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The Effects Of Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy On Mindfulness, Self-Reflection, Insight, And Psychological Well-Being In Veterans, Carol A. Reive Jan 2019

The Effects Of Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy On Mindfulness, Self-Reflection, Insight, And Psychological Well-Being In Veterans, Carol A. Reive

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to investigate the effects of equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP) on mindfulness, self-reflection, insight, and psychological well-being in an adult veteran population with mental health concerns. Specific aims were (1) to determine the effect of EAP on mindfulness, self-reflection, insight, and psychological well-being in veterans with psychiatric diagnoses or mental health concerns; and (2) to describe the relationship of the sociodemographic characteristics (age, ethnicity, gender, education level, income, and deployment history) to mindfulness, self-reflection, insight, and psychological well-being of adult veterans with mental health concerns engaged in EAP. Smith’s (1999) theory of unitary caring provided …

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The Engagement Practices Of Teachers In A Select Elementary School Of Palm Beach County: Qualitative Study, Amgad Hirmina Jan 2019

The Engagement Practices Of Teachers In A Select Elementary School Of Palm Beach County: Qualitative Study, Amgad Hirmina

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to describe the interactive teaching methods of full-time elementary school teachers who worked in a highly ranked public elementary school located in Palm Beach County in South Florida, United States (the School District of Palm Beach County, 2019). The dissertation identified methods used by these teachers to enhance interaction between themselves and students in their classes. Objectives of the study were to explore: (1) the verbal and non-verbal activities used by the teachers to engage their students in the learning process in their classes; (2) the creative thinking process of the teachers; …

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The Impact Of 21st Century Television Representation On Women Of Color: Colorism Myth Or Reality, Alisha Renae Erves Jan 2019

The Impact Of 21st Century Television Representation On Women Of Color: Colorism Myth Or Reality, Alisha Renae Erves

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This thesis examined how colorism impacts the representation of young women of color in 21st century television shows. The thesis focused on how colorism affects one’s idea of beauty and self-esteem, and how young women are portrayed. A content analysis of five television programs (Black-ish, Dear White People, Empire, Grown-ish, and The Carmichael Show) were analyzed. Through the analysis, darker complexion women were analyzed and it was found negative attributes were used to describe them in terms of beauty, and for lighter skinned females positives attributes were used throughout the show. In the five episodes examined that aired in the …

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The Gendered Rhetoric Of Product Design: Why Are You Over Paying For Your Gender?, Shannon Rose Mcginley Jan 2019

The Gendered Rhetoric Of Product Design: Why Are You Over Paying For Your Gender?, Shannon Rose Mcginley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This thesis identifies the price inconstancies between male and female consumer personal care products, such as razors and deodorants. Economic research suggests consumers purchase products based on their willingness to pay, which depends upon satisfaction granted from the product. If this is true, the question must be asked: what grants these consumers high satisfaction from product purchasing? To answer this question, this thesis investigates the rhetorical effect that stems from product design. Using a rhetorical criticism technique, I analyze how product design allows consumers to project their gender identity. I assert that consumers are interpellated to choose products based on …

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The Impact Of Florida Senate Bill 1720 On Student Performance In Mathematics, Olivia Aleida Shand Jan 2019

The Impact Of Florida Senate Bill 1720 On Student Performance In Mathematics, Olivia Aleida Shand

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of Florida Senate Bill 1720 on student performance in Mathematics. Prior to its enactment, placement testing was mandatory in the State of Florida. The results determined if a student was required to enroll in any developmental courses prior to enrolling in college-level Mathematics courses. For many students, particularly those at the State College level, this extended the number of required courses, lengthening the path to completion for a volume of students. The results over time proved a costly burden on institutions that serve populations of students not prepared to …

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The Impact Of Female English Language Arts Teachers’ Intersectionality On Pedagogy, Jillian Berson Jan 2019

