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Title: ΛC Semileptonic Decays in a Quark Model.
Creator: Hussain, Md Mozammel, Roberts, Winston, Goldsby, Kenneth A,, Volya, Alexander, Crede, Volker, Owens, Joseph F., Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences,...
Show moreHussain, Md Mozammel, Roberts, Winston, Goldsby, Kenneth A,, Volya, Alexander, Crede, Volker, Owens, Joseph F., Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics
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Abstract/Description: Hadronic form factors for semileptonic decay of the Λ[subscript c] are calculated in a nonrelativistic quark model. The full quark model wave functions are employed to numerically calculate the form factors to all orders in (1/m[subscript c], 1/m[subscript s]). The form factors satisfy relationships expected from the heavy quark effective theory (HQET) form factors. No other semileptonic decays of Λ[subscript c] has been reported other than the decay to the ground state Λ that implies f = B(Λ...
Show moreHadronic form factors for semileptonic decay of the Λ[subscript c] are calculated in a nonrelativistic quark model. The full quark model wave functions are employed to numerically calculate the form factors to all orders in (1/m[subscript c], 1/m[subscript s]). The form factors satisfy relationships expected from the heavy quark effective theory (HQET) form factors. No other semileptonic decays of Λ[subscript c] has been reported other than the decay to the ground state Λ that implies f = B(Λ[subscript c]⁺ → Λl⁺ν[subscript l])/B(Λ[subscript c]⁺ → X[subscript s]l⁺ν[subscript l]) = 1. In this work, the differential decay rates and branching fractions are calculated for transitions to the ground state and a number of excited states of Λ. The branching fraction of the semileptonic decay width to the total width of Λ[subscript c] has been calculated and compared with other theoretical estimates and experimental results. The branching fractions for Λ[subscript c] → Λ*l⁺ν[subscript l] → Σπl⁺ν[subscript l] and Λ[subscript c] → Λ*l⁺ν[subscript l] → NǨl⁺ν[subscript l] are also calculated. Apart from decays to the ground state Λ(1115), it is found that decays through the Λ(1405) provide a significant portion of the branching fraction Λ[subscript c] → X[subscript s]lν[subscript l]. There are various conjectures on the structure of the Λ(1405) while we treated it as a three quark state. A new estimate for f = B(Λ[subscript c]⁺ → Λl⁺ν[subscript l] is obtained.
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Date Issued: 2017
Identifier: FSU_2017SP_Hussain_fsu_0071E_13920
Format: Thesis

Title: Γ-Ray Spectroscopic Study of Calcium-48,49 and Scandium-50 Focusing on Low Lying Octupole Vibration Excitations.
Creator: McPherson, David M. (David Marc), Cottle, Paul D. (Paul Davis), Kercheval, Alec N., Cao, Jianming, Piekarewicz, Jorge, Riley, Mark A., Florida State University, College of Arts...
Show moreMcPherson, David M. (David Marc), Cottle, Paul D. (Paul Davis), Kercheval, Alec N., Cao, Jianming, Piekarewicz, Jorge, Riley, Mark A., Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics
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Abstract/Description: An inverse kinematic proton scattering experiment was performed at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) using the GRETINA-S800 detector system in conjunction with the Ursinus College liquid hydrogen target. $\gamma$-ray yields from the experiment were determined using geant4 simulations, generating state population cross sections. These cross sections were used to extract the delta_3 deformation length for the low-lying octupole vibration excitations in Ca-48,49 using the...
Show moreAn inverse kinematic proton scattering experiment was performed at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) using the GRETINA-S800 detector system in conjunction with the Ursinus College liquid hydrogen target. $\gamma$-ray yields from the experiment were determined using geant4 simulations, generating state population cross sections. These cross sections were used to extract the delta_3 deformation length for the low-lying octupole vibration excitations in Ca-48,49 using the coupled channels analysis code fresco. Particle-core coupling in Ca-49 was studied in comparison to Ca-48 through determination of the neutron and proton deformation lengths. The total inverse kinematic proton scattering deformation lengths were evaluated for the low-lying octupole vibration excitations in Ca-48,49 to be delta_3(Ca-48, 3^-_1) = 1.0(2)fm, delta_3(Ca-49, 9/2^+_1) = 1.2(1)fm, delta_3 (Ca-49, 9/2^+_1) = 1.5(2)fm, delta_3(Ca-49, 5/2^+_1) = 1.1(1)fm. Proton and neutron deformation lengths for two of these octupole states were also determined to be delta_p(Ca-48, 3^-_1) = 0.9(1)fm, delta_p (Ca-49, 9/2^+_1) = 1.0(1)fm, delta_n(Ca-48, 3^-_1) = 1.1(3)fm, and delta_n(Ca-49, 9/2^+_1) = 1.3(3)fm. Additionally, the ratios of the neutron to proton transition matrix elements were also determined for these two states to be M_n/M_p(Ca-48, 3^-_1) = 1.7(6) and M_n/M_p(Ca-49, 9/2^+_1) = 2.0(5). Statistically, the derived values for these two nuclei are nearly identical.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-9650
Format: Thesis

Title: ¡Guerra Al Metate!: The Visuality of Foodways in Postrevolutionary Mexico City (1920 1960).
Creator: Wolff, Lesley Anne, Carrasco, Michael, Herrera, Robinson A., Niell, Paul B., Bearor, Karen A., Florida State University, College of Fine Arts, Department of Art History
Abstract/Description: This dissertation considers foodways as a vital symbolic and material force in the arts of Mexico’s volatile postrevolutionary reconstruction (1920 – 1960). Although Mexican food history has stood at the forefront of a growing food studies movement, the field has been slow to appropriate image-based methodologies. Likewise, art history has been hesitant to embrace the historical performativity and materiality of foodways. This project thus seeks to fill a gap at the margins of food studies...
Show moreThis dissertation considers foodways as a vital symbolic and material force in the arts of Mexico’s volatile postrevolutionary reconstruction (1920 – 1960). Although Mexican food history has stood at the forefront of a growing food studies movement, the field has been slow to appropriate image-based methodologies. Likewise, art history has been hesitant to embrace the historical performativity and materiality of foodways. This project thus seeks to fill a gap at the margins of food studies and art history, particularly at the nexus of indigeneity and urbanization. The dissertation traces the shifting relationships between art and food during a period of rampant modernization, in which the rise of modern cookery through electrical appliances and industrial foodstuffs converged and clashed with the nation’s growing nostalgia for its pre-Columbian heritage. The book focuses on three case studies of artistic production and alimentary consumption—Tina Modotti and pulque, Carlos E. González and mole poblano, and Rufino Tamayo and watermelon—that highlight the various ways in which visual renderings of food were used to frame indigenous culture as both the foundation of and a threat to the modern state. Each case study engages the convergence of racial imaginaries, artistic production, and foodways to show how conflictive attitudes toward indigenous heritage and bodies were made manifest through images of food and foodways. Therefore, this project demonstrates how seemingly innocuous images of foodstuffs and consumption became implicated in a broader visual, experiential, and commercial battle over the definition of nationalist attitudes toward indigeneity. The manuscript consists of five chapters and an appendix. Chapter 1, “Introduction,” surveys Mexican food and art histories and establishes my intersectional framework. Chapter 2, “Nursing the Nation: Pulque and the Indigenous Body in Tina Modotti’s Baby Nursing,” argues that Tina Modotti’s celebrated photograph Baby Nursing (1926) invokes the problematic consumption of pulque, an indigenous fermented beverage, as a metonym for nationalist ideologies that simultaneously celebrate and rebuke indigenous lifeways. Chapter 3, “The ‘Spirit of Mexico’: Consuming Heritage in Café de Tacuba,” demonstrates how an iconic but previously unstudied painting depicting the mythic invention of mole poblano, commissioned for Mexico City’s famous Café de Tacuba (1946), negotiates modern consumption by evoking colonial production. Chapter 4, “Mister Watermelon/Señor Sandía: Fruitful Anxieties in the Work of Rufino Tamayo,” argues that Rufino Tamayo’s still life mural Naturaleza muerta (1954), commissioned for the Sanborns department store café, mediated the state’s aggressive removal of fruteros [informal fruit vendors] by acting as both an icon of Anglophone modernity and a visual celebration of Mexican tropicalia. Chapter 5, “The Colonial in the Contemporary: On the State of Mexican Gastronomy,” presents the book’s conclusions while engaging in a critique of Mexico’s contemporary gastronomic movement and its reliance upon colonial aesthetics to veil Mexico City’s socio-economic fragmentation. The Appendix catalogues recipes for pulque, mole poblano, and watermelon-based dishes, all of which have been compiled from nineteenth- and twentieth-century cookbooks and manuscripts.
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Date Issued: 2018
Identifier: 2018_Su_Wolff_fsu_0071E_14737
Format: Thesis

Title: ¡Casinando!: Identity, Meaning, and the Kinesthetic Language of Cuban Casino Dancing.
Creator: Martinez, Brian, Gunderson, Frank, Bakan, Michael, Brewer, Charles, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: A genre of Cuban music known as timba and a genre of Cuban social dance known as casino have often been mistakenly categorized as styles of salsa music and dance. Because of this association, along with political relations between the United States and Cuba, these genres have been marginalized in favor of mainstream salsa. In this thesis, I argue that casino and timba must be understood as distinct genres from an historical perspective. Additionally, I examine casino from a linguistic...
Show moreA genre of Cuban music known as timba and a genre of Cuban social dance known as casino have often been mistakenly categorized as styles of salsa music and dance. Because of this association, along with political relations between the United States and Cuba, these genres have been marginalized in favor of mainstream salsa. In this thesis, I argue that casino and timba must be understood as distinct genres from an historical perspective. Additionally, I examine casino from a linguistic perspective and apply principles of linguistic relativity to create a linguistic analogy for social partner dance. By understanding casino and timba as separate from the international salsa phenomenon, they can be studied and appreciated as the unique cultural forms that they truly are.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-5020
Format: Thesis

Title: Zymancer.
Creator: Barron, Justin, Wingate, Mark, Kubik, Ladislav, Spencer, Peter, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Zymancer is an approximately 13 minute work for what is essentially a chamber orchestra, but with just one player to a part. Though it is written and performed as a single movement, there are three main formal sections of the piece that could be considered movements. These three sections are distinct from each other in tempi, meter, harmony, and mood. There is, however, a return of material from the first section at the end of the third.
Date Issued: 2003
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-1115
Format: Thesis

Title: Zwitteration: A Different Approach to Non Stick Surfaces.
Creator: Estephan, Zaki Georges, Schlenoff, Joseph B., Ma, Teng, Roper, Michael, Strouse, Geoffrey, Ramakrishnan, Subramanian, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State...
Show moreEstephan, Zaki Georges, Schlenoff, Joseph B., Ma, Teng, Roper, Michael, Strouse, Geoffrey, Ramakrishnan, Subramanian, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University
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Abstract/Description: Limiting undesired interactions of proteins with surfaces is a vital task for implementation of many technologies that require direct exposure to protein media. This includes sensors, single molecule spectroscopy studies, and nanoparticles that would act as vehicles for therapeutic agents or diagnostic agents. Current technology relies on the resistive properties of poly(ethylene glycol), PEG, to protein adsorption. PEG has been therefore the subject of thorough studies to decipher the...
Show moreLimiting undesired interactions of proteins with surfaces is a vital task for implementation of many technologies that require direct exposure to protein media. This includes sensors, single molecule spectroscopy studies, and nanoparticles that would act as vehicles for therapeutic agents or diagnostic agents. Current technology relies on the resistive properties of poly(ethylene glycol), PEG, to protein adsorption. PEG has been therefore the subject of thorough studies to decipher the mechanism involved in protein resistivity. The latter has been mainly attributed either to chain mobility, that would suffer from entropic penalty upon protein adsorption, or due to a hydration layer that prevents close encounter of proteins to the surface. Regardless of the mechanism, PEG has been reported to suffer from performance degradation in biological media due to oxidation, and its properties have been reported to differ with temperature. Given their biocompatibility, zwitterions have been proposed as a viable alternative mimicking the cell membrane. Polymeric zwitterions, the most commonly studied alternatives, result in an increase in the hydrodynamic size of particles upon grafting to surfaces. Control over size is essential as it controls the distribution of particles in the body. This work attempts to provide a different approach to nanoparticle stabilization against different aggregating factors to alleviate some of the above mentioned shortcomings of PEG and other polymers. A monomeric zwitterion siloxane was synthesized. The zwitterion siloxane covalently bonds to the oxide surface of nanoparticles without significantly changing their hydrodynamic size. The "zwitterated" particles remain stable even when challenged with high salt solutions or incubated with serum; two factors that are known to induce aggregation. The efficacy of the zwitterionic coating was compared head-to-head with a PEG coating for its ability to prevent protein adsorption to silica nanoparticles. The same siloxane coupling chemistry is employed to yield surfaces with similar coverages of both types of ligand on two geometrically different surfaces (nanoparticlesversusplanar). While both types of surface modification are highly effective in preventing protein adsorption and nanoparticle aggregation, the zwitterion provided monolayer-type coverage with minimal thickness whereas the PEG appeared to yield a more three-dimensional coating. A mechanism is proposed to explain the resistive properties of passivating ligands such as PEG and other neutral surfaces. The role of the passivating ligand is broken down to ion-coupled and ion-decoupled processes. The ion-decoupled process minimizes intermolecular interactions, whereas the ion-coupled mechanism prevents ion pairing between protein and surface charges which releases counterions and water molecules, an entropic driving force enough to overcome a disfavored enthalpy of adsorption. Finally, the synthesis of zwitterated iron oxide nanoparticles by co-precipitation of iron salts in presence of zwitterion siloxane as the stabilizing ligand is reported. This procedure yields superparamagnetic maghemite nanoparticles whose polydispersity varies as a function of the amount of zwitterion siloxane present during synthesis. The latter has the effect of changing the effective hydrodynamic radius of the particles from 5.4 nm to 35 nm. The presence of zwitterions on the surface is validated with thermogravimetric analysis and Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform. Magnetization versus applied field data shows the absence of coercive field and low magnetization values attributed to the decreasing particle size as well as the diamagnetic coating. The particles are tested for their possible use as MRI contrast agents. The calculated relaxation rates are low indicating that a high concentration of iron is needed for good contrast. Introduction of amine functionality for incorporation of targeting agents is achieved by the addition of aminopropyltriethoxysilane post-synthesis. The presence of the latter is verified by fluorescence spectroscopy.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-5611
Format: Thesis

