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- CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AMONG REGIONAL MANIFESTATIONS OF HOPEWELL: A CULTURAL-ECOLOGICAL APPROACH.
- Creator
- WILLIAMS, WILLIAM STANLEY JR., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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Four regional manifestations of Hopewell were selected on the basis of readily available evidence. These regional manifestations were compared to note their similarities and differences. Similarities were readily explained by commonality of participation in the Hopewell Cult. Differences were explained in terms of the type of environment to which each regional manifestation was subjected. These differences in complexity led to a definition of Hopewell more consistent with the evidence at hand...
Show moreFour regional manifestations of Hopewell were selected on the basis of readily available evidence. These regional manifestations were compared to note their similarities and differences. Similarities were readily explained by commonality of participation in the Hopewell Cult. Differences were explained in terms of the type of environment to which each regional manifestation was subjected. These differences in complexity led to a definition of Hopewell more consistent with the evidence at hand, and were the result of the use of the Cultural Ecological approach as an explanatory model. Cultural ecology, through the use of theories provided by Steward and others, gives us tools by which culture and culture change can be studied and perhaps general laws can be developed. The most important factor of cultural ecology is the relationship of technology and environment. The above regional manifestations were studied in terms of technology and environment and their relationship forms the basis for the evidence in the thesis.
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- 1975
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13745
- Subject Headings
- Hopewell culture, Human ecology
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- CAROTENOID PIGMENTATION AND METABOLISM IN THE BLUE CRAB, CALLINECTES SAPIDUS RATHBUN.
- Creator
- Louda, J. William, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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Carotenoid composition, tissue distribution, deposition in the exoskeleton, and assimilation were studied in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Carotenoids identified were: alpha-carotene; beta-carotene; lutein; 'carcinoxanthin'; isocryptoxanthin; echinenenone; canthaxanthin; astaxanthin; and, astaxanthin esters. Tentative identification was made for a-carotene, 8-carotene-monoepoxide, and phoenicoxanthin. The occurrence of 'carcinoxanthin', in high concentration, in antennae and eyestalks,...
Show moreCarotenoid composition, tissue distribution, deposition in the exoskeleton, and assimilation were studied in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Carotenoids identified were: alpha-carotene; beta-carotene; lutein; 'carcinoxanthin'; isocryptoxanthin; echinenenone; canthaxanthin; astaxanthin; and, astaxanthin esters. Tentative identification was made for a-carotene, 8-carotene-monoepoxide, and phoenicoxanthin. The occurrence of 'carcinoxanthin', in high concentration, in antennae and eyestalks, is noted and discussed. Hepatopancreas yields mainly Bcarotene, with more oxidized 'intermediates' and astaxanthin being localized in the hypodermis. Exoskeletal carotenoids, both free and conjugated to protein, were shown to be bound to chitin. Exoskeletal carotenoprotein was shown to contain free astaxanthin as the only carotenoid present. External coloration was analyzed and the underlying pigments identified. Starved crabs with carotenoid-depleted hepatopancreas were shown to assimilate beta-carotene, but not astaxanthin, from test diets. Possible metabolic pathways and functions of carotenoids in Crustacea are discussed.
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- 1978
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13918
- Subject Headings
- Crustacea--Physiology, Carotenoids
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE CONSTRUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A VISIBLE RANGE SPECTROPHOTOMETER FOR HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY.
- Creator
- Helmick, Robert William, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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An inexpensive visible range spectrophotometer of good instructional value is prepared as a means of introducing instrumental analysis to the high school chemistry curriculum. Design and details of construction of the spectrophotometer are presented and five standard spectrophotometric experiments are adapted for high school chemistry. The five experiments are used to correlate results obtained with the inexpensive spectrophotometer to those obtained with a commercial spectrophotometer, the...
