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Home range and movements of juvenile Atlantic green turtles (Chelonia mydas L.) on shallow reef habitats in Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America.
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Makowski, Christopher, Florida Atlantic University, Salmon, Michael
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This study's objectives were to determine if coastal (shallow-water, oceanic reef) aggregations of juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas L.) in Palm Beach, Florida occupied distinct home ranges and how these home ranges compared in size and resource availability with those studied elsewhere. Six immature green turtles were captured, measured, and subjected to esophageal lavage to determine diet. Each turtle was returned to its initial capture site within 24 h with an ultrasonic transmitter...
Show moreThis study's objectives were to determine if coastal (shallow-water, oceanic reef) aggregations of juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas L.) in Palm Beach, Florida occupied distinct home ranges and how these home ranges compared in size and resource availability with those studied elsewhere. Six immature green turtles were captured, measured, and subjected to esophageal lavage to determine diet. Each turtle was returned to its initial capture site within 24 h with an ultrasonic transmitter used to track movements. All turtles were <65 cm SCL, had ingested similar macroalgae, and occupied markedly small home ranges (mean = 2.38 +/- 1.78 km 2), largely restricted to the reef itself. Diving and feeding activity peaked during the day; at night, activity was minimal. The food and sleeping site resource distribution at this specific location coincides with the turtles' home range size and shape, with considerable overlap of core areas.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13160
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Sea turtles--Florida--Palm Beach, Animal behavior, Wildlife conservation, Green turtle--Florida--Palm Beach
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Active networking and innovation: An evaluation of active networking as a driver of accelerated Internet innovation.
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Wood, James L., Florida Atlantic University, Wu, Jie, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Innovation has flourished at the edge of the Internet; however, the core has experienced a slower pace of innovation. This lag is impacting the pace of innovation at the edge and threatening quality as ad hoc solutions are implemented to overcome core network barriers to innovation. Active networking technology, which opens up the architecture of routers, is proposed as a standard solution. Researchers draw an analogy to the computer industry where innovation is claimed to be accelerated by...
Show moreInnovation has flourished at the edge of the Internet; however, the core has experienced a slower pace of innovation. This lag is impacting the pace of innovation at the edge and threatening quality as ad hoc solutions are implemented to overcome core network barriers to innovation. Active networking technology, which opens up the architecture of routers, is proposed as a standard solution. Researchers draw an analogy to the computer industry where innovation is claimed to be accelerated by modularization. This argument is valid to the extent that the router market is similar to the computer market; however, contemporary innovation theories cast doubt on this likelihood. These theories indicate that for active networking technology to accelerate Internet innovation, extraordinary measures will be required to break the status quo. This paper analyzes this situation and makes recommendations, based on innovation theory, on how active networking can be successful in accelerating Internet innovation.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13161
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Computer industry--Technological innovations, Computer networks--Management, Computer networks--Software, Routers (Computer networks), Internetworking (Telecommunication)
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An empirical study of combining techniques in software quality classification.
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Eroglu, Cemal., Florida Atlantic University, Khoshgoftaar, Taghi M.
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In the literature, there has been limited research that systematically investigates the possibility of exercising a hybrid approach by simply learning from the output of numerous base-level learners. We analyze a hybrid learning approach upon the systems that had previously been worked with twenty-four different classifiers. Instead of relying on only one classifier's judgment, it is expected that taking into account the opinions of several learners is a wise decision. Moreover, by using...
Show moreIn the literature, there has been limited research that systematically investigates the possibility of exercising a hybrid approach by simply learning from the output of numerous base-level learners. We analyze a hybrid learning approach upon the systems that had previously been worked with twenty-four different classifiers. Instead of relying on only one classifier's judgment, it is expected that taking into account the opinions of several learners is a wise decision. Moreover, by using clustering techniques some base-level classifiers were eliminated from the hybrid learner input. We had three different experiments each with a different number of base-level classifiers. We empirically show that the hybrid learning approach generally yields better performance than the best selected base-level learners and majority voting under some conditions.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13162
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Computer software--Testing, Computer software--Quality control, Computational learning theory, Machine learning, Digital computer simulation
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Modeling access control of medical information.
