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- An analysis of the intrinsic and extrinsic forms in the four novels of Ford Madox Ford's, Parade's End, consisting of: Some Do Not..., No More Parades, A Man Could Stand Up - and Last Post.
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Pittam, Jerry Lee
- Date Issued
- 1968
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- 159369, FSDT159369, fsu:18395
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- Document (PDF)
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- An analysis of the physical mechanisms contributing to Hurricane Andrew's track.
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Molina, Maria, Florida State University
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Hurricane Andrew was the second-most-destructive hurricane in the history of the United States, reaching category 5 strength when it made landfall on South Florida on August 23, 1992. It affected many other areas such as the Bahamas and Louisiana with lesser, but still destructive, force. Detailed understanding of its track and the reasons behind it are useful for future tracking of hurricanes. This understanding is important given that Andrew accelerated westward toward Florida unexpectedly....
Show moreHurricane Andrew was the second-most-destructive hurricane in the history of the United States, reaching category 5 strength when it made landfall on South Florida on August 23, 1992. It affected many other areas such as the Bahamas and Louisiana with lesser, but still destructive, force. Detailed understanding of its track and the reasons behind it are useful for future tracking of hurricanes. This understanding is important given that Andrew accelerated westward toward Florida unexpectedly. Improved understanding of the reasons behind hurricane motion may lead to better forecasts, more time to prepare for a storm, and possibly lowering the destruction a storm can do to a community. Hurricane Andrew was analyzed in 6 hour intervals, from its birth as a tropical depression to its death as it merged with a frontal system. Its motion vector was broken up into zonal (u) and meridional (v) components at every interval. Using the European Center Reanalysis (ERA40) to represent the environment of the hurricane, the synoptic pattern was analyzed at various levels: 850mb, 500mb, and 250mb. These analyses were produced to describe the various features that may have interacted with Andrew, such as troughs and other cyclones. These reanalyses were also used in a quantitative sense to calculate various mechanisms known to contribute to the motion of a hurricane, including the Beta drift and steering. The Beta drift, which results in part from a Coriolis gradient across a hurricane, was calculated using an estimated storm size at 850mb along with the latitude of the storm. For the steering estimation of Andrew, a layer-mean, storm-mean wind vector was calculated, again using the ERA40 winds as estimates of the actual environment of Andrew. Once the steering was estimated, vector analysis was done every 6hr to determine the residual in Andrew's motion vector when the Beta drift vector and steering vector were subtracted from the storm motion vector. This residual represents an estimate of the unexplained motion of Andrew using our current understanding, acknowledging 1) that there are several other second order mechanisms for motion and 2) the estimates produced here also were prone to many sources of error that are discussed. Finally, the temporal evolution of Andrew's various motion mechanisms are also discussed.
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- 2008
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- 469186795, 341756, FSDT341756, fsu:19325
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- Analyzing Gaps and Hurricane Rain Coverage to Inform NASA Satellite Proposal.
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Stow, Justin Palmer
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Remote sensing has become an increasingly popular way to use the absorptivity, emissivity, and scattering of several key atmospheric constituents to estimate relevant properties of various meteorological and oceanographic phenomena, such as precipitation, sea surface temperature (SST), surface vector winds, and ocean surface currents. However, because many of the techniques are sensitive to rain, surface observations suffer from considerable ‘rain contamination’ during heavy rain events that...
