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AGENDA-SETTING: THE POLITICS AND POLICIES OF GROWTH CONTROL IN BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
Title
AGENDA-SETTING: THE POLITICS AND POLICIES OF GROWTH CONTROL IN BOCA RATON, FLORIDA.
Creator
COOK, PATRICIA LYNN., Florida Atlantic University, Thomas, Robert D., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
Abstract/Description
The case of Boca Raton, Florida, illustrates many of the key legal, environmental and intergovernmental issues emerging in the growth management policies of other communities. In a 1972 amendment to the city charter, the voters of Boca Raton placed an absolute limit on population and housing by a 40,000 -unit "cap" on development. The Growth Cap illustrates the expansion of an issue which began with a small group of concerned citizens who wanted to preserve the city's "low-density" character....
Show moreThe case of Boca Raton, Florida, illustrates many of the key legal, environmental and intergovernmental issues emerging in the growth management policies of other communities. In a 1972 amendment to the city charter, the voters of Boca Raton placed an absolute limit on population and housing by a 40,000 -unit "cap" on development. The Growth Cap illustrates the expansion of an issue which began with a small group of concerned citizens who wanted to preserve the city's "low-density" character. The controversy opened up multi-agendas which developed in stages. Multiple access points were available to the proponents (environmentalists and home owners) and opponents (developers and real estate interests) of the Cap. Due to both the pluralistic nature of the political system and the nature of the Growth Cap, the issue was expanded beyond the city policy agenda and came to the county and the courts.
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Date Issued
1977
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13867
Subject Headings
Political Science, General
Format
Document (PDF)
COUNTY GOVERNMENT: SOME PERCEPTIONS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Title
COUNTY GOVERNMENT: SOME PERCEPTIONS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Creator
SPEARING, JAMES MONTGOMERY., Florida Atlantic University, Thomas, Robert D., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
Abstract/Description
This thesis deals with the effects of environmental, biographical and internal structure variables on the policy roles, intergovernmental relations and cohesiveness in decision- making of Florida and Georgia county commissioners. The principal data for this study were derived from a mail questionaire survey of county commissioners. These data, along with selected biographic and demographic data, were drawn from a more extensive research effort by Dr. Robert D. Thomas, Associate Professor of...
Show moreThis thesis deals with the effects of environmental, biographical and internal structure variables on the policy roles, intergovernmental relations and cohesiveness in decision- making of Florida and Georgia county commissioners. The principal data for this study were derived from a mail questionaire survey of county commissioners. These data, along with selected biographic and demographic data, were drawn from a more extensive research effort by Dr. Robert D. Thomas, Associate Professor of Political Science, Florida Atlantic University. The findings of this study suggest that urbanization, modernization and reforms of the internal structure of county governments have not had a significant effect on the perceived policy roles or intergovernmental relations of county commissioners or on their perceived cohesiveness in voting on county issues.
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Date Issued
1976
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13815
Subject Headings
County government--Florida, County government--Georgia, County officials and employees--Florida, County officials and employees--Georgia
Format
Document (PDF)
CHAIRMEN OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION: THEIR CONCEPT OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST
Title
THE CHAIRMEN OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION: THEIR CONCEPT OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
Creator
DUL, KATHLEEN., Florida Atlantic University, Thomas, Robert D., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this research is to investigate the concepts of representation and the public interest. The specific focus is on the Chairmen of the Federal Communications Commission from 1934 to the present. The basic proposition states that when the Chairman was favorable to the broadcast industry, he would espouse a Self- Regulatory philosophy in which government regulation of the industry was at a minimum. Two types of data were used: socioeconomic data and the Chairmen's statements...
Show moreThe purpose of this research is to investigate the concepts of representation and the public interest. The specific focus is on the Chairmen of the Federal Communications Commission from 1934 to the present. The basic proposition states that when the Chairman was favorable to the broadcast industry, he would espouse a Self- Regulatory philosophy in which government regulation of the industry was at a minimum. Two types of data were used: socioeconomic data and the Chairmen's statements concerning the public interest. The Chairmen ' s perceptions of the public interest were categorized in terms of their philosophical orientations and the extent of government control they deemed necessary to implement their philosophies . The two types of data were studied in order to obtain a profile of the Chairmen and to examine their perceptions of the public interest as they related to their socio- economic data. The study concluded that the Chairmen's legal training (82 per cent are lawyers) accounted for an attitude of medition and conciliation which carried over into the way they represented the public interest. While most Chairmen espouse a Self-Regulatory philosophy, the more recent Chairmen perceive the need for a stronger government with positive rule-making powers to regulate industry.
