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Sandspur, Vol 119, No 02, September 13, 2012, Rollins College
Sandspur, Vol 119, No 02, September 13, 2012, 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.
Floating Wetland Systems For Nutrient Removal In Stormwater Ponds, Ni-Bin Chang, Martin Wanielista, Manoj Chopra
Floating Wetland Systems For Nutrient Removal In Stormwater Ponds, Ni-Bin Chang, Martin Wanielista, Manoj Chopra
BMP Trains Research and Publications
Wet detention ponds are frequently used in stormwater management systems as part of a treatment train for attenuation of flow and removal of pollutants. Wet detention ponds designed and operated according to commonly used standards and specifications remove nutrients but the removal of nitrogen has remained low, about 30-40% concentration reduction on a yearly basis. A Floating Treatment Wetland (FTW) composed of selected plants suspended in a wet detention pond was proposed in this research to improve the removal of nutrients before discharge from a pond.
Subsurface Upflow Wetland System For Nutrient And Pathogen Removal In Wastewater Treatment Systems, Ni-Bin Chang, Martin Wanielista
Subsurface Upflow Wetland System For Nutrient And Pathogen Removal In Wastewater Treatment Systems, Ni-Bin Chang, Martin Wanielista
UCF Patents
Methods and systems for a subsurface upflow wetland for wastewater treatment that includes a series of parallel treatment cells, each cell including from bottom to top, a layer of gravel, a layer of sand over the gravel to remove pathogens from a septic effluent, a pollution control medium above the sand later to remove nurtients, total suspended solid, and biochemical oxygen demand and a growth media mixture layered on top of the pollution control pmedia to grow plants, and a gravity distrubition system to distribute effluent to the series of parallel treatment cells. The pollution control medium inlcudes at least …
Methods And Compounds For Inhibition Of Cell Death, Antonis Zervos
Methods And Compounds For Inhibition Of Cell Death, Antonis Zervos
UCF Patents
This invention is directed to methods and compositions for inhibiting caspase-independent apoptosis. In particular, methods and compositions for inhibiting Omi/HtrA2 activity, as well as method for identifying other inhibitors of Omi/HtrA2. Also disclosed are Omi/HtrA2 specific substrates and methods for identifying other substrates of Omi/HtrA2.
Want A Good Reference Letter? Do Something To Deserve It, Linda Walters
Want A Good Reference Letter? Do Something To Deserve It, Linda Walters
UCF Forum
Each August, the entire UCF community anticipates the start of the fall semester. As we all laze through the final days of summer, we reminisce about the highs and lows of previous school years and strategize how we can avoid those same lows this fall.
Healing Hands Reviewing The Potential Applications Of Energy Therapies To Redirect Pain During Labor And Childbirth, Cecilia Dinh
Healing Hands Reviewing The Potential Applications Of Energy Therapies To Redirect Pain During Labor And Childbirth, Cecilia Dinh
HIM 1990-2015
The birth experience is a highly subjective phenomenon that leaves a lasting impression for mothers and their families and friends. Although the passage of a child from the mother's womb into the world is typically joyous, the experience is not always as positive. Negative physical and psychological factors may greatly impact a woman's impression of the childbirth experience. Among childbearing women, the two main concerns of childbirth are pain and safe management. Similarly among healthcare providers, management of labor pain is one of the main goals of maternity care. Pain is a highly subjective phenomenon that is expected during the …
Minimizing Incivility In The Workplace To Increase Retention Of New Graduate Nurses, Amanda D'Ambra
Minimizing Incivility In The Workplace To Increase Retention Of New Graduate Nurses, Amanda D'Ambra
HIM 1990-2015
Efforts to maintain a sufficient nurse workforce are hampered by dissatisfaction with the work environment. Incivility in the work environment is a major source of dissatisfaction. A healthy work environment is associated with higher levels of job satisfaction and improved retention. New graduate transition programs have been recommended as a deterrent to high levels of turnover associated within the first two years of employment, some of which is related to incivility. The purpose of this thesis was to examine the influence of incivility in the nursing workplace on new graduate job satisfaction and determine if there is an association between …
Spiritual Care Interventions To Improve The Quality Of Life In Patients With Advanced Cancer Receiving Palliative Care, Maria Ballen-Sanchez
Spiritual Care Interventions To Improve The Quality Of Life In Patients With Advanced Cancer Receiving Palliative Care, Maria Ballen-Sanchez
HIM 1990-2015
Title: Spiritual Care Interventions and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care Background: Despite the evidence supporting spiritual care in nursing and an increased quality of life among patients, patients feel that their spiritual needs are not being supported by medical professionals. Nurses agree that the role they play is significant in addressing the needs of cancer patients; however, they feel that they lack the knowledge for addressing spirituality concerns at the end of life. The purpose of this study is to identify spiritual care interventions that nurses can implement to improve quality of life (QOL) in patients …
