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- Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011.
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- Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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FAU's Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry hosts an annual symposium where students engaged in undergraduate research may present their findings either through a poster presentation or an oral presentation.
- Date Issued
- 2011
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005549
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- Document (PDF)
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- Undergraduate Research Symposium 2012.
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- Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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FAU's Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry hosts an annual symposium where students engaged in undergraduate research may present their findings either through a poster presentation or an oral presentation.
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- 2012
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005550
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- Document (PDF)
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- Third Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
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- Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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FAU's Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry hosts an annual symposium where students engaged in undergraduate research may present their findings either through a poster presentation or an oral presentation.
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- 2013
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005551
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- Document (PDF)
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- Fifth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
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- Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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FAU's Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry hosts an annual symposium where students engaged in undergraduate research may present their findings either through a poster presentation or an oral presentation.
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- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005552
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- Document (PDF)
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- Sixth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
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- Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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FAU's Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry hosts an annual symposium where students engaged in undergraduate research may present their findings either through a poster presentation or an oral presentation.
- Date Issued
- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005553
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Selected TLR Agonists Act in Synergy to Reprogram DC-NK Cross-talk and Generate Effector T cells in Nicotinic Environment.
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- Abu-Nuwar, Emily, Tamjidi, Saba, Nouri-Shirazi, Mahyar, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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The magnitude of immune responses to vaccination is a critical factor in determining protection from diseases. We reported that nicotine disrupts the properties of DCs that are pivotal in the initiation of immune response to vaccines. Here we investigated whether TLR agonist(s) could overcome the effects of nicotine on human DC and DC-NK cross-talk essential for effector T cell generation. nicDC, nicDC-NK, and nicDC-NK-T cultures exposed to TLR agonists were evaluated for expression of...
Show moreThe magnitude of immune responses to vaccination is a critical factor in determining protection from diseases. We reported that nicotine disrupts the properties of DCs that are pivotal in the initiation of immune response to vaccines. Here we investigated whether TLR agonist(s) could overcome the effects of nicotine on human DC and DC-NK cross-talk essential for effector T cell generation. nicDC, nicDC-NK, and nicDC-NK-T cultures exposed to TLR agonists were evaluated for expression of costimulatory molecules, cytokines, and intracellular cytokine IFN-g using ELISA and flow cytometry. Our data shows that among the TLR agonists, TLR3 and TLR8/7 synergistically optimized nicDC maturation co-cultured NK cell activation. Importantly, similar to DC-NK, nicDC-NK treated with TLR3 and TLR8/7 and co-cultured with naïve T cells promoted a comparable number of effector T cells. Our data suggest that the addition of appropriate TLR agonist(s) to vaccine formulation could potentially improve the smokers’ immune response to vaccination.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005554
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- The Importance of Roles, Power and Ethical Standards of Drug Court Officials.
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- Andrews, Sondra, Sloas, Lincoln, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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Often, in the traditional adversarial court system, prosecutors work to secure a conviction of drug offenders whereas the defense seeks dismissal of the charges or a less punishable sentence. The judge acts as a neutral entity hearing testimony and sustaining or overruling arguments made by opposing sides. In drug courts, which is a type of non-adversarial problem-solving court, these members of the courtroom work group work together to enhance the likelihood of drug offenders reducing their...
Show moreOften, in the traditional adversarial court system, prosecutors work to secure a conviction of drug offenders whereas the defense seeks dismissal of the charges or a less punishable sentence. The judge acts as a neutral entity hearing testimony and sustaining or overruling arguments made by opposing sides. In drug courts, which is a type of non-adversarial problem-solving court, these members of the courtroom work group work together to enhance the likelihood of drug offenders reducing their substance abuse and future criminal activity. With the growing incarceration rate in the United States, some states have opted to use drug courts as a way to divert offenders away from prisons. In this poster, I present data collected via one drug court observation and film notes discussing the roles, power and ethical standards of drug court officials and how they differ from the traditional adversarial system.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005555
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- On the Expected Increase of Mobile Transactions Authenticated Through Biometrics.
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- Barcenas, Loren, Karabina, Koray, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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Biometrics, the identification of specific individuals by unique physical characteristics ¬– like fingerprints, irises, or facial features – promises greater convenience and security than traditional methods since physical features cannot be lost or forgotten. Our study explores practical implementations of biometrics, especially its projected growth in the field of mobile transactions. Our study supports the claim that usage of biometric systems, especially in the authentication of mobile...
