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- "It's True, It's True, It's True": Exploring the Relationship Between Memory, Cultural Violence, and Theatre.
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Brownrigg, Bethany
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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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- 2020-04-23
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1587758780_8aa7dadd
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- 'OSTINATO': A Case Study of Repetitive Reactions to Medical Study.
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Jarmel, Alejandro Ramon
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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.
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- 2020-04-29
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1588189804_b0523a77
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- (How) Do You Regret Killing One to Save Five? Affective and Cognitive Regret Differ After Utilitarian and Deontological Sacrificial Dilemma Decisions.
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Goldstein-Greenwood, Jacob
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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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- 2019-04-10
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1555434822_f1705269
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- 100% Renewable Energy Strategy for Tallahassee, Florida.
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Simm, Sarah
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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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- 2019-04-26
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1556310842_99a4f838
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- 3D Printed Modular Structures.
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Grand, Michelle B.
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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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- 2020-12-04
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607117479_483e9065
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- Abelian Splittings of Right-Angled Artin Groups and Subgroups.
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Barquinero, Enrique Miguel
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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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- 2020-12-03
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1607048917_98114303
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- Accessing Novel Graphene Nanoribbon Architectures through Double peri-Annulations.
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Skala, Morgan Elizabeth
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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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- 2020-04-14
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1587398980_0995fdc0
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- Adhesion and performance of polymer gel electrolytes.
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Lockwood, Marcus
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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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- 2019-04-26
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1556283168_f2180d18
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- Age, growth, and maturity of the gafftopsail catfish, Bagre marinus, in Northwest Florida.
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Miguez, Joseph Simonet
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The gafftopsail catfish, Bagre marinus, is a particularly abundant species of marine, mouthbrooding catfish found throughout the Gulf of Mexico. In this study, the age, growth, and maturity of this species was determined for a population within Apalachicola Bay, a large highly productive estuary in Northwest Florida designated as a National Estuarine Research Reserve. New age, growth, and maturity data presented for B. marinus is relevant as the continued exploitation of highly sought-after...
Show moreThe gafftopsail catfish, Bagre marinus, is a particularly abundant species of marine, mouthbrooding catfish found throughout the Gulf of Mexico. In this study, the age, growth, and maturity of this species was determined for a population within Apalachicola Bay, a large highly productive estuary in Northwest Florida designated as a National Estuarine Research Reserve. New age, growth, and maturity data presented for B. marinus is relevant as the continued exploitation of highly sought-after species in the Gulf of Mexico is likely to lead to the development of a fishery targeting B. marinus similar to the marine catfish fisheries of Central and South America. A total of 235 specimens were sampled in this study between April 2018 to August 2019. Age determination through use of counting the growth bands of lapillal otoliths yielded an age range of 1 to 25 years old for females and 1 to 14 years old for males. Growth was modeled with five different length-at-age models with sexes being modeled independently. Akaike information criterion corrected for a small sample size (AICc) was used to directly compare models and determine most appropriate model for the data presented. For females in this study it was found that the two three-parameter von Bertanlanffy growth models (k = 0.171 0.015, L∞ = 515.03 7.50 mm (fork length, FL)) yielded the best fits for the length at age data of the females with strong support also for the Gompertz model (k = 0.217 0.016, L∞ = 507.84 6.37 mm (FL)). For males in this study, all models excluding the two-parameter von Bertanlanffy growth model exhibited comparable fits of the data with the logistic model yielding the best fit for males (k = 0.429 0.056, L∞ = 470.31 11.55 mm (FL)). Maturity ogives calculated within this study suggest that age-at-maturity was 3 years old for females and 2 years old for males. Age and growth results in this study differed from those estimated for other populations of B. marinus in the Gulf of Mexico.
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- 2019-12-04
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1575488199_9b0508c4
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- Age-Related Autonomic Regulation in Catecholaminergic Ventricular Tachycardia.
