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Title: The Nature of Elementary Preservice Teachers' Reflection during an Early Field Experience.
Creator: Arrastia, Meagan, Rawls, Erik, Brinkerhoff, Elizabeth H., Roehrig, Alysia D.
Abstract/Description: Teacher education assumes that the more time observing practicing teachers, the better, but the value of observation (guided or unguided) in early field experiences is unknown. In this mixed-methods study, we examined the levels of reflection, use of future-oriented reflection, and changes in the reflective writing of 90 preservice elementary education teachers enrolled in two sections of an early field experience course (one of which received guided observation) at a large university in the...
Show moreTeacher education assumes that the more time observing practicing teachers, the better, but the value of observation (guided or unguided) in early field experiences is unknown. In this mixed-methods study, we examined the levels of reflection, use of future-oriented reflection, and changes in the reflective writing of 90 preservice elementary education teachers enrolled in two sections of an early field experience course (one of which received guided observation) at a large university in the United States While the level of reflection in the writing of 35% of the preservice teachers (PTs) increased in complexity over the span of a semester, only 10% of the PTs ever demonstrated the deepest level of reflection in their writing. Future-oriented reflection accounted for 6% of the language in the assignments with a majority of the instances documenting what PTs planned to do in their future classrooms. PTs in the guided observation group demonstrated a significantly higher level of reflection than those in the unguided group. With these findings in mind, we present implications for teacher-education field experiences and future research, such as providing scaffolding for futureoriented reflection.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_edpsy_faculty_publications-0007, 10.1080/14623943.2014.900018
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Title: Elderly Mobility and the Occupancy Status of Single Family Homes.
Creator: Aurand, Andrew, Reynolds, Angela
Abstract/Description: This research explores the occupancy status and tenure transitions of single-family homes from which elderly homeowners recently moved. First, we compare the housing and neighborhood characteristics of homes vacated by non-elderly and elderly homeowners. Then, we use a multinomial logit model to test the extent to which these characteristics are associated with the home's subsequent vacancy and tenure status. The results indicate a lack of recent updates and modern amenities may hinder...
Show moreThis research explores the occupancy status and tenure transitions of single-family homes from which elderly homeowners recently moved. First, we compare the housing and neighborhood characteristics of homes vacated by non-elderly and elderly homeowners. Then, we use a multinomial logit model to test the extent to which these characteristics are associated with the home's subsequent vacancy and tenure status. The results indicate a lack of recent updates and modern amenities may hinder subsequent owner occupancy of homes vacated by the oldest homeowners.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_durp_faculty_publications-0024, 10.1080/02673037.2013.758241
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Title: Where Everything I am Came From: George Boggs at TEDxFSU.
Creator: Boggs, George L
Date Issued: 2014-01-19
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1479058265-C
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Title: Librarian, Heal Thyself: A Scholarly Communication Analysis of LIS Journals.
Creator: Bowley, Chealsye, Vandegrift, Micah
Abstract/Description: This article presents an analysis of 111 journals in Library and Information Science based on measurements of "openness" including copyright policies, open access self-archiving policies and open access publishing options. We propose a new metric to rank journals: the J.O.I Factor (Journal Openness Index). Finally, the article calls for librarians and researchers in LIS to examine our scholarly literature and hold it to the principles and standards that we are asking of other disciplines....
Show moreThis article presents an analysis of 111 journals in Library and Information Science based on measurements of "openness" including copyright policies, open access self-archiving policies and open access publishing options. We propose a new metric to rank journals: the J.O.I Factor (Journal Openness Index). Finally, the article calls for librarians and researchers in LIS to examine our scholarly literature and hold it to the principles and standards that we are asking of other disciplines. Data are accessible at http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.994258
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_library_faculty_publications-0010, 10.6084/m9.figshare.994261
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Title: Moments.
Creator: Middleton, Kelsey, Hendrickson, Dylan, College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description: There are certain inherent experiences which occur over the course of our lives, similarities that, while largely unknown, bind humankind together. The first steps, the first loves, searches for success, and the disappointment of failures -- there is no bias to these archetypes. No race, no culture, no ethnicity nor belief -- these experiences are the building blocks to each and every person's life. Rather than recognizing and appreciating these similarities, however, today's culture does...
Show moreThere are certain inherent experiences which occur over the course of our lives, similarities that, while largely unknown, bind humankind together. The first steps, the first loves, searches for success, and the disappointment of failures -- there is no bias to these archetypes. No race, no culture, no ethnicity nor belief -- these experiences are the building blocks to each and every person's life. Rather than recognizing and appreciating these similarities, however, today's culture does quite the opposite. A worldwide focus on the differences of our societies alternately breeds confusion, assumptions, and hatred. Wars are started and lives cut short, simply because societies today fail to acknowledge the fundamental sameness of our species. Because of this shortcoming, humanity's potential for greatness is ultimately stunted. We hope to make a documentary that focuses not on these dissimilar aspects, but instead on the common patterns and threads that connect the lives of all people. Presented in chapters, the film will illustrate various experiences and events typical of a human life: first jobs, marriage, growing old and the like. Each section, however, will focus on a person from a different culture, race, or ethnicity than the last. By bringing together these separate individuals, each of whom would be called radically different by today's standards, a single narrative of a familiar human life will be built.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0267
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Title: A Statistical Box-office Breakdown of Mainstream Cinema and an Analysis of the Trends and Successes of the 21st Century Motion Picture Industry.
Creator: Kluziak, Monika, College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description: With this project, I hope to statistically break down the current trends and successes of the domestic motion picture industry. Through 14 variables and a data set of 1,242 movies produced between 2001 and 2012, I hope to search for correlations, patterns, and statistically significant findings in order to get a first-hand grasp on the industry's recent development. It is my ultimate goal to gain knowledge that will be useful as a future producer in the entertainment industry.
Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0408
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Title: Give Kids the World Cartoons.
Creator: Bustamante, Nestor, College of Motion Picture Arts
Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0389
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Title: A Night Time Rain.
Creator: Zarou, Richard, Callender, Clifton, Wingate, Mark, Jones, Evan, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: A Night Time Rain is a work for five live performers with four channels of prerecorded sound and two channels of click track. At this point in 2005 DVD-A, SACD, and a computer are options for playback.
Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0592
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Title: The Songs of Luigi Gordigiani (1806-1860), "Lo Schuberto Italiano".
Creator: Cimarusti, Thomas M., Seaton, Douglass, Trujillo, Valerie, Brewer, Charles E., -Powell, Jeffery Kite, Leparulo, William, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Music historians have long acknowledged the importance of opera in nineteenth-century Italy. Few musicologists, however, have explored the more intimate genre that also played an important role in Italy's artistic, political, and social sphere – the Italian art song. This study begins with a discussion as to why few scholars have unjustifiably dismissed Italian song in favor of Italian opera – a genre that evidently eclipsed the recognition of Italian song. Although the operas of Rossini,...
Show moreMusic historians have long acknowledged the importance of opera in nineteenth-century Italy. Few musicologists, however, have explored the more intimate genre that also played an important role in Italy's artistic, political, and social sphere – the Italian art song. This study begins with a discussion as to why few scholars have unjustifiably dismissed Italian song in favor of Italian opera – a genre that evidently eclipsed the recognition of Italian song. Although the operas of Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, and Verdi highlight the century's musical achievements, an examination of primary sources reveals that Italy possessed a rich and active concert life outside the opera house. Yet although most significant opera composers experimented with song, only one would claim international attention in this genre, the Tuscan-born composer Luigi Gordigiani (1806-1860). Beginning with the composer's childhood, a brief biographical sketch of the composer reveals a figure determined to compose for the stage – attempts that mostly met with disappointment. His failed attempts at securing a career as an opera composer, along with financial difficulties, led Gordigiani to compose more intimate works, most importantly his eight collections of Canti popolari toscani for voice and piano. These pieces would lead Gordigiani to the intimate salons and concert halls of Europe, places where he would establish himself among the most elite figures of his day. An examination of primary sources from the period reveals a composer whose circle of friends belonged to the elite of London and Florence, including Queen Victoria, Giuseppe Poniatowski, and Nikolai and Anatole Demidov. His reputation as a song composer among these figures and the public brought him the attention from over fifty publishers across Europe, including firms in France, Germany, Russia, Poland, England, and Belgium. This study also examines the historical context in which Gordigiani composed his songs. Arguably, Italy's political turmoil, excessive tax, and French and Austrian domination, may have spoiled the country's piano industry, resulting in a large number of piano imports from France, Germany, and Austria. Nevertheless, the public's interest for song, whether operatic arias or romanze, brought about an increase in the number of song publications, an aspect that may have stimulated the growth of the piano industry later in the century. The poems and poets of the risorgimento also investigated. From examination of the poets of the period, it becomes evident that Gordigiani was less interested in the works of major Italian figures like Foscolo, Manzoni, and Leopardi; rather, the composer generally looked to local poets who more likely had an affinity toward folk idioms. Gordigiani's choice of poetry also reveals that he not only used song as a form of entertainment, but also as an expression of nationalistic and political sentiments. Finally, this study shows that Gordigiani, unlike many of his Italian contemporaries, assimilated the German Lied tradition. His gift for melody, rich harmonic vocabulary, and clever musico-poetic techniques set him apart from his contemporaries, earning him the nickname "lo Schuberto italiano" – an appellation which begs the question: was Luigi Gordigiani an "Italian" Schubert or an Italian "Schubert"?
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Date Issued: 2007
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-3601
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Title: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.
Creator: Blessinger, Martin, Kubik, Ladislav, Louwenaar, Karyl, Buchler, Michael, Callender, Clifton, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The Concerto for Piano and Orchestra is a three-movement work for small orchestra and piano solo. Typical of the genre, the movements are arranged by tempo in a fast-slow-fast configuration. The overarching concept of the piece is a kaleidoscopic view of a single idea; that is, each movement represents the metaphorical twist of a kaleidoscope which is itself always fixed on a single point. That point, stated in musical terms, is the interval of a third (particularly the minor third), and it...
