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- A survey of compliance issues in cloud computing.
- Creator
- Yimam, Dereje, Fernandez, Eduardo B.
- Date Issued
- 2016-12-10
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000139
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- Citation
- Title
- A SUPERVISORY COMPLIANCE PLAN IN EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION FOR FLORIDA LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES.
- Creator
- ALLEN, VALERIE., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The study involved the development of a model compliance plan for the in-service training of Exceptional Student Education Specialists for Florida Local Education Agencies. Compliance was based upon Public Law 94-142 as well as other Federal and State Laws pertaining to the referral, valuation and placement of exceptional education students. Literature reviewed for the study included current legislation with related legal and judicial mandates, the status and function of in-service education...
Show moreThe study involved the development of a model compliance plan for the in-service training of Exceptional Student Education Specialists for Florida Local Education Agencies. Compliance was based upon Public Law 94-142 as well as other Federal and State Laws pertaining to the referral, valuation and placement of exceptional education students. Literature reviewed for the study included current legislation with related legal and judicial mandates, the status and function of in-service education programs and the impact of change on staff development. Presentation was divided into four phases. The first phase was the three groups of individuals responsible for procedural compliance: school-based personnel, parents and other professionals. The second phase was the eferral of individual students. The third phase was the monitoring of reviews and reevaluations of students. The fourth phase was the status of chool-wide referrals. A chart was used to illustrate each of the phases in the plan. Each hart was immediately followed by a narrative description of the components in each phase. The plan was used for staff development during the inservice training of Exceptional Student Education Specialists for the 1981-82 school year, in the Broward School District. The plan was developed over a period of time beginning in 1976 and undergoing revisions based on legislation, court decisions, professional input and actual use in three different schools. The comments of participants and administrative personnel reflect a positive acceptance of the plan for use in staff development in maintaining compliance in the area of xceptional student education.
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- 1982
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11805
- Subject Headings
- Special education teachers--In-service training--Florida, Special education--Florida
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A Summary of the Key Points Contained in the Following Two Reports: "Ivey Report" & "Brumbaugh Report,".
- Date Issued
- 1962
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/2182001
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University-- History, Florida Atlantic University-- Planning, Florida Atlantic University-- Records and correspondence
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A Submersible–based data display and data loggingsystem.
- Creator
- Voyles, Quentin, Clayton, David L., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1986
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007435
- Subject Headings
- Harbor Branch Foundation, Oceanographic submersibles, Johnson-Sea-Link II (Submarine), Data loggers, Information display systems
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A submersible diving system for science.
- Creator
- Fike, John W., Dolan, Robert B.
- Date Issued
- 1976
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3358473
- Subject Headings
- Submersibles, Oceanographic submersibles, Johnson-Sea-Link II (Submarine)
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A STUDY TO IDENTIFY THE TRANSCRIPTIONAL BINDING PARTNERS FOR THE NUCLEAR RECEPTORS REV-ERB α AND REV-ERB β IN THE REGULATION OF TH17 CELL DEVELOPMENT.
- Creator
- Pelletier, Oliver, Moore, Jon, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Abstract/Description
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The nuclear receptors REV-ERBα (NR1D1) and REV-ERBβ (NR1D2) play a major role in the regulation of the circadian rhythm. They work together with the nuclear receptor RORγt in gene activation and repression at RORE sites. These sites are found in TH17 cells that are known for their production of proinflammatory cytokines causing chronic inflammation, which is a prominent feature in many autoimmune diseases. In this study, the REVERBα/REVERBβ binding complex was examined for its role in the...
Show moreThe nuclear receptors REV-ERBα (NR1D1) and REV-ERBβ (NR1D2) play a major role in the regulation of the circadian rhythm. They work together with the nuclear receptor RORγt in gene activation and repression at RORE sites. These sites are found in TH17 cells that are known for their production of proinflammatory cytokines causing chronic inflammation, which is a prominent feature in many autoimmune diseases. In this study, the REVERBα/REVERBβ binding complex was examined for its role in the expression of a known target gene, BMAL1. Furthermore, additional investigations were conducted to elucidate the roles that REVERBα and REVERBβ have in the immune system and to identify protein binding partners in the REVERB complex.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00039
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A Study to Elucidate Matrix Metalloproteinase 14 in Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines Under Both Normoxic and Hypoxic Conditions.
