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- Title
- Modulation of adult neurogenesis in mouse models of neurodegenerative disease.
- Creator
- McCollum, Mark Harvey., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
- Abstract/Description
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Adult neurogenesis is affected in neurodegenerative diseases and also represents an important therapeutic target. The goal of this dissertation research was to test the hypothesis that regeneration of neurons and glia in the adult brain can be manipulated by neurotrophic drugs in the context of two mouse models of neurodegenerative disease : Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease.... These findings have implications for the pathophysiology of Huntington's disease and neurodegeneration...
Show moreAdult neurogenesis is affected in neurodegenerative diseases and also represents an important therapeutic target. The goal of this dissertation research was to test the hypothesis that regeneration of neurons and glia in the adult brain can be manipulated by neurotrophic drugs in the context of two mouse models of neurodegenerative disease : Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease.... These findings have implications for the pathophysiology of Huntington's disease and neurodegeneration in general. Specific alterations to the SVZ neurogenic niche parallel some of the pre-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease. This dissertation research contributes to the growing body of literature concerning the pharmacological modulation of SVZ-derived neurogenesis designed to attenuate the progressive loss of neurons in neurodegenerative diseases and perhaps delay the onset of symptoms.
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- 2012
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3355626
- Subject Headings
- Mice as laboratory animals, Huntington's chorea, Genetic aspects, Huntington's chorea, Pathophysiology, Parkinson's disease, Pathophysiology, Parkinson's disease, Genetic aspects
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Gorgeous Gold Peacocks: Exploring Masculinity in Professional Wrestling.
- Creator
- Karasick, Scott Philip, Harvey, Mark, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Sociology
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis is a historical comprehensive case study on masculinity that explores stereotypes of masculinity in professional wrestling. Working from theories about gender roles, hegemonic masculinity, misogyny (with its disdain for femininity) and heteronormativity, this study utilizes a content analysis of American professional wrestling to look at the gendered basis of how and why wrestling characters are created and how they are successful. Professional wrestlers historically have created...
Show moreThis thesis is a historical comprehensive case study on masculinity that explores stereotypes of masculinity in professional wrestling. Working from theories about gender roles, hegemonic masculinity, misogyny (with its disdain for femininity) and heteronormativity, this study utilizes a content analysis of American professional wrestling to look at the gendered basis of how and why wrestling characters are created and how they are successful. Professional wrestlers historically have created characters based in American popular cultures and specifically American gender ideologies of masculinity that are based in hetero-patriarchal cultural ideals. By looking through the history of masculinity and gender stereotypes in professional wrestling, I uncover how contemporary wrestlers are reworking these stereotypes to create new characters with changing gender inflections based on global cultural ideals, rather than American culture, demonstrating the influence global culture and the globalized wrestling community has on contemporary American wrestling.
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- 2019
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013223
- Subject Headings
- Wrestling, Masculinity, Sex role, Stereotypes (Social psychology)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The eye of the beholder: ladino and indigenous pageantry in neocolonial Guatemala.
- Creator
- Kite, Jillian, Beoku-Betts, Josephine, Harvey, Mark, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Abstract/Description
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In this thesis I utilize a feminist case study method to explore gender, race, authenticity, and nationalism in the context of globalization. Each year, Guatemala conducts two ethno-racially distinct pageants – one indigenous, the other ladina. The indigenous pageant prides itself on the authentic display of indigenous culture and physiognomies. On the contrary, during the westernized ladina pageant, contestants strive to adhere to western beauty ideals beauty and cultural norms engendered by...
Show moreIn this thesis I utilize a feminist case study method to explore gender, race, authenticity, and nationalism in the context of globalization. Each year, Guatemala conducts two ethno-racially distinct pageants – one indigenous, the other ladina. The indigenous pageant prides itself on the authentic display of indigenous culture and physiognomies. On the contrary, during the westernized ladina pageant, contestants strive to adhere to western beauty ideals beauty and cultural norms engendered by discourses of whiteness. However, when the winner advances to the Miss World Pageant, they misappropriate elements of Mayan culture to express an authentic national identity in a way that is digestible to an international audience. In the study that follows, I examine the ways in which national and international pageants are reflective of their respective levels of social and political conflict and how they serve as mechanisms of manipulation by the elite at the national and global levels.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004208, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004208
- Subject Headings
- Guatemala -- Social life and customs -- 21st century, National characteristics -- Guatemala, Racism in popular culture
- Format
- Document (PDF)
