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Title: ELECTROCATALYTIC REDUCTION OF ACETYLENE BY MOLYBDENUM-CYSTEINE AND MOLYBDENUM-EDTA COMPLEXES.
Creator: LEAZENBEE, LOUIS O., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Franklin A., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Abstract/Description: Binuclear oxo- and sulfide-bridged Mo(V)-cysteine and Mo(V)-EDTA complexes are chosen as model compounds for nitrogenase enzyme. Both groups of complexes undergo electrochemical reduction in a single four- electron step to Mo(III) dimers. The reduced binuclear Mo (III) units dissociate into catalytically active species capable of reducing the nitrogenase substrate, acetylene. Ease of dissociation increases as oxygen is replaced by sulfur in the bridging unit. Electrocatalytic reduction...
Show moreBinuclear oxo- and sulfide-bridged Mo(V)-cysteine and Mo(V)-EDTA complexes are chosen as model compounds for nitrogenase enzyme. Both groups of complexes undergo electrochemical reduction in a single four- electron step to Mo(III) dimers. The reduced binuclear Mo (III) units dissociate into catalytically active species capable of reducing the nitrogenase substrate, acetylene. Ease of dissociation increases as oxygen is replaced by sulfur in the bridging unit. Electrocatalytic reduction products of acetylene consist primarily of C2H4 and C2H6 at low partial pressures, but C4H6, C4H8, and higher hydrocarbons predominate at higher pressures. The reduction of substrate is believed to occur by a Mo(III) catalyst adsorbed on the electrode surface. A mechanism is proposed for the e lectrocatalysis, and its relationship to the enzymic catalysis is discussed.
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Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13880
Subject Headings: Electrochemical analysis, Enzymatic analysis
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Title: THE EFFICIENT MARKETS HYPOTHESIS AS IT APPLIES TO SECURITIES.
Creator: MCCARTHY, JOSEPH MICHAEL., Florida Atlantic University, Stronge, William B., College of Business, Department of Economics
Abstract/Description: This thesis deals with the efficient markets hypothesis as it applies to the securities market. The first chapter provides the various forms of the EMH and its theoretical basis. Chapter two analyzes the weak form of the EMH and the major empirical contributions concerning it. Chapter three presents the strong forms of the EMH. It is concluded on the basis of a substantial and consistent body of analysis that efficient is an accurate description of the securities market.
Date Issued: 1980
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14035
Subject Headings: Investment analysis
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Microxine, a New cdc2 Kinase Inhibitor from the Australian MarinE Sponge Microxina Species.
Creator: Killday, K. B., Yarwood, Donna, Sills, Matthew A., Murphy, Peter T., Hooper, J. N. A., Wright, Amy E.
Date Issued: 2001
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3164092
Subject Headings: Sponges, Chromatographic analysis, Spectrum analysis, Phosphoprotein Phosphatase --analysis, Nucleosides
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Title: Optimizing pretreatment for the detection of phosphorus oxyanions using ion chromatography.
Creator: Sempertegui Plaza, Tito S., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: Phosphorus (P) is required for all living organisms. Fully oxidized pentavalent (+V) is the principal form in organisms, however studies on Desulfotignum phosphitoxidans show the enzymatic metabolism of reduced P oxyanions. Thus a natural source of reduced P is expected. Geothermal waters are naturally occurring reducing environments and ion chromatography has been used for the detection of submicromolar concentrations of P, yet the detection of reduced oxyanions is complicated by fluoride...
Show morePhosphorus (P) is required for all living organisms. Fully oxidized pentavalent (+V) is the principal form in organisms, however studies on Desulfotignum phosphitoxidans show the enzymatic metabolism of reduced P oxyanions. Thus a natural source of reduced P is expected. Geothermal waters are naturally occurring reducing environments and ion chromatography has been used for the detection of submicromolar concentrations of P, yet the detection of reduced oxyanions is complicated by fluoride and hydrogen carbonate with similar elution times as hypophosphite(+I) and phosphite(+III) respectively. Studies had shown that simplifying the matrix through pretreatment with silver and sulfonic acid cartridges improves IC limits of detection (LODs). The effects of pretreatment are dependant upon the total concentration of ions in solution. The purpose of this study is to determine IC phosphorous oxyanion LODs and to maximize signals by analyzing the relationship between filtering techniques, effective concentration of P oxyanions, and total ions in the matrix.
