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The Introduction of Excess Calcium and α-Synuclein Could Alter the Recruitment of Annexin A2 to Synaptic Vesicle Membranes

Cantor, Addison (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that impairs motor function after significant neuronal loss. The underlying molecular biology of the disorder is poorly understood, and for this reason there is no ...
Everybody was Fungus Fighting: Examining the symbiotic interactions between Ericaceous plants and their beneficial fungal partnerships with Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi and Trichoderma harzianum

Lameyer, Mara (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

Mycorrhizal fungi form mutually beneficial partnerships with the roots of nearly all plants. The plants provide carbohydrates to the fungi while the fungi increase the surface area in the network of roots, which increases ...
Manhood Undone: Negotiating Trauma and Masculinity in Ernest Hemingway's In Our Time, Ron Kovic's Born on the Fourth of July, and Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues

Opalinski, Anna Brook (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

20th century definitions of masculinity for white, heterosexual men are often constructed around war; moreover, these ideological and behavioral constructions have shifted, as the theaters in which these wars were fought ...
Green FSC: Creating a Sustainable Campus

Haver, Mark (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

Colleges and universities account for more than 1.5% of US total annual emissions: understanding how individual institutions can become more sustainable is critical in tackling the existential threat of global climate ...
Characterization of Red Pigment Producing Bacteria: An Honors Project

Mauzy, Inga (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

This is a continuation of a project submitted as an Honors Proposal in April of 2019. The project focuses on five bacterial strains that are capable of producing both a red pigment and a green sheen on Marine Agar. The ...
The Relationship Between Working Memory Capacity and Implicit Gender Stereotypes

Martin, Jordan (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

It is no secret that attitudes are complex psychological constructs, and thus individual differences arise in attitudes towards people, things, or ideas. Two cognitive processes have an influence on one’s attitudes: explicit ...
Impact of Peer Support Group Involvement on College Students with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Johnson, Sydney (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

The transition to college life can be a challenging period of time for many young adults, especially those living with a chronic illness like type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Young adults with T1DM are faced with the same ...
A Proposed Methodology for the Cardiac Analysis of Parasitically Infected Cuban Treefrogs

Horton, Thomas (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

Cuban treefrogs are a successful invasive species within the state of Florida, which have harmed Florida’s native ecosystem (Johnson, 2017). The parasite Apharyngostrigea pipientis has been found using the Cuban treefrog ...
Analysis of the Stomach Tissue Microbiome within Florida Manatees, Trichechus manatus latirostris

Hamontree, Samantha (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

Identification of the microbiome within marine mammals, including sirenians has been the focus of recent research. While previous work has identified the microbiome from the lower gastrointestinal tract (fecal samples) of ...
Subversion from Within: Anne Bronte, Emily Bronte, and Mary Shelley's Gothic Feminism

Kiester, Hannah (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

Long before recognized feminist movements began, women were fighting the patriarchal structure of society with the aims of equality and recognition. Woman writers have had to fight to gain a standing with their male ...
Importance of the Past: The Cathartic Effect of Reliving Memories in Female Irish Short Stories

Green, Rebekah (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

This thesis is concerned with the treatment of the themes of memory and trauma in Irish short stories written by female authors. The authors in the text use memory as a way to explore both personal and cultural trauma; the ...
A Look into the Dyslexic and ADHD Mind: How does ADHD play a part in a Student with Dyslexia’s Reading Comprehension and Fluency?

Furey, Lillian (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

This paper explains the relationship between a student with dyslexia and a student with both dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In elementary schools across the country there is a rise in the ...
Phenotypic plasticity of eye size in the freshwater zooplankton Daphnia in response to predatory cues

Williams, Brandon (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

The eye is a complex organ which plays a crucial role in how an animal perceives and responds to its environment. Recent evidence has suggested that visual predation in an animal’s environment can influence the eye size ...
Identifying Convergence of ShK Toxins in Sea Anemones

Krantz, Jacqueline; Marymegan, Daly; Macrander, Jason (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

Toxins and other naturally derived products synthesized for predatory defense or prey capture can often be harmful to humans, but in some cases they may also present pharmaceutical potential. One toxin in particular, ...
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Our Stor[y/ies]?: A Comparative Rhetorical Analysis of 2 Popular Histories of the United States

Edgar, Peter (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

Just before the campaign for the 2016 presidential election started, Anniversary editions of two works, A People’s History of the United States, by Howard Zinn, and A Patriot’s History of the United States, by Larry ...
The Grace of Silence

Grisanti, Amanda (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

A feature screenplay, finished. This presentation discusses the yearlong writing process for a feature length script. Focusing on themes of mental health, this story follows the struggle of 22-year-old Grace. After graduating ...
Don’t You Know that you are Toxic: The Effects of Allelopathy Within an Aquaponic System

Walter, Madison (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

Aquaponics systems are sustainable, closed systems that utilize fish waste as a mode of fertilization for various crops. Historically, aquaponics systems have mostly used fish such as tilapia, cod, and catfish rather than ...
Generation of Gelatin-Based Antibiotic-Eluting Conjugates for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections

Fralish, Zachary (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

Surgical site infections (SSIs) following major surgeries are a growing concern in the healthcare industry. These infections lead to lengthened hospital stays, additional surgical procedures, prolonged antibiotic use, and ...
Applying Legal Theory to Racism in American Society

Hill, Rebecca (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

Racism has shown to be a trying part of American history. From slavery to mass incarceration, race relations has proved to be a dominant force in social, economic, and political aspects of society. The purpose of this paper ...
The influence of personality and money priming on outcomes in the prisoner’s dilemma

Urs, Medhini (Florida Southern College, 2020-04)

Money priming has been shown to cause behavioral changes in people, and make them more individualistic, persistent, and selfish. The money priming effect has been studied worldwide, and is known to have varying effect sizes ...

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