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Title: An Analysis of the Works Progress Administration in Florida.
Creator: Pierce, Nicholas
Date Issued: 2018-05-26
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1524781345_35edd3cf
Format: Thesis

Title: Analyzing the Effect of Prison Labor on Recidivism in Florida: A Skills Based Approach.
Creator: Rodriguez, Osvaldo
Date Issued: 2018-12-12
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1544640775_0ec12c28
Format: Thesis

Title: Anatomical Characterization of the Vasopressin 1a Receptor System in the Murine Neonate.
Creator: Coleman, Alexis L
Date Issued: 2016-07-18
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1470099689
Format: Thesis

Title: The Anthology of Awkardness.
Creator: Ostermeyer, Emily, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This thesis explores different styles of creative nonfiction. I am attempt to examine on a more intimate level the human experience of awkwardness. I hope to catalogue my personal experiences of awkwardness. To accomplish this I explore the notion of awkwardness as a human experience in humorous terms that suggest serious consequences for the weight we tend to put on awkward situations. The overall arc of this collection is meant to fluctuate and retrace itself. I intentionally have multiple...
Show moreThis thesis explores different styles of creative nonfiction. I am attempt to examine on a more intimate level the human experience of awkwardness. I hope to catalogue my personal experiences of awkwardness. To accomplish this I explore the notion of awkwardness as a human experience in humorous terms that suggest serious consequences for the weight we tend to put on awkward situations. The overall arc of this collection is meant to fluctuate and retrace itself. I intentionally have multiple essays on similar subjects, such as those about romantic relationships and the dynamics of a mother-daughter relationship, because I want to highlight the complexity of those relationships and examine the so-called awkwardness on different levels.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0197
Format: Thesis

Title: Anti-Predator Behaviors in Nocturnal Strepsirrhines.
Creator: Moser, Cody James
Date Issued: 2016-04-29
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1461954672
Format: Thesis

Title: Anyone Can Protest, Only We Can Save Souls: Authority and Dissent in a Brazilian Christian Church.
Creator: Porter, Jacqueline N., Department of Religion
Abstract/Description: More and more, religion scholars question the usefulness of the category of "religion." Many reject presumptions that what "religion" signifies is unique, universal, inherently meaningful, and, perhaps more importantly, self-evidently "religious." Scholars have therefore reconceived "religion" as a modern technology fabricated as a private domain intended to contain political dissent. Such arguments, however, depend on a distinction between the religious and the political rather particular to...
Show moreMore and more, religion scholars question the usefulness of the category of "religion." Many reject presumptions that what "religion" signifies is unique, universal, inherently meaningful, and, perhaps more importantly, self-evidently "religious." Scholars have therefore reconceived "religion" as a modern technology fabricated as a private domain intended to contain political dissent. Such arguments, however, depend on a distinction between the religious and the political rather particular to North America. My project, in contrast, aims to explore these categories through a history and ethnography of the lives of contemporary Brazilian evangelical Christians belonging to the International Church of Christ (ICOC). I take issue specifically with the narrowness by which recent arguments have defined "politics," arguing for a more nuanced understanding of what the political is in relation to local forms of religious organization in the Brazilian ICOC.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0444
Format: Thesis

Title: AP Student Visual Preferences for Problem Solving.
Creator: Swoyer, Liesl, Department of Statistics
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study is to explore the mathematical preference of high school AP Calculus students by examining their tendencies for using differing methods of thought. A student's preferred mode of thinking was measured on a scale ranging from a preference for analytical thought to a preference for visual thought as they completed derivative and antiderivative tasks presented both algebraically and graphically. This relates to previous studies by continuing to analyze the factors that...
Show moreThe purpose of this study is to explore the mathematical preference of high school AP Calculus students by examining their tendencies for using differing methods of thought. A student's preferred mode of thinking was measured on a scale ranging from a preference for analytical thought to a preference for visual thought as they completed derivative and antiderivative tasks presented both algebraically and graphically. This relates to previous studies by continuing to analyze the factors that have been found to mediate the students' performance and preference in regards to a variety of calculus tasks. Data was collected by Dr. Erhan Haciomeroglu at the University of Central Florida. Students' preferences were not affected by gender. Students were found to approach graphical and algebraic tasks similarly, without any significant change with regards to derivative or antiderivative nature of the tasks. Highly analytic and highly visual students revealed the same proportion of change in visuality as harmonic students when more difficult calculus tasks were encountered. Thus, a strong preference for visual thinking when completing algebraic tasks was not the determining factor of their preferred method of thinking when approaching graphical tasks.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0052
Format: Thesis

Title: Application of Laser Cooling to Ultra-High Precision Measurements of Ions in a Penning Trap.
Creator: Smith, Jordan A
Abstract/Description: Precision cyclotron frequency ratio measurements of single ions in a Penning Trap allow us to determine atomic masses and magnetic moments to high precision. These measurements are then used in the fields of fundamental physics, nuclear physics, and physical chemistry as well as used to determine fundamental constants. In current Penning traps for precision measurement, cyclotron frequencies are measured by exciting the cyclotron motion to a certain radius and then amplifying image currents...
Show morePrecision cyclotron frequency ratio measurements of single ions in a Penning Trap allow us to determine atomic masses and magnetic moments to high precision. These measurements are then used in the fields of fundamental physics, nuclear physics, and physical chemistry as well as used to determine fundamental constants. In current Penning traps for precision measurement, cyclotron frequencies are measured by exciting the cyclotron motion to a certain radius and then amplifying image currents induced by the ion’s cyclotron or axial motions in a resonant circuit connected to the trap electrodes using a FET or SQUID amplifier. Reducing the ion temperature in a Penning Trap is necessary to reduce relativistic and other systematic shifts of the cyclotron frequency. Laser cooling would allow us to reduce the ion temperature and laser induced fluorescence can be used in ion detection. Limitations of modern lasers and suitable ions for laser cooling allow for only a handful of ions to be laser coolable. In particular, trapped 9Be+ and 24Mg+ ions have suitable cycling transitions (S1/2 – P3/2) with wavelengths that can be produced at reasonable intensity by modern lasers. These ions can be laser cooled to ~ 1 mK (their Doppler limits), much lower than our currently achievable ion temperatures (of order 100 K). Through sympathetic cooling, other ion species can be cooled to mK temperatures as well. In this thesis, I show how an 8.5 T magnetic field affects laser cooling and sympathetic cooling of ions in a Penning Trap, as well as show that the current Florida State University Penning Trap will need to be replaced by a newly designed trap in order to achieve effective cooling via these means.
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Date Issued: 2018-04-20
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1524694966_698ffe17
Format: Thesis