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Sorgente, Tami W., Florida Atlantic University, Fernandez, Eduardo B., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Medical information is very private and sensitive. With the digitization of medical data, it is becoming accessible through distributed systems, including the Internet. Access to all this information and appropriate exchange of data makes the job of health providers more effective, however, the number of people that can potentially access this information increases by orders of magnitude. Private health information is not well protected. We present guidelines for security models for medical...
Show moreMedical information is very private and sensitive. With the digitization of medical data, it is becoming accessible through distributed systems, including the Internet. Access to all this information and appropriate exchange of data makes the job of health providers more effective, however, the number of people that can potentially access this information increases by orders of magnitude. Private health information is not well protected. We present guidelines for security models for medical information systems. First, we model the structure of the medical information in the form of object-oriented patterns. Second, we study models and patterns in use today and compare them to our patterns. Next we define requirements necessary for controlling access, and describe the common policies and restrictions of security models for medical applications. We present some of the medical record access control restrictions directly in a conceptual model of the medical information.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13163
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Medical records--Access control, Privacy, Right of, Freedom of information, Medical records--Data processing, Medicine--Research--Moral and ethical aspects, Confidential communications, Medical ethics, Information storage and retrieval systems--Medical care, Medical informatics, Computer security, Medicine--Computer networks
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Leesburg, Florida during World War II: Portrait of an American home front.
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Tinsley, Robin C., Florida Atlantic University, Norman, Sandra
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World War II has been considered a "golden age" for Americans, years during which civilians cooperated in defense programs and faced shortages with cheerful self-sacrifice. The wartime experiences of individual communities such as Leesburg, Florida, provide pieces of the national mosaic and offer insight into small town perspectives of home front duty and obligation. Leesburg's residents faced the same adjustments as other Americans, and their immersion in wartime activities cultivated...
Show moreWorld War II has been considered a "golden age" for Americans, years during which civilians cooperated in defense programs and faced shortages with cheerful self-sacrifice. The wartime experiences of individual communities such as Leesburg, Florida, provide pieces of the national mosaic and offer insight into small town perspectives of home front duty and obligation. Leesburg's residents faced the same adjustments as other Americans, and their immersion in wartime activities cultivated characteristic home front patriotism. Though the town's population nearly doubled when unprecedented military expansion brought thousands of personnel into the area, and hundreds of German POWs arrived to ease the critical agricultural labor shortage, Leesburg was spared the severe deprivation, health problems, and social tensions common in overcrowded defense industry areas. Thus Leesburg successfully preserved its civic goals, its social values, and its small town atmosphere, and experienced a slow but steady rate of growth and improvement during the war.
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2002
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13164
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World War, 1939-1945--Social Aspects--United States, United States--Social conditions--1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945--Florida--Leesburg, Prisoners of war--Florida--History--20th century, World War, 1939-1945--Prisons and prisoners, American, World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States, Leesburg, FL--Social conditions
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(In)visible dimensions of identity in Virginia Woolf.
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Hunter, Leeann D., Florida Atlantic University, Sheehan, Thomas
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This study of three novels by Virginia Woolf---Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and The Waves---examines the various narrative techniques Woolf employs to construct her concept of character in the modernist novel, and also considers her related assumptions about the multiple dimensions of identity. As Woolf questions whether life and reality are "very solid or very shifting," she generates a series of framing devices---such as mirrors, portraits, dinner parties, and narratives---that...
Show moreThis study of three novels by Virginia Woolf---Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and The Waves---examines the various narrative techniques Woolf employs to construct her concept of character in the modernist novel, and also considers her related assumptions about the multiple dimensions of identity. As Woolf questions whether life and reality are "very solid or very shifting," she generates a series of framing devices---such as mirrors, portraits, dinner parties, and narratives---that acknowledge a solid, visible, and structured reality within the frame amidst a shifting, invisible, and unstructured reality outside it. Woolf's attention to the operation of the frame as simultaneously facing inward and outward enables her to umbrella this contradistinction of elements in her expression of identity. This analysis of Woolf's orchestration of multiple framed perspectives and images evidences her visionary contributions to studies in narrative and human character.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13165
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Modernism (Literature), Woolf, Virginia,--1882-1941--Philosophy, Knowledge, Theory of, in literature, English literature--20th century--History and criticism, Woolf, Virginia,--1882-1941--Criticism and interpretation
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Effects of target neuron loss on olfactory sensory neurons in adult mice.
