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Title: "Wide Sargasso Sea": The Sargasso Sea as metaphor.
Creator: Kirkman, Kristi M., Florida Atlantic University, Lewis, Krishnakali
Abstract/Description: Physical attributes of the Sargasso Sea are integral to tropes of the imaginative recovery of a Caribbean history, which is the project of Jean Rhys's novel, Wide Sargasso Sea. Like the ever-changing sea, history changes, as well; this analogy, articulated by Derek Walcott's line, "History is Sea," draws attention to bow, like the ever-changing sea, Rhys's novel not only changes literary history, but illustrates how history itself changes constantly. Other physical attributes of the sea,...
Show morePhysical attributes of the Sargasso Sea are integral to tropes of the imaginative recovery of a Caribbean history, which is the project of Jean Rhys's novel, Wide Sargasso Sea. Like the ever-changing sea, history changes, as well; this analogy, articulated by Derek Walcott's line, "History is Sea," draws attention to bow, like the ever-changing sea, Rhys's novel not only changes literary history, but illustrates how history itself changes constantly. Other physical attributes of the sea, including circular currents, temperature, survival tactics of the sea's inhabitants, and sargassum fragmentation, subtly highlight Wide Sargasso Sea's distinctly Caribbean elements. Rhys's title, Wide Sargasso Sea, appropriately emphasizes the Sargasso Sea, which serves as metaphor for the novel's revisionary work.
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Date Issued: 2000
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15765
Subject Headings: Rhys, Jean--Wide Sargasso Sea, Sea in literature, Caribbean Area--In literature
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: "Yankees of the Orient": Yamato and Japanese immigration to America.
Creator: Lloyd, Joanne Marie., Florida Atlantic University, Curl, Donald W.
Abstract/Description: The social, economic, and political changes created by the Meiji Restoration triggered Japanese emigration. Economically distressed farmers, planning on staying in America a short time, accounted for most of the Japanese on the Pacific Coast. Most history of Japanese immigration to America focuses on the Pacific states and their anti-Japanese stance. Florida's Japanese colony, Yamato, however, presents a different perspective of the Japanese immigrant experience in two ways. Instead of...
Show moreThe social, economic, and political changes created by the Meiji Restoration triggered Japanese emigration. Economically distressed farmers, planning on staying in America a short time, accounted for most of the Japanese on the Pacific Coast. Most history of Japanese immigration to America focuses on the Pacific states and their anti-Japanese stance. Florida's Japanese colony, Yamato, however, presents a different perspective of the Japanese immigrant experience in two ways. Instead of farmers, Yamato's first settlers included college-educated, ex-samurai men who came to America with every intention of staying. These men shared a common vision based on the unique Christian education that they had received at Kyoto's Doshisha College. At odds with the political conservatism Japan adopted in the mid-1890s, these young men hoped to build new lives in America. Secondly, in the beginning, Florida, a newly developing state, warmly welcomed and supported the establishment of Japanese colonies in the state.
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Date Issued: 1990
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14653
Subject Headings: Immigrants, Japanese--United States, Japanese--Florida
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Title: "You are the one fixed point in a changing age": the immortality of Sherlock Holmes in Japan.
Creator: Chick, Amanda., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: Sherlock Holmes has been popular in Japan since the Meiji Restoration (1868-1912), but no critic has yet connected Holmes and the protagonist of the recent graphic novel Death Note (2003-2006). While American detective fiction has defined itself somewhat in opposition to Arthur Conan Doyle, Japan embraced Sherlock Holmes and created a series of detectives modeled on the English icon. These characters live and work in Japan, but they are never more than Japanese versions of an English original...
Show moreSherlock Holmes has been popular in Japan since the Meiji Restoration (1868-1912), but no critic has yet connected Holmes and the protagonist of the recent graphic novel Death Note (2003-2006). While American detective fiction has defined itself somewhat in opposition to Arthur Conan Doyle, Japan embraced Sherlock Holmes and created a series of detectives modeled on the English icon. These characters live and work in Japan, but they are never more than Japanese versions of an English original. Although Japan has a long history of adaptations and translations of Doyle's writings, no Japanese character has exemplified Holmes as fully as L, the protagonist of Death Note. While L is clearly similar to Holmes, he also blends English and Japanese characteristics in a way that no Japanese detective figure before him managed to do, and thus becomes the first quintessentially Japanese Sherlock Holmes.