Title: Archaeal Paradigms: How Chromatin Structure and Gene Regulation Can Elucidate the Origin of the Domains.
Creator: Steiner, Bradley, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: In order to increase our understanding of the relationship between domains we must move beyond traditional phylogenetic approaches and attempt to group species and domains in new and different ways. This paper is an analysis of various efforts to do just that and further posits the potential value of new advances in genetics and chromatin biology towards that purpose. With the advent of high resolution temporal nucleosome mapping techniques developed by the Dennis Laboratory at the Florida...
Show moreIn order to increase our understanding of the relationship between domains we must move beyond traditional phylogenetic approaches and attempt to group species and domains in new and different ways. This paper is an analysis of various efforts to do just that and further posits the potential value of new advances in genetics and chromatin biology towards that purpose. With the advent of high resolution temporal nucleosome mapping techniques developed by the Dennis Laboratory at the Florida State University we now have new tools at our disposal to assay the relationships between species and to potentially help elucidate the origin of the domains.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0419
Format: Thesis

Title: Are Implicit Learning Abilities in Language and Music Related?.
Creator: Boebinger, Dana, Psychology
Abstract/Description: One active area of psycholinguistics research seeks to determine whether language acquisition occurs through domain-specific processes or domain-general processes. In other words, are the cognitive resources dedicated to language learning specific to language, or are they part of a more general learning mechanism? One intriguing strategy for investigating this question is through the comparative use of language and music: each is a complex system in which basic auditory elements are combined...
Show moreOne active area of psycholinguistics research seeks to determine whether language acquisition occurs through domain-specific processes or domain-general processes. In other words, are the cognitive resources dedicated to language learning specific to language, or are they part of a more general learning mechanism? One intriguing strategy for investigating this question is through the comparative use of language and music: each is a complex system in which basic auditory elements are combined in hierarchical sequences governed by abstract rules. To understand either language or music, a person must learn these syntactic rules and generalize them to new situations. This study used an artificial grammar construct to investigate whether people learn and process musical and linguistic syntax similarly, and whether there is a correlation between a person's ability to learn complex grammatical systems in multiple modalities. The effect of previous musical experience on sequence learning was also examined. Results showed virtually no correlation between the three implicit learning tasks, suggesting that there is no domain-general implicit learning ability.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0100
Format: Thesis

Title: ARMY SUICIDE AND THE INTERPERSONAL THEORY OF SUICIDE.
Creator: Hubbard, Daniel P.
Abstract/Description: The increase of military suicide rates has received substantial attention from scholars over the past few years. Accordingly, this trend has become the object of study for numerous researchers, but gaps exist in evaluating components of the military branches of service (i.e. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps) as separate entities. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the core constructs of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (i.e. thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness,...
Show moreThe increase of military suicide rates has received substantial attention from scholars over the past few years. Accordingly, this trend has become the object of study for numerous researchers, but gaps exist in evaluating components of the military branches of service (i.e. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps) as separate entities. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the core constructs of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (i.e. thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, acquired capability), number of deployments, and sex using a sample of Army personnel (N=1540). Multiple regressions equations were calculated to predict thwarted belongingness (TB) and acquired capability (AC) based on number of deployments and gender, and a logistic regression equation was calculated to predict perceived burdensomeness (PB) based on number of deployments and gender. Gender was found to be predictive of AC and number of deployments was trending. Gender and number of deployments were not predictive of TB and PB. Researchers would benefit from further evaluating these constructs as they relate to an Army population. Furthermore, a longitudinal design to understand in greater depth how these constructs, especially AC, present from pre-deployment to post-deployment should be considered for future endeavors.
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Date Issued: 2016-02-16
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1460739262
Format: Thesis

Title: The Art of Adaptation through the Analysis of Stanley Kubrick Films.
Creator: Sonenreich, Brooke, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This thesis examines Stanley Kubrick's novel-to-film adaptations and uses the auteur's strategies in the creative portion of the thesis: a full length, adapted screenplay. The study analyzes original texts, screenplays, films, and associating film theory of five Kubrick adaptations (Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut). Since this is a creative project, it is split up into an explanative research preface and a full length, adapted screenplay. The...
Show moreThis thesis examines Stanley Kubrick's novel-to-film adaptations and uses the auteur's strategies in the creative portion of the thesis: a full length, adapted screenplay. The study analyzes original texts, screenplays, films, and associating film theory of five Kubrick adaptations (Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut). Since this is a creative project, it is split up into an explanative research preface and a full length, adapted screenplay. The screenplay is an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's short story "The Split Second." The preface component provides details on what Kubrick strategies were and were not used during the adapting process.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0278
Format: Thesis

Title: The Art of Adaptation Through the Analysis of Stanley Kubrick Films.
Creator: Sonenreich, Brooke Nicole, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This thesis examines Stanley Kubrick's novel-to-film adaptations and uses the auteur's strategies in the creative portion of the thesis: a full length, adapted screenplay. The study analyzes original texts, screenplays, films, and associating film theory of five Kubrick adaptations (Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut). Since this is a creative project, it is split up into an explanative research preface and a full length, adapted screenplay. The...
Show moreThis thesis examines Stanley Kubrick's novel-to-film adaptations and uses the auteur's strategies in the creative portion of the thesis: a full length, adapted screenplay. The study analyzes original texts, screenplays, films, and associating film theory of five Kubrick adaptations (Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut). Since this is a creative project, it is split up into an explanative research preface and a full length, adapted screenplay. The screenplay is an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's short story "The Split Second." The preface component provides details on what Kubrick strategies were and were not used during the adapting process.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0467
Format: Thesis

Title: The Art of Bear and Bee.
Creator: Diez, Clara, College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description: The Art of Bear and Bee is a concept art book displaying the original story, character designs and concepts behind the fairytale of my own creation, Bear and Bee. The book is approximately 25 pages long, comprising of a table of contents and illustrate the creative process and designs of the story, the characters in it and the world in which it takes place.
Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0575
Format: Thesis

Title: The Art of Binding Magic: An Iconographic Analysis of the Defixiones from the Fountain of Anna Perenna in Rome.
Creator: Brown, Aaron, Department of Classics
Abstract/Description: A preliminary review of the relevant scholarship reveals a serious lack of attention given to the perplexing images engraved alongside the texts of defixiones. Prompted by the question of how the visual component contributed to the efficacy of defixiones, I here examine the iconography of a 4th-century CE cache of defixiones from the Fountain of Anna Perenna in Rome. Through this limited case study, it is my hope to provide a foundation for a more detailed assessment of the visual language of...
Show moreA preliminary review of the relevant scholarship reveals a serious lack of attention given to the perplexing images engraved alongside the texts of defixiones. Prompted by the question of how the visual component contributed to the efficacy of defixiones, I here examine the iconography of a 4th-century CE cache of defixiones from the Fountain of Anna Perenna in Rome. Through this limited case study, it is my hope to provide a foundation for a more detailed assessment of the visual language of defixiones in general.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0203
Format: Thesis

