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A Zooarchaeological Perspective Of West Kendall Tree Island Site (8da1081), Ryan Steeves Jan 2018

A Zooarchaeological Perspective Of West Kendall Tree Island Site (8da1081), Ryan Steeves

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The West Kendall Tree Island site (8DA1081) is a black dirt midden situated on the northeast end of an everglades tree island. The site has been intensely disturbed by excavation pits, particularly on the highest elevations of the site, and becomes increasingly disturbed by a growing Kendall population. Faunal remains recovered in 2008 are examined to reconstruct past ecological habitats, comparing the faunal composition to tree island sites within the Florida Everglades. Based upon identifications, the composition of the site is similar to those of the region, being comprised primarily of freshwater aquatic species and aquatic reptiles, with minimal selection …

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“Odd Apocalyptic Panics”: Chthonic Storytelling In Margaret Atwood’S Maddaddam, Ashley Frances Nugent Jan 2018

“Odd Apocalyptic Panics”: Chthonic Storytelling In Margaret Atwood’S Maddaddam, Ashley Frances Nugent

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

I argue that Margaret Atwood’s work in MaddAddam is about survival; it is about moving beyond preconceived, thoughtless ideology of any form with creative kinship. Cooperation and engagement cannot be planned in advance, and must take the form of something more than pre-established ideology. I will discuss MaddAddam in light of Donna Haraway’s recent work in which she argues that multispecies acknowledgement and collaboration are essential if humans are to survive and thrive in the coming centuries. By bringing the two texts into dialogue, one sees that Atwood’s novel constitutes the kind of story deemed necessary by Haraway for making …

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Amyloid Cascade Hypothesis Perspective On Alzheimer's Disease, Kawther Elsouri Jan 2018

Amyloid Cascade Hypothesis Perspective On Alzheimer's Disease, Kawther Elsouri

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been defined as a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. AD is characterized by tau tangles and Aβ plaques in and around neurons, respectively. The impact this disease has on its victims’ health, both physically and mentally, is unimaginable and the rate of progression is not expected to decrease any time soon. This threat to our minds encourages the importance of understanding AD. Amongst the theories as to what bio mechanisms cause the brain to intertwine is the amyloid cascade hypothesis. The purpose of this thesis is to review the amyloid …

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An Empirical Test Of A Theoretical Model Of Surprise In Marketing, Irina T. Toteva Jan 2018

An Empirical Test Of A Theoretical Model Of Surprise In Marketing, Irina T. Toteva

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The purpose of this research was to construct and empirically test a theoretical model of surprise and its impact on consumer affect and behavior. First the literature on the emotion of surprise was reviewed with particular emphasis on classification and process models of surprise. A theoretical model of surprise was constructed. A new concept called motivated meaning integration (MMI) was proposed. MMI takes place in a setting that includes the interaction of the appraisal process with factors such as environmental uncertainty and consumers’ individual differences. These interactions impact outcomes such as consumer affect and buying behavior. Ten hypotheses were derived …

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Alternative Biological Roles Of Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases In Drosophila Melanogaster, Kelsey Wilson Jan 2018

Alternative Biological Roles Of Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases In Drosophila Melanogaster, Kelsey Wilson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The oxidation of methionine (Met) into methionine sulfoxide (met-(o)) leads to deleterious modifications to a variety of cellular constituents. These deleterious alterations can be reversed by enzymes known as methionine sulfoxide reductases (Msr). The Msr (MsrA and MsrB) family of enzymes have been studied extensively for their biological roles in reducing oxidized Met residues back into functional Met. A wide range of studies have focused on Msr both in vivo and in vitro using a variety of model organisms. More specifically, studies have noted numerous processes affected by the overexpression, under expression, and silencing of MsrA and MsrB. Collectively, the …

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An Augmentative System With Facial And Emotion Recognition For Improving The Skills Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Mohammed N. Alharbi Jan 2018

