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- The Corruption of Obstetrics.
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- Hube, Chelsea, Njambi, Wairimũ N., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Within the last two centuries, birth has undergone a major transformation as doctors took over and relocated childbirth from the home to the hospital, leaving the reproductive female body and female healers devalued and disempowered. Advancements in medical science have played a fundamental role in this transformation. As birth has become more and more medicalized, women seem to have lost their agency and believe the only place to have a successful birth is in a hospital. Reproductive...
Show moreWithin the last two centuries, birth has undergone a major transformation as doctors took over and relocated childbirth from the home to the hospital, leaving the reproductive female body and female healers devalued and disempowered. Advancements in medical science have played a fundamental role in this transformation. As birth has become more and more medicalized, women seem to have lost their agency and believe the only place to have a successful birth is in a hospital. Reproductive technologies have certainly had beneficial effects, but they have also turned the mother into an extension of obstetric machines, communicating a power hierarchy that reinforces patriarchal control over female bodies. This hierarchy has had long-term repercussions for reproductive bodies, but it is largely concealed. I argue that the transition of birth from the home to the hospital is part of a systematic deprivation aimed at maintaining male supremacy through the corruption of obstetrics.
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- 2016
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003676
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- Modeling Symmetries: An analysis on the interdisciplinary applications of Lie groups.
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- Humphreys, Reece, McGovern, Warren, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Symmetries are a driving force in the universe and continue to reveal themselves the deeper we look. While many undergraduate mathematics students are introduced to symmetries with group theory, many practical applications are often overlooked. The application of symmetries provides deep insights into various problems and can frequently simplify complex mathematics. Applying symmetries typically requires high-level mathematics that can be prohibitive for people within other disciplines. As...
Show moreSymmetries are a driving force in the universe and continue to reveal themselves the deeper we look. While many undergraduate mathematics students are introduced to symmetries with group theory, many practical applications are often overlooked. The application of symmetries provides deep insights into various problems and can frequently simplify complex mathematics. Applying symmetries typically requires high-level mathematics that can be prohibitive for people within other disciplines. As such, this paper explores how Lie groups, a mathematical structure for representing symmetries, can be utilized in computing, physics, and control theory to solve practical problems from within these elds. It also serves as an introduction to the mathematics necessary to utilize Lie groups.
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- 2021
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00146
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- Orbital Debris Cloud Evolution: An analysis of fragmentation events in low Earth orbit.
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- Humphreys, Reece, Fily, Yaouen, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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The amount of orbital debris has rapidly grown due to humanity's de- sire to work in, explore, and utilize space. However, compared to most types of pollution that people experience daily, it is unlikely that the aver- age person will ever encounter space pollution. Yet, it poses a signi cant threat to many technologies we depend on daily such as GPS and weather prediction satellites. Orbital debris are the remnants of orbital collisions, weapons tests, decommissioned satellites, and spent...
Show moreThe amount of orbital debris has rapidly grown due to humanity's de- sire to work in, explore, and utilize space. However, compared to most types of pollution that people experience daily, it is unlikely that the aver- age person will ever encounter space pollution. Yet, it poses a signi cant threat to many technologies we depend on daily such as GPS and weather prediction satellites. Orbital debris are the remnants of orbital collisions, weapons tests, decommissioned satellites, and spent rocket stages that are passing over our heads faster than bullets and containing similar energy to hand grenades. This paper explores the existing models of orbital de- bris generation, how clouds of debris evolve with respect to time, and their rami cations.
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- 2021
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00147
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- The Efficacy of Vaccines for SARS.CoV-2.
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- Ilamadi, Kartikk Musiri, Wetterer, James, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Coronavirus disease 2019, also known as the COVID-19, is the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This disease is first identified in Wuhan, China and has spread across the world causing a pandemic. With the majority of countries shutting down and the infection spreading exponentially, countries raced to find safe and effective vaccines. Nearly a year after the first confirmed case in the United States, vaccines were ready to be administered. The...
