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"As a Member of the Body of Christ"
Title
"As a Member of the Body of Christ": The Effect of the Chapel of the Resurrection on the Tallahassee Sit-Ins of March 12th, 1960.
Creator
Burns, Devin Dufey
Date Issued
2017-04-06
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1492888659
Format
Thesis
"Choosing my Religion"
Title
"Choosing my Religion": Performing "Spiritual but not Religious" in Contemporary America.
Creator
Burnside, Timothy
Abstract/Description
This thesis explores the category and performance of the "spiritual but not religious" in contemporary America, namely the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. This thesis seeks to illuminate how a specific notion of self is formed through therapeutic and popular culture, and what irreligious spirituality enables that self to do.
Date Issued
2016-04-22
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1461335731
Format
Thesis
"Endless Space Between"
Title
The "Endless Space Between": Exploring Film's Architectural Spaces, Places, Gender, and Genre.
Creator
Page, Sarah, Department of English
Abstract/Description
Architectural spaces and places within films often work to represent larger themes of the films' stories. This paper explores how films from three different genres, horror, science fiction, and romance, utilize architectural places and space on screen to represent gender. Films explored include Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Ridley Scott's Alien, and Spike Jonze's Her.
Date Issued
2014
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0433
Format
Thesis
"I am the Truth (أنا الحق)"
Title
"I am the Truth (أنا الحق)": Finding a Critique of Sufism from Three Accounts of Al-Hallaj's Utterance.
Creator
Robinson, Brennan Jeffrey
Date Issued
2017-04-30
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1493611244
Format
Thesis
"In a sleepier century"
Title
"In a sleepier century": A Work for Chamber Orchestra and Dance.
Creator
Barzso, Isaac
Date Issued
2018-11-15
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1544292189_ee27d901
Format
Thesis
"It's True, It's True, It's True"
Title
"It's True, It's True, It's True": Exploring the Relationship Between Memory, Cultural Violence, and Theatre.
Creator
Brownrigg, Bethany
Abstract/Description
In the fall of 2018, I was fortunate enough to witness a production of It’s True, It’s True, It’s True with my devising class during my semester abroad with the FSU Theatre Academy London. The documentary piece uses the original 400-year-old court transcripts as its primary source to depict the trial of Italian Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi as she accuses her tutor, Agostino Tassi, of rape. Throughout the performance, I found myself consistently (and automatically) making connections...
Show moreIn the fall of 2018, I was fortunate enough to witness a production of It’s True, It’s True, It’s True with my devising class during my semester abroad with the FSU Theatre Academy London. The documentary piece uses the original 400-year-old court transcripts as its primary source to depict the trial of Italian Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi as she accuses her tutor, Agostino Tassi, of rape. Throughout the performance, I found myself consistently (and automatically) making connections between this 1612 sexual assault case and the recognizable contemporary sexual assault cases that had been in surrounding discourse at the time, namely the hearing of supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as accused by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. The show itself reinforced these connections within the viewer by contrasting a Baroque subject matter against distinctly modern production choices. In this staging of juxtaposition, Breach Theatre’s production It’s True, It’s True It’s True uses an individual sexual assault case to create a microcosm that reflects the larger-scale treatment of women throughout history, from 17th century Italy to 21st century London. In the trial, Artemisia presents her paintings as evidence to the court; similarly, It’s True, It’s True It’s True is presented as yet another entry in the anthology of artistic evidence of chronicled violence against women. In contemporary culture, scrutiny of this systematic violence in relation to art has been embodied most notably in the form of the #MeToo movement. Victims of assault within the entertainment industry have stepped forward and shared their testimonies to varying degrees of consequence for both themselves and their perpetrators. On a personal level, my individual history as a student and artist at Florida State has been affected by sexual assault allegations and Title IX proceedings, both within the School of Theatre and on a university-wide scale. The status of artistic depictions of assault throughout history prompts the question: how much has changed for women in contemporary society? Realizing how rape culture has endured, I was challenged to add to this artistic body of evidence by directing my own staging of this show through an American collegiate female lens to address the presence of assault against women in my own university and explore the relationship between memory and cultural violence through performance.
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Date Issued
2020-04-23
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1587758780_8aa7dadd
Format
Thesis
"Mysteries" Behind The Adapted Story
Title
The "Mysteries" Behind The Adapted Story.
Creator
Wallace, Alexandria, Department of English
Abstract/Description
This creative thesis project focuses on adapting the short story form to short film. My work examines how a particular short story can be adapted into different film genres for different audiences. The project adapts the short story by Elizabeth Tallent entitled, "No One's A Mystery" into four very different scripts: a "faithful" adaptation, a hand-drawn limited-animation children's narrative, a "loose" adaptation, and a music video treatment. In this text, the reader will find some...
Show moreThis creative thesis project focuses on adapting the short story form to short film. My work examines how a particular short story can be adapted into different film genres for different audiences. The project adapts the short story by Elizabeth Tallent entitled, "No One's A Mystery" into four very different scripts: a "faithful" adaptation, a hand-drawn limited-animation children's narrative, a "loose" adaptation, and a music video treatment. In this text, the reader will find some introductory information on adaptation theory and a brief overview of some scholarly debate; followed by the four scripts and analyses for each short film. The major focus of the analyses are on the adaptation process. They will also include each interpretation's relationship to the short story, theory, and how audience and genre affect the process. Two of the four scripts (the children's narrative and music video adaptations) have been filmed and edited together as well to further understand the adaptive mode.