An Augmentative System With Facial And Emotion Recognition For Improving The Skills Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Mohammed N. Alharbi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are one of the complex, pervasive, and multifactorial neurodevelopmental conditions which affect one in 68 children. Scientific research has proven the efficiency of using technologies to improve communication and social skills of autistic children. The use of technological devices, such as mobile applications and multimedia, increase the interest of autistic children to learn while playing games. This thesis presents the re-engineering, extension, and evolution of an existing prototype Windows-based mobile application called Ying to become an Android mobile application which is augmented with facial and emotion recognition. This mobile app complements different approaches of traditional therapy, …

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An Evaluation Of Unsupervised Machine Learning Algorithms For Detecting Fraud And Abuse In The U.S. Medicare Insurance Program, Rosa Raquel C Da Jan 2018

An Evaluation Of Unsupervised Machine Learning Algorithms For Detecting Fraud And Abuse In The U.S. Medicare Insurance Program, Rosa Raquel C Da

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The population of people ages 65 and older has increased since the 1960s and current estimates indicate it will double by 2060. Medicare is a federal health insurance program for people 65 or older in the United States. Medicare claims fraud and abuse is an ongoing issue that wastes a large amount of money every year resulting in higher health care costs and taxes for everyone. In this study, an empirical evaluation of several unsupervised machine learning approaches is performed which indicates reasonable fraud detection results. We employ two unsupervised machine learning algorithms, Isolation Forest and Unsupervised Random Forest, which …

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An Examination Of The Demographic, Social, And Environmental Predictors Of Risk For Schizophrenia In Afro-Caribbean Immigrants Living In The United States, Sandra Gall-Ojurongbe Jan 2018

An Examination Of The Demographic, Social, And Environmental Predictors Of Risk For Schizophrenia In Afro-Caribbean Immigrants Living In The United States, Sandra Gall-Ojurongbe

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The pioneering work of Ödegaard (1932) was the first to link migration and schizophrenia by reporting rates in Norwegian immigrants in Minnesota as twice that of native Minnesotans and of Norwegians in Norway. However, only in recent decades has an interest in migration and schizophrenia been rekindled as a result of reports of elevated rates of schizophrenia in Afro-Caribbean immigrants in the United Kingdom in the mid- 1960s (Hutchinson & Haasen, 2004). Later studies reported elevated rates in secondgeneration Afro-Caribbean immigrants compared to first-generation (Harrison, Owens, Holton, Neilson, & Boot, 1988). In the United States, Blacks were diagnosed with schizophrenia …

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Assessment Of Accuracy Of Intra-Set Rating Of Perceived Exertion In The Squat, Bench Press, And Deadlift, Colbey A. Sousa Jan 2018

Assessment Of Accuracy Of Intra-Set Rating Of Perceived Exertion In The Squat, Bench Press, And Deadlift, Colbey A. Sousa

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The purpose of this research was to investigate how accurate trained lifters were at gauging intra-set rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) in the squat, bench press, and deadlift. Ten resistance-trained males completed four sets to failure with 80% of their one-repetition maximum (1RM) and verbally indicated when they believed they were at a “6” and “9” RPE. Across all sets and all lifts, the called 9 RPE was more accurate than the called 6 RPE. Additionally, RPE calls were more accurate during set four vs. set one on the squat and deadlift at both the called 6 and 9 RPEs. …

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An Investigation Of Kindergarten Teachers’ Attitudes, Knowledge, And Reported Practices Regarding Teacher Leadership In The State Of Kuwait, Bashayer Aleisa Jan 2018

An Investigation Of Kindergarten Teachers’ Attitudes, Knowledge, And Reported Practices Regarding Teacher Leadership In The State Of Kuwait, Bashayer Aleisa

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This study aimed to investigate the attitudes, knowledge, and practices of Kuwaiti kindergarten teachers regarding their leadership roles in the classroom and schools within the State of Kuwait. This study was conducted using a mixed methods research design whereby both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed simultaneously. The qualitative sample included 56 kindergarten teachers and twelve heads of departments selected from 12 kindergarten schools from all six school districts in the State of Kuwait. The quantitative sample included 560 volunteer participants who completed a survey that measures teachers’ values, practices, and their perspectives on school culture regarding teacher …

