Academic literature suggests there is an expansion of Salafi and Wahhabi ideology in Ethiopia and in the diaspora. Many Ethiopian Muslims who self identify as Sunni’s are now being absorbed into this movement, which is evidenced by an increase of Im . . .

The purpose of this study is to determine the changes in self-image in children labeled as EH (Emotionally Handicapped) and EMR (Educable Mentally Retarded), and who have been placed in the regular classrooms, and who are being taught by a regular . . .

A study was designed to assess the attitudes and practices of psychiatrists and psychologists regarding nonerotic and erotic contact with their patients. A dual aim was to determine if there was a relationship between the attitudes involving contact w . . .

Telomeres are nucleoprotein structures essential for chromosomal integrity and stability. Telomere binding proteins are classified into two groups based on the telomere structure (i) Double-strand TBP (ii) Single-strand TBP. So far very few potentia . . .

As the need for access to human bone exponentially increases in forensics and academics, supply is decreasing through repatriation of remains and restricted access to collections. Currently underutilized sources of human skeletal material from prese . . .

This paper examines small business failures, looking for reasons within the firm as well as external factors that make success more difficult for smaller than larger businesses. Chapter I gives a definition and description of small businesses, an . . .

Population Genetics is the study of populations using information found from genomic data which can consist of single nucleotide polymorphisms and microsatellites such as short tandem repeat. These repeats are genetically inheritable with one length o . . .

Mergers and acquisitions are becoming increasingly popular strategic options for organizations in the high technology industry located in the Silicon Valley to maintain competitive advantage. Corporations massively invest in it, though the success r . . .

Instead of posting random images of their daily lives on Instagram, many users have successfully gathered considerable numbers of followers on the platform by only posting specific types of images such as fashion, food, beauty, and cars. With the fa . . .

The primary concern of this thesis is the detailed analysis of works selected for performance in a graduate recital. The major emphasis will be on background information, both biographical and historical, of the composers, followed by the analysis . . .

The author of this thesis has gathered additional data in the areas of achievement and retention as related to computer-based instruction (CSI). The purpose of this study is to compare computer methods of teaching regarding the graphing of trigonom . . .

Access to higher education does not translate into graduation for a significant number of students in the United States. More students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, often minority students, have access to higher education than at any time in the . . .

The purpose of this study was to explore, examine, and analyze the experiences of school leaders who are responsible for implementing discipline for African American and Latino students. This study specifically examined the personal and professional . . .

Nitrate contamination is the leading source of groundwater contamination in the United States. The problem is especially widespread in California, and particularly in areas where agriculture dominates land use. Turlock is located in Stanislaus Count . . .

C. elegans has a pair of bilaterally symmetrical neurons called CAN cells. These neurons are born in the head during embryogenesis and migrate posteriorly to the middle of the animal; from there, they send processes anteriorly to the head and poster . . .

Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) students, who identify as first- generation, low-income students of color, represent 10% of the undergraduate student body at California State University, East Bay (CSUEB). Despite receiving wraparound services, o . . .

The concern of the present study was to determine the nature and, if possible, the origin of the patterns of morphological variation in the genus Corethrogyne DC. (Astereae-Asteraceae). Geographical, ecological, and cytogenetic factors were examine . . .

By tracing the developmental changes of the cranium and making comparisons with genetic studies performed on nonhuman specimens and using genetic mutations or pathologies present on humans, we can start to understand the genetic influences affecting . . .

Algebra is the gatekeeper of access to higher-level math and science courses, higher education and future earning opportunities. Unequal numbers of African-American males drop out of Algebra and mathematics courses and underperform on tests of mathem . . .

This study examines if post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was produced as a result of the October 17, 1989 Lorna Prieta Earthquake. Twenty eight subjects were interviewed about year post-earthquake to determine the presence of PTSD symptomatology a . . .

This study was designed to examine attitudes of California State University Hayward Students toward individuals with disabilities. The attitudes of each group were measured. Students in one group were exposed to an Attitudes Toward Disabilities wor . . .

Rape is a crime in the United States. But it is also one of the most underreported crimes in America, has very low prosecution and conviction rates compared to other violent crimes, and the level of social disdain attached to rape is rarely reflec . . .

The study was undertaken to gather information on administrators' opinions of various recommended procedures for mainstreaming. The effects of three variables (experience directing a mainstreaming program, number of students for whom they were res . . .

This study was designed to evaluate the counseling program of the Acalanes High School District by gathering opinions of students, parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators on counseling services in the district. An evaluation study was so . . .

This study presents Dr. William Shockley's theory of intelligence and surveys a representative sample of California State University, Hayward students to obtain their reactions to a sample of his findings.