Show moreAn inexpensive visible range spectrophotometer of good instructional value is prepared as a means of introducing instrumental analysis to the high school chemistry curriculum. Design and details of construction of the spectrophotometer are presented and five standard spectrophotometric experiments are adapted for high school chemistry. The five experiments are used to correlate results obtained with the inexpensive spectrophotometer to those obtained with a commercial spectrophotometer, the Bausch and Lomb Spectronic 20.
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- 1974
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13666
- Subject Headings
- Chemistry--Study and teaching (Secondary), Spectrophotometry
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A NEURAL INHIBITION MODEL OF THE P(300) COMPONENT OF THE AVERAGED EVOKED POTENTIAL.
- Creator
- WILLIAMS, CATHY SUZANNE, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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Visual and auditory evoked potentials were studied in a selective attention paradigm similar to that of Posner and Boies (1971) wherein a visual letter-matching task was interrupted by auditory probes on selected trials. A neural inhibition model of the P300 component was proposed which generated the hypothesis that the P300 component in response to auditory probes would be greatest in amplitude to probes which occurred between the two to-be-remembered test letters and smaller in amplitude to...
Show moreVisual and auditory evoked potentials were studied in a selective attention paradigm similar to that of Posner and Boies (1971) wherein a visual letter-matching task was interrupted by auditory probes on selected trials. A neural inhibition model of the P300 component was proposed which generated the hypothesis that the P300 component in response to auditory probes would be greatest in amplitude to probes which occurred between the two to-be-remembered test letters and smaller in amplitude to probes which occurred before the presentation of the first test letter. General support for the neural inhibition model was found, however, systematically shifting prestimulus baselines were also observed within these time intervals thereby raising the possibility that the differences in P300 amplitudes were due to nonspecific changes in the general arousal level of the subject. It was also found that instruction-induced differences in response speed affected the amplitude of the evoked potential components in a way which could most parsimoniously be attributed to shifts in general arousal.
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- 1980
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14032
- Subject Headings
- Evoked potentials (Electrophysiology), Electroencephalography
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- STUDY OF A PHOTOACOUSTIC CELL FOR USE AS AN OPTICAL POWER METER.
- Creator
- GUTHRIE, RICHARD WILLIAM, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The thesis first discusses the history of the photoacoustic effect, concentrating on the early history and recent investigations of the effect in solids. It then develops the theoretical description of a cell with the front window replaced with a thermally-conductive opaque membrane. The dissertation then describes the experiments performed using this and other cell designs and analyzes the results to show that the data are consistent with the theory. Finally, the system performance as a...
Show moreThe thesis first discusses the history of the photoacoustic effect, concentrating on the early history and recent investigations of the effect in solids. It then develops the theoretical description of a cell with the front window replaced with a thermally-conductive opaque membrane. The dissertation then describes the experiments performed using this and other cell designs and analyzes the results to show that the data are consistent with the theory. Finally, the system performance as a photodetector is analyzed and recommendations for improvements and future investigations made. The Appendix describes the conventional (Rosencwaig-Gersho) theory.
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- 1983
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14150
- Subject Headings
- Optoacoustic spectroscopy
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- MEIOFAUNA OF THE BEACH-TO-REEF ZONE ON THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST.
- Creator
- WILLIAMS, MICHAEL LINDSAY, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The composition, abundance, and horizontal and vertical distribution of meiofauna in adjacent carbonate and non-carbonate habitats on the Southeast Florida coast were studied in summer (July, 1974) and winter (February, 1975). At the non-carbonate transect, density ranged from 3.1 to 77.3 x 10^4 /m^2, and at the carbonate transect from 3.4 to 102.0 x 10^4 /m^2 On both transects, densities were higher in summer and lower in winter; seasonal changes was attributed to both temperature and...
