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Seasonal Variation In Serum Testosterone Of Immature Sea Turtles In Central Florida, Lawrence K. Luepschen

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

A yearlong hormonal study of immature populations of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas) inhabiting the Indian River in Central Florida, USA, provided information about the relationship between serum testosterone levels and life history habits. By use of a specific radioimmunoassay, testosterone levels of both species were found to remain constant throughout the year with only a slight increase in the warmer months. Adrenal production of steroids in response to stress does not contribute significantly to overall testosterone levels may be reduced for turtles held in captivity. Testosterone levels indicate that the sex ratios of both species …

Fate Map Of The Eye Antennal Imaginal Disk Of The Tumorous-Head Mutant Of Drosophila-Melanogaster, Deborah J. Andrew

Faculty Bibliography 1980s

In specific genetic backgrounds, a mutation in the tuh-3 gene results in the homeotic transformation of head structures to either leg disc derivatives or structures normally found in the extreme posterior end of wild-type animals. The origins of the homeotic structures were mapped to defined positions in the eye-antennal imaginal disc by transplanting abnormal regions of discs isolated from tuh-3 mutants into host mwh;e4 larvae. These metamorphosed implants were removed and differentiated structures were identified. Of 211 successfully recovered implants, 157 gave rise to homeotic tissue: abdominal tergite, male or female external genitalia and/or leg tissue. Transformations to abdominal tergite …

Rollins College Winter Term 1987, Rollins College

Text Materials of Central Florida

Rollins College catalogue with list of faculty and students and courses by department.

Person Perception And The Employment Interview: The Impact Of Facial Features In The Employee Selection Process, Susan C. Muller

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Previous research has found that the structural makeup of the face influences the manner by which individuals perceive others and attribute characteristics to them. In addition, support has been provided for the hypothesis that nonverbal cues significantly influence an interviewer's perception of a job candidate and the pending hiring decision. Taken together, this study hypothesized that the nonverbal cues emitted from the structural makeup of the face would impact the decision to hire and the perceptions of the job applicant's personality. It was also expected that variations in facial structure would influence an employer's decision in hiring the applicant for …

Applications Of Simulation And Animation In Facilities Planning And Design, William Joseph Mattingly

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Recent developments of simulation software have made computer simulation and animation popular system problem-solving techniques. One field that has many potential applications for computer simulation and animation is in the area of facilities planning and design. The purpose of this paper is to provide the facilities planner with information to assist in determining when, why, how and what simulation software should be implemented to solve facilities planning and design problems. Also, the usefulness of simulation and animation to the facilities planner is evaluated and areas for improving software for future application in facilities planning and design are identified. TO assist …

Selling The Stereotype: Sexist, Ageist, And Racist Typecasting In Network Television Advertising In 1986, Helen S. Becker

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Analysis Of Immune Enhancing Effects Of Interleukin-2, Sharareh Sazesh

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The effectiveness of IL-2 in the enhancement of immune responses in B6-AKR and normal B6 mice was investigated. In vivo treatment of chimeras with murine IL-2 partially restored PFC responses of their splenocytes to SRBC. This treatment suppressed splenocytes IL-2 production in chimeras. In vivo treatment of chimeras with rhIL-2 resulted in a slight enhancement of mitogenic responses to Con-A. This treatment had no significant effect on mitogenic responses to PHA. The rhIL-2 treatment did not result in suppression of IL-2 production by chimeric splenocytes. Recombinant human IL-2 enhanced mitogenic responses of normal B6 and chimeric mice to PHA in …

Motion And Intrusion Detection Using A Pyroelectric Detector, Randy R. Fields

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this paper is to describe a device that passively detects the presence of a warm-bodied object in a specified area. The detecting device used is a pyroelectric detector with an integral optical filter. By focusing infrared radiation generated by the object onto the detector, the resulting temperature change is converted to a voltage and then amplified. Modulation of the incoming radiation is accomplished by a rotating disk whose speed of rotation is dynamically controlled by a microprocessor. The resulting detector response is filtered and converted to a DC level. The signal is then passed through an analog-to-digital …