Title: The Art of Freak-Folk.
Creator: Peterson, Andrew, Showalter, Spencer, Andrews, Samuel
Abstract/Description: Love Even for a Moment Is Forever. Life Its Fleeting Flesh Is the Endless Grave. Now The Mountains Crumble The Forests Fade. Love is Infinite and So are You. - The Freakniks
Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0285
Format: Thesis

Title: Artemisia's World.
Creator: Rizzo, Kaitlin M.
Date Issued: 2017-05-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1493641276
Format: Thesis

Title: An Artistic Revival.
Creator: Riesbeck, Jamie Elle
Abstract/Description: A journey of self discovery and self acceptance through a project of historical artistic revivals.
Date Issued: 2016-12-09
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1481385925
Format: Thesis

Title: Aspiring Music Educators' Understandings of Advocacy and Politics in Music Education.
Creator: Burk, Andrew Robert
Abstract/Description: Music education as an academic subject in American schools owes much of its existence and current success to advocacy. Beginning with Lowell Mason’s 19th century public performance in Boston and continuing today with legislative agendas promoted by the National Association for Music Education, advocacy is inseparable from the history of music education in the United States. In a culture where public policy often impacts the success of music in schools, it is important to consider that...
Show moreMusic education as an academic subject in American schools owes much of its existence and current success to advocacy. Beginning with Lowell Mason’s 19th century public performance in Boston and continuing today with legislative agendas promoted by the National Association for Music Education, advocacy is inseparable from the history of music education in the United States. In a culture where public policy often impacts the success of music in schools, it is important to consider that educators in the field may be best poised to develop and advocate for effective policies that enhance music education for all. While there is a great deal of information available regarding best advocacy practices for current and past teachers, little is known about the political understanding and experiences of pre-service music educators currently enrolled in undergraduate programs. What do pre-service music educators in Florida think and know about music education advocacy and the political systems that run our country, and what can we infer about the potential political consequences that may occur in music education when these undergraduates enter the profession? Through ten focus group sessions with participants studying music education and other fields of education across the state of Florida, I collected qualitative statements that spoke to their current knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors related to advocacy and political engagement. Analyzing my findings, I explore the theories that undergraduate students studying music education today are likely to think that their local communities are a more important audience for advocacy than their elected officials, that pre-service music educators fail to articulate the problems that they think they will face when they become teachers, and that they vote more often than and can describe more ways to engage with the American political system than their peers studying other subjects in education.
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Date Issued: 2016-12-09
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1481314247
Format: Thesis

Title: Assessing Barriers To Healthcare.
Creator: Gaillard, Garrett L., Pappas, Cara, College of Nursing
Abstract/Description: The continuity of care (COC) in the United States is vast and complex in nature. While COC has well-established positive correlations with lower hospitalization rates and better outcomes of care, chronic disease individuals still suffer from barriers that prevent access to care in the United States. Chronic conditions as well as socio-demographic factors play a major role in health disparities across the country, with decreases in primary care appointments and increases in emergency...
Show moreThe continuity of care (COC) in the United States is vast and complex in nature. While COC has well-established positive correlations with lower hospitalization rates and better outcomes of care, chronic disease individuals still suffer from barriers that prevent access to care in the United States. Chronic conditions as well as socio-demographic factors play a major role in health disparities across the country, with decreases in primary care appointments and increases in emergency department visitation. This has become a pervasive problem for healthcare in the United States. The selected studies in this review of the literature look at the outcomes and effects before and after the Affordable Care Act. Additionally the health disparity population was assessed in regards to missed appointments and as to what their barrier to care was at that time for the specific appointment. Demographics and variables that were included were diagnoses, age, gender, marital status, race and ethnicity. Continuing statistical analysis is being performed via a multivariate logistical regression to identify predictors and commonalities of those who are most likely to miss their scheduled healthcare appointment. Data collection is still on going and inconclusive at this time.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0432
Format: Thesis

Title: Assessing Causes and Interventions for Preventing Congestive Heart Failure Readmissions: A review of literature.
Creator: Davis, Ashton
Date Issued: 2018-03-23
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1523300153_de12e64e
Format: Thesis

Title: Assessing the Effectiveness of Domestic Violence Shelters for Indigenous Clients in the United States and Canada.
Creator: Chivers, Catherine J
Date Issued: 2016-05-20
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1461267563
Format: Thesis

Title: Assessment of Synthetic Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors by Fluorogenic Substrate Assay.
Creator: Lively, Ty J., Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Abstract/Description: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of metzincin enzymes that act as the principle regulators and remodelers of the extracellular matrix (ECM). While MMPs are involved in many normal biological processes, unregulated MMP activity has been linked to many detrimental diseases, including cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. To develop tools to investigate MMP functions and potential new therapeutics, matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors (MMPIs) have...
Show moreMatrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of metzincin enzymes that act as the principle regulators and remodelers of the extracellular matrix (ECM). While MMPs are involved in many normal biological processes, unregulated MMP activity has been linked to many detrimental diseases, including cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. To develop tools to investigate MMP functions and potential new therapeutics, matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors (MMPIs) have been designed, synthesized, and tested to regulate MMP activity. Inhibitor potencies were evaluated in terms of half maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC50 point) and apparent inhibition constants (Kiapp) for a series of YHJ cyclopentane and pyrolidine-based mercaptosulfonamide inhibitors using collagenase (MMPs-1), gelatinase A (MMP-2), matrilysin (MMP-7), and gelatinase B (MMP-9). MMPs with a shallow S1' binding pocket (MMP-1 and -7) were unable to distinguish between inhibitors showing low potency for nearly all synthetic analogs, the exception being GM6001. Conversely, potency levels of inhibitors tested with MMPs with an intermediate S1' pocket (MMP-2 and -9) varied among inhibitor. The most interesting variation occurred with YHJ-6-286 which was more than 30-fold more selective for MMP-2 than MMP-9, despite belonging to the same gelatinase class. To investigate the role stereoselectivity plays in enzyme inhibition, a dye-conjugate of inhibitor YHJ-7-52, YHJ-7-207, was tested for MMP-9. Results gathered suggest that the dye component of YHJ-7-207 produces a significant amount of steric hindrance as inhibition assays against MMP-9 revealed YHJ-7-207 having a larger IC50 point and Kiapp value than YHJ-7-52.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0536
Format: Thesis

Title: The Association Between Depression and Family, Romantic, and Peer Support in Adults.
Creator: Jones, Alyssa, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: Low levels of social support in relationships are an important indicator of the risk of the development of depression in adulthood. This study investigated how family, friends, and romantic relationships affected the prevalence of depressive symptoms. This study tested the hypothesis that family relationships would not have significant effect on depression when the effect of romantic relationships and friendships are controlled. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses of responses from...
Show moreLow levels of social support in relationships are an important indicator of the risk of the development of depression in adulthood. This study investigated how family, friends, and romantic relationships affected the prevalence of depressive symptoms. This study tested the hypothesis that family relationships would not have significant effect on depression when the effect of romantic relationships and friendships are controlled. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses of responses from participants from the Transition Wave II questionnaire revealed that lower support from family relationships and romantic relationships was significantly associated with higher depression scores, while support from friendships was not. When controlling for support from friendships and relationships, romantic relationships had the strongest effect. This suggests that in adulthood, one's romantic relationships are more indicative of depression than friendships or family relationships.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0268
Format: Thesis