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Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/11581
Subject Headings: Water, Analysis, Arsenic compounds, Analysis, Selenium compounds, Trace analysis
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Title: Automation of nutrient determinations in seawater using a technicon autoanalyer interfaced to an Apple II microcomputer/ISAAC data acquisition system.
Creator: Montgomery, John R., McKim, J. M., Jr., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1983
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3183669
Subject Headings: Seawater--Analysis, Seawater--Analysis--Automation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Cost analyses of energy from marine biomass.
Creator: Bird, Kimon T., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1987
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353794
Subject Headings: Biomass, Biomass energy, Cost analysis, Economic analysis
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Title: Microextraction of total lipid from mesopelagic animals.
Creator: Reisenbichler, K. R., Bailey, T. G., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1991
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353868
Subject Headings: Lipids--Analysis, Lipids--Analysis--Technique
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Title: ELECTROCATALYTIC REACTIONS OF OXO ANIONS WITH MOLYBDENUM - CATECHOL COMPLEXES.
Creator: LAHR, SUZANNE KAY, Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Franklin A., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Abstract/Description: Catalytic reductions of NO2, ClO3, and BrO3 by aqueous molybdenum-catechol complexes at pH 9 are investigated by electrochemical techniques. Binding of substrate to the molybdenum center occurs through the unshared electron pair of the substrate central atom. The molybdenum (V) and - (IV) oxidation states are catalytically active, while Mo(III) is not. A single mechanism for the reaction of Mo(V) with all three substrates is proposed, and a rate expression for this reaction is derived....
Show moreCatalytic reductions of NO2, ClO3, and BrO3 by aqueous molybdenum-catechol complexes at pH 9 are investigated by electrochemical techniques. Binding of substrate to the molybdenum center occurs through the unshared electron pair of the substrate central atom. The molybdenum (V) and - (IV) oxidation states are catalytically active, while Mo(III) is not. A single mechanism for the reaction of Mo(V) with all three substrates is proposed, and a rate expression for this reaction is derived. General features of the Mo (IV) reaction are describec. Nitrous oxide was identified by gas chromatography as a product of the Mo(V) - NO2 reaction.
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Date Issued: 1982
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14118
Subject Headings: Molybdenum--Analysis, Catechol--Analysis
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Title: Interfamilial relationships of Cactaceae within the dicot order, Caryophyllales.
Creator: Oliver, James Evans, Florida Atlantic University, Austin, Daniel F., Binninger, David, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: The position of the cactus family, Cactaceae, within the order Caryophyllales was examined by outgroup analysis of chloroplast rbcL gene sequence data. Comparative data came from 28 outgroup species in 15 families and six ingroup species. Phylogenetic Analysis with PAUP 3.1 produced twelve equally parsimonious trees; these were used to generate a strict consensus tree. MacClade 3.06 was used to refine the polytomies in the consensus tree. Analysis indicates that the Cactaceae is a...
Show moreThe position of the cactus family, Cactaceae, within the order Caryophyllales was examined by outgroup analysis of chloroplast rbcL gene sequence data. Comparative data came from 28 outgroup species in 15 families and six ingroup species. Phylogenetic Analysis with PAUP 3.1 produced twelve equally parsimonious trees; these were used to generate a strict consensus tree. MacClade 3.06 was used to refine the polytomies in the consensus tree. Analysis indicates that the Cactaceae is a monophyletic clade; moreover, these results support the work of other analyses that the sister family to Cactaceae is the Portulacaceae. Other relationships within the order are not completely consistent with previous studies. For example Molluginaceae and Caryophyllaceae occupy a central position in the cladogram; Achatocarpaceae aligns with the Amaranthaceae and Chenopodiaceae; and Basellaceae is presented as the basal family within the order. Lastly, the Jamaican cactus Opuntia spinosissima was derived from a common ancestor with the Florida Keys endemic, Opuntia corallicola.
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Date Issued: 1998
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15593
Subject Headings: Caryophyllales--Analysis, Cactus--Analysis
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Title: Automation of the S.H.I.E.L.D. methodology for system hazard analysis and resilient design.
