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- Scholar's name
- Rosha McCoy
- Department
- Department of Integrated Medical Science
- Status
- Current
- mccoyr@health.fau.edu
- Format
- Institutional Scholar
- Title
- Funeral oration on the death of Hon. Daniel Webster : delivered at a commemoration in the Presbyterian church, Ballston Spa, N.Y., Monday evening, November 8, 1852 by Prof. Amasa McCoy.
- Creator
- McCoy, Amasa, Moody, Charles C. P. (Charles Cotesworth Pinckney) 1869
- Abstract/Description
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Funeral oration on the death of Honorable Daniel Webster. Notes: Edition statement from Preface. First published in the New York Express--cf. Preface. Page [30] blank. Cover title enclosed in mourning border. FAU copy has original printed gray wrappers; side stitched with cord.
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb16f28
- Subject Headings
- Webster, Daniel -- 1782-1852 -- Death and burial, Eulogies -- 1853, Eulogies -- New York (State) -- Ballston Spa -- 19th century, Funeral sermons -- 1853, Orators -- United States -- Biography, Politicians -- Massachusetts -- Biography, Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography, Legislators -- United States -- Biography, Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century
- Format
- E-book
- Title
- The Effects of Globalization on Early Childhood Education in China.
- Creator
- McCoy, Kaitlyn, Fewkes, Jacqueline H., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Abstract/Description
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In this study I provide an examination of the varying effects of globalization that have impacted early childhood education programs, teaching methods, and other aspects of the pre-primary learning system in regions dominated by two of China’s ethnic minorities: Uyghur and Tibetan, compared to the impacts on Han area preschools. I look at non-Chinese early childhood education methods such as Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP), Montessori teaching, and bilingualism, and evaluate their...
Show moreIn this study I provide an examination of the varying effects of globalization that have impacted early childhood education programs, teaching methods, and other aspects of the pre-primary learning system in regions dominated by two of China’s ethnic minorities: Uyghur and Tibetan, compared to the impacts on Han area preschools. I look at non-Chinese early childhood education methods such as Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP), Montessori teaching, and bilingualism, and evaluate their prevalence in the different regions. To investigate this topic I use both historical sources and online data from preschools in China.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003649
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Her Own House.
- Creator
- Vann, Kim McCoy, Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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This collection of eight short stories explores the themes of nonconformity, selfacceptance, and transformation. Characters confront religious, racial, and moral issues, which result in overcoming some internal or external challenge. The stories are told with magical, satirical, and traditional story-telling elements. For example, "The Liberation of Mammy" is about a slave who uses her secret pancake recipe to cause a distraction that allows her to escape from bondage; "Her Own House," is...
Show moreThis collection of eight short stories explores the themes of nonconformity, selfacceptance, and transformation. Characters confront religious, racial, and moral issues, which result in overcoming some internal or external challenge. The stories are told with magical, satirical, and traditional story-telling elements. For example, "The Liberation of Mammy" is about a slave who uses her secret pancake recipe to cause a distraction that allows her to escape from bondage; "Her Own House," is inspired by the biblical burning bush story; and "Notes on a Video Honey" is the story of a young girl who doesn't complete! y understand or approve of her mother's decision to degrade herself by being mere eye candy in rap videos. Worlds similar to our own and worlds that are exaggerations of our own are intended to guide readers to ideas they may have never before considered.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000974
- Subject Headings
- Short stories--Collections, Symbolism in literature, Self in literature
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE COMPETING ROLES OF LEGAL AND SOCIAL OPPRESSION ON BLACK AMERICANS.
- Creator
- McCoy, Katherine Wilson, Dario, Lisa, Florida Atlantic University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, College for Design and Social Inquiry
- Abstract/Description
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It is an axiom among both researchers and the public that American perceptions of the police are racially divided. Previous studies have traditionally focused on interracial perceptions, and have found support for social variables (e.g. education) and legal variables (e.g. prior arrest). The current study seeks to determine if legal oppression or social oppression are better predictors of negative attitudes toward the police among a sample of black university students. Ordinary least squares...
Show moreIt is an axiom among both researchers and the public that American perceptions of the police are racially divided. Previous studies have traditionally focused on interracial perceptions, and have found support for social variables (e.g. education) and legal variables (e.g. prior arrest). The current study seeks to determine if legal oppression or social oppression are better predictors of negative attitudes toward the police among a sample of black university students. Ordinary least squares regression seeks determine which set of factors better predict police perceptions. This intra-racial examination allows future research to parse nuances among police perceptions in the black community. The implications of these results and future directions are discussed, in particular for the continued development of a black criminology (Unnever, Gabbidon, & Chouhy, 2019).
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- 2019
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013430
- Subject Headings
- African Americans, Police--Public opinion, Oppression (Psychology), Racism in criminology
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- EFFECTS OF HOST POPULATION FRAGMENTATION AND ISOLATION ON THE GENETIC STRUCTURE OF AN OBLIGATE ENDOPARASIT.