- Creator
- Martin, Kathryn, Fields, Gregg B., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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Various key players have been implicated in the development of pancreatic cancer, among these is a member of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family of proteolytic enzymes, MMP 14. This enzyme’s proteolytic activities have been implicated in cancer proliferation, invasion, and metastasis; however, little is known about its non-proteolytic and/or intracellular roles. Furthermore, research to date has focused on in vitro cell culture conditions under normoxic conditions, yet cancer exists...
Show moreVarious key players have been implicated in the development of pancreatic cancer, among these is a member of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family of proteolytic enzymes, MMP 14. This enzyme’s proteolytic activities have been implicated in cancer proliferation, invasion, and metastasis; however, little is known about its non-proteolytic and/or intracellular roles. Furthermore, research to date has focused on in vitro cell culture conditions under normoxic conditions, yet cancer exists physiologically under hypoxic conditions. Under physiological hypoxic conditions members of the MMP family have been associated with altered cellular behavior. Thus, there is a need to elucidate MMP-14’s roles under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. This study seeks to: (1) characterize the expression of MMP-14 in representative pancreatic cancer cell lines in relation to other cancer associated MMPs; (2) elucidate the impact of hypoxic conditions on MMP-14 expression and/or functionality; and (3) monitor the differences in MMP-14 at both the gene and protein expression levels.
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- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00263
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A study to compare the critical thinking dispositions between Chinese and American college students.
- Creator
- Dennett, Susan K., Bryan, Valerie, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this quantitative research study was to compare Chinese and American students’ inclined level of critical thinking using the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI) (Insight Assessment, 2013). The literature of Paul and Elder (1996, 2000, 2005, 2010), Facione and Facione (1992, 1996) and Brookfield (2005, 2010, 2013) and the conceptual framework in this study provided the foundation for the main research question of whether there are differences between...
Show moreThe purpose of this quantitative research study was to compare Chinese and American students’ inclined level of critical thinking using the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI) (Insight Assessment, 2013). The literature of Paul and Elder (1996, 2000, 2005, 2010), Facione and Facione (1992, 1996) and Brookfield (2005, 2010, 2013) and the conceptual framework in this study provided the foundation for the main research question of whether there are differences between Chinese and American students’ scores on the seven individual scales and their total score on the CCTDI. The Sample included 41 Chinese and 50 American undergraduate and graduate students at Florida Atlantic University, a regional research university located in southeast Florida. Independent t-tests concluded that there were no differences between the 41 Chinese students and the 50 American students regarding their critical thinking dispositions on each of seven scales on the CCTDI. A factorial analysis of variance measured moderator questions to determine whether there was a difference between Chinese and American students’ CCTDI scores based on student gender, discipline of study, undergraduate or graduate status, or enrollment as an undergraduate within the United States. There were significant differences between the critical thinking dispositions of Chinese and American undergraduate and graduate students when comparing the scale of open mindedness and gender. There were also significant differences for the scale of confidence in reasoning and discipline. For the remaining questions, there were no significant differences. A Pearson’s correlation determined that there was no relationship between the length of time students had been in the United States and their scores on the CCTDI. Educational implications include that when problem-solving skills are developed in the college setting, critical thinking can be cultivated to help prepare students for work in future employment settings. Social implications include the use of critical thinking when faced with decision making in adults’ lives, as well as in their daily work. This study may be the foundation for future studies. Finally, educators may find the CCTDI helpful in positioning students’ critical thinking dispositions prior to learning or training activities.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004100, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004100
- Subject Headings
- Behaviorism (Psychology), Critical thinking, Learning, Psychology of, Reasoning (Psychology), Thought and thinking
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A Study on the Potential Role of Stress Granules and Processing Bodies in Eliminating Oxidatively Damaged RNA.
- Creator
- Pourkalbassi, Delaram, Li, Zhongwei, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Science
- Abstract/Description
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Oxidative stress (OS) is strongly implicated in age-related neurodegeneration and other diseases. Under OS, the production of excessive oxidants leads to increased damages to cellular components. Recently, RNA has been discovered as a major target of oxidative damage, including the creation of abasic sites. In this work, we developed a method for quantifying abasic RNA in cell. Using this method, we have examined the potential role of the RNA-processing cellular foci, stress granule (SG) and...