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Date Issued: 2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3334249
Subject Headings: Criticism and interpretation, Immortality in literature, Detective and mystery stories, Japanese, Criticism and interpretation, Detective and mystery stories, English, Appreciation, Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character), Appreciation
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Title: A 'delicious riot of things': Aspects of discontinuity in "Tristram Shandy".
Creator: Gerard, William B., Florida Atlantic University, McGuirk, Carol
Abstract/Description: Tristram Shandy is a famously formless text in which the "life and opinions" of the title character appear to spill forth from the narrator without a governing theme or structure. Chronology and plot are interrupted and re-ordered. Characters are defined as mere fragments of personality, "strokes of a pen"; objects are represented as broken, snarled, and discombobulated. The subtexts and digressive tales included within the novel are incomplete as well as disruptive of the larger whole....
Show moreTristram Shandy is a famously formless text in which the "life and opinions" of the title character appear to spill forth from the narrator without a governing theme or structure. Chronology and plot are interrupted and re-ordered. Characters are defined as mere fragments of personality, "strokes of a pen"; objects are represented as broken, snarled, and discombobulated. The subtexts and digressive tales included within the novel are incomplete as well as disruptive of the larger whole. Sterne withholds the "complete" picture a conventional novel provides, and fragmentation becomes the prevailing motif of his book: the author's motley meaning lies hidden in an abundance of disrupted and broken forms. I propose an examination of the multitude of discontinuous forms in Tristram Shandy, seen in narrative structures, characters, objects, and themes. My discussion concludes with discussion of time and mortality--Sterne's final implicit acknowledgment of the links between the novel's theme and form, and the narrator's vain flight from Death.
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Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15497
Subject Headings: Stern, Laurence, 1713-1768.--Life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman., Stern, Laurence, 1713-1768--Criticism and interpretation.
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Title: 'Indie' empowerment: new media strategies and the rise of the independent artist.
Creator: Harris, Simone K., College of Business, Department of Management
Abstract/Description: The use of new media technology which refers to digital, computerized, or networked information and communication technologies such as the Internet, mobile devices, gaming, and social networks, has come to define the music industry today, and it is this technology that has empowered independent artists in such a way that they are now free to pursue heights of success previously only available to major label artists. New media technology has affected the traditional business models of major...
Show moreThe use of new media technology which refers to digital, computerized, or networked information and communication technologies such as the Internet, mobile devices, gaming, and social networks, has come to define the music industry today, and it is this technology that has empowered independent artists in such a way that they are now free to pursue heights of success previously only available to major label artists. New media technology has affected the traditional business models of major labels, it has resulted in gross decline in recording costs, given birth to new channels of music marketing, and business models, and has created a new music clientele that requires instant gratification, personalization, and connectivity. In the face of such change, independent artists have been empowered and can access opportunities to distribute music independently, market and promote music effectively to niche markets, secure publishing deals, while building their own community of dedicated fans.
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Date Issued: 2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2705072
Subject Headings: Music, Economic aspects, Music and the Internet, Music trade, Music and globalization, Sound recordings, Marketing
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Title: ‘OK,’ IT’S AN AGE THING: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MILLENNIAL AND BOOMER DISCOURSE.
Creator: Regutti, Kailin, Scodari, Christine, Florida Atlantic University, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: Assigning stereotypical behaviors and traits associated with young people—selfabsorbed, narcissistic, lost, technologically dependent, disrespectful, financially unstable, etc.—to Millennials have become common practice in popular media and colloquial discourse and are not without consequence. Although the contemporary discourses circulating through society appear to be characteristically Millennial, similar discourses have historically appeared in conversations surrounding preceding...
Show moreAssigning stereotypical behaviors and traits associated with young people—selfabsorbed, narcissistic, lost, technologically dependent, disrespectful, financially unstable, etc.—to Millennials have become common practice in popular media and colloquial discourse and are not without consequence. Although the contemporary discourses circulating through society appear to be characteristically Millennial, similar discourses have historically appeared in conversations surrounding preceding generations. This thesis uses five popular culture case studies that capture the zeitgeist of both young Boomers and Millennials to compare discourses and critically examines the overlapping references between age groups and generational categories. This research also aims to bring visibility to the relevance of age getting lost amidst discourses about generations. Using textual analysis via discursive formations, this project reveals the reproduction of dominant power structures among generational discourses and poses implications to those power structures.