Creator: Marcus, Anthony M., Cardei, Ionut E., Alsenas, Gabriel, Graduate College
Date Issued: 2013-04-12
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361327
Subject Headings: System analysis, System design
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Title: “A box of wires” a grounded theory approach to synthpop.
Creator: Suarez, Michael S., Graduate College
Date Issued: 2013-04-12
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361361
Subject Headings: Synthpop (Music), Musical analysis
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Reduced path systems and super-edge-graceful trees.
Creator: Gottipati, Chenchu B., Locke, Stephen C., Graduate College
Date Issued: 2013-04-12
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361301
Subject Headings: Mathematics, Path analysis
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Title: Variations in the spectral signature of a subtropical estuarine inlet.
Creator: Thompson, M. John
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3358621
Subject Headings: Spectral analysis, Estuaries
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: EXCITATION OF EDGE WAVES ON AN EXPONENTIAL BEACH.
Creator: LIU, JONG-YU., Florida Atlantic University, Lin, Newman K., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Abstract/Description: Edge waves are the longshore, trapped waves; their amplitude diminishes exponentially seaward from the shoreline. Ursell [1] has shown that there is a family of edge wave solutions of the shallow water equations, and Ball [2] provided a normal mode solution for the exponential beach. This study investigated, experimentally, the excitation of edge waves on a concave exponential beach by waves normally incident on the beach. The experimental investigation included the study of edge wave...
Show moreEdge waves are the longshore, trapped waves; their amplitude diminishes exponentially seaward from the shoreline. Ursell [1] has shown that there is a family of edge wave solutions of the shallow water equations, and Ball [2] provided a normal mode solution for the exponential beach. This study investigated, experimentally, the excitation of edge waves on a concave exponential beach by waves normally incident on the beach. The experimental investigation included the study of edge wave frequency, amplitude and particle motions. The results indicated that resonance occurs under suitable conditions for edge wave excitation. Viscosity, nonlinearity and defraction at the beach sidewalls reduced agreement between experiments and theory. The effects of these parameters on edge waves should be explored in more detail in further research.
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Date Issued: 1985
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14280
Subject Headings: Ocean waves--Analysis
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Title: ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION OF A BINUCLEAR OXO-BRIDGED IRON(III) COMPLEX WITH THE SCHIFF BASE LIGAND, N,N'-ETHYLENEBIS-(SALICYLIDENEIMINATE).
Creator: WENK, SANDRA E., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: The elect;rochemical reduction of Fe2(salen)2O at a platinum electrode in dimethylsulfoxide is investigated using the techniques of cyclic voltammetry, controlled potential coulometry and chronoamperometry. The effects of concentration and addition of a proton source on the reduction mechanisrn are investigated. The reduction proceeds by two related mechanisms. At short-times, Fe2(salen)2O is reduced by two sequential one-electron steps producing an Fe(III)Fe(II) dimer and an unstable Fe(II)...
Show moreThe elect;rochemical reduction of Fe2(salen)2O at a platinum electrode in dimethylsulfoxide is investigated using the techniques of cyclic voltammetry, controlled potential coulometry and chronoamperometry. The effects of concentration and addition of a proton source on the reduction mechanisrn are investigated. The reduction proceeds by two related mechanisms. At short-times, Fe2(salen)2O is reduced by two sequential one-electron steps producing an Fe(III)Fe(II) dimer and an unstable Fe(II) dimer. At long-times the mixed-valence dimer reacts leading to transfer of 1.5 electrons per Fe2 unit. Mechanisms consistent with the experimental data are proposed involving the formation of a tetrameric structure.
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Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13866
Subject Headings: Electrochemistry, Electrochemical analysis
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Title: EXAMINATION OF PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE USING DIFFERENT TRADING RULES.
Creator: HENNIGS, GABRIEL PEREZ., Florida Atlantic University, Redman, Milton, College of Business, Department of Economics
Abstract/Description: This thesis uses a fundamentalist approach to portfolio selection similar to that proposed by Benjamin Graham. The purpose is to examine the existence of undervalued securities and to test a methodology designed to identify those that could be considered superior investments. The model designed to select, combine and evaluate performance on risk adjusted basis takes into consideration fundamental principles of modern portfolio theory. Specifically, this analysis evaluates the informational...
