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Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Southern Regional Conference, Birmingham, Alabama. Badge
No full textBadge: Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Southern Regional Conference, Birmingham, Alabama. White in color with green lettering. Soror Eartha M.M. White, Visitor, Chi Chapter, Jacksonville, Florida typed on name panel. Date March 13-15, 1953https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/eartha_artifacts/1025/thumbnail.jp
The Citizen\u27s Industrial Insurance Company Letterhead
Get PDFDocument: The Citizen\u27s Industrial Insurance Company letterhead stationary. Undated
A Brief Sketch of the Life and Work of Rev. J. Gardner Ross, D. D., Jacksonville, Florida
Get PDFBooklet: A sketch of the life and work of Reverend J. Gardner Ross D. D., written by a friend. Reverend Ross was the third pastor of Bethel Baptist, serving from 1885-1890. He died on February 6, 1932. Blank pages of booklet not included in scanned file. Undated
Citizen\u27s Industrial Insurance Company Meeting Minutes
Get PDFDocument: Handwritten meeting minutes for the Citizen\u27s Industrial Insurance Company. Part of assorted miscellaneous notes of meetings kept by Eartha White. Date: May 16, 192
Rose Nourish to Flourish obesity prevention program targeting children at risk for food insecurity in Jacksonville, Florida
Get PDFThe Nourish to Flourish study aimed to decrease the prevalence of obesity among food insecure children in Jacksonville, FL. Specifically, the program focused on nutrition education and access to healthy foods. The study consisted of a 4-week nutrition education series emphasizing the major determinants of healthy weight known as 5-2-1-0! This includes expanding knowledge of fruit and vegetable intake to achieve a target intake of five servings a day, screen time reduction to no more than two hours a day, achieving a physical activity goal of one hour a day outside of school hours, and limiting sugar sweetened beverage consumption to as little as possible. Weekly education was accompanied by recipe demonstrations, cooking skills training, and food baskets. This was a pre-post intervention study that used metrics to determine the impact of education on behavior change through improved knowledge, activity, and skills training. A total of 55 participants completed the study with statistically significant results toward improved nutrition knowledge (ppp=.280). Although there was no statistically significant improvement in screen time or physical activity outcomes there was a decline in screen time usage by 34% (p = .090) and an improvement in physical activity by 41% (p = .066). There was also a statistically significant improvement in BMI measures (p =.028). This study demonstrated the effectiveness of a comprehensive program specifically geared toward education with aims to improve each of the major outcomes that impact childhood obesity. It involved participants and family members by providing cooking demonstrations, recipes, and food baskets which created an interactive and fun learning experience. Participants were assessed at week 0, followed by a four-week educational series, then reevaluated to test for outcomes at 12 weeks
A Behavioral Analysis of Brisby, the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens’ Double Wattled Southern Cassowary
Get PDFPrevious studies have demonstrated the uniqueness and importance of wild type Southern Cassowary behaviors in relation to their rainforest ecosystem. The primary goal of this observational study was to determine if the behavior exhibited by a Southern Cassowary residing at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens was comparative to the observed behavior of wild Southern Cassowaries. The secondary goal was to observe individual behavioral traits of the focus individual, Brisby. It was hypothesized that Southern Cassowaries residing in captivity would still exhibit stereotypical behaviors similar to those residing in native rainforest habitats and the documented foraging behavior that supports the ecological seed dispersal effect of Southern Cassowaries in their native rainforest habitats. Brisby was monitored using all occurrences with some continuous random sampling of target behaviors on indiscriminate Thursdays. In support of the hypothesis Brisby did exhibit foraging behaviors but did not exhibit agonistic behaviors compared to wild Southern Cassowaries. There was a relationship observed in the behavioral categories, particularly the solitary category, where the greatest number of behaviors were documented. The differences in the time spent and amount performed between behaviors were observed with Brisby spending 53% of his time resting and 12% locomoting around the enclosure. Potential limitations of this study include observer effects and sample size. It is important to understand that animals in captivity are often influenced by surrounding enclosures and stimuli. These future studies should implement other types of behavior sampling such as interval sampling so that larger durations of the day can be observed
Hepatic Targets to Control Blood Glucose and Potentially Aid in the Treatment of Diabetes
Get PDFMaintaining glucose homeostasis is extremely important to remain in good health and prevent disease. This homeostasis is achieved via the regulation of hepatic metabolic pathways like gluconeogenesis and glycogenesis by insulin, which is expressed during high blood glucose. Insulin is responsible for facilitating the uptake of glucose into other tissues from the blood, as well as signaling whether to stimulate or slow glucose metabolism in the liver. Hyperglycemia is one of the main effects of diabetes, a disease characterized by the body’s inability to produce or respond to insulin. Without insulin, hepatic glucose output continues and blood glucose accumulates, causing health complications that arise with the development of diabetes. Aside from the regulation of hepatic glucose metabolism by insulin, recent research has pointed towards targeting enzymes within these metabolic pathways in the liver to lower blood glucose. In this review, mechanisms to target two enzymes in hepatic gluconeogenesis and glycogenesis will be explored: fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase and glucokinase, respectively. Additionally, existent and potential drugs with these targeting mechanisms will be introduced, highlighting their effects on blood glucose regulation in diabetic models. The ability to target enzymes involved in hepatic glucose metabolism to reduce hyperglycemia provides insight into methods and treatments alternative to insulin that have potential to be used for the treatment of diabetes
Water Stories: A River Harvest
Get PDFArtist Statement Water Stories, a digital art piece, was one of the artworks shown in the 2024 River Reflection exhibition. This was created by gathering inspiration from the producers, cast, and the vision of preserving places and people through stories that are connected to nature and how it impacts its community. This is also part of the multidimensional performance project with the help of producers, Dr. Tru Leverette Hall and Dr. Maureen McCluskey. By being exposed in the River Reflection exhibition, people will be able to understand the artwork and spread the news of not only preserving the environment, but also helping communities and creating memories together.
Water Stories: A River Harvest , includes symbolism and meaning such as in the decision of drawing a right hand holding a tree branch. The process included tons of research. For instance, the right hand can have a Biblical meaning as the “right hand of God,” a representation of strength or protection. It can also represent acts of charity and positive actions. Having a right hand made of water holding a tree branch pointing to the right represents wanting to feel a connection to the nature of life and death, then eventually being reborn into something new and different. By having the tree branch pointing upwards, it can also represent growth with the roots expanding from the hand. Water and nature are harmonious with each other; one without the other would lose its representation of how the world came to be and it is vital for life.
I am majoring in psychology, with a minor in criminal justice and an interdisciplinary study in theatre at the University of North Florida. Although psychology is my major, I am glad to have the opportunity to include my passion for the arts, especially drawing on paper or digitally. My hope is to help someone, anywhere in the world, to understand that we have the power to give back to the community and especially to nature. After graduation, I want to be able to help people express their emotions and be vulnerable in a safe space
A Handful
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I created this drawing for my Drawing I class, where I was introduced to the cross-hatching method. Through this technique, I aimed to physicalize emotion through the beauty and expressiveness of the human hand. The title, A Handful, represents not only the literal handful of hands shown, but also the handful of emotions and experiences behind each one
Butterfly
No full textOil on multiple canvases
102 x 84
Gift of the Artisthttps://digitalcommons.unf.edu/library_art/1076/thumbnail.jp