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An Examination Of Literacy Based Beha, Pistorio Kalynn Hall Jan 2018

An Examination Of Literacy Based Beha, Pistorio Kalynn Hall

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Preparing young children for kindergarten is an important task. There are many skills that need to be learned. Simple everyday school and daily living tasks are kindergarten readiness skills that need to be taught. Many preschool students struggle to learn these skills unless taught directly. There are a sufficient number of interventions that have been used to teach various skills to students, but few have been identified as evidenced-based practices for teaching skills to at-risk preschool students in the classroom. Literacy based behavioral interventions (LBBI) (Bucholz, Brady, Duffy, Scott, & Kontosh, 2008) are a class of intervention that have been …

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Analysis Of Turbulence Observed In The Florida Current Using An Adcp, John E. Denton Jan 2018

Analysis Of Turbulence Observed In The Florida Current Using An Adcp, John E. Denton

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The observation of turbulence in the Florida Current is presented with the use of velocity measurements collected with an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP). The research is conducted through application of the theories of Taylor and Kolmogorov and related derivations, and processing tools of MATLAB software to this Eulerian observation of flow [1]. The velocity profile of the Florida Current is deduced in terms of its turbulent character with shear, acceleration, gradient, Reynolds Number, Reynolds Stress, Welch power spectrum density of current velocity, wavenumbers of Taylor’s hypothesis and Kolmogorov, wavenumber spectrum, eddy diameters, diapycnal diffusivity, and the Richardson Number. Processing …

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Ardent Dwellings: Contemplating Identity Through Drawing And Arrangement, Kristina Smatrakaleva Jan 2018

Ardent Dwellings: Contemplating Identity Through Drawing And Arrangement, Kristina Smatrakaleva

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Ardent Dwellings is a work about longing, self-exploration, and construction of identity through the arrangement of meticulously drawn and cut paper elements. Mainly consisting of drawn dried flower forms and expressive female hands, these elements come together in deliberate arrangements of spaces and relations. The moments of sensuality resulting from these exploratory touches signify moments created through traversing bodies and identities. To achieve this exploration visually, I created a collection of eight drawing collages and a large paper installation with mixed media components. The elements in this work are carefully placed in relation to one another with the intent of …

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Assessment Of Sexual Dimorphism On The First And Second Ribs: Exploring Geometric Morphometrics, Henna D. Bhramdat Jan 2018

Assessment Of Sexual Dimorphism On The First And Second Ribs: Exploring Geometric Morphometrics, Henna D. Bhramdat

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Estimating the sex of unknown human skeletal remains is important to the fields of forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, and other specialties. I studied sexual dimorphism on the first and second ribs to estimate sex from skeletal remains. I employed two approaches. I used geometric morphometrics to analyze landmark and semilandmark coordinate points to examine the overall shape of the ribs. I also examined the sternal end of the ribs for size using the superior-inferior height (SIH) and anteriorposterior breadth (APB) in a binary logistic regression (BLR) model. Differences in male and female first and second ribs are undetectable when landmark coordinate …

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Cgmp/Pkg-Regulated Mechanisms Of Protection From Low Oxygen And Oxidative Stress, Olena Mahneva Jan 2018

Cgmp/Pkg-Regulated Mechanisms Of Protection From Low Oxygen And Oxidative Stress, Olena Mahneva

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Stroke is one of the leading causes of human death in the United States. The debilitating effects of an ischemic stroke are due to the fact that mammalian neurons are highly susceptible to hypoxia and subsequent oxygen reperfusion. From studies in Drosophila melanogaster, cGMP-dependent Protein Kinase (PKG) enzyme is thought to affect anoxia tolerance by modifying the electrical current through potassium ion channels. In this research, two animal models were employed: Drosophila melanogaster and mammalian neurons exposed to stroke-like conditions. First, in vivo studies using Drosophila were performed to further our knowledge about the differences between the naturally occurring variants …

