Inductive and model-tree (MT) approach-based models are developed and evaluated for forecasting mean, minimum and maximum monthly temperature in this study. The models are developed and tested using long-term historical temperature time series data derived from U.S. Historical C…
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The Florida 4-H Youth Development program provides youth with opportunities to develop life skills through several different delivery methods including clubs, school enrichment, camping, and teen civic engagement and leadership programs. The Florida 4-H Legislature program is a …
While the 1960 release of Where the Boys Are truly institutionalized spring break as a rite of passage among American youth, the film also established Fort Lauderdale as a mecca for these collegiate pilgrimages. For the next quarter century, Fort Lauderdale was the unquestioned …
One of the most important goals of American educational institutions over the past 47 years has been the desegregation of pubic schools. This goal reflected the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education that segregated schools are inherently unequal and deny segreg…
Biological and ecological investigations were conducted to determine the importance of predaceous spiders in the overall management of the citrus leafminer (CLM), Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, in lime orchards at Homestead, Florida. A survey of predaceous arthropods showed th…
Synchronous deposition of carbonate and siliciclastic sediments occurred on the South Florida Platform during the late Oligocene to early Pliocene, produced a large number of complex mixed carbonate/siliciclastic lithologies, some perhaps unique to the region. All 14 defined sub…
The morphology of saturated (water-filled) caves reflects their hydraulic function within a karst aquifer. Flow-dominated caves are characterized by tubular conduits with consistent geometries and large ground water velocities. Storage-dominated caves are characterized by a coll…
Since the 1960s African Americans, Latinos, and Caucasian Americans have been traveling abroad to Africa, South America, Haiti, and the Caribbean Islands, in search of connections to African roots. Along the way many have turned to and accepted alternative forms of religious pra…
Atlantic billfish include sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus), blue marlin (Makaira nigricans), white marlin (Kajikia albida, formerly Tetrapturus albidus) and the spearfishes (Tetrapturus); these fishes are found in tropical and subtropical waters. The spearfishes include the lo…
As Henry Jackson exhorted defense lobbyists during the height of the Cold War, “The Russians are determined to play the game of power politics, and we cannot choose not to play. The only course open to us is to play it better or to lose.” This mindset typified a “Coterie” of Sen…
The current heuristic phenomenological study had 20 participants, Nigerian professionals residing in South Florida. Six themes emerged from the data analysis of the interviews: (a) the fear of governmental political, leadership instability, and governance policy prevents Nigeria…
This study identified leadership behaviors exhibited by undergraduate students enrolled in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The study also examined the relationship between the current and previous leadership exper…
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne disease of medical and agricultural importance, affecting humans and ungulates in a disease spectrum stretching from mild, self limited illness to serious disease, abortion and death. At present, RVF is geographically restricted to Sub…
The Fort Center, Florida archaeological site is known for its extensive monumental architecture, intricate wooden effigy carvings, and 2,000-year continuous occupation. It is thought to be a persistent monumental place (Thompson and Pluckhahn 2012:52) because of its long-term (r…
The present dissertation has been possible only by the mercy of the Almighty God. Initially, the research that started in January 2018 had objectives pointing to the U.S. church crisis; however, it changed over the last thirty-six months. The world crisis provoked by the pandemi…
The present study assessed teachers’ perceptions of the effectiveness and equitability of, and policy alternatives to, zero tolerance policies, as well as how teachers perceived the consideration of higher levels of governance to implement their recommendations regarding policy …
Problem: The Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists administration was concerned about its effectiveness as an evangelistic organization due to changes in societal norms. They felt a need for a paradigm shift to keep ministry relevant to its membership and to find new meth…
The purpose of this study was to explore several personal and work-related variables associated with posttraumatic growth (PTG) levels in professional firefighters employed in a large fire district in south Florida. First, the researcher identified common factors in professional…
This project explores the complex roles of power and heritage in the reproduction of cultural and ethnic identities in the context of a local living history museum called Cracker Country. Throughout this thesis, I demonstrate how discourses of Florida heritage are constructed, r…