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Ardiles, Yona., Florida Atlantic University, Guthrie, Kathleen M.
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Olfactory sensory neurons (OSN) expressing the same odor receptor (OR) project their axons to topographically fixed glomeruli in the olfactory bulb (OB). This topographic map results from axon guidance mechanisms determined by ORs, glia and molecular guidance cues. The present study examined the organization of mature OSNs expressing the P2 OR in adult mice after ablation of bulb neurons with N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA). Rapid neuronal degeneration was followed by progressive laminar...
Show moreOlfactory sensory neurons (OSN) expressing the same odor receptor (OR) project their axons to topographically fixed glomeruli in the olfactory bulb (OB). This topographic map results from axon guidance mechanisms determined by ORs, glia and molecular guidance cues. The present study examined the organization of mature OSNs expressing the P2 OR in adult mice after ablation of bulb neurons with N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA). Rapid neuronal degeneration was followed by progressive laminar disorganization of the OB and glomerular shrinkage. P2 axon targeting and convergence was maintained within degenerating glomeruli for up to 2 weeks. After that time, fewer P2 axons were observed in the lesioned OB with fewer P2 neurons in the olfactory epithelium (OE). By 3 weeks, the mature OSN population was reduced and the immature population was increased. These results suggest that bulbar synaptic contacts do not maintain sensory axon convergence in the adult, but regulate neuronal survival in the OE.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13166
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Sensory neurons--Testing, Senses and sensation, Neurotransmitter receptors, Mice as laboratory animals, Smell--Research--Methodology
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Dynamic stability of fluid-conveying pipes on uniform or non-uniform elastic foundations.
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Vittori, Pablo J., Florida Atlantic University, Elishakoff, Isaac, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
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The dynamic behavior of straight cantilever pipes conveying fluid is studied, establishing the conditions of stability for systems, which are only limited to move in a 2D-plane. Internal friction of pipe and the effect of the surrounding fluid are neglected. A universal stability curve showing boundary between the stable and unstable behaviors is constructed by finding solution to equation of motion by exact and high-dimensional approximate methods. Based on the Boobnov-Galerkin method, the...
Show moreThe dynamic behavior of straight cantilever pipes conveying fluid is studied, establishing the conditions of stability for systems, which are only limited to move in a 2D-plane. Internal friction of pipe and the effect of the surrounding fluid are neglected. A universal stability curve showing boundary between the stable and unstable behaviors is constructed by finding solution to equation of motion by exact and high-dimensional approximate methods. Based on the Boobnov-Galerkin method, the critical velocities for the fluid are obtained by using both the eigenfunctions of a cantilever beam (beam functions), as well as the utilization of Duncan's functions. Stability of cantilever pipes with uniform and non-uniform elastic foundations of two types are considered and discussed. Special emphasis is placed on the investigation of the paradoxical behavior previously reported in the literature.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13167
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Strains and stresses, Structural dynamics, Structural stability, Fluid dynamics, Vibration
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Influence of depth-dependent sediment properties on the pressure reflection coefficient at normal incidence using the Biot-Stoll model.
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Joussein, Marianne., Florida Atlantic University, Beaujean, Pierre-Philippe
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The impact of depth-dependent geophysical parameters on the acoustic pressure reflection coefficient is studied at normal incidence using the Biot-Stoll theory in porous marine sediments. The seabed is modeled as a sediment layer with depth-dependent properties on top of a homogeneous half-space, as originally proposed by Stern. There is no discontinuity in sediment properties between the layer and the half-space. The reflection coefficient is determined by the evaluation of boundary...
Show moreThe impact of depth-dependent geophysical parameters on the acoustic pressure reflection coefficient is studied at normal incidence using the Biot-Stoll theory in porous marine sediments. The seabed is modeled as a sediment layer with depth-dependent properties on top of a homogeneous half-space, as originally proposed by Stern. There is no discontinuity in sediment properties between the layer and the half-space. The reflection coefficient is determined by the evaluation of boundary conditions at the water-sediment layer interface and the sediment layer-half-space interface. Results are obtained for different types of sediment, from medium size sands to silty clay, and different porosity profiles vs. depth.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13168
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Marine sediments--Acoustic properties, Underwater acoustics--Measurement, Sediments (Geology), Environmental geology
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The effect of water conditions on larval development of Nematostella vectensis.