The East Bay Regional Park District leases a golf course in Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley, California, which is drained by Wildcat Creek, a perennial stream. Golf courses are among the most intensively managed types of land use; periodic applicat . . .

This thesis consists of a collection of poems and a short story written by the author.

This thesis consists of a work of fiction by the author in five parts, entitled: "Onions," "Peeling Potatoes," "No Vegetables in LaLa Land," "The Produce Section," and "The Apple Tree."

The aim of this paper is to show that Slavoj Zizek’s work should be read as a critical break from Soviet-era Communism nostalgia or acceptance, arguing that he advocates for a kind of emancipatory politics which the Communist movement helped generat . . .

This thesis explores the conclusion of one of anthropologist John U. Ogbu's 1986 ethnographic studies that showed that fear of being accused of "acting white" causes a social and psychological situation that diminishes African American students' acad . . .

The purpose of this study is to examine companies' operating cash flows by using a cash flows variance analysis approach. Given the increasing importance of a company's operating cash flow position, useful tools will be needed to analyze cash flow o . . .

The primary focus of the thesis research is to understand the etiology and diffusion (natural and human-intensified) of dengue fever in the United States. An in-depth examination of the history of dengue and its role in forming present distributio . . .

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among the behavior traits, coping styles and health concerns in a sample of 35 Independent Option Traders on the San Francisco Exchange. The following questions were addressed: 1. Wha . . .

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) plays a major role in regulating synaptic transmission (Kim, Choi et al. 2010) by hydrolyzing the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. A biochemical characterization of AChE was done using the marine gastropod Tritonia tetraqu . . .

Ninety-three subjects responded to a questionnaire presented to them in a telephone interview. The questionnaire was designed to provide a participant evaluation of a job finding workshop. The goal of the workshop was to increase the employment pote . . .

The Martis Valley groundwater basin, near Lake Tahoe, is experiencing increasing water demand and likely changes in the amount and timing of snowmelt due to global warming. Groundwater is the exclusive water supply for drinking water in the town of Tr . . .

Education is often portrayed as the passport to the future and revered as the great equalizer for attaining the American Dream. Public schools in America strive to provide a path to the middle class for children from hard-working families in every com . . .

Traditionally, women have been viewed as biologically inferior human beings. This attitude effects their lives, their attitudes, their psyches; indeed, their entire potential as human beings. In addition, it effects society in the resultant loss o . . .

This work focuses on a series of geometry optimization calculations that yielded the structure of the hydrated Cerium (Ce-) and Thorium (Th-) clusters in water, as well as Thorium-Thorium-Arsenic complex (Vilanova et al., 2017). To achieve the optim . . .

The primary purpose of this study is to describe the various physical and biotic factors which determine or influence the distribution and composition of the chaparral on Mount Diablo, California. The physical factors which are considered include . . .

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether or not supervisors changed their modes of communication after participating in Bank of California's workshop, The Elements of Personnel Management (Heslet et. al., 1971). Ten supervisors took part . . .

African American students, commonly designated a sub-group in assessment data reports, consistently score well below their peers in mathematics. A consequence of this phenomenon is that math teachers often feel obligated to provide remedial methods of . . .

Coliform Bacteria are the indicators of fecal contamination in shellfish. It may be useful to identify other bacteria that could also act as indicators. Anaerobic bacteria comprise a large portion of human intestinal flora; however their usefulnes . . .

The π-metallocenyl aldehyde, ferrocenecarboxaldehyde, was condensed via the Claisen-Schmidt reaction with several aliphatic ketones. In several cases the ketones were steroidal so that some of this work has potential biochemical implications. Man . . .

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact that vocabulary strategies have on the reading comprehension of second language learners at the high school level. According to the research reviewed, students benefit from strategy instruction t . . .

Not enough is known about how religion and spirituality (R/S) operate as protective factors for Muslim women's mental health. In a mixed methods study, 20 Muslim women, including community members and mental health clinicians, participated in focus . . .

Here to work Out of School Youth (OSY) are an important population in the Migrant Education Program (MEP), yet because of their transiency are they are among the most difficult group of youth to find and even more complex to serve. This group of migra . . .

This study investigates the stability of IQ and achievement standard scores of a group of 50 special education children, between the time of initial assessment and at the triennial reevaluation. The stability of the scores was determined by the amoun . . .

Undocumented Mexican immigrants provide cheap labor for U.S. restaurants. In this paper, I deliver an ethnographic description of Mexican immigrant restaurant workers currently living clandestinely in the San Francisco Bay Area. Based on a sample o . . .

The long-term goal of this study was to develop a reproducible physiologically relevant, normal human breast tissue culture system that supports the morphological characteristics, cell types and lineages, cellular interactions, and hormone responsiv . . .

