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Title: Echinaster Spinulosus Growth Rate, Predation on Encrusting Ascidians, and Population Dynamics in St. Joseph Bay.
Creator: Jaco, Benton R
Date Issued: 2020-12-11
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607710081_8dda3807
Format: Thesis

Title: Policy Gaps in Incentivizing Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Pregnancy.
Creator: Tolbert, Alexandria
Abstract/Description: Mood disorders and anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses prevalent in the United States. During pregnancy, these conditions have the potential to negatively impact the health of both the pregnant person1 and their offspring, especially if left untreated. Current research suggests that the benefits of treating these mental health conditions during pregnancy tend to be successful in mitigating the risks of adverse outcomes associated with untreated mental health conditions. The...
Show moreMood disorders and anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses prevalent in the United States. During pregnancy, these conditions have the potential to negatively impact the health of both the pregnant person1 and their offspring, especially if left untreated. Current research suggests that the benefits of treating these mental health conditions during pregnancy tend to be successful in mitigating the risks of adverse outcomes associated with untreated mental health conditions. The objectives of this project are to summarize current federal policy regarding prenatal mood disorders, to identify disparities in prenatal mood disorder diagnosis and treatment (pharmacotherapy and counseling/psychotherapy), and to propose a course of policy action to improve prenatal mental health outcomes in the United States. Current policy gaps surrounding prenatal mood and anxiety disorders indicate a need for vast improvement, especially given the detrimental effects that untreated mood disorders in pregnancy can have on both women and children.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-11
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607705958_1b185f5b
Format: Thesis

Title: A Comparative Analysis of Gene Regulatory Networks.
Creator: Gonzalez-Xu, Kemp R
Abstract/Description: The advent of sequencing technologies has increased accessibility to large scale gene expression data. As a result, biology has become a more mathematically and computationally heavy field than ever before in order to efficiently process and analyze the data available. These large datasets allow researchers to ask comprehensive questions they could not before about gene expression at the systems level. The novelty of these technologies, however, is such that there is not yet a set standard...
Show moreThe advent of sequencing technologies has increased accessibility to large scale gene expression data. As a result, biology has become a more mathematically and computationally heavy field than ever before in order to efficiently process and analyze the data available. These large datasets allow researchers to ask comprehensive questions they could not before about gene expression at the systems level. The novelty of these technologies, however, is such that there is not yet a set standard for the modeling of biological systems. Previous studies that use gene regulatory networks in Maize to study regulatory molecules focus on the study of transcription factors (TFs) but rarely focus on other regulatory molecules. The understanding of other regulators like long non-coding RNAs’ (ncRNAs) regulatory functions are comparatively limited. Hench through the use of large datasets processed by certain algorithms, researchers can learn much about the pathways lncRNAs are involved in but have yet to be understood. The ensemble forest method employed by the gene regulatory network building algorithms iRafNet and GENIE3 make use of multiple randomized decision tree calculations to make the most likely possible regulatory molecule prediction for a gene. GENIE3 whose random forest method won the Dialogue for Reverse Engineering Assessments and Methods (DREAM) In Silico Multifactorial challenge was found to be less effective than the algorithm iRafNet under certain circumstances. iRafNet’s use of supplementary protein-protein interaction, time series, and knock out data allowed it to perform more favorably than GENIE3 according to the same criteria that the DREAM challenge used to rank GENIE3 the most effective algorithm of the challenge. The computational complexity of the algorithms is the same as is the language of implementation and type of input data. The effectiveness of each of these algorithms is mostly dependent on factors like data availability which for less studied regulatory molecules like lncRNA may be difficult. In the absences of the types of supplementary data iRafNet is capable of reading, there is no real advantage to its use.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-11
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607678792_6480fa85
Format: Thesis

Title: Compound Ascidian Filtration Rates, Growth Rates, Recruitment, Damage to Seagrass and Distributions in St. Joseph Bay.
Creator: Hawkins, Morgan Elisa
Abstract/Description: Compound ascidians are common aggressive organisms that can encrust the blades of seagrass and cause damage to seagrass ecosystems. This interaction was studied in St. Joseph Bay, home to four compound ascidians; Botrylloides sp. A (yellow), Botrylloides sp. B (red), Distaplia sp. and Didemnum sp. This investigation sought to quantify the effect compound ascidians pose to seagrass meadows. During May - October 2020 field and lab studies were conducted measuring ascidian filtration rate,...
Show moreCompound ascidians are common aggressive organisms that can encrust the blades of seagrass and cause damage to seagrass ecosystems. This interaction was studied in St. Joseph Bay, home to four compound ascidians; Botrylloides sp. A (yellow), Botrylloides sp. B (red), Distaplia sp. and Didemnum sp. This investigation sought to quantify the effect compound ascidians pose to seagrass meadows. During May - October 2020 field and lab studies were conducted measuring ascidian filtration rate, growth rate, recruitment, damage to seagrass, and distribution over time in the Bay. The ascidians studied have a rapid growth rate, a high filtration rate, and cause damage to the seagrass. Botrylloides sp. A (yellow) had a high recruitment rate, and Didemnum sp. increased in abundance at the end of the summer. Further research with increased sample sizes and monitoring throughout the year will help to determine what circumstances favor these ascidians.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-11
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607636967_5eef566f
Format: Thesis

Title: Examining The Relationship Between The Status Of Homeownership And Subsequent Emotional Distress In Hurricane Michael Victims And The Impact That This Has On Resiliency.
Creator: Philyaw, Adira-Danique
Date Issued: 2020-12-11
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607697099_295b4181
Format: Thesis

Title: Data Analysis of Sex Trafficking.
Creator: Forza, Amy
Abstract/Description: There is a multitude of contrasting laws and regulations applied to the profession of prostitution around the world. Laws regulating commercial sex are directly associated with sex trafficking operations since they appeal to the same clientele. This paper discusses countries that legalize prostitution or provide protections by legal statute and countries that decriminalize or prohibit the practice without any protections. It is difficult in many cases to determine when prostitutes are...
Show moreThere is a multitude of contrasting laws and regulations applied to the profession of prostitution around the world. Laws regulating commercial sex are directly associated with sex trafficking operations since they appeal to the same clientele. This paper discusses countries that legalize prostitution or provide protections by legal statute and countries that decriminalize or prohibit the practice without any protections. It is difficult in many cases to determine when prostitutes are engaging in this profession by choice, and when they are being coerced or forced to do so. Sex trafficking and labor trafficking are forms of human trafficking, also referred to as forms of modern-day slavery. Many prostitutes do not have the option to leave their profession due to being controlled either physically or emotionally by a pimp and often do not control their earnings, making their work technically classified as sex trafficking. Alternatively, there are places in the world where prostitutes operate legally and are afforded the government protections given to any profession. Due to prostitution and human trafficking being largely hidden practices, all data used is incomplete and relies on victim, law enforcement, and witness reports, which will vary drastically by region and resources. This study uses research compiled from multiple academic sources and empirical analysis to show that sex trafficking is least prevalent in areas of the world that provide prostitutes protections by legal statute. This study also finds that countries that prohibit third-party involvement in prostitution have lower sex trafficking crimes.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-11
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607709044_53ddc2dc
Format: Thesis

