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- Scholar's name
- Matthew Joy
- Department
- Department of Music
- Status
- Current
- joym@fau.edu
- Format
- Institutional Scholar
- Scholar's name
- Joy Longo
- Department
- Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
- Status
- Current
- jlongo5@fau.edu
- Format
- Institutional Scholar
- Scholar's name
- Joy McClellan
- Department
- School of Social Work
- Status
- Current
- jmcclel2@fau.edu
- Format
- Institutional Scholar
- Scholar's name
- Joy Woodworth
- Department
- Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Status
- Current
- woodwort@fau.edu
- Format
- Institutional Scholar
- Title
- Snowflakes out of fire: J.R.R. Tolkien's anatomy of joy.
- Creator
- Minnerly, Natasha., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
- Abstract/Description
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In "On Fairy Stories" J.R.R. Tolkien writes that joy is the "mark of the true fairy- story." Tolkien believed that joy was the defining characteristic of the genre. This joy is not just apparent in the happy ending of the fairy tale, but also in the manner in which the plot and characters show theories of joy, and the way the text itself creates joy in the reader. This paper will explore Tolkien's creation of brightness, hope, and wonder, and how these instances express a theory of joy. First...
Show moreIn "On Fairy Stories" J.R.R. Tolkien writes that joy is the "mark of the true fairy- story." Tolkien believed that joy was the defining characteristic of the genre. This joy is not just apparent in the happy ending of the fairy tale, but also in the manner in which the plot and characters show theories of joy, and the way the text itself creates joy in the reader. This paper will explore Tolkien's creation of brightness, hope, and wonder, and how these instances express a theory of joy. First I will look at the different types of joy in Tolkien's work, then the more general theories that these types express, and finally the effect the joy in the story has on the reader.
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- 2013
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3360961
- Subject Headings
- Criticism and interpretation, Criticism and interpretation, Fantasy fiction, English, Criticism and interpretation, Symbolism in literature
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The role of oppression on disruptive behaviors.
- Creator
- Longo, Joy, Dobrin, Adam L.
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3183261
- Subject Headings
- Oppression, Disruptive Behavior, Nursing, Nursing --Psychological aspects, Oppression (Psychology) --Research, Horizontal Hostility, Interpersonal Relations, Communication
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Symbiosis and exchange in multicultural spaces: A study of Nadine Gordimer and Joy Harjo.
- Creator
- Nixon, Angelique V., Florida Atlantic University, Martin, Thomas L.
- Abstract/Description
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Multicultural literature opens up unique "worlds" that allow readers to experience multicultural spaces; these works are not only representations of real-world conditions, as many critics posit, but also "possible worlds" artfully constructed that transport readers to unfamiliar places. This thesis presents an analysis of the unique symbiosis and exchange that occurs between reader and author in multicultural literature through the use of possible-worlds theory. This study shows how such...
Show moreMulticultural literature opens up unique "worlds" that allow readers to experience multicultural spaces; these works are not only representations of real-world conditions, as many critics posit, but also "possible worlds" artfully constructed that transport readers to unfamiliar places. This thesis presents an analysis of the unique symbiosis and exchange that occurs between reader and author in multicultural literature through the use of possible-worlds theory. This study shows how such texts support a complex relationship between the real and the fictional through a process I deem "multicultural symbiosis." Two strategically chosen texts are considered, each representing a different socio-political-cultural context as well as a different literary genre: Nadine Gordimer's My Son's Story, a realist novel set in South Africa; and Joy Harjo's A Map to the Next World, a historical-mystical cycle of poems and tales that draw on Native-American heritage.
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- 2002
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12921
- Subject Headings
- Gordimer, Nadine--My son's story, Harjo, Joy--Map to the next world, Pluralism (Social science) in literature, Possibility in literature
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Vignettes and Their Role in Bullying Research.