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Date Issued
2013
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0198
Format
Thesis
"Southern By the Grace of God"
Title
"Southern By the Grace of God": The Relationship Between Religion and the League of the South.
Creator
Treptow, Olivia Maria
Date Issued
2019-12-05
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1575574683_7f0d1778
Format
Thesis
"The Knight's Tale"
Title
"The Knight's Tale": A Philosophical Discourse on Chivalric Romance.
Creator
Blair, Brooke Jean
Date Issued
2019-04-12
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1555428877_d5378f05
Format
Thesis
"Untamed Music"
Title
"Untamed Music": Early Jazz in Vaudeville.
Creator
Lewis, Steven, College of Music
Abstract/Description
Vaudeville, which was one of the most influential entertainment genres in America at the turn of the century, was also important to the early development of jazz. Vaudeville's role in jazz history has not often figured into discussions of early jazz because the earliest jazz historians were record collectors who relied heavily on sound recordings to establish the history of the music, leading them to marginalize the contributions of musicians or bands that did not make records. Touring...
Show moreVaudeville, which was one of the most influential entertainment genres in America at the turn of the century, was also important to the early development of jazz. Vaudeville's role in jazz history has not often figured into discussions of early jazz because the earliest jazz historians were record collectors who relied heavily on sound recordings to establish the history of the music, leading them to marginalize the contributions of musicians or bands that did not make records. Touring vaudeville, minstrel shows, and circuses played a crucial role in jazz's development and dissemination. Many of the influential jazz artists of the teens and twenties, such as Alvin "Zoo" Robertson, Wilbur Sweatman, Freddie Keppard, and Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton began their careers playing in tents and theaters around the country as vaudeville entertainers. Traveling vaudeville shows were the most significant factor in the spread of jazz before the advent of recording, and brought early jazz to appreciative audiences even before 1917, when the first jazz recordings became available. After these initial recordings, the shows carried jazz to remote areas of the country where jazz records were less likely to be available. These shows continued to be important for the careers of jazz musicians until the mid thirties, when the ascendance of film and radio led to vaudeville's terminal decline. In this paper I explore in detail the role that touring vaudeville shows played in the development and popularization of jazz in the first decades of the twentieth century.
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Date Issued
2012
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0143
Format
Thesis
"Why Should We Cultivate Our Gardens?"
Title
"Why Should We Cultivate Our Gardens?": Th Development & Role of Leisure in Western Society.
Creator
McShane, Mikaela Woods
Abstract/Description
This thesis explores “leisure” as an important, if not vital, component in cross-cultural studies. I work through, what I perceive to be the formative time periods, the end of the nineteenth century and the middle of the twentieth century, in regards to the development of cultural specific leisure time negotiation. I have approached the idea of leisure from several different theoretical and epistemological angles, historical, literary, rhetorical and anthropological. My goal in this project...
Show moreThis thesis explores “leisure” as an important, if not vital, component in cross-cultural studies. I work through, what I perceive to be the formative time periods, the end of the nineteenth century and the middle of the twentieth century, in regards to the development of cultural specific leisure time negotiation. I have approached the idea of leisure from several different theoretical and epistemological angles, historical, literary, rhetorical and anthropological. My goal in this project was not to expose a new idea, as leisure has been studied extensively, rather my aim is to shrink the gap between studies. I have connected research across different disciplines in order to present a case for the inclusion of leisure in the academic discourse and present its relevance as a genre, rather as idea.
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Date Issued
2016-04-22
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1461351820
Format
Thesis
'OSTINATO'
Title
'OSTINATO': A Case Study of Repetitive Reactions to Medical Study.
Creator
Jarmel, Alejandro Ramon
Abstract/Description
In my work I hope to explore the repetitive nature of human history, looking at how our nature has effected our health, moral values, and societal standards through a case study of the history of anatomical studies and comparing its history with that of stem cell research.
Date Issued
2020-04-29
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1588189804_b0523a77
Format
Thesis
(How) Do You Regret Killing One to Save Five? Affective and Cognitive Regret Differ After Utilitarian and Deontological Sacrificial Dilemma Decisions
Title
(How) Do You Regret Killing One to Save Five? Affective and Cognitive Regret Differ After Utilitarian and Deontological Sacrificial Dilemma Decisions.
Creator
Goldstein-Greenwood, Jacob
Abstract/Description
Sacrificial moral dilemmas, in which opting to kill one person will save multiple others, are definitionally suboptimal: Someone dies either way. Decision-makers, then, may experience regret about their decisions. Past research dissociates affective regret, negative feelings about a decision, from cognitive regret, wishful thoughts about a counterfactual decision. Classic dual-process models of moral judgment suggest that affective processing drives characteristically deontological decisions...
Show moreSacrificial moral dilemmas, in which opting to kill one person will save multiple others, are definitionally suboptimal: Someone dies either way. Decision-makers, then, may experience regret about their decisions. Past research dissociates affective regret, negative feelings about a decision, from cognitive regret, wishful thoughts about a counterfactual decision. Classic dual-process models of moral judgment suggest that affective processing drives characteristically deontological decisions to reject outcome-maximizing harm, whereas cognitive deliberation drives characteristically utilitarian decisions to endorse outcome-maximizing harm. Consistent with this model, we found that people who made or imagined making sacrificial utilitarian judgments expressed relatively more affective regret and relatively less cognitive regret than those who made or imagined making deontological dilemma judgments. In other words, people who endorsed causing harm to save lives felt more distressed about their decision but were less inclined to change it than people who rejected outcome-maximizing harm.