Title: Novel Global Perspectives on Marine Redox Conditions During the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum.
Creator: Wadhams, Jane Alexandra
Abstract/Description: Recent trends in marine deoxygenation resulting from the unprecedented modern release of carbon have raised concerns regarding the future of the global ocean’s redox structure. Past hyperthermal warming events are studied in order to make inferences on possible climate scenarios and of these events particularly the most extreme, the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM; ~56 Mya). The PETM is characterized by a large and rapid negative carbon isotope excursion caused by a sudden input of 4...
Show moreRecent trends in marine deoxygenation resulting from the unprecedented modern release of carbon have raised concerns regarding the future of the global ocean’s redox structure. Past hyperthermal warming events are studied in order to make inferences on possible climate scenarios and of these events particularly the most extreme, the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM; ~56 Mya). The PETM is characterized by a large and rapid negative carbon isotope excursion caused by a sudden input of 4,500-10,000 of Pg of carbon into the Earth-atmosphere system. This study aimed to better constrain the timing of changes in marine redox during this critical event by applying a suite of geochemical proxies on samples from two localities (the Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Coastal Plain). FeT/Al, Mo, and V concentrations suggest that the Arctic experienced euxinia (anoxic and sulfidic water column) during the PETM, while the application of these proxies to the Atlantic section suggests the local depositional conditions were reducing but not completely euxinic. These local conditions are reducing enough to capture the global seawater signature. Each section records a positive shift in Tl isotopes at the onset of the carbon isotope excursion which tapered off during the carbon isotope excursion. These results suggest that oxygen quickly declined at the onset of climatic warming but steadily returned to oxic values as the hypothermal event terminated. The changes in redox during this event are likely a response to the massive warming and could provide a negative feedback to the associated perturbation of the global carbon cycle, providing a burial mechanism to the addition of carbon released over the event. Future work adding other proxies, such as Fe speciation, and higher resolution data could provide greater constraints to examine the plausibility of this idea.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-11
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607696758_c012b1b2
Format: Thesis

Title: Mondays, Calls from your Mother, and All the Things We've Lost.
Creator: Wigglesworth, Emilee Anne
Abstract/Description: Mondays, Calls from your Mother, and All the Things We’ve Lost is a product of a period of intense loss. This thirty-one-poem collection is an accumulation of grieving over the loss of my close friend, Earle Kelly, in November of 2019, grieving over the loss of a childhood and the way I viewed my parents as figures of stability and unconditional love, and grieving over relationship losses-- all amongst the confusing nature of one’s own budding sexuality. The thesis works to make sense of the...
Show moreMondays, Calls from your Mother, and All the Things We’ve Lost is a product of a period of intense loss. This thirty-one-poem collection is an accumulation of grieving over the loss of my close friend, Earle Kelly, in November of 2019, grieving over the loss of a childhood and the way I viewed my parents as figures of stability and unconditional love, and grieving over relationship losses-- all amongst the confusing nature of one’s own budding sexuality. The thesis works to make sense of the confusing and conflicting feelings that come with loss.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-10
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607659174_0207af6e
Format: Thesis

Title: The Creation of Meaning About Terrorism in the United States: A Social Construct.
Creator: Mergen, Nathen
Abstract/Description: Since the September 11 attacks against the United States in 2001, several studies have examined the US media’s disproportionate reporting biases of Muslim terrorists compared to other terrorist demographics; however, a thorough comparison of reporting trends predating the 9/11 attacks to those occurring after 9/11 remains to be accomplished. Via a content analysis of 103 US news publications from 1996 to 2006, the current study concludes that 9/11 had an exclusive and substantial effect on...
Show moreSince the September 11 attacks against the United States in 2001, several studies have examined the US media’s disproportionate reporting biases of Muslim terrorists compared to other terrorist demographics; however, a thorough comparison of reporting trends predating the 9/11 attacks to those occurring after 9/11 remains to be accomplished. Via a content analysis of 103 US news publications from 1996 to 2006, the current study concludes that 9/11 had an exclusive and substantial effect on publishers’ portrayal of terrorism in the US. Indeed, reports shifted from depicting terrorism as a political tool used by diverse populations before 9/11, to depicting it as a fundamentally Muslim ideological venture after 9/11. Reports on right-wing terrorists in the US had decreased by 75.0 percent after the attacks while reports on Muslim terrorists increased by 63.8 percent, despite statistically insignificant differences in the number of attacks and resulting casualties from both groups. This phenomenon had a profound social effect in the US, including the justification of the War on Terror and a domestic increase in hate crimes after 2001, whereas right-wing terror groups were collectively unknown to the public.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-10
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607639245_e6aba804
Format: Thesis

Title: What Difference Does a Sales Education Make Anyway?: An Exploration of Goals, Attributes, and Lifestyles.
Creator: Wilpon, Trevor D.
Abstract/Description: The interview process in firms hiring salespeople is critical to developing an understanding of the applicant’s traits, behaviors, and aspirations to ensure proper alignment with that firm’s vision and culture. Though managers must decipher the applicant's projected performance, industry research lacks a universal heuristic to provide objective guidelines to an otherwise subjective decision. In hiring salespeople, firms are witnessing increased competition among qualified candidates as...
Show moreThe interview process in firms hiring salespeople is critical to developing an understanding of the applicant’s traits, behaviors, and aspirations to ensure proper alignment with that firm’s vision and culture. Though managers must decipher the applicant's projected performance, industry research lacks a universal heuristic to provide objective guidelines to an otherwise subjective decision. In hiring salespeople, firms are witnessing increased competition among qualified candidates as college graduates with a formal sales education present similar, yet additionally beneficial attributes as do professionals with prior sales experience, who previously dominated the industry’s hiring market. Using both qualitative data via phone interviews and quantitative data through surveys, the author explores the various extrinsic and intrinsic motivators that contribute to this phenomenon, providing firms with discernable attributes, backgrounds, and aspirations that lead to increased productivity. The combined results indicate that a formal sales education provides a deepened commitment toward a sales profession, building an applicant who understands an amorphous sales process and offers the flexibility, coachability, and ambition that help an organization achieve its goals. Hiring managers can narrow their search for these traits and realize a greater likelihood of selecting a successful candidate.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-09
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607556488_26c1786c
Format: Thesis

