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Using Instructive Feedback To Expand Second Language Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Barbara D. Rodriguez Jun 2024

Using Instructive Feedback To Expand Second Language Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Barbara D. Rodriguez

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

There are millions of people who speak multiple languages (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019), yet there is a common misconception that teaching a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) more than one language will cause delays in language acquisition (Trelles & Castro, 2019). This misconception has led to fear amongst bilingual caregivers, resulting in many choosing to not speak to their child in their heritage language, which in turn can cause communication barriers between them and their child. It is imperative that a child from a bilingual home can communicate (e.g., respond to instructions) in both languages. However, because many children …


Immunogenicity Of A Plasmodium Vivax Circumsporozoite Protein Vaccine, Eric Cruz Murphy Jun 2024

Immunogenicity Of A Plasmodium Vivax Circumsporozoite Protein Vaccine, Eric Cruz Murphy

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Malaria is a disease of global public health importance. Improving treatment methods focus on novel antimalarial drugs to combat parasite resistance and the development of vaccines with effective adjuvants. The current vaccine RTS,S/AS01 is moderately effective only against Plasmodium falciparum. There is no vaccine for Plasmodium vivax to date. The development and implementation of a vaccine against P. vivax would inhibit sporozoite infection of hepatocytes, block development into the blood stage and confer future immune protection. The circumsporozoite protein (CSP) is the most abundant on the surface of sporozoites and protein variants VK210 and VK247 are leading vaccine candidates for …


The Power Of Class Consciousness: An Investigation Of Permeability Beliefs, Dehumanization, And Evaluations Of The Poor, Kirsten J. Lee Jun 2024

The Power Of Class Consciousness: An Investigation Of Permeability Beliefs, Dehumanization, And Evaluations Of The Poor, Kirsten J. Lee

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Class consciousness, a theoretical construct from the Marxist tradition, promotes an understanding of class dynamics as a structural phenomenon. I hypothesized that class consciousness would moderate animalistic dehumanization of the poor. A total of 435 participants took an online survey containing self-report questionnaires. While a priori hypotheses related to animalistic dehumanization were not supported, exploratory analyses revealed that permeability beliefs—the degree to which an individual sees class boundaries as impermeable—moderate emotional tone when discussing the rich and the poor. Mirroring Marx’s theorizing, those with class consciousness spoke more positively of the poor and less favorably of the rich than their …


Comparing The Genomes Of Multidrug And Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Faecium From A Florida Wastewater Treatment Plant, Eleanor Brodrick Jun 2024

Comparing The Genomes Of Multidrug And Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Faecium From A Florida Wastewater Treatment Plant, Eleanor Brodrick

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) are a serious health threat, causing 50,000 infections and 5,000 deaths each year in the United States (CDC, 2019). Multidrug-resistant VRE are becoming more prevalent, and treatment options for infections caused by these organisms are limited (Arias et al., 2010; CDC, 2019). Multidrug resistant VRE have been previously isolated from wastewater in Brazil, Canada, and Portugal (Araújo et al., 2010; de_Farias et al., 2022; Sanderson et al., 2019). Thirteen vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolated from three stages of a Florida wastewater treatment plant were fully resistant to the following antibiotics: vancomycin, ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, tetracycline, and nitrofurantoin, and …


From Guns To Intimate Partner Violence: The Impact Of Power And Control, Meaghan E. Brown Jun 2024

From Guns To Intimate Partner Violence: The Impact Of Power And Control, Meaghan E. Brown

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Gun violence and intimate partner violence are pervasive public health concerns across the globe. Notably, previous literature has shown a positive relationship between gun ownership and intimate partner violence (IPV), even when a gun is not used during acts of IPV. Despite this established link, few studies to date have explored psychological mechanisms, especially feelings of and desire for power, that could explain this relationship among young men. Given that college students remain one of the most at-risk groups for both victimization and perpetration of IPV, examining the relationship between actual or intended gun ownership and IPV could close vital …


“She’S On Her Way Up”: A Case Study Of Mercy Otis Warren And The Gendered Politics Of Commemoration, Sara Ann White Jun 2024

“She’S On Her Way Up”: A Case Study Of Mercy Otis Warren And The Gendered Politics Of Commemoration, Sara Ann White

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In 2001, a statue of eighteenth-century Bill of Rights advocate Mercy Otis Warren was erected on the Barnstable County Superior Courthouse lawn in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The story of the statue’s eventual placement is a fascinating case study of how the gendered politics of commemoration can play out over time in local communities. The saga of Warren’s commemoration is inextricably bound up with the history of efforts to commemorate Warren’s brother, James Otis Jr., and eventual arguments that Warren’s work deserved recognition in its own right. We first see gendered politics at play as Warren’s real accomplishments were consistently overshadowed by …


Cornus Officinalis Extract Activates The Keap1/Nrf2 Pathway And Delays T1d Onset In The Nod Mouse, Justin D. Fletcher Jun 2024