Show moreThe composition, abundance, and horizontal and vertical distribution of meiofauna in adjacent carbonate and non-carbonate habitats on the Southeast Florida coast were studied in summer (July, 1974) and winter (February, 1975). At the non-carbonate transect, density ranged from 3.1 to 77.3 x 10^4 /m^2, and at the carbonate transect from 3.4 to 102.0 x 10^4 /m^2 On both transects, densities were higher in summer and lower in winter; seasonal changes was attributed to both temperature and sediment changes. Over 50% of the meiofauna were found in the top 2 cm and over 90% in the top 7 cm of substrate. Penetration was deeper in the non-carbonate sediments than in the carbonate sediments. Nematodes and harpacticoid copepods dominated most stations year-round. Subtidal stations on the carbonate substrate displayed greater meiofaunal diversity than did those in the non-carbonate substrate. The subtidal carbonate habitats have greater densities than most previously studied non-carhonate habitats. The correlation of meiofaunal density with five sediment parameters is discussed.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1975
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13765
- Subject Headings
- Interstitial animals--Florida
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- MODE COUPLING IN A BEAM PLASMA.
- Creator
- FREDERICK, LAWRENCE WILLIAM, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The collective coordinate treatment of mode coupling in a beam plasma is investigated by computer simulation. Two methods are derived generalized and programmed. The programming is done for a two mode, one species, stationary plasma. The first method integrates the second order collective Lagrangian equations for the mode amplitudes. This method neglects the plasma temperature and coupling is not observed. The second method integrates the first order Hamiltonian equations for the mode...
Show moreThe collective coordinate treatment of mode coupling in a beam plasma is investigated by computer simulation. Two methods are derived generalized and programmed. The programming is done for a two mode, one species, stationary plasma. The first method integrates the second order collective Lagrangian equations for the mode amplitudes. This method neglects the plasma temperature and coupling is not observed. The second method integrates the first order Hamiltonian equations for the mode amplitudes and their canonical momentum. This takes account of the plasma temperature and coupling is observed. A perturbation theory approach is then suggested which would smooth out the detail of the mode interactions and shorten the calculation time.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1972
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13485
- Subject Headings
- Coupled mode theory
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- MODE-MODE COUPLING IN AN ELECTRON BEAM PLASMA.
- Creator
- ELKMAN, WILLIAM ROBERT., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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A coherent nonlinear wave-wave coupling effect which is consistent with a more complete description of damping effects of a plane wave disturbance of a finite plasma initially spatially uniform and Maxwellian in velocity space is considered. A smeared out ion background is assumed and the coupling between the ions and electrons is neglected. A self consistent field and collective coordinate approach is used to obtain a dispersion relation for mode coupling in a plasma. The equations for the...
Show moreA coherent nonlinear wave-wave coupling effect which is consistent with a more complete description of damping effects of a plane wave disturbance of a finite plasma initially spatially uniform and Maxwellian in velocity space is considered. A smeared out ion background is assumed and the coupling between the ions and electrons is neglected. A self consistent field and collective coordinate approach is used to obtain a dispersion relation for mode coupling in a plasma. The equations for the amplitudes and the frequencies are solved numerically both by direct time integration and by a perturbation method for two and three modes. The perturbation method solutions are obtained for the n mode equations. The perturbation equations for two modes are solved analytically. For the two mode case the resulting coupling shows that the energy oscillates between the modes and that the periodicity of the amplitudes and the frequencies is associated with the initial parameters. Energy feeding between the modes is also observed for three or more modes. However, phase mixing occurs for more than two modes.
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- 1973
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13593
- Subject Headings
- Coupled mode theory, Electron beams
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THERMAL STRUCTURE OF CONVECTING CARBON-OXYGEN CORES.
- Creator
- ROWLAND, WILLIAM COLWELL., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The evolution of the carbon-oxygen cores of intermediate mass stars immediately prior to and following carbon ignition is described. The thermal consequences of the convectively driven URCA process are considered in detail and applied to these cores following carbon ignition to determine their thermal. We found, as did Paczynski and Ergma, and Couch and Arnett, that a global thermal balance and stability is possible for some models. Unlike the previous investigators, however, we found that...
