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- 1981 survey of citizens of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton Counties.
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- University of West Florida, PALMM (Project)
- Date Issued
- [1981], 1981, 1981
- Identifier
- AAB0745QF00005/18/200401/13/200516453BfamIa D0QF, ONIWF192- 3, FHP S WF 2004-05-18, FCLA url 20040602, FIPS12033, FIPS12091, FIPS12113, FIPS12131, WF00000155, 2611173, uwf:15393
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- E-book
- Title
- A CASE STUDY IN ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION AT A NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY.
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- Kuszynski, Lawrence Joseph, Nichols, Joyce C., Thompson, Carla J., Wentz, Charles H., University of West Florida
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The practice of assessment for learning based on the four principles identified by Stiggins (2007a) as perceived by both instructors and students at a northeastern university was examined in this case study. Five factors were identified representing the four principles. Results indicate that both instructors and students perceived that assessment for learning was being practiced at this northeastern university. There was no significant difference (Sig. > .05) between instructors' perceptions...
Show moreThe practice of assessment for learning based on the four principles identified by Stiggins (2007a) as perceived by both instructors and students at a northeastern university was examined in this case study. Five factors were identified representing the four principles. Results indicate that both instructors and students perceived that assessment for learning was being practiced at this northeastern university. There was no significant difference (Sig. > .05) between instructors' perceptions and students' perceptions of assessment for learning.
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- 2010
- Identifier
- WFE0000228, uwf:60951
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Ad valorem taxation at Navarre Beach: a report to the West Florida Legislative Delegation.
- Author
- University of West Florida, PALMM (Project)
- Date Issued
- [1981], 1981, 1981
- Identifier
- AAB0743QF00005/18/200401/13/200516447BfamIa D0QF, ONIWF192- 1, FHP S WF 2004-05-18, FCLA url 20040602, FIPS12113, WF00000156, 2611205, uwf:15407
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- E-book
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- AN EGALITARIAN HONORS PROGRAM: THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF RURAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS.
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- McMillan, Barbara Ferguson, Rogers, Mary F., Pilcher, Janet, Nichols, Joyce, University of West Florida
- Abstract/Description
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This qualitative research study examined the lived experiences of students at a community college that has implemented an open-enrollment honors program. I surveyed high achievers who opted not to participate as well as a variety of students who had enrolled so that I could explore issues of self-efficacy in students' enrollment decisions. In addition, to understand the meaning of the program to its participants I conducted two in-depth interviews with program participants, facilitated a...
Show moreThis qualitative research study examined the lived experiences of students at a community college that has implemented an open-enrollment honors program. I surveyed high achievers who opted not to participate as well as a variety of students who had enrolled so that I could explore issues of self-efficacy in students' enrollment decisions. In addition, to understand the meaning of the program to its participants I conducted two in-depth interviews with program participants, facilitated a focus group with honors graduates, and recorded direct observations of the program in its first two years of operation. The narratives and other data generated during this study suggest that students enjoy the program and believe it is beneficial to them, which may increase engagement. In addition, it seems that because many students have not defined themselves as capable of success in an honors program, they may lack the self-efficacy required for voluntary enrollment. Their comments imply that individual encouragement from an instructor who provides accurate information about the "no-risk aspects of the program increases the likelihood that a student will participate.
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- 2008
- Identifier
- WFE0000125, uwf:60792
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- ISSUES REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF RESPONSE-TO-INTERVENTION IN A NORTHWEST FLORIDA, TITLE I ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: A QUALITATIVE STUDY.
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- Schubert, Steven Ronald, Kaczynski, Daniel J., Largue, Robin M., Whinnery, Keith W., University of West Florida
- Abstract/Description
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This research, conducted in a Northwest Florida Title I elementary school, focused on implementation issues regarding the district's recently adopted Response to Intervention (RTI) process. The purpose of this study was to answer the question: "What experiences do school-based professionals have with the newly implemented RTI process?" This study further focused on RTI implementation issues as teachers endeavored to apply RTI in an effort to improve instructional delivery practices to low...