- Creator
- Demezier, Christopher, Longo, Joy, DeDenno, Michael
- Abstract/Description
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Transportation is the concept that readers become engaged when they read a story. The level of transportedness may impact the emotional response of the reader. Research shows that stories can be used to transport readers but there is a failure to identify vignettes as a viable medium. The ability of vignettes, a brief narrative without a conclusion, to transport readers is unknown. The purpose of this study is to determine if vignettes can be used to transport readers into a narrative and...
Show moreTransportation is the concept that readers become engaged when they read a story. The level of transportedness may impact the emotional response of the reader. Research shows that stories can be used to transport readers but there is a failure to identify vignettes as a viable medium. The ability of vignettes, a brief narrative without a conclusion, to transport readers is unknown. The purpose of this study is to determine if vignettes can be used to transport readers into a narrative and also to explore the link between transportation and negative affect. Each participant was presented 11 bullying vignettes sequentially and were asked to respond to the Transportation Scale and the Negative Affect Scale. Descriptive and inferential analysis were performed. The results showed that readers were transported into the bullying vignettes and that there is a slight positive correlation between transportation and negative emotions (r=.339).
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000032
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The effect of parasite infection on reproductive potential of bony fish.
- Creator
- Young, Joy M., Whittington, Jim, Graduate College, Hughes, Colin
- Abstract/Description
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Accurate predictions of population growth, including reproduction, are vital for the effective management of fisheries. However, factors effecting reproductive potential in boney fishes are not entirely understood. In several species of fish, parasite infection has been associated with decreased fecundity including fewer and smaller eggs, shortened spawning season, and decreased larval survival. We examined the effect of parasite infection and life history parameters on egg quality of 40...
Show moreAccurate predictions of population growth, including reproduction, are vital for the effective management of fisheries. However, factors effecting reproductive potential in boney fishes are not entirely understood. In several species of fish, parasite infection has been associated with decreased fecundity including fewer and smaller eggs, shortened spawning season, and decreased larval survival. We examined the effect of parasite infection and life history parameters on egg quality of 40 spawning capable female common snook, Centropomus undecimalis, collected from 3 inlets on the Atlantic coast of Florida in the summer of 2013. Egg quality was measured as fatty acid DHA, PI, and EPA composition of eggs. Six major taxons of parasites were identified: Cestoda 1 adult, 68 trypanorhyncha larvae, Copepoda 1 Lernae sp., 62 Lernanthropus sp., Digenea 1 adult, Monogenea 1 adult, Nematoda 861 Contracecum sp., and Pentastomida 36 Sebekia sp.. In addition, dead parasites of unknown taxa 262 total were counted. Parasite infracommunities were described as total number of live parasites per individual, total number of dead parasites per individual, the Shannon Wiener Index H as a measure of diversity, and the Berger-Parker Index BPI as a measure of numerical dominance. Total number of dead parasites and BPI had a significant, negative effect on percent composition of DHA of eggs. Individuals with higher amounts of dead parasites 20 were predicted to drop below a 13 DHA composition threshold needed for hatching and larval success.
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- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005174
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Paradise impaired: duality in Paradise lost.
- Creator
- Bernhard, Katherine Joy., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis examines the duality of meaning conveyed by John Milton's use of language in the epic poem, Paradise Lost, specifically repetition, pairing, alliteration and puns. Following a long tradition of close readings, especially critics RA. Shoaf and Christopher Ricks, I argue that Milton conceives the Fall of Adam and Eve as a falling into polysemy, or multiplicity of signification. Very few critics have undertaken a close reading of words that signal coupling in the poem, and their...
Show moreThis thesis examines the duality of meaning conveyed by John Milton's use of language in the epic poem, Paradise Lost, specifically repetition, pairing, alliteration and puns. Following a long tradition of close readings, especially critics RA. Shoaf and Christopher Ricks, I argue that Milton conceives the Fall of Adam and Eve as a falling into polysemy, or multiplicity of signification. Very few critics have undertaken a close reading of words that signal coupling in the poem, and their relationship to pairs and oppositions relevant to Genesis. Shoaf identifies pairs and oppositions in the poem as duals and duels, and connects them to binaries in the theology. However, he overlooks a great deal of evidence which supports his theory of the dual and the duel, and also disregards many significant examples of duality in Milton's wordplay that other critics identify, including alliterative pairs and words that convey ancient etymologies.