Show moreOxidative stress (OS) is strongly implicated in age-related neurodegeneration and other diseases. Under OS, the production of excessive oxidants leads to increased damages to cellular components. Recently, RNA has been discovered as a major target of oxidative damage, including the creation of abasic sites. In this work, we developed a method for quantifying abasic RNA in cell. Using this method, we have examined the potential role of the RNA-processing cellular foci, stress granule (SG) and processing bodies (PB) in eliminating abasic RNA in situ. We demonstrated that RNA is a major target of oxidative damage, constituting the majority of OS-induced abasic nucleic acids in HeLa cell. Importantly, the level of abasic RNA is strongly correlated with SG abundance. Furthermore, inhibition of SG/PB formation causes accumulation of abasic RNA, suggesting that SG/PB participates in removing oxidized RNA and protects cells under OS, which offers novel targets for therapeutic intervention in age-related diseases.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004702
- Subject Headings
- Aging -- Physiological aspects., Oxidative stress., RNA -- Metabolism.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ON NEURONAL STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITY.
- Creator
- Abd, Genevieve Margaret, Wei, Jianning, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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Chapter 1: Background: The search for effective electric stimulation protocols for peripheral nerve regeneration, specifically in dorsal root ganglion (DRG), is an ongoing area of interest. Multiple stimulation parameters using direct current, alternating current and pulsed magnetic electric fields have proven to increase neurite regeneration. In the past, there has been limited exploration of the impact of action potential-like electrical stimulation on DRG regeneration. New method: A novel...
Show moreChapter 1: Background: The search for effective electric stimulation protocols for peripheral nerve regeneration, specifically in dorsal root ganglion (DRG), is an ongoing area of interest. Multiple stimulation parameters using direct current, alternating current and pulsed magnetic electric fields have proven to increase neurite regeneration. In the past, there has been limited exploration of the impact of action potential-like electrical stimulation on DRG regeneration. New method: A novel action potential-like electrical stimuli output from a custom-built action potential generator board was used to assess multiple stimulation parameters on DRG regeneration. Finite-element modeling was used to determine electrolyte potential across a non-uniform electric field to test the effects of electric field strength from action potential-like stimuli on DRG regeneration. Total neurite length and neurite branching per DRG were examined for each applied field strength and frequency to determine the effects of action potential-like stimulation on DRG structural regeneration. Results: Action potential-like stimulation showed inhomogeneous distribution of neurite regeneration and branching with higher regeneration and branching seen in areas away from the electrodes compared to the nearly homogenous distribution seen from the controls. Whole well analysis showed significant increases in total neurite regeneration and branching across all stimulation conditions with electric field strength, particularly 40 V/m, having the strongest effect on DRG structural regeneration. Comparison with existing methods: This study provides preliminary evidence supporting the hypothesis that action potential-like electric fields can improve DRG regeneration. Conclusions: This system and method may have applications for clinical interventions aimed at rehabilitating damaged peripheral nerve pathways.
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- 2022
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013979
- Subject Headings
- Nerve Regeneration, Ganglia, Spinal, Electric Stimulation, Neurites
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A STUDY ON THE CLINICAL RELEVANCE OF METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITION.
- Creator
- Onwuha-Ekpete, Lillian, Fields, Gregg, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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The Metzincins are a superfamily of zinc-dependent endopeptidases associated with the regulation of the extracellular matrix (ECM). Their members include A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin Motifs (ADAMTSs), A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinases (ADAMs), and the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Metzincins exhibit diverse functions associated with both physiological and pathological states that include the proteolytic degradation of the ECM, regulation of various growth...
Show moreThe Metzincins are a superfamily of zinc-dependent endopeptidases associated with the regulation of the extracellular matrix (ECM). Their members include A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin Motifs (ADAMTSs), A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinases (ADAMs), and the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Metzincins exhibit diverse functions associated with both physiological and pathological states that include the proteolytic degradation of the ECM, regulation of various growth factors, cell surface receptors, and chemokines, and mediation of biological functions such as extravasation, survival, and proliferation. In pathological conditions such as cancer associated with chronic inflammation and multiple sclerosis associated with neurodegeneration, dysregulation of Metzincin activities are a hallmark of disease progression and severity. Hence, Metzincins are therapeutic targets for various disease states and research into optimal Metzincin inhibitor design is an ongoing exploit.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2020
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013615
- Subject Headings
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 2, Matrix Metalloproteinase 9, T cells, Immunology
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A Study on Reversing the Immunosuppressive Phenotype of Tumor Associated Macrophages.
