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- Water and Soil Salinity Mapping for Southern Everglades using Remote Sensing Techniques and In Situ Observations.
- Creator
- Khadim, Fahad Khan, Su, Hongbo, Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering
- Abstract/Description
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Everglades National Park is a hydro-ecologically significant wetland experiencing salinity ingress over the years. This motivated our study to map water salinity using a spatially weighted optimization model (SWOM); and soil salinity using land cover classes and EC thresholds. SWOM was calibrated and validated at 3-km grids with actual salinity for 1998–2001, and yielded acceptable R2 (0.89-0.92) and RMSE (1.73-1.92 ppt). Afterwards, seasonal water salinity mapping for 1996–97, 2004–05, and...
Show moreEverglades National Park is a hydro-ecologically significant wetland experiencing salinity ingress over the years. This motivated our study to map water salinity using a spatially weighted optimization model (SWOM); and soil salinity using land cover classes and EC thresholds. SWOM was calibrated and validated at 3-km grids with actual salinity for 1998–2001, and yielded acceptable R2 (0.89-0.92) and RMSE (1.73-1.92 ppt). Afterwards, seasonal water salinity mapping for 1996–97, 2004–05, and 2016 was carried out. For soil salinity mapping, supervised land cover classification was firstly carried out for 1996, 2000, 2006, 2010 and 2015; with the first four providing average accuracies of 82%-94% against existing NLCD classifications. The land cover classes and EC thresholds helped mapping four soil salinity classes namely, the non saline (EC = 0~2 dS/m), low saline (EC = 2~4 dS/m), moderate saline (EC = 4~8 dS/m) and high saline (EC >8 dS/m) areas.
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- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004860, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004860
- Subject Headings
- Everglades National Park (Fla.)--Environmental conditions., Florida Bay (Fla.)--Environmental conditions., Remote sensing., Multispectral imaging., Environmental monitoring--Remote sensing., Geographic information systems., Soils--Remote sensing., Soil moisture--Measurement., Soil mapping.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Water column ecology: In situ observations of marine zooplankton from a manned submersible.
- Creator
- Youngbluth, Marsh J.
- Date Issued
- 1984
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007249
- Subject Headings
- Johnson-Sea-Link II (Submarine), Submersibles, Marine zooplankton
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Water Cone Improvement Project.
- Creator
- Foley, Michael, Zitani, Matthew, Scheigner, Kyle, Ortega, Abel, Fisken, Gordon, Su, Tsung-Chow, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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Abstract Object of research is to improve a solar desalination device known as the Water Cone that creates potable water using solar energy. The water cone is a polymeric cone that sits overtop a dish of saline water. The water is evaporated by the sun and condenses back onto the surface of the cone creating fresh water. In an attempt to improve the cone’s water production, two different hydrophobic coatings are applied to the inside of two cones, which allow water droplets to flow at a much...
Show moreAbstract Object of research is to improve a solar desalination device known as the Water Cone that creates potable water using solar energy. The water cone is a polymeric cone that sits overtop a dish of saline water. The water is evaporated by the sun and condenses back onto the surface of the cone creating fresh water. In an attempt to improve the cone’s water production, two different hydrophobic coatings are applied to the inside of two cones, which allow water droplets to flow at a much faster rate, collecting water more quickly. Two water cones are coated separately, and are exposed to sunlight for five days. Water collection for the coated portion of the cone is compared to the uncoated portion of the cone. Results after a first trial show that coating A on the water cone impedes water collection whereas coating B appears to increase water collection.
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- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005188
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Water conservation education using art integration for Grassy Waters Preserve.
- Creator
- Lundquist, Sarah, Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2012-03-30
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3342400
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Water content, organic content, and carbon and nitrogen composition of medusae from the northeast Pacific.
- Creator
- Larson, R. J., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1986
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353781
- Subject Headings
- Medusae, Biochemistry, Carbon, Nitrogen, Water, Organic and biological chemistry
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Water tables and drainage uniformity in the Everglades Agricultural Area.
- Creator
- Garcia, Raymond Michael., Florida Atlantic University, Scarlatos, Panagiotis (Pete) D.