Show moreThis research, conducted in a Northwest Florida Title I elementary school, focused on implementation issues regarding the district's recently adopted Response to Intervention (RTI) process. The purpose of this study was to answer the question: "What experiences do school-based professionals have with the newly implemented RTI process?" This study further focused on RTI implementation issues as teachers endeavored to apply RTI in an effort to improve instructional delivery practices to low-achieving students. The determination of the implementation issues and the explanation of the teachers' experiences were done through a qualitative content analysis of focus groups, document review, and follow up interviews. Relevant implementation themes include (a) training, (b) parental involvement, (c) materials, (d) strategies to implement, (e) additional assistance, (f) sufficient time in classroom, (g) RTI documentation, and (h) characteristics of RTI. The results of this study should be used to further determine the effectiveness of the process used to implement RTI.
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- 2009
- Identifier
- WFE0000193, uwf:60870
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- JIM-BOB'S GIRL: A COLLECTION OF CREATIVE NON-FICTION.
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- Rodgers, Elesebeth Stevenson, Sakalarios-Rogers, Regina A., Yeager, Robert F., University of West Florida
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This collection of creative non-fiction explores the seasons of life through the lens of a season of loss and considers the final transformation from child into adult. It examines the reverse role of an adult child during the years when parent-becomes-child and the anticipation of the loss of the life force of an elderly but still powerful parent. The decline of the parent into a second childhood through the path of dementia makes this journey poignant and the recording of this season...
Show moreThis collection of creative non-fiction explores the seasons of life through the lens of a season of loss and considers the final transformation from child into adult. It examines the reverse role of an adult child during the years when parent-becomes-child and the anticipation of the loss of the life force of an elderly but still powerful parent. The decline of the parent into a second childhood through the path of dementia makes this journey poignant and the recording of this season significant. The chapters include an introduction which takes up the concept of dementia and impending death entitled "The Dreamwork," the voice of the adult child fearing the loss of a parent in "Red Letter Day," the young child desiring parental approval in "The High Dive," the teenager seeking peer affirmation in "Skinnydipping," the arc of child through fifty years as she defines worth in people, relationships and material goods in "The Diamond," the challenge of a parent who struggles to empower her own child in "Alpengeist," and finally, the resolution of the adult child facing the final loss of the parent in "Five Thirty Five."
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- 2012
- Identifier
- WFE0000312, uwf:61016
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- JOB RELATED ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS IN A TEMPORARY STAFFING AGENCY: A COMPARISON OF PERMANENT AND CONTINGENT EMPLOYEES.
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- Bourne, Winifred Elaine, Schneider, Sherry K., Stanny, Claudia J., University of West Florida
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This study tested a conceptual model based on Social Identity Theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1986). The relationship between employee work status (contingent or permanent) and perceived organizational support (POS) was examined as an antecedent to employee organizational identity (OID), organizational commitment (OC), organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), Job Satisfaction and Job Insecurity. A sample of 139 employees in a temporary staffing agency in the Southeastern United States participated...
Show moreThis study tested a conceptual model based on Social Identity Theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1986). The relationship between employee work status (contingent or permanent) and perceived organizational support (POS) was examined as an antecedent to employee organizational identity (OID), organizational commitment (OC), organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), Job Satisfaction and Job Insecurity. A sample of 139 employees in a temporary staffing agency in the Southeastern United States participated in an Internet-based survey. As expected, work status was positively related to POS, OID, OC, OCB and job satisfaction, but was negatively related to job security. A new conceptual model was partially supported. POS partially mediated the relationship between work status and OID. POS and OID partially mediated the relationship between work status and OC, and work status and job satisfaction. POS and OID did not mediate the relationship between work status and OCB or job insecurity. A revised model was proposed.
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- 2006
- Identifier
- WFE0000031, uwf:60751
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- KETAMINE INCREASES SUSCEPTIBILITY TO INFLUENZA IN MICE.