Title: The Association Between Prenatal Depression and Mental Health Treatment Among Birth Outcomes.
Creator: McBride, Nicole, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: Women are more susceptible to depression than men and depression around the childbearing years has shown to have deleterious birth outcomes. This study investigated the associations between depression and mental health treatment among particular birth outcomes. Participants included a total of 611 pregnant women, from two separate obstetrics clinics in the southeast, who completed the PHQ-9, a depression screening measure. Birth outcome information was gathered via medical record search and...
Show moreWomen are more susceptible to depression than men and depression around the childbearing years has shown to have deleterious birth outcomes. This study investigated the associations between depression and mental health treatment among particular birth outcomes. Participants included a total of 611 pregnant women, from two separate obstetrics clinics in the southeast, who completed the PHQ-9, a depression screening measure. Birth outcome information was gathered via medical record search and completed on all subjects. About 12% of women scored above the cutoff for elevated depression. Significant differences between education, race, and income were found among most birth outcomes. No significant association was found between depression, mental health treatment, and birth outcomes, but those who had adverse birth outcomes rated higher in terms of severity on particular depressive symptoms of the PHQ-9. Though the possible effectiveness of mental health treatment was not observed based on this cross-sectional study, future research should aim at understanding the role treatment has during pregnancy to treat depression and its relationship to relative birth outcomes.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0272
Format: Thesis

Title: Associational Effects: Variation in Plant-Herbivore Interaction at Different Distances of Heterospecific Plants.
Creator: Spells, Kyle H, Inouye, Brian, Underwood, Nora
Abstract/Description: Certain plants are known to influence pest attack on other plants in a phenomenon termed “associational effects” (AE). AE has long been exploited in agriculture by means of companion planting or intercropping, where one or more species in a polyculture of plants confers indirect benefits to another. Many plants in these types of interactions emit volatile compounds that effectively repel insect pests from themselves and surrounding plants (Held, Gonsiska & Potter 2003). Giant red mustard...
Show moreCertain plants are known to influence pest attack on other plants in a phenomenon termed “associational effects” (AE). AE has long been exploited in agriculture by means of companion planting or intercropping, where one or more species in a polyculture of plants confers indirect benefits to another. Many plants in these types of interactions emit volatile compounds that effectively repel insect pests from themselves and surrounding plants (Held, Gonsiska & Potter 2003). Giant red mustard greens have been shown to be an effective neighbor plant using this mechanism, significantly reducing whitefly oviposition on focal collard greens in a greenhouse experiment (Legaspi 2010). However, collards planted in a field 2.4m – 12.2m away from a central mustard plot did not significantly affect attraction or oviposition of whiteflies in the same study. Given these inconsistent results, it is possible that collards planted in the field experiment were too far from the mustard plot to experience repellent effects. The goal of this study was to to determine if AE on collard greens from mustard greens depend on the distance between plants. To quantify AE, we planted giant red mustard greens (Brassica juncea) 10cm – 70cm from collard greens (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) at discrete distances and measured plant damage and various pest abundances on collard greens. Contrary to our expectations, we found a marginally significant negative relationship between plant damage and neighbor distance. We also found a significant negative relationship between whitefly (Aleyrodidae) abundance and neighbor distance, indicating associational susceptibility of collard greens from nearby mustard greens. Our analyses may have been limited by a below-average pest abundance during data collection. Despite previous studies indicating otherwise, mustard greens may not be an effective companion crop for reducing pest attack in the field.
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Date Issued: 2016-04-28
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1461873241
Format: Thesis

Title: Assortative Mating in the Tropical Sea Urchin Lytechinus Variegatus.
Creator: Moscoso, Jose A., Department of Biological Science
Abstract/Description: Lytechinus variegatus, a widely known species of sea urchins, exist in different color morphs. Previous studies have shown that gamete recognition proteins are related to color expression in Echinoderms. In this study, crosses within and between color morphs of L. variegatus were done to assess assortative fertilization, and field measurements of aggregation and color frequency to determine behavioral and genetic components of assortative mating. Differences in fertilization success were...
Show moreLytechinus variegatus, a widely known species of sea urchins, exist in different color morphs. Previous studies have shown that gamete recognition proteins are related to color expression in Echinoderms. In this study, crosses within and between color morphs of L. variegatus were done to assess assortative fertilization, and field measurements of aggregation and color frequency to determine behavioral and genetic components of assortative mating. Differences in fertilization success were discovered between color morphs and evidence was found for color aggregation as well as phenotypic effects in the distribution of colors in a population of L. variegatus.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0490
Format: Thesis

Title: Asterisk Comics: Visual Rhetoric and Digital Media in Writing Instruction.
Creator: Salamanca, Valentina, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Asterisk* Comics seeks to provide visual and interactive tools through which young adults can develop their writing skills. The website's primary focus is to serve as a medium for instructional materials and to promote writing by marketing it in a new, fresh way. Up to this point, most writing advice offered online takes the form of a textbook pasted unto the web, and this means college and high school students have to weed through protracted explanations to have a simple question answered....
Show moreAsterisk* Comics seeks to provide visual and interactive tools through which young adults can develop their writing skills. The website's primary focus is to serve as a medium for instructional materials and to promote writing by marketing it in a new, fresh way. Up to this point, most writing advice offered online takes the form of a textbook pasted unto the web, and this means college and high school students have to weed through protracted explanations to have a simple question answered. Googling for writing instruction can become a tortuous experience for anyone, but Asterisk* Comics seeks to break this tedious trend. Asteriskcomics.org will house the same type of information offered by instructional writing websites, but they will be made available through interactive and visual means. Writing instruction and advice will be conveyed to its audience through comics and illustrated texts. It aspires to house videos and interactive media in the future.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0239
Format: Thesis

Title: Astoria Stories.
Creator: Maceira, Gabriela Gema
Date Issued: 2018-04-27
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1524836587_6b3eb86b
Format: Thesis