The Piper, The Animals, And The Hustler, Patti P. Gillespie

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article analyzes the economic and ideological transformations confronting higher education during the Reagan era and their implications for academic independence. It identifies three interrelated developments: the increasing dependence of universities on corporate funding, the widening salary disparities among faculty, and the evolution of the department chair into a fund-raising administrator. The discussion warns that emerging partnerships between universities, government, and private industry threaten to form a “military-industrial-educational complex,” compromising scholarly autonomy and reshaping curricula toward corporate priorities. Faculty marketization, driven by differential utility to corporate sponsors, is shown to exacerbate internal inequities and distort academic values. Finally, the paper …

Treatment Of Chronic Nightmares Using Progressive Relaxation Training, Jennifer R. Trefonas

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the effects of progressive muscle relatxation on the frequency of, and the anxiety associated with, chronic nightmares. Three females diagnosed as suffering from an anxiety disorder and who experienced at least two nightmares per week served as subjects. Treatments consisted of practicing progressive relaxation trainig twice daily with the assistance of a tape-recorded exercise. The first practice occurred prior to 3:00 p.m. and the second practice occurred before retiring at night. Subjects recorded nightmare frequency, intensity, and theme on the Daily Nightmare Questionnaire (DNQ). In addition, nightmare-associated anxiety was measured daily with the State Trait Anxiety Inventory …

Behavioral Problems Among Sexually Abused And Nonabused Children, Kelli B. Mills

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This study investigates the level of social competency and presence of behavioral problems associated with young sexually abused children ages 4 to 8, as compared to those among a comparable sample of nonabused young children. Thirty-two parents or guardians, 16 in each group, completed the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist for each child. Characteristics of the abuse were addressed on an additional questionnaire. Data was collected on 12 female and 4 male children in each group. The results indicated that the amount and severity of behavior problems was greater and social competency levels were lower among the sexually abused children than …

Development Of A Prototype Auditory Training Computer Program For Hearing Impaired Preschoolers, Leslie R. Doster

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

A computer program which pairs auditory stimuli with visual stimuli was developed for the purpose of providing auditory training for the hearing impaired. It utilizes a Texas Instruments 99 /4A computer and Extended BASIC programming language which allows considerable graphics and sound capability. The lessons make full use of the sixteen colors available and the sound is provided three ways: Texas Instruments speech synthesizer, the computer itself (musical tones and noise), and by tape recorder which is controlled by the computer.

Focus of the lessons, which are designed for children ages three to five, is awareness of sound, environmental sounds, …

Multivariate Analysis Of Competition And Habitat Use Of Small Mammals In Florida Sand Pine Scrub, C.E. Jr. Swindell

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Stellate Ganglion Stimulation On Morphology Of Alveolar Type Ii Cells, Lori Ann Alexander

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This research provides ultrastructural information regarding pulmonary surfactant secretion from stimulation of adrenergic pathways to the lung via the stellate ganglion. This information will help clarify the important role of the sympathetic nervous system in surfactant disorders. It also provides insight into sympathetic mechanisms causing surfactant derangement in adult and infant respiratory distress syndromes (RDS). Basic cellular mechanisms of surfactant metabolism, including synthesis and packaging in lamellar bodies, were studied. Results shed light on these basic processes of lung cell function.