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- Hemphill, Melissa Ann, Nash, Paul B., Behan, Kristina J., Hahn, Angela M., Ryals, Phillip E., University of West Florida
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Influenza is a constant threat to public health. For this reason, many research hours and dollars have been invested in understanding the virus and how to better protect humans from the sometimes-deadly effects of influenza. BALB/c and C57Bl/6 mice have been common models for studying influenza, and ketamine anesthetization has been commonly used when inoculating mice with influenza. Recent literature indicates that ketamine may be affecting the immune response by interfering with the...
Show moreInfluenza is a constant threat to public health. For this reason, many research hours and dollars have been invested in understanding the virus and how to better protect humans from the sometimes-deadly effects of influenza. BALB/c and C57Bl/6 mice have been common models for studying influenza, and ketamine anesthetization has been commonly used when inoculating mice with influenza. Recent literature indicates that ketamine may be affecting the immune response by interfering with the functional maturation of dendritic cells and other innate immune mediators. This study shows that ketamine increases susceptibility to the H1N1 influenza virus, A/PR/8/34. Most of the effect is shown to be due to the presence of ketamine independent of anesthetization. In this study, TPCK-trypsin parameters were also evaluated in MDCKpropagated influenza. Replenishing trypsin 24 hours post-infection increased the viral titer. MDCK-propagated influenza was also tested for infectivity in multiple cells lines, MDCK, NF-1, Sp2/0-Ag14, and JAWSII. Only MDCK and NF-1 showed influenza growth 48 hours after infection.
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- 2013
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- WFE0000396, uwf:61021
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- KING MACKEREL POPULATION DYNAMICS AND STOCK MIXING IN THE UNITED STATES ATLANTIC OCEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO.
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- Shepard, Katherine Elizabeth, Patterson III, William F., Caffrey, Jane, DeVries, Doug, University of West Florida
- Abstract/Description
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Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic) and Gulf of Mexico king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla, populations are genetically distinct but have overlapping winter ranges around south Florida. This study was designed to estimate growth functions for each population using fishery-dependent and -independent data, and to evaluate spatial and temporal variability in the Atlantic populations contribution to mixed-stock winter landings in 2006/07 and 2007/08. Estimated von Bertalanffy growth functions were...
Show moreAtlantic Ocean (Atlantic) and Gulf of Mexico king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla, populations are genetically distinct but have overlapping winter ranges around south Florida. This study was designed to estimate growth functions for each population using fishery-dependent and -independent data, and to evaluate spatial and temporal variability in the Atlantic populations contribution to mixed-stock winter landings in 2006/07 and 2007/08. Estimated von Bertalanffy growth functions were significantly different between sexes and populations (2, p<0.01). Analysis of otolith shape and stable isotope (d13C and d18O) chemistry in summer-sampled king mackerel revealed significant sex and stock effects (MANOVA, p<0.001). Discriminant function analysis conducted with otolith shape or stable isotope ratios as classification variables produced average stock-specific jackknifed classification success rates of 65.8% and 79.3%, respectively. Maximum likelihood estimates from otolith shape- and stable isotope-based models of the Atlantic populations contribution to mixed-stock winter landings among three south Florida winter sampling zones indicated a spatial gradient existed, with the lowest Atlantic contribution off southwest Florida and the highest off southeast Florida. Monthly estimates of Atlantic contribution to the eastern-most zone increased from December through March, possibly reflecting the northward spring migration of both populations.
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- 2008
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- WFE0000143, uwf:60832
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- Document (PDF)
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- KNAPSACK OPTIMAL RISK PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION USING AUTOREGRESSIVE INTEGRATED MOVING AVERAGE MODELS.
