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- Scholar's name
- Gerald Sim
- Department
- School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
- Status
- Current
- gsim@fau.edu
- Format
- Institutional Scholar
- Title
- “Carole Lombard as silent spectacle”.
- Creator
- Kiriakou, Olympia, Sim, Gerald
- Date Issued
- 2012-04-06
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3350909
- Subject Headings
- Silent films, Motion picture actors and actresses, Film criticism, Epic films --History and criticism, Motion pictures --United States --Plots, themes, etc., Lombard, Carole, 1908-1942, Silent films --History and criticism, Comedy films --History and criticism
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Women’s Representation in Contemporary Hollywood Film Culture.
- Creator
- Trujillo, Michelle, Sim, Gerald, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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See Her is a found footage montage that identifies the issue of women’s representation in contemporary Hollywood film culture. It analyzes different ways that spectatorship develops through the division of the film into four sections of which three analyze film from the perspective of Laura Mulvey, Mary Ann Doane, and Linda Williams. These three sections also approach the representation of women as a sociological issue of oppression as discussed by sociologist Patricia Hill Collins. The last...
Show moreSee Her is a found footage montage that identifies the issue of women’s representation in contemporary Hollywood film culture. It analyzes different ways that spectatorship develops through the division of the film into four sections of which three analyze film from the perspective of Laura Mulvey, Mary Ann Doane, and Linda Williams. These three sections also approach the representation of women as a sociological issue of oppression as discussed by sociologist Patricia Hill Collins. The last section serves as a speculative vision of the future of female representation in Hollywood Film Culture. While this film is critical on the current state of representation, it presents hope for a more equal future.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005215
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- “A Woman’s Place”: Myth, Body, and Nation in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale.
- Creator
- García, Madeline Elizabeth, Sim, Gerald, Miller, Andrea, Florida Atlantic University, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis investigates the role of myth in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Through an analysis of concepts such as the body and nation, I investigate the mythical underpinnings of gender, race, social reproduction, and capitalism in Gilead as well as the veritable history of oppression and imperialism in the United States that informs the Gileadean imaginary. I interrogate myth’s utility in creating nations and worlds, real or imagined, and the mechanisms of myth that make this possible. Using...
Show moreThis thesis investigates the role of myth in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Through an analysis of concepts such as the body and nation, I investigate the mythical underpinnings of gender, race, social reproduction, and capitalism in Gilead as well as the veritable history of oppression and imperialism in the United States that informs the Gileadean imaginary. I interrogate myth’s utility in creating nations and worlds, real or imagined, and the mechanisms of myth that make this possible. Using the works of authors such as Roland Barthes, Kalindi Vora, Achille Mbembe, and others, I read The Handmaid’s Tale series as a text that reveals how truth can be distorted by myth but can be demythologized to belie intention, historically contextualize, and inspire resistance. Written in the midst and wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, this thesis is also a meditation on auto-ethnographic and textual resistance.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2022
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014111
- Subject Headings
- Women's studies, Gender Studies
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Accelerated Testing Protocol for Durability of Roller Compacted Recycled Aggregate Concrete (RCRAC).
- Creator
- Fraser, Jamie Barbara, Sobhan, Khaled Dr., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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With the growing environmental concerns related to the ever increasing waste disposal problem in the US, the utilizing of recycled materials in Civil Engineering construction has become an attractive option, which not only supports the concept of green buildings, but can also bring about economic savings by conserving natural resources and landfill spaces. However, the questionable long-term performance of recycled materials often hinders the widespread use in structural applications. The...
Show moreWith the growing environmental concerns related to the ever increasing waste disposal problem in the US, the utilizing of recycled materials in Civil Engineering construction has become an attractive option, which not only supports the concept of green buildings, but can also bring about economic savings by conserving natural resources and landfill spaces. However, the questionable long-term performance of recycled materials often hinders the widespread use in structural applications. The primary focus of this study was to develop accelerated aging/testing protocols for predicting the durability of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC), Type I Portland Cement, and up to 50% fly ash replacement. Accelerated aging was accomplished by curing the specimens at elevated temperatures regimes for specific durations. Stiffness-time master curves were constructed using Time-Temperature Superposition (TTS) and Stepped Isothermal Method (SIM) based on the Arrhenius Equation. All the methods demonstrated that the stiffness decreased with time regardless of the amount of fly ash. The Arrhenius method allowed stiffness prediction up to an equivalent age of 14,000 hours developed from short-term tests lasting up to 144 hours. It was also found that SIM and TTS provide equitable results, potentially reducing the number of specimens and testing time for durability prediction.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012517
- Subject Headings
- Joints (Engineering)--Testing, High strength concrete--Testing, Concrete--Mechanical properties--Testing, Concrete construction, Cement composites--Testing
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A comparative study of the impact of two treatments on attitudes toward persons with disabilities.
