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This thesis consists of creative fiction by the author.

The author studied the effects of bacterial invasion on biofilm structure of another bacterium. Myxococcus xanthus and Bacillus subtilis were grown on 1.5% CYE agar. The cultures were incubated at 31° C for 3-4 days to give the colonies time to grow . . .

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) provides an opportunity for innovative approaches of assessing groundwater models and water budgets. Advanced models calibrated with groundwater elevation alone may not accurately reflect residence tim . . .

This thesis consists of a musical theater script in two acts written by the author.

White terrorism is a phenomenon that is underexamined within the scholarship. This study is designed to add to the limited body of research on white terrorism by using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to examine two white men who have authored massac . . .

The author's research began with these questions: How far away from social norms did the hippies go regarding gender roles? Were women ever freed from these expectations? What did family life on the communes look like? This research argues that counte . . .

This thesis consists of a collection of creative writing pieces by the author.

There have been many scholarly works written about Mexico’s Movimiento de Acción Revolucionaria (MAR) or revolutionary action movement; however, there has never been a scholarly work written about its founder Professor Gómez Souza. Ninety percent of . . .

This thesis will show how Wallace Stevens' ideas of the South, typified by Florida, develop and how he modifies these ideas in the course of his career in order to shape his poetic world.

This ethnographical research is geared towards understanding the lived experiences of South Asian LGB persons, residing in the United States. The thesis proposes that a strong LGBT cultural competency framework is needed to overcome challenges faced b . . .

Wilderness is a concept: it is an idea about the qualities of a particular type of place and about the relationship we have with that place-type. What is the meaning of the wilderness concept in the American context, and what values are attached to it . . .

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) . . .

Cyclooxygenase-2, also known as prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase-2, is an enzyme linked to pain and inflammation. Although several types of prostaglandins can be synthesized via inducible cyclooxygenase-2, high levels of prostaglandin E2 are partic . . .

This thesis consists of four short stories by the author.

This thesis consists of a collection of poetry and two works of nonfiction by the author.

This thesis consists chiefly of poems by the author.

This thesis is a collection of six short stories by the author.

Sociological theorists and researchers in the area of race and education agree that the impact of inferior educational programs and race, class and gender based allocation of funding for public education impact the esteem and sense of worth for poor y . . .

The G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) Epstein-Barr virus-induced protein 2 (EBI2) has no known natural/endogenous ligand or activator. EBI2 could potentially have an important function in the human immune system due to its high expression in immune ce . . .

Throughout the year 1972, air filter samples were collected at Kellogg, Idaho, in the Coeur d'Alene mining district. These samples were analyzed to determine the concentrations of trace metallic elements in the air and to look for indications of their . . .

This study was undertaken to determine the validity of the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) for the prediction of success or failure while on probation. The subjects for this study consisted of 32 male adult probationers in San Francisco Count . . .

This thesis examines the ways Nigerian-born British novelist Buchi Emecheta incorporates the strategies of post-colonial and feminist theory. The author explores where and how she satisfies the feminist demands of informing and expanding post-coloni . . .

Ethnic Studies has emerged as highly impactful for bolstering academic expectations and outcomes for students of color in K-12 education. In 2018, Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) implemented a mandatory elective ninth-grade Ethnic Studies cours . . .

Charter schools are continuing to marginalize a group of students—students with disabilities. Pardoned from many state regulations, charter schools appear to have difficulty executing their responsibilities around special education (Center for Law and . . .

This thesis is an analysis of the author's composition, "String Quartet Number One." The complete score is included in the work.

Human Pegivirus (HPgV) is a lymphotropic virus which causes infection in T and B lymphocytes, including B cells, CD4+ and CD8+ cells. Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) is the causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency Virus (AIDS) and shares the . . .

Phosphorus (P) is an essential plant nutrient that is critical for productive ecosystems. Phosphorus form, or “speciation,” is an important factor influencing nutrient availability, and the amount of bioavailable or plant-accessible P in soils. As soi . . .