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Date Issued
2019-04-10
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1555434822_f1705269
Format
Thesis
(not his real name)
Title
(not his real name).
Creator
Lenhoff, Fred
Date Issued
1984
Identifier
159203, FSDT159203, fsu:18317
Format
Document (PDF)
(re)making of Romaine Patterson: Matthew Shepard's friend as gay activist.
Title
The (re)making of Romaine Patterson: Matthew Shepard's friend as gay activist.
Creator
Dorety, Casey
Date Issued
2007-07-13
Identifier
160858, FSDT160858, fsu:19109
Format
Document (PDF)
-radiolysis of ethanol: The effect of a radical scavenger on the hydrogen yield
Title
The -radiolysis of ethanol: The effect of a radical scavenger on the hydrogen yield.
Creator
Gray, Horace B.
Date Issued
1963
Identifier
158811, FSDT158811, fsu:18128
Format
Document (PDF)
1 Out of 233 Passengers
Title
1 Out of 233 Passengers.
Creator
Ward, Imranda
Date Issued
2019-05-01
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1556715132_53aefab3
Format
Thesis
100 Cups for a 100 Lives
Title
100 Cups for a 100 Lives.
Creator
Frankenfield, Ivy E., Department of Art
Date Issued
2015
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0570
Format
Thesis
100% Renewable Energy Strategy for Tallahassee, Florida
Title
100% Renewable Energy Strategy for Tallahassee, Florida.
Creator
Simm, Sarah
Abstract/Description
In 2017, the City Commission of Tallahassee voted to adopt the US Conference of Mayors proclamation to move the city’s energy to 100% Renewable Energy by 2035. In this thesis, the potential sources of renewable energy for Tallahassee are reviewed, and solar photovoltaic cells (PV) is found to be effectively the only renewable energy source. Current renewable energy sources for the transportation sector were modeled to be entirely based on switching the vehicle fleet to electric vehicles (EVs)...
Show moreIn 2017, the City Commission of Tallahassee voted to adopt the US Conference of Mayors proclamation to move the city’s energy to 100% Renewable Energy by 2035. In this thesis, the potential sources of renewable energy for Tallahassee are reviewed, and solar photovoltaic cells (PV) is found to be effectively the only renewable energy source. Current renewable energy sources for the transportation sector were modeled to be entirely based on switching the vehicle fleet to electric vehicles (EVs) which increased the electrical demand by about 30%. The infrastructure costs of solar PV are anticipated to be large, which could limit the city in attaining its renewable energy goals. The costs associated with installing utility-scale solar PV sufficient to displace the entire electrical energy demand of the city is examined. Three scenarios for the rate of PV installation were assessed: (1) a linear installation rate of 90 MW-DC/year; (2) an exponential rate of installation; (3) a constant spending rate, that all yielded sufficient energy to displace all projected natural gas electricity production. The key assumption proved to be the projection algorithm for the future costs of solar PV panels which was taken to be an exponential function with a seven-year e-folding time. Each of the scenarios yielded fiscal savings by displacing the natural gas fuel cost. Increasing the entire costs of solar PV by a factor of two still yielded a long-term savings for the city. Land costs for installing sufficient utility-scale solar PV were found to add an additional 15-25 % to the total costs. Strategies that the city could adopt to further reduce costs, like encouraging rooftop solar, solar water heating, home batteries, etc., are examined and could reduce costs by about a third. All scenarios led to a substantial integrated CO2 emissions reduction of about 50% relative to a business-as-usual scenario. Post-2035, CO2 emissions are zero. Finally, the impact of the city’s recently adopted 100% Renewable Energy by 2050 goal is assessed.
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Date Issued
2019-04-26
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1556310842_99a4f838
Format
Thesis
1964 presidential vote in Florida: an analysis
Title
The 1964 presidential vote in Florida: an analysis.
Creator
McCarraron, William J.
Identifier
158657, FSDT158657, fsu:18051
Format
Document (PDF)
1983 Florida gas tax
Title
The 1983 Florida gas tax.
Creator
Simmons, Cynthia D.
Date Issued
1984
Identifier
158150, FSDT158150, fsu:17804
Format
Document (PDF)
1993 federal Family & Medical Leave Act as compared to similar state legislation.
Title
The 1993 federal Family & Medical Leave Act as compared to similar state legislation.
Creator
Stutts, John R.
Date Issued
2006-05-23
Identifier
160439, FSDT160439, fsu:18913
Format
Document (PDF)
3D Printed Modular Structures
Title
3D Printed Modular Structures.
Creator
Grand, Michelle B.
Abstract/Description
The surge of single-use plastics consumption has generated vast volumes of polymer waste, threatening water supplies, marine wildlife, and quality of life in low-income communities. Mechanical recycling is suggested as the most sustainable method to reduce polymer pollution because it may extend the life cycle for these products. This study aims to use 3D printing technology as a means to process recycled High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) to produce honeycomb sandwich core panels. These...