Show moreThe Concerto for Piano and Orchestra is a three-movement work for small orchestra and piano solo. Typical of the genre, the movements are arranged by tempo in a fast-slow-fast configuration. The overarching concept of the piece is a kaleidoscopic view of a single idea; that is, each movement represents the metaphorical twist of a kaleidoscope which is itself always fixed on a single point. That point, stated in musical terms, is the interval of a third (particularly the minor third), and it is prominently re-examined in each movement, both in the orchestral and solo parts. The tonal centricity of the movements is governed by the above rubric as well. The first movement begins with a sustained F-sharp major sonority, the second in G major, and the third in a quasi-A minor, thus tracing the interval of a minor third from F-sharp to A on the largest scale. (In microcosm, the third movement exhibits this phenomenon in reverse, beginning in A, recapitulating in G, and concluding on F-sharp.) Each movement ends with an F-sharp tonal center. The first movement is framed by two expansive sections featuring a wavering minor third in the orchestra, and a sober solo piano line which clashes with the prevailing tonality. Out of this springs a more joyous melody, first in the piano, then in the entire ensemble. Midway through the movement, a fanfare motive (again based on the minor third) emerges, and leads to a developmental passage in which various motives introduced earlier in the piece are juxtaposed and intertwined. A brief cadenza then gives way to a giocoso interplay between soloist and winds that caps off the development and leads to a recapitulation of the opening material. The second movement differs greatly in character from the first, beginning with a semplice, quasi-Baroque G major orchestral tutti. Despite this contrast, important connections remain. The opening motive of the melody is a descending major third, while the closing gesture of this section is a lilting minor third—a transformation of the passages which encapsulate the first movement. Serving as a sort of ritornello, this opening expository material is interspersed with rhapsodic piano interludes. The third and final statement of the ritornello is given at first to the soloist alone, before cascading into a tutti statement of the lilting minor third closing gesture, followed by a brief coda. Finally, the light-hearted third movement introduces a minimalist-inspired ostinato figure, which is present throughout most of the movement and suggests the music's moto perpetuo label. This figure is a series of repeated pitches (accenting groupings of 3+3+2) concluded by a single ascending minor third. This ostinato figure is metrically at odds with the more prosaic and insistent quarter note pulse found in the percussion section. Throughout this movement, the soloist's skills are put on display with fast passagework that requires both quick fingers and a high level of endurance.
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Date Issued: 2006
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-3649
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Title: Beatboxing and the Flute: Its History, Repertoire, and Pedagogical Importance.
Creator: Kuhns, Christopher, Amsler, Eva, Mathes, James, Meighan, Patrick, Bish, Deborah, Trujillo, Valerie, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: "Beatbox Flute" is a contemporary technique in which a performer creates complex polyphonic percussive effects while playing the flute. Developed in the early 2000s, it has only recently begun to gain widespread acceptance. The current popularity of beatboxing on the flute, especially with the younger generation, can prove to be an effective vehicle for delivering a variety of pedagogical concepts, including support, breathing, rhythm, tone, and compound melodies. In the flute choir setting,...
Show more"Beatbox Flute" is a contemporary technique in which a performer creates complex polyphonic percussive effects while playing the flute. Developed in the early 2000s, it has only recently begun to gain widespread acceptance. The current popularity of beatboxing on the flute, especially with the younger generation, can prove to be an effective vehicle for delivering a variety of pedagogical concepts, including support, breathing, rhythm, tone, and compound melodies. In the flute choir setting, it is also a wonderful way to provide interest in an ensemble that is traditionally viewed as old fashioned or "boring" to a younger generation. This document begins with an examination of vocal beatboxing and its transference to flute. Non-lexical vocables and onomatopoeic percussive syllables have long been used in many different musical cultural traditions. Vocal beatboxing expands on these effects by deliberately masking vocal cues and more closely imitates the effects of electronic drum machines (or beat boxes). The use of percussive articulatory effects in flute music is not a new phenomenon, compositions featuring similar techniques have existed for decades. The style of playing that has come to be called beatbox flute has taken these earlier procedures and added to them with the inclusion of bass drum effects and inhaled sounds. Important pioneers in developing the field of beatbox Flute include Tim Barsky and Greg Pattillo; their specific contributions and innovations are discussed throughout this text. The current notated repertoire for beatbox flute is sparse. Background information of the available repertoire and a brief description of these works are discussed in chapter two. Compositions/arrangements examined include those by Randall Woolf, Greg Pattillo, Project Trio, Dirko Juchem, Andrea La Rose, Tilmann Denhard, and the author. In an effort to increase the number of compositions that feature beatbox flute, the appendix includes two new works: an arrangement of Joseph Bodin de Boismortier's Solo Suite no. 5, mov. 4 for solo beatbox flute, and Camille Saint-Saëns Dance Bacchanale from the opera Samson et Dalila for beatbox flute choir. Chapter three focuses on the different beatbox flute techniques and attempts to provide an exact phonetic transcription of all effects currently used in the repertoire. The effects are grouped by the category of instrument that they are intended to represent and each effect is described in detailed prose and is compared to similar effects. All effects are presented in International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) shorthand and recorded examples are included. As with many extended techniques, there is not a standard way to notate beatbox effects in music. Chapter four compares the different notational systems currently in use by composers of vocal beatbox and flute beatbox works. A compilation of all effects currently in use by different composers/arrangers and their differing notational short-hands is also included. The potential pedagogical uses of beatbox flute within the collegiate curriculum are discussed in chapter five. Increased kinesthetic awareness and increased focus and concentration are emphasized. It can be used to strengthen rhythmic stability and as a solmization system can provide a fun and engaging experience for today's students. When applied to earlier music, beatbox effects can amplify (or reshape) important concepts such as compound melodies or metric hierarchy. Finally, its use within the flute choir setting can serve as a tool for audience development and to provide contrast to the homogeneity of the traditional ensemble.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-8827
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Title: Carnival of Souls: A Symphony for Winds, Percussion, Harps and Low Strings.
Creator: Vollen, Guy James, Kubik, Ladislav, Croft, James, Mathes, James, Spencer, Peter, Stebleton, Michelle, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Carnival of Souls is a work in three movements with a brief prelude, played without break, approximately eighteen minutes in duration. It is scored for conventional wind band with added low strings, harps, and electronics. The three movements were inspired by the three sections of Dante's Divine Comedy and their respective moods: "Inferno," "Purgatorio," and "Paradiso." The dramatic trajectory of Carnival of Souls is a progression upwards from dark, heavy textures representing spiritual...
Show moreCarnival of Souls is a work in three movements with a brief prelude, played without break, approximately eighteen minutes in duration. It is scored for conventional wind band with added low strings, harps, and electronics. The three movements were inspired by the three sections of Dante's Divine Comedy and their respective moods: "Inferno," "Purgatorio," and "Paradiso." The dramatic trajectory of Carnival of Souls is a progression upwards from dark, heavy textures representing spiritual bondage to the bright and lyrical content of the third movement. The relationship between the worldly--even sensual--materials of the beginning and the heavenly apotheosis of the end is more complex than one of simple opposition. As in Dante's poem, the most rarefied spiritual states are tempered by references to lived human experience; the progression toward a reconciliation of the musica mundana and musica humana is exemplified by the epigraphs of the first and third movements (below). Believe me, ill will it go with mortal women in that heaven of which thou speakest if only the spirits be more fair, for their lords will never turn to look upon them, and their Heaven will become their Hell. H. Rider Haggard, She The creature whose substance is bliss is everywhere at home. All sounds, even to the roaring of Lions, the screeching of the nightly Owls, the laments and groans of those entrapped in Hell, are as sweet Musick to her. All odours, even to the foulest stench of Corruption, are to her as the delight of roses and Lilies. All savours, even to the banquettable of the Harpys of heathen lore, are as Sweet loaves and spiced Ale. Wandering at noon through the Waste-Places of the world, it seems to her she is refreshed by Canopies of flocking Angels. . . . Thrust a keen Sword-blade through her and it will seem as a fountain of Divine and Pure pleasure. Jane Lead, The Wonders of God's Creation
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Date Issued: 2003
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-4580
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Title: Something to Be Happy About: Solo for Tenor Pan and Orchestra.
Creator: Catania, Michael, Wingate, Mark, Spencer,, Peter, Jones,, Evan, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Something To Be Happy About: Concerto for C Tenor Pan and Orchestra is the first concerto for orchestra and steel drum to be composed in American. Divided into three movements, this 18 minute work is scored to capitalize upon the nuances of the C Tenor Pan and to provide a solid piece for the new wave of pan musicians that are clamoring for music written for the instrument.
Date Issued: 2003
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-4023
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Title: Sinfonia Sacre: An Original Work for High School Wind Ensemble with Instructional Designs for Developing Comprehensive Musicianship.
Creator: Martynuik, David G., Shellahamer, Bentley, Oberlin, Daniel, Madsen, Clifford, Jimenez, Alex, Gaber, Brian, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This dissertation contains an original composition for high school level wind ensemble with instructional designs for teaching comprehensive musicianship within a rehearsal setting. Instructional designs focus on elements of form and post-tonal harmony. A review of literature focusing on education in performance ensemble settings is also included.
Date Issued: 2002
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-2682
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Title: With an Open Heart: Folia De Reis, a Brazilian Spiritual Journey Through Song.
Creator: Tremura, Welson Alves, Olsen, Dale A., Oliver-Smith, Anthony, Bakan, Michael B., Crook, Larry, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The folia de reis is a popular Brazilian tradition of folk Catholicism that involves a group of participants who, between Christmas and Epiphany, go on a journey asking for alms for social-religious purposes. The tradition refers to musical ensembles comprising predominantly low-income rural workers from various regions of Brazil. Instrumentalists, singers, and other participants travel from house to house and farm to farm, singing and praising the birth of Christ. The folia de reis...
Show moreThe folia de reis is a popular Brazilian tradition of folk Catholicism that involves a group of participants who, between Christmas and Epiphany, go on a journey asking for alms for social-religious purposes. The tradition refers to musical ensembles comprising predominantly low-income rural workers from various regions of Brazil. Instrumentalists, singers, and other participants travel from house to house and farm to farm, singing and praising the birth of Christ. The folia de reis celebrates and reenacts the Biblical journey of the Three Kings to Bethlehem and back to their homeland guided by the Star of Bethlehem. The folia de reis tradition under investigation in this research is a tradition that traces its origins back to colonial Brazil and to the Iberian Peninsula. As they travel from Christmas Eve through Epiphany (January 6), their singing journey blesses the families, which they visit in exchange for food or money. The folia de reis tradition is classified as "popular Catholicism" (Catholic ritual practice external to the interests of the Catholic Church) and it is quite widely diffused in the southern, central, and northern regions of Brazil, primarily in the rural communities. From the early Portuguese sources through the manifestations in twenty-first century, one theme is common to folia de reis: the Three Kings are important personages among the rural populations of Brazil. The primary focus of this dissertation is the relationship between music and religion as expressed in folia de reis songs and its participants' personal faith. My analysis of the relationship between song and faith is partially based on how folia de reis group members strengthen their spiritual world by praying and singing their songs along the journey to express devotion and fulfill their obligations to the Three Kings. It also relies on comparison with other studies by Alceu Maynard Araújo (1949), Zaíde Maciel de Castro and Aracy do Prado Couto (1961), Guilherme Porto (1982), and Suzel Reily (1996). Through the study and understanding of music and song texts, including musical instruments and other aspects of folia de reis material culture, I argue that the folia de reis tradition, empowered by all its characteristics (music, text, costumes, etc.) has the power to strengthen faith and forge community bonds in both its traditional religious context and its newer staged context of the Olímpia Folklore Festival.
