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Title: Epidemiology of alcohol use among Florida college students.
Creator: Keim, Carley, Gonzalez, Paz B., Avila, R.R., Rosselli, Monica
Abstract/Description: When considering the evolving nature of problematic drinking, it is important to continually assess its prevalence throughout various demographics. Our goal was to analyze significant demographical data from a longitudinal pilot study measuring drinking behavior relative to inhibitory functioning among the young adult college population. Post hoc analyses revealed that when comparing African Americans (M=19.40, SD=±3.286) to European Americans (M=15.75, SD=±2.173) and Hispanics/Latinos (M=16...
Show moreWhen considering the evolving nature of problematic drinking, it is important to continually assess its prevalence throughout various demographics. Our goal was to analyze significant demographical data from a longitudinal pilot study measuring drinking behavior relative to inhibitory functioning among the young adult college population. Post hoc analyses revealed that when comparing African Americans (M=19.40, SD=±3.286) to European Americans (M=15.75, SD=±2.173) and Hispanics/Latinos (M=16.06, SD=±2.886), African Americans reported a significantly older age of drinking onset. ANOVA analyses revealed men and European Americans to consume significantly more alcohol than others. The age at which one began drinking significantly predicted numerous drinking behaviors: average number of drinks consumed, b=-.35, t(47)=-2.56, p < .05; largest number of drinks consumed per occasion, b=-.43, t(48)=-3.26, p < .01. Conversely, older age of one’s first binge drinking experience significantly predicted future frequent drinking behaviors.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005026
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Associations Between Alcohol and Drug Use Among Collegiate Young Adults: Preliminary Findings.
Creator: Gonzalez, Brianna, Paz, Andres L., Keim, C.A., Avila, R.R., Rosselli, Monica
Abstract/Description: The current study aims to examine correlates between binge drinking behavior with licit and illicit drug use among college students. Thirty-seven undergraduates (6 male) completed questionnaires concerning alcohol consumption throughout the one month duration of the study. Participants performed three cognitive computer tasks at both baseline (T1) and follow-up (T2) assessment. At T2 participants also filled out a drug usage questionnaire. This study stems from a larger longitudinal pilot...
Show moreThe current study aims to examine correlates between binge drinking behavior with licit and illicit drug use among college students. Thirty-seven undergraduates (6 male) completed questionnaires concerning alcohol consumption throughout the one month duration of the study. Participants performed three cognitive computer tasks at both baseline (T1) and follow-up (T2) assessment. At T2 participants also filled out a drug usage questionnaire. This study stems from a larger longitudinal pilot study. Strong correlations were found for increased cigarette use: the number of drinking days reported, r (34) = .442, p =.007, as well as non-binge drinking days and marijuana use, r (34) =.465, p =.004. Cigarette smokers were more likely than not to partake in multiple drinking behaviors. Marijuana was found to be used more on days in which binge drinking did not occur alluding to a preference to smoke rather than drink excessively while smoking marijuana.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005019
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: THP-1 Monocyte Differentiation and Activation.
Creator: Blaise, Danice, Hartmann, James X.
Abstract/Description: 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/FA00005429
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Enhanced CpG Activated Macrophage Killing of 3-Bromopyruvate Pre-treated 4T1 Breast Cancer Cells.
Creator: Rumicha, Dawit, Liddle, Genevieve M., Hartmann, James X., Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Abstract/Description: A common feature of breast cancer cells is the evasion of singular treatments by using the Warburg Effect, a process of metabolic ATP production through rapid anaerobic glycolysis. Cancer research has transitioned to an investigation of combination therapies to combat cancer. In our study, we seek to metabolically inhibit cancer cells before application of immunogenic killing. The Warburg Effect was targeted with 3-Bromopyruvate (3-BP), which blocks Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase ...
Show moreA common feature of breast cancer cells is the evasion of singular treatments by using the Warburg Effect, a process of metabolic ATP production through rapid anaerobic glycolysis. Cancer research has transitioned to an investigation of combination therapies to combat cancer. In our study, we seek to metabolically inhibit cancer cells before application of immunogenic killing. The Warburg Effect was targeted with 3-Bromopyruvate (3-BP), which blocks Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (GAPDH) production. Treatment with 3-BP yielded up to 86.5% cancer cell death. Glycolytic inhibition renders cancer cells metabolically stressed, which may enable an effective immune response. Our hypothesis was that CpG activated macrophage will possess tumoricidal potential to target metabolically stressed cancer cells. Macrophages and CpG cultivation alone yielded a significant immune response. We sought to find a synergistic effect of 3-BP induced killing susceptibility with CpG activated macrophages may lead to an effective method of combination therapy.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005634
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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Title: Identification of others through biological motion.