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- Grossmann, Manuel Michael, Okafor, Anthony U., Amin, Raid W., Bagui, Subhash C., University of West Florida
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Previous research provided many controversial investment strategies for the stock market industry. However, the risk of an investment is often overlooked when stock market paths are analyzed through time series analysis. With the combination of a knapsack-based optimization approach and autoregressive integrated moving average models, an optimal risk portfolio allocation strategy, subject to the willingness of risk of an investor, is developed and assessed. Several stock market paths within...
Show morePrevious research provided many controversial investment strategies for the stock market industry. However, the risk of an investment is often overlooked when stock market paths are analyzed through time series analysis. With the combination of a knapsack-based optimization approach and autoregressive integrated moving average models, an optimal risk portfolio allocation strategy, subject to the willingness of risk of an investor, is developed and assessed. Several stock market paths within the technology industry are examined to predict future behavior, as well as the optimal time of sale to maximize the profit of an investment. Results indicate that a high-risk portfolio allocation does in fact produce a higher profit than a low-risk portfolio allocation. However, the data suggests that a medium-risk portfolio allocation for the stock market industry performs superior to any other portfolio allocation model. To explore this outcome in depth, further research is recommended.
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- 2016
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- WFE0000557, uwf:61208
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- LA QUINCEANERA: MAKING ETHNIC AND GENDER IDENTITY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
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- Bibby, Gloria Cuevas, Gougeon, Ramie A., Fisher, Rosalind A., Marten Meredith G., Prewitt, Terry J., University of West Florida
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This thesis examines the importance of the quinceanera ritual in the Mexican immigrant community as an ethnic and gendering practice. Arnold van Gennep's (1960) three phases of rites of passage are used to elaborate the ethnic and gender markers that transition a young Mexican girl into young womanhood. Additionally, the ritual is explored as a redressive mechanism to counter the feelings of fear and uncertainty that Mexican immigrants often experience upon arriving on American soil. Research...
Show moreThis thesis examines the importance of the quinceanera ritual in the Mexican immigrant community as an ethnic and gendering practice. Arnold van Gennep's (1960) three phases of rites of passage are used to elaborate the ethnic and gender markers that transition a young Mexican girl into young womanhood. Additionally, the ritual is explored as a redressive mechanism to counter the feelings of fear and uncertainty that Mexican immigrants often experience upon arriving on American soil. Research for this thesis includedI questionnaires and interviews from participants in three separate Latino communities in Northwest Florida. Results show that the ritual is vital to the Latino community both as a marker for gender and ethnic construction and as a redressive act. Furthermore, the ritual unites families, builds communities, and provides a social field in which young girls can make their own identity.
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- 2017
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- WFE0000580, uwf:61177
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- Document (PDF)
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- LATITUDINAL PATTERNS OF CILIATE RDNA DIVERSITY IN THE SURFACE PLANKTON OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
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- Covell, Marthe Adrienne, Caffrey, Jane M., Moss, Joseph A., Jeffrey, Wade H., Ryals, Phillip E., University of West Florida
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Unicellular organisms known as ciliates (Phylum: Ciliophora) are a widespread and ecologically important group of eukaryotic microorganisms. Despite their critical roles in the microbial and planktonic food webs, their global distribution patterns remain poorly understood. It is unclear whether ciliates follow the same latitudinal gradient patterns that have been identified for macroscopic organisms, which generally show an increase in biodiversity and species richness approaching the equator...
Show moreUnicellular organisms known as ciliates (Phylum: Ciliophora) are a widespread and ecologically important group of eukaryotic microorganisms. Despite their critical roles in the microbial and planktonic food webs, their global distribution patterns remain poorly understood. It is unclear whether ciliates follow the same latitudinal gradient patterns that have been identified for macroscopic organisms, which generally show an increase in biodiversity and species richness approaching the equator. Some microbial ecologists believe that ciliates do not have the same types of dispersal limitations as larger organisms and therefore will have ubiquitous distribution, while others argue that there is evidence of endemic species in specialized oceanic environments In this study, ciliate rDNA diversity was examined along a 15,400 km transect of the Pacific Ocean in order to identify distributional patterns. A combination of molecular techniques including terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis, molecular cloning, and DNA sequencing were used to document patterns of biodiversity. Statistical analyses show that there is no significant relationship between latitude and ciliate distribution. This study provides a broad understanding of the distribution patterns of marine ciliates, as well as adds to our understanding of the global biogeography of microscopic organisms.