Title: Zora Neale Hurston: Re-Assessing the Black Southern Identity and Stone Mill Creek.
Creator: Myers, Aron Lewis, McGregory, Jerrilyn, Shinn, Christopher, Suaréz, Virgil, Department of English, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This thesis is composed of two parts and makes use of two literary genres: the traditional essay, and a literary form called fictocriticism developed by anthropologist Michael Taussig. Both are integrated in an exploration of the rural Black southern aesthetic—from a solely critical approach with the essay Zora Neale Hurston: Re-assessing the Black Southern Identity, to the analytical fiction advanced in Stone Mill Creek. Re-assessing the Black Southern Identity traces the origin and history...
Show moreThis thesis is composed of two parts and makes use of two literary genres: the traditional essay, and a literary form called fictocriticism developed by anthropologist Michael Taussig. Both are integrated in an exploration of the rural Black southern aesthetic—from a solely critical approach with the essay Zora Neale Hurston: Re-assessing the Black Southern Identity, to the analytical fiction advanced in Stone Mill Creek. Re-assessing the Black Southern Identity traces the origin and history of the aesthetic, arguing a case for its most celebrated advocate—novelist, anthropologist and ethnographer Zora Neale Hurston. She almost single-handedly preserved many of the southern folk idioms we treasure today; her novels and folklore collections are glowing examples of the rich, cultural legacy of the rural south. She would transcend the "cultural sanitizing" imposed by the Harlem Renaissance aristocracy by remaining true to her aesthetic inclination, but would die an "unremarked and controversial" figure in 1960. Due to a move from the "cultural correctness" of the 1920s and 30s to a sort of literary and cultural revival that defined the 60s and 70s, Hurston may have become one of the movement's largest benefactors. Both her works and clandestine-like lifestyle has become the source of intense scholarly review and has led to her newly appointed canonical status. The fictocritical work Stone Mill Creek combines four years of ethnographic study, historical accounts, local folklore traditions and cultural commentary in nonlinear narratives. The chapters trace the folk-lives of a "once upon a time" group of Black farmers who settled in the Florida panhandle around the 1820s and allows for more than a theoretical glance at the vernaculars, themes, ideals and symbols representative of those Hurston called "farthest down." The semi-fictive language in Stone Mill Creek is a living, breathing cultural artifact and however reductive, is another distinct, self-defined and documented voice of the Black southern identity.
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Date Issued: 2006
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-2151
Format: Thesis

Title: A Zooarchaeological Analysis of Feasting at Grand Mound Shell Ring (8DU1), Duval County, Florida.
Creator: McLean, Emily A., Peres, Tanya M., Marrinan, Rochelle A., Halligan, Jessi J., Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: Archaeologists have been interested in the foodways of prehistoric peoples for over half a century, leading to a plethora of analyses on diet and subsistence strategies. In the last 30 years, archaeologists have come to focus on the role of food in ideological, political, and social settings. One avenue of exploration into these relationships is through the identification of communal eating events, or feasting. In this thesis I investigate whether or not feasting events occurred at Grand...
Show moreArchaeologists have been interested in the foodways of prehistoric peoples for over half a century, leading to a plethora of analyses on diet and subsistence strategies. In the last 30 years, archaeologists have come to focus on the role of food in ideological, political, and social settings. One avenue of exploration into these relationships is through the identification of communal eating events, or feasting. In this thesis I investigate whether or not feasting events occurred at Grand Mound Shell Ring (8Du1), Duval County, Florida. To test this, I compare the faunal assemblage from three discrete deposits (nineteen units and six features) at Grand Mound Shell Ring to archaeological correlates of feasting outlined by three different models (Jackson and Scott 1995; Twiss 2008; VanDerwarker 1999; VanDerwarker et al. 2007). My analysis, based on the faunal material and limited contextual information, found it is likely that communal feasting activities took place at Grand Mound Shell Ring.
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Date Issued: 2019
Identifier: 2019_Summer_McLean_fsu_0071N_15306
Format: Thesis

Title: Zintl and Intermetallic Phases Grown from Calcium/Lithium Flux.
Creator: Blankenship, Trevor, Latturner, Susan, Locke, Bruce R., Stiegman, Albert E., Alabugin, Igor V., Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry...
Show moreBlankenship, Trevor, Latturner, Susan, Locke, Bruce R., Stiegman, Albert E., Alabugin, Igor V., Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Abstract/Description: Metal flux synthes is a useful alternative method to high temperature solid state synthesis; it allows easy diffusion of reactants at lower temperatures, and presents favorable conditions for crystal growth. A mixed flux of calcium and lithium in a 1:1 ratio was explored in this work; this mixture melts at 300°C and is an excellent solvent for main group elements and CaH₂. Reactions of p-block elements in a 1:1 Ca/Li flux have produced several new intermetallic and Zintl phases....
Show moreMetal flux synthes is a useful alternative method to high temperature solid state synthesis; it allows easy diffusion of reactants at lower temperatures, and presents favorable conditions for crystal growth. A mixed flux of calcium and lithium in a 1:1 ratio was explored in this work; this mixture melts at 300°C and is an excellent solvent for main group elements and CaH₂. Reactions of p-block elements in a 1:1 Ca/Li flux have produced several new intermetallic and Zintl phases. Electronegative elements from groups 14 and 15 are reduced to anions in this flux, yielding charge-balanced products. More electropositive metals from group 13 are not fully reduced; the resulting products are complex intermetallics. The reactions of tin or lead and carbon in Ca/Li flux produced the analogous phases Ca₁₁Tt₃C8 (Tt = Sn, Pb) in the monoclinic C21/c space group (a = 13.2117(8) Å, b =10.7029(7) Å, c = 14.2493(9) Å, β = 105.650(1)° for the Sn analog). These compounds are carbide Zintl phases that includes the rare combination of C₃⁴ and C₂² units as well as Sn⁴ or Pb⁴ anions. Ca/Li flux reactions of CaH2 and arsenic have produced the Zintl phases LiCa₃As₂H in orthorhombic Pnma (a = 11.4064(7), b = 4.2702(3), c = 11.8762(8) Å), and Ca13As6C0.46N1.155H6.045in tetragonal P4/mbm (a = 15.7493(15), c = 9.1062(9) Å). The complex stoichiometry of the latter phase was caused by incorporation of light element contaminants and was studied by neutron diffraction, showing mixing of anionic sites to achieve charge balance. Ca/Li flux reactions with group 13 metals have resulted in several new intermetallic phases. Reactions of indium and CaH₂ in the Ca/Li flux (with or without boron) formed Ca₅₃In₁₃B₄₋ₓH₂₃(2.4 < x < 4.0) in cubic space group Im-3 (a = 16.3608(6) Å) which features metallic indium atoms and ionic hydride sites. The electronic properties of this "subhydride" were confirmed by ¹H and ¹¹⁵In NMR spectroscopy. Attempts to replace boron with carbon yielded Ca₁₂InC₁₃₋ₓ, (Im-3, a = 9.6055(8)Å) which contains C34- units. A very similar phase, Ba12InC18H4 (Im-3,a = 11.1415(8) Å), was grown from the reaction of indium, carbon, and LiH in Ba/Li flux. This compound also includes C₃⁴ units. Preliminary Ca/Li flux reactions of aluminum with other main group elements have produced several new phases: a hydride clathrate Ca₃₁Al₂H₂₅ in cubic Fd-3m (a=18.0835(15) Å), Ca24Al2(C1-xHx)N2H16 in tetragonal P42/nmc (a=15.9069(12) Å, c=13.7323(10) Å, and Ca4Al2N5 in orthorhombic Pna2₁ (a = 11.2331(1) Å, b=9.0768(8) Å, c=6.0093(5) Å.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-9143
Format: Thesis

Title: Zinc Regulation of Neural Stem Cells and Behavior in Brain Injury Complicated by Ethanol Intake.
Creator: Morris, Deborah R., Levenson, Cathy W., Zhu, Lei, Olcese, James, Zhou, Yi, Florida State University, College of Medicine, Department of Biological Science
Abstract/Description: In addition to the known behavioral and cognitive impairments, including memory deficits, depression, and anxiety associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI), there is an increased risk for new onset heavy weekly drinking, binge drinking, and alcohol-related problems. Our previously published work has shown that zinc supplementation reduced TBI-associated deficits, particularly the depression-like symptom anhedonia and stress-induced anxiety. Our objective was to examine the behavioral and...
Show moreIn addition to the known behavioral and cognitive impairments, including memory deficits, depression, and anxiety associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI), there is an increased risk for new onset heavy weekly drinking, binge drinking, and alcohol-related problems. Our previously published work has shown that zinc supplementation reduced TBI-associated deficits, particularly the depression-like symptom anhedonia and stress-induced anxiety. Our objective was to examine the behavioral and cellular outcomes associated with TBI that are complicated by ethanol consumption, as well as the effect of zinc supplementation on these outcomes. Adult male rats were fed a zinc supplemented (180 ppm) or zinc adequate (30 ppm) diet for 4 weeks followed by a moderate TBI using to the medial frontal cortex produced by controlled cortical impact. After injury, rats were given 3 g/kg of ethanol daily for 7 days via gavage. Ethanol intake exacerbated TBI-induced anxiety-like and depression-like behaviors as well inducing recognition memory impairments. Furthermore, zinc supplementation was unable to reduce these behavioral deficits when injury was accompanied by ethanol intake. While ethanol did not worsen learning and memory, zinc supplementation also did not improve Morris water maze performance in ethanol-treated animals. Evidence in the literature has demonstrated that both brain injury and ethanol can regulate neurogenesis. We then wanted to examine the extent to which changes in stem cells are responsible for our behavioral observations. TBI produced a trend towards increased hippocampal stem cells, and zinc supplementation with injury resulted in a significant increase in stem cells 8 days post-injury. Ethanol did not appear to impair TBI or zinc supplemented induced proliferation. There was a small trend towards a decrease in differentiation of these labelled proliferating stem cells with ethanol and TBI combined. Finally, the molecular mechanisms responsible for the role of zinc in neuronal precursor cells and neuronal differentiation were examined.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-9416
Format: Thesis

Title: Zinc Regulation of Neural Stem Cell Proliferation and Antidepressant Efficacy.
Creator: Mullin, Tatyana, Levenson, Cathy W., Ilich-Ernst, Jasminka, Hurt, Myra, Department of Nutrition, Food, and Exercise Science, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Changes in zinc homeostasis are strongly associated with abnormal brain function and a variety of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, including depression. It is hypothesized that the neurogenic potential of chronic antidepressant administration contributes to its therapeutic effects in depression. Thus, the goal of this work was to determine the extent to which zinc is needed for antidepressant drug induction of neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation. Human NTERA-2/D1 ...
Show moreChanges in zinc homeostasis are strongly associated with abnormal brain function and a variety of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, including depression. It is hypothesized that the neurogenic potential of chronic antidepressant administration contributes to its therapeutic effects in depression. Thus, the goal of this work was to determine the extent to which zinc is needed for antidepressant drug induction of neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation. Human NTERA-2/D1 (NT2) cell culture, an established in vitro model system to study neuronal development, was utilized. Zinc deficiency impaired NT2 cell proliferation measured by the number of Ki67-positive cells. Treatment with fluoxetine or lithium did not result in a significant increase in cell proliferation rate. However, six-day treatment with these antidepressants had a stimulatory effect on NT2 cell differentiation revealed by immunofluorecent detection of the neuron-specific marker TuJ1. Furthermore, zinc deficient cultures treated with fluoxetine or lithium appeared to have a decreased expression of this neuronal marker. Taken together, these results suggest that the essential trace element zinc is needed for neuronal stem cell proliferation and differentiation.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-2197
Format: Thesis