Creator: Fuller, Nicholas, Kersten, Alan, Earles, Julie
Abstract/Description: In point-light models, visual cues are reduced to points of light indicating the major points of movements of the human body. Although we are able to recognize people through movement, accuracy of identification of strangers through point-light models is low. Connecting the major points of motion to represent a skeleton might enhance the ability to recognize strangers. This study also wishes to assess whether accuracy will be improved through learning general movement characteristics of...
Show moreIn point-light models, visual cues are reduced to points of light indicating the major points of movements of the human body. Although we are able to recognize people through movement, accuracy of identification of strangers through point-light models is low. Connecting the major points of motion to represent a skeleton might enhance the ability to recognize strangers. This study also wishes to assess whether accuracy will be improved through learning general movement characteristics of individuals. After a learning stage, participants were randomly assigned to match names with either point-light or skeleton models of actor movements. Two of the four actions performed by actors in the testing stage were previously seen during the learning stage. We expect identification from skeleton displays will be higher than for point light displays. We also expect higher accuracy for actions previously seen during the learning stage. The findings and their implications will be discussed.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005017
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Variation in the Major Histocompatibility Gene is Maintained By Selection Imposed By Infectious Disease.
Creator: Blair, Zizah J., Hughes, Colin, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: Major Histocompatibility (MH) genes play critical roles in mounting adaptive immune responses to infectious diseases and parasites. There are two classes of MH genes: Class I and II; Class II can be further divided into Class II A and II B genes, this study focuses on Class IIB. Class II B genes are exceptionally variable in sequence. Leading hypotheses propose that this genetic variation is maintained by selection for resistance to pathogens. Since pathogens are constantly evolving to avoid...
Show moreMajor Histocompatibility (MH) genes play critical roles in mounting adaptive immune responses to infectious diseases and parasites. There are two classes of MH genes: Class I and II; Class II can be further divided into Class II A and II B genes, this study focuses on Class IIB. Class II B genes are exceptionally variable in sequence. Leading hypotheses propose that this genetic variation is maintained by selection for resistance to pathogens. Since pathogens are constantly evolving to avoid detection, and new pathogens regularly enter populations, which MH proteins confer immunity fluctuates over time. This study examines MH Class II B in Centropomus undecimalis, the common Snook. Genes will be sequenced, and their variability quantified using approaches that include: database searches (NCBI), PCR, and sequencing. Sequencing of the MH gene will provide insight on how high polymorphism results from immune responses to infectious pathogens.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005177
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Characterization of Lis-1 loss of function at the neuromuscular junction of Drosophila melangaster larvae.
Creator: Vargas, Leticia, Boerner, Jana, Godenschwege, Tanja A.
Date Issued: 2013-04-05
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361219
Subject Headings: Lissencephaly, Drosophila melanogaster, Mutations
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Effects of GUS Gene Integration in Tobacco Plants.
Creator: Cruz, Laura, Zhang, Xing-Hai
Abstract/Description: The β-glucuronidase (GUS) gene was isolated in 1986 from the bacterium Escherichia coli. Since then it has been widely used as a reporter gene in genetically modified organisms serving to study gene expression and tissue specificity of different promoter sequences. We have introduced the GUS gene into tobacco plants through Agrobacterium-mediated genomic transformation. The plants that were confirmed to be expressing the GUS gene were grown to propagate a new (T1) generation. The T1 plants...
Show moreThe β-glucuronidase (GUS) gene was isolated in 1986 from the bacterium Escherichia coli. Since then it has been widely used as a reporter gene in genetically modified organisms serving to study gene expression and tissue specificity of different promoter sequences. We have introduced the GUS gene into tobacco plants through Agrobacterium-mediated genomic transformation. The plants that were confirmed to be expressing the GUS gene were grown to propagate a new (T1) generation. The T1 plants were analyzed for tissue specificity of GUS expression. The results to date seem to indicate that there is some variation in GUS expression between plant lines. The mechanisms of GUS gene integration in the plant genome as well as the possible effects it can have on a plant’s genomic structure are assessed.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005009
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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Title: Effects of MsrA and MsrB During Anoxic Stress in Drosophila melanogaster.
Creator: Suthakaran, Nirthieca, Binninger, David
Abstract/Description: Drosophila melanogaster can withstand hours of oxygen deprivation (anoxia) by entering a protective coma called spreading depression. When oxygen is reintroduced to the cells, a burst of reactive oxygen species (ROS) causes oxidative damage. Methionine is susceptible to oxidation to form methionine sulfoxide. This oxidation is reversible where methionine sulfoxide reductase (Msr) A and B reduce the S and R enantiomers, respectively. In this study, MsrA and MsrB single deletion lines were...