Show moreCoronavirus disease 2019, also known as the COVID-19, is the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This disease is first identified in Wuhan, China and has spread across the world causing a pandemic. With the majority of countries shutting down and the infection spreading exponentially, countries raced to find safe and effective vaccines. Nearly a year after the first confirmed case in the United States, vaccines were ready to be administered. The three major vaccines in the United States were Pfizer- BioNTech, Johnson and Johnson and the Moderna Vaccines. The Pfizer-BioNTech and the Moderna required two doses whereas the Johnson and Johnson required only one dose. Vaccines around the world were created and administered at an alarming rate, However, it is still insufficient, as only 5% of the global population has been administered as of April 9, 2021
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- 2021
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00152
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- EFFECTS OF CARBARYL INSECTICIDE ON AN EPIBENTHIC ESTUARINE COMMUNITY.
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- Iliff, Samantha, Moore, Jon, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Estuaries, among the most productive systems in the world, are also among the most heavily influenced by anthropogenic activities. Arguably, most vulnerable are estuarine benthic invertebrates as they are often relatively non-motile making them highly susceptible to pollution, including runoff pesticides. To this end, the effects that pesticides have on non-target species have been investigated, however, little is known on the effects of carbaryl, a commonly used insecticide, on benthic...
Show moreEstuaries, among the most productive systems in the world, are also among the most heavily influenced by anthropogenic activities. Arguably, most vulnerable are estuarine benthic invertebrates as they are often relatively non-motile making them highly susceptible to pollution, including runoff pesticides. To this end, the effects that pesticides have on non-target species have been investigated, however, little is known on the effects of carbaryl, a commonly used insecticide, on benthic estuarine community composition. Using chemical-exclusion experiments in the Loxahatchee River Estuary, I was able to study how carbaryl impacted the community composition of an artificial microhabitat simulating an oyster reef. The results indicate that carbaryl shifted crustacean community composition compared to controls with a particularly negative impact on the tube-building amphipod Amerocorophium ellisi. Ultimately, my results indicate that pesticide pollution in estuaries may shift benthic invertebrate community composition, potentially affecting valuable ecosystem services these organisms provide.
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- 2018
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00024
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- Immigrant Integration and Assimilation: An Analysis of El Sol, Jupiter’s Neighborhood Resource Center in Florida.
- Creator
- Inamoto, Akemi, Steigenga, Timothy J., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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This study provides an overview and assessment of El Sol, Jupiter's Neighborhood Resource Center's influence in adult immigrant assimilation and integration in Florida. Since 2006 the center has provided programs and services for the Jupiter community, with a particular emphasis on its immigrants who come primarily from Guatemala and Southern Mexico. This thesis provides a background on the center's history and development as well as an overview of the leading theories and methods used for...
Show moreThis study provides an overview and assessment of El Sol, Jupiter's Neighborhood Resource Center's influence in adult immigrant assimilation and integration in Florida. Since 2006 the center has provided programs and services for the Jupiter community, with a particular emphasis on its immigrants who come primarily from Guatemala and Southern Mexico. This thesis provides a background on the center's history and development as well as an overview of the leading theories and methods used for measuring immigrant integration and assimilation. Based upon an analysis of this literature and survey data collected by the center, I offer specific suggestions for future survey questions and methods to more accurately evaluate the effectiveness of El Sol’s policies promoting immigrant integration and assimilation.
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- 2015
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003645
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- Fabricating history: the making of the Molly Maguires.
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- Irizarry, Ashley, Ely, Christopher, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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This thesis focuses on the popular and historical image of the Molly Maguires, an Irish-American terrorist labor group in the 1870s, and addresses the process of building a historical record about a particular issue. Since there is very little direct information about the Molly Maguires, we know about them through contemporaries, historians and fiction writers, who were often antagonistic to the Molly Maguires. The limitations of our knowledge on the Molly Maguire calls into question whether...
Show moreThis thesis focuses on the popular and historical image of the Molly Maguires, an Irish-American terrorist labor group in the 1870s, and addresses the process of building a historical record about a particular issue. Since there is very little direct information about the Molly Maguires, we know about them through contemporaries, historians and fiction writers, who were often antagonistic to the Molly Maguires. The limitations of our knowledge on the Molly Maguire calls into question whether our picture of the Mollies can even be considered historical. Although current evidence belies efforts to create an accurate historical picture of the Molly Maguires, the development of the Molly Maguire image is a history in and of itself. The shifting image of the Molly Maguires reveals more about the social environment of the time period in which they were created than it does about the Molly Maguires themselves. This thesis explores a topic in the gray area between fact and fiction, demonstrating how historical knowledge can be as much a product of collective memory as empirical data.