Show moreBiometrics, the identification of specific individuals by unique physical characteristics ¬– like fingerprints, irises, or facial features – promises greater convenience and security than traditional methods since physical features cannot be lost or forgotten. Our study explores practical implementations of biometrics, especially its projected growth in the field of mobile transactions. Our study supports the claim that usage of biometric systems, especially in the authentication of mobile transactions, will significantly increase despite security and privacy breaches. Because biometrics is a relatively new technology with little previous data, we circumvent this issue by correlating its usage to that of smart phones in order to analyze statistics to create regression analyses. According to our findings, the number of biometric users will increase from $7.72 billion in 2014 to $10.26 billion in 2019, thus it would be prudent to invest in biometrics by implementing more systems, and creating more reliable systems based on new standards.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005556
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Adult Age Differences in Event Memory for Events.
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- Beazley, Joanna, Devlin, Patrick, Earles, Julie, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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In order to remember an event, one must remember the participants in the event, the actions that are performed, and which people performed which actions. Often people make binding errors in memory in which they remember the people and the actions, but they incorrectly remember one person as the person who performed an action that was actually performed by someone else. Half of the participants in our study saw a series of actions with each action performed by one of two actors. The other half...
Show moreIn order to remember an event, one must remember the participants in the event, the actions that are performed, and which people performed which actions. Often people make binding errors in memory in which they remember the people and the actions, but they incorrectly remember one person as the person who performed an action that was actually performed by someone else. Half of the participants in our study saw a series of actions with each action performed by one of two actors. The other half of the participants saw each action performed by a different actor. We found that older adults were more likely to make binding errors than were younger adults. Younger adults were equally likely to make binding errors in the two conditions. Older adults, however, made many fewer binding errors when they saw only two actors during encoding than when they saw many actors during encoding.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005557
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Graphic Novels: Comprehension of Text and Image.
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- Bermudez, Angel, Rodriguez, Oscar, Duenas, Ana Maria, Taylor, Amanda, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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Research suggests that, instinctively, humans follow a Z-shaped pattern when reading graphic novels. Studies have also revealed that readers organize information through Gestalt’s theory of proximity when the panel structure is altered. This paper explores the separation of text and image from the constraints of the traditional comic book format. Through the utilization of an eye-tracking system, this experiment will examine the limitations of the Gestalt theory and the effectiveness of...
Show moreResearch suggests that, instinctively, humans follow a Z-shaped pattern when reading graphic novels. Studies have also revealed that readers organize information through Gestalt’s theory of proximity when the panel structure is altered. This paper explores the separation of text and image from the constraints of the traditional comic book format. Through the utilization of an eye-tracking system, this experiment will examine the limitations of the Gestalt theory and the effectiveness of comprehension. The task of processing the plot of the novels relies heavily on the efficiency of the reader’s ability to apply context by using the accompanying imagery and text via data collected from saccadic patterns, fixations, and gaze analysis. This study coincides with the idea of universal communication by acknowledging that there are multiple ways to comprehend information, with the expectation of gaining further insight on the conscious and subconscious methods of visual processing.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005558
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Examining Faces: Transgender and Subconscious Perceptions.
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- Salcedo, Israel, Brady, Danielle, Garcia, Denise, Londono, Samantha, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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Transgender women are a marginalized group in society. Research suggests there are specific parts of the brain, such as the fusiform face area, dedicated to recognizing faces. Subsequently, cisnormative facial structures are the standard by which attractiveness is determined. Studies have shown that the upper third region including the glabellar is a determining facial feature when recognizing gender. The objective of this paper is to determine whether the glabellar serves as an indicator of...
Show moreTransgender women are a marginalized group in society. Research suggests there are specific parts of the brain, such as the fusiform face area, dedicated to recognizing faces. Subsequently, cisnormative facial structures are the standard by which attractiveness is determined. Studies have shown that the upper third region including the glabellar is a determining facial feature when recognizing gender. The objective of this paper is to determine whether the glabellar serves as an indicator of social stigma via eye-tracking technology. Subjects will view portraits varying in transgender and cisgender women with a questionnaire to rate the models’ attractiveness. The data acquired may provide insight to the differences in perception when comparing the faces of trans women and cis women.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005559
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Potential Influences of Rape Myth Acceptance in Police Judgement.
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- Branscum, Caralin, Carreno-Lukasik, Gina, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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I explore the influence and potential effects of rape myth acceptance on police decision making, specifically the likelihood that an officer recommends that a case goes to court. From officers’ perspectives, notable characteristics of “legitimate” cases are identified. Next, the relationship between a case’s legitimacy and acceptance of specific rape myths are analyzed. A conclusion that can be drawn is that, police officers endorse few rape myths that affect their judgement in recommending...
