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A Quantitative Analysis Of Ceramic Distribution In The East Okeechobee Area, Stefanie D’Erasmo Jan 2019

A Quantitative Analysis Of Ceramic Distribution In The East Okeechobee Area, Stefanie D’Erasmo

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The East Okeechobee area is situated along the southeast coast of Florida, throughout Palm Beach and Martin Counties, and has proved difficult to access in a broad archaeological context. This is due to the blending of cultural characteristics from the surrounding areas and due to the suspected transitional nature of this region. To gain a better understanding of the cultural composition and interrelations of the East Okeechobee Area, this analysis statistically models, both synchronically and diachronically, the frequencies of ceramic types from multiple archaeological sites in and around this region.

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Acute Response Of Neuroprotective Associated Biomarkers To Various Compound Resistance Exercises In Well-Trained Men, Trevor K. Johnson Jan 2019

Acute Response Of Neuroprotective Associated Biomarkers To Various Compound Resistance Exercises In Well-Trained Men, Trevor K. Johnson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This study examined if multi-joint resistance exercises could elicit expression of biomarkers associated with neuroprotection. Thirteen well-trained males performed 4 sets to failure at 80% of a one-repetition maximum (1RM) on the back squat, bench press, and deadlift. The biomarkers measured immediately pre- and post-exercise were brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), cathepsin B (CatB), and interleukin 6 (IL-6). There was a main time effect (p<0.01) for BDNF with significant increases in the deadlift (p=0.01) and bench press (p=0.01) conditions, but not the squat (p=0.21). There was a main time effect (p<0.01) for IL-6 with a significant increase in the squat (p<0.01). There was no significant increase in CatB or IGF-1 (p>0.05). Additionally, there was no significant relationship between BDNF and IL-6 response.

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A Framework For Understanding Power Supply And Demand In Presynaptic Nerve Terminals, Karlis Anthony Justs Jan 2019

A Framework For Understanding Power Supply And Demand In Presynaptic Nerve Terminals, Karlis Anthony Justs

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The molecular mechanisms of synaptic function and development have been studied extensively, but little is known about the energy requirements of synapses, or the mechanisms that coordinate their energy production with their metabolic demands. These are oversights, as synapses with high energy demands are more susceptible to degeneration and degrade in the early stages of diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal muscle atrophy and Parkinson’s disease. Here, in a structure-function study at Drosophila motor neuron terminals, a neurophysiological model was generated to investigate how power (ATP/s) supply is integrated to satisfy the power demand of presynaptic terminals. Power demands …

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A Phenomenological Exploration Of Familial Entrepreneurship As An Employment Option For Individuals With Developmental Disabilities, Jennifer Pollack Percival Jan 2019

A Phenomenological Exploration Of Familial Entrepreneurship As An Employment Option For Individuals With Developmental Disabilities, Jennifer Pollack Percival

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Individuals with developmental disabilities, especially those with high support needs, are less likely to obtain competitive employment through traditional means than their neurotypical peers. This qualitative phenomenological study explored the lived experience of seven familial entrepreneurs who responded to the lack of opportunities for their loved ones by creating a business to provide them a job. Findings from this study revealed that familial entrepreneurship is a hybrid-type of employment that has similar characteristics to traditional pathways of employment, but is distinct. It offers a post-secondary option in an environment where individuals with developmental disabilities can develop work skills, have social …

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About Her: A Novel, Mary Mattingly Jan 2019

About Her: A Novel, Mary Mattingly

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

About Her is a story of grief, regret, and the lengths some of us will go to avoid confronting and healing from trauma. Charlotte Day is a twenty-year-old college student embarking on her senior year of college when her younger sister Abby dies in a botched fake suicide attempt. In the wake of said tragedy, Charlotte is left behind with her loving, well-intentioned father and sedated, increasingly distant mother. As Charlotte attempts to cling to normalcy, her efforts fail once she returns to school, seeking out a path of unhealthy relationships and partying, which culminates in the former honors student …

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Affinity Of Two South Florida Populations Through Nonmetric Dental Analysis, Daniel Benitez Jan 2019

Affinity Of Two South Florida Populations Through Nonmetric Dental Analysis, Daniel Benitez

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This research examines the relationship of two archeological populations in Southeastern Florida from the Middle Woodland Period. The two sites chosen include the Belle Glade site in the Belle Glade Cultural Area and the Highland Beach Mound site in the East Okeechobee Cultural Area. The determination of relationships was done through an analysis of nonmetric dental traits. A series of traits were recorded in an ordinal scale and later dichotomized into present or absent, in order to conduct a biological distance analysis. The statistical method chosen for this analysis was the Smith’s Mean Measure of Divergence. Results indicate that both …

