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Title: Remembering Paul A. M. Dirac. Florida State colleagues recall the legendary physicist.
Creator: Fineout, Gary, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Article which describes Paul A. M. Dirac on a more personal level from the perspectives of his colleagues at Florida State University, including his taciturn nature and his love of walking. Originally published in the Florida State Times, Volume 14, No. 6.
Date Issued: 2009-04
Identifier: 465223999, 332864, FSUdirac_fsutimesarticle
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Title: Sedimentologic history of the lower St. Johns River estuary, northeast Florida.
Creator: O'Sullivan, Michael O., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The goal of this study was to determine the sediment history of the Cedar and Ortega River estuaries, part of the lower St. Johns River (LSJR) in northeastern Florida. Sedimentation rate data based on 210Pb and 137Cs analyses, combined with the profiles of bulk sediment properties, reveal how natural and anthropogenic factors have altered the quantity and character of sediments in this urbanized estuary. This investigation also provides a chronology for future contaminant studies. Knowledge...
Show moreThe goal of this study was to determine the sediment history of the Cedar and Ortega River estuaries, part of the lower St. Johns River (LSJR) in northeastern Florida. Sedimentation rate data based on 210Pb and 137Cs analyses, combined with the profiles of bulk sediment properties, reveal how natural and anthropogenic factors have altered the quantity and character of sediments in this urbanized estuary. This investigation also provides a chronology for future contaminant studies. Knowledge of the timing of contaminant input to the sediments is useful in controlling the future introduction of contaminants. An additional goal of this study was to test the applicability of two sedimentation models, the Constant Initial Concentration (CIC) and the Constant Rate of Supply (CRS) models, to estuarine sedimentation., Forty-seven cores collected from the Cedar and Ortega Rivers were analyzed for percent water, percent organics, percent fines, bulk density, color, and sedimentary structure by x-radiography. A subset was analyzed for historic sedimentation rate using 210Pb analysis, and a smaller subset of cores was analyzed for short-term (~50 years) sedimentation rate using 137Cs. These measurements provide a record of historic changes in the geological and land-use conditions of the estuary. Additionally, several sets of bridge borings were examined to investigate longer-term trends in sedimentation in the estuary, and to establish the history of sedimentation during late Quaternary time. The large set of dated cores analyzed in this study provide a unique insight into the sedimentation history of a large estuary. In addition to being significant in its own right, this history provides a chronology for contaminant studies. Continuing studies of organic and trace metal pollutants--performed in the Cedar and Ortega Rivers on these and other cores--will employ the results of this investigation to determine the history of contamination in the lower St. Johns River.
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Date Issued: 2001
Identifier: 567773903, 1191552, FSDT1191552, fsu:14646
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Title: Late Quaternary history of southern Cumberland Island, Georgia.
Creator: Robertson, Joseph Drew., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The response of coastal barrier environments to late Quaternary sea-level oscillations and environmental change has long been of interest to coastal scientists. The coast of southeast Georgia and northeast Florida provides a relatively undeveloped setting in which to examine barrier response to long-term changes in sea level, salinity, and water temperature. Four sites along the southern tip of Cumberland Island, Georgia, a coastal barrier with a complex history, were selected for core...
Show moreThe response of coastal barrier environments to late Quaternary sea-level oscillations and environmental change has long been of interest to coastal scientists. The coast of southeast Georgia and northeast Florida provides a relatively undeveloped setting in which to examine barrier response to long-term changes in sea level, salinity, and water temperature. Four sites along the southern tip of Cumberland Island, Georgia, a coastal barrier with a complex history, were selected for core sampling and analysis. In this barrier setting, the results provide some insight as to how the coastal environments of southeastern Georgia and northeastern Florida have responded to late Quaternary oscillations in sea level, salinity, climate, and water temperature. The results may aid in predicting the response of such barrier environments to future changes in sea level and climatic conditions.
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Date Issued: 2001
Identifier: 574323882, 1191554, FSDT1191554, fsu:14648
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Title: Manipulation of stimulus encoding in the study of retroactive inhibition in paired-associate learning.
Creator: Fagan, Robert L., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Sixteen S's in each of eight experimental and two control groups participated in an experiment designed to study the relation between stimulus encoding and retroactive inhibition, in the A-B, A-C/D-C and A-B, A-Br/D-C P-A paradigms. In addition to manipulating stimulus encoding by instructions a modified cued recall test was employed to control for the effects of response competition. It was found that the encoding of instructions were unsuccessful, thus both the encoding and repetition...
Show moreSixteen S's in each of eight experimental and two control groups participated in an experiment designed to study the relation between stimulus encoding and retroactive inhibition, in the A-B, A-C/D-C and A-B, A-Br/D-C P-A paradigms. In addition to manipulating stimulus encoding by instructions a modified cued recall test was employed to control for the effects of response competition. It was found that the encoding of instructions were unsuccessful, thus both the encoding and repetition groups reported a significant amount of encoding. It was further found that recall was related to encoding, e.g., if an item was differentially encoded it was more likely to be recalled than if it was not differentially encoded. The results were interpreted as consistent with a cognitive-operant analysis of PAL.
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Date Issued: 1972
Identifier: 560430454, 1193387, FSDT1193387, fsu:14649
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Title: The advances of DNA technology and its effects on the criminal justice system.
Creator: Nihiser, Michele Leisun., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This thesis provides an overview of the history, development and of controversies in DNA testing in relation to precedence based on case law, as well as the future of evolving DNA technology in the Criminal Justice System. While there are setbacks of the way DNA is used today, the positive expansion of DNA technology has also been recognized. The immense possibilities of DNA are still being discovered, and lie in defeating limitations of evidence collection and lab quality. The knowledge and...
Show moreThis thesis provides an overview of the history, development and of controversies in DNA testing in relation to precedence based on case law, as well as the future of evolving DNA technology in the Criminal Justice System. While there are setbacks of the way DNA is used today, the positive expansion of DNA technology has also been recognized. The immense possibilities of DNA are still being discovered, and lie in defeating limitations of evidence collection and lab quality. The knowledge and implementation of expanding DNA technology will aid in the creation and solid foundation of a more equipped justice system in the fight against crime while protecting the innocent. The goals of the Criminal Justice System in promoting and protecting the privacy, civil liberties and public safety of its citizens can only be achieved through the proper and full use of DNA technology. With a more structured and supported system of evidence gathering, coupled with better lab procedures and analysis, the development and growth of DNA's usage will be seen in rightful convictions and aid in the review of past injustices. The ability to use DNA technology to its full potential will be an important and influential tool for the future in the judicial process.
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Date Issued: 2006
Identifier: 568261430, 1429252, FSDT1429252, fsu:17255
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Title: A tribute to Lewis Carroll in his sesqui-centennial year: being an inventory of an exhibit in the Florida State University Library and of the Lewis-Carroll holdings in the John Mackay Shaw Poetry Collection.
Creator: Robert Manning Strozier Library, Korn, Frederick, Shaw, John MacKay, Florida State University, John MacKay Shaw Collection (Florida State University), Robert Manning Strozier...
Show moreRobert Manning Strozier Library, Korn, Frederick, Shaw, John MacKay, Florida State University, John MacKay Shaw Collection (Florida State University), Robert Manning Strozier Library
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Date Issued: 1982
Identifier: 08812502, FSU_PR4612R6, fsu:184371
Format: E-book

Title: The parodies of Lewis Carroll and their originals: Catalogue of an exhibition, December, 1960.
Creator: Shaw, John Mackay, Florida State University, Shaw, John Mackay, Florida State University
Date Issued: 1960
Identifier: 01855741, FSU_PR4612S48, fsu:184432
Format: E-book

Title: Edward Lear's A book of nonsense: a description of holdings in the John M. Shaw collection, Florida State University.