For the last 10 years, the California Department of Education has reported that female teachers in California outnumbered male teachers two to one. The imbalance in teacher gender is a problem that affects elementary-age students and teaching staffs . . .

The purpose of this study was to examine self-efficacy as a mediating factor among Latino school-age children of divorced and separated families. The Student Self- Concept Scale (SSCS) was used to measure the student's level of self- efficacy in th . . .

The fungus Pisolithus tinctorius is a common inhabitant of Yellowstone National Park geothermal soils and appear to have formed symbiotic relationships with a diverse group of bacterial species to satisfy their nutritional and energy needs. In this . . .

This study sought to determine and report some of the factors related to the failure of a selected group of black students at Ravenswood High School to achieve satisfactory progress in a special sophomore core program that was designed to enhance . . .

Henry James's concern with the structural aspects of writing has been both praised and deplored but never denied. His belief in the over-all importance of structural detail in effectively rendering thematic substance led to a continual experimenta . . .

In Elkhorn Slough the gaper clam, Tresus (=Schizothaerus) nuttalli (Conrad, 1837) is an important sport species that is fished very heavily during periods of minus tides. Detailed knowledge of the reproductive cycle and growth rate of the gaper cl . . .

It was hypothesized that parents would have perceived needs for parent education which in some way corresponded to their demographic characteristics, e.g., that parents of an only child would have different needs than older parents; that the percei . . .

This thesis is a detailed examination of the evolution of Benjamin Franklin's views on slavery. Beginning in the late 1750s and continuing through the 1770s, as his political views of the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain gradually . . .

Fifty-three male college students' need to achieve (n Ach) scores were correlated with their ratings on the Basic Interest Scales, the eleven average scores of the Occupational Scales, and the eight Non-occupational scores of the Strong Vocational . . .

New findings in health research news are popular fodder for news organizations as people are often interested to hear that the yesterday’s junk food is the health food of today. Wine, chocolate, eggs, milk, coffee and many more have been labeled dan . . .

In this thesis, the author undertakes an analysis of the poetry of Louise Bogan.

This study explored attitudes of members of the general population towards the practice of non-marital, heterosexual cohabitation. Data were gathered via questionnaire from individuals employed at two large San Francisco Bay Area retail organizatio . . .

The ectomycorrhizal fungus genus Pisolithus is only found in two geothermal areas on Earth: New Zealand and Norris Geyser Basing (NGB), Yellowstone National Park (YNP). In NGB, YNP Pisolithus arrhizus (Scop.) Rauschert is growing without apparent m . . .

Citrus Greening, also called Huanglongbing (HLB), and Zebra Chip (ZC) are the two major emerging plant diseases in U.S. agriculture and are caused by the phloem-inhabiting bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter spp. The Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) and th . . .

The purpose of this study was to explore, examine, and analyze patterns of teacher retention in a Title I urban middle school in the NBA Unified School District that has recently experienced high teacher and administrative turnover. In this case stud . . .

Preservice teachers are underprepared to address the needs of racially, linguistically, and culturally diverse students in their daily practice. They also report difficulty in countering White bias as it appears in daily teaching. As a result of this . . .

Nationwide, there has been an overrepresentation of students of color in the special education programs in public schools. There were multiple factors researchers theorized that contributed to such overrepresentation. Despite the vast amount of resea . . .

There is an abundance of educational material available for the student interested in learning to improvise. Methods and aids have been published in increasing numbers since 1959. The greatest growth in the publication of this type of material has . . .

This thesis consists of an examination of Jessica Hagedorn's Dogeaters, in which the author's intention is to prove that through the process of reading the text, the reader undergoes a political transformation.

One of the key problems facing public education today is the need for early and accurate identification of students with dyslexia. Students with dyslexia in public schools have historically been largely ignored or under-identified. California public . . .

This thesis studies the transition of Umberto Eco's novel "The Name of the Rose" to the cinematic screen, through an examination of the many aspects involved in the process of creating a film that is adapted from a literary source.

The purpose of this study was to assess reported cases of sexual assault to adult women in Alameda County. Areas of assessment included determining how elapsed reporting time, prior victim-perpetrator relationships, and medical examinations affect . . .

Part I. Aromatic nucleophilic substitution has been found to occur with aryl halides which are activated by benzoyl or cyano groups when subjected to refluxing hexamethylphosphoric triamide (I), resulting in substitution of a dimethylamino group . . .

Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer on earth and is the chief component of plant biomass. It is a long chain polymer composed of repeating units of glucose linked by P-1-4-glycosidic bonds. Its usefulness as a nutrient depends upon hydrolysis . . .

