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The Return On Investment For Undergraduate Degrees In Hospitality And Tourism Management, Asli D. Tasci, Abraham Pizam, Robertico Croes, Po-Ju Chen Dec 2014

The Return On Investment For Undergraduate Degrees In Hospitality And Tourism Management, Asli D. Tasci, Abraham Pizam, Robertico Croes, Po-Ju Chen

Rosen Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Increasing concerns regarding the value of higher education in the USA have motivated several organizations to calculate the return on investment (ROI) for college education by employing diverse methodologies. This study evaluates these methodologies by using data from a survey of alumni of Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida. The results reveal that the highly publicized low ROI for college education might be inaccurate, confusing and misleading for several reasons, among which is the assumption of zero income while studying, causing debt to be the total of a student’s expenses. Data reveal that Rosen College …

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Co-Targeting Of Aurora A Kinase And Lim Kinase 1 For Cancer Therapy, Ratna Chakrabarti Dec 2014

Co-Targeting Of Aurora A Kinase And Lim Kinase 1 For Cancer Therapy, Ratna Chakrabarti

UCF Patents

Despite recent advances in development of improved cancer therapeutics one of the many clinical challenges is that patients often show resistance to cancer drugs. This invention provides evidence that an alternate method of treatment of cancer could be adopted for improved efficacy of existing therapies and /or treatment of drug resistant cancers. This study describes a novel functional relationship between two proteins that regulate proliferation of cells. Because these proteins are involved in cell growth, the amounts of these proteins are tightly regulated in normal cells however in cancer cells, abnormally increased amounts of these proteins are noted. One of …

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Methods And Materials For Increasing Potency Of Cells (Con 1), Kiminobu Sugaya, Angel Alvarez Dec 2014

Methods And Materials For Increasing Potency Of Cells (Con 1), Kiminobu Sugaya, Angel Alvarez

UCF Patents

Disclosed herein are methods and materials for producing a more developmentally potent cell from a less developmentally potent cell. Specifically exemplified herein are methods that comprise introducing an expressible dedifferentiating polynucleotide sequence into a less developmentally potent cell, wherein the transfected less developmentally potent cell becomes a more developmentally potent cell capable of differentiating to a less developmentally potent cell of its lineage of origin or a different lineage.

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Collection Development Policy, Social Work, Hal Mendelsohn Dec 2014

Collection Development Policy, Social Work, Hal Mendelsohn

Libraries' Documents

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An Examination Of The Instability And Exploitation In Congo From King Leopold Ii's Free State To The 2nd Congo War, Baldwin Beal Dec 2014

An Examination Of The Instability And Exploitation In Congo From King Leopold Ii's Free State To The 2nd Congo War, Baldwin Beal

HIM 1990-2015

This thesis will analyze the Congo from King Leopold II's Free State to the 2nd Congo War. After a thorough investigation of the colonial period, this thesis will analyze the modern period. This thesis contends that the underdevelopment of the Congo, and its continuing warfare and poverty are the consequences of an exploitative colonial history. To be sure, King Leopold II of Belgium created the template for administering the Congo through the installation of concessionary companies that were more interested in harvesting huge profits than creating the conditions for a self-sustaining Congolese economy. Indeed, the policies implemented by King Leopold …

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An Empire On The Brink Of Destruction: The Stability Of The Seleucid Empire Under Antiochus Iv (175 B.C. - 164 B.C.), Tyler Campbell Dec 2014

An Empire On The Brink Of Destruction: The Stability Of The Seleucid Empire Under Antiochus Iv (175 B.C. - 164 B.C.), Tyler Campbell

HIM 1990-2015

The Seleucid Empire expanded its territory to stretch from Thrace to India under the leadership of Antiochus III, making it one of the most expansive empires in the Hellenistic World. Antiochus III's subsequent loss at the Battle of Magnesia to Rome in 190 B.C. caused some of the satrapies of the empire to begin to rebel, and has led some historians to believe that the empire began an unrecoverable decline. In this investigation I will argue that the myth of decline in the post-Antiochus III era is invalid through analyzing the stability brought to the empire during the reign of …