Creator: Korn, Frederick B., Florida State University, Robert Manning Strozier Library, John MacKay Shaw Collection (Florida State University)
Date Issued: 1981
Identifier: 08721969, FSU_PR4879L2N421981, fsu:184467
Format: E-book

Title: The poetry of sacred song: a short-title list supplementing Childhood in poetry--a catalogue.
Creator: Shaw, John MacKay, Florida State University, Robert Manning Strozier Library
Date Issued: 1972
Identifier: 00666769, FSU_Z7800S38, fsu:184762
Format: E-book

Title: How does population density affect the rate of regeneration in dugesia tigrina?.
Creator: Rubio, Luisa., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: There are costs and benefits to foraging in groups. Increases in the number of foragers may make acquiring resources easier, but at a cost to dividing those resources into more individuals. It might be beneficial for injured individuals living in groups to recuperate at a faster rate in order not to loose food acquisition. Flatworms have the capacity for regeneration and often live in groups. Group-living behavior might enable flatworms to acquire more food by foraging together and/or to...
Show moreThere are costs and benefits to foraging in groups. Increases in the number of foragers may make acquiring resources easier, but at a cost to dividing those resources into more individuals. It might be beneficial for injured individuals living in groups to recuperate at a faster rate in order not to loose food acquisition. Flatworms have the capacity for regeneration and often live in groups. Group-living behavior might enable flatworms to acquire more food by foraging together and/or to avoid predators. This study observed if population density had an effect on the rate of regeneration of flatworms. Two petri dishes containing five flatworms each were designed as high density treatments, and other two petri dishes each containing one flatworm were designed as low density treatments. Flatworms in each population were fed and monitored for a period of three weeks. After the three weeks, flatworms in each population, excluding the controls, were cut at the mid section and the head and tails were separated in different petri dishes. The rate at which each flatworm regenerated was observed. The average size of flatworms in each dish was compared across treatments. The outcome was that flatworms living at high density regenerated at a faster rate than those at low density treatments.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 643053437, 2181895, FSDT2181895, fsu:19185
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Title: Dispositional meets situational: the impact of gender role violation on anti-gay aggression.
Creator: Boyce, Nadiya., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The goal of the current work was to develop an understanding of the factors that contribute to hate crimes targeted at homosexual males. Gender role violation was examined as a factor in anti-gay aggression. The influence of sexual prejudice and masculinity threat on aggression toward homosexual versus heterosexual men was measured using a program designed to record the intensity of sound blasts delivered by the participant against a fictitious male partner. For each experiment trial, a male...
Show moreThe goal of the current work was to develop an understanding of the factors that contribute to hate crimes targeted at homosexual males. Gender role violation was examined as a factor in anti-gay aggression. The influence of sexual prejudice and masculinity threat on aggression toward homosexual versus heterosexual men was measured using a program designed to record the intensity of sound blasts delivered by the participant against a fictitious male partner. For each experiment trial, a male participant was led to believe he would participate in a learning study in which he would be the teacher and his partner would be a student. The participant (teacher) was told to blast his partner (student) for each incorrect response on the learning study. Information about the partner's sexuality and the participant's feedback on the Bem Sex Role Inventory (1974) were manipulated. Counter to predictions, participants who ranked high in sexual prejudice and were paired with the low masculinity/gay partner condition did not exhibit more aggressive behavior than participants in the other conditions.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 643052829, 2181896, FSDT2181896, fsu:19186
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Title: The relationship between anxiety sensitivity and sleep problems.
Creator: DiPano, Kristina M., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Previous research proposed that there could be important associations between anxiety sensitivity and sleep problems. While there are few studies that examine this relationship, none of them account for the role of depression, despite the close relationship it shares with both variables. Therefore, it is unclear whether anxiety sensitivity is significantly related to sleep problems, or if the relationship is better explained through the mutual relationship anxiety sensitivity and sleep...
Show morePrevious research proposed that there could be important associations between anxiety sensitivity and sleep problems. While there are few studies that examine this relationship, none of them account for the role of depression, despite the close relationship it shares with both variables. Therefore, it is unclear whether anxiety sensitivity is significantly related to sleep problems, or if the relationship is better explained through the mutual relationship anxiety sensitivity and sleep problems share with depression. Using a nonclinical sample of college students (N = 122), the current study sought to further investigate the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and sleep problems while accounting for depression. Contrary to our first hypothesis, anxiety sensitivity and sleep problems were not significantly related on a global level when controlling for depression. However, significant relationships between certain types of sleep problems and anxiety sensitivity were present, even after accounting for depression.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 643011527, 2181897, FSDT2181897, fsu:19187
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Title: The prime mover: the nature and origin of business cycles and free banking with competing money supplies.
Creator: Douglas, Joshua Paul., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Austrian Business Cycle Theory explains how monetary distortions mislead market participants and cause business cycles. Artificially low interest rates and new money injections qualitatively and quantitatively change aggregate demand. These monetary forces shift the economy away from its natural economic proportions and cause misallocations of economic resources. The ensuing changes in the relative prices and quantities of goods create economic uncertainty that undermines economic planning....
Show moreAustrian Business Cycle Theory explains how monetary distortions mislead market participants and cause business cycles. Artificially low interest rates and new money injections qualitatively and quantitatively change aggregate demand. These monetary forces shift the economy away from its natural economic proportions and cause misallocations of economic resources. The ensuing changes in the relative prices and quantities of goods create economic uncertainty that undermines economic planning. This thesis applies these ideas to analyze Joseph Schumpeter's business cycle theory and critique John Maynard Keynes demand-based economics in the context of the Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle. Subsequently, the monetary origins and political nature of the twenty first century's first business cycle are examined. Finally, this thesis analyzes how free banking with competing money supplies will free banks and their clients from the chains of central banking and coordinate the actions of economic participants to create economic stability.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 643053502, 2181898, FSDT2181898, fsu:19188
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Title: Racial disparities within a mental health court.
Creator: Sawaqdeh, Abere., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Ever since the American criminal justice system explicitly outlawed the use of race to determine one's criminal guilt, it has been the objective of many studies to determine whether or not agents within the criminal justice system have eliminated racial biases. A contemporary addition to the criminal justice system know as the Mental Health Court is a court specialized to adhere to the unique needs of mentally ill defendants while still enforcing punishments to preserve justice. Most studies...
Show moreEver since the American criminal justice system explicitly outlawed the use of race to determine one's criminal guilt, it has been the objective of many studies to determine whether or not agents within the criminal justice system have eliminated racial biases. A contemporary addition to the criminal justice system know as the Mental Health Court is a court specialized to adhere to the unique needs of mentally ill defendants while still enforcing punishments to preserve justice. Most studies regarding Mental Health Courts examine whether or not these courts decrease recidivism of mentally ill defendants. The purpose of the current study is to examine whether or not a participant's race influenced their outcome within Mental Health Court. There were a total of 336 participants within this study. Possible court outcomes consisted of being offered a plea or being Baker Acted. Although there were no differences in these court outcomes, there are many implications and limitations of this study that would suggest that this is an area that needs additional research.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 643053529, 2181899, FSDT2181899, fsu:19189
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Measuring fertilization success of broadcast-spawning marine intertebrates within seagrass meadows in St. Joseph Bay, Florida.
Creator: Simon, Troy., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Increasing current velocity has been negatively correlated with fertilization success of marine broadcast-spawners. Seagrass has been shown to effect seawater hydrodynamics, in particular, slowing the movement of water. In this study I aimed to tease apart the relationship between fertilization success in sea urchins and seagrass abundance in St. Joseph Bay, Florida. Flourescein dye release experiments showed that the rate of dye diffusion was higher on the outside of seagrass beds. This...
