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Title: FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH IN PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
Creator: Benfield, Diane, Florida Atlantic University, School of Social Work, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to explore several personal and work-related variables associated with posttraumatic growth (PTG) levels in professional firefighters employed in a large fire district in south Florida. First, the researcher identified common factors in professional firefighting research that were associated with PTG in firefighters (independent variables: perceived supervisor support, occupational stress, coping style, and sense of belongingness). Second, the researcher...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to explore several personal and work-related variables associated with posttraumatic growth (PTG) levels in professional firefighters employed in a large fire district in south Florida. First, the researcher identified common factors in professional firefighting research that were associated with PTG in firefighters (independent variables: perceived supervisor support, occupational stress, coping style, and sense of belongingness). Second, the researcher determined if there was a significant relationship between these independent variables and the dependent variable (PTG). Then the researcher examined whether demographic variables identified from the literature moderated PTG in professional firefighters, such as: number of years of service, trauma history, and military history prior to joining the fire service. The sample consisted of 63 firefighters in a large Fire District in south Florida. The sample size was small and underpowered, and the response rate was low due to the concurrent eruption of the COVID-19 pandemic during the data collection period. Descriptive statistics (means, standard deviations, internal consistency, range, and bivariate correlations) and multiple regression with hierarchical entry were used to test the six proposed hypotheses. The results indicated that perceived supervisor support had a statistically significant relationship with PTG levels in the sample (p = .027). Two of the controlling variables, prior trauma and military history, showed contradictory effects than was indicated in prior research. The present study’s sample reported lower incidences of prior trauma and military history prior to joining the fire service. Clinical implications, ideas for future research, practice, and policy were discussed.
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Date Issued: 2021
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013670
Subject Headings: Fire fighters, Posttraumatic growth
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A comparison of two Florida populations of the coquina clam, Donax variabilis Say, 1822 (Bivalvia: Donacidae). II. Growth rates.
Creator: Mikkelsen, Paul S., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1985
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007123
Subject Headings: Florida, Clams, Bivalves, Donacidae, Growth
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Phosphorus-limited photosynthesis and growth of Sargassum natans and Sargassum fluitans (Phaeophyceae) in the western North Atlantic.
Creator: Lapointe, Brian E.
Date Issued: 1986
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353770
Subject Headings: Phaeophyceae, Sargassum, Photosynthesis, Growth, Phosphorus
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Development and growth of the hawk wing conch, Strombus raninus (Gmelin, 1791) in cultureconditions: egg mass to early juvenile stage.
Creator: De Jesus -Navarrete, A., Davis, Megan, Shawl, Amber L.
Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007127
Subject Headings: Strombus, Growth, Larvae, Aquaculture, Eggs
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A note on the feeding, growth and reproduction of the epipelagic scyphomedusa Pelagia noctiluca (Forskål).
Creator: Larson, R. J., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1987
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3352917
Subject Headings: Scyphozoa, Scyphomedusae, Reproduction, Feeding, Growth
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Early growth and mortality of the Caribbean king crab Mithrax spinosissimus reared in the laboratory.
Creator: Tunberg, B. G., Creswell, R. LeRoy, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1988
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3333122
Subject Headings: Spider crabs, King crabs, Growth (Biology), Mortality
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Strategies for pulsed nutrient supply to Gracilaria cultures in the Florida Keys: interactions between concentration and frequency of nutrient pulses.
Creator: Lapointe, Brian E.
Date Issued: 1985
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353768
Subject Headings: Gracilaria, Cage aquaculture, Growth, Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The effects of nitrogen and seawater flow rate on the growth and biochemical composition of Gracilaria foliifera var. angustissima in mass outdoor cultures.
Creator: Lapointe, Brian E., Ryther, John H.
Date Issued: 1979
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007004
Subject Headings: Gracilaria, Nitrogen, Seawater, Growth, Biochemistry, Algae culture
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Seasonal variation in protein: carbohydrate ratios in a subtropical estuarine alga, Gracilaria verrucosa, and the determination of nitrogen limitation status using these ratios.
Creator: Bird, Kimon T., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1984
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007018
Subject Headings: Gracilaria verrucosa, Alga, Protein, Carbohydrates, Growth
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Aging of common snook Centropomus undecimalis larvae using sagittal daily growth rings.