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- 2006
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/11595
- Subject Headings
- Criticism and interpretation, Milton, John, 1608-1674, Language, Narration (Rhetoric), Discourse analysis, Narrative, Semiotics
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Madness and mimetic violence: laughter and language in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
- Creator
- Blum , Kaitlyn Joy, Harrawood, Michael, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis seeks to consider the malevolent humor of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, particularly in light of the philosophical position that literary critic Rene Girard posits about what he refers to as mimetic desire. Girard contends that much of the basis of human interaction is the mediation between desires to imitate, and desires to annihilate. Using Girard’s critical writings as a frame of thought, I am interested in the circulation of cruelty in which the characters of this problem play...
Show moreThis thesis seeks to consider the malevolent humor of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, particularly in light of the philosophical position that literary critic Rene Girard posits about what he refers to as mimetic desire. Girard contends that much of the basis of human interaction is the mediation between desires to imitate, and desires to annihilate. Using Girard’s critical writings as a frame of thought, I am interested in the circulation of cruelty in which the characters of this problem play interact with one another. American writer W.H. Auden claimed “Twelfth Night is one of Shakespeare’s unpleasant plays”, and this thesis addresses the relationship of laughter and cruelty in Twelfth Night as the characters utilize comedy to negotiate between their simultaneous desires to imitate and destroy.
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- 2013
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003506
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Academic dishonesty in online courses: the influence of students' characteristics, perception of connectedness, and deterrents.
- Creator
- Chase, Artyce-Joy., College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to explore undergraduate students' behaviors related to academic dishonesty. Additionally, this study examined students' perceptions of their own connectedness within the online classroom, and perceptions of the effectiveness of deterrents to cheating. Participants in the study were enrolled in online courses within the College of Arts and Science at a regionally accredited for-profit university. Students enrolled at the university represent a geographic cross...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to explore undergraduate students' behaviors related to academic dishonesty. Additionally, this study examined students' perceptions of their own connectedness within the online classroom, and perceptions of the effectiveness of deterrents to cheating. Participants in the study were enrolled in online courses within the College of Arts and Science at a regionally accredited for-profit university. Students enrolled at the university represent a geographic cross section primarily within the U.S. but included students living outside the U.S. Participants were asked about their individual feelings of overall connectedness within the online classroom. Connectedness was determined using five subscales to create an overall connectedness score. The subscales were attachment, bonding, climate, connection, and engagement. Statistical tests were conducted to assess and describe any relationships between connectedness, academic dishonesty, and demographic factors. Additionally, participants provided feedback on various methods used in online classes to encourage academic honesty. This study discovered significant relationships between academic dishonesty and students' feelings of connectedness. Students' academic performance was related also to feelings of connectedness within the online classroom. Additionally, the frequency of engagement in academic dishonesty increased as the students neared graduation. The findings of this study contribute to the body of knowledge related to pedagogy and course design of online classes.
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- 2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/1927306
- Subject Headings
- Cheating (Education), Internet in education, Education, Higher, Moral and ethical aspects, Distance education, Moral and ethical aspects
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A standards-based content analysis of selected biological science websites.