Show moreThe surge of single-use plastics consumption has generated vast volumes of polymer waste, threatening water supplies, marine wildlife, and quality of life in low-income communities. Mechanical recycling is suggested as the most sustainable method to reduce polymer pollution because it may extend the life cycle for these products. This study aims to use 3D printing technology as a means to process recycled High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) to produce honeycomb sandwich core panels. These structures benefit from the lattice design as it can provide greater strength with a relatively low weight nature, and is commonly used in the automotive, aerospace, and the architecture industry. Honeycomb sandwich core panel’s wide range of applications may benefit from the transition from directly sourced polymers to a recycled alternative.To test the hypothesis that recycled HDPE may be used as an alternative material for the fabrication of honeycomb sandwich core panels, the material properties were analyzed through a tensile strength test, geometries were modeled, verified and optimized under Finite Element Analysis, recycled HDPE filament was obtained in the laboratory to produce panels via 3D printing.
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Date Issued
2020-12-04
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607117479_483e9065
Format
Thesis
3He optical model potentials for 89Y
Title
3He optical model potentials for 89Y.
Creator
Courtney, William J.
Date Issued
1967
Identifier
159223, FSDT159223, fsu:18327
Format
Document (PDF)
50,000 Words to 500,000 Participants
Title
50,000 Words to 500,000 Participants: National Novel Writing Month as a Growing Online Community.
Creator
McGuire, Sheridan E
Date Issued
2020-11-30
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1606761759_f0efb385
Format
Thesis
7 sacraments of E
Title
The 7 sacraments of E.
Creator
Helms, Ivy E.
Date Issued
1994
Identifier
158064, FSDT158064, fsu:17755
Format
Document (PDF)
[1+∞=¿]: Eden, Dystopia, and a theistic humanism
Title
[1+∞=¿]: Eden, Dystopia, and a theistic humanism.
Creator
Yates, Stephen., Florida State University
Abstract/Description
After over millennia of ideological dominance throughout much of the world, theism found itself set against a new philosophical system known as humanism which valued the proliferation and evolution of humanity apart from theism's Divine control. This struggle has played itself out in numerous skirmishes, from Cold War aggressions between capitalism and communism to modern debate over evolutionary theory and education. Current research in both fields shows that this continuous ideological war...
Show moreAfter over millennia of ideological dominance throughout much of the world, theism found itself set against a new philosophical system known as humanism which valued the proliferation and evolution of humanity apart from theism's Divine control. This struggle has played itself out in numerous skirmishes, from Cold War aggressions between capitalism and communism to modern debate over evolutionary theory and education. Current research in both fields shows that this continuous ideological war has hurt the proliferation of either philosophy, leaving them often unable to constructively engage with the advancement of society. Because of this lack of engagement, one must look to pictures of the future to theorize how the two ideologies can engage one another for the benefit of humanity. Dystopian literature displays this future. However, Dystopia offers its explanation through a combination of the two ideologies, a theistic humanism that acknowledges Divine creation and control yet depicts the history of man as a struggle against that control in pursuit of his own evolution. This is presented through re-depictions of the Biblical narrative of Eden as a story of man's escape from a complex system of control. In analyzing Dystopian narratives throughout the 20th century (Zamyatin's We, Orwell's 1984, Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, Gibson's Neuromancer, and Sterling's Schismatrix), this study reveals the evolution of the ideas of the nature and power of God, control, and human development, eventually culminating in the possibility of human divinity as evolution brings about the post-human, and with it a liberal and freeing definition of Deity.
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Date Issued
2008
Identifier
471832944, 341778, FSDT341778, fsu:19347
Format
Document (PDF)
Abbey of St. Benet-et-Helm and another story
Title
The Abbey of St. Benet-et-Helm and another story.
Creator
Hamilton, Mark A.
Date Issued
1996
Identifier
158555, FSDT158555, fsu:18002
Format
Document (PDF)
Abelian Splittings of Right-Angled Artin Groups and Subgroups
Title
Abelian Splittings of Right-Angled Artin Groups and Subgroups.
Creator
Barquinero, Enrique Miguel
Abstract/Description
In classical mathematics, variables usually commute under multiplication. On the other hand, in this thesis we are interested in a setting in which variables do not always commute. Useful for representing this information are right-angled Artin groups (RAAGs).RAAGs are defined using graphs, i.e. sets of vertices and edges, where vertices represent variables and edges represent a commutative relationship between the connected vertices. RAAGs are often used as a tool to convert problems...
Show moreIn classical mathematics, variables usually commute under multiplication. On the other hand, in this thesis we are interested in a setting in which variables do not always commute. Useful for representing this information are right-angled Artin groups (RAAGs).RAAGs are defined using graphs, i.e. sets of vertices and edges, where vertices represent variables and edges represent a commutative relationship between the connected vertices. RAAGs are often used as a tool to convert problems involving complex geometric phenomena into relatively simple algebra, as we can derive useful information directly from the geometric structure of the underlying graph. Bestvina-Brady groups (BBs) are normal subgroups of RAAGs, originally introduced by Bestvina and Brady to create subgroups of RAAGs which have exotic finiteness properties, such as subgroups which are finitely generated but not finitely presented.This thesis is focused on the problem of understanding splittings. Specifically, how to find an explicit description for some ways of decomposing the groups in terms of the geometry of the underlying graph. In this thesis, we review the findings by Groves and Hull for RAAGs and Chang for BBs, including details and full computations. The methodology used in this thesis relies upon three main topics: group theory, graph theory, and group actions on trees. In the last topic, we use Bass-Serre theory as a bridge between the group and graph theory.
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Date Issued
2020-12-03
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607048917_98114303
Format
Thesis
Abraham Lincoln: suspension of habeas corpus and supreme court cases Ex Parte Merryman and Ex Parte Milligan
Title
Abraham Lincoln: suspension of habeas corpus and supreme court cases Ex Parte Merryman and Ex Parte Milligan.