- Creator
- Maggio, Garrett J., McCoy, Michael W., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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Pleurogonius malaclemys is a digenean trematode with a life cycle that begins in Ilyanassa obsoleta as a first and second intermediate host and Malaclemys terrapin as a definitive host. The fluke matures and reproduces within terrapins and, therefore, relies on terrapins for dispersal. Thus, we hypothesized that the genetic structure of flukes would reflect contemporary changes in the connectivity of terrapin populations. Flukes were sampled by dissecting mudsnails collected from eight sites...
Show morePleurogonius malaclemys is a digenean trematode with a life cycle that begins in Ilyanassa obsoleta as a first and second intermediate host and Malaclemys terrapin as a definitive host. The fluke matures and reproduces within terrapins and, therefore, relies on terrapins for dispersal. Thus, we hypothesized that the genetic structure of flukes would reflect contemporary changes in the connectivity of terrapin populations. Flukes were sampled by dissecting mudsnails collected from eight sites along the eastern United States. Following amplification of the COI mitochondrial marker, 21 haplotypes were identified and a high degree of structure was detected. We propose that this suggests the parasite could serve as a tool for monitoring terrapin populations. This study sets a foundation for the genetic diversity of the fluke, and provides a first step towards developing the species as a proxy for studying terrapin population size, connectivity, and health, which may help conserve both species.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014214
- Subject Headings
- Trematoda, Endoparasitic flukes, Terrapins, Host-parasite relationships
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- SINGING FROGS, WORMY INTERLOPERS, AND HUNGRY CANNIBALS: AN INVESTIGATION OF COMPLEX LIFE CYCLES AND MULTI HOSTPARASITE INTERACTIONS.
- Creator
- Goodnight, Sarah R., McCoy, Michael W., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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Complex life cycles are common across parasite taxa and frequently require trophic transfer of parasites from prey to predator; however, studies on parasite-host interactions often neglect variation in parasite life histories. Here I use two focal freshwater digenetic trematode species, Halipegus occidualis tongueworms and Haematoloechus complexus lungworms, as an empirical system to investigate how parasite life history traits drive host-parasite interactions across the life cycle. To...
Show moreComplex life cycles are common across parasite taxa and frequently require trophic transfer of parasites from prey to predator; however, studies on parasite-host interactions often neglect variation in parasite life histories. Here I use two focal freshwater digenetic trematode species, Halipegus occidualis tongueworms and Haematoloechus complexus lungworms, as an empirical system to investigate how parasite life history traits drive host-parasite interactions across the life cycle. To examine how parasite life history and host ecology influence parasite genetic patterns, I characterized the genetic diversity of within-host infrapopulations, as well as overall population genetic structure, of sympatric tongueworm and lungworm populations. Infection load and genetic diversity of host-level parasite infrapopulations increased with host trophic level, highlighting the benefits of trophic transfer and multihost life cycles. Concurrently, first intermediate host population dynamics and dispersal ability played a role in predicting population-level parasite genetic diversity and structure.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014250
- Subject Headings
- Host-Parasite Interactions, Parasites--Life cycles, Parasites--Genetics, Cannibalism in animals
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- TROPHIC INTERACTIONS OF OCTOPUS VULGARIS AND THE IMPACTS OF PLASTIC LEACHATE OLEAMIDE.
- Creator
- Hair, Madelyn A., McCoy , Michael, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Marine Science and Oceanography, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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Octopus predation and species selection contribute to community structure in benthic habitats, where plastic pollution accumulates. This study investigated how the bioactive plastic additive oleamide alters trophic interactions and behaviors of the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) and its prey. We quantified activity budgets and trophic interactions for octopuses and multiple prey types (hermit crabs, free-living crabs, bivalves, and gastropods) before and after exposure to oleamide. Our...
Show moreOctopus predation and species selection contribute to community structure in benthic habitats, where plastic pollution accumulates. This study investigated how the bioactive plastic additive oleamide alters trophic interactions and behaviors of the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) and its prey. We quantified activity budgets and trophic interactions for octopuses and multiple prey types (hermit crabs, free-living crabs, bivalves, and gastropods) before and after exposure to oleamide. Our analysis suggested that some taxa (octopuses and hermit crabs) exhibit more active behaviors during oleamide exposure. Free living crabs responded primarily to the threat of octopus predation, while other taxa did not show clear behavioral responses. Exposure to oleamide increased trophic interactions and the probability of mobile prey taxa being observed on the same side of the aquarium as the octopus, thus increasing the opportunity for predation. Our results support previous research showing that plastic leachates can impair decision-making, making prey more susceptible to predation.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014278
- Subject Headings
- Common octopus, Predation (Biology), Plastics--Environmental aspects
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING MOLLUSK PREDATION BY DUROPHAGOUS PREDATORS.