Amyloid-Beta42 Toxicity Reduction In Human Neuroblastoma Cells Using Cholera Toxin B Subunit-Myelin Basic Protein Expressed In Chloroplasts, Alexandra Ayache
Amyloid-Beta42 Toxicity Reduction In Human Neuroblastoma Cells Using Cholera Toxin B Subunit-Myelin Basic Protein Expressed In Chloroplasts, Alexandra Ayache
HIM 1990-2015
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age progressive neurodegenerative brain disorder, affecting 37 million people worldwide. Cleavage of amyloid precursor protein by ?- and ?-secretase produces the amyloid-beta (A?) protein, which significantly contributes to AD pathogenesis. The A? aggregates, formed at the surface of neurons and intracellularly, cause neurotoxicity and decrease synaptic function. Inhibiting or degrading A? accumulation is a key goal for development of new AD treatments. Evidence shows that human Myelin Basic Protein (MBP) binds to and degrades A? thereby, preventing cytotoxicity. A potential method for oral drug delivery that will allow plant-derived bioencapsulated MBP to pass through intestinal …
Multiple Aspects Of Natural Killer Cell Expansion In Relevance To Immunotherapy For Hematologic Malignancies, Dominic Colosimo
Multiple Aspects Of Natural Killer Cell Expansion In Relevance To Immunotherapy For Hematologic Malignancies, Dominic Colosimo
HIM 1990-2015
Natural Killer (NK) cells are a subset of lymphocytes that regulate adaptive immune responses and utilize "missing self" recognition to activate anti-tumor and anti-viral cytotoxicity. Clinical research, as well as murine and ex vivo models, have shown that a variety of NK cell applications have proven useful as immunotherapeutic treatments for patients with hematologic malignancies. However, the selective expansion of NK cells to yield relevant amounts of these lymphocytes has been a major hurdle in the development of methods for clinical therapeutic use. Here, we demonstrate a novel ex vivo expansion method utilizing k562 leukemic cell lines and soluble cytokines …
Has The Pendulum Swung Too Far? A Legal Evaluation Of Florida's Child Abuse And Neglect Registry, Julianna Debler
Has The Pendulum Swung Too Far? A Legal Evaluation Of Florida's Child Abuse And Neglect Registry, Julianna Debler
HIM 1990-2015
Over the past several years, increasing public emphasis on preventing child maltreatment has resulted in substantial changes to Florida's child abuse and neglect central registry. Many of these recent changes, aimed at preventing child maltreatment, have resulted in over one million false, unsubstantiated, and inconclusive reports of child abuse and neglect within the last decade. While the information held in reports may be useful for identifying and preventing potential child abuse or neglect, due process concerns have been raised with regards to the process of placing a person's name in a report without providing a hearing for challenging or removing …
Signals The Interplay Between Literacy, Gender, And Semiotics, Patricia Parker
Signals The Interplay Between Literacy, Gender, And Semiotics, Patricia Parker
HIM 1990-2015
The purpose of this study is to examine adult literacy beyond its constraints as a social problem and instead consider the implications of illiteracy as a particular form of lived experience, analogous to women's oppression at large. Through a complex system of meaning making, the knowledge accrued by illiterate adults is qualitatively different, and examining these differences in terms of their correlation to coping mechanisms developed in the face of social alienation and diminished professional prospects yields a greater understanding of class privilege and how nontraditional learners fit into a larger social structure. From the perspective of academic feminism, adult …
Victims Of More Than Just Bias Gender's Influence On Jury Awards And Other Monetary Benefits In Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims, Anthony Ferraro
Victims Of More Than Just Bias Gender's Influence On Jury Awards And Other Monetary Benefits In Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims, Anthony Ferraro
HIM 1990-2015
The main objective in this research was to examine the extent to which gender and gender biases influence monetary benefits received, including jury award amounts, in workplace sexual harassment claims. Two methods were utilized to explore the discrepancies in monetary benefits received based on gender differences. The first method used was a survey to test various gender attitudes, attitudes on sexual harassment, and how influential a victim's gender was on determinations of damage award amounts in sexual harassment cases. 6 two-way factorial univariate between-subject analyses of variance (ANOVAs) were used to analyze the survey data. The second method in this …
Characterization Of An Advanced Neuron Model, Christopher Echanique
Characterization Of An Advanced Neuron Model, Christopher Echanique
HIM 1990-2015