Show moreIncreasing current velocity has been negatively correlated with fertilization success of marine broadcast-spawners. Seagrass has been shown to effect seawater hydrodynamics, in particular, slowing the movement of water. In this study I aimed to tease apart the relationship between fertilization success in sea urchins and seagrass abundance in St. Joseph Bay, Florida. Flourescein dye release experiments showed that the rate of dye diffusion was higher on the outside of seagrass beds. This shows a possible mechanism for seagrass to increase fertilization success. I quantified the total number of eggs advected away from or residing against a female urchin across a two-minute interval. This showed that significantly more eggs are advected away from females across two minutes. I induced sea urchins to spawn in experimental arrays in and out of grass beds and measured fertilization success of eggs released from females and captured in the water column with a plankton pump and also from eggs placed in sperm-permeable containers. I found that fertilization increased by 6.6% for eggs collected from the water column with the plankton pump within seagrass beds. My results show that seagrass is an important habitat for increasing the fertilization success of Lytechinus variegatus. This in turn suggests that seagrasses act as a benthic boundary layer that mitigate gamete diffusion during broadcast-spawning events, thereby increasing the fitness of those that spawn in them.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 643066645, 2181900, FSDT2181900, fsu:19190
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Title: Attributions and gender differences in post-breakup adjustment.
Creator: Wilburn, Jennifer Elise., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The study of relationship failure and adjustment has fueled the majority of research with the topic of divorce. This study attempts to replicate the findings in divorce studies on attributions and adjustment using 188 college-age premarital couples who have ended a committed romantic relationship within six weeks of assessment. Different causal attributions for relationship failure were inspected for different levels of adjustment. Adjustment was assessed by examining the variables of...
Show moreThe study of relationship failure and adjustment has fueled the majority of research with the topic of divorce. This study attempts to replicate the findings in divorce studies on attributions and adjustment using 188 college-age premarital couples who have ended a committed romantic relationship within six weeks of assessment. Different causal attributions for relationship failure were inspected for different levels of adjustment. Adjustment was assessed by examining the variables of loneliness, depression, and alcohol use. We further examined for gender differences in adjustment by examining men and women separately. Using structural equation modeling, we analyzed adjustment at the initial time of their breakup and again several weeks later to assess how well they were adjusting over time. We found that attributions did not significantly predict adjustment for men and women together, but became closely associated with alcohol use. Specifically, individuals who reported the relationship attribution drank more alcohol. Men drank significantly more alcohol than women at both times in the assessment. In the overall adjustment examination, regardless of attributions, men appeared to have poorer adjustment than women over time. Though there were gender differences, the finding did not reach significance.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 643068800, 2181901, FSDT2181901, fsu:19191
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Title: Abraham Lincoln: suspension of habeas corpus and supreme court cases Ex Parte Merryman and Ex Parte Milligan.
Creator: Adams, Michelle., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This thesis paper focuses on the time period, during the Civil War, when President Abraham Lincoln suspended the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus and the subsequent legal problems this suspension caused. In particular my research focuses on two Supreme Court cases which resulted from Lincoln's suspension. The Supreme Court cases discussed in this paper are Ex Parte Merryman and Ex Parte Milligan. My research will also examine various responses to the suspension of the writ of habeas...
Show moreThis thesis paper focuses on the time period, during the Civil War, when President Abraham Lincoln suspended the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus and the subsequent legal problems this suspension caused. In particular my research focuses on two Supreme Court cases which resulted from Lincoln's suspension. The Supreme Court cases discussed in this paper are Ex Parte Merryman and Ex Parte Milligan. My research will also examine various responses to the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus and consequently, free speech during the Civil War. The responses and reactions will include the opinions of Supreme Court justices in both of the cases and various other Judges, as well as public opinion.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 643058213, 2181902, FSDT2181902, fsu:19192
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Crimes against humanity in Chile: a test of "towards a criminology of crimes against humanity".
Creator: Diaz-Barreto, Yolday., Florida State University
Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 643071546, 2181903, FSDT2181903, fsu:19193
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Visions of womanhood: submission, purity, and femininity in modern evangelical movements.
Creator: Betts-Green, Crystal Dawn., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are a relatively unremarkable Arkansas couple. Michelle is a stay-at-home mom, and Jim Bob makes a living managing their commercial rental properties. However, they captured the nation's attention when their seemingly unusual family (fourteen children at the time of the first special, now grown to eighteen) was featured on a Learning Channel special (14 Children and Pregnant Again!). In reality, there are many families in the United States with families at least...
Show moreJim Bob and Michelle Duggar are a relatively unremarkable Arkansas couple. Michelle is a stay-at-home mom, and Jim Bob makes a living managing their commercial rental properties. However, they captured the nation's attention when their seemingly unusual family (fourteen children at the time of the first special, now grown to eighteen) was featured on a Learning Channel special (14 Children and Pregnant Again!). In reality, there are many families in the United States with families at least approaching the Duggars' size; many are members of an Evangelical Christian movement called Quiverfull. While this movement has been growing steadily since the 1989 publication of Rick and Jan Hess' A Full Quiver: Family Planning and the Lordship of Christ, it has garnered little attention until fairly recently. While these groups may seem to simply be unimportant fringe movements to the majority of Americans, they are expanding their roles at a fairly fast pace, and Evangelical Christians are some of the most vocal and active members of the Conservative Right. Through analysis of the resources produced by the members and leaders of the movements themselves, this project seeks to understand the reasons for the sudden rise in popularity of such purity-based projects and create some comparison with other relatively similar movements in Hinduism. It also attempts to present evidence of the far-reaching consequences of writing these movements off as fringe or as a joke.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 643075806, 2181904, FSDT2181904, fsu:19194
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Title: Reproductive compensation and its implication for mating system evolution in viola septemloba.
Creator: Kelley, Joshua Bradley., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Mixed mating, the production of offspring by a combination of self-fertilization and outcrossing, is a phenomenon that competing theories have not been able to fully explain. Reproductive compensation (RC) is one untested mechanism that could account for stable mixed mating. Resource limitation of seed set and genetic death of self-fertilized ovules are two requirements for RC to occur. I tested for resource limitation of seed set and genetic death of ovules in the cleistogamous perennial...
Show moreMixed mating, the production of offspring by a combination of self-fertilization and outcrossing, is a phenomenon that competing theories have not been able to fully explain. Reproductive compensation (RC) is one untested mechanism that could account for stable mixed mating. Resource limitation of seed set and genetic death of self-fertilized ovules are two requirements for RC to occur. I tested for resource limitation of seed set and genetic death of ovules in the cleistogamous perennial violet, Viola septemloba to determine if the requirements for RC are met. Resource addition and reduction treatments were applied to plants in a natural population of V. septemloba to test for genetic death of fertilized ovules during the cleistogamous flowering season. Additionally, pollen and resource addition treatments were applied to plants during the chasmogamous flowering season to test for resource limitation. My results suggest that seed set in V. septemloba is not limited by resources, and that genetic death does occur. These results suggest that RC does not occur in V. septemloba and that other advantages of selfing and outcrossing support mixed mating.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 643074358, 2181905, FSDT2181905, fsu:19195
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Title: RED vs. film: a practical comparison.
Creator: Smith, Alex Michael., Verhulst, Benjamin., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Ever since Louis Lumiére popularized the first motion pictures near the end of the 19th century, film has been synonymous with the movies. Now, a decade into the 21st century, film is being challenged by digital cinema. Especially in the low-budget film arena, digital acquisition has become the accepted medium to capture on due to its lower cost in materials and instant gratification. In such a rapidly changing marketplace, it is worth comparing the two media for their values and vices. The...
Show moreEver since Louis Lumiére popularized the first motion pictures near the end of the 19th century, film has been synonymous with the movies. Now, a decade into the 21st century, film is being challenged by digital cinema. Especially in the low-budget film arena, digital acquisition has become the accepted medium to capture on due to its lower cost in materials and instant gratification. In such a rapidly changing marketplace, it is worth comparing the two media for their values and vices. The following is an attempt to create an unbiased comparison between the RED One (chosen to represent the digital marketplace for its incredibly low price point and market presence), and Kodak Vision3 500T (some of the most advanced motion picture stock available on the market today).