- Creator
- Kenyon, Rochelle Adrienne., Florida Atlantic University, Guglielmino, Lucy M.
- Abstract/Description
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Two types of sensitivity training designed to improve attitudes toward persons with disabilities were administered and their effects compared. Sensitivity training using discussion and role playing alone was compared with sensitivity training using discussion, role playing, and simulation. A quasi experimental pretest posttest nonequivalent control group design was used to evaluate the effects of treatment. Subjects were 72 6th and 7th grade students. They responded to the Attitude Toward...
Show moreTwo types of sensitivity training designed to improve attitudes toward persons with disabilities were administered and their effects compared. Sensitivity training using discussion and role playing alone was compared with sensitivity training using discussion, role playing, and simulation. A quasi experimental pretest posttest nonequivalent control group design was used to evaluate the effects of treatment. Subjects were 72 6th and 7th grade students. They responded to the Attitude Toward Disabled Persons Scale Form O prior to treatment as a measure of attitudes toward persons with disabilities. All of the experimental group subjects participated in the first session using discussion and role playing (DRP). The first posttest (Form A) was administered one week after treatment. During week two, half the students from DRP were randomly assigned to become the second experimental group which participated in a disability simulation in addition to the discussion and role playing (DRP + SIM). During week three, both experimental groups (DRP and DRP + SIM) were administered the second posttest (Form B). The control group (CTL) received no treatment, but was pre- and posttested similarly. In each of six two-way ANCOVAs, treatment plus one of the demographic variables (gender, grade level in school, minority status, degree of prior contact with persons having disabilities, nature of relationship with person who is disabled, and amount of knowledge on disabilities) were between-subjects factors, time was a within-subjects factor, pretest score was the covariate, and posttest scores were the outcome measure. Since the Bonferroni procedure was used to maintain the overall Type 1 error rate at.05, p values less than.0083 were considered statistically significant. Findings included a main effect for treatment in five of six tests, with the exception of amount of knowledge. DRP + SIM had significantly higher posttest scores than DRP or CTL. None of the main effects for demographic variables or interactions between treatment and demographic variables were found to be statistically significant. A post hoc Scheffe test indicated significantly higher mean scores for subjects receiving the disability simulation than for any other group. A disordinal treatment by time interaction was found for all six ANCOVAs. All statistically significant results were also practically significant (eta^2= .11-.50). Suggestions for further research, including a person with disabilities as co-facilitator in disability awareness programs, instituting periodic reinforcement, and conducting follow-up studies of attitude change over time.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1995
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12430
- Subject Headings
- People with disabilities, People with disabilities--Attitudes
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- MAPPING MITOCHONDRIAL NUMBER AND MORPHOLOGY IN THE BRAINS OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER MODELS OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE.
- Creator
- Murphy, Regina, Macleod, Gregory, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Abstract/Description
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Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of people around the world, although it is more common in individuals aged 60 years or older. PD is associated with the degeneration of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra. While the underlying cause of neuronal degeneration is poorly understood, mitochondrial dysfunction is a common feature of the cell pathology. Geneticallyencoded fluorescent probes were used to label the mitochondria in wildtype Drosophila...
Show moreParkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of people around the world, although it is more common in individuals aged 60 years or older. PD is associated with the degeneration of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra. While the underlying cause of neuronal degeneration is poorly understood, mitochondrial dysfunction is a common feature of the cell pathology. Geneticallyencoded fluorescent probes were used to label the mitochondria in wildtype Drosophila melanogaster and those genetically manipulated to model PD. Brains were dissected, immunolabeled, and their mitochondria were imaged using structured illumination microscopy (SIM). Mitochondrial number was determined, as well as the sphericity and surface area quantified. This characterization of mitochondrial number and morphology in wildtype Drosophila created a baseline for comparison to Drosophila that over-express the wildtype human α-synuclein protein which is associated with PD.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00032
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A SMALL WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER FOR NUMERICAL SIMULATION VALIDATION.
