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to Florida International University's first undergraduate research journal created by and for undergraduate students. FIUURJ is the collaborative effort of the Center for Excellence in Writing, FIU Liberal Studies, FIU Libraries, the Honors College, Humanities Edge, FIU Research and Economic Development, MARC U*STAR, the Undergraduate Research Society, and Digital Writing Studio. With the generous help of faculty advisers and volunteers, this journal provides opportunities for undergraduate and FIU alumni to get involved and build experience in editing, digital project creation, peer-reviewing, and peer-advising.
Current Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1 (2024) Spring 2024
Articles
Front Matter
FIU URJ
Implications of Microplastic Pollution for the Conservation of Marine Protected Areas
Estefany D. Carvajal, Amanda Di Perna, and Alain Duran
“The Way to Dusty Death”: The Feminist Revision of the Western in Nomadland (2021)
Lucas Cicarelli Vieira
Benefits of Time Spent Outdoors in Early Childhood Education: A Systematic Review
Crismely Fermin, Monica Perez, Averill F. Obee, and Katie C. Hart
Assay Replicability in β-Glucosidase Enzyme Kinetics Across Laboratories
Nicole-Tia Najam and Jaime Mayoral
The Effect of Saltwater Stress on the Performance of Cherry Tomatoes
Samarah R. Martin, Ivan Oyege, Kateel G. Shetty, Krish Jayachandran, and Maruthi Sridhar Balaji Bhaskar
Validation of a Forensic Method to be used in Food Fraud Investigation
Jennifer Melayes, Nicole DeAngelo, Vallarie Ostenson, Fabiana Taglia Dr., and DeEtta Kay Mills Dr.
Purification of Recombinant E. Coli Topoisomerase III for Structure-Based Drug Design Using Protein Crystallization
Miguel A. Perez Rodriguez and Yuk-Ching Tse-Dinh
Reports on Research
Using Geochemical Tracers to Determine Seasonal Inputs of Freshwater to a Coastal Estuary: Biscayne Bay, FL
Melaney Lara and Rene M. Price
Understanding the Health Impacts of Vehicular Emissions in South Florida: A Comprehensive Analysis
Janelle Ducheine, Noah Horesh, and Jason C. Quinn
Sustainability in Action: Green Infrastructure as a Marker of Sustainable Urban Development
Brianna Nadine Santiago
Constructible Sandwich Cut
Philip A. Son
Theory, Model Development and Literature Reviews
The State of Knowledge of CCA Diversity in the Caribbean Coral Reefs
Danielle Macias, Alain Duran, and Fabio Nauer
The Impacts of the Low-FODMAP Diet on the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms: Possibilities, Feasibility, and Alternatives
Nicolas J. Jo and Carmen Ortega-Santos
The Evolution of Tumor Suppressing Genes in Multicellular Organisms: Nature’s Prevention of Oncogenesis
Melanie Perez
Humanities-Based Research