The Impact Of Female English Language Arts Teachers’ Intersectionality On Pedagogy, Jillian Berson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This mixed-methods phenomenological bounded case study sought to uncover how who teachers are as people impacts what they do in their classrooms. The study examined how teachers’ personal lives (e.g., backgrounds and prior knowledge), their experiences with intersectionality (e.g., race, class, gender, and sexual orientation), and professional lives (e.g., pedagogical beliefs and curricular choices) influence one another. The sample for this student consisted of seven high school female English Language Arts teachers who were teaching the required text, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Lee (1960). Through the use of survey questionnaires, interviews, document analysis of unit lesson plans, and a …

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The Impacts Of Living Arrangements, Healthy Aging, And Well-Being Among Older Thai Adults, Usar Suragarn Jan 2019

The Impacts Of Living Arrangements, Healthy Aging, And Well-Being Among Older Thai Adults, Usar Suragarn

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The purpose of this exploratory-descriptive study was to compare the different living arrangements of older Thai adults on healthy aging and well-being in those attending the elderly school. The specific aims of this study were (1) to describe demographic characteristics, and (2) to identify differences between the outcomes the Thai Healthy Aging Instrument (HAI) and the Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) in older Thai adults 60 years and older based on the types of living arrangements. The Convoy Model of Social Relations was used as a guide for understanding the multifactorial nature of the social connection (Kahn & Antonucci, 1980). A …

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The Influence Of Context And Perceptual Load On Object Recognition, Mohammed Islam Jan 2019

The Influence Of Context And Perceptual Load On Object Recognition, Mohammed Islam

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Forster and Lavie (2008) and Lavie, Lin, Zokaei and Thoma (2009) have demonstrated that meaningful stimuli, such as objects, are ignored under conditions of high perceptual load but not low. However, objects are seldom presented without context in the real world. Given that context can reduce the threshold for object recognition (Barenholtz, 2013), is it possible for context to reduce the processing load of objects such that they can be processed under high load? In the first experiment, I attempted to obtain similar findings of the aforementioned studies by replicating their paradigm with photographs of real-world objects. The findings of …

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The Influence Of State Performance-Based Funding On Public Historically Black Colleges And Universities: A Case Study Of Race And Power, Kayla C. Elliott Jan 2019

The Influence Of State Performance-Based Funding On Public Historically Black Colleges And Universities: A Case Study Of Race And Power, Kayla C. Elliott

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

More than 30 states currently implement some form of outcomes or performancebased funding for public two-year and/or four-year institutions of higher education. Thirteen of these states have public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Every state’s higher education governance and power relationships are a unique compilation of internal and external entities such as the governor, governing boards, policymakers, higher education staff and advisors, and the institution’s administration, faculty, students, and alumni. Each entity holds power over the HBCU or its state policy context.

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The Interplay Of Dominance, Power, And Prosociality In Interpersonal Relationships, Corinne Gilad Jan 2019

The Interplay Of Dominance, Power, And Prosociality In Interpersonal Relationships, Corinne Gilad

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The current studies examined the interplay of dominance and power in their effects on various forms of prosociality, along with potential mechanisms that may account for their differential effects. Study 1 found that dominance and power had opposing effects on general prosocial tendencies, with dominance negatively relating to and power positively relating to general prosociality. Study 2 found the negative effects of dominance to be consistent both for general and relationship-specific prosociality. The effects of power were not replicated for the outcomes shared with Study 1, but other positive associations were found between power and prosocial propensities. Indirect effects in …

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The Physiological And Psychological Effects Of Breastfeeding On Subsequent Mother-Infant Bonding, Jamayne F. Potts Jan 2019

The Physiological And Psychological Effects Of Breastfeeding On Subsequent Mother-Infant Bonding, Jamayne F. Potts

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This work examines the individual and comprehensive effects of oxytocin, maternal depression, and breastfeeding on the mother-infant bond. Self-report measures are used to illustrate differences in behavior, temperament, and maternal feelings towards her infant and her experiences associated with motherhood. Based on previous literature highlighting the protective and beneficial effects of oxytocin during maternity, results from this longitudinal study examining mother-infant dyads from prenatal to three-months postpartum are aimed to combine psycho-social and biological components associated with child rearing to form a complete understanding of the mother-infant bonding system. While our research provides support for certain psycho social components by …