Title: Geochemical Characterizations of Early Ceramics in the Aucilla Watershed.
Creator: Bentley, McKenzie R.
Abstract/Description: Excavations at the Page-Ladson site in the Aucilla River Basin in NW Florida have recovered a variety of artifacts, including a collection of some of the earliest ceramics in the Americas, dating between 3500 and 1500 years ago. The dataset chronologically brackets a transition from more mobile hunting and gathering subsistence strategies toward sedentary, potentially food-producing societies. This project is the first ceramic-focused study conducted in the Aucilla Watershed with the purpose...
Show moreExcavations at the Page-Ladson site in the Aucilla River Basin in NW Florida have recovered a variety of artifacts, including a collection of some of the earliest ceramics in the Americas, dating between 3500 and 1500 years ago. The dataset chronologically brackets a transition from more mobile hunting and gathering subsistence strategies toward sedentary, potentially food-producing societies. This project is the first ceramic-focused study conducted in the Aucilla Watershed with the purpose of determining whether the recovered ceramics are made using locally-sourced clays and whether the clays used correspond to different functional types of pottery vessels. Geochemical characterization was conducted using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy on a sample set of 101 ceramic sherds. For each measurement, 40 kV of energy was applied for 60 seconds to the exposed surfaces of each sample (interior, exterior, and naturally broken edge) and the internal clay body upon breaking a small edge of each sherd. The results of the characterization analyses have demonstrated three distinct groupings based on the concentrations of rubidium within the ceramic samples; these groupings correspond to clays sourced from multiple locations and likely prepared using different clay recipes. The findings of this study represent ceramics produced at the household-level through which the technical knowledge of pot-making appears to be passed down generation-to-generation. This reflects the results of similar studies conducted at other sites throughout southeastern North America.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-08
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607461207_c8ffa15c
Format: Thesis

Title: Nonlinear current-voltage characteristics due to ion migration in low-dimensional organic metal halide hybrids.
Creator: van Deventer, Margaret Lydia
Abstract/Description: Perovskite-related metal halide hybrids are currently a hot topic in materials research because of their affordability, efficiency, and abundance. Rapid advances are being made in terms of improving the performance of perovskite-based photovoltaics, but the materials remain unstable in the presence of light, moisture, and heat. A more comprehensive understanding of the physical processes of these materials is necessary for us to make improvements to the stability and efficiency of organic...
Show morePerovskite-related metal halide hybrids are currently a hot topic in materials research because of their affordability, efficiency, and abundance. Rapid advances are being made in terms of improving the performance of perovskite-based photovoltaics, but the materials remain unstable in the presence of light, moisture, and heat. A more comprehensive understanding of the physical processes of these materials is necessary for us to make improvements to the stability and efficiency of organic metal halide hybrids. Specifically, much research in this field focuses on higher-dimensional (2D, 3D) structures. Lower-dimensional materials (1D and 0D) may provide more stability by virtue of their molecular structures, but require further investigation. One issue that is particularly relevant to stability is ion migration in these materials, in which mobile ions move as a result of an applied electrical bias and induce an electric field that opposes said bias. This research examines data taken from several lower-dimensional samples while they are exposed to a light source in order to gain a deeper understanding of the electrical transport properties of dimethylethylene diaminium tin iodide (C4N2H14SnI4). In particular, we will examine the effect that ion migration may have on the current-voltage characteristics of C4N2H14SnI4.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-07
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607356368_f95d8f4a
Format: Thesis

Title: Collected Works.
Creator: Massardi, Isabella
Abstract/Description: My undergraduate thesis is a collection of short stories and creative nonfiction that Iwrote between 2019 and 2020. The original intention of this anthology was to create anoverarching theme regarding xenophobia and agnosticism, two subjects that captivated me foryears. Despite not straying fully from these topics, the works in this collection surprised me byuncovering a third, less prevalent theme: wanderlust. “Mamuschka’s Forest Fruit Diamond,” “ANigerian in Johannesburg,” and “Sal” are all...
Show moreMy undergraduate thesis is a collection of short stories and creative nonfiction that Iwrote between 2019 and 2020. The original intention of this anthology was to create anoverarching theme regarding xenophobia and agnosticism, two subjects that captivated me foryears. Despite not straying fully from these topics, the works in this collection surprised me byuncovering a third, less prevalent theme: wanderlust. “Mamuschka’s Forest Fruit Diamond,” “ANigerian in Johannesburg,” and “Sal” are all set in locations I aspire to tour in person, but neverhave. I crafted these stories through a mixture of research and imagination. Similarly, mynonfiction is inspired by locations I revisited with pictures in hopes of accomplishing an accurateyet sentimental depiction. Together, the six stories discuss the complexity of displacement, familial relations,friendships, and religion to the extent which I am able to contend as a college student.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-05
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607153559_5441d4fb
Format: Thesis

Title: Investigating Cryptic Coloration and Color Change in Peucetia viridans.
Creator: Rodriguez, Zulay Caridad
Date Issued: 2020-12-05
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607204751_0c2e35a9
Format: Thesis

Title: Examining Psychopathic Traits and Physiological Indicators of Emotion Regulation.
Creator: King, Brittany T
Abstract/Description: Research has shown that individuals with psychopathic traits, and particularly trait boldness, demonstrate blunted physiological responses to aversive pictures when endeavoring to regulate their emotional response to aversive pictures. Studies of this kind have primarily focused on late positive potential (LPP) amplitude during effortful emotion regulation and self-reported reactivity to unpleasant stimuli, without investigating response to pleasant pictures or the self-reported success of...
Show moreResearch has shown that individuals with psychopathic traits, and particularly trait boldness, demonstrate blunted physiological responses to aversive pictures when endeavoring to regulate their emotional response to aversive pictures. Studies of this kind have primarily focused on late positive potential (LPP) amplitude during effortful emotion regulation and self-reported reactivity to unpleasant stimuli, without investigating response to pleasant pictures or the self-reported success of regulation efforts. The current study sought to replicate and expand on recent work by Ellis et al., (2017) examining emotional reactivity and regulation in individuals with psychopathic traits by determining (1) whether boldness-related reductions in LPP are specific to negative-valence images or if they extend to positive images as well, (2) whether boldness-related LPP reductions are driven by a specific unpleasant picture content type (threat, mutilation, or contamination), and (3) whether discrepancies in self-reported emotional reactivity and electrophysiology in high-bold individuals extends to self-reported emotion regulation success. Analyses revealed that none of the Ellis findings were replicated in our sample; significant associations between boldness and instruction type under the suppress-view conditions to nurturance images and suppress-view and view conditions to threat images implicated efficient neural downregulation of emotion in high-bold individuals to both content types. Additionally, greater self-reported success in downregulating the emotional response to threatening images further supported the notion that boldness is associated with more effective willful down-regulation of emotional reactivity to threat in both experiential and neural modalities. Due to contradictory findings from the limited studies which have investigated the role of psychopathic traits in relation to neural and experiential indices of emotion regulation, further investigation is necessary to reach firm conclusions in this regard.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-04
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607109779_02ad4000
Format: Thesis

Title: 3D Printed Modular Structures.
Creator: Grand, Michelle B.
Abstract/Description: The surge of single-use plastics consumption has generated vast volumes of polymer waste, threatening water supplies, marine wildlife, and quality of life in low-income communities. Mechanical recycling is suggested as the most sustainable method to reduce polymer pollution because it may extend the life cycle for these products. This study aims to use 3D printing technology as a means to process recycled High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) to produce honeycomb sandwich core panels. These...
Show moreThe surge of single-use plastics consumption has generated vast volumes of polymer waste, threatening water supplies, marine wildlife, and quality of life in low-income communities. Mechanical recycling is suggested as the most sustainable method to reduce polymer pollution because it may extend the life cycle for these products. This study aims to use 3D printing technology as a means to process recycled High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) to produce honeycomb sandwich core panels. These structures benefit from the lattice design as it can provide greater strength with a relatively low weight nature, and is commonly used in the automotive, aerospace, and the architecture industry. Honeycomb sandwich core panel’s wide range of applications may benefit from the transition from directly sourced polymers to a recycled alternative.To test the hypothesis that recycled HDPE may be used as an alternative material for the fabrication of honeycomb sandwich core panels, the material properties were analyzed through a tensile strength test, geometries were modeled, verified and optimized under Finite Element Analysis, recycled HDPE filament was obtained in the laboratory to produce panels via 3D printing.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-04
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607117479_483e9065
Format: Thesis