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Oropallo, Zoey
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Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), also called exercise-induced ventricular tachycardia is a hereditary disease that can cause sudden cardiac death in human patients. Interestingly, while patients with CPVT have normal function of the heart at rest, they show life-threatening arrhythmias during physical activity or acute emotional stress. Autonomic nervous system is known to have a role in arrhythmia pathogenesis, and its response changes with aging. However, little...
Show moreCatecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), also called exercise-induced ventricular tachycardia is a hereditary disease that can cause sudden cardiac death in human patients. Interestingly, while patients with CPVT have normal function of the heart at rest, they show life-threatening arrhythmias during physical activity or acute emotional stress. Autonomic nervous system is known to have a role in arrhythmia pathogenesis, and its response changes with aging. However, little is known that how autonomic regulation with aging contributes to arrhythmia burdens in CPVT. Methods: To test our hypothesis, we examined ECG recording with a catecholaminergic challenge (isoproterenol, 3mg/kg + caffeine, 120mg/kg) in anesthetized CPVT mice at different age groups (6 weeks old, 12 weeks old, and 48 weeks old). Results: In CPVT mice, the frequency of arrhythmias were increased with aging. The resting heart rate (HR) decreased with aging, whereas the HR response after adrenergic stress was significantly increased. The average RR interval also increased in advanced age, suggesting a possibility of an increased autonomic regulation. Conclusion: We found that arrhythmia incidence worsens by lowering intrinsic HR, and possibly by a modulation of parasympathetic nerve activity in CPVT mice with advanced age.
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- 2018-04-27
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1525264709_2e0b4d7e
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- Age-Related Differences in the Effects of Cognitive Demand on Speech Production.
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Roa, Maria
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The present investigation examined the effects of aging and cognitive workload on speech production using temporal and frequency measures of acoustics. The following hypotheses were made: older speakers will have longer phoneme durations than will younger speakers; older speakers will have shorter F2-transitions and smaller F2-transition frequency extents than will younger speakers; all speakers will exhibit greater proportional changes to these measures under increased cognitive workload...
Show moreThe present investigation examined the effects of aging and cognitive workload on speech production using temporal and frequency measures of acoustics. The following hypotheses were made: older speakers will have longer phoneme durations than will younger speakers; older speakers will have shorter F2-transitions and smaller F2-transition frequency extents than will younger speakers; all speakers will exhibit greater proportional changes to these measures under increased cognitive workload conditions. Eight adults, four younger and four older, equally matched for sex, participated. They completed a sentence-level Stroop task in two cognitive workload conditions: low cognitive load (congruent Stroop condition) and high cognitive load (incongruent Stroop condition). Participants produced the sentence sixteen times, eight productions for both conditions. Plosive-vowel syllables that came before the Stroop-segment, at the Stroop-segment, and after the Stroop-segment of the sentence were selected for measurement from each sentence production. All speakers exhibited longer phoneme durations before and at the Stroop-segment in comparison to afterwards. Speakers also exhibited longer and more extensive vowel transitions before and at the Stroop-segment in comparison to the post-Stroop segment. In the incongruent condition, the Stroop-segment had longer F2-transition durations. The older adults had longer F2-transitions than the younger adults. The F2-transition frequency extent was greatest at the Stroop-segment. The older adults had wider F2-transitions at the Stroop-segment that further widened during incongruent conditions. These results suggest that the effects of speaker anticipation of the cognitive task were manifested by speech adaptations that occurred as a function of the word’s position in the sentence.
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- 2017-12-08
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1512768944_cf5eca01
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- Altitude Sickness.
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McDonald, Kendall
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"Altitude Sickness" is a poetry collection of 32 poems centering on themes of discovering sexuality, struggling with faith, and coming of age. This paper summarizes the creative process and details how the project incorporated research and study of past poets and poetic traditions.
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- 2020-04-24
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1587752398_c0761510
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- America's Favorite Nazi: How Wernher von Braun Shaped His Memory.