This thesis focuses on an adaptive quadratic spiking model of a motoneuron that is both versatile in its ability to represent a range of experimentally observed neuronal firing patterns as well as computationally efficient for large network simulation. The objective of research is to fit membrane voltage data to the model using a parameter estimation approach involving simulated annealing. By manipulating the system dynamics of the model, a realizable model with linear parameterization (LP) can be obtained to simplify the estimation process. With a persistently excited current input applied to the model, simulated annealing is used to efficiently determine the …
Experiences With Social Services Among Homeless Lgbtq Young Adults, Fallon Kadel
Experiences With Social Services Among Homeless Lgbtq Young Adults, Fallon Kadel
HIM 1990-2015
My findings imply that homeless LGBTQ young adults are very limited in where they can go to find LGBTQ-accepting services. Even though all the shelters that were interviewed claimed they did not discriminate against LGBTQ persons, they do not provide and are not affiliated with services or programs that are considered to be LGBTQ- accepting. Based on the research, shelters would rather have clients conform to their pre-existing structure rather than the shelters conforming to the specific needs of the clients.; The goal of this research is to explore what programs and services are being provided at various homeless shelters …
Two-Photon Absorbing Water-Soluble Fluorescent Probe As A Near-Neutral Ph Indicator, Kevin Belfield, Sheng Yao
Two-Photon Absorbing Water-Soluble Fluorescent Probe As A Near-Neutral Ph Indicator, Kevin Belfield, Sheng Yao
UCF Patents
The dynamics of intracellular pH is believed to be crucial for understanding the regulation mechanism of many physiological functions. Of the several methods avaible to detmermine pH, optical methods have several advantages including rapid response time, high signal-to-noise ratio, noninvasive, and excellent pH sensitivity. Since the first use of trapped intracellular pH probe, 6-carboxyfluorecein, was described by Thomas et al., a large number of pH indicators have been reported. SEE DISCLOSURE
Silica-Based Antibacterial And Antifungal Nanoformulation, Swadeshmukul Santra
Silica-Based Antibacterial And Antifungal Nanoformulation, Swadeshmukul Santra
UCF Patents
A silica-based nanoformulation and method is used to treat citrus canker, inhibit the growth of mold and mildew, and add nutrients to soil used for agricultural purposes. The nanotechnology-enabled copper-loaded, silica nanoformulation (CuSiNP/NG) design is a "revolutionary re-invention" of Cu for safe application because it provides a formulation with maximum abundance ionic Cu, provides sustained and optimal Cu ion release for long-term disease protection, better adherence to plant surfaces and structural surfaces due to gel-based nanostructureof CuSiNG, thus avoiding multiple spray applications and reducing the amount of Cu used in comparison to existing Cu compounds without compromising anitbaterial activity. Thus, …
Dispersions Of Carbon Nanotubes In Copolymer Solutions And Functional Composite Materials And Coatings Therefrom, Qun Huo, Lei Zhai, Jianhua Zou
Dispersions Of Carbon Nanotubes In Copolymer Solutions And Functional Composite Materials And Coatings Therefrom, Qun Huo, Lei Zhai, Jianhua Zou
UCF Patents
A dispersion includes non-chemically modified carbon nanotubes, a soluble block coploymer providing at least one block of a conjugated polymer, and at least one solvent. at 25 degrees C, exclusive of any mechanical force and after one hour, at least 90% of the carbon nanotubes exist in the dispersion as isolated nanotubes. The compenents of the dispersin can be combined with a polymer miscible with the block copolymer to form a carbon nanotube polymer composite upon removal of the solvent. The dispersion can be cast on a substrate and then dried to form a coating, including forming a superhydrophobic coating …
The Learning Marketspace, July 2012, Bob Heterick, Carol Twigg
The Learning Marketspace, July 2012, Bob Heterick, Carol Twigg
The Learning MarketSpace (4/03 - 4/14)
No abstract provided.
Fibergramme Vol.35 No. 4, Weavers Of Orlando
Fibergramme Vol.35 No. 4, Weavers Of Orlando
Text Materials of Central Florida
FIBERGRAMME is published in September, November, January, March and May.
Methods For Increasing Potency Of Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Kiminobu Sugaya, Angel Alvarez
Methods For Increasing Potency Of Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells, 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.
Mammalian Multipotent Stem Cells And Compositions, Methods Of Preparation And Methods Of Administration Thereof, Kiminobu Sugaya, Christopher Brannen, Xiajing Dong, Hojoong Kim, Jose Pulido, Tingyu Qu, Ankur Vaghani
Mammalian Multipotent Stem Cells And Compositions, Methods Of Preparation And Methods Of Administration Thereof, Kiminobu Sugaya, Christopher Brannen, Xiajing Dong, Hojoong Kim, Jose Pulido, Tingyu Qu, Ankur Vaghani
UCF Patents
This invention provides methods for preparing novel mammalian multipotent stem cells (MSCs), compositions thereof, and methods of preparing and administering the cells.