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Date Issued: 2021
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013680
Subject Headings: Generations, Generation Y, Baby boom generation, Discourse
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Title: 'Persistent heterogeneity' v. 'state dependence': A cross-sectional test of Gottfredson and Hirschi's low self-control stability hypothesis.
Creator: Medlicott, Sandra, Florida Atlantic University, Arneklev, Bruce J.
Abstract/Description: In A General Theory Of Crime Gottfredson and Hirschi (1990) suggest that "low self-control" is an enduring individual characteristic that is the product of inadequate child-rearing. Sampson and Laub's (1993) Crime In the Making: Pathways and Turning Points Through Life somewhat supports this contention. However, the latter authors also suggest that later life experiences might change the direction of the life path (and self-control). This thesis examines whether adequate child-rearing is the...
Show moreIn A General Theory Of Crime Gottfredson and Hirschi (1990) suggest that "low self-control" is an enduring individual characteristic that is the product of inadequate child-rearing. Sampson and Laub's (1993) Crime In the Making: Pathways and Turning Points Through Life somewhat supports this contention. However, the latter authors also suggest that later life experiences might change the direction of the life path (and self-control). This thesis examines whether adequate child-rearing is the key causal determinant of low self-control in later life. It further tests whether later life-course transitions might alter and/or impact low self-control. The results suggest that the impact of early child-hood experiences continue to have an influence on self-control in later life. However, they also suggest that later life-course events (or transitions) can alter the proposed stability of such control. The implications of these findings are discussed.
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Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13363
Subject Headings: Self-control in children, Child rearing, Deviant behavior, Juvenile delinquency--Cross-cultural studies, Criminal behavior, Prediction of
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Title: 'SAMIZDAT' AND SOVIET SOCIETY: 1966-1976.
Creator: THORNTON, CATHERINE D., Florida Atlantic University, Portnoy, Samuel A.
Abstract/Description: Samizdat, meaning self-published, is the primary medium of the contemporary dissident movement. This anthology draws heavily on The Samizdat Bulletin, inaugurated in English in 1973 in San Mateo, California. The documents contained in it voice various forms of protest and expose the workings of the Soviet hierarchy in the period 1966-1976. Lesser known samizdat authors and issues are the focal point. The more publicized authors have, because of their greater prominence in the West, received...
Show moreSamizdat, meaning self-published, is the primary medium of the contemporary dissident movement. This anthology draws heavily on The Samizdat Bulletin, inaugurated in English in 1973 in San Mateo, California. The documents contained in it voice various forms of protest and expose the workings of the Soviet hierarchy in the period 1966-1976. Lesser known samizdat authors and issues are the focal point. The more publicized authors have, because of their greater prominence in the West, received less emphasis. Emphasis has been placed on articles in samizdat which correlate with later issues of The Bulletin in which developments are followed to their culmination. Samizdat covers a broad gamut of issues, from literary topics to religious issues, from labor camps to radio-jamming--all of which are discussed. Efforts have been made to concentrate on samizdat per se and to minimize the dissident movement in its other aspects. A short introduction explains the beginnings of samizdat. Problems of samizdat enumerated and the study closes with observations on the efficacy and future of samizdat.
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Date Issued: 1979
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14004
Subject Headings: Underground literature--Soviet Union
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Title: ‘They’re Just Kids: The Case Against Adult Sentencing for Juvenile Offenders’.
Creator: Bleck, Renise, Tunick, Mark, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Nathaniel Brazill, when 13, fatally shot one of his schoolteachers. Brazill was tried as an adult and sentenced to 28 years in prison without the possibility of parole. Such harsh sentences for such young offenders seem drastic and unfair, therefore I argue that the juvenile justice system should take not a punitive but a rehabilitative approach to minors. I first discuss different theories of why society punishes and whether they apply to the way juveniles are punished today. Drawing on...