Creator: Tucker, John W., Jr., Warlen, S. M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1986
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3340760
Subject Headings: Centropomus undecimalis, Snook, Larvae, Centropomidae, Growth, Aging
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Some aspects of the growth and yield of Garcilaria tikvahiae in culture.
Creator: Lapointe, Brian E., Ryther, John H.
Date Issued: 1978
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3331805
Subject Headings: Gracilaria, Red algae, Algae--Growth
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Dessication tolerance of Gracilaria tikvahiae (Rhodophyta).
Creator: Hodgson, L. M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1984
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3342267
Subject Headings: Gracilaria, Rhodophyta, Red algae, Photosynthesis, Growth, Desiccation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: In situ growth rates of the scleractinian coral Oculina Varicosa occurring with zooxanthellae on 6-M reefs and without on 80-M banks.
Creator: Reed, John K.
Date Issued: 1982
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007028
Subject Headings: Florida, Oculinidae, Scleractinian corals, Growth, Zooxanthella
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Growth rates in culture of several species of Sargassum from Florida, USA.
Creator: Hanisak, M. Dennis, Samuel, M. A.
Date Issued: 1987
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3333089
Subject Headings: Sargassum, Mariculture, Growth, Seaweeds, Marine algae culture
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Title: A seasonal and latitudinal assessment of early growth rates in northern and southeastern loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta L.).
Creator: Stokes, Lesley., Florida Atlantic University, Wyneken, Jeanette
Abstract/Description: To improve our understanding of loggerhead life history, particularly factors affecting the duration of each age class and survivorship, detailed growth data must be interpreted. The purpose of this study was to investigate how temporal and spatial nest origin influence initial hatchling size and growth potential. Seasonal environmental fluctuations and maternal resource allocation could result in differential hatchling size and development. Hatchlings from ten sites from North Carolina to...
Show moreTo improve our understanding of loggerhead life history, particularly factors affecting the duration of each age class and survivorship, detailed growth data must be interpreted. The purpose of this study was to investigate how temporal and spatial nest origin influence initial hatchling size and growth potential. Seasonal environmental fluctuations and maternal resource allocation could result in differential hatchling size and development. Hatchlings from ten sites from North Carolina to Florida representing 2 subpopulations were sampled during 3 phases of the season. The largest (WT, SCL and SCW) hatchlings came from the northernmost site with initial size decreasing as latitude decreased. Turtles deposited during the earliest phase of the nesting season grew faster than those from later phases of the season. Differences in initial size and growth potential could influence early stage survivorship as a function of size-based predation, and may imply the need for separate consideration when constructing population models.
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Date Issued: 2003
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13070
Subject Headings: Loggerhead turtle--Growth, Sea turtles
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Title: MONITORING AND MODELING URBAN GROWTH PROCESS AND MEASURING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO DISASTERS IN THE COASTAL UNITED STATES.
Creator: Rifat, Shaikh Abdullah Al, Liu, Weibo, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Geosciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: Global population is increasing at an alarming rate with rapid urbanization of the earth’s land surface. Currently, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas and this number is projected to increase to 66% by 2050. Urban expansion in coastal zones is more complex due to the rapid urbanization and higher population growth. In the United States (US), more than 39% of the total population now lives in coastal counties. Although urbanization offers some advantages such as...
Show moreGlobal population is increasing at an alarming rate with rapid urbanization of the earth’s land surface. Currently, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas and this number is projected to increase to 66% by 2050. Urban expansion in coastal zones is more complex due to the rapid urbanization and higher population growth. In the United States (US), more than 39% of the total population now lives in coastal counties. Although urbanization offers some advantages such as economic development, unplanned urbanization can adversely affect our environment. Additionally, coastal communities in the US are frequently impacted by disasters. Climate change such as sea level rise could intensify these coastal disasters and impact more lives and properties. Therefore, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing, this study examines these pressing environmental challenges with the coastal US as the Study area. We first quantified the historical spatiotemporal patterns and major explanatory factors of urban expansion in the Miami Metropolitan Area during 1992 - 2016 at different spatial scales. Additionally, different urban expansion dynamics such as expansion rate, pattern, types, intensity, and landscape metrics were analyzed. Multi-level spatiotemporal analyses suggest that urban growth varied both spatially and temporally across the study area. We then measured the community resilience to coastal disasters by constructing a composite index. Additionally, spatial relationships between resilience components and disaster impacts were investigated. Results suggest that northeastern coastal communities in the US are more resilient to disasters compared to the southeastern communities. Furthermore, community resilience varies across the space and resilience components used in this study can explain disaster damages. Finally, this research also simulates and predicts three future urban growth scenarios including business as usual, planned growth, and sustainable growth in the study area. Then current and future exposures to flooding were estimated by considering different sea level rise scenarios. Results suggest that future urban areas will be developed significantly in the flood risk areas if development is not restricted in the high-risk flooding zone. Findings from this study could be useful for area-specific disaster management policy guidelines and formation of land use policy and planning.