Creator
Adams, Michelle., Florida State University
Abstract/Description
This thesis paper focuses on the time period, during the Civil War, when President Abraham Lincoln suspended the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus and the subsequent legal problems this suspension caused. In particular my research focuses on two Supreme Court cases which resulted from Lincoln's suspension. The Supreme Court cases discussed in this paper are Ex Parte Merryman and Ex Parte Milligan. My research will also examine various responses to the suspension of the writ of habeas...
Show moreThis thesis paper focuses on the time period, during the Civil War, when President Abraham Lincoln suspended the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus and the subsequent legal problems this suspension caused. In particular my research focuses on two Supreme Court cases which resulted from Lincoln's suspension. The Supreme Court cases discussed in this paper are Ex Parte Merryman and Ex Parte Milligan. My research will also examine various responses to the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus and consequently, free speech during the Civil War. The responses and reactions will include the opinions of Supreme Court justices in both of the cases and various other Judges, as well as public opinion.
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Date Issued
2009
Identifier
643058213, 2181902, FSDT2181902, fsu:19192
Format
Document (PDF)
Abuse processes as they relate to psychosocial identity
Title
Abuse processes as they relate to psychosocial identity.
Creator
Brooker, Jennifer E.
Date Issued
1997
Identifier
157131, FSDT157131, fsu:17278
Format
Document (PDF)
Accepted and rejected children's response to distress
Title
Accepted and rejected children's response to distress.
Creator
Michas, Catherine R.
Date Issued
1988
Identifier
158058, FSDT158058, fsu:17752
Format
Document (PDF)
Access: one way, or another- the Muslim brotherhood in Egypt.
Title
Access: one way, or another- the Muslim brotherhood in Egypt.
Creator
Alkhoury, Christopher
Date Issued
2007-07-09
Identifier
160860, FSDT160860, fsu:19110
Format
Document (PDF)
Accessing Novel Graphene Nanoribbon Architectures through Double peri-Annulations
Title
Accessing Novel Graphene Nanoribbon Architectures through Double peri-Annulations.
Creator
Skala, Morgan Elizabeth
Abstract/Description
Routes to construct graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) and nanographenes (NGs) from smaller polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have long been explored. Foundational work in the Alabugin group has recently culminated in the development of a double peri-annulation protocol where aromatic core precursors containing a propargylic OMe traceless directing group (TDG) are π-extended through Sn-radical promoted cyclizations. After cyclization, two Bu3Sn chemical handles are present in the products....
Show moreRoutes to construct graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) and nanographenes (NGs) from smaller polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have long been explored. Foundational work in the Alabugin group has recently culminated in the development of a double peri-annulation protocol where aromatic core precursors containing a propargylic OMe traceless directing group (TDG) are π-extended through Sn-radical promoted cyclizations. After cyclization, two Bu3Sn chemical handles are present in the products. These handles can serve for downstream PAH-extension via cross-coupling and cycloaromatization approaches. As proof-of-concept, our group has recently reported the extension of distannylpyrenes via iodination followed by double Suzuki crosscoupling with an aromatic electrophile. By mono cross-coupling of the 1,8-disubstituted-2,7 distannylpyrenes, we hypothesize that extension at one Sn at a time may be possible, allowing to further diversify the PAH library accessible for the construction of GNRs. Mono-Suzuki and Stille couplings were explored under multiple conditions with limited success due to prevalent double cross-couplings in the former and sluggish reactivity in the latter. The broad flexibility of the Bu3Sn handles allows for exploration of other approaches, for example, the borylation of the cyclized product, further cross-coupling with aryl dihalides and cycloaromatization in order to access novel GNR structures.
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Date Issued
2020-04-14
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1587398980_0995fdc0
Format
Thesis
Acclimation of Red Tide Dinoflagellate Karenia Brevis to Higher Temperatures Results in Abnormal Morphology and Changes in Growth Rates
Title
Acclimation of Red Tide Dinoflagellate Karenia Brevis to Higher Temperatures Results in Abnormal Morphology and Changes in Growth Rates.
Creator
Owen, Daniel P., Department of Biological Science
Abstract/Description
This paper addresses the effects of increased temperature on the Red Tide dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis. A clonal strain of Karenia brevis was acclimated to the currently estimated increase in Gulf temperatures over a period of time long enough to ensure proper acclimation of the experimental cultures. A long acclimation time was used to avoid temperature shock conditions for the culture and to more closely mimic natural temperature increases, such as those seen during seasonal transitions....
Show moreThis paper addresses the effects of increased temperature on the Red Tide dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis. A clonal strain of Karenia brevis was acclimated to the currently estimated increase in Gulf temperatures over a period of time long enough to ensure proper acclimation of the experimental cultures. A long acclimation time was used to avoid temperature shock conditions for the culture and to more closely mimic natural temperature increases, such as those seen during seasonal transitions. Over the course of the experiment, K. brevis cultures were acclimated from 25° C to 31° C. An abnormal, rounded, cell morphology was produced in K. brevis cultures acclimated to 28° C and persisted in cultures acclimated through 28° C to 31° C. As well, specific growth rates of cultures growing at 25° C and acclimated to 30° C differed depending on whether the average growth rates were derived from culture cell density or RFU measurements. K. brevis cultures grown in GP/2 media had significantly higher average growth rates based on RFU measurements than cultures growing in L1-Si media. Cultures growing at 25° C and 30° C did not have significantly different chlorophyll a content per cell. In conjunction with the rounded cell morphology, the reported higher maximum temperature range, and future physiological observations, the result of this experiment aim to help researchers understand what may be happening to populations of K. brevis throughout seasonal temperature variations.