Show moreNathaniel Brazill, when 13, fatally shot one of his schoolteachers. Brazill was tried as an adult and sentenced to 28 years in prison without the possibility of parole. Such harsh sentences for such young offenders seem drastic and unfair, therefore I argue that the juvenile justice system should take not a punitive but a rehabilitative approach to minors. I first discuss different theories of why society punishes and whether they apply to the way juveniles are punished today. Drawing on research in psychology, I detail key cognitive differences between minors and adults to argue that juveniles have no place in adult correctional facilities as they are not designed to cater to the special needs of growing adolescents and expose them to harsher conditions than are found in juvenile facilities. Finally, I propose an alternative strategy that focuses more on prevention or the rehabilitation of convicted juveniles rather than punishing them.
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Date Issued: 2023
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00245
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: (+)-Curcuphenol and (+)-Curcudiol, sesquiterpene phenols from shallow and deep water collections of the marine sponge Didiscus Flavus.
Creator: Wright, Amy E., Pomponi, Shirley A., McConnell, O. J., Kohmoto, S., McCarthy, Peter J.
Date Issued: 1987
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3332940
Subject Headings: Sponges, Sesquiterpenes, Antifungal agents, Marine metabolites
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Title: La (in)visibilidad de la traductora: la traducciâon del inglâes al espaänol del cuento "Spanish Winter" de Jennifer Egan.
Creator: Almeida, Gabriela., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature
Abstract/Description: This thesis emphasizes the visibility of the translator as an agent who promotes cultural exchange. This project includes a translation of Jennifer Egan's short story "Spanish Winter" from her collection Emerald City and Other Stories (1996). It also presents the theoretical frame, the critical analysis, and the pitfalls of the translation. "Spanish Winter" is narrated in the first person by the protagonist, a troubled US American, divorced woman who travels by herself to Spain in the winter....
Show moreThis thesis emphasizes the visibility of the translator as an agent who promotes cultural exchange. This project includes a translation of Jennifer Egan's short story "Spanish Winter" from her collection Emerald City and Other Stories (1996). It also presents the theoretical frame, the critical analysis, and the pitfalls of the translation. "Spanish Winter" is narrated in the first person by the protagonist, a troubled US American, divorced woman who travels by herself to Spain in the winter. The importance of this text lies in the quest for identity of a female character whose journey symbolizes a search for herself. This postmodern tale, which depicts cultural exchanges between Spaniards and a US American woman and presents a contemporary theme told by a female narrator traveling abroad, is extremely relevant in today's globalized world. It is a valuable text whose translation promotes a fruitful literary exchange between the United States and the Spanish-speaking countries.
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Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3342033
Subject Headings: Criticism and interpretation, Criticism and interpretation, Identity (Psychology) in literature, Americans, Translating and interpreting
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Title: (In)visible dimensions of identity in Virginia Woolf.
Creator: Hunter, Leeann D., Florida Atlantic University, Sheehan, Thomas
Abstract/Description: 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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Date Issued: 2004
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13165
Subject Headings: 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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Title: (Modern) Detroit-as-experience: Understanding Joyce Carol Oates's "them".
Creator: Houser, Tai Lynden, Florida Atlantic University, Faraci, Mary
Abstract/Description: Joyce Carol Oates's novel them and Wallace Stevens's poetry can be examined in light of Oates's critical essay "Against Nature." These fictions illustrate Oates's idea of Nature not existing as a noun, Nature, but as an experience which we attempt to understand through language. Indirectly, Oates calls on other authors and theorists to argue for a redefinition of Nature. She comes to conclude that what we call "Nature" in reality exists as Nature-as-experience. Once we fully understand Nature...
Show moreJoyce Carol Oates's novel them and Wallace Stevens's poetry can be examined in light of Oates's critical essay "Against Nature." These fictions illustrate Oates's idea of Nature not existing as a noun, Nature, but as an experience which we attempt to understand through language. Indirectly, Oates calls on other authors and theorists to argue for a redefinition of Nature. She comes to conclude that what we call "Nature" in reality exists as Nature-as-experience. Once we fully understand Nature-as-experience, we can utilize those principles to understand a relatively new occurrence in history and literature: the manmade city. In them, the city, in much the same way as Nature, becomes City-as-experience and in fact lives in the experience of the character Maureen.
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Date Issued: 2003
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13011
Subject Headings: Oates, Joyce Carol,--1938---Them, Detroit (Mich)--In literature
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Title: (Re)making men, representing the Caribbean Nation: authorialIndividuation in works by Fred D’Aguiar, Robert Antoni, andMarlon James.