This thesis is an examination of how Chicago came to be the site of the 1983 Columbian Exposition, focusing on the factors of partisanship and sectionalism.

This study investigated the effect of visual feedback of the self upon the self-concepts of five educable mentally retarded (EMR) adolescent boys. The central question that the study investigated was, "Can films of EMR adolescents and the visual feedb . . .

This study will attempt to measure the vocational interest patterns of Pre-Technology students who attend a Richmond, California high school; further, it will attempt to determine if there is a relationship between the success of these students in the . . .

The purpose of the study detailed in this thesis was to investigate the differences between early and later enterers seven years after admission to kindergarten without adjusting for intelligence, then to reexamine the age groups with intelligence hel . . .

This paper analyzes the emergence, development, and future of Chinese new media, especially the Internet, through discussing the restrictions that Chinese media faced under the Kaiserism of the Chinese government in both old and new China. It will add . . .

By closely reading several of Wordsworth's more famous poems written prior to the completion of The Prelude, one can follow the significant development of his spiritual consciousness. This viewpoint also offers a fresh understanding of Wordsworth's ex . . .

Every Friday and Saturday night a short length of thoroughfare in San Leandro is jammed with kids and cars. About seven-thirty in the evening they begin to arrive, driving their polished and modified cars down the street to a particular intersection w . . .

This is a participant observation case study of an elementary school in Japan. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate how Japanese elementary schools emphasize moral and social development as well as academic achievement. For this purpose, the J . . .

Children hold significant roles in most of Flannery O'Connor's fiction, yet critics rarely address her works in comparative discussions of child images in literature. This thesis is an examination of the children who appear as characters in O'Connor's . . .

This study investigated the subject of stress from an interdisciplinary orientation with the intent of formulating a premise as to what motivates people to pursue behaviors which, based on their predisposing relationship to illness and mortality stati . . .

In this thesis, the author examines four existing methods of stringed instrument instruction, noting that all four methods contain quality materials that help to develop musical technique and performance. However, the author believes that these method . . .

The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges I encountered when designing and implementing a music technology and composition club in a middle school setting. Specifically, research questions were: a) what challenges did I encounter whe . . .

This thesis provides an analysis of the development and maturation of a Catholic middle class in Ireland during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

After the Second World War, Europe lay in ruins. European Federalists aimed to rebuild Europe by uniting it. They wanted individual national governments to cede authority to a European union that could provide stimulus to economic growth and stop nati . . .

Tritonia diomedea (also known as Tritonia tetraquetra) is a marine gastropod that is used to study how the neuronal system controls behavior. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) plays an essential role in neurotransmission as it terminates cholinergic signali . . .

This Research explores the transition from post-Roman British to Anglo-Saxon as the dominant culture of England took place between the fifth and seventh centuries by utilizing the disciplines of history and archaeology. Studying cultures without a wri . . .

This thesis documents a study intended to investigate how police officers can benefit from training in the area of psychological counseling. The study examines how police departments teach officers new behaviors that might provide a new approach to ad . . .

This thesis details the composition of a new work for wind ensemble entitled "Flurry Above the Clouds." The complete score is included in the work.

Laboratory experiments were performed to adapt a catalytic colorimetric method to continuous flow analysis for the shipboard determination of iron(III) in seawater. System parameters such as reagent concentrations, reaction temperature, flow rate, . . .

In public education we are faced with three realities: (1) our student population is diverse and growing in children of color; (2) children of color are the students most at risk of being caught on the negative end of the achievement gap; and (3) the . . .

The main purpose of this study is to show how heroism and leadership codes can be used in conjunction with myth and drama to craft new heroic leaders in society linguistically. This can be broken into three parts. The first purpose is to outline th . . .

The intent of this study was to develop and examine a school and home coordinated program to promote the reading achievement of first grade students. The specific objective was to assess a Reading Activity Kit used by first grade students at home . . .