- Abstract/Description
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Drainage waters leaving the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) have been implicated as having adverse effects on the receiving Water Conservation Areas (WCAs) and Everglades National Park (ENP). The objectives were to quantify and describe the rainfall and drainage events, characterize their effects on the water table system, and determine any relationships between the open channel drainage system and the field water tables on farms in the EAA. Water table rise in the soil profile from...
Show moreDrainage waters leaving the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) have been implicated as having adverse effects on the receiving Water Conservation Areas (WCAs) and Everglades National Park (ENP). The objectives were to quantify and describe the rainfall and drainage events, characterize their effects on the water table system, and determine any relationships between the open channel drainage system and the field water tables on farms in the EAA. Water table rise in the soil profile from rainfall averaged a ratio of 10.6:1. Traditional expectations of field drainage behavior to channel gradients were not apparent. Field observation well drainage rates showed no direct relationships to distances across the farm or to the main station pumping rate. Due to the similar field water table responses under varying drainage scenarios, the organic soil, open channels, and the underlying geology were determined to function as an integrated system with respect to the movement of water.
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- 2000
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12680
- Subject Headings
- Water table--Florida--Everglades, Drainage--Florida--Everglades, Agriculture--Environmental aspects--Florida--Everglades
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Water, salt and heat balance of coastal lagoons.
- Creator
- Smith, Ned P.
- Date Issued
- 1994
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353873
- Subject Headings
- Lagoons, Water balance (Hydrology)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Water, sediment, and organism sampling systems designed for small ROVs.
- Creator
- Donaldson, P. L., Tusting, Robert F., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1997
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3338520
- Subject Headings
- Remote submersibles, Remotely operated underwater vehicles, Sampling
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Watershed delineation in a low topographic relief landscape of south Florida.
- Creator
- Rose, Michael T., Florida Atlantic University, Shaw, Shih-Lung
- Abstract/Description
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Watershed delineations in low topographic relief landscapes with canal networks require hydrography. This hypothesis was tested by utilizing digital elevation models (DEMs). Seven DEMs were processed using two automated delineation methods. Both methods include filling of localized sinks, but an enhanced method incorporated incremental "tipping" to provide flow direction. In two watersheds studied, DEMs with only topography delineated watersheds within 24% and 84% of the manual delineation....
Show moreWatershed delineations in low topographic relief landscapes with canal networks require hydrography. This hypothesis was tested by utilizing digital elevation models (DEMs). Seven DEMs were processed using two automated delineation methods. Both methods include filling of localized sinks, but an enhanced method incorporated incremental "tipping" to provide flow direction. In two watersheds studied, DEMs with only topography delineated watersheds within 24% and 84% of the manual delineation. With the addition of hydrography, including canals, both watersheds were delineated to within 85% and 92% of the manual delineation. Contrary to the assumption that tipping would improve delineation, tipping decreased the delineated area by removing a water flow path. Based on this research, DEM input data and delineation method strongly influence automated watershed delineations in low relief conditions.
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- 1998
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15583
- Subject Headings
- Digital mapping, Watersheds--Florida, Florida--Maps
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Wave attenuation by rigid and flexible-membrane submerged breakwaters.
- Creator
- Harris, Lee Errol., Florida Atlantic University, Reddy, Dronnadula V., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
- Abstract/Description
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This research investigates the use of rigid and flexible-membrane submerged breakwaters for wave energy attenuation. A comprehensive review of breakwater design criteria and previous research on submerged breakwaters is included. Physical model laboratory studies conducted by the author and other researchers are investigated as a means for obtaining formulations for wave transmission coefficients. The mechanisms by which waves are attenuated and break are analyzed using video photography of...