- Creator
- Johnson, Westin, Hill, Terje, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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Wave energy converters (WECs) are marine renewable energy devices designed to harness the potential and kinetic energy present in waves and convert it into electrical energy. This energy can then be stored or directed to power coastal cities or offshore installations. This thesis discusses a small-scale (~2m diameter) wave energy converter developed to gather open-water performance data for validating the numerical simulation of a 4-body oscillating body type WEC design. This WEC underwent...
Show moreWave energy converters (WECs) are marine renewable energy devices designed to harness the potential and kinetic energy present in waves and convert it into electrical energy. This energy can then be stored or directed to power coastal cities or offshore installations. This thesis discusses a small-scale (~2m diameter) wave energy converter developed to gather open-water performance data for validating the numerical simulation of a 4-body oscillating body type WEC design. This WEC underwent numerical simulation using both WEC-Sim and ProteusDS, and these results were subsequently compared to the in-water testing data to validate the accuracy of the simulation. This research was conducted as part of the REU program in Marine Renewable Energy at FAU.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2024
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00307
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Dosimetric Consequences of the Parotid Glands Using CT-To-CBCT Deformable Registration During IMRT For Late Stage Head And Neck Cancers.
- Creator
- Conill, Annette L., Selvaraj, Raj, Kalantzis, Georgios, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Physics
- Abstract/Description
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Patients receiving Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for late stage head and neck (HN) cancer often experience anatomical changes due to weight loss, tumor regression, and positional changes of normal anatomy (1). As a result, the actual dose delivered may vary from the original treatment plan. The purpose of this study was (a) to evaluate the dosimetric consequences of the parotid glands during the course of treatment, and (b) to determine if there would be an optimal timeframe...
Show morePatients receiving Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for late stage head and neck (HN) cancer often experience anatomical changes due to weight loss, tumor regression, and positional changes of normal anatomy (1). As a result, the actual dose delivered may vary from the original treatment plan. The purpose of this study was (a) to evaluate the dosimetric consequences of the parotid glands during the course of treatment, and (b) to determine if there would be an optimal timeframe for replanning. Nineteen locally advanced HN cancer patients underwent definitive IMRT. Each patient received an initial computerized tomography simulation (CT-SIM) scan and weekly cone beam computerized tomography (CBCT) scans. A Deformable Image Registration (DIR) was performed between the CT-SIM and CBCT of the parotid glands and Planning Target Volumes (PTVs) using the Eclipse treatment planning system (TPS) and the Velocity deformation software. A recalculation of the dose was performed on the weekly CBCTs using the original monitor units. The parameters for evaluation of our method were: the changes in volume of the PTVs and parotid glands, the dose coverage of the PTVs, the lateral displacement in the Center of Mass (COM), the mean dose, and Normal Tissue Complication Probability (NTCP) of the parotid glands. The studies showed a reduction of the volume in the PTVs and parotids, a medial displacement in COM, and alterations of the mean dose to the parotid glands as compared to the initial plans. Differences were observed for the dose volume coverage of the PTVs and NTCP of the parotid gland values between the initial plan and our proposed method utilizing deformable registration-based dose calculations.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004491
- Subject Headings
- Cancer -- Radiation therapy, Head -- Cancer -- Treatment, Medical physics, Neck -- Cancer -- Treatment, Radiation dosimetry
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Durability prediction of recycled aggregate concrete under accelerated aging and environmental exposure.
- Creator
- Gonzalez, Lillian, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering
- Abstract/Description
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This study is to compare the performance of recycled aggregate concrete and the impact of up to 50% cement replacement with fly ash on durability. Water content, sieve analysis, standard and modified compaction tests were performed to assess the physical properties of the recycled aggregate concrete. Accelerated aging tests were performed to predict the long term durability of the recycled aggregate concrete. Following Arrhenius modeling and TTS and SIM accelerated aging protocols, a time...