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Guidry, Alix Marie, Florida Atlantic University, Baldwin, John D.
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This project tested the effects of water conditions on developmental rates of larvae of the estuarine sea anemone Nematostella vectensis . Egg masses were collected immediately following fertilization and placed in solutions with different salinities and maintained in a temperature-controlled water bath. Every twelve hours, embryonic development was checked for progression through different morphological stages of development. Comparison of regression analyses of larval development at each...
Show moreThis project tested the effects of water conditions on developmental rates of larvae of the estuarine sea anemone Nematostella vectensis . Egg masses were collected immediately following fertilization and placed in solutions with different salinities and maintained in a temperature-controlled water bath. Every twelve hours, embryonic development was checked for progression through different morphological stages of development. Comparison of regression analyses of larval development at each temperature increment indicated that both temperature and salinity affected the rate of development; development was slower in lower conditions and faster at higher salinities and temperatures, with extreme conditions inducing deleterious effects. The suggested ideal conditions for these larvae are a salinity range of 12.5--20% and a temperature range of 22--24C. These parameters provide a foundation from which a standardized testing method may be established, using N. vectensis larval development.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13169
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Marine animals--Larvae--Effect of temperature on, Sea anemones--Larvae--Effect of temperature on, Marine ecology, Water temperature, Estuarine ecology
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Recognizing gender-based violence in armed conflict: Incorporating the voices of women in international humanitarian law.
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Paaso, Amber Cheri., Florida Atlantic University, Beoku-Betts, Josephine
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This study seeks to examine the influence of patriarchal forces, at both the local and global level, that have historically resulted in the lack of recognition of gender-specific crimes committed during and after armed conflict. By incorporating the testimonies of Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian women, this study attempts to understand sexual violence from the standpoint of women who experienced these crimes during the War in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina (1991--1995). Theories of Third World...
Show moreThis study seeks to examine the influence of patriarchal forces, at both the local and global level, that have historically resulted in the lack of recognition of gender-specific crimes committed during and after armed conflict. By incorporating the testimonies of Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian women, this study attempts to understand sexual violence from the standpoint of women who experienced these crimes during the War in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina (1991--1995). Theories of Third World feminisms, in addition to feminist critiques concerning rape and international law, will inform this analysis of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). I intend to show that despite greater recognition of sexual violence during armed conflict in IHL, patriarchal forces continue to obfuscate the gender-specificity of these crimes.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13171
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Crimes against humanity, Rape victims--Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Atrocities, Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Campaigns--Croatia, Women--Crimes against, War crimes, Humanitarian law
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Hugh Price Hughes: Late Victorian nonconformity and the Kingdom of God.
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Grosso, Diane Lee., Florida Atlantic University, Frazer, Heather
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Hugh Price Hughes was a Welsh Methodist minister who revolutionized Victorian Methodism through his "Forward Movement" and the West London Mission. He was important because he helped to modernize and socialize Nonconformity and brought the forces of holiness to bear on the political process by encouraging an activist faith. The use of The Methodist Times and his sermons demonstrate his message that Christianity and power politics were compatible. However, there were inconsistencies in his...
Show moreHugh Price Hughes was a Welsh Methodist minister who revolutionized Victorian Methodism through his "Forward Movement" and the West London Mission. He was important because he helped to modernize and socialize Nonconformity and brought the forces of holiness to bear on the political process by encouraging an activist faith. The use of The Methodist Times and his sermons demonstrate his message that Christianity and power politics were compatible. However, there were inconsistencies in his vision, as he tried to combine socialism and "liberal imperialism," duty and political activism. Evaluations of his sermons reveal his extreme idealism which was fast becoming problematic by the late Victorian, early Edwardian period. Hughes epitomized the transitional nature of his time and place. Despite his noble effort to modernize Christian belief, his vision of a Christian world order was politically paternalistic and out of touch with burgeoning democracy.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13172
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Church history--19th century., Dissenters, Religious--England., Hughes, Hugh Price,--1847-1902., Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century., Religion in literature., Socialism, Christian--Great Britain--History.