The results of this study provide new avenues for studying a problem in health care that has long resisted …

Inhibition Of Murine Lymphokine Activated Killer (Lak) Cell Cytotoxicity By Adherent Cells And Prostaglandin E2, Kimberly G. Roe

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The effect of adherent cells, prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂), and indomethacin on LAK cell activity of C57BL/6J (B6) mice was investigated. Depletion of adherent cells from splenocyte cultures prior to LAK cell generation increased LAK cell cytotoxicity by 60% compared to non-depleted splenocyte cultures. Depletion of adherent cells from splenocyte cultures following five days of incubation and prior to the LAK cell assay resulted in a similar enhancement. Indomethacin, an inhibitor of prostaglandin synthesis, enhanced LAK cell cytotoxicity in splenocyte cultures. PGE₂ inhibited LAK cell cytotoxicity of adherent cell depleted splenocytes 28% and 88% at l0^{-6 …}

T Cell Subset Analysis In The C57bl/6j Mouse, Bonny Bass

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Functional studies of murine T cells were performed to verify the role of T cells and adherent cells in the production of IL-2 and to clarify the role of the L3T4 receptor. Whole spleen cells were passed over nylon wool columns to obtain purified populations of cells for this purpose. It was found upon reconstitution of the T cells and adherent cells that a collaboration between the two was necessary for optimal IL-2 production. Their level of IL-2 production increased above the amount produced by the whole spleen cells. Antibody mediated cytotoxicity using L3T4 antisera identified T helper cells exclusively. …

University Of Central Florida Libraries, Annual Report 1986-1987, Ucf Libraries

Libraries' Documents

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 19 No. 30, December 9, 1986

Central Florida Future

Students protest CIA recruiting; Financial aid forms late, funds not; Future late; Slightly Off Campus; News: Lack of funds closing colleges; Radiant barriers help keep southern homes cooler (by Florida Solar Energy Center); News clips: Less parking; Opinion: Campus coverage: it's not just fluff... it's our job; Sports.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 19 No. 29, December 4, 1986

Central Florida Future

Air Force ROTC holds annual dinner (photo); UCF student senate two-thirds greek; Robotics Club seeks funding; State legislature allocates $9 million for new fieldhouse; News: Tougher restrictions announced for financial aid; State legislature allocates $9 million for new fieldhouse; News clips: Minority salute; Cheerleaders face growing dangers; Pornographic films face elimination at colleges; Rape epidemic plagues campuses throughout the nation; Opinion: Media overreact in Reagan's latest crisis; Sports: Football 1986: the highs and the lows; Confetti: The entertainment and feature supplement of the Central Florida Future.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 19 No. 28, December 2, 1986

Central Florida Future

Marching band to benefit from athletic fee increase (photo); UCF's handicapped find faults with school; UCF rule says no to firearms; News: Residency claims, fraud cost state; Less minorities attending college; Fake IDs making comeback; Opinion: There is no right or wrong in senate conflict; The other side of nowhere: All the best things are cheap (by Tim Ball).

Park Equus Local Resident Study, Ady Milman

Dick Pope Sr. Institute Publications

Tourism is the largest industry in the state of Florida and especially large in Central Florida. In 1985, close to 30 million domestic and international tourists visited the state. These visitors purchased goods and services worth $19 billion. The Florida Division of Tourism estimated that in 1985, Central Florida was one of the most popular destinations in the State, hosting 23% of auto visitors arrivals and 19% of air visitors arrivals. Central Florida attractions have always been very popular: In 1985, Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom and EPCOT Center accounted for over 50% of Florida's air and auto attraction visitors. …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 19 No. 27, November 25, 1986

Central Florida Future

Bike path in need of proper lighting; UCF team wins computer contest; Transfer students denied equality; Senate votes to fund greek road trip; UCF News: New department heads give UCF insight; Discount dental service to arrive; News: New department heads give UCF insight; Discount dental service to arrive; Features: Star Trek IV. The Voyage Home, best yet; Opinion: On Thanksgiving, let's be thankful for what we have; The other side of nowhere: Hey Trev, I can't see out here (by Tim Ball); Sports: UCF's little man goes for the big time (with photo of Teddy Wilson); [Teddy] Wilson nominated for …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 19 No. 25, November 18, 1986