Show moreThe evolution of the carbon-oxygen cores of intermediate mass stars immediately prior to and following carbon ignition is described. The thermal consequences of the convectively driven URCA process are considered in detail and applied to these cores following carbon ignition to determine their thermal. We found, as did Paczynski and Ergma, and Couch and Arnett, that a global thermal balance and stability is possible for some models. Unlike the previous investigators, however, we found that some models were possibly unstable due to local heating at the edge of the convective region. The implications for intermediate mass stars burning carbon are potentially serious, as these stars naturally evolve into the region occupied by these unstable models.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1975
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13740
- Subject Headings
- Thermal analysis, Stars--Evolution, Supernovae
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER'S MYSTICISM.
- Creator
- TURBEVILLE, WILLIAM JACKSON., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
- Abstract/Description
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An analysis of Isaac Bashevis Singer's writing will show a strong vein of mystical thought. While deeply indebted to the traditions of Jewish mysticism, Singer goes beyond the traditional in his search for mystical insight. The passionate sensuality, the use of the supernatural, and the pantheistic qualities all speak of a non-conforming individual. From the worldly naive but spiritually wise simpleton of "Gimpel the Fool" to the tormented Job-like seeker of The Slave, Singer's mysticism both...
Show moreAn analysis of Isaac Bashevis Singer's writing will show a strong vein of mystical thought. While deeply indebted to the traditions of Jewish mysticism, Singer goes beyond the traditional in his search for mystical insight. The passionate sensuality, the use of the supernatural, and the pantheistic qualities all speak of a non-conforming individual. From the worldly naive but spiritually wise simpleton of "Gimpel the Fool" to the tormented Job-like seeker of The Slave, Singer's mysticism both takes from traditional religion and explores new ground. Some critics have seen I.B. Singer as a rash of contradictions, but these seeming contradictions all fit into the elements of his mysticism.
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- 1981
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14057
- Subject Headings
- Singer, Isaac Bashevis,--1904---Criticism and interpretation
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- RECURRING ARCHETYPES IN RALPH ELLISON'S "INVISIBLE MAN.".
- Creator
- WILLIAMS, ELNORA WALLACE., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
- Abstract/Description
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Four mythical archetypes--the fool, the scapegoat, the trickster and the temptress--appear in the initiation experiences which Ralph Ellison's hero undergoes during his mythical search for Selfhood. The hero functions primarily as the wise fool who is continually duped into various initiation processes by the trickster figure. The trickster officiates at each of these ceremonies. At the completion of each initiation the hero becomes the scapegoat and is cast out of his immediate surroundings...
Show moreFour mythical archetypes--the fool, the scapegoat, the trickster and the temptress--appear in the initiation experiences which Ralph Ellison's hero undergoes during his mythical search for Selfhood. The hero functions primarily as the wise fool who is continually duped into various initiation processes by the trickster figure. The trickster officiates at each of these ceremonies. At the completion of each initiation the hero becomes the scapegoat and is cast out of his immediate surroundings into new surroundings and into the hands of a new trickster. The temptress acts as a pseudo-anima force as she attempts to lure the hero-initiate away from his true quest--union with the universal feminine forces and ultimate self-knowledge. Ellison's hero experiences four, such initiation periods, each of which acts as a springboard to a new experience and the hero's eventual union with the Jungian "anima."
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- 1978
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13904
- Subject Headings
- Ellison, Ralph--Invisible man
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Isolation and characterization of chlorophyll and carotenoids in Florida Bay: Phytoplankton, microphytobenthos and sediments.
- Creator
- Loitz, Joseph William, Florida Atlantic University, Louda, J. William
- Abstract/Description
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An analysis of the waters, microphytobenthos, and carbonate marl sediments of Florida Bay was performed using ion-paired RP-HPLC-PDA for chemotaxonomic characterization of past and present photoautotrophic, communities. Application of regression formulae was determined to be applicable for the waters, microphytobenthos, and surficial sediments (0--5 cm) of Florida Bay using chemotaxonomic principles. Loss of chemotaxonomically important pigments with depth prevented similar application in...