Title: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Kv1.3: Evaluating a Potential Disease Model.
Creator: Hoffman, Carlie, Department of Biological Science
Abstract/Description: Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition characterized by excessive levels of impulsivity, inattention, and hyperactivity. Mice subjected to deletion of the Kv1.3 potassium ion channel (knockout, KO) were observed to display behavioral symptoms of ADHD, indicating they may model this disorder. Due to the comorbidity between ADHD and anxiety disorders, the anxiety levels of KO and wildtype (WT) mice were determined as a precursor for the presence of additional ADHD-type...
Show moreAttention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition characterized by excessive levels of impulsivity, inattention, and hyperactivity. Mice subjected to deletion of the Kv1.3 potassium ion channel (knockout, KO) were observed to display behavioral symptoms of ADHD, indicating they may model this disorder. Due to the comorbidity between ADHD and anxiety disorders, the anxiety levels of KO and wildtype (WT) mice were determined as a precursor for the presence of additional ADHD-type behaviors using marble burying, elevated plus maze, and light-dark box testing. Because ADHD affects children and adults alike, inattentive and hyperactive behaviors were quantified for young and aged mice of both genotypes. Methylphenidate (MPH) or saline were also administered to the mice via oral gavage to determine the influence of MPH on behavior. Anxiety testing indicated that KO mice trended towards having decreased anxiety levels compared to their WT counterparts. Object-based attention testing indicated young and aged KO mice had attention deficits and treatment with MPH ameliorated this symptom. However, metabolic chamber testing revealed that WT and KO mice had equivalent activity levels and MPH treatment had no influence on locomotor activity. Based on these findings, there is a link between enhanced olfactory ability and decreased anxiety, and KO mice may be used as behavioral models of the inattentive subtype of ADHD.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0316
Format: Thesis

Title: Auction IPOs: An Experimental Look.
Creator: Taylor, Brennan M
Abstract/Description: The main way IPOs are issued onto the market is through the underwriting process. This process requires that an investment bank be a middle-man and assume most of the risk while trying to sell IPOs. Most of the risk is whether or not the investment bank can raise the stated amount of capital in the contact with the firm, if not, they will eat the missing investments. This effectively allows the investment to underprice the IPO and in turn, make the firm lose potential investment while also...
Show moreThe main way IPOs are issued onto the market is through the underwriting process. This process requires that an investment bank be a middle-man and assume most of the risk while trying to sell IPOs. Most of the risk is whether or not the investment bank can raise the stated amount of capital in the contact with the firm, if not, they will eat the missing investments. This effectively allows the investment to underprice the IPO and in turn, make the firm lose potential investment while also gaining from the expenses charged to the firm. With the introduction of the Auction IPO it is intriguing as to why firms have not completely switched over to using markets instead of investment banks. The Auction IPO, in theory, gets rid of the ability to underprice IPOs. This would cut out the middle-man and limit the underpricing of IPOs, which allows the firm to extract most of its potential capital from investment. However, firms are not switching over from the underwriting process to the auction. This thesis attempts to help explain why firms are not switching while also using experimental methods to compare each system of issuing.
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Date Issued: 2016-12-09
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1481270748
Format: Thesis

Title: AUTHORITARIANISM IN AMERICAN POLITICAL BEHAVIOR & THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
Creator: Monell, Kevin Norberto
Abstract/Description: This paper analyzes what conditions led to the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States. The introduction sets the stage for the research question by examining the Trump campaign in the months leading to Election Day. Examination of the campaign’s rhetoric and Trump’s actions indicates that Trump tapped into the electorate’s authoritarian attitudes. Incorporating a measure of authoritarian dispositions that is valid among white non-Hispanic Americans, six linear...
Show moreThis paper analyzes what conditions led to the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States. The introduction sets the stage for the research question by examining the Trump campaign in the months leading to Election Day. Examination of the campaign’s rhetoric and Trump’s actions indicates that Trump tapped into the electorate’s authoritarian attitudes. Incorporating a measure of authoritarian dispositions that is valid among white non-Hispanic Americans, six linear regression models were estimated to test the hypothesis that those having a high authoritarian disposition were more likely to vote for Donald Trump. The results suggest that having a high authoritarian disposition made a white non-Hispanic voter more likely to vote for Donald Trump than Hillary Clinton.
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Date Issued: 2018-04-02
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1522782841_9efae325
Format: Thesis

Title: Auto-Tune in Africa: A Study of the Factors Leading to the Phenomenon.
Creator: Stanley, Andrew, College of Music
Abstract/Description: Auto-Tune is a fascinating phenomenon in the modern music industry. It has gained a large amount of popularity over the past ten years, and it is constantly heard in popular music hits and on the radio. However, in most discussions involving music, Auto-Tune is often regarded as a novelty, or as something that serious musicians do not bother using. This stigma has followed it into scholarship, where there has been little to no study of its impact. Auto-Tune's use is not only limited to the...
Show moreAuto-Tune is a fascinating phenomenon in the modern music industry. It has gained a large amount of popularity over the past ten years, and it is constantly heard in popular music hits and on the radio. However, in most discussions involving music, Auto-Tune is often regarded as a novelty, or as something that serious musicians do not bother using. This stigma has followed it into scholarship, where there has been little to no study of its impact. Auto-Tune's use is not only limited to the United States. It is particularly popular throughout the African continent, which is the region I chose to focus on in this thesis. This thesis seeks to answer why Auto-Tune has become so popular in modern African popular music, and to provide evidence of said popularity. I believe that this question can be answered by looking at three facets of modern society. First, Auto-Tune appears to have become a globalized commodity that links and unifies different regions and the mindsets that utilize it. Additionally, the music industry has been working towards a goal of near total control over music production since its creation, and the influence from the large record companies around the world has grown over the last ten years, leading to a dispersal of this mindset, in form of a musical "standard" of production. Furthermore, Auto-Tune presents itself with a number of qualities that appeal to the musical mentality that exists throughout the African continent. These qualities reflect the importance of community and language, a variety of technical features reflected in the music, and also fit into the established history of hybridity within the African continent.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0127
Format: Thesis

Title: Autocorrect Awareness: Categorizing Autocorrect Changes and Measuring Authorial Perceptions.
Creator: Wood, Nicola, Department of English
Abstract/Description: This thesis studies changes made by Autocorrect software and authorial awareness and perceptions of those changes through analysis of case studies conducted on five volunteers aged 19 to 22. The study consisted of two phases: 1. three writing tasks, and 2. a post-writing survey given to the authors. For the first task, each subject completed three predetermined writing prompts: an email message, a text message, and a Facebook status—each with a specific intended audience—on their iPhones....
Show moreThis thesis studies changes made by Autocorrect software and authorial awareness and perceptions of those changes through analysis of case studies conducted on five volunteers aged 19 to 22. The study consisted of two phases: 1. three writing tasks, and 2. a post-writing survey given to the authors. For the first task, each subject completed three predetermined writing prompts: an email message, a text message, and a Facebook status—each with a specific intended audience—on their iPhones. Subjects then completed the survey to self-report their level of awareness of AutoCorrect's changes. Correction data was coded and categorized into one of four types of changes. The change type was determined by analyzing video recordings of each prompt. Type B changes—made when the subject accidentally hit the wrong key—proved to be the most common, followed by Type A changes (made when the subject seemed unable to spell the word), Type C changes (made as a result of incorrect capitalization or punctuation), and Type D changes (changes that did not fit into another category). Four out of five subjects self-reported that AutoCorrect changed their writing over 10 times. The fifth participant reported that AutoCorrect made 6-10 changes, though the program had actually altered his work 18 times. His response suggests that AutoCorrect may be becoming invisible to some users. The observations in this thesis are not generalizable; instead, they serve to provide a starting point for further exploration into authorial awareness in digital writing contexts.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0351
Format: Thesis