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- 2016
- Identifier
- WFE0000553, uwf:61241
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES AND DEVELOPMENT FOR SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS IN FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
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- Holdnak, John Ramsey, Olson, Arthur H., Aplin, Charles O., Barlar, Alice D., Barry, G. Michael, Wentz, Patricia J., University of West Florida
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The importance of leadership competencies (roles, values, and skills), as influenced by administrative positions, institutional characteristics, and personal demographics, was examined in this study. In addition, the reported need and support for leadership development activities at selected community colleges were examined. Ninety-eight senior administrators from all 28 of Florida’s community colleges completed a written leadership competencies assessment while 12 also participated in in...
Show moreThe importance of leadership competencies (roles, values, and skills), as influenced by administrative positions, institutional characteristics, and personal demographics, was examined in this study. In addition, the reported need and support for leadership development activities at selected community colleges were examined. Ninety-eight senior administrators from all 28 of Florida’s community colleges completed a written leadership competencies assessment while 12 also participated in in-depth, semistructured interviews. These administrators serve as their colleges’ chief executive, instructional, business, or student development officers. The results of the study indicate that only the variables of administrative position and age significantly influenced the relative importance of leadership competencies, as reported by senior administrators. Also identified was the significant need for but limited support of leadership development activities and programs.
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- 2005
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- WFE0000045, uwf:60733
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- LEADERSHIP PARADIGMS AND SUPERINTENDENT SELECTION IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
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- Mershon, Kelly Jeanette, Barry, G. Michael, Franklin, Godfrey, White, Jill, Zimmerman, Sherri, University of West Florida
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The purpose of this study was to determine what leadership paradigms key educational stakeholders in Northwest Florida had regarding school district superintendents. Survey instruments were administered to 140 individuals with 28 interviews conducted in Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton Counties. Respondents rated the amount of transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire leadership superintendents should employ as well as the amount of collaboration which they should use in the decision...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine what leadership paradigms key educational stakeholders in Northwest Florida had regarding school district superintendents. Survey instruments were administered to 140 individuals with 28 interviews conducted in Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton Counties. Respondents rated the amount of transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire leadership superintendents should employ as well as the amount of collaboration which they should use in the decision-making process. Results revealed a high level of homogeneity in leadership style preferences. All respondents reported a preference for a transformational leadership and collaborative decision making. Educators reported a preference for even greater amounts of transformational leadership and more participation of school district personnel in the decision-making process.
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- 2003
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- WFE0000057, uwf:60691
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- LEAF-EPIPHYTIC PSEUDOMONADS AS DIAGNOSTIC INDICATORS OF DISEASE AND STRESS IN COTTON (GOSSYPIUM SPP.).
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- Hellein, Kristen Nicole, Lepo, Joe E., Behan, Kristina, Fox, Theodore, Jeffrey, Wade, University of West Florida
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The use of microbial phytopathogens would be an efficient and low-cost means of carrying out a terrorism attack on the nation's crops. Cotton was valued at $5.2 billion in 2007 in the U.S. and crop losses from natural cotton diseases cost $171 million over the last decade in Alabama. Pseudomonas spp. are dominant members of the natural leafepiphytic microbial flora and ubiquitous on leaves of most vascular plants. I hypothesized that by utilizing the characteristics of ubiquity and dominance...