Show moreThis research investigates the use of rigid and flexible-membrane submerged breakwaters for wave energy attenuation. A comprehensive review of breakwater design criteria and previous research on submerged breakwaters is included. Physical model laboratory studies conducted by the author and other researchers are investigated as a means for obtaining formulations for wave transmission coefficients. The mechanisms by which waves are attenuated and break are analyzed using video photography of the wave tank tests. The primary objective of this doctoral research was to determine and compare the wave attenuation of non-conventional rigid and flexible-membrane type submerged breakwaters. Physical model tests were performed using the wave tank facilities at Florida Institute of Technology located in Melbourne, Florida. Six different breakwater cross-sections used were: (1) rectangular, (2) triangular, (3) P.E.P.-$Reef\sp{TM}$, (4) single sand-filled container, (5) three stacked sand-filled containers, and (6) one single water-filled container. The first three breakwater units were rigid (or monolithic), and the last three units are flexible-membrane breakwater units. All six units tested had the same height, length (longshore), and base width (cross-shore), with different cross-sections and shapes, and were composed of different materials. A new classification scheme was developed for breakwaters and artificial reefs, based on water depth, structure height, and wave heights. The wave-structure interaction resulting in the wave breaking on the submerged breakwaters was documented, and the observations were analyzed. Wave transmission coefficients were computed for the six different breakwater models tested, and comparisons between the different models were made. Conclusions regarding the primary factors affecting the effectiveness of rigid and flexible-membrane submerged breakwaters were developed, as were recommendations for further research.
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- 1996
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12468
- Subject Headings
- Breakwaters, Water waves
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Wave Ship Interaction in Transforming Seas.
- Creator
- Gong, Fuxian, Dhanak, Manhar R., Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
- Abstract/Description
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In near-shore transforming seas, as waves approach the shoreline, wave shoaling and sometimes wave breaking take place due to the decreasing water depth. When a ship advances through the transforming seas, the ship body and waves interact with each other substantially and can lead to unknown motions of the ship hull. The physical process of how the wave transforms in the surf zone and how the vehicle actually behaves when it passes through the transforming seas is a complicated issue that...
Show moreIn near-shore transforming seas, as waves approach the shoreline, wave shoaling and sometimes wave breaking take place due to the decreasing water depth. When a ship advances through the transforming seas, the ship body and waves interact with each other substantially and can lead to unknown motions of the ship hull. The physical process of how the wave transforms in the surf zone and how the vehicle actually behaves when it passes through the transforming seas is a complicated issue that triggers considerable research interest. The goal of my research is to characterize the dynamics of a high-speed surface ship model in transforming seas through a parametric numerical study of the shipwave interactions. In this study, the vehicle of interest is a surface effect ship (SES) and we aim to contribute to developing a methodology for simulating the transforming wave environment, including wave breaking, and its interactions with the SES. The thesis work uses a commercial software package ANSYS Fluent to generate numerical waves and model the interface between water and air using the volume of fluid (VoF) method. A ship motion solver and the dynamic mesh are used to enable the modeled ship to perform three degree-of-freedom (DoF) motion and the near-region of the ship hull to deform as well as re-mesh. Non-conformal meshes with hybrid compositions of different cell types and various grid sizes are used in the simulations for different purposes. Five user-defined functions (UDFs) are dynamically linked with the flow solver to incorporates ship/grid motions, wave damping and output of the numerical results. A series of steps were taken sequentially: 1) validation for ship motions including simulation of a static Wigley hull under steady flows to compare against previous experimental results by other researchers, and the comparison between the static SES model under steady flows and the moving SES model advancing in the calm water; 2) study of the ship with 3 DoF advancing in calm water of both constant depth and varying depth; 3) validation for numerical waves, including predictions of numerically progressive waves in both a regular tank and a tank with a sloped fringing reef to compare with theoretical and experimental results, respectively; 4) investigation of the transforming characteristics of the wave traveling over the sloped fringing reef, which mimics the near-shore wave environment and a study of the dynamics of the SES through transforming waves. We find that the flow solver used in this study reliably models the wave profiles along the ship hull. The comparison between a static SES in a current and a moving SES in calm water at the same Froude number shows that although the velocity fields around the vehicle are significantly different, the wave profiles inside and outside the rigid cushion of the vehicle are similar and the resistance force experienced by the vehicle in the two scenarios agree well over time. We conducted five numerical simulations of the vehicle traveling from shallow water to deep water across the transition zone for different Froude numbers. From the results, we find that as the Froude number increases, the wave resistance force on the vehicle becomes larger in both shallow water and deep water. In addition, the overall mean resistance force experienced by the vehicle over the whole trip increases with the Froude number. Statistical analysis of the wave motions suggests that the energy flux decreases dramatically in the onshore direction as the waves break. The more severe the wave-breaking process, the greater the decrease in energy flux. Both the increase of Froude number and the wave steepness apparently increase the resistance force on the vehicle in the shallow water. This thesis work captures the impact of the transforming characteristics of the waves and closely replicates the behavior of how waves interact with a ship in transforming seas through numerical modeling and simulation.