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Libertarian, Liberal, And Socialist Concepts Of Disributive Justice, Daniel Kassebaum Dec 2014

Libertarian, Liberal, And Socialist Concepts Of Disributive Justice, Daniel Kassebaum

HIM 1990-2015

What makes for a just society constitutes one of the most intensely debated subject among political philosophers. There are many theorists striving to identify principles of justice and each believes his/hers theory to be the best. The literature on this subject is much too voluminous to be canvassed in its entirety here. I will, however, examine the stances and arguments of three key schools of thought shaping the modern discussion of social justice: libertarianism (particularly Robert Nozick and Milton and Rose Friedman), liberal egalitarianism (John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin), and socialism (Karl Marx and John Roemer). Each of these schools …

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Madama Butterfly: The Mythology; Or How Imperialism And The Patriarchy Crushed Butterfly's Wings, Adriana Nieves Dec 2014

Madama Butterfly: The Mythology; Or How Imperialism And The Patriarchy Crushed Butterfly's Wings, Adriana Nieves

HIM 1990-2015

As a popular historic work with constant and worldwide performances, the sexist and racist narratives disseminated by Giacomo Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly causes harmful social and political ramifications. Many scholars point to this opera specifically when discussing the fetishization of Asian females, and mention the title character as the quintessential example of damaging stereotypes. Thus, I conduct a postcolonial and feminist reading of Madama Butterfly, through analysis of the opera's libretto, the libretto sources, and the opera's score. I unravel the Orientalist assumptions that make up the foundation of the Butterfly narrative, and trace them as they make their way …

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Elementary Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions Of Thematic Unit Instruction Versus Single-Subject Instruction, Shana Shea Dec 2014

Elementary Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions Of Thematic Unit Instruction Versus Single-Subject Instruction, Shana Shea

HIM 1990-2015

The focus of this research project was to determine whether thematic unit instruction or traditional, single-subject instruction was perceived to be the more effective and engaging way of teaching as decided by pre-service teachers. Research has shown that incorporating multiple subjects into one unit or topic of study helps to create more engagement and connections to which students can relate. In creating these connections, students can relate the content to their real life and in turn, better comprehend and retain the material. The pre-service teachers attend the University of Central Florida's College of Education and Human Performance. They voluntarily participated …

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The Representation Of Poverty In Great Depression American Literature, Cavel Austin Dec 2014

The Representation Of Poverty In Great Depression American Literature, Cavel Austin

HIM 1990-2015

The objective of this thesis is to explore how American authors represented poverty across different states during the Depression Era. I have chosen to review social reform author John Steinbeck, and proletariat authors, Michael Gold, Meridel Le Sueur, and William Attaway. Before addressing the issues presented in the data collection tools (novels): The Grapes of Wrath, Jews Without Money, The Girl, and Blood on the Forge, I reviewed the fundamentals of the events leading up to the crash of the stock market, which spiraled the United States and the world at large in the greatest Depression ever known. In this …

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Compounds That Suppress Cancer Cells And Exhibit Antitumor Activity, James Turkson, Patrick Gunning Nov 2014

Compounds That Suppress Cancer Cells And Exhibit Antitumor Activity, James Turkson, Patrick Gunning

UCF Patents

The present invention provides compounds S3I-201.1066 (Formula 1) and S3I-201.2096 (Formula 2) as selective Stat3 binding agents that block Stat3 association with cognate receptor pTyr motifs, Stat3 phosphorylation and nuclear translocation, Stat3 transcriptional function, and consequently induced Stat3-specific antitumor cell effects in vitro and antitumor response in vivo.

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It's A Small World After All – And We're All Connected, Alaina Bernard Nov 2014

It's A Small World After All – And We're All Connected, Alaina Bernard

UCF Forum

We’ve probably all had the song “it’s a small world” stuck in our heads after visiting Fantasyland at Walt Disney World. This simple song highlights how we all are connected, and was created to promote the message of international peace and inclusion of diversity. Walt Disney sped up the tempo from the original version and made it more cheery, but it is arguably a simple message that we continue to strive for decades later.

