Unidentified Man Driving Wagon

Photograph: Unidentified man driving wagon outside of businesses on Laura Street, Jacksonville. Signs: Elks Lodge 221, Jones Drugs, and Spencer Ladd\u27s shoe store. Undated.https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/eartha_images/2296/thumbnail.jp

William A. Sinclair, M.D.

Postcard: Portrait on postcard, man sitting in a chair with legs crossed. Handwritten on verso: To Miss Eartha M. M. White Compliments Wm. A. Sinclair M.D., 1221 Pine St. Phila. Pa. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Undated.https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/eartha_images/2293/thumbnail.jp

Newtons Daughter

This artwork features two cars on the street with palm trees.https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/campus_art/1808/thumbnail.jp

UNF VS Flagler [Women] Trevarthan [Neg # 3A]

Roll of B+W Film scanned, UNF Women\u27s Basketball Trevarthan, Unidentified basketball players, Date: Undatedhttps://digitalcommons.unf.edu/spinnaker-images/1680/thumbnail.jp

Police/Construction/Turtle/Volleyball-Trevarthan [Neg # 11A]

Roll of B+W scanned; Images of UNF police department making rounds; Campus construction; Turtle; UNF Volleyball practice: Date: undatedhttps://digitalcommons.unf.edu/spinnaker-images/2170/thumbnail.jp

Clara White

Document: Image of Clara White with biographical information. Undated

Tom Deluca -Trevarthan [Neg # 32A]

Roll of B+W Film scanned, Images of Hypnotist/Comedian Tom Deluca hypnotizing UNF students on stage; Date: Undatedhttps://digitalcommons.unf.edu/spinnaker-images/2428/thumbnail.jp

The gut-brain axis: Investigating the effects of diet, physical activity, and prior adversity on anxiety via autonomic nervous system

Previous literature has highlighted a bidirectional relationship between the gut and brain called the gut-brain axis (de Punder & Pruimboom, 2015; Hill et al., 2008; Leistner & Menke, 2020). The current study aimed to investigate directional relations between different stressors (e.g. poor diet, vigorous activity, and prior adversity) and anxiety and how interactions with gut issues and autonomic dysfunction may impact these relationships. Based on previous literature, we examined (a) physical activity and diet as moderators of stress and anxiety as well as stress and GI symptoms, (b) GI symptoms as a mediator between various predictors (i.e., diet, stress, physical activity, prior adversity) and anxiety, and (c) GI symptoms and perceived stress as serial mediators for various stressors to anxiety. We also explored whether GI symptoms and autonomic reactivity serially mediate the relationship between stress and anxiety. We recruited our sample from university students (n = 177) and a Jacksonville, Fl community participant pool (n = 32) who answered survey questions regarding demographics, diet quality, physical activity, prior adversities, stress, autonomic reactivity, and anxiety. Key findings included: (a) vigorous activity was a significant moderator of the relationship between stress and GI symptoms; (b) GI symptoms significantly mediated the relationship between stress and anxiety as well as prior adversity and anxiety; (c) stress and GI symptoms were significant serial mediators of the relationship between diet quality and anxiety as well as prior adversity and anxiety; and (d) GI symptoms and autonomic reactivity were significant serial mediators of the relationship between stress and anxiety. Our findings suggest that factors such as diet and physical activity levels should be considered when examining gut-brain relations specific to stress, anxiety, and GI symptoms. Future research should investigate directionality of these relationships more clearly through longitudinal study designs, especially given the bidirectional nature of the gut-brain axis

Severe aggression among zoo-housed coconut (Trichoglossus haematodus) and rainbow (Trichoglossus moluccanus) lorikeets: Wellbeing considerations for free-flight aviaries

As conservation and education institutions, modern zoos balance the needs of animals with the interests of visitors through several strategies which can increase animal wellbeing and improve visitor experience. Environmental enrichment is frequently employed to increase the suitability of anthropogenic environments for zoo-housed animals, such as through walkthrough habitats and free-flight aviaries. While habitats such as these are important for visitor experience and can be enriching to animals, there are also wellbeing considerations for these spaces. Walkthrough habitats can be a potential source of fear and stress for animals, as shown by increased frequencies of vigilance, undesirable behavior, and aggression. The present study addresses wellbeing concerns for the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens’s Rainbow (Trichoglossus moluccanus) and Coconut (Trichoglossus haematodus) Lorikeets, who have an history of increased injurious aggression (severe aggression). Research has shown that all aggression serves an important function in maintaining social structures, though increased severe aggression has been associated with social network instability, which can indicate reduced wellbeing. These concerns were addressed through a behavioral monitoring study, social network analysis, and the introduction of privacy perches to see if they decreased severe aggression. Results show these lorikeets’ social network communities are formed based on relatedness, contrary to previous literature on parrot sociality, with fluctuations in social behavior expression and network stability. While privacy perch too limited to say they affected aggression, these findings have broad implications for future research on parrot sociality, what intrinsic or extrinsic factors impact animal wellbeing, and for the assessment of wellbeing in zoos