Show moreThe use of microbial phytopathogens would be an efficient and low-cost means of carrying out a terrorism attack on the nation's crops. Cotton was valued at $5.2 billion in 2007 in the U.S. and crop losses from natural cotton diseases cost $171 million over the last decade in Alabama. Pseudomonas spp. are dominant members of the natural leafepiphytic microbial flora and ubiquitous on leaves of most vascular plants. I hypothesized that by utilizing the characteristics of ubiquity and dominance to study changes in leaf epiphytic pseudomonad community structure in both healthy and diseased/chemically stressed cotton plants, diagnostic patterns would be evident. Greenhouse manipulation studies combined with molecular detection techniques (automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis and real-time PCR) were used to study changes in leaf epiphytic pseudomonad diversity and density. Changes in pseudomonad cell density show detectable differences caused by the applied stressor. However, changes in diversity were largely a result of temporal effects rather than being due to treatment. Although variability within treatments was too great to yield patterns that are diagnostic of disease or stress to cotton plants, the differences between treatments and over time do provide information on pseudomonad epiphytic community structure.
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- 2009
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- WFE0000154, uwf:60800
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- LEARNING STYLES AND INTERACTION IN WEB-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.
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- Lee, Russell Leavon, Rasmussen, Karen L., Northrup, Pamela T., Franklin, Godfrey, Howard, W. Gary, University of West Florida
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Web-based courses have increased in popularity because they are convenient and successfully address the work schedule and other constraints which have precluded learners from enrolling in classes. Because more Web-based courses will invariably be offered in the future, some assurances must be provided to the institution, the faculty, and the students that distance education will meet expectations for a quality education. Not only will students expect an education as equal in quality as that...
Show moreWeb-based courses have increased in popularity because they are convenient and successfully address the work schedule and other constraints which have precluded learners from enrolling in classes. Because more Web-based courses will invariably be offered in the future, some assurances must be provided to the institution, the faculty, and the students that distance education will meet expectations for a quality education. Not only will students expect an education as equal in quality as that provided by traditional offerings, they will expect a student-centered learning environment, designed to meet their individual needs. In this study, the relationship between learning styles and interaction in a Webbased learning environment was examined. The Grasha-Riechmann Student Learning Style Scales (GRSLSS) was administered to determine student social learning preferences in 6 learning style categories: participant/avoidant, collaborative/ competitive, and independent/dependent. The Online Learning Interaction Inventory (OLII) was administered to investigate the types of interactions students perceived to be important for Web-based learning. A statistical relationship between several online learning interactions (Content Interaction, Conversation and Collaboration, Intrapersonal/Metacognitive, and Support) and student learning styles (Participant/Avoidant, Collaborative/Competitive, and Independent/Dependent) was found. Data analyses included item frequencies, contingency tables, and Kendall's Tau rank correlation.
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- 2010
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- WFE0000208, uwf:60935
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- LEARNING THE CHINESE LANGUAGE USING A PERFORMED CULTURE PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH: A CASE STUDY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.
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- Henderson, Jing Chen, Nichols, Joyce C., Jans-Thomas, Susan, Thompson, Carla J., University of West Florida
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This is a multiple case study analysis of a select group of middle school students learning the Chinese language and Chinese culture through the inquiring, performing, reflecting, and producing (IPRP) model, a performed culture pedagogical approach. With the purpose of deepening the understanding and perspectives of students' Chinese language and cultural learning processes, this researcher examined nine participants' Chinese language and cultural learning experience in a classroom setting...
Show moreThis is a multiple case study analysis of a select group of middle school students learning the Chinese language and Chinese culture through the inquiring, performing, reflecting, and producing (IPRP) model, a performed culture pedagogical approach. With the purpose of deepening the understanding and perspectives of students' Chinese language and cultural learning processes, this researcher examined nine participants' Chinese language and cultural learning experience in a classroom setting for 18 weeks. Within the perspectives of Vygotsky's (1978a, 1978b) sociocultural theory, the researcher used the constant comparison method and the categorical aggregation method to collect and analyze three data sources: field notes of class observations, semistructured participants' interviews, and video-recorded performance sessions. The findings of this study revealed that IPRP, as a new and practical performed culture pedagogical approach, links Vygotsky's (1978a, 1978b) sociocultural theory with the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2015). The current study's findings suggest the IPRP model could be used to provide a solution to improve the integration of Chinese language and culture learning at the practical level.