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Characterization Of Disulfide Constrained Natural Peptides, Mickelene F. Hoggard Jan 2018

Characterization Of Disulfide Constrained Natural Peptides, Mickelene F. Hoggard

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The use of peptide drugs has gained popularity recently. Peptides are attractive drug targets due to their high specificity and potency towards their biological targets. A drawback for peptide drugs is a lack of stability for oral delivery. Two classes of disulfide-rich peptides, conotoxins and cyclotides, have been shown to have higher stability than linear peptides thanks to their disulfide connectivity. Conotoxins are present in the venom of cone snails, a carnivorous marine mollusk that preys upon fish, worms, or other mollusks. Conotoxins are promising drugs leads with great prospects in the treatment of diseases and disorders such as chronic …

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Characterizing Electroconvulsive Seizure Recovery Time In The Invertebrate Model Systems Caenorhabditis Elegans And Drosophila Melanogaster, Monica G. Risley Jan 2018

Characterizing Electroconvulsive Seizure Recovery Time In The Invertebrate Model Systems Caenorhabditis Elegans And Drosophila Melanogaster, Monica G. Risley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Seizures are a symptom of epilepsy, characterized by spontaneous firing due to an imbalance of excitatory and inhibitory features. While mammalian seizure models receive the most attention, the simplicity and tractability of invertebrate model systems, specifically C. elegans and D. melanogaster, have many advantages in understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms of seizure behavior. This research explores C. elegans and D. melanogaster as electroconvulsive seizure models to investigate methods to both modulate and better understand seizure susceptibility. A common underlying feature of seizures in mammals, worms, and flies involves regulating excitation and inhibition. The C. elegans locomotor circuit is regulated …

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Characterizing The Geometry Of A Random Point Cloud, Zachariah Tyree Jan 2018

Characterizing The Geometry Of A Random Point Cloud, Zachariah Tyree

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This thesis is composed of three main parts. Each chapter is concerned with characterizing some properties of a random ensemble or stochastic process. The properties of interest and the methods for investigating them di er between chapters. We begin by establishing some asymptotic results regarding zeros of random harmonic mappings, a topic of much interest to mathematicians and astrophysicists alike. We introduce a new model of harmonic polynomials based on the so-called "Weyl ensemble" of random analytic polynomials. Building on the work of Li and Wei [28] we obtain precise asymptotics for the average number of zeros of this model. …

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Central Moments Of Squeezed States: A Coincidence Statistics Analogue, Christopher C. Tison Jan 2018

Central Moments Of Squeezed States: A Coincidence Statistics Analogue, Christopher C. Tison

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

As a subset of quantum optics, single photons are one of the competing physical resources for quantum information processing. When used as carriers of quantum information, they have no equal. For the processing of quantum information, single photons have proven difficult to scale beyond the order of ⇠ 10 photons. The lack of single-photon-level interaction has led to creative approaches which rely on postselection to filter the possible measured outcomes to those which appear as though interaction occurred. This approach of post-selection leans heavily on the ability to not only generate but also detect scores of single photons simultaneously and …

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Creating Spaces For Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Amid Standards Driven Curriculum In Secondary School English/Language Arts Classes, Anala Leichtman Jan 2018

Creating Spaces For Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Amid Standards Driven Curriculum In Secondary School English/Language Arts Classes, Anala Leichtman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This hermeneutic phenomenological study emerged from concerns about the ways teachers’ pedagogical practices are affected by growing diversity in their classrooms and continuous education reform. Drawing on the perspectives of critical pedagogy and postcolonial literary theory, this study also explored the tension that exists between what students ought to learn in schools and what they actually learn. Data was gathered through two interviews and a classroom observation with each of eight high school language arts teachers in South Florida to gain an understanding of how they use their pedagogical practices to navigate changes that occur in the practice field and …

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Deep Learning For Android Application Ransomware Detection, Panupong Wongsupa Jan 2018

