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From Molecules To Mountains: A Multi-Proxy Investigation Into Ancient Climate And Topography Of The Pacific Northwest, Usa, Alex Mclean Apr 2021

From Molecules To Mountains: A Multi-Proxy Investigation Into Ancient Climate And Topography Of The Pacific Northwest, Usa, Alex Mclean

Dissertations and Theses

The modern Cascades are a north-south striking mountain range that intercepts Pacific Ocean-derived moisture resulting in orographic precipitation on the western flank and a relatively arid rain shadow in the lee. Because of the strong coupling between topography and climate and consistent moisture source (Pacific Ocean) throughout the year, the region is ideally situated for paleoclimate studies that utilize the isotopic composition (δ18O and δD) of meteoric water to determine when uplifts occurred. Here, I synthesize the spatial and temporal evolution of stable isotopes in paleowater proxies across the Pacific Northwest during the Cenozoic. New volcanic glass (δD) …

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Flow Dynamics In A Vadose Shaft – A Case Study From The Hochschwab Karst Massif (Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria), Eva Kaminsky, Lukas Plan, Thomas Wagner, Barbara Funk, Pauline Oberender Apr 2021

Flow Dynamics In A Vadose Shaft – A Case Study From The Hochschwab Karst Massif (Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria), Eva Kaminsky, Lukas Plan, Thomas Wagner, Barbara Funk, Pauline Oberender

International Journal of Speleology

Karst aquifers are highly vulnerable to contamination due to quick water flow through conduits. Their high heterogeneity and the poorly known infiltration effect of the vadose zone make quantification of recharge processes difficult. This study characterizes the water flow and storage in the upper vadose zone with almost four years monitoring of a permanent stream in a vadose shaft (Furtowischacht). Its small catchment of 4,500 m² is located in a former glaciated high Alpine environment (Hochschwab, Austria). High discharge fluctuations between 0.002 and 19 l/s, relatively high hydrograph recession coefficients, and transit velocities between 0.0015 and 2.4 m/s estimated with …

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Influences Of Cultural Similarities And Differences On Coworker Relationships And Perceived Levels Of Workplace Psychological Stress, Natalie Hidaka Apr 2021

Influences Of Cultural Similarities And Differences On Coworker Relationships And Perceived Levels Of Workplace Psychological Stress, Natalie Hidaka

Scholarly and Creative Works Conference (2015 - 2021)

One of the most important environments for many adults is the workplace, and we increasingly find co-workers with a wide variety of cultural backgrounds. Different cultural backgrounds must communicate and collaborate for an effective team to meet the common goal for a workplace. However, different cultural values and practices in one place often create misunderstandings and fraught challenges. One of the significant differences in culture is how people interact socially and their primary motivation when interacting with others. When independent and interdependent cultural backgrounds are considered, it is suggested that interdependent cultures tend to focus on relationship-preserving while independent cultures …

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Impact Of Cardiac Computed Tomographic Angiographyon Diagnostic And Therapeutic Decisions In Patientswith Suspected Prosthetic Heart Valve Dysfunction, Amr Youssef Hassan, Hussien Heshmat Kassem, Hossam Ibrahim Kandil, Marwa Sayed Meshaal, Mohamed Ali Salem, Ahmed Shehata Mohamed Apr 2021

Impact Of Cardiac Computed Tomographic Angiographyon Diagnostic And Therapeutic Decisions In Patientswith Suspected Prosthetic Heart Valve Dysfunction, Amr Youssef Hassan, Hussien Heshmat Kassem, Hossam Ibrahim Kandil, Marwa Sayed Meshaal, Mohamed Ali Salem, Ahmed Shehata Mohamed

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Introduction: Computed Tomography (CT) scan is a helpful tool to assess the coronary arteries and the great vessels. However, its routine use in the assessment of patients with suspected prosthetic valve dysfunction (PVD) has not been studied thoroughly. Objective: To determine the impact of routine cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA) on diagnostic and therapeutic decisions in patients with suspected PVD. Methods and results: This was a prospective cohort study that was conducted on 50 consecutive patients with suspected PVD who underwent both 64-slice ECG-gated CT and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). The gold standard was the intraoperative findings. Surgery was performed in …

