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The Role Of Cheating Behavior And Personality Traits In Deception Detection Ability, Joshua Braverman Apr 2016

The Role Of Cheating Behavior And Personality Traits In Deception Detection Ability, Joshua Braverman

Undergraduate Student Symposium

In this study we examined the relationship that propensity for cheating, as well as several other personality traits, have with deception detection ability. Participants were first administered a behavioral measure of their tendency to cheat on a short mathematics exam, as well as a measure of anger toward hypothetical cheaters. Second, participants viewed a series of video clips of NSU students making truthful and deceptive statements; participants attempted to discriminate between truthful and deceptive statements, and also rated the personality traits of the NSU students. Third, participants attempted to discriminate between truthful and deceptive statements in 8 media clips of …

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The Role Of The Brain Atlas In Research And Education With A Specific Focus On The Allen Brain Atlas And A Novel Fresh Brain Atlas, Rebecca Nosal Apr 2016

The Role Of The Brain Atlas In Research And Education With A Specific Focus On The Allen Brain Atlas And A Novel Fresh Brain Atlas, Rebecca Nosal

Undergraduate Student Symposium

In the post-genomic era, brain atlases are key resources in education and research. They are critical to establishing a foundation to further the understanding of gene expression, neural connectivity, and development. This review focuses of the development of a model brain atlas, the Allen Brain Atlas, and the current construction of a novel brain atlas, the Frozen Brain Atlas. The Allen Brain Atlas, specifically the mouse atlas, was created in an effort to map the distribution pattern of mRNAs expressing the entire mouse genome in the brain. The goal is to use the mapped connectivity as a basis for future …

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Urbanization Effects On Size And Fecundity Of Nephila Clavipes, Jake Ripp Apr 2016

Urbanization Effects On Size And Fecundity Of Nephila Clavipes, Jake Ripp

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Typically, urbanization leads to habitat destruction and negative effects on the success of native species, however generalist predators like spiders may be exploiting these areas. Urban habitats tend to be warmer (due to the heat island effect), harbor an abundance of light attracted prey species and contain reduced densities of large native predators (bats and birds) when compared to natural areas. These attributes may provide Nephila clavipes, the Golden Orb Weaver, with an optimal habitat which enhances their overall productivity. I examined the effects of increasing levels of urbanization on body size and fecundity of N. clavipes. I …

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Using Engineered Bacteria To Explore Biological Invasions, Josue Conde, Neil Thackar Apr 2016

Using Engineered Bacteria To Explore Biological Invasions, Josue Conde, Neil Thackar

Undergraduate Student Symposium

One critical ecological challenge is to circumvent invasion from non-indigenous organisms. Studying the factors that affect the ability of a non-indigenous species to colonize and spread into a new territory is very challenging due to multiple confounding factors. Synthetic biology is often not subject to these confounds, and thus we utilize it to explore factors that allow invasive species to successfully invade a new area. Specifically, we use engineered bacteria that are programmed to have an Allee effect, a fundamental growth dynamic that is observed in most invasive species. Using these bacteria, we take a two-pronged approach. First, we examine …

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Working Memory Capactiy And The Benefits Of Mental Imagery Practice On A Ring Toss Game, Kavan Thompson Apr 2016

Working Memory Capactiy And The Benefits Of Mental Imagery Practice On A Ring Toss Game, Kavan Thompson

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The goal of this experiment was to investigate how individual differences in working memory capacity affected an individuals’ ability to benefit from mental imaging. The main hypothesis for the experiment was that individuals with higher working memory capacity would benefit more from mental practice than individuals with lower working memory capacity. Subjects were placed in either a mental and physical practice group or a physical practice only group. The mental/physical practice group practiced a ring toss game for three minutes, then had five minutes of mentally visualizing a 25-point toss, followed by another two minutes of physical practice. The physical …

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Life In Verse: Historical Figures Reimagined, Qaas Shoukat Apr 2016

Life In Verse: Historical Figures Reimagined, Qaas Shoukat

Undergraduate Student Symposium

This presentation will revolve around the discussion of the lives of several historical figures (e.g. Rene Descartes, William Shakespeare, and John Lennon), and the reading of first-person autobiographical spoken word pieces in which the presenter assumes the roles of the historical figures. Through the use of the spoken word format, the stories of these individuals will be brought to life, shedding light on their ideas, their bodies of work, and their lasting legacies. The goal is to provoke interest in history and biographical research, and to showcase the impact and effectiveness of presenting information through new, creative means.

