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Distinguishing The Types Of Knowledge And The Relationship To Behavioral Intentions And Referral Behavior, Gabriela Romero May 2012

Distinguishing The Types Of Knowledge And The Relationship To Behavioral Intentions And Referral Behavior, Gabriela Romero

Outstanding Honors Theses

No abstract provided.


Differentiation Of Knowledge Types And Behavior Change In Youth In A School Based Suicide Prevention Program, Anabelle Ornelas May 2012

Differentiation Of Knowledge Types And Behavior Change In Youth In A School Based Suicide Prevention Program, Anabelle Ornelas

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Fathers And Phiilosophers, Jonathan Campana May 2012

Fathers And Phiilosophers, Jonathan Campana

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Impact Of Life History Theory On Host Compentence Through The Selection Of Divergent Immunological Strategies, Alessandra Araujo May 2012

Impact Of Life History Theory On Host Compentence Through The Selection Of Divergent Immunological Strategies, Alessandra Araujo

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Listening To The Shield Of Achilles: Sound & Motion In Ancient Ekphrasis, Darin Peachee May 2012

Listening To The Shield Of Achilles: Sound & Motion In Ancient Ekphrasis, Darin Peachee

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Effect Of Speaking Style On Variability Of Vowel Production For Native Monolingual English Speakers, Amber Gordon May 2012

Effect Of Speaking Style On Variability Of Vowel Production For Native Monolingual English Speakers, Amber Gordon

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Carotenoid- Based Plumage And Its Effects On The Immune System Of Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis Cardinalis) Within An Urban-Rural Gradient, Brittany Leigh May 2012

Carotenoid- Based Plumage And Its Effects On The Immune System Of Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis Cardinalis) Within An Urban-Rural Gradient, Brittany Leigh

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We All Like New Things: A Comparison Of Human Ape Reactions To Novelty, Desirae Wiley May 2012

We All Like New Things: A Comparison Of Human Ape Reactions To Novelty, Desirae Wiley

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Quelling Fear Of Chemistry: A Method Designed For The Incorporation Of General Chemistry Concepts Into The Education Of Elementary And Middle School Students, Caitlin Howell Apr 2012

Quelling Fear Of Chemistry: A Method Designed For The Incorporation Of General Chemistry Concepts Into The Education Of Elementary And Middle School Students, Caitlin Howell

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Rewriting Introduction To Composite Materials Software To Function On 64-Bit Windows Operating Systems, Daniel Boston Apr 2012

Rewriting Introduction To Composite Materials Software To Function On 64-Bit Windows Operating Systems, Daniel Boston

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History Of Lawn Mowers, Amber Shukitis Apr 2012

History Of Lawn Mowers, Amber Shukitis

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Green Labs Are Gold: Evaluating And Improving Environmental Impact Of Usf's Laboratories, Benjamin Cottrell Apr 2012

Green Labs Are Gold: Evaluating And Improving Environmental Impact Of Usf's Laboratories, Benjamin Cottrell

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The Effects Of Nicotine On Responsivity To Repeated Social Stress In Early Adolescent, Late Adolescent, And Young Adult Male Rats, Kathryn Dean Apr 2012

The Effects Of Nicotine On Responsivity To Repeated Social Stress In Early Adolescent, Late Adolescent, And Young Adult Male Rats, Kathryn Dean

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Oars To Sail, David Chang Apr 2012

Oars To Sail, David Chang

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The Great Orientalist Bernard Lewis, Ahmed Jawad Apr 2012

The Great Orientalist Bernard Lewis, Ahmed Jawad

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A Young Caregiver's Guide To Medication Management, Ashley Garringer Apr 2012

A Young Caregiver's Guide To Medication Management, Ashley Garringer

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The Necessary Conditions For Odd Perfect Numbers, Benjamin Stevens Apr 2012

The Necessary Conditions For Odd Perfect Numbers, Benjamin Stevens

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Assessing Awareness And Attitudes Of Medical School Faculty For Rapid Autopsy Procedure (Rap) For Cancer Patients, Autumn Boyette Apr 2012

Assessing Awareness And Attitudes Of Medical School Faculty For Rapid Autopsy Procedure (Rap) For Cancer Patients, Autumn Boyette

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No abstract provided.


Volunteerism Among Physicians: Motivational Causes And Reaped Benefits, Erica Elseed Apr 2012

Volunteerism Among Physicians: Motivational Causes And Reaped Benefits, Erica Elseed

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No abstract provided.