Show moreThis study is to compare the performance of recycled aggregate concrete and the impact of up to 50% cement replacement with fly ash on durability. Water content, sieve analysis, standard and modified compaction tests were performed to assess the physical properties of the recycled aggregate concrete. Accelerated aging tests were performed to predict the long term durability of the recycled aggregate concrete. Following Arrhenius modeling and TTS and SIM accelerated aging protocols, a time versus stiffness master curve was created. This allowed the prediction of equivalent age using experimental data and theoretical analysis. To account for environmental exposure, the specimens underwent 24 and 48 hours of wet-dry cycling and subjected. Overall there was an increase in stiffness and strength from the specimens containing fly ash. All tests performed predicted equivalent age beyond the testing period of 144 hrs. and up to 7 years. Specimens containing fly maintained a constant and higher density to environmental exposure.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3353087
- Subject Headings
- Concrete, Mechanical properties, Testing, Concrete, Environmental aspects, Sustainable construction, High strength concrete, Testing, Cement composites, Testing
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Cross-domain authentication for multi-protocol phones.
- Creator
- Thakker, Chetan., Florida Atlantic University, Pandya, Abhijit S., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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The last decade has seen a surge in demand for cellular and WLAN networks. With the introduction of Voice Over IP, cellular companies are looking at WLAN-Cellular integrated networks that shall provide users with economical voice and data services. These networks shall be complimentary to the existing cellular networks. A lot of money is spent in registering and authenticating new users, since they are separately authenticated and registered on the WLAN and Cellular domains. This leads to...
Show moreThe last decade has seen a surge in demand for cellular and WLAN networks. With the introduction of Voice Over IP, cellular companies are looking at WLAN-Cellular integrated networks that shall provide users with economical voice and data services. These networks shall be complimentary to the existing cellular networks. A lot of money is spent in registering and authenticating new users, since they are separately authenticated and registered on the WLAN and Cellular domains. This leads to extra costs for the company. Thus for the integrated networks to have an impact on the market some issues such as simpler authentication and registration must be resolved. Therefore we propose a new inter-working model that shall addresses the authentication and registration problem for an integrated network for voice and data. The Single authentication system of the new inter-working model, shall authenticate the user in an integrated network using the SIM credentials, this authentication shall be valid for both voice and data. Also registration costs will be saved by preventing separate registration of users in the WLAN and Cellular domain.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2005
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13260
- Subject Headings
- Integrated services digital networks, Digital telephone systems, Wireless communication systems--Technological innovations, Mobile communication systems--Technological innovations
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Single Minded 2 Gene (SIM2) and Cancer: Harnessing Micro-Array Data to Facilitate Pathway Discovery and Validation.
- Creator
- Aleman, Mireille J., Narayanan, Ramaswamy, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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A Down's Syndrome related Single Minded 2 gene (SIM2), previously known to be associated with Trisomy 21 was predicted by bioinformatics to be colon cancer specific. In previous work from the laboratory using a patient tissue repository, an isoform of this gene, short form (SIM2-s) was shown to be colon cancer specific. Inhibition of SIM2-s expression by antisense technology resulted in cancer-cell specific apoptosis within 24 hours. Microarray-based gene expression profiling of the antisense...
Show moreA Down's Syndrome related Single Minded 2 gene (SIM2), previously known to be associated with Trisomy 21 was predicted by bioinformatics to be colon cancer specific. In previous work from the laboratory using a patient tissue repository, an isoform of this gene, short form (SIM2-s) was shown to be colon cancer specific. Inhibition of SIM2-s expression by antisense technology resulted in cancer-cell specific apoptosis within 24 hours. Microarray-based gene expression profiling of the antisense-treated colon cancer cells provided a fingerprint of genes involving key cell cycle, apoptosis, DNA damage and differentiation genes. Taking hints from the microarray database, experiments were initiated to decipher the molecular mechanism underlying the cancer specific function of the SIM2-s gene. Using an isogenic cell system, apoptosis was found to be dependent on DNA damage and repair gene, GADD45-a. Further, key pathways including p38 MAP kinase (MAPK) and specific caspases were essential for apoptosis. Programmed cell death was not dependant on cell cycle and was preceded by the induction of terminal differentiation. To clarify whether SIM2-s function is a critical determinant of differentiation, stable transfectants of SIM2-s were established in a murine adipocytic cell line (3T3-L 1 ). SIM2-s overexpression caused a pronounced block of differentiation of the pre-adipocytes into mature adipocytes. A study of the differentiation pathway in 3T3-L 1 cells suggested that this block occurs early on in the cascade. These results supported the starting premise that SIM2-s is a critical mediator of cell differentiation. To clarify whether the SIM2-s gene has transforming potential, the SIM2-s gene was overexpressed in the NIH3T3 murine fibroblast cell line. The cells expressing the human SIM2-s gene exhibited shorter doubling time, abrogation of growth serum requirement, greater cell number at saturation density and focus formation. In vivo tumorigenicity assays showed tumor formation with long latency. These results provide strong evidence for the role of SIM2-s gene in tumor cell growth and differentiation, and validate drug therapy use for the gene.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2007
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000845
- Subject Headings
- Cancer--Genetic aspects, DNA microarrays--Diagnostic use, Apoptosis--Molecular aspects, Medical informatics, Gene expression--Research--Methodology
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Association of SIM2 with cancer.