Title: Zinc Deficiency Impairs Retinoic Acid-Induced Differentiation of Human Neurons.
Creator: Gower-Winter, Shannon Dooies, Levenson, Cathy W., Ilich-Ernst, Jasminka, Eckel, Lisa, Department of Nutrition, Food, and Exercise Science, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Neurogenesis is the process of stem cell proliferation, survival, and differentiation. Recent research has confirmed the presence of ongoing neurogenesis throughout life in humans. This fact has led to vast interest in the mechanisms that underlie this process. Manipulation of adult neurogenesis has the potential to enhance the treatment of a multitude of neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and depression as well as injury and stroke. Previous work...
Show moreNeurogenesis is the process of stem cell proliferation, survival, and differentiation. Recent research has confirmed the presence of ongoing neurogenesis throughout life in humans. This fact has led to vast interest in the mechanisms that underlie this process. Manipulation of adult neurogenesis has the potential to enhance the treatment of a multitude of neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and depression as well as injury and stroke. Previous work has shown that the essential trace metal zinc regulates neuronal precursor proliferation and survival. Thus, this work is based on the central hypothesis that zinc is also needed for neuronal differentiation. Furthermore we proposed that transforming growth factor signaling may be involved in the zinc regulated mechanisms of differentiation. Zinc deficiency (ZD; 0.4µM) impaired the ability of neuronal precursor cells (NT2) to differentiate into mature neurons (NT2-N) when exposed to 2 wks of 10µM retinoic acid (RA), as measured by the early neuronal marker TuJ1. Additionally, we demonstrated a differential regulation of Transforming Growth Factor Beta (TGF-β) receptor isoforms type I (RI) and II (RII) under zinc deficient (0.4µM) conditions in NT2 cells undergoing RA-induced differentiation. Measurements of TGF-β RI and RII in zinc adequate (ZA; 2.5µM) differentiated NT2-N neurons showed that neither receptor isoform was expressed in these cells. TGF-β RI was up-regulated in NT2-N cells in response to ZD (0.4µM) however, while TGF-β RII remained down-regulated under ZD (0.4µM) conditions, as demonstrated via TGF-β RI and RII immunocytochemistry. These data confirmed that ZD (0.4µM) does impair RA-induced differentiation of human NT2 neuronal cells. There is also evidence that a differential regulation of the TGF-β receptor I and II isoforms may be involved in this mechanism, as the loss of RII expression in ZD (0.4µM) NT2-N cells could be responsible for a decline in TGF-β signaling in these cells and thus an attenuated cellular response to TGF-β responsive genes. This research suggests an important role for TGF-β and the trace metal zinc in regulating neuronal differentiation, and helps to improve understanding of adult neurogenesis in the human brain.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-4085
Format: Thesis

Title: Zika Virus Infection Induces DNA Damage Response and S-Phase Arrest in Human Cortical Neural Progenitors.
Creator: Hammack, Christy, Tang, Hengli, Megraw, Timothy L., Chadwick, Brian P., Gilbert, David M., Li, Yan, Zhu, Fanxiu, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences,...
Show moreHammack, Christy, Tang, Hengli, Megraw, Timothy L., Chadwick, Brian P., Gilbert, David M., Li, Yan, Zhu, Fanxiu, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biological Science
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Abstract/Description: Zika virus (ZIKV) is a re-emerging mosquito-borne flavivirus of significant public health concern closely related to other highly pathogenic flaviviruses, such as dengue virus (DENV) and West Nile virus (WNV). With the rise of ZIKV in Brazil in 2015, its potential link to microcephaly and other severe neurological birth defects prompted the World Health Organization to declare ZIKV a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Since this time, numerous studies have provided ample...
Show moreZika virus (ZIKV) is a re-emerging mosquito-borne flavivirus of significant public health concern closely related to other highly pathogenic flaviviruses, such as dengue virus (DENV) and West Nile virus (WNV). With the rise of ZIKV in Brazil in 2015, its potential link to microcephaly and other severe neurological birth defects prompted the World Health Organization to declare ZIKV a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Since this time, numerous studies have provided ample evidence to establish ZIKV as the causative agent of microcephaly, yet the molecular mechanisms underlying these neurodevelopmental defects are not well understood. We therefore establish a tractable experimental model system to investigate the impact of ZIKV on human neural development. We demonstrate that ZIKV efficiently infects human cortical neural progenitor cells (hNPCs) derived from induced pluripotent stem cells, but less efficiently infects other cells along the neural differentiation pathway, including immature cortical neurons. Infected hNPCs further release infectious ZIKV particles. Importantly, ZIKV infection disrupts cell cycle progression and induces cell death in hNPCs contributing to their attenuated growth. Global transcriptome analyses of ZIKV-infected hNPCs reveal transcriptional dysregulation, notably a downregulation of cell-cycle-related genes, highlighting the potential involvement of cell cycle pathways in ZIKV biology. We then study the molecular mechanisms by which ZIKV manipulates the cell cycle in hNPCs and the functional consequences of cell-cycle perturbation on the replication of ZIKV and related flaviviruses. We demonstrate that host cell-cycle disruption is unique to ZIKV among the flaviviruses tested, including DENV and WNV, however similar among the two strains of ZIKV tested, including the prototype Uganda strain and a Puerto Rican strain. ZIKV, but not DENV, infection induces DNA double-strand breaks, triggering the DNA damage response through the ATM/Chk2 signaling pathway, while suppressing activation of the ATR/Chk1 signaling pathway in hNPCs. Furthermore, ZIKV infection impedes the progression of cells through S phase thereby preventing the completion of host DNA replication. Recapitulating the S-phase arrest state with S-phase inhibitors leads to an increase in ZIKV replication, but not of WNV or DENV replication. Together, our results identify hNPCs as a direct target of ZIKV and the damaging impact of ZIKV on the growth of hNPCs. Importantly, our data demonstrate ZIKV’s ability to induce host DNA damage and arrest cell cycle progression, which results in a cellular environment favorable for its replication. As hNPCs generate the cortical neurons during early fetal brain development, the ZIKV-mediated growth retardation likely contributes to the neurodevelopmental defects of the congenital Zika syndrome.
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Date Issued: 2018
Identifier: 2018_Sp_Hammack_fsu_0071E_14286
Format: Thesis

Title: Zeta regularized products and modular constants.
Creator: Heydari, Shahryar., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this dissertation is to, first outline a theory of Zeta regularized products which will work for sequences of complex numbers, and second to use this theory to compute Zeta regularized products and modular constants for sequences which are integer combinations of a fixed set of complex numbers., The gamma function $\Gamma(z)$ is represented as the ratio of two Zeta regularized products. This relation is then extended to define multiple gamma functions as the ratio of two...
Show moreThe purpose of this dissertation is to, first outline a theory of Zeta regularized products which will work for sequences of complex numbers, and second to use this theory to compute Zeta regularized products and modular constants for sequences which are integer combinations of a fixed set of complex numbers., The gamma function $\Gamma(z)$ is represented as the ratio of two Zeta regularized products. This relation is then extended to define multiple gamma functions as the ratio of two corresponding Zeta regularized products. A full account of the functional equations associated with multiple gamma functions is also given. The double gamma function is investigated in detail., Some other special functions are also discussed. Namely Jacobi's theta function $\theta\sb1$, the Weierstrass sigma function $\sigma(z),$ and $P(z\vert\tau)$ defined by, The determinant of the Laplacian on an n-dimensional flat Torus is computed for $n \geq$ 2, by computing
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Date Issued: 1992, 1992
Identifier: AAI9234228, 3087894, FSDT3087894, fsu:76704
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Zeitfreiwillige and Freikorpskämpfer Paramilitaries of Early Weimar Germany.
Creator: Ellis, David Sloan, Grant, Jonathan A., Williamson, George S., Koslow, Jennifer Lisa, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History
Abstract/Description: During the early years of the Weimar Republic paramilitary organizations were commonplace. With the dissolution of the Imperial Army after the German defeat in World War I, the new republican government needed a means to ensure its authority and fostered volunteer troops known as Freikorps. These units could be raised and led by any with both the financial and charismatic means to do so and held no uniform model or political motivation. They saw the most action during the German Revolution,...
Show moreDuring the early years of the Weimar Republic paramilitary organizations were commonplace. With the dissolution of the Imperial Army after the German defeat in World War I, the new republican government needed a means to ensure its authority and fostered volunteer troops known as Freikorps. These units could be raised and led by any with both the financial and charismatic means to do so and held no uniform model or political motivation. They saw the most action during the German Revolution, along the Eastern Border, and in the Ruhr. Their campaigns during the Revolution secured the position of the new administration but split the Labor Parties which prevented a majority government from forming for much of the 1920s. The string of short-lived cabinets prevented the stabilization of the Weimar Government, provided strong extra-constitutional powers to the President, and created the opportunity for previously fringe radical parties to become legitimate coalition members. After the acceptance of the Treaty of Versailles and the implementation of its restrictions, these units became highly disillusioned and hostile towards the Weimar Government and drifted towards the political Right. Led by nationalistic generals and political officials who wanted to reject the Treaty, the Freikorps units that emerged from the Revolution attempted several times to violently overthrow the government, but none would succeed. Their failures and the continued pressure of the Entente to disband all paramilitaries pushed the remaining Freikorps fighters into police units, the border guard, secret military reserves, and labor groups. They would reappear whenever Germany’s borders became threatened, but gradually lost support in the stability of the Golden Age of Weimar in the mid-1920s. Unwilling to accept the government and wholly disperse, Freikorps members moved into politics itself via war veteran organizations and the growing Right-wing parties. Having fought to support and later destroy the Weimar Government, they knew the only way to bring about the change they wanted to see would be to enter the system itself. Raised to provide authority to the Republic, the Freikorps greatly weakened the political Left, allowed the Right time to recuperate, bolstering their ranks in the 1930s.
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Date Issued: 2019
Identifier: 2019_Spring_Ellis_fsu_0071N_15191
Format: Thesis

Title: Zaffron.
Creator: Sterne, Melvin, Buter, Robert Olen, Galeano, Juan Carlos, Baggott, Julianna, Vitkus, Daniel, Fenstermaker, John, Department of English, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Zaffron is the story of an illiterate, lower-class Muslim girl from south India sold into prostitution in Bombay. She and her friends attempt to start a small business to escape the flesh trade, but when they are not paid for their honest labor, they resort to blackmail in an attempt to collect their debt. When the incriminating camera-phone is confiscated, and a police commissioner murdered, Zaffron must work with an upper-class, well-educated Hindu policewoman to recover the phone and save...
Show moreZaffron is the story of an illiterate, lower-class Muslim girl from south India sold into prostitution in Bombay. She and her friends attempt to start a small business to escape the flesh trade, but when they are not paid for their honest labor, they resort to blackmail in an attempt to collect their debt. When the incriminating camera-phone is confiscated, and a police commissioner murdered, Zaffron must work with an upper-class, well-educated Hindu policewoman to recover the phone and save both their lives. The women must set aside cultural and religious differences and learn to trust one another. The story explores contemporary India including complex issues of gender, culture, religion, third-world politics, and human trafficking. It is based—in parts—on a true story.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-4620
Format: Thesis

Title: Z-Sum Approach to Loop Integrals.
Creator: Rottmann, Paulo A., Reina, Laura, Aluﬃ, Paolo, Berg, Bernd A., Wahl, Horst D., Rikvold, Per Arne, Department of Physics, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: We study the applicability of the Z-Sum approach to multi-loop calculations with massive particles in perturbative quantum field theory. We systematically analyze the case of one-loop scalar integrals, which represent the building blocks of any higher-loop calculation. We focus in particular on triangle one-loop integrals and identify strengths and limitations of the Z-Sum approach, extending our results to the case of one-loop box integrals when appropriate. We conclude with the calculation...
Show moreWe study the applicability of the Z-Sum approach to multi-loop calculations with massive particles in perturbative quantum field theory. We systematically analyze the case of one-loop scalar integrals, which represent the building blocks of any higher-loop calculation. We focus in particular on triangle one-loop integrals and identify strengths and limitations of the Z-Sum approach, extending our results to the case of one-loop box integrals when appropriate. We conclude with the calculation of a specific physical example: the calculation of heavy flavor corrections to the renormalized scattering amplitude for deep inelastic scattering.
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Date Issued: 2011
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-1784
Format: Thesis