- Creator
- Stewart, Joy E., College of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the biology content, instructional strategies, and assessment methods of 100 biological science websites that were appropriate for Grade 12 educational purposes. For the analysis of each website, an instrument, developed from the National Science Education Standards (NSES) for Grade 12 Life Science coupled with criteria derived from the Web-based Inquiry (WBI) for Learning Science instrument (Bodzin, 2005) and other pertinent published educational...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to analyze the biology content, instructional strategies, and assessment methods of 100 biological science websites that were appropriate for Grade 12 educational purposes. For the analysis of each website, an instrument, developed from the National Science Education Standards (NSES) for Grade 12 Life Science coupled with criteria derived from the Web-based Inquiry (WBI) for Learning Science instrument (Bodzin, 2005) and other pertinent published educational literature, was utilized. The analysis focused on elucidating the appropriateness of the biology content, instructional strategies, and assessment tools of selected websites for facilitating the biological science education of Grade 12 students. Frequencies of agreement and disagreement of the content of each selected website with criteria included in the data collection instrument were used for alignment determination of the content of each website with the NSES. Chi-square tests were performed by Microsoft Excel to determine the statistical significance of differences of actual and expected 85% frequencies of alignment of the analyzed website parameters with indicators of alignment to NSES. Chi-square tests indicated that at a 0.05 level of significance there was an overall difference between the actual and expected 85% frequencies of alignment of biology content, instructional strategies and assessment methods with website indicators of alignment with the NSES (p < 0.05). Chi-square tests also indicated that there was a significant difference between the actual and expected frequencies of alignment of analyzed categories (biology content, instructional strategies, and assessment methods) of the sampled websites with website indicators of alignment with the NSES (p < 0.05)., Major findings of this study indicated that 3 out of 4 of the analyzed content attributes, 12 out of 13 of the instructional strategies, and all the assessment methods of the researched biological science websites were less than 85% aligned with the NSES. Only 11 out of 80 (13.75%) of the analyzed websites had collective biology content, instructional strategies, and assessment methods attributes that were 85% or more aligned with the NSES. Appropriately sequenced content that fostered acquisition of fundamental biology knowledge was the only content attribute with significantly more than 85% alignment with the NSES. Provision of illustrative examples to enhance understanding of facts and/or ideas in the context of a conceptual framework was the only instructional strategies attribute that was significantly more than 85% aligned with the NSES. Alignment of website attributes with the NSES has the potential to enhance the educational value of science websites. It is hoped that the findings of this study will motivate science website designers to comply with the NSES. Hope also exists that educators will be motivated to engage in standards-based reform measures for promoting scientific literacy among students.
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- 2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2683127
- Subject Headings
- Science, Study and teaching (Secondary), Technological innovations, Science, Study and teaching (Secondary), Standards, Internet in education, Standards, Web sites, Standards
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Characterization, biosynthetic studies and subcellular localization of sterols from the marine sponge Teichaxinella morchella.
- Creator
- Williams, Amanda Joy, Florida Atlantic University, Kerr, Russell G.
- Abstract/Description
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A-nor sterols have been isolated and characterized from the marine sponge Teichaxinella morchella using High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, and Mass Spectrometry. A cell free extract of T. morchella was used to determine the biosynthetic origin of the sterols. Incubation experiments with radiolabled Farnesyl Pyrophosphate and cholesterol showed that the sterols are coming from a dietary source. Subcellular localization studies showed that the sterols are part...
Show moreA-nor sterols have been isolated and characterized from the marine sponge Teichaxinella morchella using High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, and Mass Spectrometry. A cell free extract of T. morchella was used to determine the biosynthetic origin of the sterols. Incubation experiments with radiolabled Farnesyl Pyrophosphate and cholesterol showed that the sterols are coming from a dietary source. Subcellular localization studies showed that the sterols are part of the cell membrane.
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- 2001
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12865
- Subject Headings
- Sponges, Sterols
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Factors Affecting Registered Nurses' Job satisfaction and Intent to Leave.
- Creator
- Longo, Joy, Liehr, Patricia, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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It is estimated that there will be a 20% shortage of full time equivalent registered nurses (RN) by 2015. Retention of nurses is a priority in health care, so a better understanding of factors that contribute to job satisfaction and intent to leave is needed. One possible factor is the quality of the interpersonal relationships that occur among managers, peers, and nurses. A negative quality would be acts of hostility or horizontal violence, which is nurse-to-nurse aggression. This is...