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 643074399, 2181906, FSDT2181906, fsu:19196
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Walking through snow: an exploration of the aesthetic experience of snow through code driven artwork.
Creator: Taylor, Elizabeth., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The individual experience of snow in North American culture is often stereotyped as beautiful, serene, and peaceful. How are these stereotypes interpreted by North American residents who have very little interaction with snow? One who deals with snow often during the course of a winter might view snow differently from one who rarely experiences snow. To the latter, cultural portrayals serve as a substitute for the real experience of snow. Through my research and my art practice, these...
Show moreThe individual experience of snow in North American culture is often stereotyped as beautiful, serene, and peaceful. How are these stereotypes interpreted by North American residents who have very little interaction with snow? One who deals with snow often during the course of a winter might view snow differently from one who rarely experiences snow. To the latter, cultural portrayals serve as a substitute for the real experience of snow. Through my research and my art practice, these relationships can be better understood. In my artwork I used computer programming to create artwork that is based on data visualization to address common feelings and aesthetic associations with snow. The data I used was a combination of recorded snow data as well as personal memories collected from individuals. While North America has differing climates, snow is still a large part of the North American culture. Those with many experiences with snow talked about how snow was just another part of their childhood, and it was hard for them to pinpoint one memory among the blur of other memories. Those that had few experiences recalled them vividly and re-experienced the feelings and situations surrounding the memory. To one unaccustomed with snow, their few actual experiences are held dear, but these stereotypes give them the rest of the snow memories they want but have never truly experienced.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 643097012, 2181908, FSDT2181908, fsu:19197
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Title: Vorticity-based detection of tropical cyclogenesis in the Eastern Pacific Basin.
Creator: Holbach, Heather Marie., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: A vorticity-based detection technique developed by Gierach et al. (2007), which was based on a method developed by Sharp et al. (2002), is tested in the Eastern Pacific basin. The computer program used in this study was a modification by Bourassa and McBeth-Ford (2010) of the computer program used in Gierach et al. (2007). Plots are created to show the progression and strength of surface vorticity for systems identified by the program. Due to excess noise, it is determined that one...
Show moreA vorticity-based detection technique developed by Gierach et al. (2007), which was based on a method developed by Sharp et al. (2002), is tested in the Eastern Pacific basin. The computer program used in this study was a modification by Bourassa and McBeth-Ford (2010) of the computer program used in Gierach et al. (2007). Plots are created to show the progression and strength of surface vorticity for systems identified by the program. Due to excess noise, it is determined that one prerequisite to obtaining a confident detection time of a tropical disturbance in the Eastern Pacific basin is the removal of very small clusters of detected systems. There was also a problem with naturally occurring vorticity signals associated with gap flow. It was found that vorticity alone is insufficient to accurately identify tropical disturbances and that the comparison of GOES satellite imagery is likely to solve this problem.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 643097164, 2181909, FSDT2181909, fsu:19198
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Title: Single women in history: an examination of social attitudes and the pressure to marry.
Creator: Klein, Jesse., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Examining attitudes toward single women and the pressure to marry are important for understanding the increasing population of single women today as well as their experiences throughout history. Given the rise in cohabitation and divorce and their increasing acceptability, many women are single for longer durations than in previous eras. This paper explores the historical contexts and stereotypes of single women from prehistory until today in order to establish trends in social attitudes and...
Show moreExamining attitudes toward single women and the pressure to marry are important for understanding the increasing population of single women today as well as their experiences throughout history. Given the rise in cohabitation and divorce and their increasing acceptability, many women are single for longer durations than in previous eras. This paper explores the historical contexts and stereotypes of single women from prehistory until today in order to establish trends in social attitudes and in the pressure to marry. By using stereotypes in history as a foundation for the literature review and conducting eight in-depth interviews, this paper establishes that negative perceptions of single women have liberalized in recent history but that the pressure to marry still affects single women today.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 643105296, 2181910, FSDT2181910, fsu:19199
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Title: Environmental injustice surrounding incinerator sites in Jacksonville FL.
Creator: Suter, Emily., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This paper uses the incinerator sites in Jacksonville Florida as an example to demonstrate the prominent dilemma of environmental injustices. By utilizing a GIS based approach, I will be addressing the research question of whether the populations currently exposed to soil and air contamination from ash sites in Jacksonville are disproportionately comprised of minorities of low socioeconomic status compared to the entire City of Jacksonville. Methods used for analysis were weighted percentage...
Show moreThis paper uses the incinerator sites in Jacksonville Florida as an example to demonstrate the prominent dilemma of environmental injustices. By utilizing a GIS based approach, I will be addressing the research question of whether the populations currently exposed to soil and air contamination from ash sites in Jacksonville are disproportionately comprised of minorities of low socioeconomic status compared to the entire City of Jacksonville. Methods used for analysis were weighted percentage averages to determine the demographic breakup of the area surrounding the sites along with a ratio comparing these percentages to the city. The results demonstrated that the percentages of black and low income populations within the buffer areas surrounding the incinerator sites were higher than the City of Jacksonville as a whole. This result not only shows the importance of GIS modeling in environmental justice studies but it also furthers the evidence that there is still an unequal distribution of low income minorities around certain environmental hazards.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 643097258, 2181911, FSDT2181911, fsu:19200
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Drifting in-and-out of mass murder: the utility of drift theory in explaining crimes against humanity.
Creator: Brown, Molly., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Although crimes against humanity are considered criminal under national and international law and constitute some of the most extreme versions of criminal behavior, the field of criminology has largely disregarded the study of these crimes. This thesis acknowledges that focusing criminological attention on crimes against humanity through the development of theory would be beneficial to the field, and promotes this new direction of research by reexamining David Matza's drift theory of...
Show moreAlthough crimes against humanity are considered criminal under national and international law and constitute some of the most extreme versions of criminal behavior, the field of criminology has largely disregarded the study of these crimes. This thesis acknowledges that focusing criminological attention on crimes against humanity through the development of theory would be beneficial to the field, and promotes this new direction of research by reexamining David Matza's drift theory of delinquency on the basis of these crimes. Two case examples of Nazi perpetrators, Franz Stangl and Adolf Eichmann, are given and examined in the context of drift theory in order to understand the extent to which drift is useful in explaining how ordinary men can become perpetrators of great evil. Results of this assessment show that the value of drift theory in explaining crimes against humanity lies in the "alternative image" of delinquency that Matza created by rejecting a purely positivistic approach to criminology.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 643097306, 2181912, FSDT2181912, fsu:19201
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Title: Malaria: an investigation into the view of disease in the classical world.
Creator: Whitehead, Mitchell E., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This thesis examines the history of malaria and its effects, diagnosis, and treatment, particularly in regions of the Mediterranean and the Near East, focusing on the Classical period. It discovers the earliest mention of malaria in the written history of these civilizations. This involves an investigation into the early view of disease in the cultures of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. By examining these ideas found in the first medical treatises, one may see how religion, myth, magic, and...
Show moreThis thesis examines the history of malaria and its effects, diagnosis, and treatment, particularly in regions of the Mediterranean and the Near East, focusing on the Classical period. It discovers the earliest mention of malaria in the written history of these civilizations. This involves an investigation into the early view of disease in the cultures of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. By examining these ideas found in the first medical treatises, one may see how religion, myth, magic, and medicine were intertwined in the context of sickness. Mention of the causation and alleviation of malaria will be traced from these earliest times to Greece. Here one finds the mythological nature of diseases such as malaria explained in the Homeric epics and the literature of Hesiod. In this literary context, the nature of the gods which cause and heal sickness is examined. In the Classical period, one discovers how a supernatural cause of malaria existed alongside of a blossoming understanding of a natural cause of disease. This understanding is seen in the Hippocratic writings, which are shown clearly and rationally to describe the symptoms and plausible explanations of malarial infection. Finally, this thesis explains the modern biochemical, pharmacological, and epidemiological understanding of malaria. By journeying through these ideas, it becomes apparent the evolution of medical thought from periods of supernatural to rational explanation.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 643102539, 2181913, FSDT2181913, fsu:19202
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Title: Synthesis and characterization of FE (II) spin crossover complexes containing the organic donor tetrathiafulvalene.