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003586
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- Document (PDF)
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- AN ANALYSIS OF UNITED STATES ECONOMIC DATA TO DETERMINE IF INEQUALITY OF EDUCATION AFFECTS ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY AND THE INCOME GAP.
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- Jaber, Fatimah, Ferrara, Zachary, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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Income inequality has long been a topic of discussion among economists and policymakers. It is well-known that high levels of income inequality can negatively affect society, including lower economic productivity. In recent years, there has been growing interest in understanding how income inequality can affect economic productivity and society's overall well-being. This research explores the relationship between income inequality and economic productivity, comparing data from six...
Show moreIncome inequality has long been a topic of discussion among economists and policymakers. It is well-known that high levels of income inequality can negatively affect society, including lower economic productivity. In recent years, there has been growing interest in understanding how income inequality can affect economic productivity and society's overall well-being. This research explores the relationship between income inequality and economic productivity, comparing data from six metropolitan cities within the United States; I will explore a range of variables that may impact income inequality, such as average household size, crime rates, education, and GDP.
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- 2023
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00259
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- The Anthropology of Airlines: Flag Carriers, Nationalism, Place, and Identity.
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- Jackson, Evan, Fewkes, Jacqueline H., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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In this study, I aim to explain the status of airline flag carriers as national and cultural symbols of their respected countries. With national interests and identity as part of their development, flag-carriers serve as “aerial ambassadors” representing their home nations. Through the media of design, uniforms, crew service, and advertising techniques, flag-carriers create a sense of place of their unique nations for both local and international passengers—promoting the “imagined communities...
Show moreIn this study, I aim to explain the status of airline flag carriers as national and cultural symbols of their respected countries. With national interests and identity as part of their development, flag-carriers serve as “aerial ambassadors” representing their home nations. Through the media of design, uniforms, crew service, and advertising techniques, flag-carriers create a sense of place of their unique nations for both local and international passengers—promoting the “imagined communities” as coined by Benedict Anderson. Behind these flag-carriers are instances of public support and pride. The role of being an aerial ambassador emerges as the airline and nation become one entity, an association that could be either positive or negative. With examinations of airline websites, aviation marketing literature, and visual analyses, my research will show how flag-carriers express national identity across borders through their projected physical and cultural identities.
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- 2015
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003646
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- TOP TO BOTTOM SHELF: REDISTRIBUTIVE CRIME.
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- Jacobson, Alyssa Sangeeta, Jakee, Keith, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Loss prevention personnel in retail firms face difficult and expensive decisions regarding the technologies they should implement to reduce product loss and redistributive crime. Using Office Depot as a case study, this paper evaluates redistributive crime, which is the tendency for theft of unprotected products to increase when surveillance systems are placed on protected ones. I also analyze the security measures used to combat these crimes, focusing mainly on the Electronic Article...
Show moreLoss prevention personnel in retail firms face difficult and expensive decisions regarding the technologies they should implement to reduce product loss and redistributive crime. Using Office Depot as a case study, this paper evaluates redistributive crime, which is the tendency for theft of unprotected products to increase when surveillance systems are placed on protected ones. I also analyze the security measures used to combat these crimes, focusing mainly on the Electronic Article Surveillance systems and the product loss for a single high-risk department as compared to several standard departments. My results allowed for the calculation of a loss prevention equilibrium point, where the cost of loss prevention is equal to its benefits when using the Alpha boxes for the ink department.
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- 2017
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012625
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- Niche adjustment of the brown anoles after introduction of the curlytail lizard.
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- Jameson, Meghan R., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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The effects of the recently introduced species, the curlytail lizard, on the Florida ecosystems are relatively unknown. Previous research conducted in the Bahamas showed that brown anole lizards, once introduced to curlytail lizards, became arboreal to evade the threat of the curlytail lizards. To attempt to see if such a niche shift in the brown anole population is occurring in Florida, data were collected using two areas located on the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of FAU. One area was...