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The Perspectives Of Black Church Leaders On Their Roles In The Empowerment Of Black Male Students, Deborah King Mcewan Jan 2019

The Perspectives Of Black Church Leaders On Their Roles In The Empowerment Of Black Male Students, Deborah King Mcewan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This qualitative interpretive study was designed to understand the perspectives of Black church leaders on their roles in addressing the educational concerns of Black male students. The underlying theoretical framework drew from critical/social justice pedagogy contextualized in the transformative role of Black churches as advocated by scholars. The study investigated the critical reflections and praxis of 13 leaders, who represented three generational eras, which included Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y. In a two-phase interview process, participants reflected on their roles in addressing the systems of power and privilege, which impairs the academic performance of Black male students. An …

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The Women Behind The Camera: The Reclamation Of Body, Pleasure, And Physical Space Through Experimental Film And Video, 1965-1975, Erin M. Herbert Jan 2019

The Women Behind The Camera: The Reclamation Of Body, Pleasure, And Physical Space Through Experimental Film And Video, 1965-1975, Erin M. Herbert

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This study investigates the use of film and video as political tools for women to promote collectivity, raise consciousness, and incite both social and political change. Through textual analysis of seven experimental films and videos, from the years 1965-1975, it is apparent that women used techniques of reclamation of three major aspects of identity formation—namely, body, pleasure, and physical space—to individually take steps toward liberation, while adding to the social phenomenon of second-wave feminism. Through this analysis the following question is addressed: how, and why, did the female media makers of the women’s liberation movement and sexual revolution implement both …

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Thermodynamic Profiles Of The Interactions Of Suramin, Chondroitin Sulfate, And Pentosan Polysulfate With The Inhibitory Domain Of Tissue Inhibitor Of Metalloproteinases 3, Timothy Logue Jan 2019

Thermodynamic Profiles Of The Interactions Of Suramin, Chondroitin Sulfate, And Pentosan Polysulfate With The Inhibitory Domain Of Tissue Inhibitor Of Metalloproteinases 3, Timothy Logue

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 (TIMP-3) is a protein with multiple functions that include regulating the turnover of the extracellular matrix (ECM) by inhibiting members of the metzincin family. Extracellular levels of soluble TIMP-3 are low, reflecting its binding to components of the ECM including sulfated glycosaminoglycans (SGAGs) and its endocytosis by low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1. Because TIMP-3 inhibits ECM-degrading enzymes, the ability of SGAG mimetics to elevate extracellular concentrations of TIMP3 is of interest for osteoarthritis treatment. However, previous studies of such interactions have utilized immobilized forms of the protein or ligands. Here we have quantified the thermodynamics …

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The Relationship Among Healthy Work Environments, Nurse Caring, And Nursing-Sensitive Patient Outcomes In Magnet Hospitals, Linda Franciose Cassidy Jan 2019

The Relationship Among Healthy Work Environments, Nurse Caring, And Nursing-Sensitive Patient Outcomes In Magnet Hospitals, Linda Franciose Cassidy

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among Healthy Work Environments (HWEs), nurse caring behaviors, and nursing-sensitive patient outcomes, specifically catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), patient falls with injury, and hospital-associated pressure injuries (HAPIs) Stage 2 and above in Magnet hospitals. A descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative, study was conducted between January 1, 2018, and February 28, 2018, in seven Magnet-designated hospitals in a large faith-based system in the United States. A convenience, non-probability, purposive sample of permanently employed, direct-care RNs assigned to inpatient adult medical-surgical, telemetry, progressive care, stepdown, and critical care units were eligible to participate in …

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The Use Of Chemical Cues By Sargassum Shrimps Leander Tenuicornis And Latreutes Fucorum In Establishing And Maintaining A Symbiosis With Sargassum Algae, Jaime L. Frahm Jan 2019