Creator: Hoyt, Jordan., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Two novel spin crossover complexes with TTF containing ligands were synthesized. Both of them were modeled after the well studied spin crossover compound Fe II (phen)b2s(NCS)b2s. The first of these complexes, containing the TTF-annulated 1, 10-phenanthroline, exhibits spin transition which is strongly dependent on the nature of interstitial solvent molecules. When the sample was prepared in CHb2sClb2s, a gradual, incomplete spin transition was observed with indications of a metastable high...
Show moreTwo novel spin crossover complexes with TTF containing ligands were synthesized. Both of them were modeled after the well studied spin crossover compound Fe II (phen)b2s(NCS)b2s. The first of these complexes, containing the TTF-annulated 1, 10-phenanthroline, exhibits spin transition which is strongly dependent on the nature of interstitial solvent molecules. When the sample was prepared in CHb2sClb2s, a gradual, incomplete spin transition was observed with indications of a metastable high spin state that could be stabilized by rapid cooling of the sample. The sample prepared in CHClb3 sundergoes spin transition only above 300 K. An examination of the crystal structure obtained for the complex prepared in CHb2sClb2 sshows packing of interstitial solvent molecules in one-dimensional channels within the structure. The second spin crossover complex is similar to the first, but hexyl groups were added to the TTF-ligand in order to increase the solubility of the complex. The obtained complex exhibits gradual spin crossover and is soluble in CHClb3 sand CHb2sClb2s. Electrochemical studies revealed two reversible oxidations, which makes this complex a promising precursor for the preparation of conducting spin-crossover materials. The future work will be directed at electrooxidizing the complex to generate the conductive pathways within the TTF substructure. Along with the preparation of these complexes, some insights and preliminary data towards the preparation of a spin crossover complex containing a tetradentate capping ligand and a single bidentate ligand functionalized with TTF were generated.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 643107484, 2181914, FSDT2181914, fsu:19203
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Title: Love in the philosophical theology of Jean-Luc Marion.
Creator: Thorn, Kathryn-Joyce., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: One of the most intriguing questions facing humanity has always been, "what is the meaning of life?" Over time, many have proposed the answer to be love. This answer, however, consistently proves to be more mysterious than the question to which it responds. If love explains the meaning of life, then what is love? How do we love, and why? This thesis deals primarily with the account of love presented in the writing of Catholic phenomenologist Jean-Luc Marion (b. 1946) with the work of Marin...
Show moreOne of the most intriguing questions facing humanity has always been, "what is the meaning of life?" Over time, many have proposed the answer to be love. This answer, however, consistently proves to be more mysterious than the question to which it responds. If love explains the meaning of life, then what is love? How do we love, and why? This thesis deals primarily with the account of love presented in the writing of Catholic phenomenologist Jean-Luc Marion (b. 1946) with the work of Marin Buber (1878-1965) and Edith Stein (1891-1942) presented as context. I attempt to show that Marion's account gives a fuller account of love than Buber and Stein as a result of the notion of the "saturated phenomenon" and the necessity of treating the beloved as such. By recognizing the beloved in this way--as paradoxically manifesting transcendence in the visible realm--Marion defends love not as an ephemeral moment of perfection (as in Buber) or as a process of spiritual perfection (as in Stein). Genuine love is a giving over of the self to the other. This requires one to renounce his or her ability to conceptualize the other for the sake of love, something that Marion grounds in an explanation of the de(-)nomination of God. He presents this as an attempt to unname God while naming God. In short, I show how Marion's account of love suggests we treat love of God and love of neighbor in proper relation to each other in a way that allows us to recognize their inseparability.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 643109466, 2181915, FSDT2181915, fsu:19204
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Title: Melting the solid South: the 1928 presidential election in Florida.
Creator: Uhler, Kevin A., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This thesis directly deals with the 1928 presidential election in Florida. This work examines how the Florida's three different regions (North, Central, and South) and their newspapers perceived the religion question and the prohibition issue. This study relies on five different contemporary newspapers (Tallahassee Daily Democrat, Florida Times-Union, Tampa Morning Tribune, St. Petersburg Times, and Miami Herald) and chronicles their coverage of these two matters from July 1, 1928 until...
Show moreThis thesis directly deals with the 1928 presidential election in Florida. This work examines how the Florida's three different regions (North, Central, and South) and their newspapers perceived the religion question and the prohibition issue. This study relies on five different contemporary newspapers (Tallahassee Daily Democrat, Florida Times-Union, Tampa Morning Tribune, St. Petersburg Times, and Miami Herald) and chronicles their coverage of these two matters from July 1, 1928 until November 6, 1928. To provide the reader with a greater understanding of the issues in Florida, this thesis provides an in-depth analysis of both the anti-Catholic movement of the 1910s in Florida and the prohibition forces in the 1910s-1920s. Al Smith's connections with Tammany Hall are also considered, as well as the Solid South as a whole.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 643107855, 2181916, FSDT2181916, fsu:19205
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Title: The role of aggression and sensation seeking in the acquired capability for suicide.
Creator: Chiurliza, Bruno., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study is to examine the association between sensation seeking, aggression, the interaction of these two variables, and the acquired capability to enact lethal self-harm. More specifically, this study intends to provide a closer look at the effect of aggression and sensation seeking on acquired capability, as well as the effect of an interaction between aggression and sensation seeking on acquired capability. It is predicted that aggression and sensation seeking will both...
Show moreThe purpose of this study is to examine the association between sensation seeking, aggression, the interaction of these two variables, and the acquired capability to enact lethal self-harm. More specifically, this study intends to provide a closer look at the effect of aggression and sensation seeking on acquired capability, as well as the effect of an interaction between aggression and sensation seeking on acquired capability. It is predicted that aggression and sensation seeking will both correlate positively with acquired capability for suicide. These findings could also lend support to prior finding (Bender et al., 2009) that sensation seeking predicts acquired capability for suicide, an important risk factor for suicide.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 643116059, 2181917, FSDT2181917, fsu:19206
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Title: The distribution and program design of the IMF's poverty reduction and growth facility.
Creator: Barnett, Theodore Michael., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The PRGF is commonly considered a curious foray by the IMF into areas outside of its mandate. By investigating the distribution of this facility through regression analysis and case studies, the PRGF does not appear to operate as a normal poverty reduction fund, and instead provides general budget support keeping in line with recent trends in development aid. The case studies and a thorough reading of IMF technical documentation are also used to demonstrate the design of this Facility and...
Show moreThe PRGF is commonly considered a curious foray by the IMF into areas outside of its mandate. By investigating the distribution of this facility through regression analysis and case studies, the PRGF does not appear to operate as a normal poverty reduction fund, and instead provides general budget support keeping in line with recent trends in development aid. The case studies and a thorough reading of IMF technical documentation are also used to demonstrate the design of this Facility and evaluates criticism of this design from the IMF itself and external sources. In the end, while it does appear as though the IMF has shown some increased flexibility in response to the latest financial crisis, the PRGF is not substantially different from previous IMF structural adjustment programs.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 644652267, 2181918, FSDT2181918, fsu:19207
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Title: Prometheus: a directing project.