Title: Automated Analysis of Protein Side Chain Spectra.
Creator: Hart, Andrew, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Abstract/Description: Manual Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectral analysis of proteins is a time intensive effort with methods often specific to each analysis. The method described in this thesis automates the resonance assignment of protein side chains using a TOCSY (Totally Correlated Spectroscopy) NMR experiment. The system under study is Ubiquitin (8.6 kDa). 54 of the 70 available amino acid side chains were identified by a single TOCSY spectrum in less than 5 min of local computer runtime using the...
Show moreManual Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectral analysis of proteins is a time intensive effort with methods often specific to each analysis. The method described in this thesis automates the resonance assignment of protein side chains using a TOCSY (Totally Correlated Spectroscopy) NMR experiment. The system under study is Ubiquitin (8.6 kDa). 54 of the 70 available amino acid side chains were identified by a single TOCSY spectrum in less than 5 min of local computer runtime using the algorithms described. Automation of spectral analysis can enhance reproducibility and create standards of spectral analysis.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0244
Format: Thesis

Title: Autonomous RC Aircraft with Collision Avoidance Capabilities.
Creator: Timmons, Cristopher, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Abstract/Description: This thesis directly deals with setting up all of the electrical components to create an inexpensive automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) receiver that can transmit the ADS-B data received to a ground control station (GCS) using a Raspberry Pi (single chip computer), operating an autopilot system from the same GCS, and sending the telemetry data to and from the autopilot system and the GCS also using the Raspberry Pi. Furthermore, it will discuss how this setup allows the system...
Show moreThis thesis directly deals with setting up all of the electrical components to create an inexpensive automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) receiver that can transmit the ADS-B data received to a ground control station (GCS) using a Raspberry Pi (single chip computer), operating an autopilot system from the same GCS, and sending the telemetry data to and from the autopilot system and the GCS also using the Raspberry Pi. Furthermore, it will discuss how this setup allows the system to be capable to performing autonomous collision avoidance maneuvers. Finally, it will show how these capabilities can be demonstrated in a Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation (HILSim). As the member in charge of performing autonomous flight for the Autonomous Aerial Vehicle senior design team last year, it was ideal to continue research in the field of autonomous flight. The original goal was to compete in the Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Airspace Operations Challenge (AOC) NASA Centennial Challenge, however, not enough funds were acquired to enter this competition. Therefore, the focus of the thesis shifted to setting up the electrical components of an RC aircraft that would be able to meet the general requirements of the competition.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0338
Format: Thesis

Title: Ballet After School: Designing a Curriculum for a Ballet After School Program in Public Schools.
Creator: Ewing, Anna Kathleen
Date Issued: 2016-04-22
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1461343920
Format: Thesis

Title: Becoming American.
Creator: Amar, Monika, Program in International Affairs
Abstract/Description: This thesis examines various aspects of modern American culture and addresses potential causes and effects of American individualism and of the current mainstream American family dynamic. Discussing the effects that Americanism can have on interaction within immigrant families, as well as on society at large via globalization, this thesis evaluates historical, political and technological aspects of American society, which attribute to present-day functioning of individuals living in America...
Show moreThis thesis examines various aspects of modern American culture and addresses potential causes and effects of American individualism and of the current mainstream American family dynamic. Discussing the effects that Americanism can have on interaction within immigrant families, as well as on society at large via globalization, this thesis evaluates historical, political and technological aspects of American society, which attribute to present-day functioning of individuals living in America and beyond. Attributing changes in the way people communicate within the family realm and with others, this thesis analyzes the detrimental effects of overuse and dependence on information and communication technologies — mainly the Internet and the mobile phone — as well as the diffusion of capitalism into various realms of American society and even on a global scale as humans have become more interconnected. The intention of this thesis is to highlight the developing elements of mainstream American culture and to expose the potential for a worldwide community with the increased progressive industrialization and urbanization of more and more countries.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0337
Format: Thesis

Title: Behavioral Assessment of Finger-Counting on SNARC.
Creator: Gonzalez, Nicole A., Kowalsky, Amanda L., Kaschak, Michael P., Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: Individuals tend to exhibit implicit, cognitive associations between numbers and space. Small numbers become associated with the left side of their bodies and large numbers with the right side of their bodies. This "spatial-numerical association of response codes" (SNARC) provides evidence that individuals tend to sort their spatial orientations along a mental number line. Since most cultures promote the use of finger-counting as a universal means for learning to work with numbers, it is...
Show moreIndividuals tend to exhibit implicit, cognitive associations between numbers and space. Small numbers become associated with the left side of their bodies and large numbers with the right side of their bodies. This "spatial-numerical association of response codes" (SNARC) provides evidence that individuals tend to sort their spatial orientations along a mental number line. Since most cultures promote the use of finger-counting as a universal means for learning to work with numbers, it is believed that the directionality of finger-counting (from left to right or right to left) affects the way we link numbers and space in adulthood. To assess finger-directionality, past studies have utilized self-report questionnaires; however, recent findings have suggested a new measure that classifies finger-directionality by observing natural finger-counting habits and circumvents the biases associated with self-report. In the current study with a sample of ninety-four college students, when using self-report to categorize counting habits, we found a statistically significant difference between groups; right-starters displayed the SNARC effect while left-starters did not. However, when using observed behaviors to categorize counting habits, we did not find a statistically significant difference between left and right starters. These findings suggest that finger-counting hands do not predict the SNARC effect, which is consistent with the flexibility of the effect itself.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0581
Format: Thesis

Title: Behavioral Implications of Growth and Destiny Beliefs in Romantic Relationships.
Creator: Montalvo, Shae, McNulty, James, Hicks, Lindsey
Abstract/Description: This study tested the association between romantic partners’ growth beliefs and their use of negative direct communication strategies, rather than negative indirect communication strategies, when discussing problems in their relationship. Because of the benefits associated with the use of direct strategies when discussing relationship problems (i.e., clarification of the problem, motivation to resolve problem), we predicted that spouses with growth beliefs would be more likely to use direct...
Show moreThis study tested the association between romantic partners’ growth beliefs and their use of negative direct communication strategies, rather than negative indirect communication strategies, when discussing problems in their relationship. Because of the benefits associated with the use of direct strategies when discussing relationship problems (i.e., clarification of the problem, motivation to resolve problem), we predicted that spouses with growth beliefs would be more likely to use direct communication strategies during conflict discussions. Ultimately, we predicted that the use of direct communication strategies would result in higher relationship satisfaction for spouses with a growth mindset. These predictions were tested using a behavioral study of 120 couples, during which newlywed spouses reported their implicit theories about relationships and participated in conflict discussions. Moderated mediational analyses revealed that spouses with growth beliefs (compared to spouses with destiny beliefs) were not more likely to employ direct communication strategies during conflict discussions. Moreover, the use of direct strategies did not account for any differences in relationship satisfaction between partners with fixed and growth mindsets.
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Date Issued: 2017-04-28
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1493410662
Format: Thesis

