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Aspects of reality in Dostoevski's crime and punishment
Title
Aspects of reality in Dostoevski's crime and punishment.
Creator
Bennett, Mary Val
Date Issued
1999
Identifier
158837, FSDT158837, fsu:18141
Format
Document (PDF)
Aspects of the comedies of Moreto
Title
Aspects of the comedies of Moreto.
Creator
Nobles, Ann J.
Date Issued
1967
Identifier
159383, FSDT159383, fsu:18402
Format
Document (PDF)
aspirations and motivations of women law students : a study of the effects of significant others
Title
The aspirations and motivations of women law students : a study of the effects of significant others.
Creator
Benton, Cheryl Regina
Date Issued
1985
Identifier
158925, FSDT158925, fsu:18182
Format
Document (PDF)
Aspiring Music Educators' Understandings of Advocacy and Politics in Music Education
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
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Thesis
Asserting indigenous nationalism: Bolivia and the struggle for self-determination.
Title
Asserting indigenous nationalism: Bolivia and the struggle for self-determination.
Creator
Weiss, Olivia V.
Date Issued
2006-05-24
Identifier
160495, FSDT160495, fsu:18938
Format
Document (PDF)
Assessing Barriers To Healthcare
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
Assessing Causes and Interventions for Preventing Congestive Heart Failure Readmissions
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
Assessing the Effectiveness of Domestic Violence Shelters for Indigenous Clients in the United States and Canada
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
Assessing the effects of a new parent-training program through the use of in-home videotaped observations
Title
Assessing the effects of a new parent-training program through the use of in-home videotaped observations.
Creator
Harrison, Kelly
Date Issued
1985
Identifier
157567, FSDT157567, fsu:17484
Format
Document (PDF)
Assessing the role of conditioned reinforcers in contigent reward programs of behavior modification
Title
Assessing the role of conditioned reinforcers in contigent reward programs of behavior modification.
Creator
Murray, Marie R.
Date Issued
Unknown
Identifier
158485, FSDT158485, fsu:17968
Format
Document (PDF)
Assessment of content in reading instruction: the development of an observational instrument
Title
Assessment of content in reading instruction: the development of an observational instrument.
Creator
Rocco, Francisco
Date Issued
1998
Identifier
159389, FSDT159389, fsu:18405
Format
Document (PDF)
assessment of depression in incarcerated women.
Title
The assessment of depression in incarcerated women.
Creator
Gallagher, Amanda
Date Issued
2005-07-25
Identifier
160653, FSDT160653, fsu:19013
Format
Document (PDF)
Assessment of peer relations among low income kindergarten children
Title
Assessment of peer relations among low income kindergarten children.
Creator
Taylor, Kathryn L.
Date Issued
1984
Identifier
158508, FSDT158508, fsu:17980
Format
Document (PDF)
Assessment of Synthetic Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors by Fluorogenic Substrate Assay
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
assessment of the growth and development in the museum shop industry
Title
An assessment of the growth and development in the museum shop industry.
Creator
Felter, Lela Lovett
Date Issued
1995
Identifier
157399, FSDT157399, fsu:17405
Format
Document (PDF)
assessment of the potential for karst development in the Lake Bradford area, Leon County, Florida
Title
An assessment of the potential for karst development in the Lake Bradford area, Leon County, Florida.
Creator
Maher, Carrie A.
Date Issued
1997
Identifier
157205, FSDT157205, fsu:17313
Format
Document (PDF)
assessment of the victim services movement
Title
An assessment of the victim services movement.
Creator
Brown, Jessica T.
Identifier
158427, FSDT158427, fsu:17939
Format
Document (PDF)
association between adolescent conduct problems and bulimic tendencies.
Title
The association between adolescent conduct problems and bulimic tendencies.
Creator
Fowler, Stevie Nichole
Date Issued
2007-07-13
Identifier
160864, FSDT160864, fsu:19112
Format
Document (PDF)
Association Between Depression and Family, Romantic, and Peer Support in Adults
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
association between parent and child psychopathy.
Title
The association between parent and child psychopathy.
Creator
Huntenburg, Angela E.
Date Issued
2004-12-28
Identifier
160715, FSDT160715, fsu:19040
Format
Document (PDF)
Association Between Prenatal Depression and Mental Health Treatment Among Birth Outcomes
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
Associational Effects: Variation in Plant-Herbivore Interaction at Different Distances of Heterospecific Plants
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
Assortative Mating in the Tropical Sea Urchin Lytechinus Variegatus
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
Asterisk Comics
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
Astoria Stories
Title
Astoria Stories.