Rehabilita- Fun: A Comparison Of Active Gaming And Traditional Rehabilitation Methods, Jillian Donohue Apr 2012

Rehabilita- Fun: A Comparison Of Active Gaming And Traditional Rehabilitation Methods, Jillian Donohue

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Determination Of Anti-Malarial Properties Of Delta Lactam Derivatives From Mycosynthetix Sample 232697, Alexander Gonzalez-Jacobo Apr 2012

Determination Of Anti-Malarial Properties Of Delta Lactam Derivatives From Mycosynthetix Sample 232697, Alexander Gonzalez-Jacobo

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Fresh: A Catering Company, Erin Potter Apr 2012

Fresh: A Catering Company, Erin Potter

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Oral Health Student's Perceptions On Addressing Signs Of Disordered-Eating, Frank Laga Apr 2012

Oral Health Student's Perceptions On Addressing Signs Of Disordered-Eating, Frank Laga

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Yo Hablo El Idioma Del Amor, Anne-Marie Carpenter Apr 2012

Yo Hablo El Idioma Del Amor, Anne-Marie Carpenter

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A Hillsborough County Multilevel Analysis Of Food Disparities Among Race And Socioeconomic Groups, Beulah Dinah Joseph, Ivonne M. Delvalle Apr 2012

A Hillsborough County Multilevel Analysis Of Food Disparities Among Race And Socioeconomic Groups, Beulah Dinah Joseph, Ivonne M. Delvalle

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Developing A Community Of Learners: A Multi-Level Integrated Curriculum In The Foreign Language Classroom, Cheryl Matthews Sep 2011

Developing A Community Of Learners: A Multi-Level Integrated Curriculum In The Foreign Language Classroom, Cheryl Matthews

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A Critical Study Of The Literature About Deforestation In The Brazilian Amazon, Samuel Morrill Jul 2011

A Critical Study Of The Literature About Deforestation In The Brazilian Amazon, Samuel Morrill

Outstanding Honors Theses

The purpose of this honors thesis was to summarize and analyze the competing positions about the causes and consequences of the continuing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon based on the positions recently presented ( i.e, from 2000 to 2010) in published sources on the subject. This analysis of the competing positions on the causes and consequences of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has focused on and has been guided by a search for answers to two critical questions:

Which groups of people in the world benefit from the way in which the causes and consequences of deforestation in …


Nursing Students’ Attitudes Toward People With Mental Illness: Do They Change After Instruction And Clinical Exposure?, Rachel Morrison Jul 2011

Nursing Students’ Attitudes Toward People With Mental Illness: Do They Change After Instruction And Clinical Exposure?, Rachel Morrison

Outstanding Honors Theses

People with mental illness are among the most stigmatized groups of patients in the healthcare setting (Putnam, 2008). Nurses comprise roughly 15.3 percent of the healthcare team (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010) and have frequent direct interactions with patients. As one of the larger groups of healthcare providers, nurses can potentially influence this stigma, either by contributing to the prevalent negative attitudes, or by confronting expressions of stigma. A requirement for licensure is to take a course in Mental Health. One of the goals of this course is to decrease stigma toward people with mental illness (American Association of …


Supplemental Assignments To Increase The Retention Of Knowledge For Biology I And Ii Lecture, Krystyn Vitale May 2011

Supplemental Assignments To Increase The Retention Of Knowledge For Biology I And Ii Lecture, Krystyn Vitale

Outstanding Honors Theses

Supplemental assignments for Biology I and II lectures were designed to increase the understanding of important biology concepts. Topics from each lecture, and frequently misunderstood details from that topic, were chosen as the concepts for each assignment. The questions posed allow students to process the information step-by-step and form a conclusion from their piece-wise work. This format allows students to foster their critical thinking skills and increase their retention of the knowledge learned through problem solving sessions.


Comparative Analysis Research On Treatments Of Prostate Cancer Obtaining And Comparing Results Of Patients Who Have Received Laproscopic, Robotic-Labroscopic, Or Cryosurgery, Radiation Therapy, Huy Nguyen May 2011

Comparative Analysis Research On Treatments Of Prostate Cancer Obtaining And Comparing Results Of Patients Who Have Received Laproscopic, Robotic-Labroscopic, Or Cryosurgery, Radiation Therapy, Huy Nguyen

Outstanding Honors Theses

No abstract provided.