The Use Of Chemical Cues By Sargassum Shrimps Leander Tenuicornis And Latreutes Fucorum In Establishing And Maintaining A Symbiosis With Sargassum Algae, Jaime L. Frahm

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

A mutualistic symbiosis exists between the alga Sargassum spp. and two shrimp species, L. tenuicornis and L. fucorum. But little is known about how the shrimp locate their host alga. Both visual and chemical cues are potentially available. Visual cues would be presumably restricted at night but chemical cues are potentially available continuously. Additionally, a previous study has looked at both cue variables with results that are mixed. This current research elaborates on the previous study in an attempt to fully understand Sargassum shrimp chemoreception. A y-maze and four-chambered apparatus were used to test if the shrimp were able to …

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The Seven Ages Of Susanna: Immersing In The Narrative Through Augmented Reality, Laura N. Benitez Jan 2019

The Seven Ages Of Susanna: Immersing In The Narrative Through Augmented Reality, Laura N. Benitez

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The story is a sequence of events. Since nomadic times we have been drawn to the process of storytelling and the underlying themes hidden within these plots. Now, as the technological advancements made in new media lead us to this point, there is the need to reconcile the connection of the narrative with that of new media. Many theorists such as Manovich believe the narrative is slowly dying as new media continues to evolve. While others such as Bolter and Grusin think the story and traditional media is merely reinserting itself into new media. In the augmented reality story, The …

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Unauthorized Access: A Visual Narrative On The Scientific Evolution, And Artistic Exploration Of The Blood Brain Barrier Disruption Protocol., Johnson O. Odibi Jan 2019

Unauthorized Access: A Visual Narrative On The Scientific Evolution, And Artistic Exploration Of The Blood Brain Barrier Disruption Protocol., Johnson O. Odibi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The blood brain barrier (BBB) is the brain’s defense mechanism in its maintenance of homeostasis. This network comprises an intricate, functional shield for the human brain, equipped with highly specialized cells like pericytes, astrocytic end-feet, endothelial and neuronal cells. This highly organized barrier maintains the brain’s structural integrity by revealing a discriminatory absorbency of molecules based on their molecular weight and ample fat solubility. In view of this impediment to the delivery of many prospective therapeutic agents from crossing the inviolate BBB, a myriad of innovative surgical and pharmacological interventions have been developed to bypass it, one of which is …

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The Zen/Budo Of The Arts: Discovering Transpersonal Influences And Insights Into Cultural Integration Through The Artistry Of The Kata In Traditional Karate, James Frederic Bonomo Jan 2019

The Zen/Budo Of The Arts: Discovering Transpersonal Influences And Insights Into Cultural Integration Through The Artistry Of The Kata In Traditional Karate, James Frederic Bonomo

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Many of Japan’s aesthetic, philosophical and cultural institutions were originated in China and India. This nexus created the basis for national unification by and through the use of the kata (trnsl: form or shape). Equally important is the component that integrates artistry into the kata, and eventually, into the kata of Shotokan karate. This particular occurrence compliments the historically important idea known as kokoro (mind-body-spirit), a Zen term but often synonymous with artistry and the artistic mindset. Kokoro can be seen as the product of cumulative intersections in philosophical discourse, framing Japanese beliefs in all things that led to a …

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This American Bizarre, Adam Sword Jan 2019

This American Bizarre, Adam Sword

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This is a collection of fiction that draws on the author’s own experiences as a western foreigner in America, while also taking inspiration from many different art forms and their depictions of American life, as experienced by outsiders. The themes of this collection center around the discord and disparity prevalent between British and American life. The other key theme in this collection is how violence seems to be simmering, always near at hand, in a country like America. In this way, many of the stories allude to a kind of violence taken to be something unique to American society, which …

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Tidal Power Arrays And The Coriolis Force With Array Design Considerations, Victoria Miglietta Jan 2019

Tidal Power Arrays And The Coriolis Force With Array Design Considerations, Victoria Miglietta