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Date Issued
1971
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13465
Subject Headings
United States--Federal Communications Commission--History
Format
Document (PDF)
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AS SEEN BY FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATORS: LAND-USE AND WATER RESOURCE PROBLEMS
Title
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AS SEEN BY FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATORS: LAND-USE AND WATER RESOURCE PROBLEMS.
Creator
HAMM, KEITH EDWARD., Florida Atlantic University, Thomas, Robert D., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
Abstract/Description
The major purposes of this study are (1) to ascertain legislators' perceptions of intergovernmental relations for policy issues and (2) to seek an explanation for these perceptions. The central focus of this thesis is on the 1972 Florida Legislature. Specifically, the focus is on the legislators' perceptions with regard to land use and water resource problems in Florida.
Date Issued
1973
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13572
Subject Headings
Legislators--Florida--Attitudes, Land use--Law and legislation--Florida, Water resources development--Law and legislation--Florida, Water--Pollution--Law and legislation--Florida
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INTRAGOVERNMENTAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL ASPECTS OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA
Title
INTRAGOVERNMENTAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL ASPECTS OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Creator
DAVIS, NOREEN SNYDERMAN., Florida Atlantic University, Thomas, Robert D., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
Abstract/Description
This thesis was prepared to ascertain how the activities of the county, state, and federal governments, affected the attitudes of top level Broward County officials who have formal responsibilities in the area of water pollution control in Broward County. Their attitudes were determined by their responses to questions on intra-governmental and intergovernmental cooperation in both general and specific areas. The specific areas were: program development and/or implementation, sharing...
Show moreThis thesis was prepared to ascertain how the activities of the county, state, and federal governments, affected the attitudes of top level Broward County officials who have formal responsibilities in the area of water pollution control in Broward County. Their attitudes were determined by their responses to questions on intra-governmental and intergovernmental cooperation in both general and specific areas. The specific areas were: program development and/or implementation, sharing information, sharing equipment, sharing manpower, sharing funding. The findings showed that in both the general and specific areas, county officials felt the intra-county relationship to be cooperative. In all categories but that of funding, the intra-county cooperative ratings were equal to or higher than the inter-level ratings. The high intra-county cooperative rating was attributed to the homogeneity of the respondents, and to their perceptions of the nature of the county, state, and federal water pollution control programs.
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Date Issued
1972
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13474
Subject Headings
Water--Pollution--Florida--Broward County, Broward County (Fla)--Officials and employees--Attitudes
Format
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TOWARD A MORE RESPONSIBLE USE OF UNIDIMENSIONAL DETERMINISTIC SCALING
Title
TOWARD A MORE RESPONSIBLE USE OF UNIDIMENSIONAL DETERMINISTIC SCALING.
Creator
HERB, JAMES ALLAN., Florida Atlantic University, Thomas, Robert D., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the problem of employing unidimensional deterministic scaling in a multidimensional probabilistic world. The best known unidimensional deterministic scaling method is Guttman scaling. The scope of inquiry is limited to scaling with four dichotomous scale items. As a consequence of this examination, the paper offers two contributions to the study of scaling. First, it identifies two paradoxes of existing unidimensional deterministic scaling methods....
Show moreThe purpose of this thesis is to examine the problem of employing unidimensional deterministic scaling in a multidimensional probabilistic world. The best known unidimensional deterministic scaling method is Guttman scaling. The scope of inquiry is limited to scaling with four dichotomous scale items. As a consequence of this examination, the paper offers two contributions to the study of scaling. First, it identifies two paradoxes of existing unidimensional deterministic scaling methods. Second, it suggests a general framework, called segment analysis, from which to approach unidimensional deterministic scaling with dichotomous scale items.
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Date Issued
1976
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13826
Subject Headings
Psychometrics, Scale analysis (Psychology)
Format
Document (PDF)
PPARᾳ L162V underlies variation in serum triglycerides and subcutaneous fat volume in young males
Title
PPARᾳ L162V underlies variation in serum triglycerides and subcutaneous fat volume in young males.
Creator
Uthurralt, Julieta, Gordish-Dressman, Heather, Bradbury, Meg, Tesi-Rocha, Carolina, Devaney, Joseph M., Harmon, Brennan, Reeves, Erica K., Brandoli, Cinzia, Hansen, Barbara C., Seip, Richard L., Thompson, Paul D., Price, Thomas B., Angelopoulos, Theodore J., Clarkson, Priscilla M., Moyna, Niall M., Pescatello, Linda S., Visich, Paul S., Zoeller, Robert F., Gordon, Paul M., Hoffman, Eric P.
Date Issued
2007-08-16
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3327177
Subject Headings
Alleles, Exercise, Insulin Resistance --genetics, PPAR alpha --genetics, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Triglycerides, Subcutaneous Fat, PPAR alpha
Format
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Glucocorticoid Receptor (NR3C1) Variants Associate with the Muscle Strength and Size Response to Resistance Training
Title
Glucocorticoid Receptor (NR3C1) Variants Associate with the Muscle Strength and Size Response to Resistance Training.