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Data Documentation & Metadata, Sai Deng Nov 2014

Data Documentation & Metadata, Sai Deng

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

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Detection Of Analytes Using Metal Nanoparticle Probes And Dynamic Light Scattering (Us), Qun Huo, Qiu Dai, Xiong Liu Nov 2014

Detection Of Analytes Using Metal Nanoparticle Probes And Dynamic Light Scattering (Us), Qun Huo, Qiu Dai, Xiong Liu

UCF Patents

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for detecting Chemical Species, Biomolecules and Biotargets (Analytes) using receptor functionalized metal nanoparticles and Dynamic Light Scattering.

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Binary Probe System For Sensitive Detection Of Target Analytes, Dmitry Kolpashchikov, Yulia Gerasimova Oct 2014

Binary Probe System For Sensitive Detection Of Target Analytes, Dmitry Kolpashchikov, Yulia Gerasimova

UCF Patents

We suggest a novel PCR-free assay that allows fluorescent detection of specific nucleic acid sequences with high selectivity and sensitivity. The assay can discriminate signal nucleotide substitution in an analyzed nucleic acid with high accuracy even at ambient temperatures. The high sensitivity of the assay is predetermined by the possibility of fluorescent signal amplification due to the catalytic action of an enzyme, which recognizes only the complex of the probe with the analyte and not the probe itself. The assay is cost-efficient, which is especially beneficial for the analysis of multiple nucleic acid analytes: two short unmodified oligonucleotides need to …

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Get Outside The Box – And Go Outside!, Alaina Bernard Sep 2014

Get Outside The Box – And Go Outside!, Alaina Bernard

UCF Forum

We live in a fast-paced society, driven by technology and air conditioners. What would be the motivation for someone to get outside their box and go outside?

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Synthetic Mammalian Neuromuscular Junction And Method Of Making (Us), James Hickman, Xiufang Guo Sep 2014

Synthetic Mammalian Neuromuscular Junction And Method Of Making (Us), James Hickman, Xiufang Guo

UCF Patents

The next generation of system biology and drug discovery tools will be functional in vitro systems composed of human cells in defined serum-free systems. These functional in vitro systems will enable understanding beyond the single cell level directly to the human condition and enable the faster and least expensive translation of basic research to therapeutics. This study reports the first pure human-based in vitro Neuromuscular Junction (NMJ) system by demonstrating the co-culture of motoneurons and skeletal muscle (SKMs) derived from human stem cells, in a defined, serum-free medium and on a patternable non-biological surface.

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Method Of Myelinating Isolated Motoneurons, James Hickman Sep 2014

Method Of Myelinating Isolated Motoneurons, James Hickman

UCF Patents

One of the most significant interactions between Schwann cells and neurons is myelin sheath formation. Myelination is a vertebrate adaptation that enables rapid conduction of action potentials without a commensurate increase in axon diameter. In vitro neuronal systems provide a unique modality to study both factors influencing myelination and diseases associated with myelination. Currently, no in vitro system for motoneuron myelination by Schwann cells has been demonstrated. This work details the myelination of motoneuron axons by Schwann cells, with complete node of Ranvier formation, in a defined in vitro culture system. This defined system utilizes a novel serum-free medium in …

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Simulation Tools, Trainers, Systems And Methods For Trauma Assessment And Tourniquet Training Applications, Todd Lazarus, Glenn Martin Sep 2014

Simulation Tools, Trainers, Systems And Methods For Trauma Assessment And Tourniquet Training Applications, Todd Lazarus, Glenn Martin

UCF Patents

Simple Tourniquet Application Trainer (STAT) was a proposed haptic device that would allow students to practice tourniquet application and provide realistic torque (pressure) needed in applying a tourniquet to an arm or leg in order to control arterial bleeding. This design has become a Extremities - Multiple Application Trainer (E - MAT) in that it can be used to asses compression bandages, check the pulse condition to administer intravenous fluids and start an actual IV port and tourniquet application of three basic body types; petite, average, and large. This design will incorporate several key pieces of hardware that can discern …