Title: The Relationship Between Spelling And Reading In Adults.
Creator: Bell, Logan Rigby
Abstract/Description: In English, a relatively opaque language, adults are sometimes required to spell words for which they do not have complete orthographic representations. Prior research does not give a clear indication whether phonological awareness, decoding abilities, and lexical knowledge helps adults to spell difficult words. This study used a correlational design to determine if in adult college students (N-65) reading and related measures are correlated with spelling infrequent words containing a schwa....
Show moreIn English, a relatively opaque language, adults are sometimes required to spell words for which they do not have complete orthographic representations. Prior research does not give a clear indication whether phonological awareness, decoding abilities, and lexical knowledge helps adults to spell difficult words. This study used a correlational design to determine if in adult college students (N-65) reading and related measures are correlated with spelling infrequent words containing a schwa. These words were chosen because the participants were unlikely to have complete orthographic representations of the words, and this means in order to spell the words correctly, participants needed to draw upon their phonological and lexical knowledge. The study found that better adult readers were better speller; and that phonological knowledge and lexical knowledge are significant predictors of spelling ability. The study also identified several recurring spelling errors in key examples.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-04
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607100934_74e1a8b2
Format: Thesis

Title: Rape and the Aftermath in African American Women's Fiction.
Creator: Crawford, Samantha Natalya
Abstract/Description: This paper examines the ways in which sexual assault and its effects are portrayed by literary authors Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor. The three works analyzed reflect the idea that in a justice system that systematically denies black women a chance at legislative justice, they believe that their only alternative is to take matters into their own hands. One of the ways that black female characters take some form of vengeance is through the usage of weapons in order to kill or attempt to kill...
Show moreThis paper examines the ways in which sexual assault and its effects are portrayed by literary authors Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor. The three works analyzed reflect the idea that in a justice system that systematically denies black women a chance at legislative justice, they believe that their only alternative is to take matters into their own hands. One of the ways that black female characters take some form of vengeance is through the usage of weapons in order to kill or attempt to kill a male figure that serves as a stand-in for their rapist. The women mentioned in this paper however, are unable to murder the exact individuals that raped them and instead lash out at people who are entirely uninvolved with their trauma. Both authors also contend with the prospect of their characters never receiving justice and the emotional consequences that this has on the black female psyche.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-04
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607114409_ac1fad7e
Format: Thesis

Title: Sodium Butyrate: A study on a commonly prescribed HDACi on chromatin structure.
Creator: Chang, Alana Helen
Date Issued: 2020-12-04
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607106393_b03bdcbc
Format: Thesis

Title: The Nature of Small Towns: A Speculative Analysis of the Codependent Relationship Between Humans and Nature.
Creator: Bradbury, Caitlin
Abstract/Description: An Honors in the Majors creative project consisting of nine short stories based in a fictional small town which is plagued by supernatural plant life attempting to overgrow the town. Explores themes of relationships, how plants and humans interact, how they have interacted throughout time, the blurry lines between humanity and nature, nutrition versus poison, and the handling of disasters.
Date Issued: 2020-12-04
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1605575321_12b857b6
Format: Thesis

Title: The Backpack and the Ballot: How Collegiate Civics Education Impacts Youth Voter Participation.
Creator: Pfingston, Chaston
Abstract/Description: Florida Governor Reubin Askew, in an address to the state legislature, said “to distrust the ability of government simply because it is government ... may be an easy way to get headlines in the newspapers or a few minutes on the evening news . . . but government will not work if we dislike and abuse it” (1976). Forty-four years later, it appears that he was right. Only fifty-one percent of Americans are able to name all three branches of their government, and only eighteen percent of them...
Show moreFlorida Governor Reubin Askew, in an address to the state legislature, said “to distrust the ability of government simply because it is government ... may be an easy way to get headlines in the newspapers or a few minutes on the evening news . . . but government will not work if we dislike and abuse it” (1976). Forty-four years later, it appears that he was right. Only fifty-one percent of Americans are able to name all three branches of their government, and only eighteen percent of them express trust in it (The Annenberg Public Policy Center 2020; Shapiro and Brown 2018).The neglected state of civics knowledge in the United States demonstrates the prescience of Askew’s remarks, and researchers have been quick to investigate the implications of such a lack of knowledge on political behavior. Institutions of learning have long served as sources of civic knowledge and, as a result, a great focus has been placed on the role of civics education in the development of political behaviors. But while we know that civics education has the potential to increase political participation, few studies have examined the actual impacts of specific education policies on voter turnout.Therefore, in this study, I sought to examine the impact of a 2017 law passed by the Florida Legislature that required students at all public colleges and universities to complete a civic literacy requirement before graduation. Using data from the Florida Voter Registration and Voting History Extract File, I conducted a three-tiered analysis to determine the impact that this law had on youth voter turnout following its implementation in 2018. This analysis consisted of a multivariate regression model conducted at the county-level and incorporated into an interrupted time-series anal- ysis. The results of these analyses were then plugged into a t-test, which found that the effect of age on voter turnout was reduced at a significantly higher rate in college counties than non-college counties in 2018. This suggests that, while collegiate civics education cannot be directly credited with increasing the turnout of college voters, it is also unable to be eliminated as a potential source of the effect.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-03
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607036545_236ed521
Format: Thesis

Title: Faith Matters: Towards a Group Theory of Evangelicals’ Role in American Politics.
Creator: Clements, Gaberiel A
Abstract/Description: While scholars’ interest in the connection between white Evangelicals and conservative politics is far from new, political science as a discipline has insufficiently determined the role that religious identification has on political behavior. Because of this, I attempt to reorient scholarship on the subject by applying recent advances in political behavior, specifically Alan Abramowitz and Steven Webster’s Theory of Negative Partisanship and Larry Bartels and Christopher Achens’ Group Theory...
Show moreWhile scholars’ interest in the connection between white Evangelicals and conservative politics is far from new, political science as a discipline has insufficiently determined the role that religious identification has on political behavior. Because of this, I attempt to reorient scholarship on the subject by applying recent advances in political behavior, specifically Alan Abramowitz and Steven Webster’s Theory of Negative Partisanship and Larry Bartels and Christopher Achens’ Group Theory of politics towards the end of developing a working theory of Evangelicals’ Group identity concerning politics. Additionally, this project draws literature from religious history alongside sociology and psychology to better determine the correlation between Evangelicals’ religious and political identities. Therefore, this project seeks to better define the American Evangelical’s effect on political behavior by examining their perceptions of the political out-group and how this informs political determinations. To accomplish this goal, this project uses the Pew Research Center’s Religion and Politics Survey from 1994-1995, 1996, 2011, 2014, and 2016 to create a time series, with which I observe the effect of Evangelical religious identification on political views over time. The project’s central hypothesis is that as religious embeddedness (attendance, affiliation, and socialization) increases, so do negative perceptions of the political out-group, leading to solidifying religious identity with conservative political identity.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-03
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607004336_bc2dfcd7
Format: Thesis