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Hopf, Kristina Marie
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Wernher von Braun was known during his life as a hero of the Space Age. However, his early work with the Nazi regime and the horrendous details surrounding his creation of the V-2 bomb should imply that he be viewed through a far more critical lens. This paper examines the ways in which Wernher von Braun played an active role in shaping his public perception, by minimizing and erasing the atrocities of his past and using his charisma to shape his goals for the future.
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- 2018-04-25
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1524712342_cb9efe17
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- AN ACCOUNT OF MORAL STATUS FOR MACHINES.
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Bruno-Piverger, Randy E
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This thesis deals with moral status and its potential application to machines. It introduces an account of moral status and defends the claim that with the correct features a machine can have moral status. The thesis also discusses some issues involved in recognizing the non-apparent features of a machine and how we might overcome them.
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- 1994-11-11
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1512760047_0ae43c6c
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- Analysis of Beta Decay Curves and Gamma-Ray Polarization from Compton Scattering Using C++ Programming.
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Holt, Hannah Louise
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One issue that arises when performing experimental nuclear physics research at different laboratories is the lack of ubiquity between programs that handle the output of the data acquisition systems. This paper presents two new C++ programs that were created specific to the XIA system at LeRoy Collins Research Laboratory. A program geared for the study of γ-ray polarization was designed and tested using data from excited Neon-20 γ emissions. Using the other new program to look at β decay, the...
Show moreOne issue that arises when performing experimental nuclear physics research at different laboratories is the lack of ubiquity between programs that handle the output of the data acquisition systems. This paper presents two new C++ programs that were created specific to the XIA system at LeRoy Collins Research Laboratory. A program geared for the study of γ-ray polarization was designed and tested using data from excited Neon-20 γ emissions. Using the other new program to look at β decay, the mean lifetime of Potassium-38 β+ decay was confirmed. Having these simple, yet specific, executables will allow individuals to study these topics in a more rigorous way.
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- 2017-04-26
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1493351227
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- An Analysis of ERK/RSK Activation of Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus ORF45 Homologues.
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Brown, Miranda J
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Kaposi’s Sarcoma Herpesvirus (KSHV) is an oncogenic virus that causes human malignancies, including Kaposi Sarcoma, multicentric castleman disease, and primary effusion lymphoma. KSHV is a gammaherpes virus of the genus Rhadinovirus, which all contain tegument proteins. KSHV ORF45 is one such protein that is critical in production of viral progeny during lytic replication, and is an immediate early gene in viral infection. The ORF45 protein of gammaherpesvirinae has multiple functions,...
Show moreKaposi’s Sarcoma Herpesvirus (KSHV) is an oncogenic virus that causes human malignancies, including Kaposi Sarcoma, multicentric castleman disease, and primary effusion lymphoma. KSHV is a gammaherpes virus of the genus Rhadinovirus, which all contain tegument proteins. KSHV ORF45 is one such protein that is critical in production of viral progeny during lytic replication, and is an immediate early gene in viral infection. The ORF45 protein of gammaherpesvirinae has multiple functions, including inhibition of IRF-7 and prolonged activation of the MAPK/ERK pathways. In KSHV, ORF45 can activate extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and p90 ribosomal kinase (RSK) to form a complex with pERK and pRSK to prolong their phosphorylation and their abilities to transcribe DNA for viral progeny. In order to better understand the functions of ORF45, we are interested in exploring the ability of other gammaherpes homologues of KSHV ORF45 to activate ERK and RSK. In addition, we wish to better understand how the ability to activate ERK and RSK relates to the amino acid sequence of each homologue, and how expression of pERK and pRSK correlates to phylogeny. By comparing homologues’ amino acid sequences and activation, further insight into the important process of how KSHV replicates in the cell can lead to future studies on how to prevent the formation of viral progeny in live hosts such as humans. We found that activation of ERK and RSK, and therefore levels of pERK and pRSK, varies greatly between different homologues of KSHV ORF45. In addition, levels of pERK and pRSK do have some correlation to differences in the amino acid sequences of ERK and RSK binding sites of ORF45. Lastly, we observed that closely related homologues on the phylogenetic tree have similar levels of phosphorylated ERK and RSK, demonstrating a pattern between ancestry and ability to form pERK and pRSK complexes.