This thesis examines the symbolism in aspects of environment and other background elements in the works of Charles Dickens. Phenomena such as the weather, rural landscapes, urban landscapes, factories and machines, and fire serve as symbols that revea . . .

This study used the Integrated Play Group model (Wolfberg and Schuler, 1992) to assess whether creating peer play groups for students with severe disabilities would increase the number of interactions between students with severe disabilities and the . . .

Elevated arsenic concentrations were detected in groundwater monitoring wells and a test well boring beneath the western portion of the Livermore Valley Basin in Pleasanton, California during regular sampling events in 1997. The source of the arseni . . .

This thesis is an investigation into the treatment of the myth of the American dream in two very different works from near opposite ends of the twentieth century that illuminates the central importance of the myth in America. The author uses a Marxi . . .

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106 requires that companies accrue the expenses for nonpension postretirement benefits. The focus of this thesis is to examine the impact of SFAS No. 106 on companies and their employees. Particular att . . .

Nitrate loading is a pervasive water quality problem in the Salinas Valley due to its rich agricultural history. Row crops, including strawberries and lettuce, are grown in the area immediately surrounding the drinking water supply well that is the . . .

Resource allocation to school sites in public school districts is inequitable. While Student Based Funding (SBF) has been implemented in several major urban school districts, there are few empirical studies about how SBF policies are derived and imple . . .

This thesis details the author's attempt to answer the question, "Whatever became of political science?"

The shallow-marine San Pablo Group in the hills east of San Francisco Bay, California, was deposited while the Pacific-North American plate margin was evolving from a convergent boundary to a transform margin at this latitude in middle to late Mioc . . .

The Achievement Gap in education exists on multiple levels, and tens of thousands of children of Latino immigrants find themselves at the lower end of the Achievement Gap in several categories: Latino ethnicity, economically disadvantaged, English L . . .

The purpose of this study was to document the reproductive phase of the life history of Taricha torosa, particularly the migration to and from the breeding pond. Twitty (1966) conducted a similar study with Taricha rivularis. He removed individual . . .

This thesis is an examination of Alban Berg's opera Wozzeck.

Many English composition classrooms today are comprised of a mix of learners, notably in the culturally diverse region of the San Francisco Bay Area. At California State University, East Bay, for example, classes may include L1 and Generation 1.5 stud . . .

More than fifty civil wars occurred at any given time during the last two decades of the twentieth century. At least half of the recent wars, whether from civil strife or invasions, had more than 100,000 refugees each with the majority being female. D . . .

This thesis is an analysis of the author's composition, "String Quartet No. 1." The complete score is included in the work.

Between Redwood Valley and Potter Valley a range of hills rises 1000' above the valley floors. Three units have been mapped and described in these hills, which were previously mapped as undifferentiated rocks of the Central belt of the Franciscan Comp . . .

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a significant difference resulted in the spatial task performance of elementary school students who received vocal music training, versus those students in an attention placebo group who received . . .

The purpose of this research project is to develop a straightforward and cost-effective methodology that skilled geographic information system (GIS) users within local governments and nonprofit organizations can use to identify sites that have the gr . . .

The purpose of the research carried out for this thesis was to determine the impact and effectiveness of an intergenerational instructional model to improve family literacy. The particular model studied was home-based. A trained volunteer tutor me . . .

The purpose of this research is to bring an understanding of how nuclear tourism was and is perceived by the American population and has been incorporated into popular culture. This research chronicles how Americans feared nuclear, then embraced it, . . .

The metabolic syndrome is a condition that is characterized by a clustering of factors including insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, central obesity, and/or hypertension. This syndrome has no known cause but a dysfunctional renin angiotensin system (RAS . . .

Herpes simplex virus type II DNA subfragment Bam HI-E transforms immortalized rat cells to a complete tumorigenic phenotype. Southern blots showed that Bam HI-E hybridized to specific cellular DNA sequences, and that some of these sequences become . . .