Show moreAn analysis of the waters, microphytobenthos, and carbonate marl sediments of Florida Bay was performed using ion-paired RP-HPLC-PDA for chemotaxonomic characterization of past and present photoautotrophic, communities. Application of regression formulae was determined to be applicable for the waters, microphytobenthos, and surficial sediments (0--5 cm) of Florida Bay using chemotaxonomic principles. Loss of chemotaxonomically important pigments with depth prevented similar application in deeper strata (>5 cm), however, past oxic and anoxic trends could be determined. Sedimentary alteration of pigments are characterized by: rapid conversion of chlorophylls-alpha and bacteriochlorophylls-alpha to their respective pheophytins-alpha, creation of a 'carotenoid diol-cluster', equilibrium isomerization of beta-carotene (15-cis and trans), and rapid conversion of pyropheophorbide-alpha to cyclopheophorbide-alpha. An abundant presence of pyropheophorbide-alpha steryl/hopanoid esters and an unusual relationship between organic carbon and water content providing the sediments with polymeric characteristics were also found.
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- 1999
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15734
- Subject Headings
- Marine sediments--Florida--Florida Bay, Carotenoids--Analysis, Chlorophyll--Analysis
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Heading in the right direction: the behavior and brain mechanisms of directional navigation.
- Creator
- Williams, Sidney Beth., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
- Abstract/Description
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The mechanisms that rodents employ to navigate through their environment have been greatly studied. Cognitive mapping theory suggests that animals use distal cues in the environment to navigate to a goal location (place navigation). However, others have found that animals navigate in a particular direction to find a goal (directional navigation). The rodent brain contains head direction cells (HD cells) that discharge according to the head direction of the animal. Navigation by heading...
Show moreThe mechanisms that rodents employ to navigate through their environment have been greatly studied. Cognitive mapping theory suggests that animals use distal cues in the environment to navigate to a goal location (place navigation). However, others have found that animals navigate in a particular direction to find a goal (directional navigation). The rodent brain contains head direction cells (HD cells) that discharge according to the head direction of the animal. Navigation by heading direction is disrupted by lesions of the anterodorsal thalamic nuclei (ADN), many of which are HD cells. Aim 1 tested whether male C57BL/6J mice exhibit direction or place navigation in the Morris water maze. Aim 2 tested the effects of temporary inactivation of the ADN on directional navigation. Together, these data indicate that C57BL/6J mice also exhibit preference for directional navigation and suggest that the ADN may be crucial for this form of spatial navigation.
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- 2009
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/186774
- Subject Headings
- Mice as laboratory animals, Animal navigation, Spatial behavior in animals, Cognition in animals
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Women's rape avoidance: an evolutionary psychological perspective.
- Creator
- McKibbin, William F., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
- Abstract/Description
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Women have recurrently faced the adaptive problem of rape over evolutionary history. Little research has investigated the potential evolved psychological mechanisms for rape avoidance that women may possess. Here I review evolutionary perspectives on rape avoidance. I follow this review with the results of two studies conducted to design a measure of women's rape avoidance, known as the Rape Avoidance Inventory (RAI). Study 1A included 99 women who self-reported acts they do or might do...
Show moreWomen have recurrently faced the adaptive problem of rape over evolutionary history. Little research has investigated the potential evolved psychological mechanisms for rape avoidance that women may possess. Here I review evolutionary perspectives on rape avoidance. I follow this review with the results of two studies conducted to design a measure of women's rape avoidance, known as the Rape Avoidance Inventory (RAI). Study 1A included 99 women who self-reported acts they do or might do specifically to avoid being raped. Study 1B included 144 women who filled out a preliminary inventory of rape avoidance behaviors. I used their responses to construct the RAI. In Study 3, I develop and test a number of hypotheses derived from evolutionary psychological theory, using data derived from the sample of women in Study 1B. I conclude by discussing limitations and possible future directions for rape avoidance research.
