FAU Undergraduate Student Research
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Bilingualism Characteristics in Second Generation Latin American Immigrants
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Ortega, Alexandra, Rosselli, Monica
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: This study examined the linguistic characteristics of a sample of second-generation Latin American immigrants and a control group of English monolinguals. Participants included both males and females from 18-40 years old. For all the bilingual participants L1 was Spanish but they had been schooled mostly in English (L2). The examined language domains included: grammatical and semantic judgment,… more
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Impact of gender and age on confrontation naming and linguistic facility in aging populations.
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Gonzalez, Katherine, Rosselli, Monica, Vélez-Uribe, Idaly
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Word retrieval often presents a problem for aging populations. The Boston Naming Test (BNT) is a prevalent neuropsychological exam that uses word retrieval to reveal relevant information leading to a diagnosis of cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. This study investigated the effects of age and gender on a confrontation naming test. Confrontation naming was assessed using… more
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TruD's Effect On RNA Oxidation
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Li, Zhongwei, Martin, Narelle, Mills, Darius, Rodriguez, Gabriela
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Age-related neurodegenerative diseases impact society in an increasing rate. Oxidative damage to cellular molecules is considered the main cause of many neurological diseases such as, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, etc. Understanding the mechanism and what cleans up oxidized molecules is vital in order to further explore therapeutic research for neurodegenerative diseases. RNA damage… more
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Use of Drosophila melanogaster larvae to evaluate cardioactive peptides
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Alishaev, Zahava, Godenschwege, Tanja A., Mari, Frank
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Conopeptides are found in the venom of marine cone snails, aiding in the paralysis of their prey, and have been shown to have potential therapeutic uses in humans. Conopressins are conopeptides that target vasopressin/oxytocin receptors in vascular smooth muscle cells that are found within blood vessels. The crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP) is a homologous peptide found in crustaceans and… more
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FAU Recycling Re-Design
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Frydman, Alvaro, Nunez, Ross, Rosser, Scott, Thomas, David
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Since 2009, Florida Atlantic University has instilled 1 major recycling organization with little success due to a small amount of public awareness, and lack of a visual system. Our proposal is to collect all recycling receptacles and create a unified system that is easily accessible to all visitors of the FAU campus. Our team of designers will work to develop symbols, a cohesive color scheme, a… more
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The Significance of Adult Day Care
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Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Tappen, Ruth M., Waligora, Kyra
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: The purpose of this research project is to investigate the impact adult day care centers have on cognitively impaired older adults and their caregivers. I extracted data from records of the Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center participants who have given consent and attended the center for a minimum of six months. I have discovered that participants benefit from this day center because… more
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GT Supercar Mechanical Research
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Francis, Liam
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: At FAU High School students are designing, fabricating, testing, and analyzing an GT-EV Electric Supercar alongside FAU’s undergraduates. In the field of engineering, it is paramount that undergraduates know more than just theory; students are being pressed more and more to have experience in fabrication and design application in the real world. Teaching our future leaders skills applicable to… more
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Conformational Masking in HIV-1
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Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Goordeen, Ashley, Snyder, Patricia Ann
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Molecular modeling enables an individual to explore the nature of various molecules and the interaction between molecules using only a computer and their fingertips. This computer technology is an expanding field and has a plethora of applications ranging from teaching to the design of new drugs. Molecular modeling allows studying through calculation and visualization of molecular systems varying… more
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Re-directing Traffick
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Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Aurigemma, Audrey, Beuses, Adrian, Metzler, Veronica
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Human Trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of sexual slavery, forced labor, or commercial sexual exploitation. It is an ever-growing issue with more slaves now than at any other point in history, totaling to roughly 27 million victims of the Human Trafficking Slave Trade. More specifically, Miami, Florida is the third largest site for human trafficking in the United States. By… more
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FAU Navigation System
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Barbosa, Edgard, Cerezo, Maria, Nguyen, Tony, Rezler, Evonne
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: The navigational system at Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton campus does not provide efficient travel for visitors, students, and faculty. Results from a survey shows 8 out of 10 people are being misdirected around the Boca Raton campus causing delays, traffic, and frustration. The architectural design of the Boca Raton campus buildings makes navigating even more difficult because of their… more
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Identification of others through biological motion
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Earles, Julie, Fuller, Nicholas, Kersten, Alan
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: In point-light models, visual cues are reduced to points of light indicating the major points of movements of the human body. Although we are able to recognize people through movement, accuracy of identification of strangers through point-light models is low. Connecting the major points of motion to represent a skeleton might enhance the ability to recognize strangers. This study also wishes to… more
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A simple method for measuring antibiotic resistance in a community of bacteria
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Behr, Evalena, Browne, Trisha, Esiobu, Nwadiuto, Pelski, Ana, Samaroo, Sheynelle, Varughese, Vipin
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Antibiotic resistant bacteria infiltrate drinking water, increase human exposure, and spread into clinical settings. Regulatory agencies need simple test for ARI to monitor environmental quality. This study is first to measure resistance in a consortium of bacteria, not pure cultures. Our rapid method – “In-the-zone” (ITZ) employs a) the size of zones of inhibition b) identity of bacteria in the… more
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T.O.S.S ( The Official Shredding System)
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Horowitz, Arielle, Smith, Jo Mei, Vanande, Katryna, Zingman, Shana
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: In the past 24 years, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has decommissioned over 218,064 mail drop-off collection boxes due to lack of usage. The mail collection at these mailboxes is projected to drop even more in the coming years. This project's objective is to repurpose the decommissioned mailboxes into The Official Shredding System (TOSS). TOSS will be a publicly accessible… more
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Effects of Electrolytic Lesions of the Reuniens and Rhomboid Nuclei on cognitive behaviors using the Intradimensional Extradimensional (IED) task in Rats
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Ellis, Randy, Pinedo, Patricia, Vertes, Robert P.
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Reuniens and rhomboid nuclei (RE/RH) of the ventral midline thalamus compose a relay between the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and the hippocampus (HPC). Recent behavioral studies have shown that RE/RH is critical in cognitive tasks that involve both the HPC and mPFC. Lesion and inactivation studies of the RE/RH, however, do not affect hippocampal dependent spatial behaviors. Here, we examined… more
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A Misuse Pattern for Flame
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Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Fernandez, Eduardo B., Lewis, Paul, Singh, Sanjay
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Flame is a computer worm that is being used for targeted cyber espionage in Middle Eastern countries. It is considered one of the most complex malware ever found. Flame can record audio, screenshots, keyboard activity and network traffic. It also has a kill switch to erase itself. Its program modules are encrypted. We are writing a misuse pattern to describe its architecture. A pattern is a… more
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