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Does Canine Interaction Impact A College Students' Stress And Anxiety Levels During Exam Time?, Caitlin Mccoy Apr 2016

Does Canine Interaction Impact A College Students' Stress And Anxiety Levels During Exam Time?, Caitlin Mccoy

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The use of therapy dogs on college campuses has increased dramatically in the last decade. The current study will examine the impact of interaction between canines and college students during an exam period to determine any impact on perceived stress and cognitive functioning. It was hypothesized that following a brief interaction with a canine, participants would report lower levels of state anxiety and higher levels of sustained attention than participants in a control condition. Fifty-six students from Nova Southeastern University participated in exchange for course credit or a gift card. Participants were randomly assigned to a canine interaction or control …

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Fighting Thyroid Cancer, Rosie Khachatryan Apr 2016

Fighting Thyroid Cancer, Rosie Khachatryan

Undergraduate Student Symposium

“Fighting Thyroid Cancer” is a short film about my experience with thyroid cancer. The film was created to raise awareness regarding this kind of cancer, because it can go unnoticed for many years. With the use of my real life experience, as well as interviews from people close to me that have gone through the same things, I hope to help people with this disease know that it can get better. I want to encourage others to ask their doctor to see if they might have this disease, because I had no idea. The film is directed by Rosie Khachatryan.

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Phycocyanin Enhances The Cytotoxic Profile Of Cisplatin In Platinum Resistant Ovarian Cancer Cells By A Mechanism That Is Focal Adhesion Kinase Dependent, Syed Hussain, Shona Joseph Apr 2016

Phycocyanin Enhances The Cytotoxic Profile Of Cisplatin In Platinum Resistant Ovarian Cancer Cells By A Mechanism That Is Focal Adhesion Kinase Dependent, Syed Hussain, Shona Joseph

Undergraduate Student Symposium

A major treatment approach in ovarian cancer is platinum based therapy. Initially more than 80% of cancer patients with advanced stage ovarian cancer achieve remission with platinum therapy. However, the majority of these patients relapse and develop drug-resistant disease over time. The overexpression of the tyrosine kinase, focal adhesion kinase (FAK) causes this resistance, which can promote cancer cell survival and metastasis. Prior experiments report that Phycocyanin (C-PC), an accessory pigment in the Cyanobacteria spirulina, demonstrates cytotoxicity towards multiple cancer cell lines and enhances cisplatin activity in lung cancer. This study evaluated the ability of C-PC to sensitize the …

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Porphyrin Basicity Competition Studies Of Octa Alkyl Substituted Porphyrins With H2tpp, Alfredo Lam Apr 2016

Porphyrin Basicity Competition Studies Of Octa Alkyl Substituted Porphyrins With H2tpp, Alfredo Lam

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Competition studies of the free base octa alkyl substituted porphyrins for the protons were carried out using H2TPP. The reaction with H2OEP produces the free base H2OEP, the dication H4OEP+2, and the monocation H3OEP+1. Although the monocation is easily seen in the solution, it is difficult to isolate. The cause appears to be a type of disproportionation reaction taking place upon crystallization, where the dication is formed at the expense of the monocation. In each experiment, an equimolar solution of two free-bases was made. Since H …

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Recovery Of Larval Strongylid Nematodes From Raccoon, Procyon Lotor, Hema Narlapati, Rebekah St. Godard Apr 2016

Recovery Of Larval Strongylid Nematodes From Raccoon, Procyon Lotor, Hema Narlapati, Rebekah St. Godard

Undergraduate Student Symposium

A major challenge in the development of biocontrol methods targeting intestinal helminths is the lack of readily available strongylid experimental models that are also noninfective to humans. Noninfectivity to humans (and other nontarget organisms) is an important criterion for such models as this allows them to be used experimentally with minimal biosecurity measures, in standard laboratory settings. Preliminary laboratory work on raccoon feces in the context of an undergraduate parasitology course indicated that local raccoons are host to a specialist strongylid, Arthrocephalus lotoris, which only infects raccoons and skunks. Athrocephalus does not directly penetrate into its host, but must …