- Creator
- Narayanan, Ramaswamy, Florida Atlantic University
- Date Issued
- 2004-08
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15822
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Molecular pathway identification using microarray technology.
- Creator
- Tress, Matthew David., Florida Atlantic University, Narayanan, Ramaswamy
- Abstract/Description
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Harnessing the human genome using bioinformatics lead to the discovery of a highly cancer-selective gene, Single Minded 2 gene (SIM2). An isoform of the SIM2 gene, the short-form (SIM2-s), was shown to be specific to colon, pancreas, and prostate tumors. Antisense inhibition of SIM2-s in a colon carcinoma derived cell line (RKO) caused inhibition of gene expression, growth inhibition and apoptosis in vitro and in nude mice tumorigenicity models. To understand the mechanism of Sim2-s antisense...
Show moreHarnessing the human genome using bioinformatics lead to the discovery of a highly cancer-selective gene, Single Minded 2 gene (SIM2). An isoform of the SIM2 gene, the short-form (SIM2-s), was shown to be specific to colon, pancreas, and prostate tumors. Antisense inhibition of SIM2-s in a colon carcinoma derived cell line (RKO) caused inhibition of gene expression, growth inhibition and apoptosis in vitro and in nude mice tumorigenicity models. To understand the mechanism of Sim2-s antisense, the antisense treated RKO colon cancer cells were monitored for genome wide expression using Affymetrix GeneChipRTM technology. A list of apoptosis related genes was generated using GeneSpringRTM software. Select GeneChip RTM output was validated by Quantitative RT-PCR. Relevance of a key gene, Growth arrest and DNA damage inducible (GADD45a), in the SIM2-s pathway was established. These results will provide a basis for the future experiments to understand the mechanism underlying Sim2-s activation in specific tumors.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2004
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13146
- Subject Headings
- Medical informatics, DNA microarrays--Diagnostic use, Cancer--Genetic aspects, Apoptosis--Molecular aspects, Human genetics--Variation, Gene expression--Research--Methodology
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Discovery of novel molecular targets in cancer using bioinformatics.
- Creator
- De Young, Maurice Phillip, V., Florida Atlantic University, Narayanan, Ramaswamy
- Abstract/Description
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The Cancer Genome Anatomy Project (CGAP) database of the National Cancer Institute contains thousands of expressed sequences, both known and novel, derived from diverse sets of normal, precancerous, and tumor cDNA libraries. This offers the possibility of using this database as a rational starting point for bioinformatics-based cancer gene discovery. Using the Digital Differential Display tool of the CGAP database, a hypothesis-driven gene discovery approach was undertaken to analyze...