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- 2019-05-07
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1557282997_781f22dc
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- Analysis of Group Session Processes in a Faith-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for African-American Caregivers.
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Mendoza, Jackelynn
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Most adults with dementia (80%) are cared for in the home by family members referred to as caregivers. The proportion of primary family caregivers is highest in minority communities, especially African Americans. The demands of caring for a family member with dementia are typically high and have been found to lead to depression and health-related problems (e.g., new hypertension). Although several studies have shown cognitive-behavioral intervention leads to reduction of emotional distress in...
Show moreMost adults with dementia (80%) are cared for in the home by family members referred to as caregivers. The proportion of primary family caregivers is highest in minority communities, especially African Americans. The demands of caring for a family member with dementia are typically high and have been found to lead to depression and health-related problems (e.g., new hypertension). Although several studies have shown cognitive-behavioral intervention leads to reduction of emotional distress in dementia caregivers, results are inconsistent in the treatment of depressive symptoms in the African-American dementia caregiver population. Lack of cultural sensitivity and same culture providers potentially may account for diminished efficacy of cognitive-behavioral intervention in this minority group. In the present study, participants were interviewed to provide feedback on their in-session experiences of the ACTS 2 program. A qualitative analysis of caregivers’ responses were conducted to assess the group session processes. The responses were used to assess: (a) caregivers’ appraisals of the quality of interactions among their peers; (b) caregivers’ appraisals of the consequences of group skills training; and (c) caregivers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of facilitators during ACTS 2 group based sessions. Caregivers’ appraisals of these group process domains suggested the tailoring of group processes led to positive perceptions of sensitivity to cultural and spiritual values, created a sense of unity among participants and provided useful caregiving skills. Negative appraisals were case specific and were not reflective of the findings of the group as a whole. Future direction for research on group process with depressed African-American dementia caregivers are addressed.
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- 2017-12-08
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1512762874_f38db499
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- An Analysis of Maize Remains from Unit 258N 472E at San Luis de Talimali (8Le4).
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Townsend, Taylor
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What cultigens of maize were grown at San Luis de Talimali? What was their dietary importance to the mission’s inhabitants? Who cooked with the maize- just the Apalachee who grew the crops or the Spanish as well? What role did maize play in the blending of Apalachee and Spanish cultures during the mission period in La Florida? Maize was a staple of the Apalachee diet, and were one of the plants heavily relied on by the Spanish upon their arrival in the new World. San Luis was one of the...
Show moreWhat cultigens of maize were grown at San Luis de Talimali? What was their dietary importance to the mission’s inhabitants? Who cooked with the maize- just the Apalachee who grew the crops or the Spanish as well? What role did maize play in the blending of Apalachee and Spanish cultures during the mission period in La Florida? Maize was a staple of the Apalachee diet, and were one of the plants heavily relied on by the Spanish upon their arrival in the new World. San Luis was one of the wealthiest Spanish missions in La Florida and played a crucial role in the success of the Mission system. The farms associated with San Luis produced a majority of foodstuffs for the rest of the province, however, modest archaeobotanical research has been conducted on the site. The results of this research will give a clearer picture of how maize was incorporated into Spanish foodways during the Mission Period. This will be done by analyzing flotation samples and floor deposits from a Spanish home and its surrounding area. This study will utilize flotation samples and general floor deposits excavated in Spring 2018 by Florida State University, and a foundational analysis, Plant Remains from Council House and Church Complex, conducted by C. Margaret Scarry in 1992 to identify the remains. The presence of maize will be quantified by variety, function, and location.
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- 2019-04-26
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1556300772_5b7f95df
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- An Analysis of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Motion.
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Laurencin, Chelsey Nakita
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Tropical cyclones (TCs) have been widely researched in attempt to improve their predictability and the general atmospheric influence on their intensity and motion. This study analyzes North Atlantic TC translation in terms of the phase and strength of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Atlantic Warm Pool (AWP). The composite steering flow is also examined to consider its effect on TC geographic location and seasonality for these anomalous variations. The data is from the National...