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Date Issued: 2004
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-1515
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Title: The Life and Teaching of Flutist Albert Tipton: 1917-1997.
Creator: Small, Heather A., Kowalsky, Frank, Beckman, Seth, Amsler, Eva, Keesecker, Jeff, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This treatise examines the life and teaching of the eminent American flutist Albert Tipton. He studied with William Kincaid at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, was solo flutist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony, and was also a founding member of the Aspen Music Festival where he performed and taught for forty years. Tipton traveled throughout North and South America under the auspices of Columbia Artist Management with his wife, pianist Mary Norris, in duos,...
Show moreThis treatise examines the life and teaching of the eminent American flutist Albert Tipton. He studied with William Kincaid at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, was solo flutist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony, and was also a founding member of the Aspen Music Festival where he performed and taught for forty years. Tipton traveled throughout North and South America under the auspices of Columbia Artist Management with his wife, pianist Mary Norris, in duos, trios, and a chamber orchestra. In addition he was an accomplished conductor and composer, writing two pieces for string ensemble and one for flute and string orchestra. He later joined the faculties of the Florida State University in 1968 and the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in Houston, Texas in 1975. For a number of years Tipton wrote and edited a column in The School Musician Director and Teacher; these writings among others are reviewed in Chapter 3. There he discussed topics such as difference tones, articulation, group lessons, and musical style, to name a few. The subsequent chapter presents quotations from questionnaires that were mailed to former Tipton students. Three aspects of their experience with him were addressed in the survey: Tipton's teaching philosophy, his influence on their lives, and memorable anecdotes. The result is a synopsis of information for generations of flutists to study the life and accomplishments of this most influential performer and teacher.
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Date Issued: 2006
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-1679
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Title: Edmund Von Borck: A Study of His Life and Music with an Emphasis on His Works for the Saxophone.
Creator: Zumwalt, Wildy Lewis, Meighan, Patrick, Kite-Powell, Jeffery, Kowalsky, Frank, Mathes, James, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Edmund von Borck (1906-1944) was admired in Germany during the 1930s as one of the leading young composers of his generation. During World War II, he was inducted into the military and eventually killed on the Italian front. The complex political ramifications associated with Nazi Germany obscured Borck's creative output and relegated him to the realm of anonymity. In accord with recent scholarly interest in composers from the Nazi era, this study explores the life and music of Borck with...
Show moreEdmund von Borck (1906-1944) was admired in Germany during the 1930s as one of the leading young composers of his generation. During World War II, he was inducted into the military and eventually killed on the Italian front. The complex political ramifications associated with Nazi Germany obscured Borck's creative output and relegated him to the realm of anonymity. In accord with recent scholarly interest in composers from the Nazi era, this study explores the life and music of Borck with special attention given to his works for the saxophone. The 1932 premiere of his Konzert für Alt Saxophon und Orchester, op. 6 established Borck as an important twentieth-century composer while simultaneously inaugurating the solo career of pioneering saxophonist Sigurd M. Raschèr. The first chapter sets the cultural and political stage within the context of Nazi Germany, examining the status of the saxophone and the careers of two important saxophonists, Gustav Bumcke and Sigurd Raschèr. The second chapter assembles the fragmentary biographical material available on the life of Edmund von Borck. Drawing on numerous primary sources in German, this chapter is the first substantive biographical document about the composer available in the English language. The narrative is supplemented by the recollections and writings of family members, friends and critics. The third chapter includes a summary of Borck's compositional style together with a brief overview of his two existing orchestral works that include the saxophone, the Fünf Orchesterstück op. 8, and the opera Napoleon. The fourth and fifth chapters examine respectively Borck's two original compositions for the saxophone – the Konzert für Alt Saxophon und Orchester, op. 6 and the Introduktion und Capriccio, op. 11. Historical background and stylistic overview are provided for both works. Included in the appendix are recorded excerpts from Sigurd Raschèr's 1955 American premiere of the Konzert, as well as additional sound clips recorded by the author. In addition, an assortment of photographs gathered from various sources, many from the Borck family private collection, are reproduced here for the first time.
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Date Issued: 2003
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0472
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Title: Labyrinth for Chamber Ensemble.
Creator: Uri, Brian, Wingate, Mark, Kubik, Ladislav, Spencer, Peter, Clendinning, Jane, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Labyrinth is a continuous work for chamber ensemble that explores a variety of emotional states. The piece is divided into nine movements performed without interruption, and is sixteen minutes in length. The labyrinth suggested in the title is not necessarily a physical manifestation and the piece is not rigorously programmatic, but such associations may be helpful in understanding the progression of movements. Tonally, each movement has an audible pitch center without regard to mode. Motion...
Show moreLabyrinth is a continuous work for chamber ensemble that explores a variety of emotional states. The piece is divided into nine movements performed without interruption, and is sixteen minutes in length. The labyrinth suggested in the title is not necessarily a physical manifestation and the piece is not rigorously programmatic, but such associations may be helpful in understanding the progression of movements. Tonally, each movement has an audible pitch center without regard to mode. Motion between movements is generated through falling half-steps, with few exceptions. This motion is thematically important, as it implies that movements have unintentional destinations. Instruments are not given particular identities; the themes and motives are more important than the tone colours used to produce them. Thematic material is organic, generated mainly from the initial arc, and melody with accompaniment is the prevalent texture
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Date Issued: 2003
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-1449
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Title: Laurence Sherr: Chamber Music for Flute.
Creator: Guenther, Christina, Meighan, Patrick, Kubik, Ladislav, Amsler, Eva, Kowalsky, Frank, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Laurence Sherr is a contemporary American composer with his own unique and recognizable compositional voice. His three chamber works for flute, Dhammapada Verses (1990, rev. 2001) for soprano, flute, percussion, and piano; Journeys Within: Concerto for Flute and Chamber Ensemble (1994); and Duo Concertante for flute and percussion (2003), are valuable contributions to the repertoire that present a challenge to the performers while remaining accessible to audiences. Two significant...
Show moreLaurence Sherr is a contemporary American composer with his own unique and recognizable compositional voice. His three chamber works for flute, Dhammapada Verses (1990, rev. 2001) for soprano, flute, percussion, and piano; Journeys Within: Concerto for Flute and Chamber Ensemble (1994); and Duo Concertante for flute and percussion (2003), are valuable contributions to the repertoire that present a challenge to the performers while remaining accessible to audiences. Two significant characteristics of these pieces are the exploration of tone colors, and the composer's particularly close collaboration with performers during the compositional process. In addition, the works were all influenced by text, two by the writings of Eastern religious philosophies. As a composer, Sherr is beginning to make an impact in the new music community and is gaining national recognition. His music has been performed throughout the United States, as well as abroad, and he has received numerous prizes. This treatise will establish Laurence Sherr among his contemporaries and present his biography, including the family history of his Jewish immigrant parents and his development as a composer. Sherr's three chamber works for flute will be examined with research into their geneses, analyses of their content, and rehearsal suggestions for performers. My goal is to present the flute music of this lesser-known composer in an attempt to bring his compositions to the attention of future performers.
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Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-3931
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Title: The Korean Transverse Flute Taegŭm and Its Music Taegŭm Sanjo.
Creator: , Jong-in, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The Korean transverse flute, taegŭm, is one of the most important musical instruments in Korea. It is used in most Korean musical genres, and its history is also one of the longest. Made of bamboo, the taegŭm has a lyrical tone color, and the variable pitch shading and the membrane sound are well adapted to express the emotion of Korean people. The musical genre sanjo was devised from many kinds of folk genres in southern Korea in the late 19th century. Many sanjo for different instruments...
Show moreThe Korean transverse flute, taegŭm, is one of the most important musical instruments in Korea. It is used in most Korean musical genres, and its history is also one of the longest. Made of bamboo, the taegŭm has a lyrical tone color, and the variable pitch shading and the membrane sound are well adapted to express the emotion of Korean people. The musical genre sanjo was devised from many kinds of folk genres in southern Korea in the late 19th century. Many sanjo for different instruments have been developed at the beginning of the 20th century, and the sanjo played on taegŭm is called taegŭm sanjo. Sanjo is the last instrumental style created in a purely Korean tradition, and today it is the most popular solo melodic instrumental tradition in Korea. Among the various forms of sanjo music, taegŭm sanjo is one of the most satisfying and expressive. The version of taegŭm sanjo examined in this treatise is that of the prominent taegŭm player, Yi Saenggang. Taegŭm sanjo consists of four continuous movements each with a different rhythmic cycle, changdan, played by an hourglass-shaped drum, changgo: chinyangjo, chungjungmori, chungmori and chajinmori. From the slowest chinyangjo to the fastest chajinmori, the music increases in speed. Each movement uses various modulations by changing the central tone, and the mood is changed according to the modes. The resonant membrane sound and various ornamental techniques show the full capabilities of the taegŭm. The richness of taegŭm sanjo lies in its exploration of rhythmic possibilities and the cultivation of subtle melodic lines. The highly artistic skill of varied vibrato and ornamentation in this music brings out the Korean folk style. Originally improvisatory music, sanjo has been fixed as a piece for memorizing, and many versions differing in duration are used. Today, several different taegŭm sanjo schools exist, and new taegŭm sanjo are still being developed by masters. This treatise will introduce the Korean transverse flute family which consists of taegŭm, chunggŭm and sogŭm. The history of taegŭm and the history of sanjo music will be revealed, and finally the contemporary performance technique of the taegŭm and the analysis of taegŭm sanjo will be presented. My goal is to evaluate the historical significance of the representative wind instrument of Korea, taegŭm, and of the most famous contemporary traditional genre, sanjo.
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Date Issued: 2002
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-4105
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Title: Encounters: Chamber Piece for Eight Players.
Creator: Hegedus, Michael, Kubik, Ladislav, Callender, Clifton, Koen, Benjamin, College of Music, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Encounters: Chamber Piece for Eight Players is a three-movement composition that was conceived as a dance piece. Though it features only eight instrumentalists, the wide range of timbres present in the ensemble creates a dramatic and theatrical effect suitable for a dance setting. The piece also functions effectively without dance. Each of the three movements' subtitles – Entrance, Apparition, and Junction – is an action that describes the musical material as it unfolds. Entrance is an...