Cornus Officinalis Extract Activates The Keap1/Nrf2 Pathway And Delays T1d Onset In The Nod Mouse, Justin D. Fletcher

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disorder that results in the destruction of the insulin producing pancreatic β cells. The only therapeutic option following T1D clinical onset is exogenous insulin supplementation. At present, there is no cure for T1D and attempted interventional therapy has been focused on modulating the immune system. Few attempts have been pursued at preserving β cell function and survival. Here we provide a novel approach using extract from the fruit of the Cornus officinalis (CO) tree to preserve β cell function through the prevention of β cell stress. CO has been used in traditional Chinese …


Improving Academic Engagement And Task Completion Using Antecedent Physical Exercise In An Elementary School Classroom, Grace N. Maxwell Jun 2024

Improving Academic Engagement And Task Completion Using Antecedent Physical Exercise In An Elementary School Classroom, Grace N. Maxwell

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the effectiveness of antecedent physical activity interventions in enhancing academic engagement and task completion among first-grade students displaying off-task behaviors. The research involved three student participants from a first grade general education classroom. An ABAB reversal design was used to assess the impact of the intervention. The intervention, implemented by the classroom teacher, consisted of short, structured physical activities conducted before targeted academic periods. Results revealed significant improvements in both academic engagement and task completion following the implementation of the physical activity interventions. The findings suggest that incorporating brief physical activities into daily classroom routines can lead …


The Dialectics Of Faith: Kierkegaard, Irony, And Conversion, Douglas Zimmerman Jun 2024

The Dialectics Of Faith: Kierkegaard, Irony, And Conversion, Douglas Zimmerman

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Kierkegaard, the 19th-century Danish philosopher, offers a profound perspective on conversion. According to him, conversion isn't a mere external change, but a deeply personal and internal transformation. It's about moving from a state of despair to faith. Kierkegaard believed that true conversion involves a passionate leap of faith, where an individual confronts their own subjectivity and makes a conscious, often paradoxical, choice to align themselves with their authentic values and spiritual beliefs. In his view, conversion is a constant process, requiring introspection, struggle, and a commitment to live authentically in the face of life's uncertainties. In order to communicate this …


Investigation Of Self-Assembly Of Hen Egg White Lysozyme Fibrils, Nabila Bushra Jun 2024

Investigation Of Self-Assembly Of Hen Egg White Lysozyme Fibrils, Nabila Bushra

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Amyloid proteins are a large group of proteins that tend to aggregate and form insoluble fibrils with a characteristic cross-β sheet structure. Intriguingly, this process of “amyloid formation” has been simultaneously linked to devastating human diseases called amyloidoses, ranging from Alzheimer’s Disease, cardiac amyloidoses to type II diabetes, as well as functional biological responses such as hormone storage and sperm quality control. Amyloid fibrils have also attracted significant attention for their unique mechanical, chemical, and optical characteristics, establishing them as promising tough biomaterials. The urgent need to find treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, and the demand for safe and renewable biomaterials …


The Effects Of Scenic Pictures And Progressive Time Delay On Intraverbal Responding, Breanna White Jun 2024

The Effects Of Scenic Pictures And Progressive Time Delay On Intraverbal Responding, Breanna White

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of tact prompts to establish single responses to questions about intraverbal categories. Scenic pictures, a visual depiction of multiple exemplars belonging to a stimulus class, may increase the likelihood that individuals will emit multiple responses when answering categorical questions, and promote response variability. The purpose of this study was to extend Glodowski and Rodriguez (2019) by evaluating the effectiveness of a larger array of visual stimuli and progressive time delay on varied intraverbal responding with individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder between the ages of 8 and 17 within a private school for individuals with …


Sars-Cov-2 Neurotropism: Understanding Effects At The Blood-Brain Barrier And Hematogenous Neuroinvasiveness, Taylor E. Martinez Jun 2024

Sars-Cov-2 Neurotropism: Understanding Effects At The Blood-Brain Barrier And Hematogenous Neuroinvasiveness, Taylor E. Martinez

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for COVID-19, has provisional counts of over 110 million documented cases and 1.218 million deaths (as of February 2024) in the United States since January 2020. SARS-CoV-2 is an airborne respiratory virus that primarily infects the lungs via the ACE2 receptor but has well-documented secondary target organs including the kidneys, the gastrointestinal tract, the heart, and the skin. SARS-CoV-2 also infects the brain, but the hematogenous route of viral entry to brain is still not fully characterized. Understanding how SARS-CoV-2 traverses the blood-brain barrier (BBB) as well as how it …


Arthropod Associates Of The Gray Catbird On Vaca Key, Lawrence J. Hribar, Aline D. Tassi Jun 2024

Arthropod Associates Of The Gray Catbird On Vaca Key, Lawrence J. Hribar, Aline D. Tassi

Florida Field Naturalist

No abstract provided.