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Analyzing South Florida's Waterways For Lead Contamination, Megan Bruce Apr 2016

Analyzing South Florida's Waterways For Lead Contamination, Megan Bruce

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Periodic testing and analysis for lead contamination in surface waters is important to better prevent tragedies like the one currently happening in Flint, Michigan. For this project, water samples will be taken from various locations in South Florida, and the locations will be recorded using GPS coordinates listed as degrees, minutes, and seconds. The samples will then be analyzed for lead concentration using an Atomic Absorption Flame Spectrometer; the vales will be recorded in ppm. Finally, the concentrations of lead from environments that have little to no development will be compared to that of urban and rural locations. This type …

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Biosorption Of Metal Ions By Neochloris Minuta And Neochloris Alveolaris Alga Grown In Regular And Nitrogen Depleted Media, Sara Rodriguez Apr 2016

Biosorption Of Metal Ions By Neochloris Minuta And Neochloris Alveolaris Alga Grown In Regular And Nitrogen Depleted Media, Sara Rodriguez

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Heavy metals are the most hazardous pollutants present in industrial and domestic waste water. The conventional methods for metal ions removal from wastewater are limited by technical and economical barriers, especially when concentration of metals in the wastewater is low (<100 ppm). Therefore the search and development of efficient and low-cost metal removal processes is of great importance. In this research project, two strains of algae Neochloris minuta and Neochloris alveolaris were grown in two different growth media: one with high nitrogen content (+N) and the other which was completely nitrogen depleted (-N). Nitrogen depletion increases the algal lipid content whereas a +N media would allow for the algae to synthesize more proteins. The dried algae strains were then mixed for 1 hour with metal …

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Efficacy Of Nematicidal Engineered Bacteria Against Diverse Nematode Species, Chelsey Thachettu Apr 2016

Efficacy Of Nematicidal Engineered Bacteria Against Diverse Nematode Species, Chelsey Thachettu

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Infections with parasitic nematodes remain a significant global health problem particularly in developing nations. Despite their widespread occurrence and high rate of morbidity, few strategies have been developed to prevent and treat such infections. With the growing incidence of resistance to anthelminthic drugs, there is a dire need to develop novel approaches to preventing infection by nematodes. Recent studies confirm that engineered bacteria, designed to simultaneously attract and intoxicate the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, may be effective novel biocontrol agents. However, the efficacy of these engineered bacteria against additional nematode species remains unknown. In this study, we tested the …

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Fighting Antibiotic Resistance By Encouraging Bacteria To Cheat, Uzair Mohammed, Tom Abraham, Khadija Chowdhury Apr 2016

Fighting Antibiotic Resistance By Encouraging Bacteria To Cheat, Uzair Mohammed, Tom Abraham, Khadija Chowdhury

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Antibiotic resistance in bacteria is a significant public health concern. Some bacteria degrade penicillinderived antibiotics by expressing the enzyme beta-lactamase. This provides protection for the entire colony, creating an incentive for other bacteria to “cheat” by benefiting from the enzyme without incurring the resource costs associated with producing it. It may seem that this free-rider problem would prevent cooperation from arising within an evolutionary framework, but many instances have been described in nature. Previous research has shown that the expected outcome is a coexistence between cooperators and cheaters, with the group becoming increasingly susceptible to eradication as the fraction of …

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Isolation Of Antibiotic Producing Microorganisms From Various Soil: The Everglades, Davie, And West Palm Beach, Antonina Bukatevych, Taura Khorramshahi, Nick Morgan Apr 2016

Isolation Of Antibiotic Producing Microorganisms From Various Soil: The Everglades, Davie, And West Palm Beach, Antonina Bukatevych, Taura Khorramshahi, Nick Morgan

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The Small World Initiative is combating the decrease in antibiotic effectiveness. The majority of antibiotics in current use originate from soil dwelling bacteria. The soil samples were obtained from The Everglades, West Palm Beach, and Davie. After these soil samples were collected, they were serially diluted and plated to isolate bacteria. Isolated bacteria from the diluted plates were tested against tester strains to determine if a zone of inhibition was present. Isolates that presented of zone of inhibition were further characterized via Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) Analysis to identify the genus of the bacteria. We have also identified …

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J.U.L.E.S., Juliet Romeo Apr 2016

J.U.L.E.S., Juliet Romeo

Undergraduate Student Symposium

J.U.L.E.S. is a documentary about people with sickle cell disease. Sickle cell is a hereditary, debilitating illness that affects millions of people on a global scale. Along with medical research, the film J.U.L.E.S. highlights the trials, crisis, and pain that sickle cell warriors like myself experience and triumph over on a daily basis. This film is directed by Juliet Romeo. Other crew members include Ricardo Lugo, Liz Burbano, and Aaron Abelto.