Show moreThe Cancer Genome Anatomy Project (CGAP) database of the National Cancer Institute contains thousands of expressed sequences, both known and novel, derived from diverse sets of normal, precancerous, and tumor cDNA libraries. This offers the possibility of using this database as a rational starting point for bioinformatics-based cancer gene discovery. Using the Digital Differential Display tool of the CGAP database, a hypothesis-driven gene discovery approach was undertaken to analyze differential expression of various solid tumor types. Two hundred known genes and five hundred novel sequences were discovered to be differentially expressed, and a comprehensive database was established to facilitate identification of cancer diagnostic and therapeutic targets. To validate the use of bioinformatics in discovering genes with organ- and tumor-selectivity, novel ESTs predicted to be colon tumor-specific were analyzed further for expression specificity. Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) analysis using matched sets of colon normal- and tumor-derived cDNAs identified one EST to be specifically expressed in the majority of colon tumors and normal small intestine. Due to this apparent specificity, the gene was termed Colon Carcinoma Related Gene (CCRG). Based on protein sequence analysis, CCRG belongs to a novel class of secreted factors. Another gene identified in this study showed homology to Single Minded 2 gene (SIM2). Involvement between SIM2 and cancer has not yet been reported. Isoform-specific expression of SIM2 short-form (SIM2-s) was seen in colon, pancreas, and prostate carcinomas but not in most normal tissues. Using a large collection of paraffin sections from colon, pancreas, and prostate tumor and normal tissues, elevated protein expression was seen in tumors compared to normal tissue specimens, demonstrating the diagnostic potential of SIM2-s. Antisense inhibition of SIM2-s expression in colon and pancreatic cancer cell lines caused inhibition of gene expression, growth inhibition, and apoptosis. Administration of SIM2-s antisense in nude mice caused inhibition of colon tumor growth without pronounced gross toxicity. Using GeneChipRTM technology, a gene expression profile indicative of apoptosis was observed in the colon cancer model. CCRG and SIM2-s offer both a diagnostic and therapeutic potential in select cancers and validate the use of bioinformatics approaches in the gene discovery paradigm.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2003
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12053
- Subject Headings
- Bioinformatics, Gene expression, Oncogenes
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- TIME SCALES FOR THE USE OF THE SET IN THE LIVING SHORELINE.
- Creator
- Sims, Clayton, Moore, Jon, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study is to determine the best time variables for the application of sediment elevation tables (SET) in high-energy areas. The SET is a reliable ecological method of determining the rates of sedimentation in coastal environments. Typically, the SET is used in low-energy environments such as swamps, marshes, and mangrove forests. Very little methodology exists for the use of SET measurements in a high-energy environment. Because SET measurements may not distinguish...
Show moreThe purpose of this study is to determine the best time variables for the application of sediment elevation tables (SET) in high-energy areas. The SET is a reliable ecological method of determining the rates of sedimentation in coastal environments. Typically, the SET is used in low-energy environments such as swamps, marshes, and mangrove forests. Very little methodology exists for the use of SET measurements in a high-energy environment. Because SET measurements may not distinguish elevational changes between subsurface activity or sediment accretion, we complimented them with horizon marker tile measurements. These target surface accretion of sediment and offer a broader spatial range for measurement. We compare temporal variation in sediment dynamics using SET and HM measurements. Monthly time scales are of greater use for studying both variation and accretion/subsidence in high-energy areas while longer time scales may contain gaps in understanding sediment dynamics due to episodic events such as storms.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012637
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Critical Few: Anticonformists at the Crossroads of Minority Opinion Survival and Collapse.
- Creator
- Matthew Jarman, Andrzej Nowak, Wojciech Borkowski, David Serfass, Alexander Wong, Robin Vallacher
- Abstract/Description
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To maintain stability yet retain the flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances, social systems must strike a balance between the maintenance of a shared reality and the survival of minority opinion. A computational model is presented that investigates the interplay of two basic, oppositional social processes— conformity and anticonformity—in promoting the emergence of this balance. Computer simulations employing a cellular automata platform tested hypotheses concerning the survival of...
Show moreTo maintain stability yet retain the flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances, social systems must strike a balance between the maintenance of a shared reality and the survival of minority opinion. A computational model is presented that investigates the interplay of two basic, oppositional social processes— conformity and anticonformity—in promoting the emergence of this balance. Computer simulations employing a cellular automata platform tested hypotheses concerning the survival of minority opinion and the maintenance of system stability for different proportions of anticonformity. Results revealed that a relatively small proportion of anticonformists facilitated the survival of a minority opinion held by a larger number of conformists who would otherwise succumb to pressures for social consensus. Beyond a critical threshold, however, increased proportions of anticonformists undermined social stability. Understanding the adaptive benefits of balanced oppositional forces has implications for optimal functioning in psychological and social processes in general.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000485
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The match between the individual and organization: Antecedents and consequences of an ethical fit.
- Creator
- Sims, Randi Lenore., Florida Atlantic University, Keon, Thomas L.
