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Title: Photovoltaic Array Assessment Using Field Generated Current-Voltage Curves.
Creator: Christopher Romain, Ricardo Sanatan, Shefatha Rabbany, Amir Abtahi
Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000022
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: What Are The Legalities of Accepting or Refusing Refugees and Asylum Seekers?.
Creator: Cichoracki, Caitlin, Kahook, Sama, Arflin, Cheryl, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Abstract/Description: In the wake of contemporary events, such as the Syrian refugee crisis, and recalling historical events such as the Holocaust, it is important to understand the dynamic between states and international law. In the midst of the current refugee crisis, how might countries decide who accepts and denies refugees into their borders? We answer this by focusing on the laws and regulations that have been implemented since the 1951 Refugee Convention. The attitudes toward refugees and how the crisis is...
Show moreIn the wake of contemporary events, such as the Syrian refugee crisis, and recalling historical events such as the Holocaust, it is important to understand the dynamic between states and international law. In the midst of the current refugee crisis, how might countries decide who accepts and denies refugees into their borders? We answer this by focusing on the laws and regulations that have been implemented since the 1951 Refugee Convention. The attitudes toward refugees and how the crisis is handled are an accurate reflection of the discrepancy between states’ responsibilities and states’ needs. We investigate the history of the laws and how states have found loopholes through the rules and regulations through court cases. Through this research, we are able to understand the legalities of how refugees reach safety and who takes responsibility when a government ultimately fails its people.mitter in the brain. Therefore, an investigation into the properties of the neurotransmitter glutamate, which could be the potential cause of this neurodegenerative disease, will help elucidate the role of this amino acid in ALS.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005579
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Endocrine Disruptors in Treated Wastewater.
Creator: Ciminello, Samantha
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/FA00005430
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The Road to Redemption of a Conquistador: Alvaro Nunez Cabeza de Vaca.
Creator: Claudia Schmucker
Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000023
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Hispanic Perspectives on Lifting the Cuban Embargo.
Creator: Clukey, Ryan, Giral Lores, Marina, Paik, Jeehoon, Escaleras, Monica, Levy, Eric, College of Business
Abstract/Description: The Cuban Embargo has restricted economic, cultural and diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba for 53 years. On December 17th, 2014, President Obama made a televised-speech on “normalizing relationship with Cuba,” instead of continuing an “outdated approach [that] has failed to advance our interests.” This study will examine and analyze the attitudes of Hispanics living in the United States’ towards the lifting of the Cuban Embargo. We are interested on the Hispanic population...
Show moreThe Cuban Embargo has restricted economic, cultural and diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba for 53 years. On December 17th, 2014, President Obama made a televised-speech on “normalizing relationship with Cuba,” instead of continuing an “outdated approach [that] has failed to advance our interests.” This study will examine and analyze the attitudes of Hispanics living in the United States’ towards the lifting of the Cuban Embargo. We are interested on the Hispanic population because they represent one of the largest and fastest-growing minority groups in the United States. We conducted telephone and online surveys of 500 Hispanics around the country. Our findings indicate that Hispanics have statistically significant different perspectives on lifting the Embargo, expanding trade and reestablishing diplomatic relations depending on their age, gender and other socio-demographic factors.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005192
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Is Social Media Influencing Hispanics Voting Behavior?.
Creator: Clukey, Ryan, Giral Lores, Marina, Escaleras, Monica, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Abstract/Description: Social media sites are becoming one of the biggest sources of information in the world. Particularly, political and economic news is being communicated widely on social media in real time with no costs incurred. The purpose of our research is to examine Hispanics reliance on social media for political information in the United States. Our results show that the majority of younger Hispanic voters rely on social media for their political news. In fact, over 84 percent of those who are between...
Show moreSocial media sites are becoming one of the biggest sources of information in the world. Particularly, political and economic news is being communicated widely on social media in real time with no costs incurred. The purpose of our research is to examine Hispanics reliance on social media for political information in the United States. Our results show that the majority of younger Hispanic voters rely on social media for their political news. In fact, over 84 percent of those who are between 18 and 34 years old are more likely to get their information from social media than any other source. Furthermore, our findings indicate that the younger Hispanic population are the most likely to find the political news on the internet trustworthy. If political campaigns want to target Hispanics, a rapidly growing demographic, they should move their attention towards social media as a major platform for their political campaigns.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005568
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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: For the Love of the Team.
Creator: Coviello, Kassi, Sapp, Brian, Escaleras, Monica, Levy, Eric, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Abstract/Description: Professional sports is a large industry that reaches millions of Americans today. Those Americans are called fans- the ones that support the teams, fill the seats, and cheer them on from home. Occasionally these professional sports teams decide to relocate to another city, state, etc. Relocation has become increasingly prevalent in the past few seasons. This puts the dedicated fans in a difficult situation in which they can remain loyal to the city or the specific team itself. In order to...