Creator: Gifford, Sheryl C., Machado, Elena, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This dissertation proposes that West Indian contemporary male writers develop literary authority, or a voice that represents the nation, via a process of individuation. This process enables the contemporary male writer to unite the disparities of the matriarchal and patriarchal authorial traditions that inform his development of a distinctive creative identity. I outline three stages of authorial individuation that are inspired by Jung’s theory of individuation. The first is the contemporary...
Show moreThis dissertation proposes that West Indian contemporary male writers develop literary authority, or a voice that represents the nation, via a process of individuation. This process enables the contemporary male writer to unite the disparities of the matriarchal and patriarchal authorial traditions that inform his development of a distinctive creative identity. I outline three stages of authorial individuation that are inspired by Jung’s theory of individuation. The first is the contemporary male writer’s return to his nationalist forebears’ tradition to dissolve his persona, or identification with patriarchal authority; Fred D’Aguiar’s “The Last Essay About Slavery” and Feeding the Ghosts illustrate this stage. The second is his reconciliation of matriarchal (present) and patriarchal (past) traditions of literary authority via his encounter with his forebears’ feminized, raced shadow; Robert Antoni’s Blessed Is the Fruit evidences this process. The third is the contemporary male writer’s renunciation of authority defined by masculinity, which emerges as his incorporation of the anima, or unconscious feminine; Marlon James’s The Book of Night Women exemplifies this final phase of his individuation.
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Date Issued: 2013
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0004021
Subject Headings: Antoni, Robert -- 1958- -- Blessed is the fruit -- Criticism and interpretation, D'Aguiar, Fred -- 1960- -- Feeding the ghosts -- Criticism and interpretation, D'Aguiar, Fred -- 1960- -- Last essay about slavery -- Criticism and interpretation, James, Marlon -- 1970- -- Book of night women -- Criticism and interpretation, Jungian psychology
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Title: The (trans)formation of image: Symbolic consumption, self, and society.
Creator: Bauer, Daniel Eric, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology, Harris, Michael S.
Abstract/Description: In the United States tattooing has become popularized. Tattoo studios are now commonplace commercial venues. Tattooing has become a legitimate art form. This research examines the commodification of tattooing in South Florida and the relationship between consumption and identity production. In efforts to express the self and exert control over the body, individuals adorn themselves. In the United States we are increasingly using tattoos as one form of self-expression. However, this expression...
Show moreIn the United States tattooing has become popularized. Tattoo studios are now commonplace commercial venues. Tattooing has become a legitimate art form. This research examines the commodification of tattooing in South Florida and the relationship between consumption and identity production. In efforts to express the self and exert control over the body, individuals adorn themselves. In the United States we are increasingly using tattoos as one form of self-expression. However, this expression is grounded in Western consumerist ideals. It is through consumption of the symbolic commodity of the tattoo that the individual expresses the self and asserts control over the body.
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Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12876
Subject Headings: Anthropology, Cultural, Design and Decorative Arts
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: *granted*.
Creator: Khourshid, Kally, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Brooks, Clarence, Department of Theatre and Dance
Abstract/Description: The Dances We Dance Performance Showcase is a capstone experience for students enrolled in all levels of the Department of Theatre and Dance performance course offerings.
Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAdwd12gran
Subject Headings: Dance performance
Format: Set of related objects

Title: 1,1-Dimethyl-5,6-dihydroxyindolinium chloride from a deep water marine sponge, Dercitus sp.
Creator: Kohmoto, S., McConnell, O. J., Wright, Amy E.
Date Issued: 1988
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007184
Subject Headings: Sponges, Marine metabolites, Chemical structure
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 1,8-Naphthridine Based Receptors for Selective Monosaccharide Binding in Aqueous Media.
Creator: Addo-Mensah, Alfred Kwesi, Cudic, Predrag, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: In this dissertation the synthesis, characterization, and binding properties of carbohydrate receptors 34-38 was described. Macrocyclic receptor 34 and macrobicyclic receptor 35 bind monosaccharides in aqueous media through combination of hydrophobic, electrostatic and hydrogen bonding interactions. The dissociation constants (Kd) for the complexes between 1 ,8-naphthyridine receptors 34, and 35 with a variety of neutral and negatively charged monosaccharides in aqueous media were determined...