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A Quantitative Longitudinal Study Using Astin’S I-E-O Model To Predict College Stem Versus Non-Stem Major Choice Among Women, Patricia Berchiolli Jan 2019

A Quantitative Longitudinal Study Using Astin’S I-E-O Model To Predict College Stem Versus Non-Stem Major Choice Among Women, Patricia Berchiolli

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This quantitative longitudinal study sought to highlight the difference between the proportion of men and women who planned to pursue a STEM major in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences, engineering, and computer and information sciences as freshmen, as well as to determine the proportion of men and women who changed their major choice by their senior year. In addition, the researcher sought to identify women students’ unique background characteristics and college experiences that have taken place over the course of their undergraduate college career that may have predicted their declared major choice (STEM versus non-STEM) as seniors. A review …

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Analyzing Affordable Housing Policies In Miami-Dade County, Catherine Velarde Jan 2019

Analyzing Affordable Housing Policies In Miami-Dade County, Catherine Velarde

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

While the lack of affordable housing is a problem across the United States, the situation is particularly dire in Miami-Dade County, FL. As of 2017, 49% of all households in Miami-Dade County were housing cost-burdened (defined as paying more than 30% of household income on housing). Now ranked as the fifth least affordable housing market in the nation, the trend is worsening and negatively impacting workforce retention, wealth creation, and economic mobility (Greiner, 2017).

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An Algorithmic Approach To Tran Van Trung's Basic Recursive Construction Of T-Designs, Oscar A. Lopez Jan 2019

An Algorithmic Approach To Tran Van Trung's Basic Recursive Construction Of T-Designs, Oscar A. Lopez

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

It was not until the 20th century that combinatorial design theory was studied as a formal subject. This field has many applications, for example in statistical experimental design, coding theory, authentication codes, and cryptography. Major approaches to the problem of discovering new t-designs rely on (i) the construction of large sets of t designs, (ii) using prescribed automorphism groups, (iii) recursive construction methods. In 2017 and 2018, Tran Van Trung introduced new recursive techniques to construct t – (v, k, λ) designs. These methods are of purely combinatorial nature and require using "ingredient" t-designs or resolutions whose parameters satisfy a …

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An Introduced Primate Species, Chlorocebus Sabaeus, In Dania Beach, Florida: Investigating Origins, Demographics, And Anthropogenic Implications Of An Established Population, Deborah M. Williams Jan 2019

An Introduced Primate Species, Chlorocebus Sabaeus, In Dania Beach, Florida: Investigating Origins, Demographics, And Anthropogenic Implications Of An Established Population, Deborah M. Williams

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Nonnative species are reshaping global ecosystems. The success of a nonnative species hinges on both biological and cultural variables. Primates represent a minority of nonnative species but warrant research to understand ecological implications and management solutions. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recognizes three species of nonnative primates in Florida that include populations of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in Marion County, squirrel monkeys (Saimiri spp.) in Broward County, and green monkeys (Chlorocebus sabaeus) in Broward County. This study focused on the Dania Beach C. sabaeus population. The goals of this study were to: 1) determine the geographical origins and …

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Analysis Of Tardigrade Damage Suppressor Protein (Dsup) Expressed In Tobacco, Justin Kirke Jan 2019

Analysis Of Tardigrade Damage Suppressor Protein (Dsup) Expressed In Tobacco, Justin Kirke

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

DNA damage is one of the most harmful stress inducers in living organisms. Studies have shown that exposure to high doses of various types of radiation cause DNA sequence changes (mutation) and disturb protein synthesis, hormone balance, leaf gas exchange and enzyme activity. Recent discovery of a protein called Damage Suppressor Protein (Dsup), found in the tardigrade species Ramazzotius varieornatus, has shown to reduce the effects of radiation damage in human cell lines. We have generated multiple lines of tobacco plants expressing the Dsup gene and preformed numerous tests to show viability and response of these transgenic plants when exposed …

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Anthropogenic Contaminants And Pathologic Trends In Stranded Cetaceans In The Southeastern United States, 2012–2017, Catherine Feng-Yu Lo Jan 2019

Anthropogenic Contaminants And Pathologic Trends In Stranded Cetaceans In The Southeastern United States, 2012–2017, Catherine Feng-Yu Lo