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University Of Central Florida Libraries, Annual Report 2013-2014, Ucf Libraries Sep 2014

University Of Central Florida Libraries, Annual Report 2013-2014, Ucf Libraries

Libraries' Documents

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Method Of Co-Culturing Mammalian Muscle Cells And Motoneurons, James Hickman, Mainak Das Aug 2014

Method Of Co-Culturing Mammalian Muscle Cells And Motoneurons, James Hickman, Mainak Das

UCF Patents

The invention provides a method of co-culturing mammalian muscle cells and mammalian motoneurons. The method comprises preparing one or more carriers coated with a covalently bonded monolayer of trimethoxysilylpropyl diethylenetriamine (DETA); suspending isolated fetal mammalian skeletal muscle cells in serum-free medium according to medium composition 1; suspending isolated fetal mammalian spinal motoneurons in serum-free medium according to medium composition 1; plating the suspended muscle cells onto the one or more carriers at a predetermined density and allowing the muscle cells to attach; plating the suspended motoneurons at a predetermined density onto the one or more carriers and allowing the motoneurons …

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Methods And Compositions For Inhibiting The Proliferation Of Cancer Cells (Div), Ratna Chakrabarti Aug 2014

Methods And Compositions For Inhibiting The Proliferation Of Cancer Cells (Div), Ratna Chakrabarti

UCF Patents

A method of decreasing the expression of LIM kinase 1 in a cancer cell comprising; providing an oligonucleotide consisting of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; providing a cancer cell comprising an mRNA encoding LIM kinase 1; and introducing the oligonucleotide into the cancer cell, wherein the oligonucleotide decreases the expression of LIM kinase 1 in the cancer cell. The method also provides compositions of an antisense RNA LIM kinase 1 that can be administered to an individual for the purpose of inhibiting a protein kinase pathway and which further comprises methods for treating and monitoring the proliferation and …

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Functionalized Nanoceria Composition For Ophthalmic Treatment Div 2, Sudipta Seal, Manas Haldar, Sanku Mallik, Swanand Patil Aug 2014

Functionalized Nanoceria Composition For Ophthalmic Treatment Div 2, Sudipta Seal, Manas Haldar, Sanku Mallik, Swanand Patil

UCF Patents

The invention provides a composition comprising a plurality of nanoceria particles, a sufficient amount of at least one inhibitor of human carbonic anhydrase II associated with said plurality of nanoceria particles, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier containing said plurality of nanoceria particles with associated inhibitor. One preferred inhibitor of human carbonic anhydrase II comprises 4-carboxybenzene sulfonamide. The disclosed composition is useful in treatment of glaucoma.

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Cerium-Oxide-Nanoparticle-Based Device For The Detection Of Reactive Oxygen Species And Monitoring Of Chronic Inflammation Div, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Atul Asati, Charalambos Kaittanis, Santimukul Santra Aug 2014

Cerium-Oxide-Nanoparticle-Based Device For The Detection Of Reactive Oxygen Species And Monitoring Of Chronic Inflammation Div, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Atul Asati, Charalambos Kaittanis, Santimukul Santra

UCF Patents

polymer-coated cerium oxide based device and system is disclosed for detecting reactive oxygen species and monitoring chronic inflammation. The device and system encapsulate free therapeutic nanoparticle elements not present in a living body in a prosthetic or implantable unit. In one embodiment, the unit is a structure with a reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging component on one end and at the opposite end is an imaging agent consisting of at least one of the fluorophore capable of fluorescence emission, a chemiluminescent agent, a magnetic relaxation agent and an X-ray contrast agent. In a second embodiment, a single chamber device consisting …

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Effects Of Animal Assisted Therapy On Human Health, Gene Swanson Aug 2014

Effects Of Animal Assisted Therapy On Human Health, Gene Swanson

HIM 1990-2015

The purpose of this thesis is to conduct an integrative review of existing literature focusing on Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT), specifically canines, on human health. The reviewed articles were published between the years of 2000 to 2014, written in the English language, scholarly in nature, in peer-reviewed journals with access to full text electronic versions of the article, along with articles that provided current anecdotal information related to the effects of AAT. Search terms included the phrase, "animal assisted therapy" in the title. Results of the literature search yielded an enormous quantity of recent and innovative research on various aspects …