Show moreTropical cyclones (TCs) have been widely researched in attempt to improve their predictability and the general atmospheric influence on their intensity and motion. This study analyzes North Atlantic TC translation in terms of the phase and strength of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Atlantic Warm Pool (AWP). The composite steering flow is also examined to consider its effect on TC geographic location and seasonality for these anomalous variations. The data is from the National Hurricane Center’s Hurricane Database (HURDAT) and uses 27 years of 6-hourly TC fixes from 1988 to 2014. It is found that the highest frequency of TCs occur in the speed range of 10 – 20 mi/hr for both phases of the ENSO and AWP. The fastest moving (> 55 mi/hr) TCs occur during the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season (September and October) and at latitudes between 35°N and 55°N. With regard to ENSO, cold relative to warm years showed an increase in TC frequency over all ranges of translation speed, with the largest difference for TCs traveling 10 – 20 mi/hr. The large relative to small phase of the AWP likewise showed an overall increase in TC frequency for all speed ranges, though the fractional difference between AWP phases was close in magnitude for the four most frequent speed ranges. This suggests that the AWP has a stronger influence on Atlantic TC translation than ENSO over a larger range of speeds.
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- 2017-04-25
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1493168400
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- Analysis of somatic driver genes in pediatric medulloblastoma.
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Sanchez, Kevin
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Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor. The early incidence of medulloblastoma and low prevalence of germline mutations suggest that somatic mutations have a significant effect on medulloblastoma development. This thesis focuses on the analysis of somatic driver genes to identify aberrant pathways contributing to the genetic architecture of medulloblastoma incidence. These signaling pathways were determined through gene set enrichment analysis on the...
Show moreMedulloblastoma is the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor. The early incidence of medulloblastoma and low prevalence of germline mutations suggest that somatic mutations have a significant effect on medulloblastoma development. This thesis focuses on the analysis of somatic driver genes to identify aberrant pathways contributing to the genetic architecture of medulloblastoma incidence. These signaling pathways were determined through gene set enrichment analysis on the medulloblastoma driver genes. Additionally, single nucleotide variant data was utilized to generate medulloblastoma’s mutational profile to understand the mutational processes that contribute to its development. In SHH-activated medulloblastoma, the contribution of somatic driver genes to the activation of the SHH pathway was inconclusive. In contrast, the Wnt signaling pathway in Wnt-activated medulloblastoma was significantly upregulated by somatic driver gene mutations. In Group 3 medulloblastoma, gain-of-function mutations in an inhibitor of pro-inflammatory cytokines, HIVEP3, could aid in explaining the poor prognosis of this subgroup. Group 4 medulloblastoma samples had driver gene mutations in molecules that may activate the Wnt pathway but inhibit the SHH pathway. Analysis of medulloblastoma’s mutational profile demonstrated an abundance of cytosine to thymine transitions. Decomposition of this profile into known mutational signatures revealed two significant mutational processes: spontaneous deamination of 5-methylcytosine and defective DNA mismatch repair. Understanding the genetic architecture of medulloblastoma through the analysis of somatic driver gene mutations and aberrant signaling pathways may help in revealing the molecular mechanisms of these tumors that ultimately assist in the development of drugs for targeted therapy.
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- 2018-04-09
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1523308354_0d88377b
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- Analysis of the 1st–3rd December 2018 South Georgia and North Florida Flooding Event.
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Anand, Michael Andrew
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The purpose of this project is to determine what caused the 3-day heavy rainfall event in the North Florida and South Georgia region from December 1st through December 3rd, 2018 as well as why it was climatologically abnormal for the month of December. This will be done by 1. Determining the surface features and fronts responsible for providing the lift and moisture to help produce the heavy rainfall, 2. Analyzing upper-air data as a second way to identify the systems and to see what the...