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Safety And Feasibility Of 48 H Discharge After Successful Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Nooraldaem Yousif, Tarique S. Chachar, Suddharsan Subbramaniyam, Vinayak Vadgaonkar, Husam A. Noor Apr 2021

Safety And Feasibility Of 48 H Discharge After Successful Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Nooraldaem Yousif, Tarique S. Chachar, Suddharsan Subbramaniyam, Vinayak Vadgaonkar, Husam A. Noor

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Background: The aim of the current study is to determine the safety of early discharge (ED) within 48 hours (h) for STelevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) and to define the criteria of low-risk patients that can be considered for ED. Methods: This is a single-center retrospective study that took place at Mohammed bin Khalifa Cardiac Centre in the Kingdom of Bahrain. 301 patients who underwent PPCI between January 2018 and March 2019 were included. Endpoints at 30 days follow-up comprised cardiac re-admission, cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, stroke, and major adverse cardiovascular and …

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Session 1d Conservation Of The Pygmy Sloth, Bradypus Pygmaeus, Paige Copcutt Apr 2021

Session 1d Conservation Of The Pygmy Sloth, Bradypus Pygmaeus, Paige Copcutt

The Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education

The pygmy sloth, endemic to the island of Escudo de Veraguas is significantly understudied in regard to ecological requirements, life history and reproduction. As a result their conservation efforts are at the bare minimum. They are critically endangered as a result of their restricted range and regular habitat destruction of their mangrove habitats from the local communities who seasonally visit the island. My poster discusses a few strategies which may be potential options for their successful conservation without being detrimental to those whom the island rightfully belongs to.

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Measuring Nitrogen Levels In Stormwater Runoff To Waccamaw River, South Carolina, Julianna Davis Apr 2021

Measuring Nitrogen Levels In Stormwater Runoff To Waccamaw River, South Carolina, Julianna Davis

Undergraduate Research Competition

This research monitored the density of Nitrates, Nitrites, and Ammonia, and compared the results to the South Carolina DHEC's standards for water quality. The water sampled is a pond on Coastal Carolina University's campus in Conway, South Carolina and is one of the bodies of water that contributes to the Waccamaw River, which is a source of drinking water. Therefore, it is necessary to check the water quality and ensure that it is safe to drink. This research was conducted by the WWA Volunteer Monitoring Program, and 250 samples were taken between October 13th, 2011, and November 16th, 2020. The …

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New Findings In Fundamental Physics Or Discrepant Measurements?, Alex Eggleston Apr 2021

New Findings In Fundamental Physics Or Discrepant Measurements?, Alex Eggleston

Undergraduate Research Competition

The half-life of a radioactive isotope can be defined as the amount of time that it takes for said isotope to decay to half of its original value. Radioactive isotopes have a set half-life, this helps scientists create more precise measurements and predictions during experiments because of the set timeline for each specific isotope. The half-life of Thallium-204 is recorded in the experiments to create a random number generator based off of the small spread of decay amounts during different time segments. During the experiments, a Geiger–Müller detector was used to record the half-life of Thallium-204. While doing such experiments, …

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Strontium-90 Radioactivity Variation With Earth-Sun Distance Resulting In Severe Nuclear Accidents, Jessica Solomon Apr 2021

Strontium-90 Radioactivity Variation With Earth-Sun Distance Resulting In Severe Nuclear Accidents, Jessica Solomon

Undergraduate Research Competition

Strontium-90 is the most common radioactive man-made isotope. It is much like calcium in that it relates closely to the bone and teeth. Exposure to Strontium-90 radiation can increase cancer rates in the bone or may result in the needed removal of an area. The danger is the isotope's half-life of 28.9 years meaning an increase in radiation. Two Geiger Muller (GM) detector systems consisted of NATS-1510/1520g tube connected to a NATS-EDUC-1510 single-channel analyzer were used in detecting Sr-90 radiation level. The radioactive sources used for these detectors were 0.09270.018 mCi of Sr-90. The Sr-90 detector system had a plateau …

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Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society Apr 2021

Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Reviews of By Sea and By River: The Naval History of the Civil War. By Bern Anderson. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1962. xiv, 303 pp. Maps, illustrations, and index. $5.95.); Front Rank. By Glenn Tucker. (Raleigh: North Carolina Confederate Centennial Commission, 1962. 83 pp. Illustrations. $3.00.); Lee’s Maverick General: Daniel Harvey Hill. By Hal Bridges. (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1961. viii, 323 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. $7.50.); Four Years With General Lee. By Walter H. Taylor. (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1962. xi, 218 pp. Preface, introduction, illustrations, notes, and index. $5.75.); History of Alabama, 1540-1900, as Recorded …