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Jurassic Dark, Ian Bates Apr 2016

Jurassic Dark, Ian Bates

Undergraduate Student Symposium

This presentation focuses on the tonal differences between Jurassic Park, the novel by Michael Crichton, and Jurassic Park, the film directed by Steven Spielberg. The novel contains scenes of explicit violence only alluded to in the film, while all sense of childlike wonder derived from the dinosaurs is absent. This sort of change at first seems without importance due to the frequency of directors altering source material beyond recognition. Evidence gathered from interviews with Michael Crichton and additions made to his own sequel novel, The Lost World, suggest that Spielberg’s film comes closer to the vision Crichton had for the …

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Love Another Day, Emalee Shrewsbury Apr 2016

Love Another Day, Emalee Shrewsbury

Undergraduate Student Symposium

“Love Another Day” is a short dramatic film about Tucker, who shuns love after a series of blind dates go wrong, all in an attempt to lead a life he feels is more suitable and happy. The film is directed by Emalee Shrewsbury. Other crew members and actors include Sandra Badrous, Kirin Kaur, Gabby McCue, Ashley Rivera, Shannon Alivio, and Joshua Haeffner.

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Measuring The Time Diffusion Of A Colored Gas In A Small Enclosed Container, Fernando Reachy-Guadarrama Apr 2016

Measuring The Time Diffusion Of A Colored Gas In A Small Enclosed Container, Fernando Reachy-Guadarrama

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The diffusion time measurement of colored gases in closed containers is extremely important for many experiments in chemistry. For example, we used the diffusion time (Δt) of iodine in air -inside a closed container- to calculate the free mean path (λ) of molecules by using the relation λ = (Srms)2/(≺υ≻δt); here ≺υ≻ is the average molecular speed of the gas and Srms can be reasonably estimate to be one-half of the predetermine height that the gas has to reach. The usual method to measure Δt for a vertically upward …

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Quick Contrast Sensitivity Function Testing In Adults Without Ocular Disease And Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa, Manonmani Murugappan Apr 2016

Quick Contrast Sensitivity Function Testing In Adults Without Ocular Disease And Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa, Manonmani Murugappan

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The objective was to determine the reliability and range of results for area under the log contrast sensitivity function (AULCSF) measures obtained with the quick contrast sensitivity function (qCSF) test in adults without eye disease and those with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Nineteen RP patients and 39 adults with normal visual acuity (VA better than 20/25) and no ocular disease repeated qCSF testing at two sessions within ~1 week binocularly and monocularly, as well as with a NoIR 4% transmission filter to simulate low illumination in the eye with better VA for normals and binocularly for RP patients. Compared to younger …

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Role Of Chinese Foreign Aid Upon Educational Infrastructure Development In Africa, Afrin Naz Apr 2016

Role Of Chinese Foreign Aid Upon Educational Infrastructure Development In Africa, Afrin Naz

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of Chinese foreign aid upon educational infrastructure development in Africa. This study will discuss the origin of Sino-African relations, the current framework of cooperation between the two nations, and the overall effect this collaborative effort has on the hierarchy of education development in Africa and its other outcomes. The basis to Sino-African relations along with other developing nations are founded upon mutual respect, noninterference, equality, and sovereignty. The education plan directed under the Forum of ChinaAfrica Cooperation (FOCAC) focuses on human resource training, student and teacher exchange programs, higher education …

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Shedding Light On Banana Spiders In Urban Habitats, Ashley Lonergan Apr 2016

Shedding Light On Banana Spiders In Urban Habitats, Ashley Lonergan

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The Banana Spider, Nephila clavipes, is the largest non-tarantula spider species and commonly colonizes urban habitats. This species is an orb weaver, relying on trapping aerial prey in its large vertically oriented webs. Many nocturnally active insects are attracted to light sources found throughout urbanized areas. I hypothesize N. clavipes exposed to higher light levels in urban areas will be larger than individuals in darker natural areas. Forty nine spiders were observed and recorded; twenty four in natural areas and twenty-five in urban areas. For each spider the following was recorded: GPS coordinates, web height and diameter, size of …