Creator: DeSpiegler, Kyle., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: My project investigates an ancient Greek myth concerning the Titan Prometheus. I have taken the play that Aeschylus wrote on behalf of Prometheus and molded it into a devised piece of theatre. My actors have improvised with relationships, themes and characters surrounding Prometheus in the text and created our own original body of work. Working with Grotowski's "Statement of Principles" we have developed a tight knit family of actors and with these actors have created some phenomenal work in...
Show moreMy project investigates an ancient Greek myth concerning the Titan Prometheus. I have taken the play that Aeschylus wrote on behalf of Prometheus and molded it into a devised piece of theatre. My actors have improvised with relationships, themes and characters surrounding Prometheus in the text and created our own original body of work. Working with Grotowski's "Statement of Principles" we have developed a tight knit family of actors and with these actors have created some phenomenal work in the realm of performance research. In our attempt we have created a contemporary mold of how to approach ancient Greek theatre.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 644665630, 2181920, FSDT2181920, fsu:19209
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Title: Alone in the merciful dark: all of my friends' hair.
Creator: Levy, Alison Rae., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: "All of My Friends' Hair" is a research project and art installation investigating the development of social identity through physical characteristics such as hair. Over the course of the past year I collected samples of hair from friends and acquaintances making note of the social interaction, expectations, and cultural signi!cance of such a gesture. What follows is an overview of the project.
Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645072063, 2181921, FSDT2181921, fsu:19210
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: D1 antagonist & [delta] FosB.
Creator: Arce, Darleine., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The medial preoptic area (MPOA) is a major integrative center for male rat sexual behavior. Past research has shown that activator protein (AP-1) transcription factors modulate gene expression. Two such factors are Fos and Jun, that bind together to form a dimer, which attaches to an activator binding site on the promoter region of a gene and thus initiates transcription of the gene. A variety of acute and chronic stimuli can induce these transcription factors, which in turn alter the...
Show moreThe medial preoptic area (MPOA) is a major integrative center for male rat sexual behavior. Past research has shown that activator protein (AP-1) transcription factors modulate gene expression. Two such factors are Fos and Jun, that bind together to form a dimer, which attaches to an activator binding site on the promoter region of a gene and thus initiates transcription of the gene. A variety of acute and chronic stimuli can induce these transcription factors, which in turn alter the expression of genes encoding receptors and kinase cascades, which then produce long-term changes in the neurochemistry of the brain. Dopamine is released in the medial preoptic nucleus (MPN) of the MPOA during male rat sexual behavior and facilitates copulation. It is also important for maternal behavior. With repeated experience, male rats typically become more efficient copulators. Enhanced sexual behavior may result from long-term changes in neuronal responsiveness to sexual stimuli. The expression of the transcription factor ΔFosB may be a marker of cell activity mediating long-term neuronal changes; it has been shown to contribute to drug addiction. The aim of the present study is to test whether activation of dopamine D1 receptors contributes to the expression of the transcription factor ΔFosB. Recent research conducted in our lab suggests that this transcription factor is activated by copulation in male rats. The current research tests whether dopamine D1 receptors regulate copulation-induced expression of ΔFosB in the male rat MPOA.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645175497, 2181924, FSDT2181924, fsu:19213
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Title: Identification of novel nuclear markers for use in phylogenetic analysis.
Creator: Garcia, Michael R., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The primary goal of this project was to identify novel nuclear markers to be used in phylogenetic analysis from a list of the 138 intronless nuclear genes of bony fish. The markers were identified based on several criteria which aid in parsimony analysis including a length of at least 400 bp, even base composition, conservation of sequence across taxa, and a gene family size of one. Twenty candidate genes were identified from the original list using a systematic elimination method based on...
Show moreThe primary goal of this project was to identify novel nuclear markers to be used in phylogenetic analysis from a list of the 138 intronless nuclear genes of bony fish. The markers were identified based on several criteria which aid in parsimony analysis including a length of at least 400 bp, even base composition, conservation of sequence across taxa, and a gene family size of one. Twenty candidate genes were identified from the original list using a systematic elimination method based on the qualities sought after. Only three of these genes have been successfully amplified across a diverse panel of chondrichthyans. Their sequences were analyzed and the resulting phylogenetic hypotheses were compared and contrasted with other current hypotheses, molecular and morphological, regarding chondrichthyan interrelationships. The result is that these genes do seem to accurately represent, to our current level of understanding, the interrelationships of chondrichthyans and may prove useful in phylogenetic analysis across many more taxa as well.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645222217, 2181925, FSDT2181925, fsu:19214
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Title: The economic and social justice impacts of Rwandan education policy.
Creator: Daniels, Dustin R., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Since the 1994 genocide of Rwanda, the country has grown into a symbol of peace and reconciliation, and has been placed as the poster-child for economic success in the Great Lakes region. In its new form, Rwanda has adopted progressive policies that have invested large sums of money into ICT infrastructure, while making linguistic policy changes that have placed English as the country's first language. This economic strategy has also been supported by the ever-increasing efforts of the...
Show moreSince the 1994 genocide of Rwanda, the country has grown into a symbol of peace and reconciliation, and has been placed as the poster-child for economic success in the Great Lakes region. In its new form, Rwanda has adopted progressive policies that have invested large sums of money into ICT infrastructure, while making linguistic policy changes that have placed English as the country's first language. This economic strategy has also been supported by the ever-increasing efforts of the Rwandan government to invest in higher education and technological training. The objective of this thesis is to critically analyze current policy to examine the overall economic effect it has had, and will likely have, on the country, and more specifically, on the country's rural poor. This paper will draw possible conclusions for the future of Rwanda through an examination of the results of the policies to this point, anecdotal evidence from Rwandan professionals in the field, as well as a brief analysis of the ways in which education policy plays a role and is effected by other economic disadvantages of the country, such as poor infrastructure and agricultural issues.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645229178, 2181926, FSDT2181926, fsu:19215
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Title: Reasoning and moral judgments.
Creator: Toole, Briana Marie., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: David Hume, the philosopher who famously asserts that "reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions," argues in the Enquiry into the Principles of Morality that it is emotion, and not reason, through which moral determinations are made. In contrast, I essay that sentiment is not a proper foundation for moral determinations, and that it is through the application of reason that we may come to make moral judgments. In this paper, I enumerate the flaws inherent in Hume's argument,...
Show moreDavid Hume, the philosopher who famously asserts that "reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions," argues in the Enquiry into the Principles of Morality that it is emotion, and not reason, through which moral determinations are made. In contrast, I essay that sentiment is not a proper foundation for moral determinations, and that it is through the application of reason that we may come to make moral judgments. In this paper, I enumerate the flaws inherent in Hume's argument, detail the kind of moral theory we are searching for, and provide an argument for believing that a successful moral theory is one that argues for reason as a foundation. I argue that there is an objective moral truth that is fixed and immutable, and that this moral truth is known through reason, not sentiment.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645231463, 2181927, FSDT2181927, fsu:19216
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Title: The unspeakable visions of the individual: the beat generation and the affirmative apocalypse.
Creator: Graziano, Michael., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Traditional histories have credited the Beat Generation writers with helping to bring about the counterculture of the 1960s by challenging the mainstream cultural mores of the 1950s. In this oft-cited and tired interpretation, the Beats are retroactively painted over with James Dean-esque gloss: they become "writers without a cause," normalized in the same cultural universe as Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley. In this paper, I will propose that this traditional interpretation of the Beats...