Creator
Ash, Garrett I., Kostek, Matthew A., Lee, Harold, Angelopoulos, Theodore J., Clarkson, Priscilla M., Gordon, Paul M., Moyna, Niall M., Visich, Paul S., Zoeller, Robert F., Price, Thomas B., Devaney, Joseph M., Gordish-Dressman, Heather, Thompson, Paul D., Hoffman, Eric P., Pescatello, Linda S., Fine, Michael L
Abstract/Description
Glucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1) polymorphisms associate with obesity, muscle strength, and cortisol sensitivity. We examined associations among four NR3C1 polymorphisms and the muscle response to resistance training (RT). European-American adults (n = 602, 23.8±0.4yr) completed a 12 week unilateral arm RT program. Maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) assessed isometric strength (kg) and MRI assessed biceps size (cm^2) preand post-resistance training. Subjects were genotyped for NR3C1 -2722G>A,...
Show moreGlucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1) polymorphisms associate with obesity, muscle strength, and cortisol sensitivity. We examined associations among four NR3C1 polymorphisms and the muscle response to resistance training (RT). European-American adults (n = 602, 23.8±0.4yr) completed a 12 week unilateral arm RT program. Maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) assessed isometric strength (kg) and MRI assessed biceps size (cm^2) preand post-resistance training. Subjects were genotyped for NR3C1 -2722G>A, -1887G>A, -1017T>C, and +363A>G. Men carrying the -2722G allele gained less relative MVC (17.3 ±1.2vs33.5±6.1%) (p = 0.010) than AA homozygotes; men with -1887GG gained greater relative MVC than A allele carriers (19.6±1.4vs13.2±2.3%) (p = 0.016). Women carrying the -1017T allele gained greater relative size (18.7±0.5vs16.1±0.9%) (p = 0.016) than CC homozygotes.We found sex-specific NR3C1 associations with the muscle strength and size response to RT. Future studies should investigate whether these associations are partially explained by cortisol’s actions in muscle tissue as they interact with sex differences in cortisol production.
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Date Issued
2016-01-28
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000062
Format
Citation
Developmental Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls Interferes with Experience-Dependent Dendritic Plasticity and Ryanodine Receptor Expression in Weanling Rats
Title
Developmental Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls Interferes with Experience-Dependent Dendritic Plasticity and Ryanodine Receptor Expression in Weanling Rats.
Creator
Yang, Dongren, Kim, Kyung Ho, Phimister, Andrew, Bachstetter, Adam D., Ward, Thomas R., Stackman, Robert W., Mervis, Ronald F., Wisniewski, Amy B., Klein, Sabra L., Kodavanti, Prasada Rao S., Anderson, Kim A., Wayman, Gary, Pessah, Isaac N., Lein, Pamela J.
Date Issued
2009-03-01
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000189
Format
Citation
Choline transporter mutations in severe congenital myasthenic syndrome disrupt transporter localization
Title
Choline transporter mutations in severe congenital myasthenic syndrome disrupt transporter localization.
Creator
Wang, Haicui, Salter, Claire G, Refai, Osama, Hardy, Holly, Barwick, Katy E S, Akpulat, Ugur, Kvarnung, Malin, Chioza, Barry A, Harlalka, Gaurav, Taylan, Fulya, Sejersen, Thomas, Wright, Jane, Zimmerman, Holly H, Karakaya, Mert, Stüve, Burkhardt, Weis, Joachim, Schara, Ulrike, Russell, Mark A, Abdul-Rahman, Omar A, Chilton, John, Blakely, Randy D, Baple, Emma L, Cirak, Sebahattin, Crosby, Andrew H
Date Issued
2017-10-27
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/flvc_fau_islandoraimporter_10.1093_brain_awx249_1635361980
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Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire: an expert assessment
Title
Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire: an expert assessment.