Show moreThis thesis uses a fundamentalist approach to portfolio selection similar to that proposed by Benjamin Graham. The purpose is to examine the existence of undervalued securities and to test a methodology designed to identify those that could be considered superior investments. The model designed to select, combine and evaluate performance on risk adjusted basis takes into consideration fundamental principles of modern portfolio theory. Specifically, this analysis evaluates the informational contribution of price earnings ratios, earnings growth and dividend payments. The hypothesis tested is that undervalued securities selected under the conditions here proposed can produce performance results consistently superior than those of a strategy based on passively holding a market portfolio.
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Date Issued: 1984
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14228
Subject Headings: Portfolio management, Investment analysis
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Title: An Experimental Study of an Information-Based Complexity Metric.
Creator: Danaher, Mary Schindlbeck, Florida Atlantic University, Coulter, Neal S., Harold, Frederick G., Munson, John C.
Abstract/Description: Through a small contained environment, this study evaluates an information-based complexity metric theory and its relationship to the effort expended in constructing a program. The metric, which calculates the amount of information present in a program specification, determines the specification's complexity measure. The observed measures of programmer effort were the numbers of keystrokes, insertions, deletions, and runs needed to complete the program specification. It was theorized that a...
Show moreThrough a small contained environment, this study evaluates an information-based complexity metric theory and its relationship to the effort expended in constructing a program. The metric, which calculates the amount of information present in a program specification, determines the specification's complexity measure. The observed measures of programmer effort were the numbers of keystrokes, insertions, deletions, and runs needed to complete the program specification. It was theorized that a program with a higher complexity value than that of another program will require more programmer resources to complete. A significant relationship between the metric and the number of keystrokes was found.
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Date Issued: 1987
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14412
Subject Headings: Computer programs, Multivariate analysis
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Title: RAMAN SPECTRA OF ZIRCONIA CERAMICS.
Creator: KIM, JAE HOON, Florida Atlantic University, Medina, Fernando D., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Physics
Abstract/Description: Raman spectroscopy was used to investigate how phase structure and phase stability of zirconia mixtures depend on temperature, type and concentration of added rare earth oxides, and fabrication process. All 8wt% yttria samples exhibited the tetragonal structure between 300 and 10 K. The TZP sample, prepared under pressure and fully hardened, exhibited the most completely stabilized tetragonal structure. The plasma coating process did not improve the stability of the tetragonal structure....
Show moreRaman spectroscopy was used to investigate how phase structure and phase stability of zirconia mixtures depend on temperature, type and concentration of added rare earth oxides, and fabrication process. All 8wt% yttria samples exhibited the tetragonal structure between 300 and 10 K. The TZP sample, prepared under pressure and fully hardened, exhibited the most completely stabilized tetragonal structure. The plasma coating process did not improve the stability of the tetragonal structure. Adding ceria to zirconia did not completely stabilize the tetragonal structure, while adding alumina actually destabilized it. Mode Gruneisen parameters, obtained from changes in frequency for yttria samples with different concentration, agreed with published results under pressure, except for one Eg mode. The negative value obtained for this mode was ascribed to changes in cation-anion interactions. The temperature dependence of the linewidth for this mode was quantitatively explained by cubic anharmonic interactions.
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Date Issued: 1987
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14401
Subject Headings: Zirconium oxide, Spectrum analysis
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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)
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Title: FACTOR ANALYSIS AS A TECHNIQUE FOR ECONOMICS.
Creator: ISLEY, PHYLLIS W., Florida Atlantic University, Stronge, William B., College of Business, Department of Economics
Abstract/Description: This thesis focuses on factor analysis as a technique. It thus includes a survey of the various factor mode ls, their theory and mathematical development, a survey of its previous use for empirical studies in economics, and empirical tests of sensitivity of alternative factor techniques. From the results of the sensitivity test it was concluded that different factor techniques yield very similar results and that factor techniques are of value for empirical studies in economics.
Date Issued: 1974
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13650
Subject Headings: Factor analysis, Economics, Mathematical
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