Microwave-Assisted Formation Of Sulfonium Photoacid Generators, Kevin Belfield, Ciceron Yanez
Microwave-Assisted Formation Of Sulfonium Photoacid Generators, Kevin Belfield, Ciceron Yanez
UCF Patents
We developed a fast, efficient method to prepare commercially important sulfonium salt photoacid generators (PAGs) using microwave-assisted reactions.
Illuminations, Summer Issue, June 2012, Ucf Libraries
Illuminations, Summer Issue, June 2012, Ucf Libraries
Libraries' Newsletters
No abstract provided.
Optical Instruments Having Dynamic Focus, Jannick Rolland, Supraja Murali, Kevin Thompson
Optical Instruments Having Dynamic Focus, Jannick Rolland, Supraja Murali, Kevin Thompson
UCF Patents
An optical system suitable for use in an optical instrument such as a handheld optical probe, the optical system including a scanning element and an objective, the objective including a variable focus lens that can be electronically controlled to change the focal length of the optical system. In some embodiments, the optical system can axially and laterally scan a subject material by sequentially focusing at an axial depth using the variable focus lens and laterally scanning the material at that depth using the scanning element.
Dynamically Focused Optical Instrument, Jannick Rolland, Supraja Murali
Dynamically Focused Optical Instrument, Jannick Rolland, Supraja Murali
UCF Patents
An optical system includes a dynamically focused lens that variably changes focal length to focus light on a material under evaluation at discrete axial depths, and a scanning element that laterally scans the material to focus light on the material at points that are laterally adjacent the axial depth.
Cerium Oxide Nanoparticle Regenerative Free Radical Sensor (Us), Sudipta Seal, Hyoung Cho, Anjum Mehta, Swanand Patil
Cerium Oxide Nanoparticle Regenerative Free Radical Sensor (Us), Sudipta Seal, Hyoung Cho, Anjum Mehta, Swanand Patil
UCF Patents
An electrochemical sensor system 160 for sensing free radicals or materials which generate free radicals in solution includes electrode member 100 including a cerium oxide nanoparticle coated sensor electrode (working electrode) 108/105, counter electrode 120, and optional reference electrode 130. A solution or material having an associated solution to be analyzed provides electrolytes to electrically couple the working electrode to the counter electrode. Electronics 170 are connected to at least one of the working and counter electrodes for measuring and amplifying an electrical current signal generated by reduction or oxidation occurring at the working electrode, wherein in a presence of …
Determination Of Selectivity And Potential For Drug Resistance Of Novel Antimalarial Compounds From Nature-Inspired Synthetic Libraries, Eric Keasler
HIM 1990-2015
As malaria, caused by Plasmodium spp., continues to afflict millions of people worldwide, there is a dire need for the discovery of novel, inexpensive antimalarial drugs. Although there are effective drugs on the market, the consistent development of drug resistant species has decreased their efficacy, further emphasizing that novel therapeutic measures are urgently needed. Natural products provide the most diverse reservoir for the discovery of unique chemical scaffolds with the potential to effectively combat malarial infections, but, due to their complex structures, they often pose extreme challenges to medicinal chemists during pharmacokinetic optimization. In our laboratory we have performed unbiased, …
A Comparative Analysis Of College Student Spring Break Destinations An Empirical Study Of Tourism Destination Attributes, Tricia Tang
HIM 1990-2015
The tourism industry has become one of the fastest growing sectors in the world's economy, contributing 9.1% of world GDP and more than 260 million jobs worldwide (World Travel & Tourism Council, 2011). The U.S college student market has emerged as major segment within this sector, generating approximately $15 billion on annual domestic and international travel. Among the various travel patterns of college students, they are most highly motivated for spring break travel, with more than two million students traveling per season (Bai et al., 2004; Borgerding, 2001; Reynolds, 2004). This research, through surveying college students majoring in hospitality and …
Ethanol Lock Therapy In The Treatment And Prevention Of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections, Breanna Anderson
Ethanol Lock Therapy In The Treatment And Prevention Of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections, Breanna Anderson
HIM 1990-2015
Ethanol lock therapy is a novel technique that is being studied for its efficacy in eradicating catheter related bloodstream infections. A systematic review of interdisciplinary studies from CINAHL, Medline, Academic Search Premier, Biological Abstracts, and Web of Knowledge databases was performed. This meta-analysis examined the findings of thirty-five studies on ethanol lock therapy. Twenty-six of these studies compared ethanol to a placebo and nine studies performed a direct comparison of ethanol to other agents frequently used in antimicrobial lock technique. Ethanol lock therapy was shown to be effective as both a prophylactic therapy and as an active treatment in eradicating …