Show moreEncounters: Chamber Piece for Eight Players is a three-movement composition that was conceived as a dance piece. Though it features only eight instrumentalists, the wide range of timbres present in the ensemble creates a dramatic and theatrical effect suitable for a dance setting. The piece also functions effectively without dance. Each of the three movements' subtitles – Entrance, Apparition, and Junction – is an action that describes the musical material as it unfolds. Entrance is an introductory movement that sets the tone for the piece, filled with a variety of musical styles and moods. Apparition is a slower, contrasting movement whereby a smaller core of musical material comes to the fore. Finally, Junction is a fast, coda-like movement that serves to synthesize elements of the first two movements with new material.
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Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-4154
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Title: Why Did the Tabby Cross the Road?.
Creator: Syed, Tabinda, Communication
Abstract/Description: Too often, the reasoning behind why individuals choose to immigrate tends to be a most important side of the story that is neglected in the midst of the political discourse over the controversies surrounding the topic of immigration, especially the type that is deemed "illegal." This short animated film sets out to bring the viewers' attention to that very aspect in hopes of facilitating an understanding of many immigrants' situation and encouraging compassion in the dialogue over related...
Show moreToo often, the reasoning behind why individuals choose to immigrate tends to be a most important side of the story that is neglected in the midst of the political discourse over the controversies surrounding the topic of immigration, especially the type that is deemed "illegal." This short animated film sets out to bring the viewers' attention to that very aspect in hopes of facilitating an understanding of many immigrants' situation and encouraging compassion in the dialogue over related issues by making the situation more relatable. Through the anthropomorphic tale of two cats, the plight of undocumented immigrants most commonly depicted in the American media is paralleled and the point that all living beings are, at the core, striving to improve their lives is conveyed. The senselessness of the vicious cycle of rejection and retaliation that immigrants face is a key element to the telling of this parable of unconventional sorts.
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Date Issued: 2011
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0009
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Title: A Question of Bias in the North American Fluted-Point Sample.
Creator: Schaefer, Christopher A., Doran, Glenn H., Marrinan, Rochelle A., Parkinson, William, Department of Anthropology, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: A variety of statistical tests were used to analyze data from the fluted-point database compiled by Anderson and Faught (2000b) to determine if modern population density and/or cultivated square kilometers of land bias the fluted-point sample. Results for each statistical test are presented to show how the different tests can influence interpretation of the data. Ultimately, it was determined that only one test, the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis, was appropriate for analysis of the data...
Show moreA variety of statistical tests were used to analyze data from the fluted-point database compiled by Anderson and Faught (2000b) to determine if modern population density and/or cultivated square kilometers of land bias the fluted-point sample. Results for each statistical test are presented to show how the different tests can influence interpretation of the data. Ultimately, it was determined that only one test, the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis, was appropriate for analysis of the data compiled in the fluted-point sample. When the lower forty-eight states are conflated, statistical analysis showed that the fluted-point database was biased by modern population density and amount of cultivation. Counties with higher population density have more fluted-points recorded than those with lower population density. As with population density, counties with more cultivation per square kilometer have more fluted-points recorded than those with less cultivation. The same is true for the northeast, south, and midwest regions of the United States, as well as those states east and west of the Mississippi. There was no statistically significant relationship, however, between cultivation and modern population density and fluted-points recorded in the Western region.
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Date Issued: 2006
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-2062
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Title: I Grew Up In Someone Else's Living Room.
Creator: Hamilton, Morgan, Department of Art
Abstract/Description: My honors thesis is an exploration of the fleeting aspects of memory, a nomadic childhood, and the relationship families share with TV. I have painted an image of the living room set from Roseanne as a way to express my nostalgia and personal experience with television. There is something fascinating about translating modern technology, like the TV, through something as ancient as oil paint. It removes the practicality and mass-audience of program broadcast, and gives an intimate setting,...
Show moreMy honors thesis is an exploration of the fleeting aspects of memory, a nomadic childhood, and the relationship families share with TV. I have painted an image of the living room set from Roseanne as a way to express my nostalgia and personal experience with television. There is something fascinating about translating modern technology, like the TV, through something as ancient as oil paint. It removes the practicality and mass-audience of program broadcast, and gives an intimate setting, like the living room, an even more intimate environment, like a gallery. The Meta relationship between TV family and my own is an important aspect of growing up in my generation and I have always found it interesting how families will come together and watch someone else's family; he back of our TV is the front of theirs. We watch them, and they'll never know we exist. I will use my experiences growing up in a nuclear family to interpret the role of the TV living room, and how that interaction is truly art.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0280
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Title: Interactive Illustrations of Obscure Animals.
Creator: Grishchenko, Alice, Department of Art
Abstract/Description: am creating a website to display pen illustrations of obscure animals which are either difficult to classify in the taxonomic system or have no relatives among living animals (these are referred to as living fossils). I plan to research each animal's unique features that make them difficult to group with others and catalog them on the website. The highlighted features will be displayed in hidden boxes on the same page as the large illustrations and will be revealed when the user hovers over a...
Show moream creating a website to display pen illustrations of obscure animals which are either difficult to classify in the taxonomic system or have no relatives among living animals (these are referred to as living fossils). I plan to research each animal's unique features that make them difficult to group with others and catalog them on the website. The highlighted features will be displayed in hidden boxes on the same page as the large illustrations and will be revealed when the user hovers over a corresponding portion of the image. Each box will contain some text and a related illustration. Animals will be labeled with basic information including their names, habitat, diet, and current classification.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0266
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Fuck Everything: A Digital Game Questioning Gender Identity.
Creator: NW, Lena, Department of Art
Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0411
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Title: The Short-Term Qualitative Impact of an Interdisciplinary Arts-Centered Curriculum on Rural, At-Risk Middle School Students.
Creator: Scriven, Talicia V., Anderson, Tom, Ball-Thomas, Patty, Rosal, Marcia, Wood, Susan, Department of Art Education, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This is a descriptive case study that examines the impact of an interdisciplinary, arts-centered curriculum implemented with rural, at-risk children in North Florida. In many areas of this country, the arts either face a threat of deletion from the school curriculum or have already been removed from school curricula altogether. The "No Child Left Behind" act has resulted in the arts being removed from a small, rural middle school in Florida with a large student population at-risk of...
Show moreThis is a descriptive case study that examines the impact of an interdisciplinary, arts-centered curriculum implemented with rural, at-risk children in North Florida. In many areas of this country, the arts either face a threat of deletion from the school curriculum or have already been removed from school curricula altogether. The "No Child Left Behind" act has resulted in the arts being removed from a small, rural middle school in Florida with a large student population at-risk of educational failure. Coresponding with the reintroduction of an arts-centered curriculum into this school, the guiding research question is "How will an arts-centered, integrated, critical approach to teaching and learning affect rural, middle school students?" The Arts-In-Education grant program, through Florida State University's Center of Educational Research and Development, was instituted to address the problem of poor literacy skills for a single grade at the middle school, using the arts as the vehicle for motivation and transmission. During the second year of the grant, I was given the task of developing a particular curriculum for the students involved in the study focused on the theme, Who Do You Think You Are? Grant co-workers participated in refining this curriculum that was developed and implemented with seventh-grade students. This curriculum had students experience art-centered activities during their language arts classes, in which they wrote critically and creatively in relation to arts activities, recorded final raps and poems recorded on CDs. The following year, a smaller scale implementation was conducted with a single group of sixth-grade students who also were at-risk of educational failure, which was the focus group for this study. The participatory action research method was used in that the researcher was directly involved in teaching the curriculum and gathering the data that resulted from it. Impetus for the study came as a result of my own personal experience of living without the arts at a certain point during my earlier school matriculations, and being a peripheralized, at-risk student myself. So a personal vignette can be found in the study of my own personal experience, as stimulus and foundation for the theoretical premise of the study. The theoretical focus lies in African American liberation theory and philosophical pragmatism. Further, from a phenomenological perspective, I wanted to know how students and other stakeholders perceived the curriculum and its effects and what that meant to them. The desire was to find out what the students had gained from their art experience, qualitatively/affectively, and whether they felt art was a positive experience in and of itself and whether they felt it served as a positive tool for learning in language arts. The data was constructed from direct observation, student artifacts, and interviews. Raw data were frequently used in the report "to illustrate and substantiate the presentation" (Bilken & Bogdon, 2003, p. 5). Several themes resulted from the collected data. In answer to the primary question, the curriculum affected the students in several ways. First, in spite of some negative claims, most of the students understood the importance of art as a mode of personal self-expression and learning about new things. Second, they engaged in exploration about having respect for themselves through both the process and the curriculum content. But, in spite of engaging the arts as the means toward verbal and written literacy, the results of this study suggest the children made little progress toward written literacy. The arts-based curriculum did not, overall, motivate them to want to read and write. I suspect this reticence is as much a matter of poor skills development. Other themes were emergent. These themes dealt with discipline issues, adult betrayal, bureaucratic trouble, changing dynamics during recording of the CDs, and finally, a hopeful theme, the positive personal transformations in a few students during their involvement in the study. Because of the difficult conditions under which the study was conducted, conclusions about the potential success of the arts integrated curriculum's potential to positively affect children are difficult to draw. Some students understood that their personal paradigms had been expanded through this program, but others didn't acknowledge any effect. Further studies of this sort should be conducted and are planned by the researcher.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-1967
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Title: Acclimation of Red Tide Dinoflagellate Karenia Brevis to Higher Temperatures Results in Abnormal Morphology and Changes in Growth Rates.
Creator: Owen, Daniel P., Department of Biological Science
Abstract/Description: This paper addresses the effects of increased temperature on the Red Tide dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis. A clonal strain of Karenia brevis was acclimated to the currently estimated increase in Gulf temperatures over a period of time long enough to ensure proper acclimation of the experimental cultures. A long acclimation time was used to avoid temperature shock conditions for the culture and to more closely mimic natural temperature increases, such as those seen during seasonal transitions....
Show moreThis paper addresses the effects of increased temperature on the Red Tide dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis. A clonal strain of Karenia brevis was acclimated to the currently estimated increase in Gulf temperatures over a period of time long enough to ensure proper acclimation of the experimental cultures. A long acclimation time was used to avoid temperature shock conditions for the culture and to more closely mimic natural temperature increases, such as those seen during seasonal transitions. Over the course of the experiment, K. brevis cultures were acclimated from 25° C to 31° C. An abnormal, rounded, cell morphology was produced in K. brevis cultures acclimated to 28° C and persisted in cultures acclimated through 28° C to 31° C. As well, specific growth rates of cultures growing at 25° C and acclimated to 30° C differed depending on whether the average growth rates were derived from culture cell density or RFU measurements. K. brevis cultures grown in GP/2 media had significantly higher average growth rates based on RFU measurements than cultures growing in L1-Si media. Cultures growing at 25° C and 30° C did not have significantly different chlorophyll a content per cell. In conjunction with the rounded cell morphology, the reported higher maximum temperature range, and future physiological observations, the result of this experiment aim to help researchers understand what may be happening to populations of K. brevis throughout seasonal temperature variations.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0515
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Title: A Simplified Protein Folding Simulation Using a Metropolis Monte Carlo Algorithm.