Show moreDrosophila melanogaster can withstand hours of oxygen deprivation (anoxia) by entering a protective coma called spreading depression. When oxygen is reintroduced to the cells, a burst of reactive oxygen species (ROS) causes oxidative damage. Methionine is susceptible to oxidation to form methionine sulfoxide. This oxidation is reversible where methionine sulfoxide reductase (Msr) A and B reduce the S and R enantiomers, respectively. In this study, MsrA and MsrB single deletion lines were exposed to one hour of anoxia and the Drosophila Activity Monitor (DAM) recorded their recovery times. RNA interference (RNAi) lines were used to mimic the effect of these deletion lines by ubiquitously knocking down their expression. My current data indicates that MsrA loss-of-function strains recover significantly faster than the MsrB loss-of-function lines with increasing age. Insight into the roles of Msr genes under anoxic stress could lead to a better understanding of how these genes contribute to aging.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005037
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Creative anachronism: paintings on history and authenticity.
Creator: Boehm, Megan, Broderick, Amy S.
Date Issued: 2012-04-06
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3348626
Subject Headings: Creative Anachronism, Paintings authenticity, Historical painting, Visual arts, Art history
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Using the general mental ability test scores as predictors of NFL QB performance.
Creator: Metzger, Mike, Bernardin, Harold John
Date Issued: 2013-04-05
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361155
Subject Headings: Quarterbacks (Football), Cognitive Abilities Test, National Football League
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: International Court of Justice And Regional Bias.
Creator: Concepcion, Jessica, Morton, Jeffrey S., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) presides over the contentious issues, such as boundary disputes and military conflict, for all United Nation’s (UN) members. Its rulings, legally binding, guide international affairs between states by holding them accountable to international law. Previous studies have found that the judges on the ICJ display judicial bias. However, scholars have yet to evaluate whether judges are influenced by a regional association with a party in the cases. To...
Show moreThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) presides over the contentious issues, such as boundary disputes and military conflict, for all United Nation’s (UN) members. Its rulings, legally binding, guide international affairs between states by holding them accountable to international law. Previous studies have found that the judges on the ICJ display judicial bias. However, scholars have yet to evaluate whether judges are influenced by a regional association with a party in the cases. To evaluate the role of region in ICJ rulings, I developed a dataset containing: 1) nationality of judges in contentious cases, 2) states party to a case, 3) states’ regions, and 4) case subject. This data is then used to evaluate the relationship between ICJ judges, state region, and the outcome of case rulings in order to determine whether regional bias exist today within the UN.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005181
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Engineering a Self-Sustained Coral Reef Park with Renewable Energy.
Creator: Quiray, Paulane C., Mohamed, Antonio, Raja, Umar, Su, Tsung-Chow
Abstract/Description: 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/FA00005446
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Abamectin: ant toxin or antifeedant?.
Creator: Kissner, William, Kaul, Christopher, McGuire, Megan, Pick, David, Dragojlovic, Veljko
Date Issued: 2012-04-06
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3348829
Subject Headings: Abamectin, Toxin, Antifeedant, Chemistry techniques, Pest control
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Dual enrollment: the way forward.
Creator: Khazem, Jad, Holman, Mirya R.
Date Issued: 2012-04-06
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3350908
Subject Headings: Dual enrollment, College credits, High school students, Educational acceleration, College admissions, Enrollments, Education --secondary
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Bilingualism Characteristics in Second Generation Latin American Immigrants.
Creator: Ortega, Alexandra, Rosselli, Monica
Abstract/Description: This study examined the linguistic characteristics of a sample of second-generation Latin American immigrants and a control group of English monolinguals. Participants included both males and females from 18-40 years old. For all the bilingual participants L1 was Spanish but they had been schooled mostly in English (L2). The examined language domains included: grammatical and semantic judgment, vocabulary, reading, writing, and fluency of both L1 and L2. It was observed that L2 significantly...
Show moreThis study examined the linguistic characteristics of a sample of second-generation Latin American immigrants and a control group of English monolinguals. Participants included both males and females from 18-40 years old. For all the bilingual participants L1 was Spanish but they had been schooled mostly in English (L2). The examined language domains included: grammatical and semantic judgment, vocabulary, reading, writing, and fluency of both L1 and L2. It was observed that L2 significantly overwrote L1, becoming the dominant language. Grammatical judgment as well as reading and writing became more accurate, vocabulary was larger, and fluency was greater in English than in Spanish. Interference from English to Spanish in reading, writing and vocabulary was significant, whereas interference in the opposite direction was minimal. Two questions are discussed: the switch of the dominant language from L1 to L2 and the language profile in each one of the two languages.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005033
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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Title: A Cross-Lingustic Analysis of Language Effects on Personality Measures in Spanish-English Bilinguals.
