handedness as preserved in the paleoarchaeological record, however, are rare, despite their relevance and importance to understanding structural and functional asymmetries in the human body and brain. I will...
Show moreMany acknowledge that stone tool manufacture, handedness, and brain evolution are intricately linked in Homo sapiens and other hominids, and there is extensive literature on the value of lithic analysis in understanding hominid biological, cognitive, and cultural evolution. Analyses of handedness as preserved in the paleoarchaeological record, however, are rare, despite their relevance and importance to understanding structural and functional asymmetries in the human body and brain. I will attempt to address the inherent issues in analyzing certain aspects of hominid evolution—particularly evidence of handedness as a proxy for hemispheric specialization of the brain—via experimental archaeology. Three people, including myself, assessed Acheulean handaxes and associated debitage created by two right- and two left- handed expert flintknappers using previously established methods, including: Toth’s 1985, Rugg & Mullane’s 2001, and Bargalló & Mosquera’s 2013 methods. While these publications form the basis of handedness-related lithic analysis, they have methodological inconsistencies that have lead to poor reliability and replicability. The goals of this project are to address issues within this scope of analysis, particularly the combination of expert and novice subjects and a lack of objectivity. Improving the existing methodologies will encourage analysis of fossil evidence from Paleolithic assemblages in the future. The ultimate goal of this approach is to be able to track population-level hominid handedness rates through time via preserved stone tools, and use them as a proxy for the development of human lateralities, cognitive evolution, and the acquisition of language.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005165
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: FAU Graduate College: Grad Talk, 2012-04.
Creator: Graduate College, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2012-04
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_UA00000300
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: FAU Graduate College: Grad Talk, 2012-06.
Creator: Graduate College, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2012-06
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_UA00000301
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: FAU Graduate College: Grad Talk, 2014-05.
Creator: Graduate College, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2014-05
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_UA00000314
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History
Format: Document (PDF)

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