Show moreThe effects of the recently introduced species, the curlytail lizard, on the Florida ecosystems are relatively unknown. Previous research conducted in the Bahamas showed that brown anole lizards, once introduced to curlytail lizards, became arboreal to evade the threat of the curlytail lizards. To attempt to see if such a niche shift in the brown anole population is occurring in Florida, data were collected using two areas located on the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of FAU. One area was inhabited by only brown anoles whereas the other area was inhabited by brown anoles and curlytail lizards, the latter which newly invaded this site in 2006. Observations were made by walking through the selected area, and counting and recording all lizards that were visible. Data were collected at specific times during the day, four times a day. After comparing the two locations, it was found that the brown anoles have become arboreal when sharing an environment with curlytail lizards.
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- 2007
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/11610
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- Anoles, Lizards, Physiology, Wildlife conservation, Curlytail lizards
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- The analysis of gold in seawater using ion exchange chromatography and atomic absorption spectroscopy.
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- Jean-Vertus, Walter, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Gold is a highly prized metal whose ore deposits are continually being mined and depleted. With the increasing scarcity of continental gold ores, gold miners and scientist are turning to the sea as one alternate source of this precious metal. But the problem arises in determining which parts of the ocean to mine. Ideally the area with the greatest concentration of gold would be the best place to start but determining an accurate concentration of gold in a sample of seawater is difficult for...
Show moreGold is a highly prized metal whose ore deposits are continually being mined and depleted. With the increasing scarcity of continental gold ores, gold miners and scientist are turning to the sea as one alternate source of this precious metal. But the problem arises in determining which parts of the ocean to mine. Ideally the area with the greatest concentration of gold would be the best place to start but determining an accurate concentration of gold in a sample of seawater is difficult for various reasons. The main reason being gold's extremely low concentration in seawater, averaging at about13 [sic] parts per trillion. This study deals with detecting trace amounts of gold in seawater. The first step in the analysis involves pre-concentrating gold in seawater using an ion exchange resin, Chelexª -100, and optimizing the experimental conditions. Then the chromatographic fractions are analyzed using a graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer. The results from several trials are presented in this study.
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- 2007
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- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/11612
- Subject Headings
- Geochemical prospecting, Gold mines and mining, Environmental aspects, Metals, Analysis, Chromatographic analysis
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- Document (PDF)
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- Punishment and Prophecy: Blindness in Oedipus Rex, King Lear, and Jane Eyre.
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- Jemison, Kaley, Harrawood, Michael, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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This paper will examine the significance of blindness in Oedipus Rex, King Lear, and Jane Eyre. In each of these canonical works, the character presents a moral infringement and consequently is castigated through the loss of sight. For Oedipus and Rochester this is a sexual transgression while for Gloucester, blindness is a reflection of his ignorance of his son’s duplicity. This literary commonality implements vision loss as a punishment for immorality. Yet, from this loss of sight also...
Show moreThis paper will examine the significance of blindness in Oedipus Rex, King Lear, and Jane Eyre. In each of these canonical works, the character presents a moral infringement and consequently is castigated through the loss of sight. For Oedipus and Rochester this is a sexual transgression while for Gloucester, blindness is a reflection of his ignorance of his son’s duplicity. This literary commonality implements vision loss as a punishment for immorality. Yet, from this loss of sight also stems transcendence. Paradoxically, in losing their sight, the characters garner a greater sensory awareness and prophetic insight as Oedipus sees his future and Rochester experiences a telepathic exchange with Jane. This paper will also examine the portrayals of blind characters and how they reflect historic shifts in society’s conceptualization of the disabled community.
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- 2016
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003677
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- Palm Beach County property taxes: an example of the leviathan model.
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- Jeune, Fred, Jakee, Keith, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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During the past recession, house prices plummeted to record lows. However, empirical research shows that, on average, property tax revenues for local governments have not decreased. My paper will attempt to explain this paradox by arguing that an information asymmetry exists in the process used by local authorities to assess and tax private properties. I use Palm Beach County, FL as a case study to illustrate my hypothesis. This information asymmetry, characterized by the lack of transparency...