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- 2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/1927315
- Subject Headings
- Rape, Psychological aspects, Sex differences (Psychology), Women, Violence against, Rape victims, Public opinion, Man-woman relationships, Evolutionary psychology
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Investigating variability of biogenic gas dynamics in peat soils using high temporal frequency hydrogeophysical methods.
- Creator
- Wright, William J., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
- Abstract/Description
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Peat soils are known to be a significant source of atmospheric greenhouse gasses. However, the releases of methane and carbon dioxide gasses from peat soils are currently not well understood, particularly since the timing of the releases are poorly constrained. Furthermore, most research work performed on peatlands has been focused on temperate to sub-arctic peatlands, while recent works have suggested that gas production rates from low-latitude peat soils are higher than those from colder...
Show morePeat soils are known to be a significant source of atmospheric greenhouse gasses. However, the releases of methane and carbon dioxide gasses from peat soils are currently not well understood, particularly since the timing of the releases are poorly constrained. Furthermore, most research work performed on peatlands has been focused on temperate to sub-arctic peatlands, while recent works have suggested that gas production rates from low-latitude peat soils are higher than those from colder climates. The purpose of the work proposed here is to introduce an autonomous Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) method for investigating the timing of gas releases from peat soils at the lab scale utilizing samples originating from Maine and the Florida Everglades, and at the field scale in a Maine peatland. Geophysical data are supported by direct gas flux measurements using the flux chamber method enhanced by timelapse photography, and terrestrial LiDAR (TLS) monitoring surface deformation.
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- 2013
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361256
- Subject Headings
- Gas dynamics, Wetland ecology, Soil permeability, Estuarine sediments, Ground penetrating radar, Hydrogeology, Geophysics
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Quantifying the energetic cost of disorientation in loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtle hatchlings.
- Creator
- Williams, Sean., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
- Abstract/Description
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The photopollution of beaches caused by artificial light sources can interfere with sea turtle hatchlings' ability to orient properly towards the sea. Exhaustion due to extended disorientation crawling may then increase hatchling mortality. This study evaluated the energetic consequences of long-distance crawls in green and loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings. Turtles crawled for 200 m or 500 m on a treadmill, followed by a 30 minute evaluation of swim performance. Metabolic activity was...
Show moreThe photopollution of beaches caused by artificial light sources can interfere with sea turtle hatchlings' ability to orient properly towards the sea. Exhaustion due to extended disorientation crawling may then increase hatchling mortality. This study evaluated the energetic consequences of long-distance crawls in green and loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings. Turtles crawled for 200 m or 500 m on a treadmill, followed by a 30 minute evaluation of swim performance. Metabolic activity was quantified via measures of blood glucose, blood lactate, and oxygen consumption. No significant changes in metabolism resulted from long-distance crawling activity in loggerheads ; however, loggerheads rested for extended periods of time during the crawl trials, often unresponsive to stimuli. This behavior implies that loggerhead hatchlings would be vulnerable to predation or temperature stress due to exhaustion from extended periods of crawling. Further data is required to draw any significant conclusions about long-term disorientatin crawling in green hatchlings.
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- 2012
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3356891
- Subject Headings
- Sea turtles, Nests, Protection, Sea turtles, Life cycles, Animal behavior, Predation (Biology)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- ARTIFACTS IN ARCHAEOLOGY: A CARIBBEAN CASE STUDY.
- Creator
- KEEGAN, WILLIAM FRANCIS., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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The term artifact denotes a framework for conceptualizing the physio-chemical modification of environmentally occurring raw materials by human, cultural processes. This thesis examines the categories of artifact analysis, and integrates these into a development sequence. This sequence represents the processes which pattern all artifacts. They can be summarized as occurring at four stages: (1) selection of raw materials; (2) construction techniques; (3) artifact use and function; (4) formation...