Show moreThe purpose of this project is to determine what caused the 3-day heavy rainfall event in the North Florida and South Georgia region from December 1st through December 3rd, 2018 as well as why it was climatologically abnormal for the month of December. This will be done by 1. Determining the surface features and fronts responsible for providing the lift and moisture to help produce the heavy rainfall, 2. Analyzing upper-air data as a second way to identify the systems and to see what the atmospheric column was like in terms of moisture content and instability to produce the heavy rainfall in the region, and 3. Examining in-depth the radar loops from the four radar sites in the area to show how the event unfolded. This will also serve as a visual explanation for why certain areas received significantly more rainfall than others.In the end, by showing the overall synoptic setup and radar imagery that caused the heavy rainfall event over our region, the results will serve as an example for future winter flash flood events if they were to occur again.
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- 2020-04-01
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1585775676_7e9026f0
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- Analyzing Gaps and Hurricane Rain Coverage to Inform NASA Satellite Proposal.
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Stow, Justin Palmer
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Remote sensing has become an increasingly popular way to use the absorptivity, emissivity, and scattering of several key atmospheric constituents to estimate relevant properties of various meteorological and oceanographic phenomena, such as precipitation, sea surface temperature (SST), surface vector winds, and ocean surface currents. However, because many of the techniques are sensitive to rain, surface observations suffer from considerable ‘rain contamination’ during heavy rain events that...
Show moreRemote sensing has become an increasingly popular way to use the absorptivity, emissivity, and scattering of several key atmospheric constituents to estimate relevant properties of various meteorological and oceanographic phenomena, such as precipitation, sea surface temperature (SST), surface vector winds, and ocean surface currents. However, because many of the techniques are sensitive to rain, surface observations suffer from considerable ‘rain contamination’ during heavy rain events that make it difficult to view the surface. In these conditions, high resolution surface observations typically come from operational aircraft that are used to observe and study tropical cyclones (TCs) and other weather systems. Furthermore, most current satellites either measure with long wavelengths over an area much larger than desired hurricane features, or with too short a wavelength and can’t see the surface through the clouds or rain. Other techniques that provide high resolution surface observations through rain also suffer somewhat from rain contamination and are very sparse in space and time. One characteristic that has not been studied is the distribution of gap sizes in moderate to heavy rainbands that circulate around the main low pressure center of a TC. Aircraft data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) WP-3D turboprop aircraft will be used to create Lower Fuselage (LF) radar snapshots in plane-relative coordinates to determine the spatial distribution and size estimation of moderate to heavy rainband gaps, or near-zero reflectivity regions, near and around the core of hurricanes. The distribution of these gap sizes will provide very useful information on the satellite instrument characteristics needed to see the surface through these gaps. This information is expected to aid in hurricane-related applications of a new higher-resolution satellite.
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- 2020-04-24
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1587750078_5ce6ed0f
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- Analyzing the Relationship Between Vocabulary Size and the Duration and Accuracy of Response of English Learners.
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Timm, Catherine Christine
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English Learners with slow vocabulary development take longer to comprehend text than English-speaking monolinguals. This is a significant problem for many students who are learning English as a second language and it is important that we best assist English Learners to prevent delays within the classroom. The purpose of this study is to analyze how children’s vocabulary size correlates with the duration and accuracy of their response. This study analyzes 20 students ages 5-6, and uses eye...
Show moreEnglish Learners with slow vocabulary development take longer to comprehend text than English-speaking monolinguals. This is a significant problem for many students who are learning English as a second language and it is important that we best assist English Learners to prevent delays within the classroom. The purpose of this study is to analyze how children’s vocabulary size correlates with the duration and accuracy of their response. This study analyzes 20 students ages 5-6, and uses eye tracking technology to measure response time. Contrary to previous studies, a correlation between vocabulary size and duration of response was not found. Our findings did show a correlation between vocabulary size and accuracy of response, and English Learners portrayed a stronger performance than English-speaking monolinguals on the eye tracking task. Through these findings, we are better able to understand the impact of vocabulary size on English Learners to aid English Learners academically and socially.
