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Nematodes As A Model For Drug Addiction: Using Dopamine Dependent Locomotor Behavior In C. Elegans To Investigate Psychostimulants, Lila Marlowe

Theses & ETDs

This thesis discusses drug addiction research, particularly focusing on psychostimulants like amphetamines and their effects on the brain's dopamine pathway. It explores Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) as a model organism to study drug addiction and highlights its advantages, such as its fully mapped nervous system and highly conserved dopamine pathway. This research tests the effectiveness of the swimming induced paralysis (SWIP) assay in C. elegans treated with ephedrine, a psychostimulant. Results indicated a significant increase in paralysis (52.5% to 82.9%) with higher ephedrine concentrations (5.0 mM to 7.0 mM), suggesting its potential as a model for studying drug addiction and …

‘The Boy’ Album Production And Analysis, Connor Park

Theses & ETDs

This thesis delves into the intricacies of the musical landscape through a comprehensive analysis of the concept album titled "The Boy." Embracing themes of depression, negative self-image, self-improvement, and introspection, the album unfolds a poignant narrative centered around the protagonist's journey of self-discovery. Employing a multifaceted approach, the research combines musical analysis, lyrical scrutiny, and personal perspectives to unravel the nuanced layers embedded within the album. An examination of the musical elements provides insight into the emotional resonance carefully crafted by the artist. This analysis not only deciphers the artistic intentions and technical prowess behind "The Boy" but also underscores …

Where's The Water? Indigenous Sovereignty And Co-Management In The Everglades, Colin Jefferis

Theses & ETDs

This thesis looks at the degradation and restoration of the Everglades ecosystem, through the framework of settler colonialism. The Everglades region has a unique settler colonial structure, known as the South Florida Water Management District, which controls water resources and the livelihood of indigenous people in the Everglades. The settler colonial structure has created water quantity conflict between the stakeholders in the Everglades, revolving around the closing of flood gates to protect the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow, as water quality conflicts revolving around agricultural pollutants in the Everglades, in the present day. This thesis attempts to address these issues of …

Chī Guā To Hē Chá, Nǐ Dǒng Ma? A Study Of Chinese Internet Slang And Online Communities, Suher Mostafa

Theses & ETDs

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Color, Power, And Meaning, Xin Zhang

Theses & ETDs

Through a comprehensive analysis of historical texts, artistic artifacts, and contemporary interpretations, this thesis examines the multifaceted role of color as a symbol of power, a carrier of meaning, and a reflection of cultural identity. It explores the philosophical basis of color in Chinese thought, primarily through the perspective of the Yin-Yang theory and its impact on understanding the historical evolution of color symbolism in Chinese culture; it also introduces the norms for the use of color in clothing in the history, seeking to reveal the complex relationship between color, power, and meaning in Chinese culture and highlighting its significant …

New College Dolphins: Automated Whistle Extraction, Vivian Cargille

Theses & ETDs

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) have been the subject of long-term research in Sarasota Bay since 1970, and are extremely vocal animals. A network of passive listening stations in the bay create potential for passive acoustic monitoring of the dolphin community, specifically with individually distinctive whistle types (signature whistles). Attempts to find whistles in large datasets have necessitated huge amounts of time to manually verify detections. An automated whistle detection method was built and tested with Kaleidoscope Pro, an acoustic analysis software. Recordings were used from two stations in Sarasota Bay: Palma Sola Bay (2018) and New College (2022). Three classifiers …

Effects Of American Colonialism On The Hawaiian Islands, Sydney Lingenfelser

Theses & ETDs

In this Thesis I will discuss the Environmental and Cultural Effects of the colonization by the United States on the Hawaiian Islands. By reviewing large industries such as the Military and Tourism industries, I examine the rules and laws set in place since the “discovery” of the Hawaiian Islands in 1778 that led to a change in the culture and lifestyle of Hawai’i. Actions such as land privatization led to massive areas of land to be developed for both military and tourism purposes which led to massive development of infrastructure and in turn, a loss of biodiversity and native life. …

Echolocating And Non-Echolocating Whales Have Conserved Ascending Auditory Pathways But Differentially Lateralized Auditory-Cerebellar Connections, Sophie Flem

Theses & ETDs

In the inaugural analysis of structural connectivity in a baleen whale (suborder Mysticeti) brain, we compared the white matter tracts of a non-echolocating sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) against those of three echolocating delphinids (suborder Odontoceti). Brains were opportunistically collected from stranded animals and imaged post-mortem at high resolution with a specialized acquisition sequence optimized for dead tissue. We then conducted probabilistic tractography to compare the qualitative features, white matter tract strength, and lateralization of potential ascending and descending auditory paths in the mysticete versus odontocete brains. Tracts were seeded in the inferior colliculi (IC), a nexus for ascending auditory information, …