Creator: Franklin, Robert D., Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Abstract/Description: The major outcome of this project is "Protein Folding Toy," an iPad program (app) which is designed to allow children (ages 10-18) to interact with a system that behaves like a single polymer chain on the molecular level. The user can design a single chain, specifying a sequence of beads that each could be neutral (black), hydrophobic (green), or charged (red/blue). The app can then perform a Metropolis Monte Carlo simulation and allows the user to vary temperature in real time. Observed...
Show moreThe major outcome of this project is "Protein Folding Toy," an iPad program (app) which is designed to allow children (ages 10-18) to interact with a system that behaves like a single polymer chain on the molecular level. The user can design a single chain, specifying a sequence of beads that each could be neutral (black), hydrophobic (green), or charged (red/blue). The app can then perform a Metropolis Monte Carlo simulation and allows the user to vary temperature in real time. Observed chain behavior depends on inter-bead interactions as well as temperature-dependent stochastic motions.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0521
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Title: The Influence of the Compression Interface on the Failure Behavior and Size Effect of Concrete.
Creator: Kampmann, Raphael, Rambo-Roddenberry, Michelle, Ping, Wei-Chou Virgil, Kalu, Peter N., Tawﬁq, Kamal, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The failure behavior of concrete materials is not completely understood because conventional test methods fail to assess the material response independent of the sample size and shape. To study the influence of strength and strain affecting test conditions, four typical concrete sample types were experimentally evaluated in uniaxial compression and analyzed for strength, deformational behavior, crack initiation/propagation, and fracture patterns under varying boundary conditions. Both low...
Show moreThe failure behavior of concrete materials is not completely understood because conventional test methods fail to assess the material response independent of the sample size and shape. To study the influence of strength and strain affecting test conditions, four typical concrete sample types were experimentally evaluated in uniaxial compression and analyzed for strength, deformational behavior, crack initiation/propagation, and fracture patterns under varying boundary conditions. Both low friction and conventional compression interfaces were assessed. High-speed video technology was used to monitor macrocracking. Inferential data analysis proved reliably lower strength results for reduced surface friction at the compression interfaces, regardless of sample shape. Reciprocal comparisons revealed statistically significant strength differences between most sample shapes. Crack initiation and propagation was found to differ for dissimilar compression interfaces. The principal stress and strain distributions were analyzed, and the strain domain was found to resemble the experimental results, whereas the stress analysis failed to explain failure for reduced end confinement. Neither stresses nor strains indicated strength reductions due to reduced friction, and therefore, buckling effects were considered. The high-speed video analysis revealed localize buckling phenomena, regardless of end confinement. Slender elements were the result of low friction, and stocky fragments developed under conventional confinement. The critical buckling load increased accordingly. The research showed that current test methods do not reflect the ''true'' compressive strength and that concrete failure is strain driven. Ultimate collapse results from buckling preceded by unstable cracking. Suplemental Files: Additional video files, that supplement the test results presented in Chapter 4, can be accessed through the Florida State University Library System. The high-speed videos were selected to exemplify each specimen type (tall cylinder, small cylinder, column, and cube) under both boundary conditions (conventional and reduced surface friction). 01_TallCylinderConventionalFriction.mp4 - Tall cylinder under conventional friction 02_TallCylinderReducedFriction.mp4 - Tall cylinder under reduced friction 03_SmallCylinderConventionalFriction.mp4 - Small cylinder under conventional friction 04_SmallCylinderReducedFriction.mp4 - Small cylinder under reduced friction 05_ColumnConventionalFriction.mp4 - Column under conventional friction 06_ColumnReducedFriction.mp4 - Column under reduced friction 07_CubeConventionalFriction.mp4 - Cube under conventional friction 08_CubeReducedFriction.mp4 - Cube under reduced friction
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-5375
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Title: Characterization of Paleozoic Terranes and Terrane Accretion at the Southeastern Margin of Laurentia: Georgia and Alabama Appalachians.
Creator: Holm-Denoma, Christopher Scott, Tull, James F., Froelich, Philip, Odom, A. Leroy, Kish, Stephen A., Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The Paleozoic growth of the eastern margin of the North American continent is exemplified by the amalgamation of a series of terranes due to the closure of intervening ocean(s) and the obduction of fragments of oceanic and continental crust. The Appalachian orogen has traditionally been described as a culmination of three distinct events including the Taconic, Acadian, and Alleghanian orogenies. While evidence of the aforementioned discrete events has been well documented in the Appalachians...
Show moreThe Paleozoic growth of the eastern margin of the North American continent is exemplified by the amalgamation of a series of terranes due to the closure of intervening ocean(s) and the obduction of fragments of oceanic and continental crust. The Appalachian orogen has traditionally been described as a culmination of three distinct events including the Taconic, Acadian, and Alleghanian orogenies. While evidence of the aforementioned discrete events has been well documented in the Appalachians in general, substantiation of the effects and timing of each orogeny appears to be more ambiguous regionally, likely requiring differing tectonic models along strike of the orogenic belt. The response of Laurentia to orogenesis is important in determining the timing and extent of Paleozoic accretionary events as well as characterizing the accreted terranes themselves. Tectonic models of classically studied mountain belts including the Alps, Himalayas, and Appalachians were constructed relying heavily on identifying collisional structures formed during closure of an intervening ocean(s). The modern Pacific margin represents an alternative to collisional models termed accretionary orogenesis. Accretionary orogenesis is also variable in that there may be an advancing subduction boundary or a retreating subduction boundary (extensional accretionary orogen). This study examines the role of crustal growth in an accretionary margin along the southeastern margin of Laurentia during a time of extensive (orogen-wide) arc accretion and closure of an intervening ocean commonly associated with the Ordovician-aged Taconic orogeny. Structural, stratigraphic, geochemical and isotopic evidence suggest that the southeastern margin of Laurentia (Alabama promontory) remained open to an ocean (as an accretionary orogen) until at least the Acadian and possibly as late as the Alleghanian orogeny. The structural architecture of the terrane-bounding fault (Allatoona and Hollins-Line faults) systems and adjacent terranes and petrogenesis of arc-related volcanics and plutonic bodies provides insight into the early Paleozoic evolution of the southeastern margin of Laurentia.
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Date Issued: 2006
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-3967
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Title: Time Synchronized Sonification of Paleoclimatic Data: Orbital Eccentricity, Ecological Abundance and Stable Isotopes.
Creator: Goddard, Jay Daniel, Parker, William, Odom, Leroy, Wang, Yang, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Paleoclimatic data including orbital eccentricity, mollusk species counts and carbonate isotope data are combined in an event based, time synchronized, parameter mapped sonification that plays backwards through geologic time from ~3.2 million years ago to ~7.4 million years ago. Interpretations of the sonified data are compared to the interpretations of previously published studies and insight has been gained regarding the usefulness of auditory display methods in this scientific context. The...
Show morePaleoclimatic data including orbital eccentricity, mollusk species counts and carbonate isotope data are combined in an event based, time synchronized, parameter mapped sonification that plays backwards through geologic time from ~3.2 million years ago to ~7.4 million years ago. Interpretations of the sonified data are compared to the interpretations of previously published studies and insight has been gained regarding the usefulness of auditory display methods in this scientific context. The field of auditory display has grown exponentially in recent years but there is a lack of papers that use sonification to explore science-based data within a legitimate scientific framework. The end result allow users to monitor a substantial portion of the Late Neogene period (around 4.2 million years in length) in less than 2 minutes. Users perceive shifts in mollusk counts (a temperature proxy) as the pink noise changes structure and travels L and R in the sound field. Low frequency discrete tones mimic the changing eccentricity of Earth's orbit as bell tones (representing isotope trends) move chaotically in the center channel. It is shown that sonification can preserve both simple and advanced structures in scientific data as shown in numerous sound examples and verified with unique figures that compare sonification waveforms or spectrograms to original publication figures.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-8791
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Title: Lanthanide Humic Substances Interactions Determined by Capillary Electrophoresis Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry.
Creator: Sonke, Jeroen E., Salters, Vincent J. M., Landing, William M., Cooper, William T., Brunel, Louis Claude, Odom, A. Leroy, Wang, Yang, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric...
Show moreSonke, Jeroen E., Salters, Vincent J. M., Landing, William M., Cooper, William T., Brunel, Louis Claude, Odom, A. Leroy, Wang, Yang, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Florida State University
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Abstract/Description: Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is well known for its strong binding capacity for trace metals. In order to better predict the role of DOM in the speciation and transport of trace metals in the environment capillary electrophoresis (CE), a molecular separation technique, was coupled to a Sector Field Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (SF-ICP-MS). The combination of these two techniques allows for the study of non-labile metal speciation in aquatic samples. An extensive theoretical...
Show moreDissolved organic matter (DOM) is well known for its strong binding capacity for trace metals. In order to better predict the role of DOM in the speciation and transport of trace metals in the environment capillary electrophoresis (CE), a molecular separation technique, was coupled to a Sector Field Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (SF-ICP-MS). The combination of these two techniques allows for the study of non-labile metal speciation in aquatic samples. An extensive theoretical analysis of metal-ligand separations on the molecular scale of a CE experiment was combined with numerical simulations and experimental tests to assure accurate quantitative results. It was found that the susceptibility of metal-ligand complexes to dissociation during a CE separation can be conveniently captured with a theoretical approximation of complex half-life. Complex half-life, thus is proposed to serve as a tool for assessing the likeliness of quantitative artifacts in CE-ICP-MS. By separating lanthanide complexes with EDTA and Humic Acids (i.e. strong stable ligand competition) we have been able to determine equilibrium binding constants for all 14 stable rare earth elements (REEs), Sc and Y with Suwannee river fulvic acid (SRFA) and Leonardite humic acid (LHA) at near environmental conditions (pH 6-9, 0.01 – 0.01 mol.L-1 NaNO3, 100 nmol.L-1 Ln, 10 mg.L-1 HS). Conditional binding constants for LnHS (Kc) were found to increase gradually by 2-3 orders of magnitude from La to Lu. This increasing relative affinity reflects the lanthanide contraction, a basic chemical property of the REEs related to the gradual decrease in ionic radius from La to Lu. LogKc values were found to gradually increase with increasing pH and decrease with increasing ionic strength. Additionally, LHA logKc's were on average 1.5 log units higher than SRFA logKc's with a total range of 9.0
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Date Issued: 2003
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-1626
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Title: Cyclogenesis and Tropical Transition in Frontal Zones.