Deep Learning For Android Application Ransomware Detection, Panupong Wongsupa

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Smartphones and mobile tablets are rapidly growing, and very important nowadays. The most popular mobile operating system since 2012 has been Android. Android is an open source platform that allows developers to take full advantage of both the operating system and the applications itself. However, due to the open source community of an Android platform, some Android developers took advantage of this and created countless malicious applications such as Trojan, Malware, and Ransomware. All which are currently hidden in a large number of benign apps in official Android markets, such as Google PlayStore, and Amazon. Ransomware is a malware that …

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Development And Psychometric Testing Of The Personal And Social Responsibility Scale For Health Professions Students (Psr Scale), Los Santos Maria De Jan 2018

Development And Psychometric Testing Of The Personal And Social Responsibility Scale For Health Professions Students (Psr Scale), Los Santos Maria De

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Service learning is a pedagogy designed to teach democratic skills to prepare students to become civically engaged members of society. One of the challenges in the field of service learning is to demonstrate the effectiveness of this pedagogy. Common methodological problems include small sample sizes, difficulty differentiating correlation from causation, self-selection bias, and use of primarily qualitative and experiential outcome measures. The literature review failed to reveal any quantitative scales designed for the health professions. The purpose of this study was to develop and test a quantitative scale to measure service learning outcomes among health professions students, before and after …

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Development Of A Portable Impedance Based Flow Cytometer For Diagnosis Of Sickle Cell Disease, Darryl Dieujuste Jan 2018

Development Of A Portable Impedance Based Flow Cytometer For Diagnosis Of Sickle Cell Disease, Darryl Dieujuste

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood cell disorder that affects about 100,000 people in the US and results in high cost of medical care exceeding $1.1 billion annually. Sickle cell patients suffer from unpredictable, painful vaso-occlusive crises. Portable, costeffective approaches for diagnosis and monitoring sickle blood activities are important for a better management of the disease and reducing the medical cost. In this research, a mobile application controlled, impedance-based flow cytometer is developed for the diagnosis of sickle cell disease. Calibration of the portable device is performed using a component of known impedance value. The preliminary test results are …

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Dosimetric And Radiobiological Plan Evaluation Parameters For Fractionated High-Dose Rate Gyn Brachytherapy, Marjan Shojaei Jan 2018

Dosimetric And Radiobiological Plan Evaluation Parameters For Fractionated High-Dose Rate Gyn Brachytherapy, Marjan Shojaei

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Intracavitary high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDRBT) is a treatment option for endometrial cancer, depending on the cancer stage. Because of the steep high dose gradient of HDRBT, very small differences in the treatment plans, surrounding organ’s anatomy, or procedures during the treatment could potentially cause significant dose variation to the tumor, as well as organs at risks (OAR) nearby the treatment area, which could result in unwanted radiobiological side effects. In this retrospective study, the radiobiological plan evaluation parameters Equivalent Uniform Dose (EUD), Normal Tissue Complication Probability (NTCP) are used as assessment tools to evaluate HDRBT plans. Furthermore, gynecological applicator position in …

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Dosimetric And Radiobiological Comparison Of The Effects Of High Definition Versus Normal Collimation On Treatment Plans For Stereotactic Lung Cancer Radiation Therapy, Mukunda Prasad Pudasaini Jan 2018

Dosimetric And Radiobiological Comparison Of The Effects Of High Definition Versus Normal Collimation On Treatment Plans For Stereotactic Lung Cancer Radiation Therapy, Mukunda Prasad Pudasaini

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) is a modern precision radiation therapy to deliver the dose in 1 to 5 fractions with high target dose conformity, and steep dose gradient towards healthy tissues. The dose delivered is influenced by the leaf width of the MLC, especially in case of SBRT. Treatment plans with high definition (HD) MLC having leaf-width 2.5 mm and normal MLC having leaf-width 5 mm, were compared to quantify dosimetric and radiobiological parameters. Dosimetric parameters conformity indices (CI), gradient indices (GI) and heterogeneity indices (HI) were compared. The radiobiological parameters were evaluated by normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) …