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Anthropogenic contaminants in the marine environment often biodegrade slowly, bioaccumulate in organisms, and can cause reproductive, immune, and developmental effects on wildlife; however, their effects on cetacean health and behavior have not been extensively studied. This study aims to expand knowledge concerning concentrations and biological effects of endocrine disrupting contaminants and essential and non-essential inorganic elements in stranded cetaceans. We evaluated tissue samples and pathology data from 66 odontocetes that stranded in the southeastern United States during 2012– 2017. Using mass spectrometry blubber samples were analyzed for five endocrine disrupting contaminants (atrazine, bisphenol-A, diethyl phthalate, nonylphenol ethoxylate, triclosan), and liver …

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Assessing The Relationship Between Client Outcomes, Counselors’ Perceived Importance Of Rehabilitation Knowledge, And Counselors’ Educational Level In Florida, Olga M. Rocha Jan 2019

Assessing The Relationship Between Client Outcomes, Counselors’ Perceived Importance Of Rehabilitation Knowledge, And Counselors’ Educational Level In Florida, Olga M. Rocha

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The debate on the quality of services has continued since the establishment of related legislation, and more recently, the implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA; Sect. 412, 2014). Prior studies revealed that rehabilitation counselors with a master’s degrees achieve significantly better outcomes than their counterparts with bachelor’s degrees and unrelated master’s degrees (Sherman, Eischens, Leierer, Meola, & Scroggs, 2017; Szymanski, 1991; Szymanski & Parker, 1989) and tend to have higher competitive closure rates for severe disabled consumers (Cook & Bolton, 1992; Szymanski & Danek, 1992; Van Houtte, 2013). Additionally, knowledge domains central to effective rehabilitation practices of …

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Aqueous Microdroplet Generation In Oil-Free Environments, Mohammad Mastiani Jan 2019

Aqueous Microdroplet Generation In Oil-Free Environments, Mohammad Mastiani

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Droplet microfluidics generates and manipulates microdroplets in microfluidic devices at high manufacturing efficiency and controllability. Microdroplets have proven effective in biomedical applications such as single-cell analysis, DNA sequencing, protein partitioning and drug delivery. Conventionally, a series of aqueous microdroplets containing biosamples is generated and controlled in an oil environment. One of the critical challenges in this system is that recovery of the aqueous samples from the oil phase is very difficult and often requires expensive and cumbersome post-processing. Also, the low Reynolds (Re) number characteristic of this system results in low throughput of droplet generation. To circumvent challenges and fully …

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Animate Things And Their Empowered Women In Kate Chopin’S “A Pair Of Silk Stockings,” “A Very Fine Fiddle” And “Azelie”, Susan Moldow Jan 2019

Animate Things And Their Empowered Women In Kate Chopin’S “A Pair Of Silk Stockings,” “A Very Fine Fiddle” And “Azelie”, Susan Moldow

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Kate Chopin’s stories including “A Pair of Silk Stockings,” “A Very Fine Fiddle” and “Azelie” are rich in subject-object relationships. Close text analysis helps explicate the power of these objects or things. A thing is animate and an object is not. The stockings, fiddle, and store objects are part of a transaction between things and people; what is an object to one character is a thing to another. Exploration of Victorian women and department stores illuminates how stockings overpower Mrs. Sommers. Research on share tenant life, violins’ value, and Louisiana mixed ancestry reveals how the fiddle enables Fifine and Cleophas …

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Apis: A Software And Hardware Toolkit For Federated Power Management In Energy Harvesting Applications, Adam Prey Jan 2019

Apis: A Software And Hardware Toolkit For Federated Power Management In Energy Harvesting Applications, Adam Prey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Embedded systems and Internet of Things (IoT) devices have been limited in application by constraints posed by batteries. Batteries add size, weight, and upkeep costs, while also limiting the lifetime of devices that are preferred to be small, lightweight, and long-lasting. We present Apis, a software and hardware toolkit for federated power management in energy harvesting applications. By replacing batteries with rapid charging storage capacitors, circuitry to control federated energy storage, and software support to make this architecture useful to developers, embedded devices can potentially run inde nitely with limited maintenance. We present the Apis hardware design for controlling federated …

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Application Of Blockchain Network For The Use Of Information Sharing, Linir Zamir Jan 2019

Application Of Blockchain Network For The Use Of Information Sharing, Linir Zamir

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The Blockchain concept was originally developed to provide security in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency network, where trust is achieved through the provision of an agreed-upon and immutable record of transactions between parties. The use of a Blockchain as a secure, publicly distributed ledger is applicable to fields beyond finance, and is an emerging area of research across many other fields in the industry. This thesis considers the feasibility of using a Blockchain to facilitate secured information sharing between parties, where a lack of trust and absence of central control are common characteristics. Implementation of a Blockchain Information Sharing system will be …