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The spider woman rules no more? The transformation and resilience of Aztec female roles.
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Rogers, Rhianna C., Florida Atlantic University, Cruz-Taura, Graciella
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Archival documents have shown Spain's attempts at Christianizing the Aztecs and illustrated Spanish justifications for the destruction of traditional Aztec beliefs and gender roles. Analyzing these documents, it becomes apparent that female roles were transformed along the lines of Spanish and Christian ideologies of a proper woman. An examination of the initial nature of Aztec-Spanish relations, with a specific emphasis on the religiosity and mentalities of both the conquered and the...
Show moreArchival documents have shown Spain's attempts at Christianizing the Aztecs and illustrated Spanish justifications for the destruction of traditional Aztec beliefs and gender roles. Analyzing these documents, it becomes apparent that female roles were transformed along the lines of Spanish and Christian ideologies of a proper woman. An examination of the initial nature of Aztec-Spanish relations, with a specific emphasis on the religiosity and mentalities of both the conquered and the conquerors, provides a direct correlation between transformation of native women's social status and initial contacts with European patriarchal customs. Focusing on the reciprocating system of duality existing between men and women in Aztec life and religion, Spain's persistence at adopting a patriarchal structure for all indigenous peoples, the andocentric mentality of Christianity, and the resilience of native women's roles in the post-Conquest era, this thesis illustrates the various factors contributing to the transformation and preservation of Aztec female roles.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13173
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Mexico--History--Conquest, 1519-1540, Aztec women--Social life and customs, Sex role--Mexico--History, Gender identity--Mexico--History, Aztec women--Cross-cultural studies
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Assessing influences of dietary supplement use in south Florida adolescent athletes.
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Godo, Jennah R., Florida Atlantic University, Graves, B. Sue
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Dietary supplement use influences and effects of gender and grade by 184 adolescent athletes in ten Broward County high schools, grades nine through twelve, were examined in this study. A survey (Survey to Predict Adolescent Athletes Dietary Supplement Use) based on the Theory of Reasoned Action was used to predict how the supplement group users/non-users demonstrated a relationship with the theory components. Results yielded supplement group differences with regard to gender and grade....
Show moreDietary supplement use influences and effects of gender and grade by 184 adolescent athletes in ten Broward County high schools, grades nine through twelve, were examined in this study. A survey (Survey to Predict Adolescent Athletes Dietary Supplement Use) based on the Theory of Reasoned Action was used to predict how the supplement group users/non-users demonstrated a relationship with the theory components. Results yielded supplement group differences with regard to gender and grade. Regarding behavioral intention, supplement group users (current, past, or experimental) had a stronger intention to use supplements in the future than did non-users. Main effects emerged with male athletes having a stronger intention to use supplements than did females. The health risks that accompany supplement products show evidence of the need for health educators to understand more about the issue in order to establish intervention strategies.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13174
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Dietary supplements, Athletes--Drug use--Florida, Sports--Physiological aspects, Health risk assessment--Florida, Athletes--Nutrition, Health behavior, Maturation (Psychology)
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Endogenous programs and the development of sea-finding orientation of loggerhead hatchlings (Caretta caretta).
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Barrett, Christie A., Florida Atlantic University, Salmon, Michael
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This study's objective was to determine if the transfer of a crawling direction to a magnetic compass in loggerhead hatchling sea turtles ( Caretta caretta L.) was facilitated by how long the turtle crawled (an "endogenous timing" component). I first determined how long it took hatchlings to crawl from their nest to the ocean. Two types of experiments were then carried out. In the first, crawling time varied. In the second, both crawling time and direction varied. I found that at most beaches...