Show moreTraditional histories have credited the Beat Generation writers with helping to bring about the counterculture of the 1960s by challenging the mainstream cultural mores of the 1950s. In this oft-cited and tired interpretation, the Beats are retroactively painted over with James Dean-esque gloss: they become "writers without a cause," normalized in the same cultural universe as Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley. In this paper, I will propose that this traditional interpretation of the Beats omits the looming specter of the apocalypse in the writers' lives and work, as well as in larger American culture as a whole. I suggest that the notion of the 1960s as shaped by the 1950s is incomplete without an appreciation for the role of the apocalyptic within 1950s American culture. The burgeoning Cold War, Soviet communism, and the development and use of the atomic bomb all combined to present a forceful argument that these writers were indeed witnessing the end of days. Rather than a group drawn together in opposition to "the man" as countercultural histories would argue, the Beats articulated a shared belief in the imminent end of the world. The apocalypse represented a crucially important creative connection between the writers: theirs was a disagreement over what America should be, framed by an apocalypse understood to be spiritually cleansing. As such, the Beats eagerly anticipated the end of the world, a sentiment which I have termed the "affirmative apocalypse" and which I believe sheds new light on a formative period in modern American history.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645249383, 2181928, FSDT2181928, fsu:19217
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Wait, what's my line?: spoken memories of a girl discovering her role in India.
Creator: Brown, Laura C., Florida State University
Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645240994, 2181929, FSDT2181929, fsu:19218
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The extent to which the U.S. Constitution can be considered a social contract.
Creator: Holloman, Felicia., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The goal of this analysis is to show the extent to which the U.S. Constitution and other pertinent American legal documents (i.e. the Declaration of Independence and the Amendments to the Constitution) can be considered a Lockean social contract. John Locke's social contract was chosen for its striking similarities to the U.S. form of government and apparent political philosophy. After comparing Locke's major work on social contract theory, The Second Treatise of Government, to the American...
Show moreThe goal of this analysis is to show the extent to which the U.S. Constitution and other pertinent American legal documents (i.e. the Declaration of Independence and the Amendments to the Constitution) can be considered a Lockean social contract. John Locke's social contract was chosen for its striking similarities to the U.S. form of government and apparent political philosophy. After comparing Locke's major work on social contract theory, The Second Treatise of Government, to the American legal documents in question, I consider the implications of viewing the U.S. government as a social contract, including what this may mean for voter participation and the debate on judicial interpretations of the Constitution.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645446899, 2181930, FSDT2181930, fsu:19219
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Title: Evaluation of the ovariectomized hamster as a model for postmenopausal osteoporosis.
Creator: Stover, Bryan J., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Estrogen deficiency in women is caused most commonly by either the natural onset of menopause or by ovariectomy (Ovx), and is strongly associated with bone loss. Our unpublished data supports that hamsters do not appear to experience adverse effects with respect to bone health as a result of Ovx-induced estrogen deficiency. Therefore, the goal of this study is to demonstrate that hamsters do not lose bone as a result of estrogen deficiency. The central hypothesis of this study is that despite...
Show moreEstrogen deficiency in women is caused most commonly by either the natural onset of menopause or by ovariectomy (Ovx), and is strongly associated with bone loss. Our unpublished data supports that hamsters do not appear to experience adverse effects with respect to bone health as a result of Ovx-induced estrogen deficiency. Therefore, the goal of this study is to demonstrate that hamsters do not lose bone as a result of estrogen deficiency. The central hypothesis of this study is that despite Ovx and subsequent estrogen deficiency, hamsters do not lose bone. For this study, 24 female Golden Syrian hamsters (3-months old) were randomly divided into 2 groups (n = 12) and either sham-operated (sham) or Ovx. Dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) assessed whole-body bone mineral density (BMD). Archimedes principle of fluid displacement was used to measure true density of the right tibia. Finally, micro-computed tomography was done to evaluate tibial microarchitectural properties.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645429828, 2181931, FSDT2181931, fsu:19220
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Title: Climatology of Dvorak classifications for operational probabilistic genesis forecasts.
Creator: Cossuth, Joshua Howard., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: A basic climatology of tropical cyclogenesis and pre-genesis evolution is presented using Dvorak classifications of tropical systems. In the absence of adequate in situ observations, the Dvorak technique provides a standardized method for making subjective intensity estimates of tropical systems, based upon a system's organization and structure depicted on satellite imagery. Although the Dvorak technique analysis is performed for all tropical disturbances the forecaster deems to have...
Show moreA basic climatology of tropical cyclogenesis and pre-genesis evolution is presented using Dvorak classifications of tropical systems. In the absence of adequate in situ observations, the Dvorak technique provides a standardized method for making subjective intensity estimates of tropical systems, based upon a system's organization and structure depicted on satellite imagery. Although the Dvorak technique analysis is performed for all tropical disturbances the forecaster deems to have potential for further development, not every system thus analyzed develops further. A repository of Dvorak data allows a comparison of incipient systems to determine statistical characteristics of genesis in tropical systems. A standardized formatted database of Dvorak analyses for all disturbances in the east and central North Pacific as well as North Atlantic tropical basins from 2001-2008 is constructed using fixes from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) and the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The addition of best track data from the CPHC, the NHC, and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) provides statistical probabilities of tropical cyclogenesis based on historical relationships of Dvorak classification. For example, incipient disturbances with a Dvorak Current Intensity (CI) classification of 1.0 develop within 48 hours about 35% of the time in the Atlantic basin, 50% of the time in East Pacific (east of 125À W), and 15% of the time in the Central Pacific (west of 125À W to 180À). These statistics may also provide a baseline for operational probabilistic genesis guidance and for future, more advanced genesis prediction techniques.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645449229, 2181932, FSDT2181932, fsu:19221
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Title: A multi-harmonic buncher for the FSU LINAC.
Creator: Hoza, Matthew, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: A 48.5MHz circuit has been integrated into an existing LC buncher consisting of a base frequency of 12.125MHz and the first two higher harmonics. Installing a 48.5MHz circuit allows for compatibility with hardware currently installed in the beam line. In addition to this, a third harmonic will allow for an approximation of a sawtooth waveform. Once this buncher is put in place, the LINAC will be capable of operating at a lower bunch frequency, which will allow for the addition of useful...
Show moreA 48.5MHz circuit has been integrated into an existing LC buncher consisting of a base frequency of 12.125MHz and the first two higher harmonics. Installing a 48.5MHz circuit allows for compatibility with hardware currently installed in the beam line. In addition to this, a third harmonic will allow for an approximation of a sawtooth waveform. Once this buncher is put in place, the LINAC will be capable of operating at a lower bunch frequency, which will allow for the addition of useful components in the future. A 48.5MHz resonance was generated, although other problems were also generated when the new circuit was installed. Solutions to the new issues include eliminating common mode oscillations by improved grounding and repositioning driving coils. A spark test was conducted to estimate the field generated in the acceleration gap. A spark was generated at frequencies of 12.125MHz and 24.25MHz. The required potential for a heavy ion beam was calculated to be 743.31V.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645465612, 2181933, FSDT2181933, fsu:19222
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Title: Identification of sites of ethanol-derived protein adducts involved in liver damage.
Creator: Ramirez, Javier., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The goal of this research project was to quantify and identify sites of modification by malondialdehyde (MDA) and acetaldehyde (AA) on model proteins. This work will further clarify the biochemical role of ethanol-derived protein adducts in alcohol-induced liver injury. The first phase of this project took advantage of the fluorescent nature of the Hantzsch adduct. These experiments involved reacting AA and MDA with ribonuclease A (RNase), lysozyme, bovine serum albumin (BSA) and cytochrome C...