Title: Sponge Communities in Mesophotic Reefs of the Gulf of Mexico Before and After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Discharge.
Creator: Politano, Samantha Christina-Marie
Abstract/Description: Mesophotic reefs across the outer continental shelf of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico were examined for possible impacts of the Macondo well’s Deepwater Horizon 2010 oil spill. For weeks following the spill, Alabama Alps Reef and Roughtongue Reef were situated 60-88 m under floating oil, with Alabama Alps closer to the spill and under oil for 20 more days. ROVs surveyed the reefs in 2011, 2014, and from 1997 to 1999. Sponges were present, but they are difficult to identify with taxonomic...
Show moreMesophotic reefs across the outer continental shelf of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico were examined for possible impacts of the Macondo well’s Deepwater Horizon 2010 oil spill. For weeks following the spill, Alabama Alps Reef and Roughtongue Reef were situated 60-88 m under floating oil, with Alabama Alps closer to the spill and under oil for 20 more days. ROVs surveyed the reefs in 2011, 2014, and from 1997 to 1999. Sponges were present, but they are difficult to identify with taxonomic precision from photographic evidence. The sponges were visually quantified using still images captured from ROV video transects and the average number of sponges per photo for each site was calculated along with morphological forms. Following the spill, the number of sponges at Alabama Alps Reef notably declined while those at Roughtongue Reef increased. Both sites experienced growth by 2014, though Roughtongue Reef’s sponge population increased much more dramatically. Encrusting morphologies overwhelmingly dominated populations until 2014. These changes in morphology reinforce the numerical reduction in the number of sponge individuals and represent probable sublethal impacts of the oil discharge. Predation and disease, among other mortality factors, possibly influenced the changes within the populations.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-03
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607023300_3ac9f68d
Format: Thesis

Title: Abelian Splittings of Right-Angled Artin Groups and Subgroups.
Creator: Barquinero, Enrique Miguel
Abstract/Description: In classical mathematics, variables usually commute under multiplication. On the other hand, in this thesis we are interested in a setting in which variables do not always commute. Useful for representing this information are right-angled Artin groups (RAAGs).RAAGs are defined using graphs, i.e. sets of vertices and edges, where vertices represent variables and edges represent a commutative relationship between the connected vertices. RAAGs are often used as a tool to convert problems...
Show moreIn classical mathematics, variables usually commute under multiplication. On the other hand, in this thesis we are interested in a setting in which variables do not always commute. Useful for representing this information are right-angled Artin groups (RAAGs).RAAGs are defined using graphs, i.e. sets of vertices and edges, where vertices represent variables and edges represent a commutative relationship between the connected vertices. RAAGs are often used as a tool to convert problems involving complex geometric phenomena into relatively simple algebra, as we can derive useful information directly from the geometric structure of the underlying graph. Bestvina-Brady groups (BBs) are normal subgroups of RAAGs, originally introduced by Bestvina and Brady to create subgroups of RAAGs which have exotic finiteness properties, such as subgroups which are finitely generated but not finitely presented.This thesis is focused on the problem of understanding splittings. Specifically, how to find an explicit description for some ways of decomposing the groups in terms of the geometry of the underlying graph. In this thesis, we review the findings by Groves and Hull for RAAGs and Chang for BBs, including details and full computations. The methodology used in this thesis relies upon three main topics: group theory, graph theory, and group actions on trees. In the last topic, we use Bass-Serre theory as a bridge between the group and graph theory.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-03
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607048917_98114303
Format: Thesis

Title: Theatre Congregation: Breaking Down the Bicameral Relationship Between Actor and Audience.
Creator: Slade, Elizabeth
Abstract/Description: Exploring how Call and Response can be used in a theatrical setting to increase audience and actor engagement.
Date Issued: 2020-12-02
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606940322_61b99287
Format: Thesis

Title: Examining Academic Regulatory Skill to Explain the Relationship Between Overparenting and Emerging Adults’ Social Media Addiction and Display of Risque Content.
Creator: McEnroe, Allison Mary
Abstract/Description: How does parenting relate to emerging adults’ social media behavior? This study investigates whether the academic regulatory skills of emerging adult offspring can explain the relationship between a destructive parenting style (i.e. overparenting) and their potentially harmful use of social media (in terms of both content and frequency). College students (N = 268) completed surveys at three time points over the course of a semester. An overparenting measure was collected at wave 1, an...
Show moreHow does parenting relate to emerging adults’ social media behavior? This study investigates whether the academic regulatory skills of emerging adult offspring can explain the relationship between a destructive parenting style (i.e. overparenting) and their potentially harmful use of social media (in terms of both content and frequency). College students (N = 268) completed surveys at three time points over the course of a semester. An overparenting measure was collected at wave 1, an academic emotional regulation questionnaire was collected at wave two, and a risqué content social media measure and a social media frequency measure were collected at wave 3. Mediation modeling then tested the indirect effects between the predictor (overparenting at Time 1) and outcome variables (social media addiction and risqué social media behavior at Time 3) via academic emotion regulation strategies (8 subscales) at Time 2. The relation between overparenting and social media addiction and risqué social media content was fully mediated by one subcomponent of academic dysregulation behavior, venting. Findings provide initial support for academic dysregulation as a mechanism that explains the association between overparenting and problematic sociodigital technology use in emerging adults. Future directions for research and implications of the current study are outlined.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-02
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606926101_b5438328
Format: Thesis

Title: Beyond the Cherry Trees.
Creator: Schwartz, Jordan Ashley
Date Issued: 2020-12-02
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1605908041_24f55bc9
Format: Thesis

Title: Mapping of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Expression in the Developing Mouse Brain.
Creator: Madkour, Haley
Abstract/Description: Studying the role of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R) in the mouse brain has been a subject of emergent relevance in recent years due to its presence in the central and peripheral nervous systems, as well as the gut. Previous examination of GLP-1R location in the adult mouse brain has been widely beneficial, however the ontogeny of GLP-1R in the developing mouse brain has not been thoroughly observed. I examined the pattern of expression of Glp1rmRNA in the central...
Show moreStudying the role of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R) in the mouse brain has been a subject of emergent relevance in recent years due to its presence in the central and peripheral nervous systems, as well as the gut. Previous examination of GLP-1R location in the adult mouse brain has been widely beneficial, however the ontogeny of GLP-1R in the developing mouse brain has not been thoroughly observed. I examined the pattern of expression of Glp1rmRNA in the central nervous system using in-situ hybridization across multiple stages of mouse development, embryonic and postnatal. Glp1rmRNA expression was found across all ages in the hippocampus, lateral septum, medial septal nucleus, amygdala, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, thalamus, nucleus accumbens, cerebral cortex, caudate putamen, regions of the midbrain, and hypothalamus. Embryonic brains displayed higher and more widespread expression than postnatal brains, which could signify the importance of GLP-1R during development. Early postnatal expression of Glp1rmRNA was more restricted than embryonic patterns, but still expressed in specific brain regions and circuits not found in adult expression patterns, including the medial septal nucleus, thalamus and somatosensory cortex. These data contribute to the study of GLP-1R development in the mouse brain, the investigation of treatment of mood disorders, diabetes and obesity with GLP-1R agonists, and possible further implications to treat pregnant women that have these diseases.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606854707_22f9685e
Format: Thesis