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Development Of Linear Feature Based Non-Contact Bridge Deflection Monitoring System, Satarupa Khamaru Jan 2018

Development Of Linear Feature Based Non-Contact Bridge Deflection Monitoring System, Satarupa Khamaru

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

In any infrastructure project, monitoring and managing the built assets is an important task. Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is meant for continuous assessment of safety and serviceability of a structure and its elements. SHM has taken a leading role in the field of structural engineering and has become very popular in recent age. Bridge deflection is the basic evaluation index to examine the health status of a bridge structure. The existing bridge monitoring systems have several drawbacks. Hence, a new methodological approach has been proposed to overcome the limitations of traditional contact-based bridge deflection monitoring system and other non-contact based …

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Diet And Nesting Habitat Of Wading Birds In A Shallow, Eutrophic Lake, Jenna C. May Jan 2018

Diet And Nesting Habitat Of Wading Birds In A Shallow, Eutrophic Lake, Jenna C. May

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Avian reproductive success varies depending on environmental conditions, degree of predation, location, and food availability. I examined food availability and nesting habitat of wading birds in South Florida. Evaluating prey availability and prey used by two small heron species demonstrated the ability for small herons to maintain consistent diets through fluctuating environmental conditions, within and across different wetland types. Small herons may be able to cope with environmental changes by altering foraging locations and strategies. Regarding nesting habitat, man-made sites may provide habitat comparable to natural sites, at least in the short-term. The nest’s position can influence its susceptibility to …

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Effcient Implementation And Computational Analysis Of Privacy-Preserving Protocols For Securing The Financial Markets, Ramiro Alvarez Jan 2018

Effcient Implementation And Computational Analysis Of Privacy-Preserving Protocols For Securing The Financial Markets, Ramiro Alvarez

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Auctions are a key economic mechanism for establishing the value of goods that have an uncertain price. In recent years, as a consequence of the ubiquitous emergence of technology, auctions can reach consumers, and as a result drive market prices, on a global scale. Collection of private information such as past trades exposes more information than desired by market participants. The leaked information can be statistically analyzed to provide auctioneers, or competitors, an advantage on future transactions. The need to preserve privacy has become a critical concern to reach an accepted level of fairness, and to provide market participants an …

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Development Of Crown Ether Nucleophilic Catalysts (Cencs) And Their Application In Rapid Fluorination Of Silicon For Pet Imaging & Diversification Reactions Of Γ-Silyl Allenyl Esters To All-Carbon Quaternary Stereogenic Centers, Susovan Jana Jan 2018

Development Of Crown Ether Nucleophilic Catalysts (Cencs) And Their Application In Rapid Fluorination Of Silicon For Pet Imaging & Diversification Reactions Of Γ-Silyl Allenyl Esters To All-Carbon Quaternary Stereogenic Centers, Susovan Jana

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

In this dissertation, we discuss the development of new phase transfer agents, which are capable of rapid fluorination of silicon. These are 18-C-6 derivatives containing a hydroxyl group in the side arm (podand), also known as C-pivot lariats. The syntheses of these lariats including several that have not been previously reported and their efficient purification are described. The synthesis route leads to a robust and generalized approach to obtain these lariats on the gram scale. These agents were initially designed for applications in positron emission tomography (PET). In this medical imaging modality, tracer agents containing silicon have found promising utility …

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Effects Of A Disturbance Event On A Local Recreational Fishery On The East Coast Of Florida, Jessica Noble Jan 2018

Effects Of A Disturbance Event On A Local Recreational Fishery On The East Coast Of Florida, Jessica Noble

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Disturbance events occur outside the normal disturbance regime of a system and can cause changes in behavior of some organisms. The 2010 cold event is an example of a disturbance event that influenced the behavior of Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis). Common snook are euryhaline sportfish native to Florida, Texas, and the Caribbean. Florida is the northern most part of their distribution, based on the 15o C winter isotherm. They move between offshore areas during spawning season and freshwater coastal rivers during non-spawning season. With the use of previously collected acoustic telemetry and biological data this project identifies the impact on …

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