Show moreThe goal of this research project was to quantify and identify sites of modification by malondialdehyde (MDA) and acetaldehyde (AA) on model proteins. This work will further clarify the biochemical role of ethanol-derived protein adducts in alcohol-induced liver injury. The first phase of this project took advantage of the fluorescent nature of the Hantzsch adduct. These experiments involved reacting AA and MDA with ribonuclease A (RNase), lysozyme, bovine serum albumin (BSA) and cytochrome C to generate Hantzsch adducts and analyzing them by fluorimetry. Upon analysis, the number of Hantzsch adducts formed on each protein was calculated from a standard curve of concentration versus fluorescence intensity. In order to generate a standard curve, a Hantzsch adduct mimic was synthesized and its fluorescence at a range of concentrations was measured. With each protein, the number of Hantzsch adducts was well below the total number of possible sites of adduction. The second phase of this project involved identifying the sites of both Mannich and Hantzsch adducts on the aforementioned proteins via mass spectrometry (MS). Prior to MS analysis, both native and modified proteins were denatured with urea, had their disulfide bonds cleaved with dithiothreitol (DTT) and capped with an acetamide group by the addition of iodoacetamide (IA) and were digested with chymotrypsin. Experiments were performed to determine the time and concentrations to maximize the efficiency of IA capping. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight MS (MALDI-TOF MS) was then used to analyze the samples.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645458355, 2181934, FSDT2181934, fsu:19223
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Power, physical attractiveness, and sexual overperception.
Creator: Lerner, Brooke., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The experience of power may lead to heightened perceptions of sexual interest. In particular, the current work tests whether power motivates perceptions of sexual interest from subordinates of the opposite sex. We suggest that under conditions that enhance people's romantic motives, power will increase perceptions of sexual interest from subordinates of the opposite sex. To test this hypothesis, we manipulated people's sense of power and the attractiveness of a subordinate working under them....
Show moreThe experience of power may lead to heightened perceptions of sexual interest. In particular, the current work tests whether power motivates perceptions of sexual interest from subordinates of the opposite sex. We suggest that under conditions that enhance people's romantic motives, power will increase perceptions of sexual interest from subordinates of the opposite sex. To test this hypothesis, we manipulated people's sense of power and the attractiveness of a subordinate working under them. Consistent with previous research, there was a marginal effect of gender, such that men reported greater sexual expectations than women. This marginal effect was qualified by a significant three way interaction between power condition, partner's attractiveness, and gender. Among men who were in the average-looking partner condition, there was an effect of power such that participants in power perceived greater interest from the average-looking subordinate.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645501775, 2181935, FSDT2181935, fsu:19224
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Perceptual analysis of voice change associated with surface electrical stimulation in normal speakers: sentence data.
Creator: Norman, Jessica K., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Surface Electrical Stimulation (SES) has been used to improve laryngeal muscle function of people with swallowing problems. Clinicians have reported that the patients' voices improved after SES. The purpose of this study was to determine if listeners could perceive voice quality differences between recordings made before and after SES treatments.
Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645637550, 2181937, FSDT2181937, fsu:19225
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Guilt and compulsive washing: an experimental test of interrelationships.
Creator: Goetz, Amy Rachel., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) tend to experience more guilt than those without the disorder. The present studies sought to test multiple relationships between guilt and compulsive behaviors. Study 1 examined the effectiveness of two types of compulsions, hand-washing and ordering/arranging, in reducing feelings of guilt. Following a guilt induction task, non-clinical participants were randomized to one of three conditions involving hand-wiping, straightening of clutter,...
Show moreIndividuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) tend to experience more guilt than those without the disorder. The present studies sought to test multiple relationships between guilt and compulsive behaviors. Study 1 examined the effectiveness of two types of compulsions, hand-washing and ordering/arranging, in reducing feelings of guilt. Following a guilt induction task, non-clinical participants were randomized to one of three conditions involving hand-wiping, straightening of clutter, or a control task involving picture ratings. Mood ratings were obtained prior to guilt induction and following task completion. Analyses indicated no significant differences between conditions in post-task guilt. Moderator analyses found that among those high in ordering symptoms, the ordering and arranging task led to greater guilt. In study 2, we sought to examine whether guilt might contribute to increased washing behavior. Non-clinical participants were randomized to one of two conditions involving guilt induction or no guilt induction. Afterwards, participants were given a wipe with which to cleanse their hands, and participants were timed without their knowledge. An interaction between condition and gender emerged, such that women in the guilt induction condition exhibited greater washing duration than those in the neutral condition. No differences were found between conditions among men. Overall, the findings suggest that hand-washing and ordering compulsions do not reduce guilt in any unique way and ordering compulsions, in particular, may actually prolong feelings of guilt. Further, these findings suggest that among women, feelings of guilt may contribute to greater hand-washing duration. These findings have interesting implications for individuals with OCD.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645637578, 2181938, FSDT2181938, fsu:19226
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Title: Suicide in anorexia nervosa.
Creator: Norberg, Grace Marie., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The eating disorder Anorexia Nervosa (AN) has the highest suicide rate of any mental disorder (Sullivan, 1995), as well as exceeding rates of suicide in the general population. According to Joiner's theory of suicide (Joiner, 2007), there are three factors that must exist for a person to die by suicide. The last factor is the one that singles most anorexics out as people likely to commit suicide, as suggested by articles reviewed in this paper. Anorexics experience hunger pangs and painful...
Show moreThe eating disorder Anorexia Nervosa (AN) has the highest suicide rate of any mental disorder (Sullivan, 1995), as well as exceeding rates of suicide in the general population. According to Joiner's theory of suicide (Joiner, 2007), there are three factors that must exist for a person to die by suicide. The last factor is the one that singles most anorexics out as people likely to commit suicide, as suggested by articles reviewed in this paper. Anorexics experience hunger pangs and painful headaches from not eating. Many compulsively exercise and some exhibit purging behavior that can be painful. All of these behaviors help to habituate anorexics to pain, therefore making them more likely to complete a suicide attempt. Multiple suicide attempts also raise the likelihood of completed suicide (Holm-Denoma, et al., 2008). Possible reasons why AN has a higher suicide rate than the similar eating disorder Bulimia Nervosa (BN) are explained, as well as the fact that personality traits of those with AN may make them socially isolated and therefore more likely to commit suicide. This paper also provides evidence against other theories about the high suicide rate in anorexia, such that the low weight of anorexics makes them more likely to die from suicide attempts that healthy people would survive. This literature review singles out factors that make the suicide rate in anorexics so high, so that solutions may be reached in the treatment of these individuals.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 646066454, 2181940, FSDT2181940, fsu:19228
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Title: The effect of AZT and AZT prodrugs on escherichia coli K12: analyzed in static phase by fluorospectroscopy.
Creator: Gleber, Conrad David., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: There is an ongoing, endless search for chemical therapeutics. The adaptation and evolution of viruses, protozoa, bacteria, and other disease causing organisms lead to a constant demand for novel drug therapies. Every new drug therapy must undergo benchmark tests to define its lethality and mechanism of action. Most of these tests are preformed in with cultures in log phase. Herein, a fluorospectroscopy method for analyzing bacterial cells in static phase is developed and tested in order to...
Show moreThere is an ongoing, endless search for chemical therapeutics. The adaptation and evolution of viruses, protozoa, bacteria, and other disease causing organisms lead to a constant demand for novel drug therapies. Every new drug therapy must undergo benchmark tests to define its lethality and mechanism of action. Most of these tests are preformed in with cultures in log phase. Herein, a fluorospectroscopy method for analyzing bacterial cells in static phase is developed and tested in order to remove the error associated with log-phase, optical-density methods. AZT and two AZT prodrugs are analyzed. The prodrugs behave much like AZT, which suggests that the prodrugs hydrolyze to AZT outside the cell and proceed through the same path. Effects of 2'-deoxyuridine on cultures with AZT and the prodrugs were also analyzed. 2'- deoxyuridine seemed to convey a resistance to the bacteria by lowering the AZT:thymidine ratio. After the fluorospectroscopy method was run, however, the cells have an initial resistance but the resistance wears off as 2'-deoxyuridine is used. The ability for this method to measure the percent living cells over a period of time adds rate to the collected data. This fluorospectroscopy method can be applied to study the reaction of cells to different conditions, even at saturation.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 646068264, 2181941, FSDT2181941, fsu:19229
Format: Document (PDF)

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