Title: Yukawa Unification in SO(10) Susy Guts.
Creator: Auto, Daniel M., Baer, Howard, Hunter, Christopher, Reina, Laura, Prosper, Harrison, Piekarewicz, Jorge, Department of Physics, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Supersymmetric grand unified models based on the SO(10) gauge group are especially attractive in light of recent data on neutrino masses. The simplest SO(10) SUSY GUT models predict unification of third generation Yukawa couplings (t –b – Ƭ) in addition to the usual gauge coupling unification. An assessment of the viability of such Yukawa unified models is presented. For the superpotential Higgs mass parameter μ>0, it is found that unification to less than 1% is possible, but only for GUT...
Show moreSupersymmetric grand unified models based on the SO(10) gauge group are especially attractive in light of recent data on neutrino masses. The simplest SO(10) SUSY GUT models predict unification of third generation Yukawa couplings (t –b – Ƭ) in addition to the usual gauge coupling unification. An assessment of the viability of such Yukawa unified models is presented. For the superpotential Higgs mass parameter μ>0, it is found that unification to less than 1% is possible, but only for GUT scale scalar mass parameter m16 ~ 8 – 20 TeV, and small values of gaugino mass m1/2 ≤ 150 GeV. Such models require tha a GUT scale mass splitting exists amongst Higgs scalars with m2Hu < m2Hd. Viable solutions lead to a radiatively generated inverted scalar mass hierarchy, with third generation and Higgs scalars being lighter than other sfermions. These models have a very heavy sfermions, so that unwanted flavor changing and CP violating SUSY processes are suppressed, but may suffer from some fine-tuning requirements. While the generated spectra satisify b → sγ and (g – 2)μ constraints, there exists tension with the dark matter relic density unless m16 ≤ 3TeV. These models offer prospects for SUSY discovery at the Fermilab Tevatron collider via the search for W1Z2 → 3l events, or via gluino pair production. If μ < 0, Yujawa coupling unification to less than 5% can occur for m16 and m 1/2≥ 1 – 2 TeV. Consistency of negative μ Yukawa unified models with b → sγ, (g – 2)μ, and relic density Ωh2 all imply very large values of m1/2 typically greater than about 2.5 TeV, in which case direct dection of sparticles may be a challenge even at the LHC. To address the tension between Yukawa unification and the excess of dark matter that the μ>0 models tend to predict, a couple of possible improvements are surveyed. One solution- lowering the GUT scale mass value of first and second generation scalars, leads to uR and cR squark masses in the 90 – 120 GeV regime, which should be accessible to Fermilab Tavatron experiments. Another possibility is relaxing gaugino mass universality which may solve the relic density problem by having neutralino annihilations via the Z or h resonances, or by having a wino-like LSP.
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Date Issued: 2004
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0037
Format: Thesis

Title: The yrast rotational bands of selenium-74 and krypton-77.
Creator: Gross, Carl J., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: New states in the positive parity yrast bands of $\sp{74}$Se and $\sp{77}$Kr have been observed with the reactions $\sp{52}$Cr($\sp{28}$Si,$\alpha$2p)$\sp{74}$Se and $\sp{52}$Cr($\sp{28}$Si,2pn)$\sp{77}$Kr at 98 MeV. The target consisted of approximately 1 mg/cm$\sp2$ natural chromium (84% $\sp{52}$Cr abundance) evaporated on a thick lead backing., The new states extend the known level scheme of $\sp{74}$Se up to I$\sp{\pi}$ = (22$\sp+$) and most of the transitions in the other previously...
Show moreNew states in the positive parity yrast bands of $\sp{74}$Se and $\sp{77}$Kr have been observed with the reactions $\sp{52}$Cr($\sp{28}$Si,$\alpha$2p)$\sp{74}$Se and $\sp{52}$Cr($\sp{28}$Si,2pn)$\sp{77}$Kr at 98 MeV. The target consisted of approximately 1 mg/cm$\sp2$ natural chromium (84% $\sp{52}$Cr abundance) evaporated on a thick lead backing., The new states extend the known level scheme of $\sp{74}$Se up to I$\sp{\pi}$ = (22$\sp+$) and most of the transitions in the other previously reported bands have been seen. For the states I$\sp{\pi}$ $\geq$ 6$\sp+$ the spectrum shows a relatively constant moment of inertia parameter $(\hbar\sp2$/2$\Theta)$ = 27.8 $\pm$ 0.5 keV., Excited positive parity states up to spin (41/2) have been observed in $\sp{77}$Kr. $\Delta$I = 1 transitions have been identified throughout the positive parity band. The energies, mixing ratios and B(M1) transition rates for these transitions alternate in size as the spin increases. A cranked shell model analysis was performed along with Strutinsky-Bogolyubov cranking calculations. The observed decrease in the signature splitting of the $\nu$g$\sb{9/2}$ band has been attributed to a band crossing due to an aligning pair of g$\sb{9/2}$ protons. Prolate quadrupole deformations of $\beta\sb2$ = 0.34 for the ground band and $\beta\sb2$ = 0.26 for the first excited band are predicted. This band crossing is associated with a shape change caused by the polarization effect of aligned quasiparticles.
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Date Issued: 1987, 1987
Identifier: AAI8805664, 3086780, FSDT3086780, fsu:76255
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Youth Educational Symphonies (Yes!): A Nonprofit Franchise Business Model for the Creation of Youth Orchestras.
Creator: Friedman, Rachel Grubb, Jiménez, Alexander, Madsen, Clifford K., Ebbers, Paul D., Bugaj, Kasia, Florida State University, College of Music
Abstract/Description: A new paradigm for running youth orchestras is needed in order to reduce redundancy, increase efficiency, deal with reduced budgets in many music programs, and create a sustainable infrastructure for the creation of youth orchestras. Large metropolitan areas often have exemplary youth orchestra systems, but smaller cities and underserved areas may not have the resources like a full time staff, business processes, communications technology, and available sheet music to maintain a youth...
Show moreA new paradigm for running youth orchestras is needed in order to reduce redundancy, increase efficiency, deal with reduced budgets in many music programs, and create a sustainable infrastructure for the creation of youth orchestras. Large metropolitan areas often have exemplary youth orchestra systems, but smaller cities and underserved areas may not have the resources like a full time staff, business processes, communications technology, and available sheet music to maintain a youth orchestra even though the area could artistically sustain one. Using knowledge from current business, nonprofit, and music education research, this document proposes an innovative approach to systematically organize and administrate youth orchestras by combining the best practices of various fields in order to tackle some of the biggest challenges to youth orchestras today. Youth Educational Symphonies (YES!) is a nonprofit franchise business model for establishing and maintaining youth orchestras. Nonprofit franchising, commonly referred to as "social franchising" in the social services sector, is a burgeoning area of entrepreneurship designed to target needs by using repeatable processes. A youth orchestra or entrepreneurial conductor will be able to "plug into" the YES! franchise to administrate the billing, accounting, payroll, publicity materials, communications, ticketing, business infrastructure, music library, string bowings, and Orchestra Manager training. By joining the YES! organization, member youth orchestras will acquire a business infrastructure specializing in the area of youth orchestras. The business systems and opportunities offered with YES! membership also include: website design and hosting, recruiting materials, an operations manual, a lending library of youth orchestra repertoire, new music written for youth orchestra, student scholarships, instrument and equipment outsourcing, consulting and training, and an organization-wide annual summer symphony festival called SForzando. This franchise model for the Youth Educational Symphonies attempts to provide the business-side infrastructure needed for an entrepreneurial conductor or a group of qualified music teachers to start up or maintain a youth orchestra in their community quickly, effectively, and sustainably.
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Date Issued: 2017
Identifier: FSU_2017SP_Friedman_fsu_0071E_13733
Format: Thesis

Title: Your Reputation Precedes You: Women's Competition Through Social Information.
Creator: Reynolds, Tania, Baumeister, Roy F., Meltzer, Andrea L., Cougle, Jesse R. (Jesse Ray), Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: Research suggests that women gossip more often than men. We, along with previous researchers, argue that this exchange of information may be a means by which women compete for mates. That is, women use social information to besmirch the reputations and long-term mating potential of rivals. Because men value chastity in their long-term partners and this trait is invisible, women's sexual reputations may not only influence their long-term mate value, but may also be vulnerable to defamation....
Show moreResearch suggests that women gossip more often than men. We, along with previous researchers, argue that this exchange of information may be a means by which women compete for mates. That is, women use social information to besmirch the reputations and long-term mating potential of rivals. Because men value chastity in their long-term partners and this trait is invisible, women's sexual reputations may not only influence their long-term mate value, but may also be vulnerable to defamation. Furthermore, Hess and Hagen (2009) have argued that women may use their same-sex friendships to help them in this reputational competition. If women compete with one another using social information, their psychologies and friendship patterns should be shaped for this informational battle at three stages: defense, reconnaissance, and dissemination. Across four online studies we tested predictions stemming from this informational warfare framework. In Studies 1 and 2, we evaluated whether women's interests, worries, and friendship expectations are better suited than men's for reputational competition. In Studies 3 and 4, we experimentally manipulated the mating threat level of a target woman and found that women relayed reputationally relevant information about her strategically. Specifically, women passed on more negative and less positive social information about a hypothetical a woman who flirted with their mates (compared to one who did not) and an attractive woman (compared to a less attractive woman). That is, women hurt more than helped the reputations of other women who were more formidable mating competitors compared to less. Furthermore, highly competitive women were more informationally aggressive than less competitive women. These findings support the contention that women compete with one another using social information and reputational attacks.
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Date Issued: 2016
Identifier: FSU_2016SP_Reynolds_fsu_0071N_13240
Format: Thesis

Title: Young Women's Engagement in Employment and Childrearing Roles: Predictors and Implications for Mental Health Outcomes.
Creator: Wadhwa, Hena K. (Hena Kamal), Tillman, Kathryn H., McWey, Lenore M, Brewster, Karin L., Waggoner, Miranda R., Florida State University, College of Social Sciences and Public...
Show moreWadhwa, Hena K. (Hena Kamal), Tillman, Kathryn H., McWey, Lenore M, Brewster, Karin L., Waggoner, Miranda R., Florida State University, College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, Department of Sociology
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Abstract/Description: Since the mid-20th century, we have seen a rise in the percentage of women who work in the paid labor force, including women with children. Over the course of that time, much research has focused on the challenges that women have faced in finding ways to balance these “new” employment roles with the domestic labor traditionally considered women’s work, particularly childrearing and care of the home (e.g. Hoschschild 1989; Hays 1996; Christopher 2012). Increasingly research has suggested a...
Show moreSince the mid-20th century, we have seen a rise in the percentage of women who work in the paid labor force, including women with children. Over the course of that time, much research has focused on the challenges that women have faced in finding ways to balance these “new” employment roles with the domestic labor traditionally considered women’s work, particularly childrearing and care of the home (e.g. Hoschschild 1989; Hays 1996; Christopher 2012). Increasingly research has suggested a shifting of domestic labor, such that men are beginning to share more (although not yet an equal share) of the burden for childcare and housework (Fillo et al. 2015; Pew Research Center 2017). At the same time, though, changing ideas about appropriate parenting practices, particularly for mothers of young children, have led to generally more intensive and focused parenting behavior than ever (Faircloth 2014). Thus, for many people, especially young working women, parenting may be more stressful than ever, as they are more likely than women in the past to combine multiple work and family roles and hold higher expectations for their engagement as a mother. There still is inadequate research, however, about the factors that predict the specific combinations of employment and childrearing roles in which women will engage, particularly during their early adult years, and little is known about how women in the various combinations of activity are faring in terms of their mental health outcomes. This dissertation contributes meaningfully to the existing literature on young women’s involvement in employment and childrearing activities and their relation to mental health outcomes within two distinct analytical chapters, both of which draw on data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). The first paper examines the distinct employment-childrearing combinations of activity that are common among women in their mid-late 20s and early 30s in the United States today, and, relying upon a lifecourse perspective as a theoretical guide, uses multinomial logistic regression to determine the socio-demographic characteristics and childhood/adolescent family factors that significantly predict particular employment-childrearing combinations. The analyses examine the long-term influence of the mother-daughter relationship during adolescence, maternal work and education status, maternal religious background and general childhood SES, and whether any relationships between these variables and adult employment-childrearing roles is conditioned by race/ethnicity or other status characteristics. The second paper focuses specifically upon women in their mid-late 20s and early 30s who are mothers, to determine whether there is a relationship between specific employment-childrearing combinations and negative mental health outcomes. Specifically, this paper relies on a stress process model and OLS regression to examine both measures of internalized mental health outcomes, such as self-reported stress and depressive symptoms, and externalized mental health outcomes, such as problematic drinking-related outcomes. In addition to direct effects, analyses examine potential mediating and moderating influences on the relationship between employment-childrearing combinations and mental health outcomes. Results of this dissertation suggest that the experiences that young girls have within their families of origin, particularly their experiences with and observations of their own mothers, have enduring consequences, influencing their adult outcomes, including the specific employment-childrearing situations in which they find themselves during the early stages of their motherhood. In general, it appears that childhood/adolescent factors may be more predictive of young women’s decisions to have children, at least by their early 30s, than they are of the particular types of employment arrangements women who do have children will hold. Among women who are mothers, maternal presence during adolescence appears a particularly important predictor of engagement in different employment situations, suggesting an important and enduring role-modeling effect. While the employment-childrearing combinations have little direct association with self-reported stress levels of young mothers, employment-childrearing combinations are significantly associated with changes in levels of problematic drinking-related outcomes and depressive symptoms over time. In particular, stay at home mothers tend to experience significantly lower levels of increase in these negative outcomes than do their full-time working mother peers. Interestingly, despite common notions that part-time working mothers are able to have the “best of both worlds,” no significant differences emerge between full-time working mothers and part-time working mothers in terms of stress, drinking-related problems or depressive symptoms. Overall, these findings increase our understanding of the factors that predict the employment-childrearing situations of women in their mid-late 20s and early 30s, and have important implications for our ability to identify the groups of young mothers who may be at most risk for declining mental health outcomes.
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Date Issued: 2018
Identifier: 2018_Su_Wadhwa_fsu_0071E_14790
Format: Thesis