Title: Behavioral Reactivity to Social Defeat Stress after Nicotine Exposure during Adolescence in C57/BL6 Male Mice.
Creator: Duperrouzel, Jacqueline, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: Nicotine use during adolescence is associated with the development of many debilitating pathologies in adulthood such as anxiety and depression. Adolescence is a time of many social pressures and biological changes occurring within the brain and body. Therefore, studying the effects of nicotine exposure during adolescence on stress and subsequent sensitivity to nicotine itself is of great interest. To examine these questions I designed experiments to assess both short (i.e., 24 hours after...
Show moreNicotine use during adolescence is associated with the development of many debilitating pathologies in adulthood such as anxiety and depression. Adolescence is a time of many social pressures and biological changes occurring within the brain and body. Therefore, studying the effects of nicotine exposure during adolescence on stress and subsequent sensitivity to nicotine itself is of great interest. To examine these questions I designed experiments to assess both short (i.e., 24 hours after treatment) and long-term (i.e., four weeks after treatment) behavioral consequences of nicotine (0.32 mg/kg) exposure during adolescence (i.e., postnatal days 35-49) in C57/BL6 male mice by exposing them to social-defeat stress, social interaction, and subsequent preference for nicotine. Nicotine-treated mice in the short-term condition displayed avoidant behaviors and a preference for the lowest concentration of nicotine (5 mg/l). Interestingly, the nicotine-treated mice in the long-term condition displayed enhanced social avoidance as well, with a similar preference for the low concentration of nicotine. These results indicate that exposure to nicotine during adolescence influences social interaction behavior and increases preference for nicotine, findings that last into adulthood. Future studies using different stressors and a complete nicotine dose-response may reveal further insight into how nicotine affects this age group and its long-lasting consequences. The work presented here increases our understanding of the effects of nicotine exposure during adolescents and the later effects, which may develop over time.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0194
Format: Thesis

Title: Behind the Numbers: Voices of Gorubathan: Artist Statement.
Creator: Miller, Savannah Gale
Abstract/Description: The film explores gender and education inequalities in the village of Gorubathan in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India by documenting the experience of two young women as they navigate traditional gender roles and higher education. The artist statement adds contextualization for the paradox of gender equality presented by international development organizations that use Western liberal ideology to define gender equality, and simultaneously discriminate against gender roles that...
Show moreThe film explores gender and education inequalities in the village of Gorubathan in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India by documenting the experience of two young women as they navigate traditional gender roles and higher education. The artist statement adds contextualization for the paradox of gender equality presented by international development organizations that use Western liberal ideology to define gender equality, and simultaneously discriminate against gender roles that were not supportive of the Western definition. Additionally, the artist statement gives a brief history of ethnographic films impact on anthropological knowledge and representation for marginalized communities. Because reflexivity is vital for capturing the emic perspective, the film discusses the construction and evolution of the film in order to bring visibility to the sociocultural complexities of gender and education in Gorubathan undermined by international organizations aimed at fostering development.
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Date Issued: 2017-12-04
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1512684949_f40743fc_P
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Title: Belongingness and Suicidal Ideation Among Hispanic/Latino Individuals.
Creator: Acosta, Laura, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: The interpersonal theory of suicide states that thwarted belongingness, a perception of social isolation and lack of social connectedness, is an important factor related to the experience of suicidal ideation. A strong familial connection, characteristic of Hispanic/Latino culture, is associated with lower levels of thwarted belongingness. In this study, thwarted belongingness and ethnicity were used to predict lifetime levels of suicidal ideation among Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic white...
Show moreThe interpersonal theory of suicide states that thwarted belongingness, a perception of social isolation and lack of social connectedness, is an important factor related to the experience of suicidal ideation. A strong familial connection, characteristic of Hispanic/Latino culture, is associated with lower levels of thwarted belongingness. In this study, thwarted belongingness and ethnicity were used to predict lifetime levels of suicidal ideation among Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic white undergraduate college students. Based on previous research and their typically high value placed on family, Hispanics were predicted to experience lower levels of suicidal ideation and thwarted belongingness. Thwarted belongingness as well as Hispanic ethnicity were hypothesized to significantly predict suicidal ideation. Additionally, Hispanic status was hypothesized to moderate the role of thwarted belongingness such that Hispanics who reported high levels of thwarted belongingness would experience the highest levels of suicidal ideation. Undergraduate college students, of whom 22% were Hispanic/Latino and 78% were non-Hispanic white (N = 170), completed self-reported measures. Thwarted belongingness, but not ethnicity, significantly predicted intensity of lifetime suicidal ideation. Hispanic/Latino status did not have an effect on suicidal ideation and was not a moderator of the effect of thwarted belongingness. These findings highlight thwarted belongingness as a key factor for assessing suicidal ideation in college students.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0489
Format: Thesis

Title: Benefits of Bilingualism for Speech Perception in Noise.
Creator: Reichard, Alexandra
Date Issued: 2016-04-11
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1461890273
Format: Thesis

Title: The Best Laid Plans, Laid to Rest: The Fall of the Florida Department of Community Affairs.
Creator: Medin, Kyle A., Department of Political Science
Abstract/Description: Florida Governor Rick Scott defended his move to eliminate the growth management-oriented Department of Community Affairs (DCA) in 2011, claiming that the DCA was killing jobs in the state of Florida, and that it was an inefficient use of Government money. This paper set out to test Governor Scott's claims against the data, to see if there was evidence to support his assertions. The relationship between DCA's presence and three employment variables (monthly construction jobs, aggregate jobs,...
Show moreFlorida Governor Rick Scott defended his move to eliminate the growth management-oriented Department of Community Affairs (DCA) in 2011, claiming that the DCA was killing jobs in the state of Florida, and that it was an inefficient use of Government money. This paper set out to test Governor Scott's claims against the data, to see if there was evidence to support his assertions. The relationship between DCA's presence and three employment variables (monthly construction jobs, aggregate jobs, unemployment rate) was tested with multivariate linear regression models. DCA's effect on job growth was tested by comparing job growth data from Florida with the corresponding data from Texas (a state without any such growth management agency) and the national average (to contextualize the states' growth), using paired t-tests. The effectiveness of the DCA at regulating housing growth was similarly tested, by comparing data on housing growth rates and housing density from Florida with the corresponding data from Texas and the national average using paired t-tests. The majority of the tests refuted Gov. Scott's claims. This paper lends support to the proponents of growth management, using a novel approach.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0567
Format: Thesis