In this dissertation study, I build from the research on transformative teaching (transformative for students), liberating theories (Liberating, Liberation and Liberating Theories) as well as literature about transformation, reflection and discourse t . . .

This thesis details the author's internship with BlueWater Network, which involved applied anthropological fieldwork on the social organization of the Anti-Ford Campaign. The focus of the internship/thesis is on the political-ecological interaction be . . .

The Net-Media Composer is a unique art installation that dynamically extracts information from the web and lets users create multimedia artwork on an interactive table. This multimedia project demonstrates the effect that technology advancements hav . . .

This thesis consists of a work of fiction by the author in three parts, entitled: "Mellow Maui," "Three Fathers," and "One Mother."

In this study I used seismic refraction techniques to investigate two sites on active right-lateral strike-slip fault zones in the San Francisco Bay Area. I designed detailed refraction surveys near Mason Road on the Green Valley fault and at Tyson’s . . .

This thesis examines the origins and the experience of the identity of twice migrants: the Indo-Fijians of California, more specifically of the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay area, who left Fiji between the years of 1950 and 2000. The complexity o . . .

Cash flow from operations (CFO) is an important component in the statement of cash flows. It is viewed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and many users of the financial statements as a good indicator of whether a company will be in financi . . .

The C-value paradox, which is the lack of correlation between genome size and organism complexity, was the focus in many early studies of the genome. The "paradox" has now been resolved and can be explained by the presence of transposable elements. Tr . . .

This thesis analyzes the conquest of the California territory by the United States through a study of the response of the Californios, the Hispanic inhabitants of the region. The goal of the thesis is to establish that in spite of the Californios' mil . . .

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether children show the same gender differences in their speech patterns as those observed in adults in previous research. The speech patterns of interest are the "feminine" speech forms elaborated by . . .

This thesis is a study in cultural landscape focused on Ballard, Washington, a "neighborhood community" of Seattle. The author's research was designed to answer three questions, first: How Norwegian is Ballard and how do I know that? Second: How is B . . .

The argument in this paper is that such an environment has not been created; that economic integration has not led to fair or equal benefits; and that cooperation and accommodation have not replaced conflict as a method for settling disputes. The . . .

This study was a mixed method analysis concerned with explaining trends in urban secondary teacher retention within the Northern California Bay Area. A study addressing how Professional Learning Communities impact urban school organizations is importa . . .

This study investigates the subsistence strategies revealed by the faunal remains from Yema-po (CA-Ala-423H). The site, which is situated in rural surroundings near San Leandro, California, was occupied by Chinese workers building the Lake Chabot . . .

This thesis describes a study that examines the following questions: (1) What is the validity of the Parent Perception Inventory (PPI) in assessing children's perceptions of positive and negative parental behaviors; and (2) Are Hispanic children's sco . . .

The main goal of this study was to assess distribution of sediment sizes and mercury concentrations in the vicinity of Dow Wetlands area and to correlate distribution of sediment sizes and mercury concentrations to different types of depositional e . . .

Modern life is characterized by an accelerating rate of change. Nowhere is this more true than in the business world. The business environment is seeing increasing trends towards globalization of markets, shorter lives for competitive advantages, ever . . .

The study detailed in this thesis proposes to present information regarding instructional content, teaching methods, and administrative arrangements that will best meet the needs of the mentally gifted pupils of the San Leandro Unified School District . . .

UV melting study has been instrumental in investigating the thermodynamic characteristics of various biologically important RNA conformations. In my master’s degree thesis research, I have optimized the in-house UV melting experimental system by estab . . .

School reform and poverty alleviation initiatives must include parents and communities as active partners. Current efforts made are insufficient and do not actively engage all families particularly single parent families who face unique challenges. . . .

This is cross-case analysis of four new African American female principals who reported that coaching was critical to their success. They described the challenges inherent to all newcomers with particular attention to how their professional socializat . . .