Creator: Stewart, Michelle L., Bourassa, Mark, Hart, Robert, Cunningham, Phillip, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Tropical cyclones can form from many different precursors, including baroclinic systems. The process of an extratropical system evolving into a warm core tropical cyclone is defined by Davis and Bosart (2004) as a Tropical Transition (TT) with further classification of systems into Weak Extratropical Cylclones (WEC) and Strong Extratropical Cyclones (SEC). It is difficult to predict which systems will make the transition and which will not, but the description of a common type of TT occurring...
Show moreTropical cyclones can form from many different precursors, including baroclinic systems. The process of an extratropical system evolving into a warm core tropical cyclone is defined by Davis and Bosart (2004) as a Tropical Transition (TT) with further classification of systems into Weak Extratropical Cylclones (WEC) and Strong Extratropical Cyclones (SEC). It is difficult to predict which systems will make the transition and which will not, but the description of a common type of TT occurring along a front will aid forecasters in identifying systems that might undergo TT. A wind speed and SST relationship thought to be necessary for this type of transition is discussed. QuikSCAT and other satellite data are used to locate TT cases forming along fronts and track their transformation into tropical systems. Frontal TT is identified as a subset of SEC TT and the evolution from a frontal wave to a tropical system is described in five stages. A frontal wave with stronger northerly wind and weaker southerly wind is the first stage in the frontal cyclogenesis. As the extratropical cyclogenesis continues in the next two stages, bent back warm front stage and instant occlusion stage, the warmer air of the bent back front becomes surrounded by cooler air . Next, in the subtropical stage the latent heat release energy from the ocean surface begins ascent and forms a shallow warm core. As the energy from surface heat fluxes translates to convection within the system, the warm core extends further into the upper levels of the atmosphere in the final, tropical stage of TT. Model data from MM5 simulations of three storms, Noel (2001), Peter (2003) and Gaston (2004) are analyzed to illustrate the five stages of frontal TT. Noel is found to have the most baroclinic origin of the three and Gaston the least.
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Date Issued: 2007
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0381
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Title: Florida Manatee (Trichechus Manatus Latirostris) Outer and Middle Ear Morphology: Potential Sound Conduction Pathways and Middle-Ear Mechanism.
Creator: Chapla, Marie E., Nowacek, Douglas P., Rommel, Sentiel A., Huettel, Markus, Laurent, Louis St., Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) is an obligate aquatic mammal that inhabits shallow coastal waterways. Previous research has demonstrated that manatees vocalize using frequencies that range from
Show moreThe Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) is an obligate aquatic mammal that inhabits shallow coastal waterways. Previous research has demonstrated that manatees vocalize using frequencies that range from < 0.5 kHz to 12 kHz (Frisch and Frisch, 2003; Nowacek et al., 2003) and hear frequencies between 0.4 kHz and 45 kHz (Bullock et al., 1982; Gerstein et al., 1999). Although the auditory anatomy has been described previously (Fischer, 1988; Ketten et al., 1992; Chapla and Rommel, 2003), potential sound pathways and middle ear mechanisms have not been analyzed. In the current study, Computerized Tomography (CT) is utilized to generate three-dimensional reconstructions of manatee heads and isolated earbone (tympanoperiotic) complexes in order to visualize the in situ arrangement of soft tissue and bone. Density data attached to the CT data are used to make calculations regarding the transmission and reflection of sound waves, with varying angles of incidence, as they encounter the boundaries of different tissue layers. Sound waves with 90° angles of incidence (relative to the tissue/water interface) will transmit 94% to 99% of their total energy intensity to the skull. Sound waves approaching at oblique angles to the surface of the head will transmit less of their energy intensity. The fraction of energy intensity in the transmitted wave will decrease with a decrease in the angle of incidence. Additional calculations of critical angles and an isospeed channel suggest that the inner fatty tissue layer (bounded by muscle and bone) does not provide an efficient channel for sound waves. Other potential sound pathways are discussed. A model of inertial bone conduction predicts that the peak displacement amplitude of the stapes, relative to that of the head, will be 8.4 dB at 200 Hz, and that inertial bone conduction may be possible between 125 Hz and 1000 Hz. Comparisons are made with data from humans and golden moles (Mason, 2003).
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Date Issued: 2006
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-3888
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Title: Empires of Halcyon: An Online Nation Simulator with Macroeconomic Modeling.
Creator: Francis, Daniel, Department of Economics
Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0155
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Title: The Effect of Audio Narration in Computer Mediated Instruction on Procedural Fluency by Students of Varying Reading Levels.
Creator: Solomon, Howard M., Wager, Walter W., Douglas, Ian, Baylor, Amy L., Jeong, Allan, Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study compares the effect of text-based and narration-based multimedia presentation modalities on the accuracy and efficiency of procedural performance, a combination that the introduction to the New Standards for Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Continuing Education of the New York State Education Department uses as the definition of "procedural fluency" (New York State Education Department, 2005). In addition, this study also examines the influence of reading skill on both procedural...
Show moreThis study compares the effect of text-based and narration-based multimedia presentation modalities on the accuracy and efficiency of procedural performance, a combination that the introduction to the New Standards for Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Continuing Education of the New York State Education Department uses as the definition of "procedural fluency" (New York State Education Department, 2005). In addition, this study also examines the influence of reading skill on both procedural fluency resulting from and student choices of presentation modalities. By studying community college students with low computerized placement test scores, a wide range of reading skill levels was sampled. The independent variable, was the mode of presentation (text only, narration only, and learner's choice) in instruction to teach a new computer procedure. While results showed no overall advantage for any of the treatment conditions in procedural fluency, improvement was seen in the amount of time it took for students to complete the tutorial lesson when they were allowed to choose their preferred mode for receiving the lesson. The results showed that a disproportionately large portion of those students who failed to complete the procedure at all had been placed into the mode where reading was chosen for them. It was recommended that unless other factors dictate that the use of spoken presentations is counter-productive to the learning at hand, narration be included as an alternative presentation modality. This was recommended to increase the accessibility of the instructional product, to reduce the amount of time spent going through the lesson, and to increase the likelihood that learning of the procedure will take place.
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Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-1644
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Title: Re-Educating the Pastoral: A Study of US/Southeast Asian Postcolonial Narratives.
Creator: Powell, Tina Lynn, Shinn, Christopher, Faulk, Barry, Picart, Caroline Kay, Butler, Robert Olen, Department of English, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: U.S./Southeast Asian exile narratives, or "refugee literature," tend to be classified as autobiographies, testimonials and personal narratives, and not with other literary genres such as the pastoral. Pastoral representations of the homeland, however, are an important presence in the literature and film of Southeast Asian refugees. Building on Raymond Williams' study on the country/city tension of the pastoral mode, this project applies symbolic forms of the pastoral to complex anti-colonial...
Show moreU.S./Southeast Asian exile narratives, or "refugee literature," tend to be classified as autobiographies, testimonials and personal narratives, and not with other literary genres such as the pastoral. Pastoral representations of the homeland, however, are an important presence in the literature and film of Southeast Asian refugees. Building on Raymond Williams' study on the country/city tension of the pastoral mode, this project applies symbolic forms of the pastoral to complex anti-colonial struggles against Western imperialism and resistance to oppressive Communist regimes in Southeast Asia. This study focuses on Southeast Asian refugee authors U Sam Oeur, Tran Van Dinh, and Jade Ngoc Quang Huynh, who produce pastoral representations of their homeland and examines the postwar films of Vietnamese filmmaker Anh Hung Tran, who captures urban decay and prewar nostalgia in Viet Nam. The land stands in metonymically for the nation as the authors and filmmaker use the land to present an idealized vision of precolonial Viet Nam and Cambodia that critiques communism and/or capitalism, while the Vietnamese communists and the Khmer Rouge view the countryside as the primary site of re-education for the people. Chapter One discusses Oeur's references to idyllic nature and his invocation of a Golden Age, Cambodia's Angkor Empire, in his poetry collection Sacred Vows. Oeur's pastoral vision serves to denounce the atrocities that the Khmer Rouge committed. Chapter Two observes Dinh's references to Vietnamese myths to create a Golden Age which criticizes the communist regime and their removal from Vietnamese culture in Blue Dragon White Tiger. Chapter Three analyzes Huynh's South Wind Changing and the tension of the pastoral narrative in depicting an idyllic countryside and the urban center to illustrate the destruction of modern war and communism. Chapter Four marks a critical turn in the cinematic display of pastoral beauty and national (dis)harmony in Tran's films Cyclo, The Scent of Green Papaya, and Vertical Ray of the Sun. Ultimately, these narratives all serve as indictments against violence, and the pastoral form is used to oppose war, capitalism and communism, which have ravaged the land and people of Southeast Asia.
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Date Issued: 2003
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0457
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Title: Kung-Fu Cowboys to Bronx B-Boys: Heroes and the Birth of Hip Hop Culture.
Creator: Edwards, Cutler, Jumonville, Neil, Jones, Maxine, Childs, Matt D., Department of History, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The scholarly study of hip hop is still in its infancy, and the focus in 2005 still rests largely upon African roots. However, many influences helped to shape hip hop culture in New York during its formative period in the 1970s. One of the most important of these was the Chinese kung-fu film, and the kung-fu heroes upon whom this cinema centered. Rather than being seen as a foreign concept, the kung-fu hero fit into American culture as an ideological descendant of the mythological American...
Show moreThe scholarly study of hip hop is still in its infancy, and the focus in 2005 still rests largely upon African roots. However, many influences helped to shape hip hop culture in New York during its formative period in the 1970s. One of the most important of these was the Chinese kung-fu film, and the kung-fu heroes upon whom this cinema centered. Rather than being seen as a foreign concept, the kung-fu hero fit into American culture as an ideological descendant of the mythological American cowboy. By tracing the history of the cowboy as American hero and then investigating the similarities between cowboy hero and kung-fu hero, the reasons for the kung-fu hero's acceptance in America, particularly by minority audiences, become clear. Finally, an analysis of the movement in kung-fu films and hip hop dance (called breaking or b-boying), reveals how the kung-fu hero affected the development of hip hop culture, and its aesthetic and philosophical underpinnings.
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Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0609
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Title: Space-Time Continuum: A Design Approach for the Built Environment.
Creator: Shanbhag, Raghavendra S., Navarro, Ricardo, Waxman, Lisa, Wiedegreen, Eric, Department of Interior Design, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Ever since the advent of modern theories in architecture and design, the concept of Rationalism has revolutionized the process of design in the built environment. Rationalism, being the art of logic, has elevated this profession from decoration to design. A number of designers and theorists have tried to approach and achieve this concept by embracing different means and methods. The intent was to encapsulate logic, function and aesthetics in the formulation of a design approach to develop an...