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- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004916, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004916
- Subject Headings
- Hydrodynamics--Mathematical models., Fluid dynamics--Mathematical models., Ocean waves--Measurement., Water waves--Measurement., Coastal engineering.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Wavelet de-noising applied to vibrational envelope analysis methods.
- Creator
- Bertot, Edward Max, Khoshgoftaar, Taghi M., Beaujean, Pierre-Philippe, Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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In the field of machine prognostics, vibration analysis is a proven method for detecting and diagnosing bearing faults in rotating machines. One popular method for interpreting vibration signals is envelope demodulation, which allows a technician to clearly identify an impulsive fault source and its severity. However incipient faults -faults in early stages - are masked by in-band noise, which can make the associated impulses difficult to detect and interpret. In this thesis, Wavelet De...
Show moreIn the field of machine prognostics, vibration analysis is a proven method for detecting and diagnosing bearing faults in rotating machines. One popular method for interpreting vibration signals is envelope demodulation, which allows a technician to clearly identify an impulsive fault source and its severity. However incipient faults -faults in early stages - are masked by in-band noise, which can make the associated impulses difficult to detect and interpret. In this thesis, Wavelet De-Noising (WDN) is implemented after envelope-demodulation to improve accuracy of bearing fault diagnostics. This contrasts the typical approach of de-noising as a preprocessing step. When manually measuring time-domain impulse amplitudes, the algorithm shows varying improvements in Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) relative to background vibrational noise. A frequency-domain measure of SNR agrees with this result.
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- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004080, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004080
- Subject Headings
- Fluid dynamics, Signal processing, Structural dynamics, Wavelet (Mathematics)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Wavelet transform-based digital signal processing.
- Creator
- Basbug, Filiz., Florida Atlantic University, Erdol, Nurgun, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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This study deals with applying the wavelet transform to mainly two different areas of signal processing: adaptive signal processing, and signal detection. It starts with background information on the theory of wavelets with an emphasis on the multiresolution representation of signals by the wavelet transform in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 begins with an overview of adaptive filtering in general and extends it to transform domain adaptive filtering. Later in the chapter, a novel adaptive filtering...
Show moreThis study deals with applying the wavelet transform to mainly two different areas of signal processing: adaptive signal processing, and signal detection. It starts with background information on the theory of wavelets with an emphasis on the multiresolution representation of signals by the wavelet transform in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 begins with an overview of adaptive filtering in general and extends it to transform domain adaptive filtering. Later in the chapter, a novel adaptive filtering architecture using the wavelet transform is introduced. The performance of this new structure is evaluated by using the LMS algorithm with variations in step size. As a result of this study, the wavelet transform based adaptive filter is shown to reduce the eigenvalue ratio, or condition number, of the input signal. As a result, the new structure is shown to have faster convergence, implying an improvement in the ability to track rapidly changing signals. Chapter 3 deals with signal detection with the help of the wavelet transform. One scheme studies signal detection by projecting the input signal onto different scales. The relationship between this approach and that of matched filtering is established. Then the effect of different factors on signal detection with the wavelet transform is examined. It is found that the method is robust in the presence of white noise. Also, the wavelets are analyzed as eigenfunctions of a certain random process, and how this gives way to optimal receiver design is shown. It is further demonstrated that the design of an optimum receiver leads to the wavelet transform based adaptive filter structure described in Chapter 2.
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- 1993
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12354
- Subject Headings
- Wavelets (Mathematics), Signal processing--Digital techniques
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A wavelet-based detector for underwater communication.