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Anti-Dna Antibodies In Systemic Lupus, Michelle Fay Cavallo Jan 2019

Anti-Dna Antibodies In Systemic Lupus, Michelle Fay Cavallo

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Two novel methodologies were developed for purification and functional (DNA hydrolytic) assessment of anti-DNA antibodies of IgG isotype from patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Earlier protocols for purification and analysis of antibody hydrolytic abilities were lengthy, laborious, and potentially disruptive to antibody function. Purification protocols failed to capture all four IgG subclasses and produced multiple bands outside the range of IgG on electrophoretic separation. Hydrolysis assays were discontinuous increasing the likelihood of introducing error and making them better suited to analysis of endpoint kinetics rather than reaction kinetics. A two-step, affinity-based purification protocol was developed which utilized magnetic Dynabeads …

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Basic Or Fabulous? Developing A Life Complexity Scale, Farelo David Goldsztajn Jan 2019

Basic Or Fabulous? Developing A Life Complexity Scale, Farelo David Goldsztajn

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

A Life Complexity Scale (LCS) and Life Diversity Scale (LDS) were developed to assess the richness and diversity of experiences in individuals. In study 1, three hundred and fifty mTurk workers completed the LCS and other standard measurements of personality to assess the scales validity and correlation. Exploratory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling were used to look into the structure of the scale. Four factors were selected according to Scree plot solution and theoretical framework including: complexity, basic, uncertainty, and complicated. In study 2, four hundred mTurk workers completed the LDS along with other measurements of personality, depression, and …

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Burnout: The Devastating Impact On A New Teacher, Kevin Leichtman Jan 2019

Burnout: The Devastating Impact On A New Teacher, Kevin Leichtman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This autoethnographical study was conducted to add teacher voice and perspective in the topic of new teacher burnout, which has been linked to beginning teachers’ historically high attrition rates within the first five years of their careers. The study was centered on a burned out new teacher who faced cognitive dissonance through attempting to implement critical pedagogy in the context of standards-based reform. Data was gathered through field notes and artifacts encompassing the first five years of the teacher’s career, which spanned two schools and six grade levels in a large, low socioeconomic, southern school district. The data underwent multiple …

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Between Us And All, Caitlyn Davidheiser Jan 2019

Between Us And All, Caitlyn Davidheiser

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Between Us and All is a collection of fictional stories addressing themes of gender, religion, family, class, and sexuality. A portion of this manuscript is a linked collection of short stories, following the fictional Kelly/Sullivan family through their daily lives in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania.

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Caribbean Immigrant Women In Educational Leadership: Over Hills And Valleys Too, Nadine L. Leblanc Jan 2019

Caribbean Immigrant Women In Educational Leadership: Over Hills And Valleys Too, Nadine L. Leblanc

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The purpose of this narrative inquiry was to explore the lived experiences of college educated, immigrant women from the Caribbean in their quest for professional advancement in educational leadership roles in the United States. There were six participants for this study who were selected based on convenience, purposeful, and criterion sampling. Each participant’s lived experience was explored through a triangulation of information provided from two in-depth face-to-face interviews, document analyses, and observation/field notes. The findings indicate that Caribbean immigrant women studied navigated hills and valleys that included acculturative stress. Furthermore, the participants are characterized with a militant motivation in their …

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Carbon Mountains And Silicon Valleys: Reality Imagined In The Age Of Technological Reproducibility, Raven Doyle Jan 2019

Carbon Mountains And Silicon Valleys: Reality Imagined In The Age Of Technological Reproducibility, Raven Doyle

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Realism, defined by its most influential theorist André Bazin has been, and continues to be, a dominant and defining cinematic discourse. However, the lack of regard for animation is in need of retrospection. No genre of film adheres more to the original principles of cinema’s intention than animation, yet it is discredited because of its derivative form. The purpose of this paper is to propose a redefinition of the impression of reality in cinema to create inclusion and space for animation and new, emerging technologies. This reality, redefined, is divided into two categories: the carbon and the constructed. Analyzed through …

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Cauterizing Tide, Jonathan Barry Sullivan Jan 2019

Cauterizing Tide, Jonathan Barry Sullivan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Cauterizing Tide is a collection of short fiction. The stories feature characters struggling with managing or creating healthy relationships. Characters wrestle with their feelings about family, love, anger, longing, and addiction.