Show moreIt is estimated that there will be a 20% shortage of full time equivalent registered nurses (RN) by 2015. Retention of nurses is a priority in health care, so a better understanding of factors that contribute to job satisfaction and intent to leave is needed. One possible factor is the quality of the interpersonal relationships that occur among managers, peers, and nurses. A negative quality would be acts of hostility or horizontal violence, which is nurse-to-nurse aggression. This is theorized to be a result of oppressed group behavior. These behaviors may influence job satisfaction and the intent to stay on the job and in the profession. The overall purpose of the study was to explore relationships between horizontal violence, oppressed group behavior, job satisfaction and intent to leave a position or nursing in the next 12 months. This pilot study examined factors that influence registered nurses ' job satisfaction and intent to leave a position or nursing. Convenience sampling was used to obtain the sample of registered nurses from a BSN completion program and a Novice Nurse Initiative Program (n=99). Written stories of conflict between nurses were obtained and analyzed with linguistic analysis and word count (LIWC) software and various standardized instruments were used including the Nurses Workplace Behavior Scale (NWBS), the Organizational Climate for Caring Scale (OCCS), the Peer Group Caring Interaction Scale (PGCIS), The McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale (MMSS) and two visual analogue scales (VAS). Significant relationships were found between job satisfaction and intent to stay in a position and nursing (p<.01), oppressed group behavior and intent to stay in nursing (p<.01), oppressed group behavior and job satisfaction (p<.01). Manager and peer caring behaviors were related to intent to stay in a position and nursing (p<.01). Using stepwise multiple regression, both manager and peer caring behaviors were found to influence the relationship between job satisfaction and intent to stay in a position or nursing. The findings of this study suggest that the quality of interpersonal relationships between managers, peers and nurses can influence job satisfaction and intent to stay in a position or nursing.
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- 2007
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000622
- Subject Headings
- Nurses--Job satisfaction, Nursing services--Administration, Burn out (Psychology)--Prevention, Nurses--Job stress
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- PROPAGANDA AND THE FIXED CHOICE POINT OF VIEW.
- Creator
- FARNSWORTH, ROBIN JOY., Florida Atlantic University, Faraci, Mary
- Abstract/Description
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Various approaches have been taken toward the study of language. Prescriptive and descriptive approaches have been the most common, both assuming a set of natural language rules. The Fixed Choice point of view, evolving out of the descriptive approach, questions the nature of language rules and discovers, through the study of the word, classic, that this new point of view is also the point of view of the propagandist.
- Date Issued
- 1981
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14093
- Subject Headings
- Linguistic change.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Public and private voices in Marge Piercy's poetry: "Unlearning to not speak".
- Creator
- Ostaffe, Joy Anderson., Florida Atlantic University, Paton, Priscilla
- Abstract/Description
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Marge Piercy's poetry reflects the way her life and her feminist beliefs have changed over the years. Her public poems reflect her political views while her private poems focus on the linguistic problems encountered in male/female dialogue. In her private poems, she specifically addresses the need for men and women to communicate effectively by showing miscommunication occuring between the sexes. Her later works present a mature piercy as an equal partner in her relationships. Her public...
Show moreMarge Piercy's poetry reflects the way her life and her feminist beliefs have changed over the years. Her public poems reflect her political views while her private poems focus on the linguistic problems encountered in male/female dialogue. In her private poems, she specifically addresses the need for men and women to communicate effectively by showing miscommunication occuring between the sexes. Her later works present a mature piercy as an equal partner in her relationships. Her public poetry shows her drive to change society's view of women. Although critics often reject Piercy's militant style, she continues to push for changes in society. A study of Piercy's poetry is truly a study of linguistic styles, political changes, and male/female relationships.
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- 1995
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15130
- Subject Headings
- Piercy, Marge--Criticism and interpretation, Poetry--Women authors--History and criticism, Women and literature, Feminism and literature
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The effects of sensor mislocation in vertical arrays.
- Creator
- Joy, David Raymond., Florida Atlantic University, Glegg, Stewart A. L.
- Abstract/Description
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Knowledge of the effects of sensor mislocation is necessary for interpreting the outputs from vertical acoustic receiver arrays deployed in the ocean. The first phase of this study consists of deriving a numerical method to determine the geometric shape of a flexible array cable, anchored at its upper end and displaced by horizontal ocean currents. Analytic methods to verify the numerical method are then derived. The second phase of this study considers measurements of a simple sound source...