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Synthesis And Chracterization Of Bipyridine Bridged Iron-Ruthenium Photosensitizing Complexes, Safiyah Muhammad Apr 2016

Synthesis And Chracterization Of Bipyridine Bridged Iron-Ruthenium Photosensitizing Complexes, Safiyah Muhammad

Undergraduate Student Symposium

New bimetallic and polymetallic ruthhenium and iron complexes with bridging bipyridines have been synthesized and characterized by NMR, IR, electrochemistry, and UV-Vis spectroscopy. These complexes are: Rc(bipy)2Rc, Rc(bipy)2,Fc, and Ru(bipy-Fc2)3, where Rc = ruthenocene, Fc = ferrocene, and bipy = 2,2-bipyridine. The electrochemical behavior of the complexes reveal strong electronic communication between ruthenium and iron transmitted through the bipyridine bridges. These can be used as building blocks for the design of luminescent and redox-reactive species containing a higher number of metal centers. The complexes as well as analogs can prove useful as …

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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: Using Anecdotal Data And Photographic Evidence To Obtain Baseline Data For Southeast Florida Reefs, Catherine Brady Apr 2016

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: Using Anecdotal Data And Photographic Evidence To Obtain Baseline Data For Southeast Florida Reefs, Catherine Brady

HCNSO Student Capstones

By using first-hand accounts, interviews, and photographs from fishermen throughout the region (Martin, Palm Beach and Broward counties), this paper will provide evidence of changes in recreational fish catches. It will also identify a shift in commonly caught fish species, factors that affect the head boat business, environmental changes and suggestions for management. Head boat fishing is a favorable activity for tourists and regular anglers in the state as well as the region. Upon returning from their day trip, companies often provide photo opportunities to display the day’s catch, as part of the fishing experience. Companies that have been around …

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Science-Based Policy Plan For Australia's Coral Reefs, David Booth, Lauren Nadler, Steve Doo, Elizabeth Madin, Sue-Ann Watson Apr 2016

Science-Based Policy Plan For Australia's Coral Reefs, David Booth, Lauren Nadler, Steve Doo, Elizabeth Madin, Sue-Ann Watson

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Reports

Australia’s coral reefs are currently under threat from a range of short-­‐ and long-­‐term stressors. The ability of corals to recover from acute disturbance events, such as bleaching, cyclones and crown-­of-thorns seastars outbreaks, is greatly influenced by the multitude of stressors reefs are currently experiencing (1). Since healthy coral habitat is essential for the persistence of associated fish and invertebrate communities, as well as the industries that rely on them (2), all possible action must be taken to reduce stress factors to corals and associated organisms. Practical changes to current reef policies will reverse the decline in the health of …

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The Current Volume 26 : Issue 26, Nova Southeastern University Apr 2016

The Current Volume 26 : Issue 26, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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Com Outlook Spring 2016, College Of Osteopathic Medicine Apr 2016

Com Outlook Spring 2016, College Of Osteopathic Medicine

COM Outlook

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The Lli Chronicle Volume 7 Number 2, Nova Southeastern University Apr 2016

The Lli Chronicle Volume 7 Number 2, Nova Southeastern University

Lifelong Learning Institute Newsletters

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Validation Of A Pressure Pain Threshold Scale In Patients Diagnosed With Myofascial Pain Syndrome And Fibromyalgia, Scott William Cheatham Apr 2016

Validation Of A Pressure Pain Threshold Scale In Patients Diagnosed With Myofascial Pain Syndrome And Fibromyalgia, Scott William Cheatham

Department of Physical Therapy Student Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Background: Palpation is an examination technique used to diagnose and treat myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) and fibromyalgia (FM). Currently, there is no validated technique for classifying the results. A valid and reliable pressure pain threshold scale (PPTS) may provide a means for clinicians to grade, document, and report findings. The purpose of this dissertation was to validate a PPTS in patients diagnosed with MPS and FM. Design and Methods: An observational study. Participants who met the inclusion criteria were placed into three equal groups: MPS, FM, and control. All participants underwent one, two-part testing sessions using the American College of …

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