Title: Understanding the Distribution of Grazing Scars and Its Relationship to Grazer, Coral, and Algal Densities.
Creator: Turner, Alyssa
Abstract/Description: Parrotfish play an important role on coral reefs through their direct consumption of algae and are known to occasionally prey on live corals, leaving visible scars. In this study, we examined how parrotfish scarring was distributed around the island of Moorea, French Polynesia and how it varied between habitats. To understand the potential drivers of this scarring, we investigated the relationship between grazing intensity and parrotfish biomass, coral and algal cover. We ranked grazing...
Show moreParrotfish play an important role on coral reefs through their direct consumption of algae and are known to occasionally prey on live corals, leaving visible scars. In this study, we examined how parrotfish scarring was distributed around the island of Moorea, French Polynesia and how it varied between habitats. To understand the potential drivers of this scarring, we investigated the relationship between grazing intensity and parrotfish biomass, coral and algal cover. We ranked grazing intensity on a scale of zero to three according to the degree of scarring on the coral compared to its total surface area. We found that the distribution of grazing intensity around the island and between habitats was significantly different. We also found that scraper biomass (positive relationship), coral cover (negative relationship), and rubble cover (positive relationship) significantly contributed to grazing intensity. As coral reefs continue to be impacted by anthropogenic changes, understanding the drivers and consequences of corallivory will become increasingly important.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606841153_2587884f
Format: Thesis

Title: The Vision Behind the Lens: Reassessing the Career of Ansel Adams.
Creator: Ourednik, Luke Longwell
Abstract/Description: Popular perceptions of American photographer Ansel Adams have often focused on the most widely recognized themes present in his extensive career, with his landscape photography being the focus of most assessments of his career. This generalization of his career has come at the cost of more detailed analysis of his other lesser known works, which has often ventured into the realm of portrait and documentary photographer. This thesis aims to provide a framework for understanding why Adams's...
Show morePopular perceptions of American photographer Ansel Adams have often focused on the most widely recognized themes present in his extensive career, with his landscape photography being the focus of most assessments of his career. This generalization of his career has come at the cost of more detailed analysis of his other lesser known works, which has often ventured into the realm of portrait and documentary photographer. This thesis aims to provide a framework for understanding why Adams's work has been viewed through such a narrow lens, and provides three examples of major projects where Adams and his larger talents were displayed.
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Date Issued: 2020-12-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606841878_0f8e06e2
Format: Thesis

Title: Tree Bark Bones.
Creator: Garvin, Kiera Lynn
Abstract/Description: This creative project investigates the perception of self through the investigation of exploratory printmaking. The objective of this work was to find the relation an individual has to their own views of the world and how those views are impacted by their subconscious mind and past experiences. The primary form of printmaking practiced during this thesis was intaglio on cotton sheets with etched plexiglass plates.
Date Issued: 2020-11-30
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606791430_19b84be0
Format: Thesis

Title: Feeding Effects of GLP-1 Receptor Expressing Neurons in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis.
Creator: Velasquez, Maria Lucia
Date Issued: 2020-11-30
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606839833_994eaab8
Format: Thesis

Title: 50,000 Words to 500,000 Participants: National Novel Writing Month as a Growing Online Community.
Creator: McGuire, Sheridan E
Date Issued: 2020-11-30
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606761759_f0efb385
Format: Thesis

Title: The Things That Grow Here: A Short Story.
Creator: Bogle, Isabella Rose
Abstract/Description: This is an original creative short story written for the purpose of capturing the beautiful and difficult moments in life that help us grow. Rosie is a young woman who is coming to discover many things. Among them, what it means to be a friend, a daughter, a lover, and a flawed human being. Her story serves as a testament to all the moments, sad and sweet, that shape us into who we are becoming when we are young adults. And realizing through all of the bad as well as the good that in the end,...
Show moreThis is an original creative short story written for the purpose of capturing the beautiful and difficult moments in life that help us grow. Rosie is a young woman who is coming to discover many things. Among them, what it means to be a friend, a daughter, a lover, and a flawed human being. Her story serves as a testament to all the moments, sad and sweet, that shape us into who we are becoming when we are young adults. And realizing through all of the bad as well as the good that in the end, everything will turn out just fine. This story is a sentimental piece for anyone who enjoys the feeling of nostalgia as much as I believe we all do.
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Date Issued: 2020-11-30
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606756879_298b9918
Format: Thesis

Title: Voltage Sensor-Less Design for Single-Phase Grid-Tied Inverter for PV Power.
Creator: Delmar, Aria
Abstract/Description: This thesis explores the concept of relying on grid impedance to act as a filter for a single-phase photovoltaic (PV) inverter system. The prospect of this idea implies the possible removal of the inverter filter. For this system without the inverter filter, a voltage sensor-less design is proposed, relying on the inverter current and a PQ reference. The prospect of removing the inverter filter removes stability concerns associated with this component. The control for this system also avoids...
Show moreThis thesis explores the concept of relying on grid impedance to act as a filter for a single-phase photovoltaic (PV) inverter system. The prospect of this idea implies the possible removal of the inverter filter. For this system without the inverter filter, a voltage sensor-less design is proposed, relying on the inverter current and a PQ reference. The prospect of removing the inverter filter removes stability concerns associated with this component. The control for this system also avoids implementing a phase locked loop (PLL), a component that also has stability concerns. In this thesis, this novel controller with current feedback utilizing voltage reference for grid synchronization is presented. By not implementing the filter or the PLL, a more stable system can be implemented. With this controller, sinusoidal current is obtained by relying only on the grid side. Simulation results are provided to show the capability of the proposed controller of decoupling the output real and reactive power and synchronizing with fluctuations of grid frequency.
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Date Issued: 2020-11-30
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606755089_d1f5576a
Format: Thesis

Title: Evaluating The Potential Biochemical Changes of Macrophages Using Iron Oxide.
Creator: Draughon, Sophia
Date Issued: 2020-11-30
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606756697_c71ebb2e
Format: Thesis

Title: Contrasting Elements of Performance Practice in the English, French, German, and Italian Styles of the 17th and Early 19th Centuries.
Creator: Couch, Johnathan
Date Issued: 2020-11-29
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606681803_ccba6457
Format: Thesis