- Creator
- Petljanski, Branko., Florida Atlantic University, Erdol, Nurgun, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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The need for reliable underwater communication at Florida Atlantic University is critical in transmitting data to and from Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) and remote sensors. Since a received signal is corrupted with ambient ocean noise, the nature of such noise is investigated. Furthermore, we establish connection between ambient ocean noise and fractal noise. Since the matched filter is designed under the assumption that noise is white, performance degradation of the matched filter due...
Show moreThe need for reliable underwater communication at Florida Atlantic University is critical in transmitting data to and from Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) and remote sensors. Since a received signal is corrupted with ambient ocean noise, the nature of such noise is investigated. Furthermore, we establish connection between ambient ocean noise and fractal noise. Since the matched filter is designed under the assumption that noise is white, performance degradation of the matched filter due non-white noise is investigated. We show empirical results that the wavelet transform provides an approximate Karhunen-Loeve expansion for 1/f-type noise. Since whitening can improve only broadband signals, a new method for synchronization signal design in wavelet subspaces with increased energy-to-peak amplitude ratio is presented. The wavelet detector with whitening of fractal noise and detection in wavelet subspace is shown. Results show that the wavelet detector improves detectability, however this is below expectation due to differences between fractal noise and ambient ocean noise.
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- 2001
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12778
- Subject Headings
- Wavelets (Mathematics), Underwater acoustics
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- We are Limestone Creek: an oral history of Limestone Creek community Jupiter, Florida.
- Creator
- Stout, Sara M., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Abstract/Description
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Limestone Creek is an unincorporated community existing within the planning and zoning boundary lines of Jupiter, Florida. Contrasting the economically flush and rapidly developing surrounding municipality of Jupiter, Limestone Creek is a predominantly African American community with an apparent economic gap that leaves the community untouched by development. This thesis project attempts to capture the voices of Limestone Creek and Jupiter residents pertaining to their accounts with an...
Show moreLimestone Creek is an unincorporated community existing within the planning and zoning boundary lines of Jupiter, Florida. Contrasting the economically flush and rapidly developing surrounding municipality of Jupiter, Limestone Creek is a predominantly African American community with an apparent economic gap that leaves the community untouched by development. This thesis project attempts to capture the voices of Limestone Creek and Jupiter residents pertaining to their accounts with an unincorporated area surrounded by a much wealthier municipality. Interviews were conducted with the residents of the community, Palm Beach County and the Town of Jupiter residents and officials, in an effort to explore the existence of an isolated African American community. The research resulted in varied responses to the idea of incorporation because of lack of funds. Conclusions to this research reveal that, to the members of the community, while race underlies all discussions of incorporation the more immediate issue is about securing basic services and infrastructure.
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- 2009
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3325089
- Subject Headings
- Municipal government, Suburban African Americans, Social conditions, Social aspects, Political aspects
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- We are what we eat: food consumption and identity in the United States.
- Creator
- Dates, Marlena Kay., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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In the modern United States, capitalism is the predominant cultural value that structures the food system. The current American relationship to food is strained, at best, as two-thirds of Americans experience overweight and obesity and are at risk for a number of serious health complications. An understanding of the historic and political-economic aspects of the American food system is necessary to address the effects of our modern food habits on our ideas of our selves. This thesis analyzes...
Show moreIn the modern United States, capitalism is the predominant cultural value that structures the food system. The current American relationship to food is strained, at best, as two-thirds of Americans experience overweight and obesity and are at risk for a number of serious health complications. An understanding of the historic and political-economic aspects of the American food system is necessary to address the effects of our modern food habits on our ideas of our selves. This thesis analyzes the types of foods Americans eat, why they make the food choices that they do, how they feel about their eating habits and their habits' effects on their bodies, and how this all relates to our sense of identity as Americans.
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- 2009
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/186678
- Subject Headings
- Food consumption, Food habits, Nutrition, Social aspects, Diet, Popular culture
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- We Had No Eye-dea; The Effect of EnChroma Glasses on the Experience of Art and Color Vision.