Show moreDuring the past recession, house prices plummeted to record lows. However, empirical research shows that, on average, property tax revenues for local governments have not decreased. My paper will attempt to explain this paradox by arguing that an information asymmetry exists in the process used by local authorities to assess and tax private properties. I use Palm Beach County, FL as a case study to illustrate my hypothesis. This information asymmetry, characterized by the lack of transparency in the property assessment and taxation process, is exploited by local government to conceal its revenue-maximizing behavior. The analysis of this behavior, captured through the lens of the Leviathan model, allows us to uncover the moral hazard at play whereby local governments seek to maximize their revenues through ways obscure and elusive to the general public.
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- 2013
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003518
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- Document (PDF)
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- Matrix Applications: Microsoft Excel.
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- Jhingree, Chastity Selma, McGovern, Warren W., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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The inherent matrix study within numerical analysis has evolved into a seemingly finite exploration of row arrangements, transpositions and basic operations of addition, subtraction and multiplication. However, with the formulaic structure of Microsoft Excel, is there not an extended possibility that complex matrix operations and functions can be easily solved using the rows and columns of excel along with their respective formulae? The purpose of this thesis, therefore, is to transfer matrix...
Show moreThe inherent matrix study within numerical analysis has evolved into a seemingly finite exploration of row arrangements, transpositions and basic operations of addition, subtraction and multiplication. However, with the formulaic structure of Microsoft Excel, is there not an extended possibility that complex matrix operations and functions can be easily solved using the rows and columns of excel along with their respective formulae? The purpose of this thesis, therefore, is to transfer matrix numerical information onto Microsoft Excel, and by applying appropriate excel functions (e.g. =MMULT for matrix multiplication) find the operational solution. As a corollary to the application of matrices using Microsoft Excel, other applications of matrices such as numerical analysis of the calculator, and balancing chemical equation will also be included to provide a more in-depth view of matrices.
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- 2016
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003678
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- Plea bargaining, coercion, and fairness.
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- Jimenez, James R., Tunick, Mark, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
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The process of plea bargaining in the American legal system has long been criticized for being coercive. I use Robert Nozick’s criteria for coercion to show that plea bargaining is not inherently coercive. However, prosecutors can introduce coercion into the process, and the possibility of uneven introduction of coercion in offering pleas makes the system of plea bargaining unfair. However, that plea bargaining can be unfair and often coercive does not mean that it must be abolished. Although...
Show moreThe process of plea bargaining in the American legal system has long been criticized for being coercive. I use Robert Nozick’s criteria for coercion to show that plea bargaining is not inherently coercive. However, prosecutors can introduce coercion into the process, and the possibility of uneven introduction of coercion in offering pleas makes the system of plea bargaining unfair. However, that plea bargaining can be unfair and often coercive does not mean that it must be abolished. Although the current state of plea bargaining is not ideal and does result in unfairness for many, there does not seem to be any viable options to radically reform the process at this time without losing efficiency, though standardizing some plea offers while leaving the discretion of whether to offer pleas to the prosecution could help remove some of the coerciveness and unfairness
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- 2011
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003587
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- Document (PDF)
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- IS WATER ADDING FUEL TO THE FIRE? HOW OUR WATER SUPPLY CONTRIBUTES TO ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE.
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- Johnson, Aura, Hickey, Christopher, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Over the past 90 years antibiotics have dramatically impacted healthcare. We now have cures for infections people once thought were deadly. Medical advances have contributed to an increase in life expectancy, spearheaded by antibiotics. If these antibiotics are so useful, why are 23,000 people still dying every year from antibiotic-resistant pathogens? The answer to this question is due to the increased exposure to antibiotics. The presence of antibiotics in our water system allows for...
Show moreOver the past 90 years antibiotics have dramatically impacted healthcare. We now have cures for infections people once thought were deadly. Medical advances have contributed to an increase in life expectancy, spearheaded by antibiotics. If these antibiotics are so useful, why are 23,000 people still dying every year from antibiotic-resistant pathogens? The answer to this question is due to the increased exposure to antibiotics. The presence of antibiotics in our water system allows for harmful bacteria to develop resistance to antibiotics that eventually produce harmful strains. Water samples were tested for the presence of different antibiotics. After the analysis, antibiotics were found to be present in oceanwater, aquaculture, and wastewater at sewage treatment facilities. In order to combat this issue, we need to learn how these antibiotics are making their way into our water systems and how this increase in exposure could possibly contribute to an increase in antibiotic resistance.