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Date Issued
2015
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0515
Format
Set of related objects
Accommodation of β-branched residues in the core region of human acidic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-1).
Title
Accommodation of β-branched residues in the core region of human acidic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-1).
Creator
Miller, Michael R.
Date Issued
2006-04-06
Identifier
160801, FSDT160801, fsu:19082
Format
Document (PDF)
Accuracy of the National Hurricane Center's United States Tropical Cyclone Landfall Forecasts in the Atlantic Basin (2004–2012)
Title
The Accuracy of the National Hurricane Center's United States Tropical Cyclone Landfall Forecasts in the Atlantic Basin (2004–2012).
Creator
Keclik, Alexandra, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Abstract/Description
This study examined the position, timing, and intensity of each National Hurricane Center's (NHC) Official Forecasts (OFCL) for Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes that made landfall in the United States from 2004 to 2012. During that time period, one hundred and fifty tropical cyclones developed in the Atlantic basin. Thirty-two of the cyclones made landfall in the United States as tropical storms or hurricanes. Accurate predictions of the location, timing, and intensity of tropical...
Show moreThis study examined the position, timing, and intensity of each National Hurricane Center's (NHC) Official Forecasts (OFCL) for Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes that made landfall in the United States from 2004 to 2012. During that time period, one hundred and fifty tropical cyclones developed in the Atlantic basin. Thirty-two of the cyclones made landfall in the United States as tropical storms or hurricanes. Accurate predictions of the location, timing, and intensity of tropical cyclone landfalls are important, so that people in a storm's track can prepare adequately for heavy to catastrophic wind, rain, and storm surge. The errors of each of the OFCL for Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes that made landfall in the United States during 2004–2012 are acquired from the Best Track data set. The ELTOPO1 landmask is used to find the forecasted landfall point using sequential locations from the OFCL offshore and onshore points of each forecast. The great circle distance between the forecasted and actual landfall constitutes the location error. The official landfall time is subtracted from the forecasted landfall time to find the timing error, and the official landfall wind speed is subtracted from the closest to onshore wind speed to find intensity error. There is a trend of decreasing error in location, timing, and intensity forecasting with decreasing lead time. An improvement in tropical cyclone landfall forecasting is found from comparing the 2004–2012 Atlantic landfall forecast errors to those in a study of 1976-2000 forecasts.
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Date Issued
2014
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0324
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Acoustic analysis of the interaction of choral arrangements and microphone location
Title
Acoustic analysis of the interaction of choral arrangements and microphone location.
Creator
Mustafa, Ashley J.
Date Issued
2005-04-26
Identifier
160821, FSDT160821, fsu:19092
Format
Document (PDF)
Acoustic and Physiologic Correlates of Singing Register Transition Among Classically Trained Female Singers: Single Note Data
Title
Acoustic and Physiologic Correlates of Singing Register Transition Among Classically Trained Female Singers: Single Note Data.
Creator
Farr, Elizabeth Ashley
Abstract/Description
Maintaining vocal stability while shifting between the vocal registers of chest and mixed voice is a challenging task for classically trained singers. Several researchers have completed studies of the register transitions by classically trained singers. The purpose of this study was to better understand the acoustic and physiologic correlates of the vocal tract and larynx activities during a register transition on a single note sung by classically trained female singers. In particular, this...
Show moreMaintaining vocal stability while shifting between the vocal registers of chest and mixed voice is a challenging task for classically trained singers. Several researchers have completed studies of the register transitions by classically trained singers. The purpose of this study was to better understand the acoustic and physiologic correlates of the vocal tract and larynx activities during a register transition on a single note sung by classically trained female singers. In particular, this study included evaluation of the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) from the audio signal data and the EGG cycles around a register transition during singing in the chest and mixed registers. Sixteen classically trained female singers were recorded singing an /a/ vowel on a suspended single pitch within their register transition as determined from a previous recording that included the primo passaggio. The microphone signal from the singing sample was used to find measurements of harmonic amplitude, and electroglottograph (EGG) electrodes were placed on the thyroid to measure closing quotient (CQEGG) data. The dependent variables were the CQEGG and the FFT amplitude measurements for the first five harmonics. Results indicated that the participants demonstrated significantly higher CQEGG in the chest register than mixed register and the singers reduced their harmonic amplitudes during the register transition from chest to mixed register.
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Date Issued
2016-04-22
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1461344613
Format
Thesis
Acoustic Measures of Stress in Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Title
Acoustic Measures of Stress in Childhood Apraxia of Speech.
Creator
Berteau, Emily A., School of Communication Science and Disorders
Abstract/Description
Disordered stress has been proposed as a potential diagnostic marker of CAS. This study examines the use of the durational aspect of stress, particularly vowel and consonant duration, in distinguishing children with suspected CAS from those with non-CAS SSDs and those with typical speech and language development. Rhythm metrics that were over 80% successful in distinguishing among speakers with dysarthria, another disorder characterized by abnormal stress, were used to measure the variability...