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Characterization Of Elasmobranch Community Dynamics In The Indian River Lagoon, Amelia Grace Roskar Jan 2019

Characterization Of Elasmobranch Community Dynamics In The Indian River Lagoon, Amelia Grace Roskar

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Florida’s Indian River Lagoon (IRL) has experienced myriad anthropogenic impacts and knowledge on elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) in the southern IRL is lacking. A fishery independent survey (longline/gillnet) was implemented to 1) assess the effects of bait type [striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) versus Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus)] and mesh size (15.2 cm versus 20.3 cm stretch mesh) on elasmobranch species composition, catch-per-unit effort, and size distributions and 2) characterize elasmobranch abundance and distribution. From 2016 - 2018, 630 individuals (16 species) were captured, more often in the gillnet than the longline. Catch-per-unit-effort was significantly higher with mullet than mackerel. Species …

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Children’S Moral Sensitivity: An Examination Of The Suspected Link Between Altruistic Punishment And Moral Judgments, Charles Dukes Jan 2019

Children’S Moral Sensitivity: An Examination Of The Suspected Link Between Altruistic Punishment And Moral Judgments, Charles Dukes

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Developmental research on moral psychology has long been driven by the classic studies of Lawrence Kohlberg with an almost exclusive focus on reasoning. The adoption of an evolutionary perspective has opened moral psychology to investigations into the deep roots of morality. From this perspective, it is thought that group living (cooperation), evolved psychological mechanisms, disgust, emotion, and punishment make for the complex building blocks that is morality. Based on this notion, it is quite possible that morality is present early in life and driven by the forces of natural selection. Thus, moral development may be understood by taking a different …

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Commissioning And Acceptance Testing Of A Truebeam Linear Accelerator, Nicolae Dumitru Jan 2019

Commissioning And Acceptance Testing Of A Truebeam Linear Accelerator, Nicolae Dumitru

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Due to the difficulty of a complex commissioning technique for a multi energetic, multi-modality linear accelerator, I perform all the commissioning and acceptance testing for a TrueBeam linear accelerator with 4 megavoltage (MV) energies of which 2 are flattening filter-free (FFF) and 6 electron energies varying from 6 MeV to 20 MeV. A 2 dimensional (2D) water tank was used for scanning all the required field sizes for all the energies. The one dimensional (1D) water tank was used to collect all the output factors for all the photon fields sizes small to medium electron field sizes. For the large …

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Characterizations Of Trauma In Late Twentieth Century Science Fiction, Dylan Owsiany Jan 2019

Characterizations Of Trauma In Late Twentieth Century Science Fiction, Dylan Owsiany

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The prevalence and impact of trauma has been mischaracterized and misinterpreted throughout time, and this has undoubtedly affected the health and treatment of countless people throughout history. Considering this, some authors impacted by firsthand or cultural traumas before and/or during World War II and the Cold War era, went on to write works of science fiction that handled heavy and taboo characterizations of traumatic stress. Looking back at these short stories and novels with a modern clinical perspective of the impacts of trauma, one can see how these characterizations turned out to be strikingly accurate, or, at the very least, …

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Burial Marks And Growth Records Of A Massive Coral Pseudodiploria Strigosa As A Proxy For Severe Weather Events In Late Holocene, Mark Olson Jan 2019

Burial Marks And Growth Records Of A Massive Coral Pseudodiploria Strigosa As A Proxy For Severe Weather Events In Late Holocene, Mark Olson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Severe weather events that accompany climatic changes have been the main focus of many studies that want to highlight the large processes that surround us every day. These studies are based on years of data collection and other studies to help aid their pursuits. An area of major focus is identifying proxies and supplementary materials that help refine climate records of the geologic past. This study aims to identify reliable proxies for obtaining a record of severe weather events. The research consists of studying a coral species Pseudodiploria strigosa colonies with the goal to document, interpret, and describe the burial …

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Characterizing The Impacts Of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease On Coral In Southeast Florida Using 3d Photogrammetry, Ian R. Combs Jan 2019

Characterizing The Impacts Of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease On Coral In Southeast Florida Using 3d Photogrammetry, Ian R. Combs

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Since 2014 stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has contributed substantially to declines of reef-building corals in Florida. Monthly surveys were conducted throughout the northern Florida reef tract to monitor the spread and impacts of SCTLD on a larger spatial scale. SCTLD disease prevalence was lower in Palm Beach County than in Broward or Martin County, but there were no significant changes in prevalence over time. To assess colony level impacts of the disease, this study optimized a 3D photogrammetry technique for fate-tracking infected Montastraea cavernosa coral colonies with a low-cost, rapid protocol that measured tissue area over three time …

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