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Student Volunteer Ideal Type Formation in Community Gardens 社区园林学生志愿者理想类型的形成

UF Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.32473/ufjur.24.130781

Joseph Benjamin

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The need for sustainability and CSR in undergraduate business education 可持续发展和企业社会责任在本科商业教育中的必要性

UF Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.32473/ufjur.24.130792

Natalie Triana

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Simulation of Ternary Organic Solar Cells to Study the Effects of Morphology and Material Properties on Power Output 模拟三元有机太阳能电池，研究形态和材料特性对输出功率的影响

UF Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.32473/ufjur.24.130654

A. Giovannone, S. Hershfield

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Comparing Hedge Funds: Highest Return Strategy 比较对冲基金:最高回报策略

UF Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2021-10-13 DOI: 10.32473/ufjur.v23i.128719

Vuk Janus, Greyson Robin Meek

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The Impact of Patient Age on the Acceptability of Telemedicine in the Context of COVID-19 COVID-19背景下患者年龄对远程医疗可接受性的影响

UF Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2021-10-13 DOI: 10.32473/ufjur.v23i.128354

Brian Williams, Katelin McDilda, Melissa Bright

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Fitness Staff’s Perceptions of Offering the 3-Step Workout for Life Program in Senior Living Communities 健身人员对老年生活社区提供三步健身计划的看法

UF Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2021-10-13 DOI: 10.32473/ufjur.v23i.128119

Maren Liese Jorgensen

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African Past, American Future: Uplift Ideology in Early 20th Century Opera 《非洲的过去，美国的未来:20世纪早期歌剧中的高涨意识形态》

UF Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2021-10-13 DOI: 10.32473/ufjur.v23i.128385

Rachel Hujsa

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Who Owns Space? 谁拥有太空?

UF Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2021-10-13 DOI: 10.32473/ufjur.v23i.128713

Nathan William O'Brien

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Welcome to the Fall 2021 issue of UFJUR 欢迎阅读2021年秋季版《UFJUR》

UF Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2021-10-13 DOI: 10.32473/ufjur.v23i.129691

Michelle Leonard

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Outdoor Living Room 室外客厅

UF Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2021-10-13 DOI: 10.32473/ufjur.v23i.128428

Hayley Marie Gillette, Vandana Baweja

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