- Creator
- Jaworski, Natalia K., McCoy, Michael W., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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By regulating the abundance of prey populations, predators can directly and indirectly influence food web interactions in ways that influence ecosystem function. Predator functional responses quantify how predator foraging rate changes with prey abundance. Due to the large numbers of individuals needed for these experiments, most studies are conducted on small, abundant taxa. Consequently, we know relatively little about the functional responses of many marine taxa, especially those that are...
Show moreBy regulating the abundance of prey populations, predators can directly and indirectly influence food web interactions in ways that influence ecosystem function. Predator functional responses quantify how predator foraging rate changes with prey abundance. Due to the large numbers of individuals needed for these experiments, most studies are conducted on small, abundant taxa. Consequently, we know relatively little about the functional responses of many marine taxa, especially those that are large and highly mobile. We present a novel method for studying predator foraging behaviors by integrating two innovative approaches: passive acoustics to document the occurrence of underwater predation events in concert with a recently developed statistical method that uses the times between predation events to estimate functional response parameters. We demonstrate and expand on the application of these methods by quantifying the shape of the predator functional responses for whitespotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) preying on hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria).
Show less - Date Issued
- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014252
- Subject Headings
- Predator-prey interactions, Predation (Biology), Mollusks, Ecology
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- IMPACTS OF ROTATIONAL IMPOUNDMENT MANAGEMENT (RIM) AND SUMMER DRAWDOWNS ON THE MIGRATIONS OF JUVENILE FISHES IN INDIAN RIVER LAGOON MOSQUITO CONTROL IMPOUNDMENTS.
- Creator
- Reinhard, Rachel, McCoy, Michael, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Marine Science and Oceanography, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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Impoundments in the Indian River Lagoon, originally built to control saltmarsh mosquitoes, led to the isolation of fish nursery habitats. Rotational Impoundment Management (RIM) aims to mitigate this by hydrologically reconnecting impoundments during mosquito non-breeding seasons. However, current practices may not effectively facilitate juvenile fish emigration. This study incorporates summer openings (drawdowns) of culverts into RIM to improve the emigration of juvenile tarpon and snook....
Show moreImpoundments in the Indian River Lagoon, originally built to control saltmarsh mosquitoes, led to the isolation of fish nursery habitats. Rotational Impoundment Management (RIM) aims to mitigate this by hydrologically reconnecting impoundments during mosquito non-breeding seasons. However, current practices may not effectively facilitate juvenile fish emigration. This study incorporates summer openings (drawdowns) of culverts into RIM to improve the emigration of juvenile tarpon and snook. Tagged fish were monitored with RFID technology for 18 months in four impoundments. The abundance and size distribution of tarpon and snook populations differed among impoundments, reflecting variations in habitat structure and water quality. Summer drawdowns did not significantly increase emigration rates. However, tarpon detections increased during closed-culvert periods in all impoundments, and snook detections increased in one impoundment. Despite low emigrations, the study offers insight into the behavior of juvenile fish in these impoundments and suggests ways to enhance their nursery functionality.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2024
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014468
- Subject Headings
- Surface impoundments, Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon), Fisheries, Aquatic sciences
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE ON THE UPTAKE, RETENTION, AND TROPHIC TRANSFER OF MICROPLASTICS IN BENTHIC COMMUNITIES.
- Creator
- Davis, Brianna D., McCoy, Michael W., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Marine Science and Oceanography, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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Microplastics are a ubiquitous pollutant that has emphasized major concern for several benthic ecosystems and for the species that inhabit them especially as temperatures have begun to warm at an exponential rate. This study has investigated the abundance and trophic transfer intensity of microplastics through exposure experimentation to two different benthal organisms, the stone crab (Menippe mercenaria) and hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), under three different temperature gradients....
Show moreMicroplastics are a ubiquitous pollutant that has emphasized major concern for several benthic ecosystems and for the species that inhabit them especially as temperatures have begun to warm at an exponential rate. This study has investigated the abundance and trophic transfer intensity of microplastics through exposure experimentation to two different benthal organisms, the stone crab (Menippe mercenaria) and hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), under three different temperature gradients. Within a laboratory setting, hard clams were exposed to a concentration of different sizes and types of microplastics in three different temperatures to observe the accumulation rate of these particles from direct ingestion. The exposed clams were then fed to predatory stone crabs from the Indian River Lagoon, under the same three temperature treatments, to detect MP trophic transfer. To examine the disposition of ingested plastics, histology and fluorescent microscopy were used to quantify the locations and numbers of microplastics in the tissues.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2024
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014521
- Subject Headings
- Microplastics, Temperature, Mercenaria mercenariacc, Menippe mercenaria
- Format
- Document (PDF)