Creator
Maceira, Gabriela Gema
Date Issued
2018-04-27
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1524836587_6b3eb86b
Format
Thesis
Asymptotic solutions for convective-diffusive heat transfer problems in couette flows
Title
Asymptotic solutions for convective-diffusive heat transfer problems in couette flows.
Creator
Mills, Melissa A.
Date Issued
1994
Identifier
159219, FSDT159219, fsu:18325
Format
Document (PDF)
attempt to determine the functional interactions between nerves of the labyrinth and lateral line systems of the longnose gar lepisosteus osseus
Title
An attempt to determine the functional interactions between nerves of the labyrinth and lateral line systems of the longnose gar lepisosteus osseus.
Creator
Roberts, Eugene L.
Date Issued
1999
Identifier
158798, FSDT158798, fsu:18122
Format
Document (PDF)
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Kv1.3
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
Attention, affect, and altruism
Title
Attention, affect, and altruism.
Creator
Lang, Linda L.
Date Issued
1976
Identifier
158493, FSDT158493, fsu:17972
Format
Document (PDF)
Attention: the underlying mechanism of context-dependent memory?
Title
Attention: the underlying mechanism of context-dependent memory?.
Creator
Shif, Ofie
Date Issued
1996
Identifier
157598, FSDT157598, fsu:17500
Format
Document (PDF)
attitude of the southern states toward nullification in South Carolina in 1833
Title
The attitude of the southern states toward nullification in South Carolina in 1833.
Creator
Parks, Frances Taliaferro
Identifier
159739, FSDT159739, fsu:18576
Format
Document (PDF)
Attitude strength as a determinant of attitude-behavior consistency
Title
Attitude strength as a determinant of attitude-behavior consistency.
Creator
Pentecost, Heather C.
Date Issued
1999
Identifier
158360, FSDT158360, fsu:17908
Format
Document (PDF)
Attitudes toward only children
Title
Attitudes toward only children.
Creator
Hege, Ericka Kaplan
Date Issued
1975
Identifier
158713, FSDT158713, fsu:18079
Format
Document (PDF)
Attitudes toward suicide: a cross-cultural study
Title
Attitudes toward suicide: a cross-cultural study.
Creator
Hendrix, Douglas M.
Date Issued
1972
Identifier
158063, FSDT158063, fsu:17754
Format
Document (PDF)
Attractiveness, self-confidence and communication behavior.
Title
Attractiveness, self-confidence and communication behavior.
Creator
Head, Margaret J.
Date Issued
2006-05-23
Identifier
160695, FSDT160695, fsu:19032
Format
Document (PDF)
Attributions and gender differences in post-breakup adjustment
Title
Attributions and gender differences in post-breakup adjustment.
Creator
Wilburn, Jennifer Elise., Florida State University
Abstract/Description
The study of relationship failure and adjustment has fueled the majority of research with the topic of divorce. This study attempts to replicate the findings in divorce studies on attributions and adjustment using 188 college-age premarital couples who have ended a committed romantic relationship within six weeks of assessment. Different causal attributions for relationship failure were inspected for different levels of adjustment. Adjustment was assessed by examining the variables of...
Show moreThe study of relationship failure and adjustment has fueled the majority of research with the topic of divorce. This study attempts to replicate the findings in divorce studies on attributions and adjustment using 188 college-age premarital couples who have ended a committed romantic relationship within six weeks of assessment. Different causal attributions for relationship failure were inspected for different levels of adjustment. Adjustment was assessed by examining the variables of loneliness, depression, and alcohol use. We further examined for gender differences in adjustment by examining men and women separately. Using structural equation modeling, we analyzed adjustment at the initial time of their breakup and again several weeks later to assess how well they were adjusting over time. We found that attributions did not significantly predict adjustment for men and women together, but became closely associated with alcohol use. Specifically, individuals who reported the relationship attribution drank more alcohol. Men drank significantly more alcohol than women at both times in the assessment. In the overall adjustment examination, regardless of attributions, men appeared to have poorer adjustment than women over time. Though there were gender differences, the finding did not reach significance.
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Date Issued
2009
Identifier
643068800, 2181901, FSDT2181901, fsu:19191
Format
Document (PDF)
Auction IPOs
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
Audience costs, autocratic regimes, and militarized conflict
Title
Audience costs, autocratic regimes, and militarized conflict.
