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Using a case study approach, this exploratory study investigated the manner in which the staff and students of the Florida Virtual School (FLVS) seek information resources and services and whether their information-seeking behavior could...
The purpose of this treatise will be to explore Verdi's development of the title role of his opera Rigoletto. The historical timeline will be followed from Verdi's first documented interest in Victor Hugo's Le roi s'amuse as a libretto...
Selections from Inventions in the Key of C is a collection of essays about cancer and issues related to cancer. Books on the topic of cancer are plentiful. There are a number of narrative memoirs including The Red Devil, by Kathryn...
This project updated and improved the Promoting Active Communities Award (PAC), a Web-based assessment that enables communities to scrutinize their programs, policies, and environments related to physical activity, generating ideas and...
In The Eight of Swords, a novel, Meredith Sutton finds herself a single mother with no job and no place to live after her husband pleads guilty to several types of theft, leaving her to return to the bank their mobile home and the land...
This study examines the predictability of the Florida State University/Center for Oceanic and Atmospheric Prediction Studies (FSU/COAPS) climate model, and is motivated by the model's potential use in crop modeling. The study also...
Two experiments tested the competing item-specific and semantic cohesion hypotheses of emotional memory enhancement. The item-specific hypothesis predicts that emotional words receive more item-specific and less relational processing...
In financial markets under uncertainty, the classical Black-Scholes model cannot explain the empirical facts such as fat tails observed in the probability density. To overcome this drawback, during the last decade, Lévy process and...
L'Écoulement (Flow) is a one-movement work for orchestra based upon a three-note idée fixe which expands, grows, and develops over the course of the piece. As the title suggests, this work presents a continuous flow of motivic...
Developing Design and Evaluation Criteria for Transit Station with the Focus on Intermodal Connectivity Developing Design and Evaluation Criteriafor Transit Station
The continued population growth is continually challenging transportation officials to institute measures to meet travel needs at a desirable level of service. A customer-oriented transit service which provides intermodal travel would...
German-Polish relations leading up to the Czechoslovakian crisis of 1938
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In late 1938, Germany was able to impose its will on Czechoslovakia and take the Sudetenland from them. Shortly thereafter, Hitler invaded the remainder of Czechoslovakia and so fell the first non-German nation to the war machine of the...
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between personality traits and longevity. METHODS: Using the Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey, personality traits were assessed in 2359 participants (38% women; age = 17 to 98 years, mean = 50...
In this dissertation, we evaluate existing Monte Carlo estimators and develop new Monte Carlo estimators for pricing financial options with the goal of improving precision. In Chapter 2, we discuss the conditional expectation Monte Carlo...
Humility and social behaviors: using humility as a tool to increase prosocial behavior
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The purpose of this thesis is to determine if humility can increase prosocial behaviors. Humility may increase prosocial behaviors because it allows the individual to accurately depict an event and self-assessment rather than distort it...
Glucose and diet-induced obesity modulation of ion channel biophysics
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The voltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.3 is more than a conductor of ions. This channel is found in many parts of the mouse and human body but is especially prevalent in Tlymphocytes, the hippocampus, the pyriform cortex, and the... This work was supported by NIH Grant R01-03387, FSU's Bess Ward Honors Grant, the College of Arts and Sciences, and faculty contributions.
Porphyry as neoplatonic exegete: a contextual evaluation of "On the Cave of Nymphs"
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On the Cave of the Nymphs (Antr.), which dates from the late third or early fourth century, is one of the few extant works of the Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyry. It is essentially a literary interpretation of eleven lines from the...
This study used contemporary children's literature as a vehicle for exploring students' understanding of sensitive issues as reflected in interactions during book discussions and written work. Research has shown that ". . . children's...
Instruction fetch is an important pipeline stage for embedded processors, as it can consume a significant fraction of the total processor energy. This dissertation describes the design and implementation of two new fetch enhancements...
This dissertation attempts to provide insight into the mixing, hydration and annealing of self-assembled, multilayered films based on precise counting of their doping ions and water content. Several practical applications are then...
An Investigation of the Effects of Model-Centered Instruction in Individual and Collaborative Contexts: The Case of Acquiring Instructional Design Expertise
This study investigated the effect of model-centered instruction (MCI) in both individual and collaborative contexts. The study focuses on learning effectiveness in acquiring instructional design knowledge, developing mental model of...
The purpose of this research project is to examine the communication phenomena within a modern Evangelical church in the context of the emergence of a contemporary worship style and the increasing use of media during church services. The...
The exploration of new paradigms for micro- and nanoelectronics has engendered several exciting new research fields including molecular electronics and spintronics. Two essential ingredients of the device structures are materials and...
The tropical cyclone superensemble has provided skillful forecasts for Atlantic tropical cyclone activity for several years. Until very recently, the tropical cyclone superensemble had only been run using a suite of large scale models....
This work describes the activation profiles and regulatory cascades of the human kallikrein-related peptidases. The human kallikrein (KLK)-related peptidases are the largest family of serine peptidases, comprising 15 members (KLK1–15)...
This thesis serves as an analysis of Toru Takemitsu's "Equinox." This piece is one of a group of compositions for solo classical guitar that was written by a composer who was well established outside the world of classical guitar during...
Superconducting magnet systems are the enabling technology for several research fields, e.g., experimental high-energy physics and fusion. Advanced superconducting magnet systems are strongly needed to achieve ever-higher beam energy in...
The purpose of the present study was to investigate Preservice Teachers' (PT) reasons for teaching and their beliefs about teaching. Specific reasons of PTs for entering the teaching career, and typologies (clusters) of PTs based on...
In from the Rain is a collection of songs and interludes for mezzo-soprano, two clarinets, piano, five part female choir, three cellos, contrabass and computer. There are multiple ways the piece may be performed; with live musicians and...
This study examines the apparent impact of 9/11 on the desirability of Arab and Muslim noncitizens seeking entry into the U.S. Following the September 11th attacks, immigration legislation expanded the definition of terrorism and...
Levels of narcissism and self-reported expression of anger
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Much of the research on narcissism has produced mixed results, specifically regarding levels of self-esteem and biological sex in relation to expression of anger. It was expected that narcissism, self-esteem, and biological sex would...
Through an application of Kenneth Burke's theory of dramatism, my study identifies in the first-person shooter (FPS) game genre what I call visual tropes: the repeated use of specific visual situations to provide cues and instruction to...
Previous research has indicated that blunted cortisol production is associated with the existence of psychopathic personality traits in men but not women. The current study explored whether prior null results for women were related to...
Simple SUSY GUT models based on the gauge group SO(10) require t-b-t Yukawa coupling unification, in addition to gauge coupling and matter unification. The Yukawa coupling unification places a severe constraint on the expected spectrum...
Osteoporosis is a serious public health problem which threatens millions of people worldwide. Since there is no cure for osteoporosis, prevention strategies such as educational programs are critical. Educational approaches to...
Effects of adult treatment with nicotine and the antidepressant fluoxetine on male rats exposed to nicotine during adolescense
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Approximately three million adolescents abuse nicotine in the United States today, and the vast majority of smokers began smoking during adolescence. Preliminary findings suggest a significant depressant effect in male rats treated with...
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