Show moreEver since the advent of modern theories in architecture and design, the concept of Rationalism has revolutionized the process of design in the built environment. Rationalism, being the art of logic, has elevated this profession from decoration to design. A number of designers and theorists have tried to approach and achieve this concept by embracing different means and methods. The intent was to encapsulate logic, function and aesthetics in the formulation of a design approach to develop an architectural vocabulary for the built environment. Space and time, being two important aspects, play crucial role in the perception of built environment. Theorists in conjunction with the designers through the ages have tried to understand and use the dynamics of space and time. This thesis addresses the concept of space-time dynamics in the built environment and explores its application as an approach to design. The research explores this concept from a multitude of perspectives ranging from scientific to philosophical views. The end result may not be a completely new definition of architecture and design, but is an expanded view from various perspectives bearing the potential of developing new perception. These approaches can be rationally used towards the spatial solutions to enliven the present urban realm. With these theories as a backdrop, the study explores works and approaches of several contemporary designers and their novel solutions. The thesis culminates with a design project in which these concepts are applied in a real world situation. For the purpose of this thesis, a site was chosen for a mixed-use development project at the Centennial Park in Ybor city, Tampa, Florida. This site provides an opportunity to provide spatial solution for the present day program in this historically and contextually rich setup.
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Date Issued: 2006
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-1796
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Title: Kuwait Architecture and Design: An Investigation of Factors Influencing Design Identity.
Creator: Mahmeed, Talal, Wiedegreen, Eric, Waxman, Lisa, Ohazama, Tock, Department of Interior Design, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study focused on an unprecedented case when a sudden increase in wealth creates total transformation in a nation's architectural development. The discovery of oil in Kuwait and the movement toward modernism led to the deconstruction of the design identity and the development of a collage of different design styles that are alien to the cultural, traditional and environmental characters of Kuwait. This thesis dealt with analyzing the current residential identity in Kuwait and identifying...
Show moreThis study focused on an unprecedented case when a sudden increase in wealth creates total transformation in a nation's architectural development. The discovery of oil in Kuwait and the movement toward modernism led to the deconstruction of the design identity and the development of a collage of different design styles that are alien to the cultural, traditional and environmental characters of Kuwait. This thesis dealt with analyzing the current residential identity in Kuwait and identifying the influential factors that can enhance the design identity of houses in Kuwait to improve the living quality in terms of social, cultural and environmental aspects. The objective of the study was to create a foundation framework to design a better housing environment that meets the physical and psychological needs of Kuwaiti families. The thesis started with illustrating the historical development of Kuwaiti houses before the 1950s through the present to better understand the historical influences. Information gathered through the review of literature and a fact finding trip to Kuwait result in a design project of a typical Kuwaiti residence. The purpose is to design a housing unit that meets the general needs of Kuwaiti families and that adapts to the social, cultural and environmental aspects of the country. The design aimed to address the functional, cultural, aesthetical and environmental needs of the Kuwaiti society. The intention of this project is to enhance the living style in urban, architectural and interior perspectives and to create a residence that has the potential to be developed into a prototype for future Kuwaiti housing.
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Date Issued: 2007
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0194
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Title: Dynamic Modeling and Motion Planning for Robotic Skid-Steered Vehicles.
Creator: Gupta, Nikhil, Collins, Emmanuel G., Edrington, Chris S., Clark, Jonathan, Oates, William S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Skid-steered robots are commonly used in outdoor applications due to their mechanical simplicity, high maneuverability, and robustness. The maneuverability of these robots allows them to perform turning maneuvers ranging from point turns to straight line motion under ideal conditions (e.g., flat terrain and powerful actuators). However, sloped terrain, terrain with high friction, or actuator torque and power limitations can limit the achievable turning radii. The aim of this research is to...
Show moreSkid-steered robots are commonly used in outdoor applications due to their mechanical simplicity, high maneuverability, and robustness. The maneuverability of these robots allows them to perform turning maneuvers ranging from point turns to straight line motion under ideal conditions (e.g., flat terrain and powerful actuators). However, sloped terrain, terrain with high friction, or actuator torque and power limitations can limit the achievable turning radii. The aim of this research is to analyze and experimentally verify the dynamic and power models for skid-steered autonomous ground vehicles equipped with non-ideal (i.e., torque and power limited) actuators and moving on sloped terrains. In particular it investigates the ability of the proposed models to predict motor torques (including motor saturation), power requirement, and minimum turn radius as a function of terrain slope, vehicle heading, payload, terrain parameters and actuator characteristics. The experimental results show that the model is able to predict motor torques for the full range of turning radii on flat ground, i.e., from point turns to straight line motion. In addition, it is shown that the proposed model is able to predict motor torques (including motor saturation) and minimum turn radius as a function of terrain slope, vehicle heading, payload, terrain parameters and actuator characteristics. This makes the model usable for curvilinear motion planning tasks on sloped surfaces. The research uses these results along with Sampling Based Model Predictive Optimization to develop an effective methodology for generating dynamically feasible, energy efficient trajectories for skid-steered autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs) and compares the resultant trajectories with those based on the standard distance optimal trajectories. The simulated and experimental results consider an AGV moving at a constant forward velocity on both wood and asphalt surfaces under various loads. They show that a small increase in the distance of a trajectory over the distance optimal trajectory can result in a dramatic savings in the AGV's energy consumption. They also show that it is not difficult for distance optimal planning to produce trajectories that violate the motor torque constraints for skid-steered AGVs, which can result in poor navigation performance. In addition, the research motivates and provides a methodology that integrates the robot's dynamic model and actuator limitations, and the terrain models with SBMPO to exploit the vehicle momentum as a way to successfully traverse the difficult terrains such as steep hills, mud, or stiff vegetation patches. These scenarios are particularly critical for smaller robots with torque and power limited actuators, which as experimentally shown in this research can easily fail to accomplish their tasks in these environments. In particular, the experimental results showing the efficacy of the proposed methodology are presented for a vegetation patch and a steep hill. Finally, a discussion of the necessary perception work to fully automate the process is included. Further, for walking and running robots, analysis of the power consumption is particularly important for trajectory planning tasks as it enables motion plans that minimize energy consumption and do not violate power limitations of the robot actuators. The research here is motivated by the hypothesis that for certain regimes of operation (i.e., certain gait parameters), legged robots from the RHex family behave in a similar fashion to skid-steered robots while in general curvilinear motion. Hence, using the experience gained from skid-steered wheeled vehicles, presents models of the inner and outer side torques and power requirements for the XRL hexapedal robot. In addition, the applicability of the power model to energy efficient motion planning is illustrated for a walking gait on a vinyl surface.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-8997
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Title: Three Dimensional Thermal Modeling of Friction Stir Processing.
Creator: Vepakomma, K. Hemanth, Kalu, Peter, Chandra, Namas, Ordonez, Juan Carlos, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: It has been documented that heat is generated during friction stir processing. The amount of heat generated between the shoulder and the work piece during friction stir processing dictates the quality of the processed zone. Hence understanding the distribution of heat and obtaining the temperature contours will assist in understanding the general process of friction stir processing. In this thesis a three dimensional heat transfer model has been developed to obtain the temperature...
Show moreIt has been documented that heat is generated during friction stir processing. The amount of heat generated between the shoulder and the work piece during friction stir processing dictates the quality of the processed zone. Hence understanding the distribution of heat and obtaining the temperature contours will assist in understanding the general process of friction stir processing. In this thesis a three dimensional heat transfer model has been developed to obtain the temperature distribution in the work piece. An example problem was solved to understand the method of solving a transient heat transfer problem using ANSYS. The developed finite element model was validated by comparing the simulation results with experimental data from five different papers. A parametric study was carried out to understand the variation in temperature for different rotational and translational speeds. The variation of temperature with respect to thermal conductivity, specific heat and density was developed. A trend line equation which predicts the peak temperature attained during friction stir processing was also developed. The predicted peak temperature is used to obtain the temperature contours through out the work piece.
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Date Issued: 2006
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-4565
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Title: Modeling and Simulation of Skid Steered Robot Pioneer 3AT.
Creator: Krishnamurthy, Dhanashekar Arcot, Hollis, Patrick, Moore, Carl, Ordonez, Juan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Mobile robots are used extensively for their ability to navigate and perform tasks in unstructured environments, without continuous human guidance. They are used for space exploration, military surveillance, nuclear power industry, security, etc. Before these robots are put to work, they need to be tested under different conditions. While developing or testing these robots, it is important that one models the actual vehicle and simulates test conditions similar to the actual ones. These...
Show moreMobile robots are used extensively for their ability to navigate and perform tasks in unstructured environments, without continuous human guidance. They are used for space exploration, military surveillance, nuclear power industry, security, etc. Before these robots are put to work, they need to be tested under different conditions. While developing or testing these robots, it is important that one models the actual vehicle and simulates test conditions similar to the actual ones. These models give an idea of how the robot is going to behave and thus play a critical role in the development of the vehicle navigation and control systems. For a skid steered robot like the Pioneer 3AT, the velocity constraints are quite different from other mobile platforms, because the wheels must skid laterally to follow a curved path. This implies that the control of this robot at the kinematic level only is not sufficient and, in general, demands the use of a dynamic model. This thesis develops a mathematical model of a 4-wheel skid-steering mobile robot, the Pioneer 3AT. The model is validated with actual experiments on the Pioneer 3AT and also modeling and simulation using Pro Engineer and ADAMS.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0229
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Title: Theoretical Studies of Protein-Protein and Protein-DNA Binding Rates.
Creator: Alsallaq, Ramzi A., Zhou, Huan-Xiang, Blaber, Michael, Berg, Bernd, Rikvold, Per Arne, Xiong, Peng, Department of Physics, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Proteins are folded chains of amino acids. Some of the amino acids (e.g. Lys, Arg, His, Asp, and Glu) carry charges under physiological conditions. Proteins almost always function through binding to other proteins or ligands, for example barnase is a ribonuclease protein, found in the bacterium Bacil lus amyloliquefaceus. Barnase degrades RNA by hydrolysis. For the bacterium to inhibit the potentially lethal action of Barnase within its own cell it co-produces another protein called barstar...