Creator: Gonzalez, Katherine, Velez-Uribe, Idaly, Rosselli, Monica, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: The Big Five inventory is a 44-item scale that classifies participants based on five dimensions of personality with versions available in English and Spanish. Previous studies have found differences in BFI dimensions of Spanish-English bilinguals. We asked if Spanish-English bilinguals described themselves differently when answering in different languages. The present study investigated how Spanish-English bilinguals are classified when answering the BFI in both languages. In a cross...
Show moreThe Big Five inventory is a 44-item scale that classifies participants based on five dimensions of personality with versions available in English and Spanish. Previous studies have found differences in BFI dimensions of Spanish-English bilinguals. We asked if Spanish-English bilinguals described themselves differently when answering in different languages. The present study investigated how Spanish-English bilinguals are classified when answering the BFI in both languages. In a cross-linguistic design, we assessed a sample of Spanish-English bilinguals. We hypothesized that we would find that bilinguals would score significantly different in both languages in the dimensions of extraversion and conscientiousness, with English scores being expected to be significantly higher than Spanish scores. Results revealed significantly different scores in Spanish and English in all five dimensions of the BFI. These results emphasize the issue of language in psychological evaluations, with the possibility of language dependence skewing the results for bilingual patients.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005193
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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Title: Hippocampal involvement in object recognition memory.
Creator: Velez, Elisa M., Cohen, Sarah J., Stackman, Robert W.
Date Issued: 2013-04-05
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361221
Subject Headings: Hippocampus (Brain), Spatial ability
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Electrochemical Process of Biorock for Carbon Dioxide Capture.
Creator: Harris, Alyssa, Freudenberg, Andrew, Lopez, Michael, Muslera, Pedro, Su, Tsung-Chow
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study is to utilize information and data gathered from previous studies pertaining to the BioRock® method, patented by Dr. W. Hibertz and T.J. Goreau in 1974. Biorock® stimulates the growth of coral reefs utilizing natural reef processes and electrochemistry to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Our aim is to make the process more efficient to achieve large scale atmospheric carbon dioxide sequestration. A pH sensor in the water and CO2 sensor is in place to quantify and...
Show moreThe purpose of this study is to utilize information and data gathered from previous studies pertaining to the BioRock® method, patented by Dr. W. Hibertz and T.J. Goreau in 1974. Biorock® stimulates the growth of coral reefs utilizing natural reef processes and electrochemistry to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Our aim is to make the process more efficient to achieve large scale atmospheric carbon dioxide sequestration. A pH sensor in the water and CO2 sensor is in place to quantify and confirm the reduction of CO2 in the water and air above, all within a sealed tank. The first experiment in this study used an iron mesh with an electric current running through it to collect the limestone that serves as the base for a reef. However, the iron oxidized instead of collecting limestone. Future testing will utilize a lead plate as it is less susceptible to rusting.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005021
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Analyzing Changes in Salinity and Evaporation on Water Quality.
Creator: Causey, Annie, Lemos, Renata, Goordeen, Avion, Selch, Donna, Abbott, Cara J., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: The evaporation of water in the ocean can lead to hyper salinity caused by the extra substances left behind during the process. The Florida bay is surrounded by the Florida loop current and the Florida Keys, its salinity reading has been recorded as high as 70 ppt, double the normal capacity of seawater. The bay salinity depends on the amount of fresh water released from the Everglades and the magnitude of water outputted to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, as well as the ratio...
Show moreThe evaporation of water in the ocean can lead to hyper salinity caused by the extra substances left behind during the process. The Florida bay is surrounded by the Florida loop current and the Florida Keys, its salinity reading has been recorded as high as 70 ppt, double the normal capacity of seawater. The bay salinity depends on the amount of fresh water released from the Everglades and the magnitude of water outputted to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, as well as the ratio between the amount of water evaporated and the amount of precipitates left in the remaining water pool. For this research nine saltwater treatments from 0 to 40 ppt in increments of 5 ppt were constructed to examine how evaporation rates are affected by varying salinities. During this study, data were collected from each of the nine treatments before and after evaporation. The data recorded included salinity readings, pH levels and volume of water evaporated. The analyses of this data will determine the relationship between salinity levels and evaporation rates.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005180
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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