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- 2017-04-27
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1493304250
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- Application of Laser Cooling to Ultra-High Precision Measurements of Ions in a Penning Trap.
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Smith, Jordan A
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Precision cyclotron frequency ratio measurements of single ions in a Penning Trap allow us to determine atomic masses and magnetic moments to high precision. These measurements are then used in the fields of fundamental physics, nuclear physics, and physical chemistry as well as used to determine fundamental constants. In current Penning traps for precision measurement, cyclotron frequencies are measured by exciting the cyclotron motion to a certain radius and then amplifying image currents...
Show morePrecision cyclotron frequency ratio measurements of single ions in a Penning Trap allow us to determine atomic masses and magnetic moments to high precision. These measurements are then used in the fields of fundamental physics, nuclear physics, and physical chemistry as well as used to determine fundamental constants. In current Penning traps for precision measurement, cyclotron frequencies are measured by exciting the cyclotron motion to a certain radius and then amplifying image currents induced by the ion’s cyclotron or axial motions in a resonant circuit connected to the trap electrodes using a FET or SQUID amplifier. Reducing the ion temperature in a Penning Trap is necessary to reduce relativistic and other systematic shifts of the cyclotron frequency. Laser cooling would allow us to reduce the ion temperature and laser induced fluorescence can be used in ion detection. Limitations of modern lasers and suitable ions for laser cooling allow for only a handful of ions to be laser coolable. In particular, trapped 9Be+ and 24Mg+ ions have suitable cycling transitions (S1/2 – P3/2) with wavelengths that can be produced at reasonable intensity by modern lasers. These ions can be laser cooled to ~ 1 mK (their Doppler limits), much lower than our currently achievable ion temperatures (of order 100 K). Through sympathetic cooling, other ion species can be cooled to mK temperatures as well. In this thesis, I show how an 8.5 T magnetic field affects laser cooling and sympathetic cooling of ions in a Penning Trap, as well as show that the current Florida State University Penning Trap will need to be replaced by a newly designed trap in order to achieve effective cooling via these means.
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- 2018-04-20
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1524694966_698ffe17
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- Assessing the Impact of the Nordic Model of Combating Prostitution.
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McConnell, Olivia
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The purpose of this paper is to better understand the Nordic Model of combating prostitution, why it is controversial, and its impacts on human trafficking and society overall. In order to properly address these topics, I conducted an extensive literature review and traveled to Sweden and France, where the Nordic Model was implemented in 1999 and 2016 respectively. While in Sweden and France, I conducted interviews with individuals familiar with the model, its legal codes, and its...
Show moreThe purpose of this paper is to better understand the Nordic Model of combating prostitution, why it is controversial, and its impacts on human trafficking and society overall. In order to properly address these topics, I conducted an extensive literature review and traveled to Sweden and France, where the Nordic Model was implemented in 1999 and 2016 respectively. While in Sweden and France, I conducted interviews with individuals familiar with the model, its legal codes, and its implementation. These individuals included lawyers, public prosecutors, police officers, nongovernmental organizations, and government officials. In synthesizing the information gleaned from these interviews as well as the literature review, I attempt to identify the impact of the model as well as the greater debate surrounding the ethics of the model. Additionally, I address the beneficial aspects of the model as well as its weaknesses, using this information to inform my critique of the model and my policy proposals.This paper is divided into five sections. Section one discusses the international legal background of human trafficking policy; section two discusses the Nordic Model itself and its legal codification in the various countries that implement it; section three discusses the abolitionist philosophy that underlies the Nordic Model, delving into the arguments of both abolitionists and pro-sex worker groups; section four offers a critique of the model; and section five provides various recommendations to improve the model and better address human trafficking.In employing qualitative research methods, such as reviewing theoretical discussions , legislative history, media, and conducting interviews, I find that while the Nordic Model is certainly an innovative means of addressing human trafficking, it is far from a panacea. Ultimately, additional measures must be taken to promote a holistic approach to combatting international trafficking in persons.
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- 2019-04-26
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- FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1556296893_68da91b5
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