Show moreRemote sensing has become an increasingly popular way to use the absorptivity, emissivity, and scattering of several key atmospheric constituents to estimate relevant properties of various meteorological and oceanographic phenomena, such as precipitation, sea surface temperature (SST), surface vector winds, and ocean surface currents. However, because many of the techniques are sensitive to rain, surface observations suffer from considerable ‘rain contamination’ during heavy rain events that make it difficult to view the surface. In these conditions, high resolution surface observations typically come from operational aircraft that are used to observe and study tropical cyclones (TCs) and other weather systems. Furthermore, most current satellites either measure with long wavelengths over an area much larger than desired hurricane features, or with too short a wavelength and can’t see the surface through the clouds or rain. Other techniques that provide high resolution surface observations through rain also suffer somewhat from rain contamination and are very sparse in space and time. One characteristic that has not been studied is the distribution of gap sizes in moderate to heavy rainbands that circulate around the main low pressure center of a TC. Aircraft data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) WP-3D turboprop aircraft will be used to create Lower Fuselage (LF) radar snapshots in plane-relative coordinates to determine the spatial distribution and size estimation of moderate to heavy rainband gaps, or near-zero reflectivity regions, near and around the core of hurricanes. The distribution of these gap sizes will provide very useful information on the satellite instrument characteristics needed to see the surface through these gaps. This information is expected to aid in hurricane-related applications of a new higher-resolution satellite.
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- 2020-04-24
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1587750078_5ce6ed0f
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- Analyzing the Relationship Between Vocabulary Size and the Duration and Accuracy of Response of English Learners.
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Timm, Catherine Christine
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English Learners with slow vocabulary development take longer to comprehend text than English-speaking monolinguals. This is a significant problem for many students who are learning English as a second language and it is important that we best assist English Learners to prevent delays within the classroom. The purpose of this study is to analyze how children’s vocabulary size correlates with the duration and accuracy of their response. This study analyzes 20 students ages 5-6, and uses eye...
Show moreEnglish Learners with slow vocabulary development take longer to comprehend text than English-speaking monolinguals. This is a significant problem for many students who are learning English as a second language and it is important that we best assist English Learners to prevent delays within the classroom. The purpose of this study is to analyze how children’s vocabulary size correlates with the duration and accuracy of their response. This study analyzes 20 students ages 5-6, and uses eye tracking technology to measure response time. Contrary to previous studies, a correlation between vocabulary size and duration of response was not found. Our findings did show a correlation between vocabulary size and accuracy of response, and English Learners portrayed a stronger performance than English-speaking monolinguals on the eye tracking task. Through these findings, we are better able to understand the impact of vocabulary size on English Learners to aid English Learners academically and socially.
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- 2017-04-27
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1493304250
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- Analyzing the symbolism of Judy Chicago and Simone de Beauvoir: the construction, deconstruction, and reconstruction of motherhood.
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Howard, Virginia., Florida State University
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Judy Chicago, a visual artist, and Simone de Beauvoir, an existentialist, present differing, yet still complementary evaluations of the contemporary situation of the western mother. Chicago, with her art series The Birth Project, focuses on the emotional/intuitive experience of the mother and relates the entire societal experience to a spiritual event by using goddess imagery. In stark contrast, de Beauvoir elaborates on the social construction of motherhood as an exploitative and...
Show moreJudy Chicago, a visual artist, and Simone de Beauvoir, an existentialist, present differing, yet still complementary evaluations of the contemporary situation of the western mother. Chicago, with her art series The Birth Project, focuses on the emotional/intuitive experience of the mother and relates the entire societal experience to a spiritual event by using goddess imagery. In stark contrast, de Beauvoir elaborates on the social construction of motherhood as an exploitative and objectifying experience. She expands upon the notion that mothers exist mainly as a societal scapegoat. The combination of the analysis performed by each woman provides a clear understanding of the role of the mother as an intuitive experience with oppressive societal origins. Evaluating Chicago and de Beauvoir in relation to each other broadens the analysis of motherhood and the social changes necessary to improve the experience of the mother and re-empower women.
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- 2008
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- 465226410, 341787, FSDT341787, fsu:19356
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- Document (PDF)
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- The Anthology of Awkardness.
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Ostermeyer, Emily, Department of English
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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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- 2013
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- FSU_migr_uhm-0197
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- Anxiety sensitivity and distress tolerance in predicting fear in response to a 35% carbon dioxide challenge.