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to study the relationship between the ethical fit of the employee within the organization and the establishment of employee attitudes and intentions towards the organization. Also of interest was the relationship between the organization and the individual employee's ethical decision making process. Of specific interest were the antecedents and consequences of the interaction between the ethical characteristics of the individual and the ethical climate of the...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to study the relationship between the ethical fit of the employee within the organization and the establishment of employee attitudes and intentions towards the organization. Also of interest was the relationship between the organization and the individual employee's ethical decision making process. Of specific interest were the antecedents and consequences of the interaction between the ethical characteristics of the individual and the ethical climate of the organization. The benefits for both the organization and individual when an ethical fit had been achieved were studied, as were the consequences when an ethical fit did not exist. Research and theory resulting from the study of person-organization fit were reviewed and applied as the basis for the hypotheses proposed in this study. While the study of an ethical organizational fit had not been previously considered, it was proposed that the benefits and consequences from a good or poor ethical fit would be similar to those results reported for person-organization fit in other areas. Respondents (N = 248) were employed full-time, but currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate business degree program. From an organizational perspective, the results indicated that the respondents described their current organizational climate similar to their ideal climate. In addition, the data indicated that when an ethical fit had been achieved, employees were more satisfied, more committed, and less likely to express an intention to turnover than respondents who had not achieved an ethical fit. From an intrapersonal perspective, the results indicated that, when faced with ethical dilemmas, the respondents were less likely to express feelings of discomfort with their personal decision when the organizational expectations for decision making matched the respondents desires. The results also indicated that the respondents were less likely to express feelings of intrapersonal role conflict when faced with ethical dilemmas when the organizational expectations for decision making matched the respondents desires. In addition, organizational expectations for ethical conduct were found to be related to the ethical decision making of the individual.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1993
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12351
- Subject Headings
- Industrial relations, Business ethics, Organizational sociology
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Covering Numbers of Some Finite Simple Groups.
- Creator
- Epstein, Michael, Magliveras, Spyros S., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Mathematical Sciences
- Abstract/Description
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A finite cover C of a group G is a finite collection of proper subgroups of G such that G is equal to the union of all of the members of C. Such a cover is called minimal if it has the smallest cardinality among all finite covers of G. The covering number of G, denoted by σ(G), is the number of subgroups in a minimal cover of G. Here we determine the covering numbers of the projective special unitary groups U3(q) for q ≤ 5, and give upper and lower bounds for the covering number of U3(q) when...
Show moreA finite cover C of a group G is a finite collection of proper subgroups of G such that G is equal to the union of all of the members of C. Such a cover is called minimal if it has the smallest cardinality among all finite covers of G. The covering number of G, denoted by σ(G), is the number of subgroups in a minimal cover of G. Here we determine the covering numbers of the projective special unitary groups U3(q) for q ≤ 5, and give upper and lower bounds for the covering number of U3(q) when q > 5. We also determine the covering number of the McLaughlin sporadic simple group, and verify previously known results on the covering numbers of the Higman-Sims and Held groups.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2019
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013203
- Subject Headings
- Finite simple groups, Covering numbers
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- MONETARY POLICY TARGETS IN TURKEY: AN ANALYSIS OF CAUSALITY AND CONTROLLABILITY.
- Creator
- Akyurek, Cem Ahmet, Florida Atlantic University, Manage, Neela D., College of Business, Department of Economics
- Abstract/Description
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This study analyzes the formulation of monetary policy in the Turkish economy on the basis of intermediate policy targets. Two monetary aggregates and four credit aggregates are identified as potential intermediate targets of monetary policy. The causal relationship between these variables and GNP as well as prices is estimated by utilizing Granger and Sims tests for causality. The degree to which these targets are controlled by changes in the monetary base is examined by using regression...
Show moreThis study analyzes the formulation of monetary policy in the Turkish economy on the basis of intermediate policy targets. Two monetary aggregates and four credit aggregates are identified as potential intermediate targets of monetary policy. The causal relationship between these variables and GNP as well as prices is estimated by utilizing Granger and Sims tests for causality. The degree to which these targets are controlled by changes in the monetary base is examined by using regression analysis. Finally, this study briefly examines the major sources of the monetary base in the Turkish economy.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1985
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14259
- Subject Headings
- Monetary policy--Turkey--Analysis, Turkey--Economic conditions--Analysis
- Format
- Document (PDF)