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Induced Hypothermia And Its Effects On Cardiac Arrhythmias, Shatoyia Barlow Aug 2014

Induced Hypothermia And Its Effects On Cardiac Arrhythmias, Shatoyia Barlow

HIM 1990-2015

The purpose of this integrated review of the literature was to determine the relationship between therapeutic hypothermia and cardiac arrhythmias. The reviewed literatures were English based articles from year 2003-2013. Relevant information from the American Heart Association and the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation was used to further enhance research results. The results of this literature review showed hypothermia treatment propensity to prolong QT interval without precipitating life-threatening arrhythmias. Although arrhythmias can be potentially increased under induced hypothermia, it has been shown that treatment is easier while under hypothermic conditions. The reviewed research also shows that hypothermia treatment should be …

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Animal-Like And Depraved: Racist Stereotypes, Commercial Sex, And Black Women's Identity In New Orleans, 1825-1917, Porsha Dossie Aug 2014

Animal-Like And Depraved: Racist Stereotypes, Commercial Sex, And Black Women's Identity In New Orleans, 1825-1917, Porsha Dossie

HIM 1990-2015

My objective with this thesis is to understand how racist stereotypes and myths compounded the sale of fair-skinned black women during and after the slave trade in New Orleans, Louisiana. This commodification of black women's bodies continued well into the twentieth century, notably in New Orleans' vice district of Storyville. Called "quadroons" (a person with ¼ African ancestry) and "octoroons" (1/8 African ancestry), these women were known for their "sexual prowess" and drew in a large number of patrons. The existence of "white passing" black women complicated ideas about race and racial purity in the South. Race as a myth …

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What Is The Efficacy Of Peer Presentation For English Languag Learners?, Courtney Roy Aug 2014

What Is The Efficacy Of Peer Presentation For English Languag Learners?, Courtney Roy

HIM 1990-2015

This study investigates whether the learning strategy of Peer Presentations may positively influence an English Language Learner’s (ELL's) relationship with peers, and personal perspec-tives with pertinence to the sciences, public discourse, and their institution. Data collection in-struments included a developed pre- and post-sociometric survey to quantitate each classroom's social status, and a pre- and post-qualitative oral interview to acquire individual perceptions con-cerning enjoyment and contentment of academic topics. Three ELLs from two learning environ-ments participated with the eight day intervention, comprising of 45 minute instructive sessions to become proficient with demonstrating an arrangement of invigorating yet harmless scientific experiments. After …

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Determining The Minimum Number Of Individuals And Significance Of The Kuelap Ossuary In Chachapoyas, Peru, Vu Tran Aug 2014

Determining The Minimum Number Of Individuals And Significance Of The Kuelap Ossuary In Chachapoyas, Peru, Vu Tran

HIM 1990-2015

The pre-Hispanic archaeological site of Kuelap in Chachapoyas, Peru, is representative of the variation in mortuary practices observed throughout the Chachapoya region. The goal of this study was to analyze the human skeletal remains excavated in the center of the Circular Platform between residential structures at Kuelap by creating an inventory of the remains (n=2,573) and determine the minimum number of individuals originally interred in the mortuary context. This study observed a total of 171 femora, 159 humeri, 74 calcanei, 110 ilium bones, 86 temporal bones, and 74 maxillae. Results show that this mortuary context was an ossuary of secondarily, …

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Compositions For Treating Or Delaying The Onset Of Hair Loss (Us), Kiminobu Sugaya, Stephanie Merchant Jul 2014

Compositions For Treating Or Delaying The Onset Of Hair Loss (Us), Kiminobu Sugaya, Stephanie Merchant

UCF Patents

Disclosed herein are novel methods and compositions for treating and/or preventing hair loss in patients. Specifically exemplified herein are compositions containing a modified pyrimidine that are topically applied to a scalp of an patient. Typically, the patient has androgenic alopecia, alopecia greata, postpartum alopecia or telogen effluvium.

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