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Sites, Lacey
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Distress tolerance, defined as an individual difference variable reflecting the differential ability to experience and withstand uncomfortable affective states, is a construct recently hypothesized to be a risk factor for panic and anxiety psychopathology. The present study used a biological challenge procedure to evaluate whether distress tolerance predicts fearful responding beyond the effects of anxiety sensitivity and trait anxiety. Nonclinical student participants (N=128) with no history...
Show moreDistress tolerance, defined as an individual difference variable reflecting the differential ability to experience and withstand uncomfortable affective states, is a construct recently hypothesized to be a risk factor for panic and anxiety psychopathology. The present study used a biological challenge procedure to evaluate whether distress tolerance predicts fearful responding beyond the effects of anxiety sensitivity and trait anxiety. Nonclinical student participants (N=128) with no history of panic attacks or any Axis I condition completed a 35% CO2 challenge. Results suggested that distress tolerance predicted an increase in subjective reactivity to the challenge. However, there was no interaction between distress tolerance and anxiety sensitivity, or body vigilance in predicting fear. These findings add to a small but growing literature suggesting that distress tolerance may play a part in the development of anxiety problems.
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- 2008-01-31
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- 160987, FSDT160987, fsu:19172
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- Anyone Can Protest, Only We Can Save Souls: Authority and Dissent in a Brazilian Christian Church.
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Porter, Jacqueline N., Department of Religion
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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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- 2015
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- FSU_migr_uhm-0444
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- AP Student Visual Preferences for Problem Solving.
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Swoyer, Liesl, Department of Statistics
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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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- 2012
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- FSU_migr_uhm-0052
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- The application of experimental design techniques to sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of a real-time transient power system simulation model for the Navy's notional all-electric ship.
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Martin, Aaron R.
- Date Issued
- 2007-07-13
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- 160897, FSDT160897, fsu:19129
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- Application of implicit theory to diet & exercise behavior.
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Cariello, Rachelle., Florida State University
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Given the high prevalence of obesity in the U.S., it is important to investigate psychological factors that may influence obesity and aid in successful weight loss. Implicit theory, or an individual's beliefs regarding the fixed versus modifiable nature of one's abilities, may play a role in one's success in achieving weight loss. There are two subdivisions of implicit theory: entity theory and incremental theory. Individuals who are entity theorists believe that their abilities are fixed,...
Show moreGiven the high prevalence of obesity in the U.S., it is important to investigate psychological factors that may influence obesity and aid in successful weight loss. Implicit theory, or an individual's beliefs regarding the fixed versus modifiable nature of one's abilities, may play a role in one's success in achieving weight loss. There are two subdivisions of implicit theory: entity theory and incremental theory. Individuals who are entity theorists believe that their abilities are fixed, unchangeable, and or uncontrollable, while incremental theorists believe their abilities are changeable, malleable, and controllable. The purpose of this study was to measure the implicit theory of participants of a weight loss program and examine the relationship between these attitudes and several variables, including eating behaviors, physical activity, self-esteem, weight loss goals, program attendance, and weight loss. There were no significant associations between implicit theory and the behavioral or treatment outcomes investigated. However, there was a positive correlation between implicit theory and self-esteem, r = 0.211, p < 0.05, suggesting that higher self esteem was associated with incremental beliefs. Although current results failed to support the implicit theory model in relation to weight-related behaviors and outcomes, findings are limited by the paucity of individuals classified as entity theorists in this sample. Further research should explore these relationships among individuals seeking weight loss as well as individuals not participating in weight loss efforts in order to obtain representative samples of entity and incremental theorists.
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- 2010
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- 646166039, 2181955, FSDT2181955, fsu:19243
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- Application of Laser Cooling to Ultra-High Precision Measurements of Ions in a Penning Trap.
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Smith, Jordan A
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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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- 2018-04-20
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1524694966_698ffe17
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