Show moreThe term artifact denotes a framework for conceptualizing the physio-chemical modification of environmentally occurring raw materials by human, cultural processes. This thesis examines the categories of artifact analysis, and integrates these into a development sequence. This sequence represents the processes which pattern all artifacts. They can be summarized as occurring at four stages: (1) selection of raw materials; (2) construction techniques; (3) artifact use and function; (4) formation of the archaeological record. The result of this integration is a heuristic model that recognizes the unity and complexity of cultural materials, and provides a base for processual studies. A separate part of this thesis employs Strombus gigas shell artifacts from the prehistoric cultures of the Caribbean to indicate the utility of the artifact development sequence as a theoretical conceptualization.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1981
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14072
- Subject Headings
- Antiquities, Caribbean Area--Antiquities, Analysis, Strombus gigas
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- MEDALS OF CONQUEST IN CALUSA FLORIDA.
- Creator
- MCGOUN, WILLIAM ELLIOTT., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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An interesting collection of small wooden or metal objects, bearing a design which has not yet been interpreted satisfactorily, has been found at sites scattered throughout the Calusa and Okeechobee subareas of the Glades archaeological area and extending northward into the Kissimmee Area. These objects, which usually bear circles and-or a cross on their upper zone and "teardrops" and what looks like a stylized mouth on their lower zone, lend support to the contention that the 16th Century...
Show moreAn interesting collection of small wooden or metal objects, bearing a design which has not yet been interpreted satisfactorily, has been found at sites scattered throughout the Calusa and Okeechobee subareas of the Glades archaeological area and extending northward into the Kissimmee Area. These objects, which usually bear circles and-or a cross on their upper zone and "teardrops" and what looks like a stylized mouth on their lower zone, lend support to the contention that the 16th Century Calusa were a conquest society. This in turn casts further doubt upon the utility of traditional classificatory systems in defining the nature of an individual culture. Specifically, the data support the belief that the shift from egalitarianism to stratification is more significant than the shift from kinship control to territorial control.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1981
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14051
- Subject Headings
- Calusa Indians--Antiquities, Florida--Antiquities
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- An American way to talk: forums as civic education in the 1930s.
- Creator
- Keith, William, Jack Miller Forum, Department of Political Science, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Date Issued
- 2009-01-30
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT186663p
- Subject Headings
- Civics -- Study and teaching -- United States, Adult education -- United States, Political socialization -- United States
- Format
- Set of related objects
- Title
- Bleeding roots: the absence and evidence of the lynched black female body.
- Creator
- Williams, Tinea., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
- Abstract/Description
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Scholars of the literary depictions of lynching have given the majority of their attention to the emasculation of the black male, but the representation of the black female lynch victim has been overlooked. My thesis examines the deaths of black women that had the same effect as lynching practices used against men. This specific literary form of lynching will concentrate on two plays: Mary P. Burrill's They That Sit in Darkness (1919) and Marita Bonner's Exit: An Illusion (1929) and two...
Show moreScholars of the literary depictions of lynching have given the majority of their attention to the emasculation of the black male, but the representation of the black female lynch victim has been overlooked. My thesis examines the deaths of black women that had the same effect as lynching practices used against men. This specific literary form of lynching will concentrate on two plays: Mary P. Burrill's They That Sit in Darkness (1919) and Marita Bonner's Exit: An Illusion (1929) and two novels by Toni Morrison, Beloved and Sula. Considering the contours of these black female deaths we can expand the traditional definition of lynching to include the black female lynch victim. The aspects that make her death a lynching are encased in more subtleties than a traditional definition of lynching allows for, and less visible.
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- 2009
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/199329
- Subject Headings
- African Americans, Crimes against, Lynching in literature, African Americans in literature, Race relations, History and criticism
- Format
- Document (PDF)