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- 2019
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00079
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- Document (PDF)
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- Morphometric assessment of connectivity of the shallow-water and mesophotic scleractinian coral Montastraea cavernosa.
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- Johnston, Samantha Faye, Moore, Jon, Voss, Joshua, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Montastraea cavernosa is a widely distributed scleractinian coral found in temperate and tropical waters globally. Because it occurs in both shallow and mesophotic reefs, it is often referred to as a depth generalist. This study examined the morphometics of shallow-water and mesophotic cohorts in various locations in the Gulf of Mexico and used measurements of skeletal characteristics to assess morphological variation. Results from multivariate analyses showed that these characteristics...
Show moreMontastraea cavernosa is a widely distributed scleractinian coral found in temperate and tropical waters globally. Because it occurs in both shallow and mesophotic reefs, it is often referred to as a depth generalist. This study examined the morphometics of shallow-water and mesophotic cohorts in various locations in the Gulf of Mexico and used measurements of skeletal characteristics to assess morphological variation. Results from multivariate analyses showed that these characteristics differed significantly by site, not by depth, though there existed a significant site-depth interaction. Additionally, sites evaluated using a pairwise comparison showed that there were significant morphological variations as well, however among fewer characteristics. Overall resulting showing morphological difference in M. cavernosa suggested that there is morphological acclimation to different depths or separate populations who demonstrate morphological traits may be adaptive for different depths.
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- 2015
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003647
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- Impact of reduction mowing on fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formiciade) at Gopher tortoise (Testudines: Testudinidae) burrows.
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- Jones, Richard, Wetterer, James K., Moore, Jon, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Many species prey upon the threatened gopher tortoises, including the Red Imported Fir Ants Solenopsis invicta. While human alterations to native habitat have led to a decline in gopher tortoises, “disturbance specialists” like S. invicta often thrive on such changes. This study examines three ant surveys at gopher tortoise burrows within a section of residential “greenway” in southeastern Florida before and after “reduction mowing”. While the presence of S. invicta did decrease aftrer the...
Show moreMany species prey upon the threatened gopher tortoises, including the Red Imported Fir Ants Solenopsis invicta. While human alterations to native habitat have led to a decline in gopher tortoises, “disturbance specialists” like S. invicta often thrive on such changes. This study examines three ant surveys at gopher tortoise burrows within a section of residential “greenway” in southeastern Florida before and after “reduction mowing”. While the presence of S. invicta did decrease aftrer the reduction mowing, the numbers of native ants and ant species richness in general showed a significant decline. Another invasive ant, the Little Fire Ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863), showed a significant increase after the mowing. While not as destructive as S. invicta, W.auropunctata has been documented to be a significant pest to many terrestrial vertebrates and should be considered a potential threat in future gopher tortoise and land management schemes.
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- 2013
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003519
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- Why security is but a symptom: understanding the persistence of state failure.
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- Jones, Stephen, Jakee, Keith, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Most international relations scholars focus on internal insecurity as the primary problem in a failed state. I disagree with that view, and instead I seek to show that insecurity is created by rampant rule-breaking. Specifically, I argue that what I term “alegality” is the primary institutional structure of failed states. An alegal system is one where rules are written but seldom followed. An alegal system contains a government, so it cannot be considered anarchic. Under such systems, rule...
Show moreMost international relations scholars focus on internal insecurity as the primary problem in a failed state. I disagree with that view, and instead I seek to show that insecurity is created by rampant rule-breaking. Specifically, I argue that what I term “alegality” is the primary institutional structure of failed states. An alegal system is one where rules are written but seldom followed. An alegal system contains a government, so it cannot be considered anarchic. Under such systems, rule-breaking eroded reciprocal rule-following relationships, and this erosion removes constraints on behavior present in other societies. Without these constraints, states are characterized by internal insecurity, few publiclyprovided goods, a large and inefficient bureaucracy, and an autocratic leadership. Under the assumption that leaders, bureaucrats, and individual citizens all seek to maximize self-interest, I will show that their interactions within an alegal system result cause state failure to persist indefinitely.
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- 2013
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003520
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