Show moreProteins are folded chains of amino acids. Some of the amino acids (e.g. Lys, Arg, His, Asp, and Glu) carry charges under physiological conditions. Proteins almost always function through binding to other proteins or ligands, for example barnase is a ribonuclease protein, found in the bacterium Bacil lus amyloliquefaceus. Barnase degrades RNA by hydrolysis. For the bacterium to inhibit the potentially lethal action of Barnase within its own cell it co-produces another protein called barstar which binds quickly, and tightly, to barnase. The biological function of this binding is to block the active site of barnase. The speeds (rates) at which proteins associate are vital to many biological processes. They span a wide range (from less than 103 to 108 M-1 s-1 ). Rates greater than ~106 M -1s-1 are typically found to be manifestations of enhancements by long-range electrostatic interactions between the associating proteins. A different paradigm appears in the case of protein binding to DNA. The rate in this case is enhanced through attractive surface potential that effectively reduces the dimensionality of the available search space for the diffusing protein. This thesis presents computational and theoretical models on the rate of association of ligands/proteins to other proteins or DNA. For protein-protein association we present a general strategy for computing protein-protein rates of association. The main achievements of this strategy is the ability to obtain a stringent reaction criteria based on the landscape of short-range interactions between the associating proteins, and the ability to compute the effect of the electrostatic interactions on the rates of association accurately using the best known solvers for Poisson-Boltzmann equation presently available. For protein-DNA association we present a mathematical model for proteins targeting specific sites on a circular DNA topology. The main achievements are the realization that a linear DNA with reflecting ends and specific site in the middle of the chain is kinetically indistinguishable from its circularized topology, and the ability to predict the effect of the dissociation via the ends of linear DNA on the rate of association which is to reduce the rate.
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Date Issued: 2007
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-0182
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Title: When Forgiveness Matters: Correlating Forgiveness with Achievement Motivation and Willingness to Disclose in the Workplace.
Creator: Belluccia, Anthony, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: A large body of literature demonstrates the effects of a forgiving employer. This study was the first to provide information about forgiveness in the workplace as it relates to achievement motivation. Specifically, the objective was to determine whether a supervisor's forgiveness for issues related to employee tasks can affect achievement motivation on those tasks; and additionally, forgiveness' predictive effect on willingness to disclose information in the workplace. Given the role of...
Show moreA large body of literature demonstrates the effects of a forgiving employer. This study was the first to provide information about forgiveness in the workplace as it relates to achievement motivation. Specifically, the objective was to determine whether a supervisor's forgiveness for issues related to employee tasks can affect achievement motivation on those tasks; and additionally, forgiveness' predictive effect on willingness to disclose information in the workplace. Given the role of operant conditioning in business relationships and the tendency for an offender to keep offending if forgiven consistently, this 220 participant correlative study tested the prediction that forgiveness and achievement motivation would be negatively correlated, and that forgiveness and willingness to disclose would be positively correlated. Two bivariate correlations conveyed a moderate positive correlation between forgiveness and achievement motivation, disproving my first hypothesis, but a stronger positive correlation between forgiveness and willingness to disclose information in the workplace, confirming my second hypothesis. These findings join others in displaying the potency of a forgiving culture on the honesty of employees, and contributes to the understanding of forgiveness as it relates to achievement motivation, which establishes an unprecedented correlation.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0561
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Title: A Cross-Cultural Look at a Meaningful Life and a Happy Life.
Creator: Batista, Rafael, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: There are many characteristics of a good life including a sense of meaning and happiness. A historical introduction presented here illustrates this dual conceptualization as existing since ancient times. Recent work by Baumeister, Vohs, Aaker, and Garbinsky (2013) revealed key differences between a meaningful life and a happy life. Meaningfulness, for example, was associated with integrating past, present, and future thinking, whereas happiness was primarily present-oriented. While...
Show moreThere are many characteristics of a good life including a sense of meaning and happiness. A historical introduction presented here illustrates this dual conceptualization as existing since ancient times. Recent work by Baumeister, Vohs, Aaker, and Garbinsky (2013) revealed key differences between a meaningful life and a happy life. Meaningfulness, for example, was associated with integrating past, present, and future thinking, whereas happiness was primarily present-oriented. While meaningfulness and happiness have each been studied independently across cultures, a cross-cultural comparison of the two has yet to be published. Baumeister (1991) suggests purpose, values, efficacy, and self-worth are universal needs for meaningfulness. Surveying students from Turkey (n = 124) and the United States (n = 231) we replicate previous findings and present empirical data supporting universal needs for meaningfulness while arguing for the inclusion of a fifth universal need: belongingness.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_uhm-0412
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Title: Introduction to Financial Mathematics: Concepts and Computational Methods.
Creator: Fahim, Arash
Abstract/Description: Introduction to Financial Mathematics: Concepts and Computational Methods serves as a primer in financial mathematics with a focus on conceptual understanding of models and problem solving. It includes the mathematical background needed for risk management, such as probability theory, optimization, and the like. The goal of the book is to expose the reader to a wide range of basic problems, some of which emphasize analytic ability, some requiring programming techniques and others focusing on...
Show moreIntroduction to Financial Mathematics: Concepts and Computational Methods serves as a primer in financial mathematics with a focus on conceptual understanding of models and problem solving. It includes the mathematical background needed for risk management, such as probability theory, optimization, and the like. The goal of the book is to expose the reader to a wide range of basic problems, some of which emphasize analytic ability, some requiring programming techniques and others focusing on statistical data analysis. In addition, it covers some areas which are outside the scope of mainstream financial mathematics textbooks. For example, it presents marginal account setting by the CCP and systemic risk, and a brief overview of the model risk. Inline exercises and examples are included to help students prepare for exams on this book.
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Date Issued: 2019-07-08
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1562684770_1b3096ca_Comp, 10.33009/financialmath1
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Title: Identification of In Vivo Sulci on the External Surface of Eight Adult Chimpanzee Brains: Implications for Interpreting Early Hominin Endocasts.
Creator: Falk, Dean, Zollikofer, Christoph, Ponce de León, Marcia, Semendeferi, Katerina
Abstract/Description: The only direct source of information about hominin brain evolution comes from the fossil record of endocranial casts (endocasts) that reproduce details of the external morphology of the brain imprinted on the walls of the braincase during life. Surface traces of sulci that separate the brain’s convolutions (gyri) are reproduced sporadically on early hominin endocasts. Paleoneurologists rely heavily on published descriptions of sulci on brains of great apes, especially chimpanzees (humans’...
Show moreThe only direct source of information about hominin brain evolution comes from the fossil record of endocranial casts (endocasts) that reproduce details of the external morphology of the brain imprinted on the walls of the braincase during life. Surface traces of sulci that separate the brain’s convolutions (gyri) are reproduced sporadically on early hominin endocasts. Paleoneurologists rely heavily on published descriptions of sulci on brains of great apes, especially chimpanzees (humans’ phylogenetically closest living relatives), to guide their identifications of sulci on ape-sized hominin endocasts. However, the few comprehensive descriptions of cortical sulci published for chimpanzees usually relied on post mortem brains, (now) antiquated terminology for some sulci, and photographs or line drawings from limited perspectives (typically right or left lateral views). The shortage of adequate descriptions of chimpanzee sulcal patterns partly explains why identities of certain sulci on australopithecine endocasts (e.g., the inferior frontal and middle frontal sulci) have been controversial. Here, we provide images of lateral and dorsal surfaces of 16 hemispheres from four male and four female adult chimpanzee brains that were obtained using in vivo magnetic resonance imaging. Sulci on the exposed surfaces of the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes are identified on the images, based on their locations, positions relative to each other, and homologies known from comparative studies of cytoarchitecture in primates. These images and sulcal identifications exceed the quantity and quality of previously published illustrations of chimpanzee brains with comprehensively labeled sulci and, thus, provide a larger number of examples for identifying sulci on hominin endocasts than hitherto available. Our findings, even in a small sample like the present one, overturn published claims that australopithecine endocasts reproduce derived configurations of certain sulci in their frontal lobes that never appear on chimpanzee brains. The sulcal patterns in these new images also suggest that changes in two gyri that bridge between the parietal and occipital lobes may have contributed to cortical reorganization in early hominins. It is our hope that these labeled in vivo chimpanzee brains will assist future researchers to identify sulci on hominin endocasts, which is a necessary first step in the quest to learn how and when the external morphology of the human cerebral cortex evolved from apelike precursors.
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Date Issued: 2018-03-13
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1519743525_5e4faa25, 10.1159/000487248
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Title: Phase Equilibria of Fe-C Binary Alloys in a Magnetic Field.
Creator: England, Roger Dale, Kalu, Peter N., Okoli, Okenwa, Shih, Chiang, Oates, William S., Ludtka, Gerard, Florida State University, College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical...
Show moreEngland, Roger Dale, Kalu, Peter N., Okoli, Okenwa, Shih, Chiang, Oates, William S., Ludtka, Gerard, Florida State University, College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Abstract/Description: The deployment of high flux magnetic processing in industry requires the ability to model the expected results of a proposed processing, and the current assumptions in the literature did not reflect the actual outcome in measurements of ductile iron. Simple binary iron-carbon alloys of less than one weight percent carbon were thermo-magnetically processed and then compared with Gibbs free energy phase transformation predictions. The data was used to quantify the change in the Gibbs free...
Show moreThe deployment of high flux magnetic processing in industry requires the ability to model the expected results of a proposed processing, and the current assumptions in the literature did not reflect the actual outcome in measurements of ductile iron. Simple binary iron-carbon alloys of less than one weight percent carbon were thermo-magnetically processed and then compared with Gibbs free energy phase transformation predictions. The data was used to quantify the change in the Gibbs free energy associated with the addition of a static high flux magnetic field, which is complicated by the change in magnetic response as the iron carbon alloys pass through the Curie point. A current common practice is to modify Gibbs free energy by -12J per mole per Tesla applied, as has been reported in the literature. This current prediction practice was employed in initial experiments for this work and the experimental data did not agree with these predicted values. This work suggests two specific influences that affect the model, chemistry and magnetic dipole changes. First, that the influence of alloying elements in the original chemistry, as the samples in the literature were a manganese alloy with 0.45 weight percent carbon, as well as not being precisely controlled for tramp elements that commonly occur in recycled material, created a change that was not predicted and therefore the temperatures were incorrect. Also, the phase transformation in a high flux magnetic field was measured to have a different response under warming versus cooling than the normal hysteresis under ambient magnetism. The change in Gibbs free energy for the binary alloys was calculated as -3J per mole per Tesla in warming, and -8J per mole per tesla in cooling. The change from these values to the -12J per mole per Tesla previously reported is attributed to the change in chemistry. This work attributes the published increase in physical properties to the Hall-Petch relation as a result of the finer product phase nucleation created by the addition of a high flux magnetic field. Additionally, a pure iron sample was analyzed and found to be unique, in that the transformation temperature decreased with the application of a static magnetic field, opposite to what occurs in the iron carbon alloys. While the presence of a two-phase field is a viable cause due to the chromium impurity content in the sample creating a dilute binary alloy versus a pure element, this effect could also be attributed to the high magnetic field increasing the number of state variables present.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_etd-9170
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