Title: Melodies of Mirages: Exoticism, Folklore, and "Preforming" Santeria.
Creator: Larralde, Elias G.
Abstract/Description: Cultural appropriation, a highly debated topic, has deep roots in the Latin American and Caribbean context. Rather than a one-way process, appropriation affects both those taking cultural elements for their own ends, and the groups whose practices and cultures are appropriated. My thesis analyzes how Afro-Cuban religions, more commonly known as “Santeria”, were appropriated by American popular entertainment and revolutionary government programs starting in 1950s 1960s. Additionally, I...
Show moreCultural appropriation, a highly debated topic, has deep roots in the Latin American and Caribbean context. Rather than a one-way process, appropriation affects both those taking cultural elements for their own ends, and the groups whose practices and cultures are appropriated. My thesis analyzes how Afro-Cuban religions, more commonly known as “Santeria”, were appropriated by American popular entertainment and revolutionary government programs starting in 1950s 1960s. Additionally, I interrogate how these appropriations affected how Santeria practitioners and Afro-Cuban performers constructed their identities through music and performance. Using musical recordings from Lucumi religious ceremonies and popular songs that reference the different orishas (deities) of the Lucumi that were preformed both by US and Cuban artists, I compare how different groups of people represented the orishas and the Santeria to suit their own internal agendas. Program notes and performance videos of the Conjunto Folklórico Nacional, a group established in the Revolutionary Cuba to promote Cuban culture, are also examined to determine how the state functioned as a presenter of Afro-Cuban culture while simultaneously erasing active Santeria practitioners. As well, I analyze how Afro-Cuban performers like Celia Cruz utilize Afro-Cuban religions in their songs to reflect a sense of Afro-Cuban pride. This project utilizes theories by scholars Josh Kun, Thomas Turino, Katherine Hagerdon and Peter Sigal to examine the sources which include belief structures of the Lucumi religion and its music. The thesis seeks to understand how outside processes affect the construction of identity as manifested through artistic and religious expressions. I argue that songs and their performance have an intrinsic ability to either reiterate or defy one’s social and cultural place in society.
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Date Issued: 2020-11-28
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606600945_b1a81cc4
Format: Thesis

Title: Women’s STEM Success in Biomedical Science Graduate Programs: An Exploratory Study.
Creator: Short, Jessica
Date Issued: 2020-11-25
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606324852_d7fa3ea8
Format: Thesis

Title: The Bilingual Brain: Investigating the Impact of Codeswitching.
Creator: Kidd, Alexis M.
Abstract/Description: While many studies have evaluated codeswitching from a sociolinguistic perspective, and other studies have looked at language switching from a neurological perspective, this thesis proposes that the codeswitching process should be further researched from a neurolinguistic perspective. Studies have demonstrated that many factors of multilingualism affect brain structures and that bilingualism has even been demonstrated to improve cognitive reserve in individuals. By discussing these studies...
Show moreWhile many studies have evaluated codeswitching from a sociolinguistic perspective, and other studies have looked at language switching from a neurological perspective, this thesis proposes that the codeswitching process should be further researched from a neurolinguistic perspective. Studies have demonstrated that many factors of multilingualism affect brain structures and that bilingualism has even been demonstrated to improve cognitive reserve in individuals. By discussing these studies and these neurological findings, the question about codeswitching being able to affect brain structures and even further improve cognitive reserve in bilinguals is raised.
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Date Issued: 2020-11-23
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606248181_eb77e10a
Format: Thesis

Title: Machine Learned Force Fields.
Creator: Sheridan, Cole Nathaniel
Abstract/Description: In this paper, we perform a detailed review of replication of traditional ab inito molecular dynamics methods to generate molecular force fields utilizing artificial neural networks (ANNs). This is acomplished through the representation of diatomic C-X system in one dimension, with an analysis of the overfitting problem of ANNs, and applying ANNs to the study of a cyanopolyyne molecule.
Date Issued: 2020-11-20
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606147090_89a2a7f7
Format: Thesis

Title: Event-Related Potential Correlates of Emotional Processing in a Rapid Picture-Viewing Paradigm.
Creator: Bucello, Brianna Elise
Abstract/Description: Extensive research and evolutionary theory have shown that humans have evolved to selectively attend to and process emotionally evocative stimuli. In order to examine the underlying neurobiology of affective processing, researchers have examined the early posterior negativity (EPN) and the late positive potential (LPP), two event-related potentials (ERPs) reflecting, respectively, early visual processing and subsequent evaluative processing of salient affective stimuli. Externalizing...
Show moreExtensive research and evolutionary theory have shown that humans have evolved to selectively attend to and process emotionally evocative stimuli. In order to examine the underlying neurobiology of affective processing, researchers have examined the early posterior negativity (EPN) and the late positive potential (LPP), two event-related potentials (ERPs) reflecting, respectively, early visual processing and subsequent evaluative processing of salient affective stimuli. Externalizing proneness, dispositional tendencies towards negative behaviors to the outside world, is a commonly researched aspect in accordance with emotion regulation. This current study examined these ERPs within a rapid picture-viewing (RPV) paradigm to delineate how affective processing of emotionally evocative stimuli are impacted by the valence of prior and subsequent stimuli (i.e. serial affective processing). Additionally, the current study examined the relationship between externalizing proneness and these ERP indices of serial affective processing. More specifically, the RPV paradigm used in this study examined affective processing ERPs while participants passively viewed a series of 819 pictures from the International Affective Picture System (IAPS) displayed at a rate of 3 pictures per-second. Past research and a major focus of this study, have also suggested that ERPs derived from the rapid picture-viewing task relate to externalizing proneness and fear disorders such as PTSD and anxiety. Additionally, data analyses suggest a significant reduction in LPP responses and enhanced EPN responses in high externalizing prone individuals.
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Date Issued: 2020-11-20
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1605886331_f8a88afc
Format: Thesis

Title: Fortifying Hate: How Social Media Acts as a Tool for White Supremacist Groups.
Creator: Bloomer, Allison
Abstract/Description: In this paper, I seek to gain a better understanding of the alt right presence on YouTube. This research focuses on two particular YouTube channels hosted by the alt-right figures, Stefan Molyneux and Hunter Avallone. Videos published during the 2019 calendar year from both channels are analyzed for content and videos are placed into categories. From there, the categories are subdivided into ‘institutional political’ and ‘social issue’ based on content. T-tests for both channels examine the...
Show moreIn this paper, I seek to gain a better understanding of the alt right presence on YouTube. This research focuses on two particular YouTube channels hosted by the alt-right figures, Stefan Molyneux and Hunter Avallone. Videos published during the 2019 calendar year from both channels are analyzed for content and videos are placed into categories. From there, the categories are subdivided into ‘institutional political’ and ‘social issue’ based on content. T-tests for both channels examine the significance of engagement with each category of content. Engagement in this research is based on exact numerical value of views, likes, and comments received on each YouTube video.The alt-right is not only a growing movement, but it is also crossing over into more mainstream media. With this, tolerance for alt-right rhetoric expands and fringe groups can follow their lead. The 2016 election was a pivotal moment for the alt-right in American politics. Since then, the alt-right has been working towards securing their movement and beliefs as a legitimate political stance. Mainstream attention for the alt-right has allowed the group to expand and recruit. The most prominent way this is carried out is through social media.The consideration must be made that, although referred to as the “alt-right”, the movement is a loose collection of smaller groups with no formal organization nor leadership. The alt-right is not a political party, there is no centralized power, nor is there an established, shared platform.Overall, the results show that the alt-right YouTube channels which were studied produce a wide variety of content which includes humor, self-help, and slighter levels of political commentary. YouTube viewers did not seem consistently more or less drawn to content focusing on institutional political topics than content focusing on other social issues. However, the variety of content offered is itself a takeaway of just how diverse and compelling the alt-right can be in its social media platforms.
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Date Issued: 2020-11-19
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606157730_457f4970
Format: Thesis