Show moreI explore the influence and potential effects of rape myth acceptance on police decision making, specifically the likelihood that an officer recommends that a case goes to court. From officers’ perspectives, notable characteristics of “legitimate” cases are identified. Next, the relationship between a case’s legitimacy and acceptance of specific rape myths are analyzed. A conclusion that can be drawn is that, police officers endorse few rape myths that affect their judgement in recommending cases. However, another study demonstrates that cases that do not go to court also correlate with negative experiences between the victim and officer. I explore a possible explanation that would suggest rape myth acceptance plays a more influential role in policing than previous studies suggest. Lastly, I conclude with general weaknesses in existing literature as well as potential areas of further study.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005560
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- An Analysis on the History of Campaign Finance Reform Laws and the Impact of the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling on Campaign.
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- Broggi, Renzo, Arflin, Cheryl, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
- Date Issued
- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005561
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Quantifying Wading Bird Activity in Drying Wetlands Using Time Lapse Imagery.
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- Campbell, Hannah, Dorn, Nathan, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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The purpose of this research was to quantify wading bird hourly and daily foraging activity in a drying wetland. We sought to determine the hours of peak activity and identify water depths that facilitate high foraging activity. Our results indicated that 56% of daily activity occurred between 0600 – 0800 h and >95% of the daily activity was found in images taken between 0600 and 1400 h. The wading bird activity showed little variation and no obvious correlation with water depth fluctuations ...
Show moreThe purpose of this research was to quantify wading bird hourly and daily foraging activity in a drying wetland. We sought to determine the hours of peak activity and identify water depths that facilitate high foraging activity. Our results indicated that 56% of daily activity occurred between 0600 – 0800 h and >95% of the daily activity was found in images taken between 0600 and 1400 h. The wading bird activity showed little variation and no obvious correlation with water depth fluctuations (highest recorded density = 2.1 birds/ha at 14.9 cm depth; lowest recorded density = 0.05 birds/ha at 35.1 cm depth). The wading bird activity occurring between 0600 – 1400 h accounts for >95% of daily activity. We conclude that a study of water depth and average wading bird density earlier in the nesting season is needed for a clearer effect of water depth on wading bird foraging activity.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005562
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Increasing Comprehension Levels Through Content-Specific Vocabulary.
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- Alexandre, Chandani, Dassa, Lori, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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The objective of my study is to determine if explicitly teaching content-specific vocabulary can increase reading comprehension in low expectancy students. I have created a pre/post assessment cycle design that tests reading comprehension and familiarity with vocabulary specific to the unit being taught. Participants include 26 fourth graders at Park Lakes Elementary. A pretest will be given, 5 lessons taught, and then a posttest. Pretest and posttest scores will be analyzed, to track...
Show moreThe objective of my study is to determine if explicitly teaching content-specific vocabulary can increase reading comprehension in low expectancy students. I have created a pre/post assessment cycle design that tests reading comprehension and familiarity with vocabulary specific to the unit being taught. Participants include 26 fourth graders at Park Lakes Elementary. A pretest will be given, 5 lessons taught, and then a posttest. Pretest and posttest scores will be analyzed, to track learning gains and the validity of explicitly teaching vocabulary to increase comprehension. All 26 students are expected to earn a higher score on the posttest, compared to the pretest. After result analyzation, I will report concluding results. My intent is to evaluate this technique with the hope that it will be an effective teaching strategy that will improve low expectancy student scores on the ELA area of the Florida Standardized Assessments.
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- 2016
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005563
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Traffic Sign Effectiveness.
- Creator
- Kamholtz, Tali, Chozas, Ashley, Duitama, Luis, Knipp, Tammy, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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Visual salience is the perception that renders some objects in the world to stand out from its given environment and immediately grab our attention. For the design of road signs, visual salience plays a significant role. Studies reveal poor salience of traffic signs contribute to the increase of traffic violations. With the aid of eye-tracking technology (analyzing visual fixations and saccadic patterns of licensed drivers), this paper will examine the visual salience and effectiveness for...
Show moreVisual salience is the perception that renders some objects in the world to stand out from its given environment and immediately grab our attention. For the design of road signs, visual salience plays a significant role. Studies reveal poor salience of traffic signs contribute to the increase of traffic violations. With the aid of eye-tracking technology (analyzing visual fixations and saccadic patterns of licensed drivers), this paper will examine the visual salience and effectiveness for the redesign of two specific road signs. We hypothesize remodeling the optical characteristics will improve visual attention for a given background and thus, reduce the number of traffic violations and ensure public safety.
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- 2016
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005564
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Crashworthiness of Low Speed Vehicles.