Show moreThis study's objective was to determine if the transfer of a crawling direction to a magnetic compass in loggerhead hatchling sea turtles ( Caretta caretta L.) was facilitated by how long the turtle crawled (an "endogenous timing" component). I first determined how long it took hatchlings to crawl from their nest to the ocean. Two types of experiments were then carried out. In the first, crawling time varied. In the second, both crawling time and direction varied. I found that at most beaches hatchlings crawled to the ocean in less than 5 min. My experiments showed that if crawls are too short (1 min), or too long (5 min), vector transfer is weakened compared to a 2 min crawl. I also found that a period of non-directional crawling interfered with the ability of a 2 min crawl to promote calibration. These results confirm that efficient transfer of a crawling vector, maintained by visual compass, to a swimming vector, maintained by a magnetic compass, depends upon an endogenous timing program in hatchlings. The temporal properties of that program are, in turn, apparently shaped by where their mothers place nests on the beach.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13175
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Animal orientation, Animal navigation, Sea turtles--Orientation, Loggerhead turtle
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Controlling the body: The nature of the cultural spectacle.
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Bailey, Brooke A., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
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Feminist theorists have criticized Rene Descartes' conception of oppositional dualism, finding that it falsely separates mind from body and invidiously values mind over body. This ideology generally associates marginalized groups with the body and devalues physicality as seen in the human body and the natural world. Many institutions such as the zoo, the strip club and the historic display of Non-Westerners reflect Cartesian patterns of human isolation from the physical body, from the natural...
Show moreFeminist theorists have criticized Rene Descartes' conception of oppositional dualism, finding that it falsely separates mind from body and invidiously values mind over body. This ideology generally associates marginalized groups with the body and devalues physicality as seen in the human body and the natural world. Many institutions such as the zoo, the strip club and the historic display of Non-Westerners reflect Cartesian patterns of human isolation from the physical body, from the natural world and from one another. Each of these institutions produces a cultural spectacle in which a member of a marginalized group is marked as the denigrated body. Through objectifying displays, the spectacle reinforces the dominant ideologies, fantasies and fears of a culture. Although physicality has been used to reproduce patterns of domination, it may also be examined as a potential site of resistance.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13176
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American Studies, Philosophy, Women's Studies
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The role of bacterial lipopolysaccharide in the production of the lupus B cell phenotype.
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Nikolic, Veljko., Florida Atlantic University, Hartmann, James X.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the expression of RP105 (CD180) in human B lymphocytes from normal, leukemic, and lupus patients. The percentage of cells that express RP105 on their surface increased following a 24 hour exposure to LPS. However, continued exposure for a total of four days resulted in a marked decrease in the expression of this receptor molecule. Human B cells were purified by a combination of density gradient and...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine the effect of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the expression of RP105 (CD180) in human B lymphocytes from normal, leukemic, and lupus patients. The percentage of cells that express RP105 on their surface increased following a 24 hour exposure to LPS. However, continued exposure for a total of four days resulted in a marked decrease in the expression of this receptor molecule. Human B cells were purified by a combination of density gradient and negative magnetic bead selection and maintained in culture with and without LPS. Enzyme linked immunoassay for the detection of anti-dsDNA antibodies following LPS treatment of isolated B cells was negative. The percentage of RP105 positive or negative B cells from lupus patients could not be accurately determined because too few B cells were available from these lymphopenic patients following negative selection.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13177
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Microbial polysaccharides, Bacterial genetics, Systemic lupus erythematosus--Etiology, Systemic lupus erythematosus--Molecular aspects
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Oxygenated water and exercise performance.