- Creator
- Liddle, Genevieve M., Hartmann, James X., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
- Abstract/Description
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Extracellular stimuli may influence the M1/M2 phenotypic polarization of macrophages. We examined M1/M2 biomarkers, phagocytic activity, and tumoricidal activity in RAW 264.7 mouse macrophages. Macrophages were treated with conditioned media (CM) from 4T1 breast cancer cells, curcumin, 22-oxacalcitriol, LPS, or a combination of the previously listed. Arginase activity, a M2 phenotypic biomarker, was upregulated by the treatment of macrophages with conditioned media. Curcumin, 22-...
Show moreExtracellular stimuli may influence the M1/M2 phenotypic polarization of macrophages. We examined M1/M2 biomarkers, phagocytic activity, and tumoricidal activity in RAW 264.7 mouse macrophages. Macrophages were treated with conditioned media (CM) from 4T1 breast cancer cells, curcumin, 22-oxacalcitriol, LPS, or a combination of the previously listed. Arginase activity, a M2 phenotypic biomarker, was upregulated by the treatment of macrophages with conditioned media. Curcumin, 22- oxacalcitriol, and LPS partially inhibited RAW 264.7 arginase activity in the presence of 4T1 breast cancer media. 22-oxacalcitriol increased the phagocytic ability of RAW 264.7 macrophages in the presence of M2 polarizing substances produced by the 4T1 breast cancer cells. Also, LPS increased RAW 264.7 phagocytic ability in the presence of 4T1 breast cancer CM. This study looked at the potential substances that would possibly reverse the M2 tumor promoting macrophage phenotype seen in the breast cancer tumor environment.
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- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004867
- Subject Headings
- Macrophages., Breast--Cancer--Treatment., Tumors--Immunological aspects., Cancer--Immunological aspects., Biological response modifiers., Cancer--Molecular aspects.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A Study on Random Sum Statistics: Application to Wireless Network Performance Analysis.
- Creator
- Pattaramalai, Suwat, Aalo, Valentine A., Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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The statistics of random sum is studied and used to evaluate performance metrics in wireless networks. Pertinent wireless network performance measures such as call completion/dropping probabilities and the average number of handovers usually require the probability distributions of the cell dwell time and call holding time; and are therefore not easy to evaluate. The proposed performance evaluation technique requires the moments of the cell dwell time and is given in terms of the Laplace...
Show moreThe statistics of random sum is studied and used to evaluate performance metrics in wireless networks. Pertinent wireless network performance measures such as call completion/dropping probabilities and the average number of handovers usually require the probability distributions of the cell dwell time and call holding time; and are therefore not easy to evaluate. The proposed performance evaluation technique requires the moments of the cell dwell time and is given in terms of the Laplace transform function of the call holding time. Multimedia services that have Weibull and generalized gamma distributed call holding times are investigated. The proposed approximation method uses the compound geometric random sum distribution and requires that the geometric parameter be very small. For applications in which this parameter is not sufficiently small, a result is derived that improves the accuracy (to order of the geometric parameter) of the performance measures evaluated.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2007
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012575
- Subject Headings
- Mobile communication systems--Technological innovations, Computer network protocols, Local area networks (Computer networks), Differentiable dynamical systems
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A Study on Partially Homomorphic Encryption Schemes.
- Creator
- Mithila, Shifat P., Karabina, Koray, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Mathematical Sciences
- Abstract/Description
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High processing time and implementation complexity of the fully homomorphic encryption schemes intrigued cryptographers to extend partially homomorphic encryption schemes to allow homomorphic computation for larger classes of polynomials. In this thesis, we study several public key and partially homomorphic schemes and discuss a recent technique for boosting linearly homomorphic encryption schemes. Further, we implement this boosting technique on CGS linearly homomorphic encryption scheme to...
Show moreHigh processing time and implementation complexity of the fully homomorphic encryption schemes intrigued cryptographers to extend partially homomorphic encryption schemes to allow homomorphic computation for larger classes of polynomials. In this thesis, we study several public key and partially homomorphic schemes and discuss a recent technique for boosting linearly homomorphic encryption schemes. Further, we implement this boosting technique on CGS linearly homomorphic encryption scheme to allow one single multiplication as well as arbitrary number of additions on encrypted plaintexts. We provide MAGMA source codes for the implementation of the CGS scheme along with the boosted CGS scheme.