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- Cusano, Emma, Francis, Sherwin, Pinto, Michael, Masory, Oren, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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The Crashworthiness of Low Speed Vehicles is to be determined using a custom built crash testing apparatus. The safety of golf carts is often overlooked because they are considered “low risk” vehicles. The danger of these vehicles lies in the fact that they aren’t mandated to have safety features outside of seatbelts. A test rig that sufficiently tested how these vehicles react under extreme conditions as well as the risk to the occupants was designed and operated through several iterations....
Show moreThe Crashworthiness of Low Speed Vehicles is to be determined using a custom built crash testing apparatus. The safety of golf carts is often overlooked because they are considered “low risk” vehicles. The danger of these vehicles lies in the fact that they aren’t mandated to have safety features outside of seatbelts. A test rig that sufficiently tested how these vehicles react under extreme conditions as well as the risk to the occupants was designed and operated through several iterations. The main components of the rig was be a motorized variable speed pulley system, concrete barrier, and a simple quick release mechanism to detach the cart, and crash dummies with sensors to record the experienced acceleration/ deceleration and gyration. The main parameters that were studied in relation to crashworthiness are structural performance, injury measures and dummy movement. It was the goal of the experimenters to show just how important it is to design LSVs with higher safety standards.
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- 2016
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005565
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Arabian Women of the Jahiliyya(Early Islamic) Times.
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- Douglas, Nora, Kanter, Douglas, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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In the Jahiliyya (Pre- Islamic period), only women of the elite classes who were related to men of influence in the tribe were the women who had power in society. The men of the elite prized their prowess in defending their tribal pagan traditions, which defined their place in society. Once Islam was established, those who were most respected in pagan times, instead, became the ones who were most looked down upon because they were against the new order. Islam effectively shifted the center of...
Show moreIn the Jahiliyya (Pre- Islamic period), only women of the elite classes who were related to men of influence in the tribe were the women who had power in society. The men of the elite prized their prowess in defending their tribal pagan traditions, which defined their place in society. Once Islam was established, those who were most respected in pagan times, instead, became the ones who were most looked down upon because they were against the new order. Islam effectively shifted the center of power from those who were wealthy in the tribe, to those who embraced Islam first; who were disproportionately women and slaves.It is crucial to put early Islamic traditions under the lens of cultural continuity from Pre- Islamic tradition to understand the development of power in tribal society and how this affected gender relations and patriarchy.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005566
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Laboratory Industry Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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- Estriplet, Ed, Cox, Kevin, Koku, Paul Sergius, Smith, Allen E., Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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Laboratory testing has been significantly changed by the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which has influenced reimbursements, patient choice, and direct access testing policies. However, the impact of the ACA on individual laboratory facilities is unclear. The focus of this research initiative is to identify how this regulatory change has influenced laboratory facilities. We hypothesize that the ACA has had a positive impact on the healthcare system by providing more Americans...
Show moreLaboratory testing has been significantly changed by the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which has influenced reimbursements, patient choice, and direct access testing policies. However, the impact of the ACA on individual laboratory facilities is unclear. The focus of this research initiative is to identify how this regulatory change has influenced laboratory facilities. We hypothesize that the ACA has had a positive impact on the healthcare system by providing more Americans access to care which increases patient laboratory testing services while reducing cost. All U.S. laboratories are required to have a Medical Director who is usually an MD, DO, or PhD. This research will directly survey key personnel in order to shed insight into how the ACA has directly influenced the industry. The questionnaire has already been deployed electronically using Qualtrics survey software. Preliminary findings suggest that the ACA has indeed influenced laboratory revenues, Medicare, and Insurance reimbursement.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005567
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Is Social Media Influencing Hispanics Voting Behavior?.
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- Clukey, Ryan, Giral Lores, Marina, Escaleras, Monica, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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Social media sites are becoming one of the biggest sources of information in the world. Particularly, political and economic news is being communicated widely on social media in real time with no costs incurred. The purpose of our research is to examine Hispanics reliance on social media for political information in the United States. Our results show that the majority of younger Hispanic voters rely on social media for their political news. In fact, over 84 percent of those who are between...
Show moreSocial media sites are becoming one of the biggest sources of information in the world. Particularly, political and economic news is being communicated widely on social media in real time with no costs incurred. The purpose of our research is to examine Hispanics reliance on social media for political information in the United States. Our results show that the majority of younger Hispanic voters rely on social media for their political news. In fact, over 84 percent of those who are between 18 and 34 years old are more likely to get their information from social media than any other source. Furthermore, our findings indicate that the younger Hispanic population are the most likely to find the political news on the internet trustworthy. If political campaigns want to target Hispanics, a rapidly growing demographic, they should move their attention towards social media as a major platform for their political campaigns.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005568
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)