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Florida's First Railroad Commission 1887-1891 (Part Ii), Durward Long Apr 2021

Florida's First Railroad Commission 1887-1891 (Part Ii), Durward Long

Florida Historical Quarterly

The Florida Railroad Commission was created by the legislature in 1887, and by August of that year its activities were underway. The Commission, in March of 1888, transmitted its first report to Governor Henry L. Mitchell. Although the report was overly optimistic and somewhat exaggerated, it did show that procedure and precedent had been determined. The Commissioners, George McWhorter, Enoch Vann, and William Himes had energetically approached their assigned task, but despite hopeful predictions for a successful second year, the Commission discovered many obstacles in its way. The new year began with a policy which disappointed small companies which had …

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Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society Apr 2021

Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Reviews of Evolution of a Federalist, William Loughton Smith of Charleston (1758-1812). By George C. Rogers, Jr. (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1962. xiv, 439 pp. Preface, charts, bibliography, index. $8.00.); Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty. By Dumas Malone. (Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1962. xxx, 545 pp. $7.50.); Ante-Bellum Southern Literary Critics. By Edd Winfield Parks. (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1962. 259 pp. $7.50.); The African Colonization Movement, 1816-1865. By P. J. Staudenraus. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1961. ix, 323 pp. Appendix, bibliography, index. $6.00.); McClellan, Sherman and Grant. By T. Harry Williams. (New Brunswick: …

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Federal Relations With The Apalachicola Indians, 1823-1838, James W. Covington Apr 2021

Federal Relations With The Apalachicola Indians, 1823-1838, James W. Covington

Florida Historical Quarterly

In Grant Foreman's outstanding book Indian Removal, the classic account of the Five Civilized Tribes’ movement from the southeastern United States into Indian Territory, the author introduces the Seminole section with the following words: "In the dishonorable record of our dealings with the Indians there is perhaps no blacker chapter than that relating to the Seminole people." l Certainly when we think of the Seminoles we recall broken treaties, dogs tracking Indians through the swamps and the capture of Osceola while protected by a flag of truce. One rather shady phase of the Seminole removal which has been somewhat neglected …

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Florida's First Railroad Commission, 1887-1891, Durward W. Long Apr 2021

Florida's First Railroad Commission, 1887-1891, Durward W. Long

Florida Historical Quarterly

The purchase of four million acres of land from the State of Florida by Hamilton Disston at the rate of $.25 an acre brought with it several important developments. Funds received by the state from this purchase enabled the trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund to free state land from litigation which had prevented the sale of land under their control. After the sale, the trustees were free once more to extend land grants to railroad companies. The practical effect was a great increase in railroad construction in the years following. Between 1880 and 1888 the mileage of track increased …

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Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society Apr 2021

Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Reviews of The American Tory. By William H. Nelson. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1961. vi, 194 pp. Index. $4.80.); Catholics and the American Revolution: A Study in Religious Climate. By Charles H. Metzger, S. J. (Chicago: Loyola University Press, 1962. 306 pp. $5.00.); Prologue to War: England and the United States, 1805-1812. By Bradford Perkins. (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1961. 457 pp. $7.95.); North of Slavery: The Negro in the Free States, 1790-1860. By Leon F. Litwack. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1961. 318 pp. Bibliographical essay and index. $6.00.); Reflections of the Civil War …

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The Constitution Of 1868, Jerrell H. Shofner Apr 2021

The Constitution Of 1868, Jerrell H. Shofner

Florida Historical Quarterly

On March 2, 1867, Congress enacted a law declaring that no legal government existed in Florida. As a part of the Third Military District, Florida was placed under a commander whose authority was superior to the outlawed state government. The law provided that the state could resume normal relations with the Union when it had adopted the fourteenth amendment and formed a constitution in conformity with the Constitution of the United States. This instrument was to be drawn up by a convention of delegates elected by all eligible male citizens, ratified by the people, and approved by Congress. No persons …

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Textbook Writers And The Florida "Purchase" Myth, Harris G. Warren Apr 2021