Title: THE YOUNG VICS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POPULAR THEATRICAL TRADITION.
Creator: ROMAGNOLI, RICHARD V., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This document studies and chronicles a tradition of popular theatre which began with Jacques Copeau at the Vieux Columbier, and was continued by his nephew Michel St. Denis at the London Theatre Studio and Old Vic Theatre Centre (comprising the Old Vic School, the Young Vic company and the proposed experimental New Vic). This tradition has its clearest modern evocation in Frank Dunlop's Young Vic, opened in 1970., The first part of the dissertation is a study of Copeau's tradition and...
Show moreThis document studies and chronicles a tradition of popular theatre which began with Jacques Copeau at the Vieux Columbier, and was continued by his nephew Michel St. Denis at the London Theatre Studio and Old Vic Theatre Centre (comprising the Old Vic School, the Young Vic company and the proposed experimental New Vic). This tradition has its clearest modern evocation in Frank Dunlop's Young Vic, opened in 1970., The first part of the dissertation is a study of Copeau's tradition and aesthetics. The history and evolution of Copeau's work is detailed. The document then picks up the work of St. Denis, who had worked with his uncle in France, as he relocates in England and founds first the London Theatre Studio and (with George Devine and Glen Byam Shaw) the Old Vic Theatre Centre. The history of the Centre is elucidated and its teaching and production methodologies explored. Finally, the collapse of the Centre and resignation of the directors in the early 1950's is chronicled. Throughout, the document stresses the importance and effect of the techniques and outlook espoused by St. Denis. This section was researched with the assistance of much uncatalogued material from the Old Vic archives., The second half of the document is a history and examination of the Young Vic Theatre under Frank Dunlop. Areas explored include Dunlop's professional background and early affiliation as a student with St. Denis, his preferred production style, the intent and certain alterations of intent of the Young Vic company and the company's success in reaching both their designated young and disaffected audience and a much broader public. Much material in this section is derived from in-person interviews with administrators, directors and performers. The conclusion compares the two entities, their effect and the possible future of the tradition. The importance of St. Denis' school as a mechanism for dissemination is reemphasized, and the history of this approach is once again outlined.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8100649, 3084711, FSDT3084711, fsu:74212
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Young School-Age Boys' Use of Social Comparison Standards in Judging Running Ability.
Creator: Taliano, Kimberly A., Readdick, Christine A., Mazza, Nicholas, Mullis, Ronald L., Department of Family and Child Sciences, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of the present descriptive study was to explore the influence of friendship status and running skill on school-age boys' social comparison production. Specifically, the frequency, function, and content of social comparison statements produced before, during, and after a running task were examined. Forty pairs of first and second grade boys were filmed as they: rated their own running ability; rated their classmates' running ability; rated classmates as friends and nonfriends using...
Show moreThe purpose of the present descriptive study was to explore the influence of friendship status and running skill on school-age boys' social comparison production. Specifically, the frequency, function, and content of social comparison statements produced before, during, and after a running task were examined. Forty pairs of first and second grade boys were filmed as they: rated their own running ability; rated their classmates' running ability; rated classmates as friends and nonfriends using a sociometric nomination procedure; participated in an interview/timed running task with a partner; and answered a post-race questionnaire. Social comparison statements were identified and coded for content and function from video recordings. Boys primarily liked or loved running, perceived themselves to be "very good" or "excellent" and "very fast" or "fast" runners, and rated friends as being faster runners than nonfriends. Boys made primarily superiority/inferiority statements centered on their running performance and attributes of their performance. No grade differences were found in the frequency, function, and content of children's social comparison statements. While the frequency of social comparison statements did not vary by friendship status, multiple significant differences in social comparison frequency, content, and function were identified when running ability of the comparer, running ability of the comparee, and friendship status were considered together.
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Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-1723
Format: Thesis

Title: Young English Language Learners' Cognate Sensitivity on Picture-Word Recognition and Production.
Creator: Leacox, Lindsey Renee, Jackson, Carla, Sunderman, Gretchen, Apel, Kenn, Schatschneider, Christopher, School of Communication Science and Disorders, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Purpose:This study examined young English language learners' (ELLs) sensitivity to cognate words (i.e., phonologically-similar translation equivalents, such as baby-bebéand telephone-teléfono) during timed comprehension and production tasks.Method:In this descriptive study, thirty-one young ELL children and a control group of thirty-one English monolingual children participated in two researcher-developed tasks. During a comprehension task, children completed a picture-word verification task...
Show morePurpose:This study examined young English language learners' (ELLs) sensitivity to cognate words (i.e., phonologically-similar translation equivalents, such as baby-bebéand telephone-teléfono) during timed comprehension and production tasks.Method:In this descriptive study, thirty-one young ELL children and a control group of thirty-one English monolingual children participated in two researcher-developed tasks. During a comprehension task, children completed a picture-word verification task which required a rapid forced choice to identify whether a picture matched an auditory stimulus (i.e., match: green "smiley face" button, not-match: red "sad face" button). During an expressive task, ELL children completed picture naming in three blocks (i.e., English, Spanish, free-choice). English monolingual children completed two blocks of English picture naming. The order of receptive and expressive task administration was counterbalanced, and word order was randomized within each block. Speed and accuracy were the dependent variables for the picture word verification task, and accuracy was the dependent variable for picture naming tasks.Results:On the picture word verification task, ELLs showed no significant differences between cognates and noncognates on the comprehension task. Possible explanations for this non-significant finding are discussed. On the picture naming task, young ELL children demonstrated higher accuracy on phonologically-similar cognates than noncognates, similar to the cognate effect found with bilingual adults. In contrast, English monolingual children did not perform differently on cognates versus noncognates, confirming that ELL children demonstrate a cognate effect unique to dual language learners.
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Date Issued: 2011
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-5767
Format: Thesis

Title: YOUNG CHILDREN'S ACQUISITION OF SELECTED ART CONCEPTS USING THE MEDIUM OF BLOCKS WITH TEACHER GUIDANCE.
Creator: GELFER, JEFFREY IAN., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the significance of using blocks as an art medium to teach young children, 3 and 4 years of age, selected art concepts through regularly scheduled treatments. It also examined the effect of learning these concepts had on the structures the children built., The sample consisted of 40 children, ages 42-54 months, who were randomly selected from four pre-schools in Tallahassee, Florida. Two schools, one designated as the experimental with 10 children...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate the significance of using blocks as an art medium to teach young children, 3 and 4 years of age, selected art concepts through regularly scheduled treatments. It also examined the effect of learning these concepts had on the structures the children built., The sample consisted of 40 children, ages 42-54 months, who were randomly selected from four pre-schools in Tallahassee, Florida. Two schools, one designated as the experimental with 10 children and one as the control with 10 children, were on the east side of the city. Two schools with the same distribution were on the west side., The 20 experimental subjects were divided into four groups of five and each group received one identical treatment per week for six weeks. They were introduced to and encouraged to talk about art attributes while observing structures, interacting with the experimentor and manipulating and building with blocks. The controls received no treatment but were free to construct with blocks., Relevant art attributes for the medium of blocks were selected from CEMREL. With the help of a professor of art education, 42 were chosen and organized into seven simple conceptual statements. These were grouped into six treatments. To test the concepts two instruments were designed, tested for reliability and administered by the investigator for pre- and posttesting. He scored the concept identification test and three raters who were trained by him scored the implementation. The Fisher t-test, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Chi-square test of independence were used to analyze the data for the three hypotheses., Hypothesis 1 examined the effect the treatment had on children's acquisition of art concepts compared to those who did not have the treatment. The results yielded significance at the .001 level in favor of the treatment. Talking about and using art concepts significantly increased the art concept scores., Hypothesis 2 examined the effects the treatment had on children's block structures compared to those who did not have the treatment. The results yielded significance at the .001 level in favor of the experimental group. Those children identifying art concepts changed their block structures reflecting their use., Hypothesis 3 examined the relationship between the children's ability to identify concepts and implement these in their block structure. The results yielded a moderately high association, .67, between the children's concepts on both tests and a significant association at the .05 level between the subject's ability to identify concepts and to implement them in a block building structure.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125823, 3085006, FSDT3085006, fsu:74504
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Young Adult Military Service and College Success: Personality, Perseverance, and Differences by Socioeconomic Status.
Creator: Richard, Keith Gustav, Reynolds, John R., Hu, Shouping, Barrett, Anne E., Tillman, Kathryn H., Florida State University, College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, Department...
Show moreRichard, Keith Gustav, Reynolds, John R., Hu, Shouping, Barrett, Anne E., Tillman, Kathryn H., Florida State University, College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, Department of Sociology
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Abstract/Description: Military service is a life course pathway that defines the transition to adulthood for approximately three to five percent of young adult men and one percent of women. Though few young adults pursue this pathway, the military provides a unique look at the benefits and costs of selecting a highly regimented, segregated, and potentially dangerous pathway to adulthood. I posit that military service may influence young adults’ “Big-Five” personality factors including conscientiousness and...
Show moreMilitary service is a life course pathway that defines the transition to adulthood for approximately three to five percent of young adult men and one percent of women. Though few young adults pursue this pathway, the military provides a unique look at the benefits and costs of selecting a highly regimented, segregated, and potentially dangerous pathway to adulthood. I posit that military service may influence young adults’ “Big-Five” personality factors including conscientiousness and emotional stability, and that could affect their subsequent postsecondary degree attainment. In examining these relationships, I also compare contemporary military veterans to civilians and investigate whether military service reduces postsecondary education stratification between socioeconomic (SES) groups. This work draws from research on the life course perspective, the influence of noncognitive factors on educational success, and the military population. Data analyzed in this study come from Waves I, III, and IV of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) and the sample for this study is a subpopulation of the individuals who remained in the study through Wave IV collected in 2008 (n=13,171). I conduct linear and multinomial logistic regressions using the longitudinal sample to evaluate differences in personality and postsecondary degree attainment between military veterans and civilians. The results indicate that veterans attain some college or associate degrees at higher rates than civilians, but attain bachelor’s degrees at lower rates than civilians. Also, after controlling for personality prior to military service, military experience is associated with higher levels of conscientiousness, but military experience is not associated with differences in emotional stability. These personality factors do not mediate the association between veteran status and postsecondary degree attainment. Finally, veterans do not have lower SES group inequality in postsecondary degree attainment compared to civilians, which suggests that military service is not necessarily a means to reduce SES inequality in educational attainment. It is surprising that personality is not an important factor in understanding veterans’ postsecondary achievement, given the bodies of literature on the role of noncognitive factors in educational success and the literature that suggests personality change from military experience. These findings are based on a single cohort of military veterans who, given the historical context, were unlikely to experience combat exposure. Further analyses should investigate what factors related to military service influence personality, particularly focusing on aspects such as combat exposure, military branch, and rank in the military. Also, future research should use the upcoming release of Wave V Add Health data to determine whether the lower postsecondary achievement of veterans in this study was a result of military service delaying or deterring veterans from postsecondary degree attainment. Finally, the upcoming wave of data can identify how veterans fare in later life outcomes such as occupation, income, and wealth, as veterans might be more likely to enter high skill technical careers that do not require a bachelor’s degree.
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Date Issued: 2018
Identifier: 2018_Su_Richard_fsu_0071E_14666
Format: Thesis

Title: You Can't Forgive What You Can't Forget.
Creator: Rodriguez, David, Winegardner, Mark, Stuckey-French, Elizabeth, Baggott, Julianna, Department of English, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: You Can't Forgive What You Can't Forget is a collection of short stories submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Fine Arts. The stories are responses to the various ways Hurricane Katrina devastated not only the Gulf Coast region, but also the inner lives of the region's inhabitants. However, the stories do not always approach the subject directly. Rather, they are thematically connected to the event by raising questions about recovery, progress, and...
Show moreYou Can't Forgive What You Can't Forget is a collection of short stories submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Fine Arts. The stories are responses to the various ways Hurricane Katrina devastated not only the Gulf Coast region, but also the inner lives of the region's inhabitants. However, the stories do not always approach the subject directly. Rather, they are thematically connected to the event by raising questions about recovery, progress, and compassion that speak to the universal emotions surrounding any kind of tragedy that might disrupt the structure of a person's daily life. For instance, in "Ogre Battle" a boy comes to recognize the similarities between himself and his parents, and he is led to the epiphany that he is not as strong as he thought. In "Let Me Lay a Truth Bomb on You," a man is faced with the sudden destruction of his home and tries to convince himself that something impossible has happened, because the reality of the situation is too hard to take. In "Survivor," two teens set out from their backwater town and are irretrievably drawn back into the world they wish to escape. In "A Mansion down the Road," the protagonist reaches the symbol of his escape and finds it to be no better than where he came from. Finally, in "Go to Sleep," a man lies in bed with his children, considers his legacy, and recognizes that he must take control of his life because the world will not simply offer him pity.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-1945
Format: Thesis