Show moreProfessional sports is a large industry that reaches millions of Americans today. Those Americans are called fans- the ones that support the teams, fill the seats, and cheer them on from home. Occasionally these professional sports teams decide to relocate to another city, state, etc. Relocation has become increasingly prevalent in the past few seasons. This puts the dedicated fans in a difficult situation in which they can remain loyal to the city or the specific team itself. In order to analyze how someone would react to their favorite professional sports team being relocated, we developed a survey to addresses the underlying question of would your favorite team remain your favorite team even if they relocated. Our results found that the decision to remain a fan or switch to another team depends on gender and the level of education.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005618
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Understanding Sport-Related Concussions.
Creator: Coviello, Kassi, Nasrallah, Joseph, Escaleras, Monica, Levy, Eric
Abstract/Description: In 2012, the amount of reported concussions doubled in the past ten years to 3.8 million. Concussions and head-related injuries caused by contact sports can lead to long term traumatic brain injuries. With the increasing presence of these injuries, the National Football League and the National Hockey League have implemented extensive concussion protocols. This questions the underlying uncertainty of the future of contact sports. Our project addresses the question of hypothetically, if you had...
Show moreIn 2012, the amount of reported concussions doubled in the past ten years to 3.8 million. Concussions and head-related injuries caused by contact sports can lead to long term traumatic brain injuries. With the increasing presence of these injuries, the National Football League and the National Hockey League have implemented extensive concussion protocols. This questions the underlying uncertainty of the future of contact sports. Our project addresses the question of hypothetically, if you had children, knowing what we know today about concussions/head related injuries, would you allow them to play contact sports. The decision to allow your child to play contact sports was motivated by the gender and age gap. The different levels of education had a statistically significant impact on the knowledge surrounding the current professional football and hockey concussion protocols.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000031
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Geological Lab-on-a-Chip for Salt Precipitation in Deep Saline Aquifers.
Creator: Crawford, Heather, Asfour, Chris, Seo, Seokju, Kim, Mike, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Abstract/Description: Geologic storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) into deep saline aquifers is a promising strategy for mitigation of global atmospheric CO2 levels-a main cause of climate change. These aquifers have the capacity to safely store significant amounts of CO2 and are available worldwide. As such, reaction dynamics and multiphase transport accompanying CO2 injection in deep aquifers are important to understanding CO2 sequestration processes and therefore they have been extensively studied. Despite the...
Show moreGeologic storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) into deep saline aquifers is a promising strategy for mitigation of global atmospheric CO2 levels-a main cause of climate change. These aquifers have the capacity to safely store significant amounts of CO2 and are available worldwide. As such, reaction dynamics and multiphase transport accompanying CO2 injection in deep aquifers are important to understanding CO2 sequestration processes and therefore they have been extensively studied. Despite the comprehensive findings, there are still urgent needs for understanding of interactions between injected CO2 and resident fluids since these interactions could determine the total CO2 storage rate and capacity. The objective of this study is to investigate fundamental physics of water evaporation at different salinities under the CO2-rich environment. Microfluidic techniques visualize and quantify evaporation behavior of water in real-time in a simple 1D microchannel geometry. The detailed CO2-water interactions and underlying physics will be discussed.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005619
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
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.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Autonomous Seawater Sampler Using Flexible Soft Material.
Creator: Cuong Tran, Minh Nguyen, Nafsia Shikdar
Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000007
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Crashworthiness of Low Speed Vehicles.
Creator: Cusano, Emma, Francis, Sherwin, Pinto, Michael, Masory, Oren, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Abstract/Description: The Crashworthiness of Low Speed Vehicles is to be determined using a custom built crash testing apparatus. The safety of golf carts is often overlooked because they are considered “low risk” vehicles. The danger of these vehicles lies in the fact that they aren’t mandated to have safety features outside of seatbelts. A test rig that sufficiently tested how these vehicles react under extreme conditions as well as the risk to the occupants was designed and operated through several iterations....
Show moreThe Crashworthiness of Low Speed Vehicles is to be determined using a custom built crash testing apparatus. The safety of golf carts is often overlooked because they are considered “low risk” vehicles. The danger of these vehicles lies in the fact that they aren’t mandated to have safety features outside of seatbelts. A test rig that sufficiently tested how these vehicles react under extreme conditions as well as the risk to the occupants was designed and operated through several iterations. The main components of the rig was be a motorized variable speed pulley system, concrete barrier, and a simple quick release mechanism to detach the cart, and crash dummies with sensors to record the experienced acceleration/ deceleration and gyration. The main parameters that were studied in relation to crashworthiness are structural performance, injury measures and dummy movement. It was the goal of the experimenters to show just how important it is to design LSVs with higher safety standards.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005565
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Multisensory Environments and Their Effect of Emotion.
Creator: Cynthia Stucki
Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000024
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Effects of Sulindac and Taurine on Glutamate Induced Exocitoxicity and Hypoxia Induced Cell Death.
Creator: D'Errico, Anthony, Pan, Chunliu, Prentice, Howard
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/FA00005431
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Peer Led Team Learning into Organic Chemistry.
Creator: Deacon, Lisa, Rezler, Evonne, Haky, Jerome E., Sempertegui Plaza, Tito S.