Show moreDisordered stress has been proposed as a potential diagnostic marker of CAS. This study examines the use of the durational aspect of stress, particularly vowel and consonant duration, in distinguishing children with suspected CAS from those with non-CAS SSDs and those with typical speech and language development. Rhythm metrics that were over 80% successful in distinguishing among speakers with dysarthria, another disorder characterized by abnormal stress, were used to measure the variability of vocalic and consonantal intervals. These metrics were analyzed to compare children with suspected CAS, children with non-CAS SSDs, and children with typical speech and language development. Results showed that children with CAS had the least variable vocalic durations and most variable consonantal durations. The CAS group was the only group to have more variability in consonantal durations than vocalic durations, and the relative difference between vocalic and consonantal variability was greatest in the CAS group. Further research should more closely examine the comparative differences between vocalic and consonantal variability within each group of children.
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Date Issued
2015
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0546
Format
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Active control of a low Reynolds number airfoil
Title
Active control of a low Reynolds number airfoil.
Creator
Render, Michael A.
Date Issued
1993
Identifier
157369, FSDT157369, fsu:17390
Format
Document (PDF)
Active identity exploration as a condition for adolescent "storm and stress" a replication study of a serendipitous finding
Title
Active identity exploration as a condition for adolescent "storm and stress" a replication study of a serendipitous finding.
Creator
Bacho, Roderick Allan Opina.
Date Issued
unknown
Identifier
157622, FSDT157622, fsu:17511
Format
Document (PDF)
Activity levels of overweight and non-overweight children
Title
Activity levels of overweight and non-overweight children.
Creator
Geils, Martha J.
Date Issued
1984
Identifier
158035, FSDT158035, fsu:17730
Format
Document (PDF)
Activity-Dependent Regulation of Calcium and Ribosomes in the Chick Cochlear Nucleus
Title
Activity-Dependent Regulation of Calcium and Ribosomes in the Chick Cochlear Nucleus.
Creator
Call, Cody, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description
Cochlea removal results in the death of 20-30% of neurons in nucleus magnocellularis (NM), a cochlear nucleus of the chick auditory system involved in the precise time-coding of acoustic signals. Within 1 hr of deafferentation, intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) rises by up to 400% while the integrity of ribosomes begins to decline—two potentially cytotoxic events. Glutamatergic axons of the auditory nerve have been shown to maintain NM neuron health by activating group I and II...
Show moreCochlea removal results in the death of 20-30% of neurons in nucleus magnocellularis (NM), a cochlear nucleus of the chick auditory system involved in the precise time-coding of acoustic signals. Within 1 hr of deafferentation, intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) rises by up to 400% while the integrity of ribosomes begins to decline—two potentially cytotoxic events. Glutamatergic axons of the auditory nerve have been shown to maintain NM neuron health by activating group I and II metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs), maintaining normal [Ca2+]i and ribosomal integrity. This study aimed to determine how [Ca2+]i and ribosomal integrity are maintained by auditory nerve stimulation by selectively blocking group I mGluRs with AIDA and group II mGluRs with LY 341495 during unilateral auditory nerve stimulation. The abundance of Ca2+ in NM neurons was quantified using in vitro fura-2 ratiometric calcium imaging, while ribosomal integrity was assayed in a subset of the same tissue slices using Y10B immunolabeling (Y10B-ir). It was expected that AIDA and LY 341495 would increase [Ca2+]i and these increases would occur in parallel with an elimination in stimulation-induced differences in Y10B-ir between stimulated and unstimulated neurons of a slice. AIDA caused large increases in [Ca2+]i and eliminated differences in Y10B-ir between sides. Surprisingly, LY 341495 failed to cause reliable increases in [Ca2+]i compared to stimulated controls, but still eliminated differences in Y10B-ir between sides. These results suggest dissociation in how calcium and ribosomes are regulated in NM neurons.
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Date Issued
2015
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0509
Format
Thesis
Acute Effects of Ketamine on Social Interaction after Chronic Defeat
Title
The Acute Effects of Ketamine on Social Interaction after Chronic Defeat.
Creator
Torres, Pedro, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description
Depression is a debilitating disorder with established prevalence and detrimental impact on the economy. Ketamine is a fast acting and long lasting treatment for depression, including treatment resistant patients. The mechanism(s) behind ketamine's effects is unknown. Thus, this study assessed the effects of acute ketamine treatment on a new chronic stress paradigm using C57BL/6J and CD1 aggressor adult male mice. The C57BL/6J mice were assigned to three groups: emotional stress (ES),...
Show moreDepression is a debilitating disorder with established prevalence and detrimental impact on the economy. Ketamine is a fast acting and long lasting treatment for depression, including treatment resistant patients. The mechanism(s) behind ketamine's effects is unknown. Thus, this study assessed the effects of acute ketamine treatment on a new chronic stress paradigm using C57BL/6J and CD1 aggressor adult male mice. The C57BL/6J mice were assigned to three groups: emotional stress (ES), physical stress (PS), and control (CON) conditions. The mice in the PS condition received social defeats, while the ES mice witnessed the defeats, for 10 consecutive days, 10 minutes each day. Twenty-four hours after the last stress session, the mice were injected with either saline or ketamine (0.20 mg/kg) one hour before a social interactions test was conducted to assess whether ketamine could rescue deficits in interaction elicited by chronic stress. Mice in the PS condition showed significantly reduced interaction time when the target was present, whereas the ES-exposed mice displayed only similar trend, regardless of drug treatment. Time spent in corners varied as a function of stress exposure but not drug treatment, with the ES- and PS-exposed mice spending significantly more time in the corners when the target was present. With the exception of the ketamine-treated controls, mice receiving saline displayed reduced interaction times when compared to a group of non-injected controls regardless of stress condition. These finding suggest that ketamine was unable to alleviate the stress-induced deficits in social interaction, however, acute ketamine may be beneficial in alleviating the effects of acute stress.