Title: You Are What You Do: An Investigative Look at Coach Identity.
Creator: Francis, Jessica, Eklund, Robert, Eccles, David, Tenenbaum, Gershon, Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Coaches play an important role as the leader of teams and athletes. This role can lead coaches to developing strong coach identities. The hypotheses for this study were: (1) male coaches would present stronger coach identities than female coaches, (2) coaches who competed at higher levels as athletes would display similar coach identities as coaches who competed at lower levels as athletes, (3) coaches who have coached or are coaching at higher competition levels would display stronger coach...
Show moreCoaches play an important role as the leader of teams and athletes. This role can lead coaches to developing strong coach identities. The hypotheses for this study were: (1) male coaches would present stronger coach identities than female coaches, (2) coaches who competed at higher levels as athletes would display similar coach identities as coaches who competed at lower levels as athletes, (3) coaches who have coached or are coaching at higher competition levels would display stronger coach identities than those at lower competition levels and (4) coach identity scores would be related to Coaching Efficacy scores. Coaches of various sports at various levels, with diverse past athletic experience, were recruited to participate in the study (N= 157). The results indicated that gender had no effect on coach identity. The results also indicated that past athletic experience had an effect on coach identity. Specifically, it was found that coaches with past athletic experience at the professional and college level presented stronger coach identities than coaches with past recreational/club athletic experience. As far as coach level, the results indicated that stronger coach identity was presented for coaches at higher levels than lower levels. Lastly, the results indicated that coach identity and coaching efficacy shared a weak correlation. More research is necessary to study how coach identity may affect coaches in order to improve the sporting experience.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-4839
Format: Thesis

Title: You Are Not Alone: Self-Identity and Modernity in Neon Genesis Evangelion and Kokoro.
Creator: Smith, Claude, Yasuhara, Yoshihiro, Lan, Feng, Erndl, Kathleen, Program in Asian Studies, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: To understand the impact of the 20th century on Japanese consciousness, one must examine examples of its popular culture that have had a profound impact on its audience. To best accomplish this, this paper examines the main characters from two works of popular culture, Sensei from the 1914 classic novel Kokoro, and Shinji Ikari from the 1995 television series Neon Genesis Evangelion. This study analyzes the events occuring at the time of and between the two stories, and also examines the...
Show moreTo understand the impact of the 20th century on Japanese consciousness, one must examine examples of its popular culture that have had a profound impact on its audience. To best accomplish this, this paper examines the main characters from two works of popular culture, Sensei from the 1914 classic novel Kokoro, and Shinji Ikari from the 1995 television series Neon Genesis Evangelion. This study analyzes the events occuring at the time of and between the two stories, and also examines the authors themselves in order to determine why these seminal works are especially representative of human beings in general and especially the Japanese. If the Twentieth Century is an age of remarkable freedom, it is one in which human beings exist in an abandoned state. Lacking an essential truth about what they should want or ought to be, humans must struggle to find their own purpose, sense of self, and happiness. At the same time, forces around them dramatically change the landscape, removing traces of familiarity and a recognized history. These two works feature protagonists struggling to weather the storm of their respective eras. By understanding their struggle, we can learn how to survive modernity.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0368
Format: Thesis

Title: York Bowen's Viola Music Reconsidered within the Context of the English Musical Renaissance (1860-1940).
Creator: Falkner, Renate Marie, Ryan, Pamela, Van Glahn, Denise, Sauer, Gregory, Stillwell, Corinne, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The period in English musical history referred to as the English Musical Renaissance, stretching roughly from 1860-1940, is generally acknowledged as an era marked by a large resurgence of both musical and cultural activity. During this time, scholars, composers, performers, and philanthropists contributed to the growth of a new repertoire of English compositions that in turn strengthened England's burgeoning nationalistic identity. Despite this flourishing cultural climate, the era was rife...
Show moreThe period in English musical history referred to as the English Musical Renaissance, stretching roughly from 1860-1940, is generally acknowledged as an era marked by a large resurgence of both musical and cultural activity. During this time, scholars, composers, performers, and philanthropists contributed to the growth of a new repertoire of English compositions that in turn strengthened England's burgeoning nationalistic identity. Despite this flourishing cultural climate, the era was rife with controversy, revealing a complex web of musical and sociopolitical factors, some deliberately constructed, that led to the privileging of certain English composers and repertoire at the expense of others. As such, the era remains a fertile one for musicological exploration and debate. Nevertheless, English composers made great strides during this era, producing an astonishing amount of significant repertoire in a variety of genres. Contributions to string chamber music literature, with a new emphasis on the viola, were a notable product of this period and helped define the transition from Germanic, late-romanticism to early English modernism. The principal purpose of this treatise is to re-examine the viola music of the relatively neglected composer York Bowen within both the context of the English Musical Renaissance and the development of the English viola repertoire. After a brief introduction, Chapter 1 gives an historical overview of the English Musical Renaissance, including a survey of the fundamental musicological texts and resources focusing on the complex construction of the era. Chapter 2 presents a biographical sketch of York Bowen as a performer and composer, highlighting his initial meeting and collaboration with the English violist Lionel Tertis and many of his noteworthy compositions. This leads to a more in-depth examination, in Chapter 3, of Bowen's most significant works for the viola: the Sonatas for viola and piano, the Viola Concerto, and the Fantasie Quartet for Four Violas, all composed between 1905 and 1907 and a product of the partnership between Bowen and Tertis. Chapter 4 discusses factors and obstacles that prevented Bowen from achieving a more lasting fame and re-examines his legacy and the importance of his role within the development of English viola literature. Chapter 5 concludes the body of this treatise by exploring the current revival of interest in Bowen's music and the growing prominence of his compositions in the core of viola repertoire as evidenced by a variety of new recordings, critical editions, scholarship, and pedagogy. After the final chapter of this treatise, two appendices are attached. The first lists a general catalogue of Bowen's viola music, including categories for those compositions featuring the viola in a solo role and those using viola in a larger chamber ensemble context. Also included are the dates of composition and any publishing information available. The second appendix is a current discography of Bowen's viola music. The treatise concludes with a detailed bibliography of resources used in the preparation of this project.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-8777
Format: Thesis

Title: Yes-No Question Intonation in Puerto Rican Spanish and Beijing Mandarin.
Creator: Zhang, Linxi, González, Carolina, Reglero, Lara, Muntendam, Antje, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
Abstract/Description: The intonation of Yes-No questions in Puerto Rican and other Caribbean varieties of Spanish has provoked great interest of the investigators, partly because of its unique circumflex contour that is different from the final rising contour common in other dialects (Sosa 1999; Armstrong 2010, 2012). Previous researches have also shown that in PR Spanish, the nuclear accent in echo-Yes-No questions that express surprise or ask for confirmation are represented with different tones than the...
Show moreThe intonation of Yes-No questions in Puerto Rican and other Caribbean varieties of Spanish has provoked great interest of the investigators, partly because of its unique circumflex contour that is different from the final rising contour common in other dialects (Sosa 1999; Armstrong 2010, 2012). Previous researches have also shown that in PR Spanish, the nuclear accent in echo-Yes-No questions that express surprise or ask for confirmation are represented with different tones than the information-seeking questions (Armstrong 2010). On the other hand, the Yes-No questions in Mandarin Chinese have been studied more for its syntactic variations. Two syntactic structures are believed to be alternative in the formation of Chinese information-seeking Yes-No questions: 1) the use of the sentence-final particle ma, known as the question marker and 2) the A-Not-A structure (Huang et.al, 2009). Nonetheless, little is known about syntactic variation across pragmatic contexts and the intonation of the questions (Lee 2000, 2005). The present study aims to investigate, above all, the intonational differences in Yes-No questions of four different pragmatic purposes: information-seeking, echo-surprise, confirmatory, and echo-repetition, in PR Spanish and Beijing Mandarin Chinese. It also considers any syntactic variation across the question types, especially in Chinese. Lastly, it considers the effect of different degrees of bilingualism of the participants on their intonation. For the study, an elicitation task with visual and audio guidance by means of a PowerPoint is used. The task has a Spanish section and a Chinese section. Each section consists of 20 contexts triggering Yes-No questions. Target items are divided into 4 blocks corresponding to the four contests. Spanish results show that as expected, most of the utterances were realized with falling intonation. At the same time, there are intonational differences among questions of different pragmatic contexts. Contradicting previous literature on PRS intonation (Armstrong 2010, Sosa 1999), the ´circumflex ´structure is preferred in information-seeking, confirmatory, and echo-repetition contexts, while echo-surprise context favors H*LL% final contour. In terms of bilingualism, the Spanish dominant speaker shows greater intonational variation across questions types. Some instances of rising intonation are attested probably due to influence of English or other varieties of Spanish. Chinese results show syntactic variations in the questions of different pragmatic contexts. The ma particle structure is favored in information-seeking and echo-repetition contexts, while A-not-A structure is preferred in confirmatory context. Yes-no question is scarcely found in echo-surprise context. In terms of intonation, there are effects of presence of particle and narrow focus. .
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Date Issued: 2017
Identifier: FSU_2017SP_Zhang_fsu_0071N_13873
Format: Thesis

Title: The Yale Series of Younger Poets Award as an incentive to further writing.
Creator: Padden, Alice Mauriel, Gregory, Agnes, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: "It is with one of the publishing awards available to young poets that this study is concerned, namely, the Yale Series of Younger Poets, which has been offered since 1919 by the Yale University Press. Because this award was initiated to furnish a medium of publication for a first volume by a young poet as a stimulus to further writing, this writer was interested in determining whether this award proved to be an incentive to further writing by the individuals of the group. This study,...
Show more"It is with one of the publishing awards available to young poets that this study is concerned, namely, the Yale Series of Younger Poets, which has been offered since 1919 by the Yale University Press. Because this award was initiated to furnish a medium of publication for a first volume by a young poet as a stimulus to further writing, this writer was interested in determining whether this award proved to be an incentive to further writing by the individuals of the group. This study, therefore, is an attempt to determine if the first forty poets represented in the Series continued writing after their first publication, and if so, in what media, and if further literary recognition was awarded to any of the group"--Introduction.
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Date Issued: 1953
Identifier: FSU_historic_acr5156
Format: Thesis

Title: X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis of Ceramics from Santa Rita B, Northern Peru.
Creator: Shwartz, Pamela, Ward, Cheryl, Doran, Glen, Pohl, Mary, Uzendoski, Michael, Kent, Jonathan, Department of Anthropology, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Santa Rita B (SRB) is a settlement in the Mid-Chao Valley on the northern coast of Peru. Over ten years of excavations by El Proyecto Arqueológico Santa Rita B (Proyecto Arqueológico Santa Rita – PASAR), material culture has been found from the Moche and Recuay societies, which existed contemporaneously from approximately 200-700 CE. Material culture from other societies has also been recovered. Using Recuay ceramics excavated at SRB, this research investigates the relationship between the...
Show moreSanta Rita B (SRB) is a settlement in the Mid-Chao Valley on the northern coast of Peru. Over ten years of excavations by El Proyecto Arqueológico Santa Rita B (Proyecto Arqueológico Santa Rita – PASAR), material culture has been found from the Moche and Recuay societies, which existed contemporaneously from approximately 200-700 CE. Material culture from other societies has also been recovered. Using Recuay ceramics excavated at SRB, this research investigates the relationship between the Recuay people and the archaeological complex of SRB. X-ray fluorescence testing was conducted on Recuay ceramics. These ceramics were compared to clays from three distinct regions: the Chao Valley, the district of Ancash, and the town of Huamachuco. Analysis of the results determined that the Chao Valley was the most likely source location for the clays used to construct the Recuay ceramics. The information presented here adds to a growing body of data about coastal highland relations at the end of the Early Intermediate and beginning of the Middle Horizon periods in Northern Peru.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0326
Format: Thesis