- Creator
- Seepersad, Vrishan, Earles, Julie, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Abstract/Description
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This study examined how the use of EnChroma glasses affects the color perception of individuals with color blindness. Differences in color vision were measured with the Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue Color Vision Test and the Ishihara test. The participants were individuals of varying ages with color blindness and individuals with normal color vision (matched by their age). I tested how the EnChroma glasses changed a colorblind individual’s viewing experience of color within images such as...
Show moreThis study examined how the use of EnChroma glasses affects the color perception of individuals with color blindness. Differences in color vision were measured with the Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue Color Vision Test and the Ishihara test. The participants were individuals of varying ages with color blindness and individuals with normal color vision (matched by their age). I tested how the EnChroma glasses changed a colorblind individual’s viewing experience of color within images such as paintings and photographs. Fourteen images were selected, and for each image, the participant answered questions about the image focusing on the dynamics of color, aesthetics, and the overall engagement with the image. The EnChroma glasses improved the color discrimination in only of two out of the eight color blind participants.
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- 2019
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00104
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- We Love You – Lyndon, 1964.
- Date Issued
- 1964
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/2685291
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University -- History, Florida Atlantic University -- Students
- Format
- Image (JPEG2000)
- Title
- We once lived in caves and other stories.
- Creator
- Mecom, Khristian., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
- Abstract/Description
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The following manuscript is a collection of eight short stories that center on the theme of how stories and storytelling, in all their different forms, fill our lives. In one story a girl that lives in other people's houses, longs to tell her story, while in another story a girl struggles with a secret her grandmother leaves behind as she tries to reconstruct her grandmother's story. Some stories use magical and fairy tale-like elements, which work as allusions in the stories and echo the...
Show moreThe following manuscript is a collection of eight short stories that center on the theme of how stories and storytelling, in all their different forms, fill our lives. In one story a girl that lives in other people's houses, longs to tell her story, while in another story a girl struggles with a secret her grandmother leaves behind as she tries to reconstruct her grandmother's story. Some stories use magical and fairy tale-like elements, which work as allusions in the stories and echo the events happening in characters' lives. Another theme present in the collection is that of family and how familial relationships affect identity and self-discovery. In one story, a wildfire allows the stories of different generations to be told, while a widow builds a family out of the aftermath of her husband's death in a different story.
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- 2011
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3360618
- Subject Headings
- Symbolism in literature, Short stories, American, Indentity (Psychology)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- We’re Alright.
- Creator
- Moghadaspour, Kelsey Marie, Furman, Andrew, Florida Atlantic University, Department of English, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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The main desire behind this project was to construct a story that could be enjoyed by anyone of any age (for the most part). The author has been writing for over ten years at this point, and has always had an affinity for Young Adult literature. It was YA literature that made the author interested in becoming a writer in the first place. YA has the ability to help those who are too young to be considered “real adults” feel like there is someone out there that understands them and who takes...
Show moreThe main desire behind this project was to construct a story that could be enjoyed by anyone of any age (for the most part). The author has been writing for over ten years at this point, and has always had an affinity for Young Adult literature. It was YA literature that made the author interested in becoming a writer in the first place. YA has the ability to help those who are too young to be considered “real adults” feel like there is someone out there that understands them and who takes them and their feelings into serious consideration. While, like any genre of literature out there, there are some more unsavory and less serious pieces of literature in this category, to always look down on it and say that it has no value or no place among other literature is ill mannered. The story here depicts what life is like as a teenager, which many know and have experienced, but it shows how young people deal with all sorts of feelings and scenarios, ranging from small fights that won’t matter the next day with friends you may not remember in ten years, to life changing and world shattering events that you won’t ever forget, no matter how hard you may try. The author of this piece wanted to portray a story where young people could feel heard and could relate, and where older generations could begin to understand that just because someone is young, doesn’t mean that what they feel isn’t real. The desire to reach the hearts of many is what lives in these pages and will continue to do so until that desire is met. This project came about after almost two years, and while it is far from complete, it will be worked on until it can sit on its own and feel worthy of peoples eyes and fears.
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- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013867
- Subject Headings
- Young adult literature, Young adult fiction
- Format
- Document (PDF)