Suicide among adolescents and young adults has tripled over the last 30 years. The majority of research which has been conducted on this population has focused on suicide attempts rather than completed suicide. The determination of risk factors fo . . .

The purpose of this study is to provide secondary mathematics teachers with a collection of classified mathematical puzzles which when used in conjunction with the appropriate level and concept in the mathematics curricula, will serve to stimulate . . .

The relationship between overt aggression and intolerance of ambiguity was investigated. Thirty-two junior high school boys were chosen by one of their teachers because they were either one of the more overtly aggressive students or one of the bet . . .

The utility of fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) for measurement of the genomic frequencies of translocations has been demonstrated for radiobiological applications under the assumption that the breaks leading to translocations are randomly . . .

The purpose of this study was to determine how a ruminant, the mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) of the temperate zone of the United States, is capable of maintaining a homeothermic state throughout the different seasons of the year.

Although the United States is in the middle of an unprecedented growth of the Latinx population/community, the numbers are not translating into higher academic achievement rates, particularly in higher education. First-generation Latinx students conti . . .

This research is an investigation into the occurrence and archaeological significance of abalone shell layers that are found along the coastline of Monterey, California. These shell deposits, commonly referred to as “abalone pavements,” have been i . . .

This thesis consists of the author's novel, entitled Autumn Awakens.

The objective of this study was to investigate the connection between an accumulation of stressful life events and the onset of cancer. The life histories of cancer patients and their family members at John Muir Memorial Hospital in Walnut Creek, . . .

This study was designed to answer the following general question: What is the effect of contingent token reinforcement on the verbal participation of reticent students? The purpose of this study is two-fold: (1) to develop an effective method for . . .

This study is concerned with the issue of whether or not teachers, parents, and students view grades in essentially the same way, or if there are significant differences in the ways that the groups vary in their attitudes toward grades.

The purpose of this dissertation was to examine students with disabilities self-perceptions of their academic and social supports in the general and special education classroom and the impact of the students’ counterstories to inform the design of c . . .

The purpose of this study was to analyze the professional preparation of middle school teachers of the Alameda Unified School District and relate this training to the findings of James Stainbrook's Indiana study that was done in 1970. It was state . . .

This thesis describes a case study conducted by the author for the purpose of demonstrating that phonemic awareness can be developed through instruction in general education class, and, furthermore, that doing so will significantly accelerate students . . .

This research focuses on wind conditions in the Indian Ocean during 17th and 18th century El Niño and ENSO episodes. Since the Pacific Ocean appears to be the cradle of El Niño events, most research efforts have been centered on this body of water a . . .

In this thesis, the author contends that the English Civil War and subsequent regicide of Charles I were first and foremost the product of three conditions. The first of these was Henry VIII’s break from Rome. Second, Charles’ flawed personality manif . . .

Given Rwanda's tragic past, how does the process of forging a new identity function? As individuals explore newfound Rwandan identification, is there a distinction between how individual identity is expressed at the local level versus how is it is . . .

In this study, we have theoretically examined the structure of uranyl monodentate silicate complex using DFT/ B3LYP and MP2 method. Theoretical studies, in conjunction with experimental data, are important for understanding uranyl speciation and co . . .

The hypothesis of this study was that four Personal Orientations of five adult children of alcoholics would be positively affected by a course of dance/movement therapy. Five women were administered Shostrom's Personal Orientations Inventory (POI) . . .

This thesis is an analysis of John Milton's sonnet "When I Consider." The author uses an eclectic critical approach in a close examination of the poem and some of its sources.

This paper follows Jonathan Culler’s Theory of the Lyric and his conception of the “lyric event” to analyze how Walt Whitman, Claudia Rankine, and Solmaz Sharif use the second-person address to implicate the addressee in the marginalization of the r . . .

The purpose of this thesis is to describe several aspects of a psychologically oriented curriculum. It begins with a description of the curriculum, one that focuses on student's developmental needs. An effort is made to describe how a teacher must . . .

This focus of this thesis is the landfills of Alameda County. The author provides a brief history of garbage management practices, and discusses the histories of closed and currently active landfill sites within Alameda County.

This investigation compares and assesses the attitudes of two groups of high school students, 9th and 10th grade levels, Black and white, who have been labeled mildly mentally retarded with subsequent placement in a segregated class. Fifty students we . . .

The π-metallocenyl aldehyde, ferrocenecarboxaldehyde, was condensed via the Claisen-Schmidt reaction with several aliphatic ketones. In several cases the ketones were steroidal so that some of this work has potential biochemical implications. Man . . .

Attendance, or its counterpart, absence, is one of the most frequently mentioned factors when teachers attempt to determine the cause of under-achievement in reading. This study aimed to test the following hypothesis which is a reflection of teach . . .