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Tidal currents are a renewable energy resource and the work presented is in the field of harnessing tidal currents for electrical power generation. The main objective of the research is to provide information on rotational flow effects, caused by the spinning of the earth, around obstacles on the sea floor, in support of developing robust design of an underwater turbine array. This research looks at a gravity based linear array, a single turbine deep, with its largest dimension several kilometers long. The primary goal is to model a Taylor column above a linear array. The Taylor column has closed streamlines …

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Transitional Turbulence: The Relationship Between Organizational Culture, Power, And An Incoming Principal, Amy L. Varo-Haub Jan 2019

Transitional Turbulence: The Relationship Between Organizational Culture, Power, And An Incoming Principal, Amy L. Varo-Haub

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This qualitative case study explored the changing relationships and cultural evolution that occurred over the course of the initial year of a principal transition within a private upper school. Collected data included interviews, observations, and documents. All data were reviewed and analyzed in order to understand the experience that the transitioning principal, administrators, faculty, college counselors, and staff encountered during the course of the transition. The conceptual framework of this study was based on a social constructivist mindset and was ethnographic in nature: the researcher understood and defined the culture and transition experience through data synthesis, revealing varied interpretations of …

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Use Of Complementary Therapies For Diabetes Mellitus By Jamaican Adults In South Florida: A Focused Ethnography, Raquel Brown Jan 2019

Use Of Complementary Therapies For Diabetes Mellitus By Jamaican Adults In South Florida: A Focused Ethnography, Raquel Brown

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Jamaicans, the largest group of English-speaking Caribbean people living in the United States (US), have a history of using bush medicine/complementary therapies (CT) in diabetes management. However, no research described the emic views of Jamaican adults regarding how they select the bush medicine they use or how they know these are suitable to manage diabetes. The purpose of this focused ethnography was to explore and describe how Jamaican adults with diabetes mellitus who live in South Florida select and use complementary therapies for managing their diabetes. The objectives were to: (1) Explore the emic views of Jamaican adults about using …

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Unraveling The Molecular Mechanism Of Human Polynucleotide Phosphorylase (Hpnpase) In Controlling Oxidized Rna, Sulochan Malla Jan 2019

Unraveling The Molecular Mechanism Of Human Polynucleotide Phosphorylase (Hpnpase) In Controlling Oxidized Rna, Sulochan Malla

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Oxidation by reactive oxygen species is the major source of RNA damaging insult in living organisms. Increased RNA oxidation has been strongly implicated in a wide range of human diseases; predominantly neurodegeneration. Oxidized RNA should be removed from the cellular system to prevent their deleterious effect to the cells and organisms. In eukaryotic cells, mitochondria are the major intracellular sources of ROS and may cause greater damage to the mitochondrial RNA. In this study, we first investigated the RNA oxidation, by measuring the level of 8-hydroxy-Guanosine (8-oxo-Guo), inside mitochondria and cytoplasm in cultured human cells. We discovered that the mitochondrial …

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Up, Down, And All-Around: The Swirling-Transfer Student Athlete Experience At Athletic State University, Ethan C. Swingle Jan 2019

Up, Down, And All-Around: The Swirling-Transfer Student Athlete Experience At Athletic State University, Ethan C. Swingle

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Intercollegiate athletics have become an integral part of campus life (Shulman & Bowen, 2001), and have grown exponentially in the resources universities put forth to participate in this extracurricular activity (Clotfelter, 2011). One of the biggest evolutions of intercollegiate athletics has been student athlete transfer (Cooper & Hawkins, 2014); however, little research has been conducted on the transfer student athlete, or the transfer student athlete experience (Cooper & Hawkins, 2014). As such, the purpose of this instrumental case study (Stake, 1995) was to discover and describe the experiences and perceptions of swirling-transfer student athletes at Athletic State University. A purposive …

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Veins Of Oppression In Under The Feet Of Jesus, Cynthia Wedding Jan 2019