Central Florida Future

Rumors of attacks spread though UCF; Escort program funding, manpower cut in half (with photo); Chief: To serve and protect, not to police; News: Health center: Admissions responsible for shot records; Touch-tone phone makes registering easy for all; CLAST policy to become more stringent; Opinion: A Top 10 listing of trivialities we like at UCF; The other side of nowhere: Stories we'd like to see, but won't (by Tim Ball); Coaches corner (by Head Football Coach Gene McDowell); Sports: New [basketball] tourney announced.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 19 No. 23, November 11, 1986

Central Florida Future

Senate passes bill to start crackdown on campus clubs; Radio advertisers find loophole in law; UCF PD cashes in on parking situation; News: College professors' testimony helps Christian fundamentalists battling books; Colleges begin new trend of midyear tuition hikes; Opinion: Editorial on UCF sports and Orlando needs clarification; The other side of nowhere: Editorial on UCF sports and Orlando needs clarification (Tim Ball); Letters: Tragedy must end; Coaches corner (by Head Football Coach Gene McDowell).

Central Florida Future, Vol. 19 No. 20, October 30, 1986

Central Florida Future

Women losing rights without Title IX; Canoe rental policy up in air (with photo); Companies move to manage colleges; News: UCF's Army ROTC scores well in exercises; Israeli writer visits UCF to talk on Middle East peace (with photo of Amos Oz); Opinion: Will it be Paula or Governor Bob on election day? Life its ownself: Solution found tor Wild Pizza profit (Ira D. Smith); Sports: Away game blues, a UCF tradition; Confetti: The entertainment and feature supplement of the Central Florida Future.

Sandspur, Vol 93 No 04, October 29, 1986, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 19 No. 19, October 28, 1986

Central Florida Future

Health fee hiked $2; Enrollment yet to fall; Group helps lead newcomers around college life; Hail Mary striking up controversy in Kansas; New parking lot opens (with map); UCF President Trevor Colbourn, Athletic Director Gene McDowell, Wayne Densch, and Annee Densch participate in the dedication of the Wayne Densch Sports Center (photo); Study finds fewer minorities in college; Leaks in house make winter seem worse (by Florida Solar Energy Center); Homecoming 1986; Opinion: Festivities outweigh football loss, make good homecoming; Future world: Football game a bittersweet loss (by Chris Richcreek); Sports: Coaches Corner (by Head Football Coach Gene McDowell); Ladies …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 19 No. 18, October 23, 1986

Central Florida Future

Special edition, Homecoming 1986; News: Special Agent speaks on working for the FBI; Old weight equipment a heavy burden with those who use it (with photo); Lower enrollments linked to higher tuition, report finds; Chow changing at UCF Heath stars in UCF food showcase; Opinion: Homecoming not tradition but part of UCF growth; Future world: UCF's athletic ball keeps rolling (by Chris Richcreek); Life its ownself: Speak up and voice your opinions (Ira D. Smith); Sports: Homecoming wish: must win; 8th·ranked ladies crush Erskine, 4-0 [soccer]; Confetti: The entertainment and feature supplement of the Central Florida Future.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 09 No. 09, October 22, 1986, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

In honor of Carl H. Galloway Jr.: College of Business announces endowed chair; UCF Sports Center Dedication honors Orlando's Wayne Densch; Twitchell pushes for parks vote.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 19 No. 16, October 16, 1986

Central Florida Future

Air Force pins wings on woman (photo of Col. Charlie Moore attaching pilot wings to Laura Theodorson's uniform); Diplomas dirt cheap; Controversy besets Daytona SG position; Knowing expectations help students in classes; News: Mold what to do when scores of spores invade your home (by Florida Solar Energy Center); Opinion: Odds and ends about the campus in which we live; Future world: What Reagan really said at Summit (by Chris Richcreek); Sports: Knights ranked 19th [football]; Women slip to 11th after loss [soccer]; Confetti: The entertainment and feature supplement of the Central Florida Future.