Show moreIn this dissertation the synthesis, characterization, and binding properties of carbohydrate receptors 34-38 was described. Macrocyclic receptor 34 and macrobicyclic receptor 35 bind monosaccharides in aqueous media through combination of hydrophobic, electrostatic and hydrogen bonding interactions. The dissociation constants (Kd) for the complexes between 1 ,8-naphthyridine receptors 34, and 35 with a variety of neutral and negatively charged monosaccharides in aqueous media were determined by fluorimetric and UV /vis titration. The observed values are in the range from ~0.3 to >10 mM, within the Kd range reported for lectin/monosaccharide complexes. However, among monosaccharide substrates tested receptor 34 showed the strongest affinity for sialic acid (Kd = ~0 . 3 mM), a monosaccharide that plays many important roles in a wide variety of physiological and pathological processes. Macrocyclic receptor 34 recognizes not only sialic acid in solution, but also binds selectively in vitro to human cancer cell surface carbohydrate antigens containing terminal sialic acid moieties. In addition, besides their binding selectivity, receptors 34 and 35 display also the ability to discriminate between closely related monosaccharide substrates by opposite variation of the fluorescence emission intensity. Structure-binding relationship study of receptor 34 revealed that H-bonding donor/acceptor pattern and presence of positive charge on receptor's side arms are crucial for selective monosaccharide binding in aqueous media.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000844
Subject Headings: Monosaccharides--Synthesis, Sensory receptors--Testing, Organic compounds--Synthesis, Electrochemical analysis
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Title: 1/f structure of temporal fluctuation in rhythm performance and rhythmic coordination.
Creator: Rankin, Summer K., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
Abstract/Description: This dissertation investigated the nature of pulse in the tempo fluctuation of music performance and how people entrain with these performed musical rhythms. In Experiment 1, one skilled pianist performed four compositions with natural tempo fluctuation. The changes in tempo showed long-range correlation and fractal (1/f) scaling for all four performances. To determine whether the finding of 1/f structure would generalize to other pianists, musical styles, and performance practices, fractal...
Show moreThis dissertation investigated the nature of pulse in the tempo fluctuation of music performance and how people entrain with these performed musical rhythms. In Experiment 1, one skilled pianist performed four compositions with natural tempo fluctuation. The changes in tempo showed long-range correlation and fractal (1/f) scaling for all four performances. To determine whether the finding of 1/f structure would generalize to other pianists, musical styles, and performance practices, fractal analyses were conducted on a large database of piano performances in Experiment 3. Analyses revealed signicant long-range serial correlations in 96% of the performances. Analysis showed that the degree of fractal structure depended on piece, suggesting that there is something in the composition's musical structure which causes pianists' tempo fluctuations to have a similar degree of fractal structure. Thus, musical tempo fluctuations exhibit long-range correlations and fractal scaling. To examine how people entrain to these temporal fluctuations, a series of behavioral experiments were conducted where subjects were asked to tap the pulse (beat) to temporally fluctuating stimuli. The stimuli for Experiment 2 were musical performances from Experiment 1, with mechanical versions serving as controls. Subjects entrained to all stimuli at two metrical levels, and predicted the tempo fluctuations observed in Experiment 1. Fractal analyses showed that the fractal structure of the stimuli was reected in the inter-tap intervals, suggesting a possible relationship between fractal tempo scaling, pulse perception, and entrainment. Experiments 4-7 investigated the extent to which people use long-range correlation and fractal scaling to predict tempo fluctuations in fluctuating rhythmic sequences., Both natural and synthetic long-range correlations enabled prediction, as well as shuffled versions which contained no long-term fluctuations. Fractal structure of the stimuli was again in the inter-tap intervals, with persistence for the fractal stimuli, and antipersistence for the shuffled stimuli. 1/f temporal structure is suficient though not necessary for prediction of fluctuations in a stimulus with large temporal fluctuations.
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Date Issued: 2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2705083
Subject Headings: Music, Psychological aspects, Emotions in music, Perceptual-motor learning, Computational neuroscience, Synchronization, Musical perception
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: 13C/12C ratios and the trophic importance of algae in Florida Syringodium filiforme seagrass meadows.
Creator: Fry, B., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1984
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3176733
Subject Headings: Algae, Carbon--Isotopes, Food chains (Ecology)
Format: Document (PDF)

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