Ecopoetry Collection: The Anaerobic Summers, Sadie Landreville

Theses & ETDs

The Anaerobic Summers is a collection of sixty-six pages of ecopoems divided among six sections— “Plastic Causation,” “Neptune Wallows,” “Rewash (Hose-Down),” “The Forest,” Mother’s Apartment: 2B (Open-Invitation),” and “Expiration”—that give intrinsic value and respect to the other than human world. In my introduction, I not only work to define ecopoetry, but show how society's views of wilderness are detrimental and how ecopoetry acts as a bridge between wilderness and society. These ecopoems challenge the belief that humans have supremacy over the wild world. As Long writes in his “Introduction to Ecopoetics,” “Ecopoetry uses language to deepen a sense of nature’s …

You Can’T Judge A Book By Its Cover: Finding Beauty As A Chinese Transracial Adoptee, Lianna Mcdonald

Theses & ETDs

In America, the Chinese transracial adoptee sits in a unique position between two cultures with few opportunities to properly explore that position. As a Chinese transracial adoptee myself, I explore my own cultural identity through my artwork and dissect the many facets of my upbringing that have contributed to my sense of identity. Lack of Asian, and specifically adoptee, representation in the media paired with conflicting expectations of Chinese women in America fuel an ongoing feeling of being an outsider that has informed my work and discussion. Artists like Xu Bing and Rina Banerjee, who similarly work with culturally significant …

Biological Connections Between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus And Alzheimer's Disease: A Review Of Insulin Resistance, Oxidative Stress, And Accumulation Of Amyloid-Β And Tau, Nayelis Cardenas

Theses & ETDs

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) are becoming more widespread as the aging population expands. Researchers have recently investigated the physiological links between T2DM and AD due to their co-occurrence. Insulin resistance plays a pivotal role in both, impacting cognitive function. Additionally, oxidative stress increases over time in both T2DM and AD, potentially impacting their progression. The accumulation of amyloid-β and tau is a central hypothesis in understanding AD, with T2DM suggesting a possible connection to amyloid-β accumulation. This paper explores the key connection between T2DM and AD, with a focus on insulin resistance, oxidative stress, and …

Honorguard, A Visual Novel/Rpg Experience, Damien Razdan

Theses & ETDs

My goal for this project was to create a Visual Novel/Role Playing Game (RPG) in the Unity Game Engine, producing a creative work that would allow me to experiment with branching narratives and my coding capabilities in a game engine used by thousands all over the world. The game itself is a fantasy themed journey across multiple kingdoms, in which the player (you) takes the role of a Military Captain leading their forces to fight against an invading army in a distant land. The game was planned to include readable text supported by background and companion sprites, branching stories, companions …

The Problem Of “Feeling” In Whitehead’S Metaphysics, Michael A. Flannery

Libraries Professional Work

This article explores process philosophy through Alfred North Whitehead and John Elof Boodin. Whitehead, known for "Process and Reality," faced criticism from Boodin for his abstract concepts, especially "feeling." Tensions over definitions and clarity in their philosophies reflect broader academic debates that may not influence general understanding.

A revised version of this article may be found at http://digitalcommons.library.uab.edu/libraries-pw/27/. The new version has been expanded to include additional material

Chancery Court Demonstrates Willingness To Apply Context-Specific Tests In Assessing Challenges To Advance Notice Bylaws, Robert S. Reder, Noah Nance

Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc

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Fed 101-024: Fundamentals Of Engineering Design, Swapnil Moon

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Syllabi

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Ie 224-002: Production Process Design, Sanchoy Das

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Syllabi

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Me 311-104: Thermodynamicsi, Abul Ali

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Syllabi

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Me 441-002, 102: Comp Sim & Analy Mech Engr, Aayush Prasad

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Syllabi

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Cs 602-104: Java Programming, Donald Hsu

Computer Science Syllabi

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Biol 698-004: St: The Neuron's Forgotten Sibling, Jorge Golowasch

Biology Syllabi

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Is 247-004: Designing The User Experience, Alisha Pradhan

Informatics Syllabi

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It 360-102: Programming For Computer Graphics, Tomer Weiss

Informatics Syllabi

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Phil 334-454, 456, 458, 460: Engineering Ethics, Amber George

Humanities Syllabi

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Com 354-102: Designing Digital Media, Kevin Mcintosh

Humanities Syllabi

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Com 369-102: Digital Poetry, Christopher Funkhouser

Humanities Syllabi

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Engl 099-001: Reading, Writing, Language, Jerome Paris

Humanities Syllabi

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Engl 100-001: Introduction To Academic Reading & Writing, Jerome Paris

Humanities Syllabi

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Engl 101-002: Introduction To Academic Writing, Dawn Smithhenry

Humanities Syllabi

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Engl 101-010: Introduction To Academic Writing, Kim Chen

Humanities Syllabi

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Engl 101-012: Introduction To Academic Writing, Miriam Ascarelli

Humanities Syllabi

No abstract provided.