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- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004840, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004840
- Subject Headings
- Computer networks--Security measures., Computer security., Computers--Access control--Code words., Cyberinfrastructure., Computer network architectures., Cryptography., Number theory--Data processing.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A Study of the Underwater Acoustic Propagation in a Turning Basin Modeled as a Three-Dimensional Duct Closed at One End Using the Method of Images.
- Creator
- Staska, Matthew D., Beaujean, Pierre-Philippe, Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
- Abstract/Description
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A computer-efficient model of the underwater acoustic propagation m a shallow, three-dimensional duct closed at one end has been developed using the method of images. Presented in this research is the development of this three-dimensional method of images analysis for a rectangular duct. Using this analysis, a model of the impulse response of the acoustic channel is constructed. Also presented in this work is the actual impulse response collected during field experimentation in the south...
Show moreA computer-efficient model of the underwater acoustic propagation m a shallow, three-dimensional duct closed at one end has been developed using the method of images. Presented in this research is the development of this three-dimensional method of images analysis for a rectangular duct. Using this analysis, a model of the impulse response of the acoustic channel is constructed. Also presented in this work is the actual impulse response collected during field experimentation in the south turning basin of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The results demonstrate that the impulse response is modeled with a relative echo magnitude error of 1.62 dB at worst, and a relative echo location error varying between 0% and 4% when averaged across multiple measurements and sensor locations.
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- 2007
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012557
- Subject Headings
- Underwater acoustics--Measurement, Wave motion, Theory of, Wave equation--Numerical solutions, Sound-waves--Transmission--Mathematical models
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A STUDY OF THE SIGHT-READING PROBLEMS OF SEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS AT MCNICOL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.
- Creator
- PARSONS, EDWARD., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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There are many different approaches for the development of grade and junior high school instrumental students to prepare them for the high school band. Methods, procedures, and techniques used by teachers are largely patterned after their personal school band experience plus the methods courses taken in college. Trial and error experience is without doubt the most important and most valuable training, but a teacher receives this only after he is on the job. This thesis is the result of an...
Show moreThere are many different approaches for the development of grade and junior high school instrumental students to prepare them for the high school band. Methods, procedures, and techniques used by teachers are largely patterned after their personal school band experience plus the methods courses taken in college. Trial and error experience is without doubt the most important and most valuable training, but a teacher receives this only after he is on the job. This thesis is the result of an experimental reading approach program conducted at McNicol Junior High School in 1960.
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- 1972
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13528
- Subject Headings
- Bands (Music)--Florida--Broward County, Sight-reading (Music)
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A study of the relationships between historical land use and petroleum contamination in southeastern Palm Beach County, Florida.
- Creator
- Peterson, Andrew Brian., Florida Atlantic University, Finkl, Charles W.
- Abstract/Description
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Protection of groundwater resources in southeastern Florida is essential because of increasing demands on water quality and supply. Because water is furnished to public and private water systems from production wells that tap the non-artesian surficial aquifer, contamination of groundwater from leaking petroleum storage tanks must be curtailed. In the study, a series of land use maps is developed based on aerial photographs (1970, 1984, and 1991) for a 40 square mile area in southeastern Palm...
Show moreProtection of groundwater resources in southeastern Florida is essential because of increasing demands on water quality and supply. Because water is furnished to public and private water systems from production wells that tap the non-artesian surficial aquifer, contamination of groundwater from leaking petroleum storage tanks must be curtailed. In the study, a series of land use maps is developed based on aerial photographs (1970, 1984, and 1991) for a 40 square mile area in southeastern Palm Beach County, Florida. The locations of petroleum storage tank systems and contaminated sites are mapped. The point biserial correlation coefficient is used to examine the strength of the relationships between historical land use, storage tank system capacity, and the presence of petroleum. contamination. The results indicate no correlation between the intensity of urbanization (historical land use) and petroleum contamination and positive correlation between petroleum storage system capacity and petroleum contamination.
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- 1995
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15162
- Subject Headings
- Land use--Florida--Palm Beach County, Groundwater, Petroleum products--Underground storage--Environmental aspects, Oil pollution of soils
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A Study of the Relationships Among Leadership, Culture, and Student Achievement in Catholic Schools.