Creator
Abbott, Benjamin W., Jones, Jeremy B., Schuur, Edward A. G., Chapin III, F. Stuart, Bowden, William B., Bret-Harte, M. Syndonia, Epstein, Howard E., Flannigan, Michael D., Harms, Tamara K., Hollingsworth, Teresa N., Mack, Michelle C., McGuire, A. David, Natali, Susan M., Rocha, Adrian V., Tank, Suzanne E., Turetsky, Merritt R., Vonk, Jorien E., Wickland, Kimberly P., Aiken, George R., Alexander, Heather D., Amon, Rainer M. W., Benscoter, Brian, Bergeron, Yves, Bishop, Kevin, Blarquez, Olivier, Bond-Lamberty, Ben, Breen, Amy L., Buffam, Ishi, Cai, Yihua, Carcaillet, Christopher, Carey, Sean K., Chen, Jing M., Chen, Han Y. H., Christensen, Torben R., Cooper, Lee W., Cornelissen, J. Hans C., de Groot, William J., DeLuca, Thomas H., Dorrepaal, Ellen, Fetcher, Ned, Finlay, Jacques C., Forbes, Bruce C., French, Nancy H. F., Gauthier, Sylvie, Girardin, Martin P., Goetz, Scott J., Goldammer, Johann G., Gough, Laura, Grogan, Paul, Guo, Laodong, Higuera, Philip E., Hinzman, Larry, Hu, Feng Sheng, Hugelius, Gustaf, Jafarov, Elchin E., Jandt, Randi, Johnstone, Jill F., Jan Karlsson, Kasischke, Eric S., Kattner, Gerhard, Kelly, Ryan, Keuper, Frida, Kling, George W., Kortelainen, Pirkko, Kouki, Jari, Kuhry, Peter, Laudon, Hjalmar, Laurion, Isabelle, Macdonald, Robie W., Mann, Paul J., Martikainen, Pertti J., McClelland, James W., Molau, Ulf, Oberbauer, Steven F., Olefeldt, David, Paré, David, Parisien, Marc-André, Payette, Serge, Peng, Changhui, Pokrovsky, Oleg S., Rastetter, Edward B., Raymond, Peter A., Raynolds, Martha K., Rein, Guillermo, Reynolds, James F., Robards, Martin, Rogers, Brendan M., Schädel, Christina, Schaefer, Kevin, Schmidt, Inger K., Shvidenko, Anatoly, Sky, Jasper, Spencer, Robert G. M., Starr, Gregory, Striegl, Robert G., Teisserenc, Roman, Tranvik, Lars J., Virtanen, Tarmo, Welker, Jeffrey M., Zimov, Sergei
Date Issued
2016-03-07
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000121
Format
Citation
Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire: an expert assessment
Title
Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire: an expert assessment.
Creator
Abbott, Benjamin W, Jones, Jeremy B, Schuur, Edward A G, Chapin III, F Stuart, Bowden, William B, Bret-Harte, M Syndonia, Epstein, Howard E, Flannigan, Michael D, Harms, Tamara K, Hollingsworth, Teresa N, Mack, Michelle C, McGuire, A David, Natali, Susan M, Rocha, Adrian V, Tank, Suzanne E, Turetsky, Merritt R, Vonk, Jorien E, Wickland, Kimberly P, Aiken, George R, Alexander, Heather D, Amon, Rainer M W, Benscoter, Brian W, Bergeron, Yves, Bishop, Kevin, Blarquez, Olivier, Ben Bond-Lamberty, Breen, Amy L, Buffam, Ishi, Cai, Yihua, Carcaillet, Christopher, Carey, Sean K, Chen, Jing M, Chen, Han Y H, Christensen, Torben R, Cooper, Lee W, Cornelissen, J Hans C, de Groot, William J, DeLuca, Thomas H, Dorrepaal, Ellen, Fetcher, Ned, Finlay, Jacques C, Forbes, Bruce C, French, Nancy H F, Gauthier, Sylvie, Girardin, Martin P, Goetz, Scott J, Goldammer, Johann G, Gough, Laura, Grogan, Paul, Guo, Laodong, Higuera, Philip E, Hinzman, Larry, Hu, Feng Sheng, Hugelius, Gustaf, Jafarov, Elchin E, Jandt, Randi, Johnstone, Jill F, Jan Karlsson, Kasischke, Eric S, Kattner, Gerhard, Kelly, Ryan, Keuper, Frida, Kling, George W, Kortelainen, Pirkko, Kouki, Jari, Kuhry, Peter, Laudon, Hjalmar, Laurion, Isabelle, Macdonald, Robie W, Mann, Paul J, Martikainen, Pertti J, McClelland, James W, Molau, Ulf, Oberbauer, Steven F, Olefeldt, David, Paré, David, Parisien, Marc-André, Payette, Serge, Peng, Changhui, Pokrovsky, Oleg S, Rastetter, Edward B, Raymond, Peter A, Raynolds, Martha K, Rein, Guillermo, Reynolds, James F, Robards, Martin, Rogers, Brendan M, Schädel, Christina, Schaefer, Kevin, Schmidt, Inger K, Shvidenko, Anatoly, Sky, Jasper, Spencer, Robert G M, Starr, Gregory, Striegl, Robert G, Teisserenc, Roman, Tranvik, Lars J, Virtanen, Tarmo, Welker, Jeffrey M, Zimov, Sergei
Date Issued
2016-03-07
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/flvc_fau_islandoraimporter_10.1088_1748-9326_11_3_034014_1632246943
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Citation