Show moreKnowledge of the effects of sensor mislocation is necessary for interpreting the outputs from vertical acoustic receiver arrays deployed in the ocean. The first phase of this study consists of deriving a numerical method to determine the geometric shape of a flexible array cable, anchored at its upper end and displaced by horizontal ocean currents. Analytic methods to verify the numerical method are then derived. The second phase of this study considers measurements of a simple sound source by perturbed array cables. The results are compared with those from straight cables to ascertain the effect of the sensor mislocation. These effects are evaluated in terms of array cable curvature and tilt.
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- 1990
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14595
- Subject Headings
- Underwater acoustics
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The distribution of the non-indigenous invasive Old World climbing fern, Lygodium microphyllum, in southern Florida: The relationship to abiotic and biotic variables.
- Creator
- Stewart, Joy Elaine., Florida Atlantic University, Volin, John C.
- Abstract/Description
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Old World Climbing Fern, Lygodium microphyllum is an aggressive nonindigenous plant that is on the verge of becoming a major ecological threat in South Florida. Currently, specific habitat characteristics that contribute to success or failure of its establishment are unknown. I studied the pattern of distribution of the fern in Florida's Big Cypress Swamp. Two similar forested wetland sites with high incidence of L. microphyllum infestation were assessed in order to identify broad-scale...
Show moreOld World Climbing Fern, Lygodium microphyllum is an aggressive nonindigenous plant that is on the verge of becoming a major ecological threat in South Florida. Currently, specific habitat characteristics that contribute to success or failure of its establishment are unknown. I studied the pattern of distribution of the fern in Florida's Big Cypress Swamp. Two similar forested wetland sites with high incidence of L. microphyllum infestation were assessed in order to identify broad-scale hydrological and physiographic conditions that may favor high susceptibility to L. microphyllum invasion. On each site, species richness, abundance and distribution of herbs, shrubs and trees were characterized. In addition, several parameters including elevation, substrate depth, percentage substrate water content, percentage substrate organic content, substrate texture, and photosynthetically active radiation were quantified. The patterns of distribution of L. microphyfum indicated that presence of the fern was dependent on relatively low elevation, relatively deep substrate and moderately high substrate water content.
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- 2002
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12890
- Subject Headings
- Ferns--Florida, Lygodium, Ecosystem management, Invasive plants--Florida
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Comparative studies of retinal design among sea turtles: Histological and behavioral correlates of the visual streak.
- Creator
- DeCarlo, Lisa Joy., Florida Atlantic University, Salmon, Michael, Wyneken, Jeanette
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We understand very little about the relationships between eye anatomy and visual ecology in sea turtles. Sea turtles use visual information in important contexts, such as selecting habitats, detecting predators, or locating mates or food. This study represents an effort to clarify the form/function relationship between retinal morphology and the behavioral ecology of sea turtle hatchlings. Thus, it is an important first step in relating sea turtle eye anatomy with visual ecology and relating...
Show moreWe understand very little about the relationships between eye anatomy and visual ecology in sea turtles. Sea turtles use visual information in important contexts, such as selecting habitats, detecting predators, or locating mates or food. This study represents an effort to clarify the form/function relationship between retinal morphology and the behavioral ecology of sea turtle hatchlings. Thus, it is an important first step in relating sea turtle eye anatomy with visual ecology and relating the two to sea turtle natural history. Some organisms possess retinas that contain morphologically specialized cellular areas. The "visual streak," is one such area; receptor cells and associated interneurons are concentrated in a horizontal band in the retina. Three species of sea turtles (Chelonia mydas, Caretta caretta, and Dermochelys coriacea) possess a visual streak located along the horizontal mid-line of the retina, although they differed in streak development. The differences in streak development can be related to their ecology.
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- 1998
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15548
- Subject Headings
- Sea turtles, Eye--Anatomy, Vision
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- Document (PDF)