- Creator
- Rodriguez, Sonia, Pisapia, John, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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This study explores the relationship among leadership style, school work culture, and student achievement in Catholic elementary schools. The relationships (a) between the leader style and student achievement, (b) between the school's work culture and student achievement, and (c) among leaders' styles, school work culture, student achievement and contextual factors were explored. A descriptive design, primarily quantitative and correlational in nature, was employed. It was concluded that...
Show moreThis study explores the relationship among leadership style, school work culture, and student achievement in Catholic elementary schools. The relationships (a) between the leader style and student achievement, (b) between the school's work culture and student achievement, and (c) among leaders' styles, school work culture, student achievement and contextual factors were explored. A descriptive design, primarily quantitative and correlational in nature, was employed. It was concluded that school leadership had an indirect effect on student achievement in parochial schools in Florida. Furthermore, school work culture (school planning, program development, staff development, and assessment) directly impacted student achievement. The contextual variables of socioeconomic status and school size combined did not moderate the relationship among leadership style, school work culture and fourth-grade students' reading achievement scores.
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- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000691
- Subject Headings
- Achievement in education--Florida, Educational leadership--Florida, Catholic Church--Education--Florida, School management and organization--Florida--Decision making
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A study of the Perceptions of Public School District Superintendents in the State of Florida Regarding Recommendations for Education Reform.
- Creator
- Samuelson, Melody M., MacKenzie, Donald G., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to determine through statistical analysis of a survey instrument the extent to which the 67 public school district superintendents in the state of Florida perceive the major areas of educational reform as falling into the same categories as does David T. Kearns, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xerox Corporation, author of "An Education Recovery Plan for America" in Winning the Brain Race: A Bold Plan to Make Our Schools Competitive. Factor analysis was...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine through statistical analysis of a survey instrument the extent to which the 67 public school district superintendents in the state of Florida perceive the major areas of educational reform as falling into the same categories as does David T. Kearns, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xerox Corporation, author of "An Education Recovery Plan for America" in Winning the Brain Race: A Bold Plan to Make Our Schools Competitive. Factor analysis was used to group the 36 specific recommendations into their "natural" groupings as perceived by the responding superintendents. This technique revealed that the natural psychological groupings in the eyes of the respondents were not the same as Kearns asserted. The study shows that the reform hierarchy, based on the perceptions of the superintendents, is actually three layers deep with Kearns' six categories being broken down into a bottom tier of 14 discrete areas.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1990
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000692
- Subject Headings
- Public schools--Florida--Evaluation, Education--Aims and objectives--Florida, Educational change
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A Study of the Longevity of f2 Bacteriophage in Marine and Fresh Water Sewage Effluent, and Its Use as a Biological Indicator of Pollution.
- Creator
- Twist, Ernest Michael, Waddell, Glenn H., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The significance of the transmission of animal viruses in sewage polluted fresh and marine waters becomes an increasingly important factor as more and more evidence is presented to support the fact that in the case of many viral types one virus particle constitutes an infective dose. Therefore it is very important that a method of determining the extent of viral pollution in sewage polluted bodies of marine and fresh water be found. The longevity of f2 bacteriophage in both marine and fresh...
Show moreThe significance of the transmission of animal viruses in sewage polluted fresh and marine waters becomes an increasingly important factor as more and more evidence is presented to support the fact that in the case of many viral types one virus particle constitutes an infective dose. Therefore it is very important that a method of determining the extent of viral pollution in sewage polluted bodies of marine and fresh water be found. The longevity of f2 bacteriophage in both marine and fresh water sewage polluted samples was determined, and shown to be 3 to 4 days for marine water and 8 days for fresh water. It was also shown that the culture medium in which the f2 phage was produced, and the larger macromolecular polymers commonly found associated with sewage had a favorable affect in increasing the longevity of f2 phage. It was shown that f2 bacteriophage could be used to follow the initial dispersion of the sewage boil arising from an ocean outfall sewerage system. From these results it was concluded that f2 bacteriophage could be used for more detailed studies concerned with the transmission of viruses in sewage polluted waters.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1968
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000841
- Subject Headings
- Sewage disposal in the ocean, Marine pollution, Bacteriophages, Sewage--Microbiology
- Format
- Document (PDF)