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Mielke, Michelle., Florida Atlantic University, O'Kroy, Joseph A.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of oxygenated water on endurance exercise performance. Subjects (N=15, VO2max 54.8 +/- 5.8 ml/kg/min) were tested using non-oxygenated water (PL) and oxygenated water (OW). Two maximal exercise tests and 2 submaximal tests were conducted. VO2max (3.28 +/- 0.81 L/min (OW) vs. 3.30 +/- 0.80 L/min (PL)) VE, VO2, or R were not different. Submaximal blood lactate values at 60%, 80% of VO 2max (4.2 +/- 2.1 mMol/L, 6.6 +/- 2.9 mMol/L (OW) vs. 3.8...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine the effect of oxygenated water on endurance exercise performance. Subjects (N=15, VO2max 54.8 +/- 5.8 ml/kg/min) were tested using non-oxygenated water (PL) and oxygenated water (OW). Two maximal exercise tests and 2 submaximal tests were conducted. VO2max (3.28 +/- 0.81 L/min (OW) vs. 3.30 +/- 0.80 L/min (PL)) VE, VO2, or R were not different. Submaximal blood lactate values at 60%, 80% of VO 2max (4.2 +/- 2.1 mMol/L, 6.6 +/- 2.9 mMol/L (OW) vs. 3.8 +/- 1.8 mMol/L, 6.1 +/- 2.4 mMol/L (PL)) and HR (140 +/- 15 bpm, 162 +/- 11 bpm (OW) vs. 138 +/- 15 bpm, 163 +/- 13 bpm (PL)) were not different and neither was time to exhaustion at 90% of VO 2max (5.22 +/- 2.31 min (OW) vs. 6.80 +/- 2.93 min (PL)). Oxygen content of OW (13.1 +/- 1.5 mgO2L-1 ) was higher than PL (6.0 +/- 0.1 mgO2L -1) (p<0.05) but lower than manufacture's claims. Thus, superoxygenated water did not result in any improvements in endurance exercise performance.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13178
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Oxygen--Physiological transport, Oxygen in the body, Exercise--Physiological aspects
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Peer reputations and gender differences in academic self-concept.
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Menon, Madhavi, Florida Atlantic University, Perry, Louise C.
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This study explored the extent and nature of academic peer reputation upon children's academic self-concept. Peer and self-perceptions of academic ability and affect were assessed for the subject domains of English, math, and science in order to investigate the generality of peer reputation influences across academic subject areas, and determine the extent to which gender differences might be evident. Gender differences were hypothesized, and peer reputation was expected to have the most...
Show moreThis study explored the extent and nature of academic peer reputation upon children's academic self-concept. Peer and self-perceptions of academic ability and affect were assessed for the subject domains of English, math, and science in order to investigate the generality of peer reputation influences across academic subject areas, and determine the extent to which gender differences might be evident. Gender differences were hypothesized, and peer reputation was expected to have the most influence on academic self-concept in school domains viewed as gender-normative and thus central to self-concept. MR analyses provided some support for this gender-congruency hypothesis, as it was primarily children's academic ability reputation in gender-congruent areas that was predictive of ability self-concept, and, influential with respect to perceived ability in normative domains. Contrary to expectations, peer affective reputation was more predictive with respect to gender-incongruent domains. Results were interpreted to suggest the dominance of gender-schema consistency concerns in relation to ability perceptions, but contrast effects in relation to school affect.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13179
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Academic achievement--Evaluation, Educational evaluation, Group work in education, Students--Self-rating of, Academic achievement, Intelligence levels, Self-perception
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Emotion, language, and heroism in C. S. Lewis's Space Trilogy.
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Leger, Heather Marie., Florida Atlantic University, Martin, Thomas L.
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C. S. Lewis's Space Trilogy presents a hero in the person of philologist Dr. Elwin Ransom. Lewis's presentation exhibits a purposeful and precise use of language that describes experience and characterizes emotional authenticity. This use of language becomes particularly interesting when examined in light of the theories of Owen Barfield, who along with Lewis recognizes that myth is significant as an expression of language and its relation to the human condition, and Joseph Campbell, who...
Show moreC. S. Lewis's Space Trilogy presents a hero in the person of philologist Dr. Elwin Ransom. Lewis's presentation exhibits a purposeful and precise use of language that describes experience and characterizes emotional authenticity. This use of language becomes particularly interesting when examined in light of the theories of Owen Barfield, who along with Lewis recognizes that myth is significant as an expression of language and its relation to the human condition, and Joseph Campbell, who discusses the journey of the hero. In his own writings Lewis contends that there has been a process of working against the "mythical imagination," moving the hero away from the concrete and toward the abstract. Lewis works to reverse this process by presenting a modern hero who demonstrates an awareness of "old" conventions of language, emotion, and expression in which archaic and mythic concepts are available, where understanding need not be abstract to be acceptable.
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2004
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13180
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Lewis, CS--(Clive Staples),--1898-1963, Ransom, Elwin (Fictitious character), Lewis, CS--(Clive Staples),--1898-1963--Fictional works, Mythology in literature, English language--Rhetoric
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