Creator
Uzonyi, Gary., Florida State University
Abstract/Description
Traditionally, political science literature has focused on why a democratic peace exists. That is, why are two democratic states less likely to engage in conflict with one another than two dictatorships (or a democracy and a dictatorship) would be? The argument explaining this peace that has gained the most support is based on the idea that democratic leaders are less likely to make international threats that they do not plan to follow through on because their domestic audiences are more...
Show moreTraditionally, political science literature has focused on why a democratic peace exists. That is, why are two democratic states less likely to engage in conflict with one another than two dictatorships (or a democracy and a dictatorship) would be? The argument explaining this peace that has gained the most support is based on the idea that democratic leaders are less likely to make international threats that they do not plan to follow through on because their domestic audiences are more likely to hold them responsible for their actions. This accountability is known as an audience cost faced by the leader. Recently, some scholars have begun investigating variation in types of dictatorships to discover whether or not the type of autocracy - military junta, monarchy, personalist dictatorship, etc. - has any effect on the likelihood of conflict as well. My project builds upon this research. Instead of simply using regime type as a proxy for institutional variation, though, I am examining domestic institutions directly to see how this institutional variation among dictatorships affects a leader's likelihood of engaging in international conflict. I argue that dictatorships with institutions that impose higher levels of constraints on the executive will be less likely to enter into conflict than dictatorships with low levels of constraints would be. I test my hypotheses on a dataset containing approximately 200 countries in the post-war period and find empirical support for my theoretical predictions.
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Date Issued
2008
Identifier
471798481, 341760, FSDT341760, fsu:19329
Format
Document (PDF)
Auditory perceptual and composite spectral approaches to voice identification
Title
Auditory perceptual and composite spectral approaches to voice identification.
Creator
Shannon, Sharon
Date Issued
1984
Identifier
158455, FSDT158455, fsu:17953
Format
Document (PDF)
Authigenic smectite clay mineral distribution in Cenozoic sediments of the Cape Roberts Project (CRP-3 Drillco RE), Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica.
Title
Authigenic smectite clay mineral distribution in Cenozoic sediments of the Cape Roberts Project (CRP-3 Drillco RE), Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica.
Creator
Priestas, Anthony Michael
Date Issued
2005-08-30
Identifier
FSDT160371_parent
Format
Set of related objects
author, narrator, hero and the problem of objectivity in contemporary American fiction
Title
The author, narrator, hero and the problem of objectivity in contemporary American fiction.
Creator
Wooley, Stephanie
Date Issued
1994
Identifier
157405, FSDT157405, fsu:17408
Format
Document (PDF)
AUTHORITARIANISM IN AMERICAN POLITICAL BEHAVIOR & THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
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
Auto-Tune in Africa
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
Autobiographical false memories in younger adults
Title
Autobiographical false memories in younger adults.
Creator
Brewer, Lauren
Date Issued
2006-04-19
Identifier
160548, FSDT160548, fsu:18963
Format
Document (PDF)
Autocorrect Awareness
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
Automated Analysis of Protein Side Chain Spectra
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
Autonomous RC Aircraft with Collision Avoidance Capabilities
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
Autumn : a collection of short stories and one poem
Title
Autumn : a collection of short stories and one poem.
Creator
Betancourt, Mariel
Date Issued
1998
Identifier
157339, FSDT157339, fsu:17375
Format
Document (PDF)
availability heuristic and judgments of romantic attraction.
Title
The availability heuristic and judgments of romantic attraction.
Creator
Land, Margo Caryn
Date Issued
2007-07-13
Identifier
160886, FSDT160886, fsu:19123
Format
Document (PDF)
Avoiding TLB accesses on physically addressed caches.
Title
Avoiding TLB accesses on physically addressed caches.
Creator
Meier, Yugala
Abstract/Description
With the advent of shared memory multicore processors, designers have had to rethink how even low level caches are designed. In this paper we propose a pipeline modification to the TLB and register file to bypass TLB access requirements when low level caches are physically indexed. This approach exploits regularity in how addresses are calculated to reduce the need to perform virtual to physical address translation using a TLB. This eliminates most of the performance loss in using physically...
Show moreWith the advent of shared memory multicore processors, designers have had to rethink how even low level caches are designed. In this paper we propose a pipeline modification to the TLB and register file to bypass TLB access requirements when low level caches are physically indexed. This approach exploits regularity in how addresses are calculated to reduce the need to perform virtual to physical address translation using a TLB. This eliminates most of the performance loss in using physically addressed caches, making them a viable choice when trying to reduce the complexity of cache coherence in SMMP designs.
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Date Issued
2008-01-30
Identifier
160966, FSDT160966, fsu:19164
Format
Document (PDF)

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