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Date Issued: 2021
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013855
Subject Headings: Coastal Zones, Urban growth, Disasters, Remote sensing
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: EXAMINING POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH AND EASE AMONG ADULTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE TRAUMA CLUSTER OF HURRICANE DORIAN AND THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE PANDEMIC.
Creator: Levarity, Breanne R., Longo, Joy, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to assess the levels of posttraumatic growth (PTG) and ease and examine the relationship between PTG and ease among the Bahamian population who experienced a trauma cluster. A descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative design was conducted on the island of Grand Bahama, Bahamas, nearly 4 years after the trauma cluster of Hurricane Dorian and the Coronavirus disease pandemic. A convenience sampling method was adopted, and 208 adult survivors of the trauma cluster...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to assess the levels of posttraumatic growth (PTG) and ease and examine the relationship between PTG and ease among the Bahamian population who experienced a trauma cluster. A descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative design was conducted on the island of Grand Bahama, Bahamas, nearly 4 years after the trauma cluster of Hurricane Dorian and the Coronavirus disease pandemic. A convenience sampling method was adopted, and 208 adult survivors of the trauma cluster completed the survey. The 21-item Post-traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) scale and Ease Measure were used in the assessment of PTG and ease, respectively. The mean total score for the PTGI was 73.68 (SD = 21.38), and the percentage of individuals with moderate-to-high PTGI scores was 77.4%. A general linear model repeated measures test (within-subjects factor) was used to compare the average total mean scores (range 0–5) of each of the five PTG subdomains. Results revealed there was a significant difference between each of the five subdomains [F(1, 207) = 180.37, p < .001] except for the difference between “appreciation of life” (M = 3.97, SD = 1.11) and “spiritual changes” (M = 3.94, SD =1.32) which had the highest average mean scores followed by “personal strength” (M= 3.73, SD = 1.10) “new possibilities” (M = 3.26, SD = 1.20) and “relating to others” (M = 3.19, SD =1.15). The mean score for ease was 59.72 (SD = 9.25). A Pearson’s correlation revealed there was a significant but weak, positive correlation between the PTGI-total and ease r(206) = .266, p < .001. Further investigation into the relationship between PTG and ease revealed there were no significant findings for PTG according to different sociodemographic characteristics or trauma cluster outcomes. However, there were significant findings for ease according to different age groups and multiple trauma cluster outcomes. Further research is needed to continue to uncover the conditions and approaches that give rise to PTG and ease. The knowledge gained can be used to create interventions to promote positive responses that lead to improved well-being, life satisfaction, and the ability to thrive after these disastrous events.
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Date Issued: 2024
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014408
Subject Headings: Posttraumatic growth, Bahamians, Public health nursing
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Title: The effect of feeding frequency on growthof juvenile spiny lobsters, Panulirus argus (Palinuridae).
Creator: Cox, Serena L., Davis, Megan
Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007118
Subject Headings: Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, Palinuridae, Growth, Feeding
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Growth and development of domestic juvenile Nassau groupers.
Creator: Tucker, John W., Jr., Woodward, Peter N., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3340774
Subject Headings: Nassau grouper, Fishes--Growth, Fishes--Development, Epinephelus striatus
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Development, growth, and survival in the juvenile Caribbean king crab Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck) reared in the laboratory.
Creator: Tunberg, B. G., Creswell, R. LeRoy, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1991
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3336707
Subject Headings: Spider crabs, Majidae, King crabs, Carapace (Anatomy), Growth
Format: Document (PDF)

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