Title: Wrong Planet, Right Library: College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Academic Library.
Creator: Anderson, Amelia Maclay, Everhart, Nancy, Cripe, Juliann J. Woods, Lustria, Mia Liza A., Kazmer, Michelle M., Florida State University, College of Communication and Information,...
Show moreAnderson, Amelia Maclay, Everhart, Nancy, Cripe, Juliann J. Woods, Lustria, Mia Liza A., Kazmer, Michelle M., Florida State University, College of Communication and Information, School of Information
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Abstract/Description: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has steadily increased in prevalence in recent years, with a current estimate of 1 in every 68 children eligible for such a diagnosis. Prevalence within the general population is reflected in the growing number of college and university students with ASD, with more students both registering for services than ever before – this does not include those who do not have a formal diagnosis or attempt to forge the academic journey without targeted support. College...
Show moreAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has steadily increased in prevalence in recent years, with a current estimate of 1 in every 68 children eligible for such a diagnosis. Prevalence within the general population is reflected in the growing number of college and university students with ASD, with more students both registering for services than ever before – this does not include those who do not have a formal diagnosis or attempt to forge the academic journey without targeted support. College attrition rates are higher for college students with ASD than for neurotypical college students due to lack of previously available supports, along with characteristics of this population including challenges during periods of transition and difficulty adapting to social and behavioral norms. Academic library usage correlates to college retention for college students as a whole; however, no studies have yet been done to explore how college students with ASD use their academic libraries and, in turn, how this might play a role in their ultimate college success. The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of college students with ASD in academic libraries. It seeks to understand their questions and concerns, as well as their experiences in utilizing the library and library resources. We know that individuals with ASD use the library, but there is little firsthand evidence to describe their experiences and barriers they face in accessing library services. By addressing these concerns, campus libraries and librarians can ultimately help to support ASD student retention. This exploratory study used a qualitative content analysis design to collect discussion board posts to the online forum Wrong Planet (wrongplanet.net). Wrong Planet, a robust forum with more than 80,000 members, was designed by individuals with ASD for individuals with ASD. Collecting these discussion posts allowed for an unobtrusive research design in which accounts from college students with ASD could be gathered and presented in their true, unedited language as they conversed with their peers in an unmediated online environment. Collecting data from this online forum was particularly important; there is evidence to support the hypothesis that individuals with ASD thrive in communicating online, as it removes some of the social barriers of face-to-face communication. Using the social model of disability studies, this study allowed for voices of students with ASD to be presented in their own words, not as mediated by parents, caregivers, or the perceptions of faculty and staff of their lived experiences. The social model also provides the framework in that librarians and libraries should be the ones to adapt services – not students with ASD adapting to suit neurotypical-centric services. Coding and analysis was both inductive and deductive and based on the research questions, emerging themes, and concepts from the Theory of Information Worlds. Findings demonstrate that when students with ASD go to the library it is often for the same purposes as neurotypical students – to study. However, students with ASD especially describe using the library as an escape from sensory overload. This study's findings reveal many contradictions that call for further research in this area. Students with ASD use the library as an auditory escape, yet many still find the library to be too loud or chaotic to suit their needs. They use the library for solitary pursuits, and yet many Wrong Planet members describe a longing for interaction. Wrong Planet members even provide one another with advice about initiating relationships with other library users, both platonically and romantically. This work fills a gap within the literature, allowing college students with ASD the opportunity to describe their experiences in the academic library as never before. While there is a growing body of knowledge about children with ASD and the library, this is potentially the first glimpse into the experiences of college students in their academic libraries. This study has particularly important implications for the role of academic libraries in ASD college student retention. We know that there is a high rate of attrition for college students with ASD, and that academic library use correlates with college student retention. The findings from this study demonstrate that college students with ASD use the library for a variety of reasons, including for solitary study, as an escape from overwhelming sensory environments, and for pursuit of interests. Academic libraries can address these needs and uses, and adapt services and supports to better serve the needs of this growing student population, thus contributing to their ultimate college retention and success.
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Date Issued: 2016
Identifier: FSU_2016SP_Anderson_fsu_0071E_13037
Format: Thesis

Title: Writing the In(in) Between: The Expressions of Féminine in Henry Miller's Tropics Trilogy.
Creator: Palumbo, Allison P., Gontarski, S. E., Edwards, Leigh, Fenstermaker, John, Department of English, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The critical history of the texts written by Henry Miller is full of controversy and conflicting assertions as critics rarely agree on any constant interpretations of his work, or life. Some regard him as a playful buffoon without craft or ability while others believe he is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. There are those who characterize his writing as obscene smut but and those who read it as unfailingly romantic. His work fits into traditional literary molds as well as...
Show moreThe critical history of the texts written by Henry Miller is full of controversy and conflicting assertions as critics rarely agree on any constant interpretations of his work, or life. Some regard him as a playful buffoon without craft or ability while others believe he is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. There are those who characterize his writing as obscene smut but and those who read it as unfailingly romantic. His work fits into traditional literary molds as well as post-modern categorizations—and this list continues for each varied analysis. However, there has been one claim about Miller's work that has received almost unanimous support: that his writing depicts only negative representations of women. He has been accused of objectifying or vilifying women in his texts, of lacking any understanding of femininity or of women's experiences, and of maintaining only masculine, sexist interests. In short, he has been deemed a misogynist. The majority of critics accept these assumptions, but this is the one claim that deserves the most challenge. There have been a few attempts to counter the charges of misogyny, but they have mainly been counter-productive. That is why the aim of this thesis is to address these unfortunate assertions and provide a new perspective of his writing that reveals the positive manifestations of femininity in it. The entirety of this analysis is based upon Hélène Cixous' theory of écriture féminine, which I have applied to Henry Miller's Tropics trilogy in the hopes of enlightening audiences about the true revolutionary nature of his work.
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Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-2340
Format: Thesis

Title: WRITING SKILLS IN THE NIGERIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM.
Creator: ABODERIN, ADEWUYI OYEYEMI., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The study reviewed the importance of English language in Nigeria. As the country's official language, the language of formal education, of politics, of commerce, and of inter-ethnic and international communication, English has become a language required for full participation in Nigerian affairs. This is the reason for the investigator's concern about students' poor performance in English every year on the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE)., Several possible causes were...
Show moreThe study reviewed the importance of English language in Nigeria. As the country's official language, the language of formal education, of politics, of commerce, and of inter-ethnic and international communication, English has become a language required for full participation in Nigerian affairs. This is the reason for the investigator's concern about students' poor performance in English every year on the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE)., Several possible causes were examined, but the paucity of qualified teachers of English and absence of good English language textbooks were considered to be the most threatening. Since teacher training normally requires a long time to accomplish, it was resolved that textbooks should provide the immediate remedy by presenting instructional materials in such quantity and of such quality as will ensure students' general competence in English language and success in the WASCE., Consequently, there were two parts to the study. The first part examined the types and amount of composition tasks set in each of the three coursebooks which subdivide into fifteen textbooks. The composition tasks in the fifteen textbooks and WASCE English composition papers from 1969-1979 were compiled by the investigator and handed out to a panel of three independent raters. The raters categorized each composition task according to the working definitions provided by the investigator. Frequency counts were later computed and expressed as percentages for the purpose of comparison., It was found that students were more frequently expected to write in the transactional-report category than in any of the six other categories used in the study. The textbooks' failure to include a fair proportion of composition tasks for each category was regarded as a fault since composition tasks were set in all the categories in the WASCE at one time or another., The second part of the study assessed the quality of instruction in each coursebook and the accompanying Teachers' Notes. Two of the three coursebooks were found to be average while the third was rated inferior. It was concluded that a coursebook would be satisfactory in the Nigerian situation examined in the study only if it provided superior quality instruction.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8104855, 3084765, FSDT3084765, fsu:74266
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Writing Race: The Florida Federal Writers' Project and Racial Identity, 1935-1943.
Creator: Tomlinson, Angela E., Green, Elna, Jones, Maxine, Koslow, Jennifer, Department of History, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: In the late 1930s, the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration employed thousands of out-of-work writers and other white-collar professionals. Although publication of a comprehensive guidebook for each state was the main task of the FWP, project writers also traveled their respective states collecting life histories, interviewing former slaves, and compiling local histories and ethnographic studies. As a result, the work of the FWP entailed much more than preparation of...
Show moreIn the late 1930s, the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration employed thousands of out-of-work writers and other white-collar professionals. Although publication of a comprehensive guidebook for each state was the main task of the FWP, project writers also traveled their respective states collecting life histories, interviewing former slaves, and compiling local histories and ethnographic studies. As a result, the work of the FWP entailed much more than preparation of travel books, for taken as a whole, its writings represented an attempt to craft a new portrait of America and its people. Like many other New Deal programs, the FWP was a product of the liberal, progressive intellectual community that had emerged at the turn of the twentieth century. By the 1930s, this community, influenced by concepts of cultural pluralism, cosmopolitanism, and cultural relativism, was engaged in an ongoing discourse on redefining American identity and culture to include a broader spectrum of the American people. These concepts also influenced many of the national officers of the FWP, who wanted the project to present a more inclusive depiction of America that celebrated the country's diversity. As this thesis demonstrates, however, this goal broke down at the state level, particularly in the South, which was deeply committed to Jim Crow segregation in the 1930s. An examination of both published and unpublished writings of the Florida Federal Writers' Project, including Florida: A Guide to the Southernmost State and The Florida Negro, reveals that where race was concerned, traditional biases and prejudices trumped the national office's more liberal ideology. As a result, despite the efforts of liberal members of the Florida staff, such as Zora Neale Hurston and Stetson Kennedy, and the editorial oversight of the national office, the Florida FWP ultimately failed to provide three-dimensional, unbiased portraits of the state's African-American and mixed-race populations.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-1280
Format: Thesis

Title: Writing Memory: The Latino Community and Continuity in the Writings of Julia Alvarez, Judith Ortiz Cofer, and Achy Obejas..
Creator: Das, Amrita, Fernández, Roberto G., Suarez, Virgil, Arias, Santa, Poey, Delia, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This is a study of narratives of three women authors of Spanish Caribbean origin writing in English in the United States- Julia Alvarez, Judith Ortiz Cofer, and Achy Obejas. The investigation theorizes the function of memory in narratives, used to carve a collective ethnic identity of the specific Latino groups, in order to maintain a continuity of the displaced community. The texts targets the second generation immigrants who find themselves in conflict with a society where they are at the...
Show moreThis is a study of narratives of three women authors of Spanish Caribbean origin writing in English in the United States- Julia Alvarez, Judith Ortiz Cofer, and Achy Obejas. The investigation theorizes the function of memory in narratives, used to carve a collective ethnic identity of the specific Latino groups, in order to maintain a continuity of the displaced community. The texts targets the second generation immigrants who find themselves in conflict with a society where they are at the margins because of differences from the dominant norms of society. Marginalization is countered by the creation of a link to the continuing cultures and establishing a collective identity, molded out of the collective memories of the people of the community. The texts look at three kinds of memories, namely the historical, the autobiographical, and the ethnic memory, which are instrumental in the construction of a collective, at different levels- the national, the personal, and the cultural. The textual narrative as an implement to circulate the notion of a common bond between the author, the narrator, the text, and the reader allows for the emergence of the Latina voice, as the subject through the female narrator and the characters, indicative of a social force resisting marginalization, and telling her history in her own terms.
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Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0842
Format: Thesis

Title: Writing Instruction in Third Grade Classrooms and Effects on Students' Literacy Achievement.
Creator: Snyder, Laura Beth, Connor, Carol McDonald, Foorman, Barbara, Kim, Young-Suk, School of Teacher Education, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study used data collected for the Individualizing Student Instruction (ISI) randomized control field trial to examine the nature and variability of writing instruction in third grade classrooms. Writing instruction was coded from classroom observations from the fall, winter, and spring. Instruction was coded for time spent in teacher/child-managed prewriting/planning, teacher/child-managed writing instruction, teacher/child-managed revising/editing, child-managed writing, and child...
Show moreThis study used data collected for the Individualizing Student Instruction (ISI) randomized control field trial to examine the nature and variability of writing instruction in third grade classrooms. Writing instruction was coded from classroom observations from the fall, winter, and spring. Instruction was coded for time spent in teacher/child-managed prewriting/planning, teacher/child-managed writing instruction, teacher/child-managed revising/editing, child-managed writing, and child-managed revising/editing. Findings revealed that there is considerable variability in the writing instruction that students receive. Results showed that writing activities with the exception of teacher/child-managed prewriting/planning were generally associated with writing gains.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-1654
Format: Thesis

Title: Writing from the Inside Out: Connecting Self and Community in the First-Year Writing Classroom.
Creator: Hamilton, Amy Hodges, Bishop, Wendy, Teague, Deborah Coxwell, Mazza, Nicholas, Tobin, Lad, Bickley, Bruce, Rowe, Anne, Department of English, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This dissertation explores questions about how writing about life, loss, and experience leads to growth in students as both writers and thinkers. Through a qualitative teacher research study, Hodges Hamilton examines how a writing pedagogy focused on the interface between writing and psychology influences students' growth as writers, critical thinkers, and active participants in their communities. As a result of this study, Hodges Hamilton proposes a writing and healing pedagogical framework...
Show moreThis dissertation explores questions about how writing about life, loss, and experience leads to growth in students as both writers and thinkers. Through a qualitative teacher research study, Hodges Hamilton examines how a writing pedagogy focused on the interface between writing and psychology influences students' growth as writers, critical thinkers, and active participants in their communities. As a result of this study, Hodges Hamilton proposes a writing and healing pedagogical framework which seeks to bridge the divide between pedagogical approaches that separate personal and academic writing.
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Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-4002
Format: Thesis

Title: Writing as a Social Practice: How Interaction and Circulation Are Enacted in the First-Year Writing Class.
Creator: O’Malley, Jennifer L., Yancey, Kathleen Blake, Rice, Diana, Fleckenstein, Kristie, Neal, Michael, Department of English, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The underlying goal of this study was to answer the central question: How do teachers design for and implement their understanding of writing as a social practice in the classroom by way of assignments (text) and pedagogy (context)? Writing as a social practice is here defined as a function of the interrelationships among five key terms--context, community, audience, interaction, and circulation. I have chosen to focus particularly on two main processes of the social: interaction and...
Show moreThe underlying goal of this study was to answer the central question: How do teachers design for and implement their understanding of writing as a social practice in the classroom by way of assignments (text) and pedagogy (context)? Writing as a social practice is here defined as a function of the interrelationships among five key terms--context, community, audience, interaction, and circulation. I have chosen to focus particularly on two main processes of the social: interaction and circulation, what I call the social-in-action. This dissertation has examined the role of the social nature of writing in terms of interaction and circulation in a single case study comprised of three scenes. These three scenes are second semester first-year composition courses. To answer the central question, I chose to look at a single assignment in each of the three scenes. This case study has shown that the social was enacted in each of the three scenes in what I refer to as mechanisms of the social. A mechanism of the social is the means by which a teacher enacted the social in terms of interaction and/or circulation in connection to a single assignment. Each mechanism took on a different role in the context of each scene in one or more of three ways: as extension, as enrichment, or as integral. Each scene speaks to the social nature of writing; however, they do so in very different ways, and some are more visible to students than others. Based on this information, we can surmise that an enactment of the social makes integral to an assignment layered mechanisms of the social. Put differently, multiple mechanisms that speak to each other and play off of one another are structured into the design and implementation of the assignment. They are interrelated, and at their core exists a focus on writing. If students are to understand writing as a social practice and to engage in writing as a social act, these findings suggest that the strategic integration of multiple layered mechanisms is one approach that helps facilitate this kind of understanding and engagement.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-9065
Format: Thesis