Veins Of Oppression In Under The Feet Of Jesus, Cynthia Wedding

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

“Veins of Oppression” takes an interdisciplinary approach towards unearthing the layers of subjugation piled on Chicano/a/x migrant farm workers in the fields of California, visible in Helena Maria Viramontes’ Under the Feet of Jesus. While critics such as Christa Grewe-Volpp, Anne Shea, and Sarah Wald have produced progressive work about this text that adds to their respective disciplinary fields, unique to this collection, the interdisciplinary framework visible in “Veins of Oppression” forces readers to bear witness to the many ways Chicano/a/x migrant farm workers are kept from accessing the privileges implicit in U.S. citizenship through longstanding and current agricultural practices. …

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Using Hydrogeophysical Methods For Investigating Carbon Dynamics In The Greater Everglades Watershed: Implications For The Spatial And Temporal Variability In Carbon Stocks And Biogenic Gas Fluxes, Matthew D. Mcclellan Jan 2019

Using Hydrogeophysical Methods For Investigating Carbon Dynamics In The Greater Everglades Watershed: Implications For The Spatial And Temporal Variability In Carbon Stocks And Biogenic Gas Fluxes, Matthew D. Mcclellan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Peat soils store a large fraction of the global soil carbon (C) pool and comprise 95% of wetland C stocks. They also have the capability to produce and release significant amounts of greenhouse gasses (CO2, CH4) into the atmosphere. Most studies of wetland soil C and gas flux dynamics have been done in expansive peatlands in northern boreal and subarctic biomes. However, wetlands in temperate and tropical climates are vastly understudied despite accounting for more than 20% of the global peatland C stock and storing large amounts of biogenic gasses Although studies investigating greenhouse gas dynamics from peatlands have increased …

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Utilizing Remote Sensing To Describe The Area Of Occurrence Of The Dania Beach Monkeys, Chlorocebus Sabaeus, From Introduction To Present, Ashley M. Lyon Jan 2019

Utilizing Remote Sensing To Describe The Area Of Occurrence Of The Dania Beach Monkeys, Chlorocebus Sabaeus, From Introduction To Present, Ashley M. Lyon

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This research investigates land use change and the area of occurrence of an introduced primate species, Chlorocebus sabaeus, from 1940 until the present. Research into the importation and subsequent release of these monkeys has revealed that they were released from a failed tourist attraction in 1947. The attraction was located southeast of the Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Remote sensing techniques were utilized to examine land use change over time, create a land classification map, and create a canopy model. These data were used to better understand the area of occurrence of an introduced primate species by examining …

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Vertebrate And Invertebrate Commensals In Gopher Tortoise Burrows Of Southeast Florida, Amanda Cristina Hipps Jan 2019

Vertebrate And Invertebrate Commensals In Gopher Tortoise Burrows Of Southeast Florida, Amanda Cristina Hipps

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Gopher tortoise (Gopherus Polyphemus) burrows provide a unique microhabitat used by hundreds of vertebrate and invertebrate species. Prior to this study, limited information was available regarding burrow commensal species in southeast Florida, especially for invertebrate taxa. This study is an in-depth investigation of vertebrate and invertebrate gopher tortoise burrow commensals and is the first to document obligate invertebrate commensals (OIC) in this region. The objective was to test a variety of noninvasive methods effective for surveying commensals, compile an account of species dependent on gopher tortoise burrows in southeast Florida, accumulate information on threatened, endangered, and invasive species, add to …

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West Indian Immigrant Women: The Higher Education Lived Experiences Of Undergraduate And Graduate Students At Florida Atlantic University, Shireen Lalla Jan 2019

West Indian Immigrant Women: The Higher Education Lived Experiences Of Undergraduate And Graduate Students At Florida Atlantic University, Shireen Lalla

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This phenomenological study explored the perceptions and lived experiences of female West Indian immigrant students as they academically and socially acculturated while attending Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Snowball techniques were employed to select 11 female immigrant West Indian undergraduate and graduate students living in southeastern Florida and attending FAU. Data were gathered from two in-depth one-on one interviews with each participant. Stories emerged that highlight the immigrant experiences of these female West Indian students. Such narratives have been lacking in the higher education literature about how this population of women persists in colleges and universities in the United States (U.S.). …

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