Abstract/Description: A web-based learning system for Organic Chemistry is being integrated into a Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) environment to restructure the existing Organic Chemistry I discussion (OrgoBOND) sections to enhance student learning, improve overall grades, and lower the Organic Chemistry I DFW rates. Students taking Organic Chemistry I are required to participate in a section of OrgoBOND utilizing the web-based learning system in a smaller classroom than in previous discussion sessions. Student...
Show moreA web-based learning system for Organic Chemistry is being integrated into a Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) environment to restructure the existing Organic Chemistry I discussion (OrgoBOND) sections to enhance student learning, improve overall grades, and lower the Organic Chemistry I DFW rates. Students taking Organic Chemistry I are required to participate in a section of OrgoBOND utilizing the web-based learning system in a smaller classroom than in previous discussion sessions. Student performance will be compared to that of students in future semesters participating in the same small PLTL setting, but with traditional recitation format. The advantages of introducing a web-based learning system into PLTL discussion sessions are (1) providing “hints,” (2) offering multiple attempts per question, and (3) instant grading and feedback. The computer assignments are unique to each student and reflect the topic recently reviewed in lecture. We will report on the preliminary results from data being collected on student performance, satisfaction levels, and retention rate changes.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005010
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Vignettes and Their Role in Bullying Research.
Creator: Demezier, Christopher, Longo, Joy, DeDenno, Michael
Abstract/Description: Transportation is the concept that readers become engaged when they read a story. The level of transportedness may impact the emotional response of the reader. Research shows that stories can be used to transport readers but there is a failure to identify vignettes as a viable medium. The ability of vignettes, a brief narrative without a conclusion, to transport readers is unknown. The purpose of this study is to determine if vignettes can be used to transport readers into a narrative and...
Show moreTransportation is the concept that readers become engaged when they read a story. The level of transportedness may impact the emotional response of the reader. Research shows that stories can be used to transport readers but there is a failure to identify vignettes as a viable medium. The ability of vignettes, a brief narrative without a conclusion, to transport readers is unknown. The purpose of this study is to determine if vignettes can be used to transport readers into a narrative and also to explore the link between transportation and negative affect. Each participant was presented 11 bullying vignettes sequentially and were asked to respond to the Transportation Scale and the Negative Affect Scale. Descriptive and inferential analysis were performed. The results showed that readers were transported into the bullying vignettes and that there is a slight positive correlation between transportation and negative emotions (r=.339).
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000032
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: In search of environmental hotspots of antibiotic resistance.
Creator: Desir, Hedson, Esiobu, Nwadiuto
Date Issued: 2013-04-05
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361076
Subject Headings: Antibiotics resistance in microorganisms, Environmental hotspots
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Involvement of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)-containing neurons in MDMA toxicity.
Creator: DeSuza, Kayla, Drill, Bryan
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to establish a procedure for identifying thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)-containing neurons in the hypothalamus of a rat brain. Data gained from this can be used to further study MDMA toxicity. First we used a cryostat to slice the brains and obtain the hypothalamic neurons. Utilizing immunocytochemical techniques, TRH containing cells were identified with anti-TRH antibodies. For a positive control, we compared the established approach of examining...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to establish a procedure for identifying thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)-containing neurons in the hypothalamus of a rat brain. Data gained from this can be used to further study MDMA toxicity. First we used a cryostat to slice the brains and obtain the hypothalamic neurons. Utilizing immunocytochemical techniques, TRH containing cells were identified with anti-TRH antibodies. For a positive control, we compared the established approach of examining corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF)-containing neurons with our approach of examining TRH neurons. We found that the images of TRH-containing cells were relatively unclear, implicating a quality problem of anti-TRH antibodies used in this study. Further investigation using in situ mRNA hybridization will likely clarify the involvement of TRH in MDMA toxicity.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005011
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Views on Climate Change.
Creator: Diaz, Olivia, Castillo, Henry, Escaleras, Monica, Levy, Eric
Abstract/Description: Climate change is defined as the change of the global climate patterns which is caused by natural occurrences and human activities facilitated by the increased use of fossil fuels. Climate change is a prominent issue today, with people having conflicting viewpoints about it. Government intervention on the subject of climate change is widely debated. To understand the differing perspectives on climate change, we developed an online survey consisting of 12 questions. We gathered 500 responses...
Show moreClimate change is defined as the change of the global climate patterns which is caused by natural occurrences and human activities facilitated by the increased use of fossil fuels. Climate change is a prominent issue today, with people having conflicting viewpoints about it. Government intervention on the subject of climate change is widely debated. To understand the differing perspectives on climate change, we developed an online survey consisting of 12 questions. We gathered 500 responses from people all over the United States. Overall, our findings showed that people believe in climate change. However, there is a statistically significant difference on the views of climate change based on people’s party affiliation. Republicans were the highest group of all the political parties surveyed to say that the government should not have a concern for climate change. This survey depicts the conventional view that Republicans hold on the issue of climate change.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000033
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

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