Textbook Writers And The Florida "Purchase" Myth, Harris G. Warren

Florida Historical Quarterly

That teachers and writers of history must strive for accuracy is a proposition hardly open to debate. Our textbook writers labor under an especially heavy charge to keep us abreast of research which corrects misinterpretations and presents newly discovered facts. They must not call true those myths or fables which once masqueraded as sober fact. No history professor would be likely to adopt a text which presented the cherry tree myth as a true incident in Washington’s life. Yet many textbooks contain explanations which do not conform with the published results of careful research. A case in point is the …

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An Evaluation Of The Freedmen's Bureau In Florida, Joe M. Richardson Apr 2021

An Evaluation Of The Freedmen's Bureau In Florida, Joe M. Richardson

Florida Historical Quarterly

Like any controversial subject, the Freedmen’s Bureau is difficult to evaluate. Nearly any generalization applied to that federal agency requires qualification. It possessed some undesirable features, but it had many redeeming traits and much of its work is deserving of commendation. Furthermore, the organization of the Bureau was flexible enough to enable it to adapt to and meet local needs. Therefore, its value in any locale depended to a large extent on the character and competency of the Assistant Commissioner and local agents. The Bureau officials in Florida were, in general, a creditable group and their accomplishments are worthy of …

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The Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, May 3-5, 1962, Florida Historical Society Apr 2021

The Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, May 3-5, 1962, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

President Gilbert L. Lycan presided over the meeting of officers and directors which was held May 3, 1962, at the Roosevelt Hotel, Jacksonville. The meeting was attended by Dr. Lycan, Duncan L. Clinch, H. J. Doherty, Jesse Keene, Mary McRae, Margaret Chapman, Paul L. Maddock, Rembert W. Patrick, Thelma Peters, Ben F. Rogers, Lucius Ruder, Frank B. Sessa, M. L. Vance, and T. T. Wentworth, Jr.

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The Celestial Railroad To Juno, Nathan D. Shappee Apr 2021

The Celestial Railroad To Juno, Nathan D. Shappee

Florida Historical Quarterly

The topic of this paper is deeply and affectionately imbedded in the early history and folklore of northern Dade County and present day Palm Beach County. Until this present undertaking no attempt at a comprehensive article about the Celestial Railroad has been made. Stray references and short descriptions are found in a wide variety of places but the best of these are in unpublished reminiscences of old-timers and in contemporary newspapers which are not readily accessible to general readers.

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The Editor's Corner, Florida Historical Society Apr 2021

The Editor's Corner, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Father Jerome of St. Leo’s Abbey, St. Leo, Florida, sends us an interesting note relating the pro’s and con’s of the dispute centering about the identity of the first Catholic Bishop of Florida, and a document which he assures us provides “a definite silencing of the dispute.” The search for this documentary proof led Father Jerome to the Library of Congress, the Hispanic Society of America, and to the Franciscan archives in Washington - all without success.

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Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society Apr 2021

Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

The South in American History. By William B. Hesseltine and David L. Smiley. Second Edition. (Englewood Cliffs, Prentice-Hall, 1960. x, 630 pp. Illustrations, maps, index. $8.00.); The Siege of St. Augustine in 1702. By Charles W. Arnade. University of Florida Monographs: Social Sciences, No. 3. (Gainesville, University of Florida Press, 1959. 67 pp. maps, plates. $2.00.); Hamilton Holt: Journalist, Internationalist, Educator. By Warren F. Kuehl. (Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 1960. ix, 303 pp. plates. $7.50.); Okeechobee Hurricane and the Hoover Dike. By Lawrence E. Will. (Great Outdoors Publishing Company, St. Petersburg, Florida 1961. 110 pp. Illustrations. $3.00.); The Story …

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The American Loyalists In The Bahama Islands: Who They Were, Thelma Peters Apr 2021

The American Loyalists In The Bahama Islands: Who They Were, Thelma Peters

Florida Historical Quarterly

The American loyalists who moved to the Bahama Islands at the close of the American Revolution were from many places and many walks of life so that classification of them is not easy. Still, some patterns do emerge and suggest a prototype with the following characteristics: a man, either first or second generation from Scotland or England, Presbyterian or Anglican, well-educated, and “bred to accounting.” He was living in the South at the time of the American Revolution, either as a merchant, the employee of a merchant, or as a slave-owning planter. When the war came he served in one …