Interactions Between Sympatric Florida Scrub-Jays And Southeastern American Kestrels, Karl E. Miller, Benjamin Ewing Jun 2024

Interactions Between Sympatric Florida Scrub-Jays And Southeastern American Kestrels, Karl E. Miller, Benjamin Ewing

Florida Field Naturalist

No abstract provided.


Winter Return Rates, Patch Fidelity, And Response To Prescribed Fire For Grasshopper And Savannah Sparrows In Southwestern Florida, Bob Altman, Kathleen N. Smith, Joseph Bozzo, Robert T. Meyer Jun 2024

Winter Return Rates, Patch Fidelity, And Response To Prescribed Fire For Grasshopper And Savannah Sparrows In Southwestern Florida, Bob Altman, Kathleen N. Smith, Joseph Bozzo, Robert T. Meyer

Florida Field Naturalist

No abstract provided.


Black Spiny-Tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura Similis) Use Of Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus Polyphemus) Burrows In Buckingham, Florida, Josie Rivero, Andrew M. Durso Jun 2024

Black Spiny-Tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura Similis) Use Of Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus Polyphemus) Burrows In Buckingham, Florida, Josie Rivero, Andrew M. Durso

Florida Field Naturalist

No abstract provided.


Patterns Of Scavenging On Bird Carcasses In A Coastal Subtropical Environment, David W. Kerstetter, Garrett A. Hardy, Laura John Jun 2024

Patterns Of Scavenging On Bird Carcasses In A Coastal Subtropical Environment, David W. Kerstetter, Garrett A. Hardy, Laura John

Florida Field Naturalist

No abstract provided.


Current Distribution Of Black Rails In Florida, Amy C. Schwarzer, Gina Kent, Bryan D. Watts, Ken Meyer, Amanda Powell, Brittany Bankovich, W. Andrew Cox Jun 2024

Current Distribution Of Black Rails In Florida, Amy C. Schwarzer, Gina Kent, Bryan D. Watts, Ken Meyer, Amanda Powell, Brittany Bankovich, W. Andrew Cox

Florida Field Naturalist

No abstract provided.


Comparing The Frequency Of Incest Between Siblings In Two Populations Of Florida Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma Coerulescens), Kelly A. Roberts, Abigail Valine, Angela Tringali, Michelle Dent, Reed Bowman Jun 2024

Comparing The Frequency Of Incest Between Siblings In Two Populations Of Florida Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma Coerulescens), Kelly A. Roberts, Abigail Valine, Angela Tringali, Michelle Dent, Reed Bowman

Florida Field Naturalist

No abstract provided.


Population Estimate For The American Kestrel In The Great Valley Section Of Pennsylvania, G. Robert Ganis Jun 2024

Population Estimate For The American Kestrel In The Great Valley Section Of Pennsylvania, G. Robert Ganis

Eastern Bird Banding Association News

No abstract provided.


President's Message Part Two, Christopher N. Rose Sr. Jun 2024

President's Message Part Two, Christopher N. Rose Sr.

Eastern Bird Banding Association News

No abstract provided.


On The Netting Of Certain Finches, Curtis S. Adkisson Jun 2024

On The Netting Of Certain Finches, Curtis S. Adkisson

Eastern Bird Banding Association News

No abstract provided.


American Banding Directory Ii L-Z, Kenneth W. Prescott Jun 2024

American Banding Directory Ii L-Z, Kenneth W. Prescott

Eastern Bird Banding Association News

No abstract provided.


President's Message, Christopher N. Rose Jun 2024

President's Message, Christopher N. Rose

Eastern Bird Banding Association News

No abstract provided.


American Banding Directory (A-K), Frederick S. Schaeffer Jun 2024

American Banding Directory (A-K), Frederick S. Schaeffer

Eastern Bird Banding Association News

No abstract provided.


An Amateur Attempts Data Analysis: Tree Sparrow Repeats And Returns, Counts And Proportions, Hannah Bonsey Suthers Jun 2024

An Amateur Attempts Data Analysis: Tree Sparrow Repeats And Returns, Counts And Proportions, Hannah Bonsey Suthers

Eastern Bird Banding Association News

No abstract provided.


Summer Food Habits Of The Crow, David Morgan, David Samuel Jun 2024

Summer Food Habits Of The Crow, David Morgan, David Samuel

Eastern Bird Banding Association News

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Wintering Broad-Winged Hawks In Southeastern Florida 1968-1973, Eric Creighton Tabb Jun 2024

A Study Of Wintering Broad-Winged Hawks In Southeastern Florida 1968-1973, Eric Creighton Tabb

Eastern Bird Banding Association News

No abstract provided.


Request For Information: Herring Gulls, Frank R. Haeni Jun 2024

Request For Information: Herring Gulls, Frank R. Haeni

Eastern Bird Banding Association News

No abstract provided.


Letter To The Editor, Gilbert Cant Jun 2024

Letter To The Editor, Gilbert Cant

Eastern Bird Banding Association News

No abstract provided.