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Date Issued
2013
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0172
Format
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Acute Effects of Late Evening Whey and Casein Ingestion on Fasting Blood Glucose, Blood Lipid Profile, Resting Metabolic Rate, and Hunger in Overweight and Obese Individuals
Title
The Acute Effects of Late Evening Whey and Casein Ingestion on Fasting Blood Glucose, Blood Lipid Profile, Resting Metabolic Rate, and Hunger in Overweight and Obese Individuals.
Creator
Blay, Charles, Nutrition, Food, & Exercise Science
Abstract/Description
Theoretically, protein ingestion before sleep should affect obesity rates and promote cardiovascular health by increasing nocturnal metabolism and decreasing morning hunger. However, there is little research linking nighttime protein ingestion and morning cardiovascular health, metabolism, and hunger.
Date Issued
2012
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0101
Format
Thesis
Ad hoc network security: peer identification and authentication using signal properties.
Title
Ad hoc network security: peer identification and authentication using signal properties.
Creator
Suen, Tina
Date Issued
2005-08-03
Identifier
160444, FSDT160444, fsu:18914
Format
Document (PDF)
Adaptation of Ultra-Precise Atomic Mass Measurement Techniques to Microwave Spectroscopy on a Single Molecular Ion by Detecting Polarizability Shifts in a Penning Trap
Title
Adaptation of Ultra-Precise Atomic Mass Measurement Techniques to Microwave Spectroscopy on a Single Molecular Ion by Detecting Polarizability Shifts in a Penning Trap.
Creator
Zarrella, Andrew, Physics
Abstract/Description
Using the FSU Ion Penning trap it is possible to measure the ratio of the cyclotron frequencies of two molecular ions to a precision of 0.1 ppb. These cyclotron frequencies can be shifted due to large electric polarizabilities in some molecular ions. Because the polarizability of the molecular ion is dependent on the quantized rotational levels of the molecule, is possible to use the cyclotron frequency shifts detected in our lab to detect transitions between rotational levels. This allows us...
Show moreUsing the FSU Ion Penning trap it is possible to measure the ratio of the cyclotron frequencies of two molecular ions to a precision of 0.1 ppb. These cyclotron frequencies can be shifted due to large electric polarizabilities in some molecular ions. Because the polarizability of the molecular ion is dependent on the quantized rotational levels of the molecule, is possible to use the cyclotron frequency shifts detected in our lab to detect transitions between rotational levels. This allows us to do microwave spectroscopy on single molecular ions. The main goal of this project will be to implement this new method of microwave spectroscopy, by measuring the lambda-type doubling splitting of the diatomic molecular ion, NH+, in its vibrational and rotational ground state.
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Date Issued
2011
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0043
Format
Thesis
Adhesion and motility properties of A7r5 smooth muscle cells on polyelectrolyte surfaces.
Title
Adhesion and motility properties of A7r5 smooth muscle cells on polyelectrolyte surfaces.
Creator
Kearney IV , Joseph Leo
Date Issued
2005-04-12
Identifier
160733, FSDT160733, fsu:19049
Format
Document (PDF)
Adhesion and performance of polymer gel electrolytes
Title
Adhesion and performance of polymer gel electrolytes.
Creator
Lockwood, Marcus
Abstract/Description
Here at the HPMI, a novel photovoltaic device structure was created, called the wire-shaped dyesensitized solar cell (WS-DSSC). This cell has been primarily synthesized and fabricated in the laboratory environment with no control. To date, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs or DSCs) have reached an efficiency of 11.9%, which is one of the fastest inclines towards higher efficiency cells. Therefore, a repeatable manufacturing process is needed to fully transfer the incredible gains of this...
Show moreHere at the HPMI, a novel photovoltaic device structure was created, called the wire-shaped dyesensitized solar cell (WS-DSSC). This cell has been primarily synthesized and fabricated in the laboratory environment with no control. To date, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs or DSCs) have reached an efficiency of 11.9%, which is one of the fastest inclines towards higher efficiency cells. Therefore, a repeatable manufacturing process is needed to fully transfer the incredible gains of this structure. This will greatly influence the field of organic electronics, specifically organic solar cells. Due to the lack of volatile materials, the use of a solid-state electrolyte (SSE) could increase the safety of organic electronic devices. The specific scope of this research is the development of anoptimized SSE by introducing a polymer material to an aqueous electrolyte, creating a solid-state electrolyte. The printability aspect of this solid-state electrolyte is also studied to enable the use ofadditive manufacturing in the fabrication of WS-DSSCs. Upon analyzing the viscosity flow curves generated by the collected data they reveal that PVDF, specifically at the 8 wt/wt% concentration, has a much higher initial viscosity than the PEO solution of the same concentration. Leading to the conclusion that it will demonstrate a higher level of shape retention when compared to a PEO solution. Numerically, the initial viscosity of the PVDF sample was 2,780 [Pa*s] compared to just 4.82 [Pa*s] generated by the PEO sample. Conclusive data about the printing behaviors both PEO and PVDF electrolyte samples were not collected for the purposes of comparison. The use of a solid-state electrolyte in additive manufacturing techniques such as fused deposition modeling to print an SSE will greatly improve the speed at which organic electronics can be produced.
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Date Issued
2019-04-26
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1556283168_f2180d18
Format
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