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East Coast Florida Steamboating, 1831-1861, Edward A. Mueller Apr 2021

East Coast Florida Steamboating, 1831-1861, Edward A. Mueller

Florida Historical Quarterly

Transportation facilities have always played a substantial and significant role in the development and settlement of the United States. Likewise, in the early days of Florida’s development, water transportation played a most important part, sailing ships helping to bring in some of the first settlers and visitors. Because Florida is a peninsula for the most part and has water access on most of its boundaries as well as many waterways serving the interior, transportation by water has always loomed large. Sailing vessels, however, have their difficulties not the least of which is the lack of a regular schedule and the …

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Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society Apr 2021

Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Reviews of Confederate Strategy from Shiloh to Vicksburg. By Archer Jones. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1961. 240 pp. Maps, bibliography, and index. $5.00.); Why the North Won The Civil War. Edited by David Donald. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1960. xv, 128 pp. Suggested Readings and index. $2.95.); Americans at War, The Development of the American Military System. By T. Harry Williams. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1960. 139 pp. Illustrations. $3.50.); Marquette Legends. By Francis Borgia Steck. Edited by August Reyling. (New York, Pageant Press, 1960. xxii, 350 pp. Facsimiles, maps, notes, bibliography, and index. …

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The Day Governor Cabrera Left Florida, Luis Rafael Arana Apr 2021

The Day Governor Cabrera Left Florida, Luis Rafael Arana

Florida Historical Quarterly

On Sunday, April 13, 1687, the presidio of St. Augustine, Florida was going about routine activities. Captain Antonio de Arguelles’ infantry company had guard duty, and the captain was at the presidio’s main guardhouse. A galliot, one of the vessels of the garrison’s naval complement, rode at anchor in Matanzas Bay. She was ready to sail that afternoon. Her crew (partly made up of sailors under contract for just that trip), supplies, arms (including 36 flintlock muskets), and ammunition, were already on board. Adjutant Juan Pinto, one of the three regular adjutants, was the galliot’s officer in charge.

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The Editor's Corner, Florida Historical Society Apr 2021

The Editor's Corner, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Mr. James Willard Milgram of 216 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn 1, New York, had an interesting cover and letter in a recent issue of the Weekly Philatelic Gossip. With the permission of that publication, a condensation of his article with the letter is reproduced for our readers.

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Sectionalism In The Peace Convention Of 1861, Jesse L. Keene Apr 2021

Sectionalism In The Peace Convention Of 1861, Jesse L. Keene

Florida Historical Quarterly

While angry clouds gathered in the southern sky and some southern states enacted ordinances of secession providing for funds and cannons, while the people of the North went their way, declaring that only a sprinkle would come from the angry clouds in the South, the appointed state commissioners of twenty-one states assembled at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D. C., February 4, 1861, at 12 o’clock, pursuant to the resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of Virginia, January 19, 1861.

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The Armed Occupation Act Of 1842, James W. Covington Apr 2021

The Armed Occupation Act Of 1842, James W. Covington

Florida Historical Quarterly

Throughout the history of advancing frontiers in many parts of the world there have been attractive offers of free land to brave and fool-hardy persons who would live at the dangerous edge of the advancing settlements. Such an offer was made to the retiring Roman legionnaires in the hope that they would live near the frontier line in Gaul and elsewhere and serve as added protection against the warlike German tribes. In 1630, a large tract of land was offered to each commander and fifty acres to other persons who would settle near the dangerous Pamunkey tribe in Virginia, and …

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The Avero Story: An Early Saint Augustine Family With Many Daughters And Many Houses, Charles W. Arnade Apr 2021

The Avero Story: An Early Saint Augustine Family With Many Daughters And Many Houses, Charles W. Arnade

Florida Historical Quarterly

By November 10, 1702, the English forces led by the ruthless James Moore, Governor of English Carolina, had occupied the town of St. Augustine. Over 1500 people took refuge in the Spanish fort which the English never were able to conquer. For two months Moore besieged the fort. The Spanish artillery was weak and ineffectual in driving away the enemy; the English artillery was inadequate against the massive walls of the fort. Moore tried to place his guns within closer range of the moat. The Spanish, afraid of this maneuver, dispatched a patrol with orders to burn all houses within …

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