Title: Wright Morris: The man and his books.
Creator: LaLonde, Leona B., Srygley, Sara Krentzman, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: "The purpose of this paper is to present information about the life and works of Wright Morris, a contemporary American writer, to indicate some of the principal characteristics of his books, and to show evidence of their acceptance by critical reviews. He is the author of eleven books, the first of which was published in 1942; since then he has gained recognition steadily as one of the outstanding novelists in this country today"--Introduction.
Date Issued: 1958
Identifier: FSU_historic_akd9272
Format: Thesis

Title: WRF Simulations of Water Vapor Content for TC Ingrid (September 2013).
Creator: Allison, Thomas Daniel, Fuelberg, Henry E., Hart, Robert E. (Robert Edward), Misra, Vasubandhu, Holmes, Christopher D., Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences,...
Show moreAllison, Thomas Daniel, Fuelberg, Henry E., Hart, Robert E. (Robert Edward), Misra, Vasubandhu, Holmes, Christopher D., Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science
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Abstract/Description: Atmospheric water vapor is a potent greenhouse gas, and its variations in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS) have important climate impacts. The water vapor budget of tropical cyclones (TCs) and their impact on the UTLS remain understudied. This paper describes high-resolution simulations of TC Ingrid during September 2013 using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to calculate the water vapor budget. Using Ingrid as an example provides a better understanding of...
Show moreAtmospheric water vapor is a potent greenhouse gas, and its variations in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS) have important climate impacts. The water vapor budget of tropical cyclones (TCs) and their impact on the UTLS remain understudied. This paper describes high-resolution simulations of TC Ingrid during September 2013 using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to calculate the water vapor budget. Using Ingrid as an example provides a better understanding of water vapor transport into the UTLS by TCs, helping to answer a question posed during NASA’s Studies of Emissions and Atmospheric Composition, Clouds, and Climate Coupling through Regional Surveys (SEAC4RS), specifically whether water vapor transport in TCs hydrates or dehydrates the UTLS. Our WRF simulations of TC Ingrid closely correspond to the National Hurricane Center’s Best Track data. We also evaluate model results of the water vapor budget with in situ airborne data of Ingrid collected during the SEAC4RS mission. Satellite imagery also is used to validate the simulated structure of Ingrid. We show spatial and temporal changes of UTLS water vapor throughout Ingrid's lifecycle to determine whether and how TCs hydrate or dehydrate the UTLS. Results show that TCs do transport large quantities of water vapor into the UTLS, and overshooting deep convection is an especially potent transport method. The paper sheds light on mechanisms that inject water vapor into the UTLS and on the widespread horizontal and vertical transports of water vapor within TCs.
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Date Issued: 2016
Identifier: FSU_FA2016_Allison_fsu_0071N_13632
Format: Thesis

Title: WRF Nested Large-Eddy Simulations of Deep Convection during SEAC4RS.
Creator: Heath, Nicholas Kyle, Fuelberg, Henry E., Wiedenhöver, Ingo, Hart, Robert E. (Robert Edward), Bourassa, Mark Allan, Misra, Vasubandhu, Turk, Francis J., Florida State University...
Show moreHeath, Nicholas Kyle, Fuelberg, Henry E., Wiedenhöver, Ingo, Hart, Robert E. (Robert Edward), Bourassa, Mark Allan, Misra, Vasubandhu, Turk, Francis J., Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science
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Abstract/Description: Deep convection is an important component of atmospheric circulations that affects many aspects of weather and climate. Therefore, improved understanding and realistic simulations of deep convection are critical to both operational and climate forecasts. Large-eddy simulations (LESs) often are used with observations to enhance understanding of convective processes. This study develops and evaluates a nested-LES method using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. Our goal is to...
Show moreDeep convection is an important component of atmospheric circulations that affects many aspects of weather and climate. Therefore, improved understanding and realistic simulations of deep convection are critical to both operational and climate forecasts. Large-eddy simulations (LESs) often are used with observations to enhance understanding of convective processes. This study develops and evaluates a nested-LES method using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. Our goal is to evaluate the extent to which the WRF nested-LES approach is useful for studying deep convection during a real-world case. The method was applied on 2 September 2013, a day of continental convection having a robust set of ground and airborne data available for evaluation. A three domain mesoscale WRF simulation is run first. Then, the finest mesoscale output (1.35 km grid length) is used to separately drive nested-LES domains with grid lengths of 450 and 150 m. Results reveal that the nested-LES approach reasonably simulates a broad spectrum of observations, from reflectivity distributions to vertical velocity profiles, during the study period. However, reducing the grid spacing does not necessarily improve results for our case, with the 450 m simulation outperforming the 150 m version. We find that simulated updrafts in the 150 m simulation are too narrow to overcome the negative effects of entrainment, thereby generating convection that is weaker than observed. Increasing the sub-grid mixing length in the 150 m simulation leads to deeper, more realistic convection, but comes at the expense of delaying the onset of the convection. Overall, results show that both the 450 m and 150 m simulations are influenced considerably by the choice of sub-grid mixing length used in the LES turbulence closure. Finally, the simulations and observations are used to study the processes forcing strong midlevel cloud-edge downdrafts that were observed on 2 September. Results suggest that these downdrafts are forced by evaporative cooling due to mixing near cloud edge and by vertical perturbation pressure gradient forces acting to restore mass continuity around neighboring updrafts. We conclude that the WRF nested-LES approach provides an effective method for studying deep convection for our real-world case. The method can be used to provide insight into physical processes that are important to understanding observations. The WRF nested-LES approach could be adapted for other case studies in which high-resolution observations are available for validation.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_2015fall_Heath_fsu_0071E_12917
Format: Thesis

Title: Wreckages of Whiteness: White Male Sacrifices in the Context of Ritual Redress.
Creator: Inocéncio, Josh, Witherspoon, Nia Ostrow, Dahl, Mary Karen, Osborne, Elizabeth A., McConnell, George D., Florida State University, College of Fine Arts, School of Theatre
Abstract/Description: Inspired by the plays and performance art pieces of many Latina/o and African American artists who seek to resurrect indigenous beliefs as a method of political resistance, this thesis seeks to imagine possibilities for male individuals of Anglo descent and/or entrenched in a Judeo-Christian religious context to participate in challenging the violences of colonialism. Essentially, this is a thesis about religious redress. Therefore, I will explore theoretical precedents for redress set by...
Show moreInspired by the plays and performance art pieces of many Latina/o and African American artists who seek to resurrect indigenous beliefs as a method of political resistance, this thesis seeks to imagine possibilities for male individuals of Anglo descent and/or entrenched in a Judeo-Christian religious context to participate in challenging the violences of colonialism. Essentially, this is a thesis about religious redress. Therefore, I will explore theoretical precedents for redress set by artists of color, such as Cherríe Moraga and August Wilson, in the Americas. To bring this into an Anglo context, I will research British playwright Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem as a text that situates its protagonist Johnny Rooster Bryon in a Celtic/Germanic mythological context. I seek to understand Rooster's actions in the play as a strategy to rectify the violences against indigenous beings that contemporary English society has forgotten and exploited. I will also research two of Erik Ehn's Saint Plays to examine how he deploys Catholic characters and their sacrifices in relationship to Native Americans.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-9355
Format: Thesis

Title: Worship Service Attendance, Physical Limitations, and the Successful Aging of Mexican American Elders.
Creator: Cobb, Ryon, Quadagno, Jill, Mason, Patrick, Burdette, Amy, Ueno, Koji, Department of Sociology, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study used social engagement theory to examine the relationship between attending worship services and the trajectories of physical decline among Mexican American elders. Data for this study came from eight waves of the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (H-EPESE), a representative panel study of Hispanic elders across five states conducted from 1992-2006. First, linear growth curve models were used to examine the cross-sectional and...
Show moreThis study used social engagement theory to examine the relationship between attending worship services and the trajectories of physical decline among Mexican American elders. Data for this study came from eight waves of the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (H-EPESE), a representative panel study of Hispanic elders across five states conducted from 1992-2006. First, linear growth curve models were used to examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal association between attending worship services and physical limitations. Findings from this study highlighted the independent affect of attending worship services at baseline for reducing the onset and development of physical disability among Mexican American elders. Second, this dissertation explored if gender moderated the association between attending worship services and physical disability at baseline and over time. Findings from this dissertation suggest that the health benefit of attending worship services varies across gender. At baseline, attending worship services protected against health limitations among women but not for men. Over time, baseline attendance at worship services tended to benefit men more than women.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-8698
Format: Thesis

Title: The Worlds of Rigoletto Verdi's Development of the Title Role in Rigoletto.
Creator: Walters, Mark D., Fisher, Douglas, Slaveva-Griffin, Svetla, Olsen, Stanford, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this treatise will be to explore Verdi's development of the title role of his opera Rigoletto. The historical timeline will be followed from Verdi's first documented interest in Victor Hugo's Le roi s'amuse as a libretto to the critical reaction of the first performances of Rigoletto. The main body of this paper will focus on musical examples that demonstrate how the composer delineated the dual nature of Rigoletto's character: the deformed, bitter, court jester and the...
Show moreThe purpose of this treatise will be to explore Verdi's development of the title role of his opera Rigoletto. The historical timeline will be followed from Verdi's first documented interest in Victor Hugo's Le roi s'amuse as a libretto to the critical reaction of the first performances of Rigoletto. The main body of this paper will focus on musical examples that demonstrate how the composer delineated the dual nature of Rigoletto's character: the deformed, bitter, court jester and the impassioned, loving father. Every aspect of Verdi's compositional techniqueâmelody, rhythm, harmony, dynamics, articulation, orchestration, and formâwill be explored to discover how he gave full range to Rigoletto's emotional expression and the dramatic development of his character.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-1298
Format: Thesis

Title: World War I Narratives and the American Peace Movement, 1920-1936.
Creator: Nank, Christopher, Fenstermaker, John, Jumonville, Neil, Rowe, Anne, McElrath, Joseph, Department of English, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The aim of this project is to conduct analyses of twelve American novels and one short story collection published between 1920 and 1936 and to demonstrate their effect in scripting cultural memory and in shaping public sentiment toward military intervention in the United States during that period. Specifically, these novels, all dealing directly with the First World War or its fallout/aftermath, provided a rhetorical framework within which pacifist, isolationist, and anti-militarist elements...
Show moreThe aim of this project is to conduct analyses of twelve American novels and one short story collection published between 1920 and 1936 and to demonstrate their effect in scripting cultural memory and in shaping public sentiment toward military intervention in the United States during that period. Specifically, these novels, all dealing directly with the First World War or its fallout/aftermath, provided a rhetorical framework within which pacifist, isolationist, and anti-militarist elements were ultimately able to influence legislation directly regarding the role America would play in the world's conflicts until 1941. Furthermore, following years of official propaganda and press censorship and in the absence of any modern mass media, they represented for the post-war public nearly the sole outlet through which the experience of the war could be "accurately" or "authoritatively" rendered. As a result, American public feeling toward military intervention turned increasingly negative during the interwar period, mirroring in many ways the fictional works' own bitter and disillusioned (if not outright horrified or defeated) tones. Highlighting the theories of Vincent J. Roscigno's and William Danaher's 2001 study on the "shaping" ability of music on the goals and aims of striking textile workers in the 1930s South, I will demonstrate a parallel effect of these selected American World War I novels during the 1920s and 1930s.
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Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-2747
Format: Thesis

Title: World landmark books, 1953-1958: An analysis and evaluation.
Creator: Logue, Sally Lignon, Gregory, Agnes, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: "This study has been undertaken to determine if the World Landmark Books are of the high quality claimed by the publishing house and if therefore they are worthy of inclusion in the libraries serving the twelve-to-fourteen-year-old groups. Since it is planned as a companion study to U. S. Landmarks, An Analysis and Evaluation, a paper done in 1957 by Mrs. Ethel Mestayer Huff, the same general outline and procedure will be followed. This will make possible the comparison and future unification...
Show more"This study has been undertaken to determine if the World Landmark Books are of the high quality claimed by the publishing house and if therefore they are worthy of inclusion in the libraries serving the twelve-to-fourteen-year-old groups. Since it is planned as a companion study to U. S. Landmarks, An Analysis and Evaluation, a paper done in 1957 by Mrs. Ethel Mestayer Huff, the same general outline and procedure will be followed. This will make possible the comparison and future unification of these two studies, should it seem desirable"--Introduction.
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Date Issued: 1959
Identifier: FSU_historic_akd9025
Format: Thesis

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