Title: Examining the Link Between Pain and Suicidal Capability Using Virtual Reality as the Translational Approach.
Creator: Sosa, Jaylene
Abstract/Description: In prior literature regarding suicide, physical pain has been long implicated as a risk factor for suicide. Popular view has suggested that individuals who are exposed to pain may have an increased capability of suicide. However, it is unclear how the experience of pain and the likelihood of engaging in suicide are linked to each other. One possibility, as proposed by several suicide theories, could be that people who have developed a higher tolerance for pain (e.g., via repeated exposures to...
Show moreIn prior literature regarding suicide, physical pain has been long implicated as a risk factor for suicide. Popular view has suggested that individuals who are exposed to pain may have an increased capability of suicide. However, it is unclear how the experience of pain and the likelihood of engaging in suicide are linked to each other. One possibility, as proposed by several suicide theories, could be that people who have developed a higher tolerance for pain (e.g., via repeated exposures to pain) may be at increased risk for suicide (e.g., Joiner 2005). Due to ethical and methodological constraints, there is a significant scarcity in research that examines the underlying processes linking pain and suicidal behaviors. Our study aimed to use a novel approach of virtual reality (VR) suicide scenarios and a lab-induced pain stimulation task to examine the link between pain and virtual reality suicide decision. Participants (N=164) went through: (1) pain calibration to assess their tolerable pain level (unless assigned to a neutral condition) and (2) virtual reality suicide scenarios where they were given the option to choose to engage in VR suicide or the alternative with mild pain manipulation applied. We aimed to examine whether the participants' suicide decision in the VR scenario was related to pain manipulation, and if their pain threshold could potentially affect the virtual reality suicide decision (emergence of suicide). The difference among the groups was minor as the administration of pain did not cause any significant changes in the participants engagement in suicide compared to the control group (χ2 = 2.58, p = .108).
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Date Issued: 2020-11-19
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606174833_7ba31732
Format: Thesis

Title: The Jewish Civilization Samuel P. Huntington Forgot About: A Critique of “Judeo-Christian” Civilizational Values.
Creator: Hoffman, Dominique Rebekah
Abstract/Description: This essay attempts to dismantle the inadequate justification of “Judeo-Christian” values provided as the sole justification in Huntington’s thesis for classifying Jewish identity as a member of the Western world. This essay does not discount any similarities in ethics or morals upheld by Jews and Christians. However, this essay does demonstrate the vast differences between these faiths and calls into question any argument made that these faiths are essentially the same. Even though...
Show moreThis essay attempts to dismantle the inadequate justification of “Judeo-Christian” values provided as the sole justification in Huntington’s thesis for classifying Jewish identity as a member of the Western world. This essay does not discount any similarities in ethics or morals upheld by Jews and Christians. However, this essay does demonstrate the vast differences between these faiths and calls into question any argument made that these faiths are essentially the same. Even though Huntington discusses the extensive history and ethnic differences between the West and the Islamic worlds, he fails to demonstrate an understanding of the complex religious identities and relationships between Christians, Jews, and Muslims. This essay suggests that instead of using the criteria provided by Huntington to formulate the civilizational blocs outlined in his thesis, one should understand that a unique Jewish civilization better represents Jewish identity in history and modernity than the Western classification provided by Huntington. This paper suggests the classification of “Judeo-Christian” values needs to be reevaluated because it is a Western understanding of Judaism and conceals the Western history of anti-Judaism (Almond). Additionally, the concept of “Judeo-Christian” values is potentially harmful to Jewish people by neglecting to recognize the unique aspects of their faith. Almond agrees with this observation when stating, “the term ‘Judeo-Christian tradition’ continues the suppression of Jewishness by hiding the essential differences between Judaism and Christianity, one of which is that each denies the validity of the other.” To finish with an observation from Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits: “Judaism is Judaism because it rejects Christianity, and Christianity is Christianity because it rejects Judaism” (Almond). This notion has been supported by the evidence outlined in this paper.
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Date Issued: 2020-08-07
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1596827475_0d5c0b3a
Format: Thesis

Title: Skin Cancer Detection and Classification Using an Artificial Neural Network.
Creator: McInnes-Taylor, Marlan
Date Issued: 2020-07-31
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1596231174_db25e5a1
Format: Thesis

Title: Justifying Alternative Foundations for Mathematics.
Creator: Ifland, Jared M.
Abstract/Description: It is inarguable that mathematics serves a quintessential role in the natural sciences and that ZFC — extended by large cardinal axioms — provides a foundation for vast swaths of contemporary mathematics. As such, it is understandable that the naturalistic philosopher may inquire into the ontological status of mathematical entities and sets. Many have argued that the indispensability of mathematics from scientific enterprise warrants belief in mathematical platonism, but it is unclear how...
Show moreIt is inarguable that mathematics serves a quintessential role in the natural sciences and that ZFC — extended by large cardinal axioms — provides a foundation for vast swaths of contemporary mathematics. As such, it is understandable that the naturalistic philosopher may inquire into the ontological status of mathematical entities and sets. Many have argued that the indispensability of mathematics from scientific enterprise warrants belief in mathematical platonism, but it is unclear how knowledge of entities that exist independently of the natural world is possible. Furthermore, indispensability arguments are notoriously antithetical to mathematical practice: mathematicians typically do not refer to scientific applications to justify the truth of mathematical propositions. In Defending the Axioms: On the Philosophical Foundations of Set Theory, Maddy focuses her attention on these issues specifically with regard to set theory. Any metaphysical position which states that the truth value of any set-theoretic proposition is dependent on some objective reality (including but not limited to mathematical platonism, ante rem structuralism, in re structuralism, and neo-logicism) is termed Robust Realism, and evidently inherits the epistemological and methodological problems associated with platonism. She introduces two methodologically equivalent but ontologically distinct positions that presumably respect set-theoretic practice termed Thin Realism and Arealism, each having a realist and anti-realist bent, respectively. I argue that Thin Realism does not enjoy the same success when applied to broader mathematical practice. To do so, it is argued that alternative foundations to set theory are useful and utilized by mathematicians, and ergo Thin Realism must be revised in a pluralistic fashion; in doing so, this presents new challenges regarding how the putative unity of mathematics may be accounted for.
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Date Issued: 2020-07-31
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1596226699_20ef7537
Format: Thesis

Title: Comorbidities of Episodic Memory in the Pilocarpine Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Spontaneous Object Recognition for What, Where, and When.
Creator: D'Orio, Cameron
Date Issued: 2020-07-31
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1596213855_c31121e4
Format: Thesis

Title: Perceived Barriers of Informal Caregivers of Children with Special Healthcare Needs.
Creator: Swift, Casey Alana
Date Issued: 2020-07-31
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1596204215_23caf6fa
Format: Thesis

Title: Biogeochemical Dynamics of Trave Nutrients in the Southern Ocean.
Creator: Dick, Kristie
Date Issued: 2020-07-31
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1596220732_dae9a020
Format: Thesis

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