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- 2016
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- WFE0000559, uwf:61210
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- Document (PDF)
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- LEGEND OF THE FIELD STONES IN OLD BETHEL CEMETERY: USING ARCHAEOLOGY TO EXPLORE SOCIAL MEMORY.
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- Giuliano, Tara Marie, Lees, William B., Scott-Ireton, Della, Philen, Robert, Ellenberg, George B., University of West Florida
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This thesis examines how a legend from the area around Crestview, Florida, permeated local society and became a social memory. The legend suggests that after a Civil War skirmish on the Yellow River, soldiers who died were buried in a mass grave in Old Bethel Cemetery, and some believe, marked with a circle of coarse sandstone field stones. To explore the relationship between the field stones and the social memory, as well as the relationship between the social memory and the physical site of...
Show moreThis thesis examines how a legend from the area around Crestview, Florida, permeated local society and became a social memory. The legend suggests that after a Civil War skirmish on the Yellow River, soldiers who died were buried in a mass grave in Old Bethel Cemetery, and some believe, marked with a circle of coarse sandstone field stones. To explore the relationship between the field stones and the social memory, as well as the relationship between the social memory and the physical site of the field stones, oral history interviews, ground-penetrating radar (GPR), and test excavations were conducted during the summer and fall of 2011. Using these methods to explore social memory, the goals of the project were not to prove or disprove the historical accuracy of the legend of the field stones story, but to explore how memory is grounded in a community through objects and place, as well as how a community's social memory became a part of their heritage and identity.
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- 2013
- Identifier
- WFE0000408, uwf:61145
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES OF LICENSED NUCLEAR REACTOR OPERATORS.
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- Belford, Kodi Dee, Jans-Thomas, Susan, Bagwell, Diane P., Nichols, Joyce C., University of West Florida
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The intent of this narrative inquiry was to explore leisure-time activities of licensed reactor operators of nuclear power plants. This exploration was accomplished using qualitative research methods such as interviewing and participant observation. This study attempted to increase the general understanding of leisure-time activities of licensed reactor operators for nuclear power plants.
- Date Issued
- 2015
- Identifier
- WFE0000511, uwf:61259
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- LEOPOLD'S GROCERY MART THEORY OF HUMAN EXISTENCE.
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- Burns, Maria Geneve, Fink, Jonathan, Sakalarious-Rogers, Regina, University of West Florida
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"Leopold's Grocery Mart Theory of Human Existence" begins with a grocery store manager interviewing a young woman for a cashier position, and the story unfolds as a philosophical inquiry into the nature of grief. The story's title character, Leopold, once an academic, obsessively returns to questions of free will and choice and their relationship to a predestined life. His own experience with tragedy distorts his philosophy, which, while absurdist, still echoes the concerns of Western culture...
Show more"Leopold's Grocery Mart Theory of Human Existence" begins with a grocery store manager interviewing a young woman for a cashier position, and the story unfolds as a philosophical inquiry into the nature of grief. The story's title character, Leopold, once an academic, obsessively returns to questions of free will and choice and their relationship to a predestined life. His own experience with tragedy distorts his philosophy, which, while absurdist, still echoes the concerns of Western culture today. While Leopold's story unfolds, so too does that of the young woman, Savannah, whose needs and concerns are immediate, even prosaic, by comparison. The two main characters' differences in age, education, and experience also inform the plot arch. Leopold's personal story comes from the past and moves to the present, while Savannah's starts at the present and moves towards an uncertain future; Leopold has lost a child, and Savannah is pregnant with a child she does not want. The characters' unlikely involvement troubles the story's philosophical undertones, ultimately rejecting any single moral imperative.
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- 2014
- Identifier
- WFE0000431, uwf:61081
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- Document (PDF)