Title: Beverage Consumption in Children with Diabetes Mellitus: Weekend Versus Weekday Intake.
Creator: Purcell, Sarah, Nutrition, Food, & Exercise Science
Abstract/Description: Although high sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) intake in children is strongly correlated to adverse health consequences, the relationship between weekend and weekday beverage consumption lacks sufficient research. Specifically, SSB intake patterns in children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) have not been thoroughly explored. Thus, the goal of this research was to examine the type and frequency of SSBs consumed by children on weekdays versus the weekends. Data were gathered from Dr. Suzanne...
Show moreAlthough high sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) intake in children is strongly correlated to adverse health consequences, the relationship between weekend and weekday beverage consumption lacks sufficient research. Specifically, SSB intake patterns in children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) have not been thoroughly explored. Thus, the goal of this research was to examine the type and frequency of SSBs consumed by children on weekdays versus the weekends. Data were gathered from Dr. Suzanne Bennett-Johnson's Diabetes Adherence grant using children that were undergoing treatment at a diabetes clinic either in Gainesville or Tallahassee, Florida. After voiding certain entries, the final study population consisted of 67 children with Type 1 DM age 6-13 (8.7 ± 1.9); of those, 22 participants consumed beverages and their intake was examined. Diet records were output from Nutrition Data Systems for Research (NDSR) and input into Microsoft Excel where two-sample T-tests were utilized. Our results showed that when fruit beverages and regular sodas were combined into one category, children drank more on the weekday than on the weekend (P=0.021). Upon isolation, fruit drinks were overwhelmingly consumed more often (P=0.028) on the weekdays than on the weekends, while soda consumption variances were insignificant (P=0.445). Age or sex did not have a significant impact on servings of beverages, although there were correlations between race and intake. Though dietary intake is influenced by many factors, our findings suggest that attention needs to be placed on educating children, especially those with Type 1 DM, and their families about beverage choice.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0105
Format: Thesis

Title: Bilingual Education in Florida: Effect of Bilingual Education in Florida.
Creator: Perla, Meylin C.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this thesis is to determine the impact of bilingual education in the state of Florida on students’ academic performance. In order to procure an unbiased assessment of the effects of bilingual education, the reading and mathematics FCAT 2.0 scores for the years 2011 to 2014 in two bilingual, two partially bilingual, and two monolingual K-8 schools will be examined. The goal is to determine if program type has an effect on passing rates. For the purpose of this thesis it was...
Show moreThe purpose of this thesis is to determine the impact of bilingual education in the state of Florida on students’ academic performance. In order to procure an unbiased assessment of the effects of bilingual education, the reading and mathematics FCAT 2.0 scores for the years 2011 to 2014 in two bilingual, two partially bilingual, and two monolingual K-8 schools will be examined. The goal is to determine if program type has an effect on passing rates. For the purpose of this thesis it was expected that bilingual education does not negatively affect the performance of students in FCAT 2.0 reading and mathematics. The results show that two-way immersion program has a positive impact on academic performance in the reading portion of standardized assessments. The type of program does not appear to have an effect on students’ performance in the mathematics assessment.
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Date Issued: 2016-04-20
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1461133689
Format: Thesis

Title: Biocompatible Poly (Lactic Acid)/Thermoplastic Polyurethane Blends.
Creator: Burkett, Mary K., Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Abstract/Description: In order to create a polymer that has the morphology and structure to be used for industrial applications, the foamability of the PLA must be improved by blending. Blends were made in specific ratios of 80/20, 50/50, and 20/80. Next, the blends were extruded and injected into molds for testing. The mechanical and thermal properties of the blends were tested using the tensile test and the DSC. The morphology was also observed using the SEM. Finally, a series of stock materials were created to...
Show moreIn order to create a polymer that has the morphology and structure to be used for industrial applications, the foamability of the PLA must be improved by blending. Blends were made in specific ratios of 80/20, 50/50, and 20/80. Next, the blends were extruded and injected into molds for testing. The mechanical and thermal properties of the blends were tested using the tensile test and the DSC. The morphology was also observed using the SEM. Finally, a series of stock materials were created to be used for melt-electrospinning or 3D printing.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0526
Format: Thesis

Title: Biophysical Characterization of a ssDNA Virus.
Creator: Morrison, Anneliese J., Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Abstract/Description: Viral capsids must assemble into stable structures that resist dissociation in extreme environments between hosts yet they simultaneously must be unstable enough to release their genome upon infection. The conflicting functions that the viral capsid must fulfill suggests that they exhibit an evolutionarily fine-tuned structure/function relationship that is not apparent in many other systems. Biophysical characterization of viral assembly and disassembly processes can aid in developing an...
Show moreViral capsids must assemble into stable structures that resist dissociation in extreme environments between hosts yet they simultaneously must be unstable enough to release their genome upon infection. The conflicting functions that the viral capsid must fulfill suggests that they exhibit an evolutionarily fine-tuned structure/function relationship that is not apparent in many other systems. Biophysical characterization of viral assembly and disassembly processes can aid in developing an understanding of the physical mechanisms that underlie the relationship between tightly linked phenotypes in complex protein systems. In this honor's thesis project, the dissociation process was biophysically characterized in an ssDNA bacteriophage. After the development of a PEG precipitation based purification method, intrinsic fluorescence spectroscopy, static light scattering, and plaque assays were used to develop a two-step model that describes the molecular events that occur during Microvirid bacteriophage capsid dissociation. At 57˚C using a scan rate of 1˚C/min, loss of 99% of viral activity is observed corresponding to loss of the major spike protein. At 69˚C transitions are seen in fluorescence and light scattering spectra that indicate a structural change is occurring. Plaque assays confirm that immediately after the structural transition occurs all viral activity is lost, indicating that this second step represents global capsid dissociation.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0428
Format: Thesis

Title: Biopsychosocial Prenatal Predictors of Postpartum Depression.
Creator: Uhl, Aubree A., Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: Postpartum depression affects up to 15% of women, is highly disabling, but under-addressed in obstetrics settings. The objectives of this study were to examine the characteristics of women seeking obstetrical services in a health system serving primarily Medicaid patients, and to examine biopsychosocial predictors of postpartum depression (PPD) that may be routinely assessed during obstetrical visits. Specific variables examined included a previous history of depression, maternal behavioral...
Show morePostpartum depression affects up to 15% of women, is highly disabling, but under-addressed in obstetrics settings. The objectives of this study were to examine the characteristics of women seeking obstetrical services in a health system serving primarily Medicaid patients, and to examine biopsychosocial predictors of postpartum depression (PPD) that may be routinely assessed during obstetrical visits. Specific variables examined included a previous history of depression, maternal behavioral and health factors, and pregnancy complications. Multivariate analyses showed that prepartum depression, white race, and street drug use were significantly associated with postpartum depression. These findings can be used to help obstetricians target women with these risk factors and get them help before the onset of postpartum depression.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0448
Format: Thesis

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