Chalcones are aromatic ketones that form the central core for a variety of important biological compounds. Previous research in Dr. Calderón-Urrea’s laboratory showed the efficacy of eight chalcones (1, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 25, and 30) to kill Caenorha . . .

Research supports attractive food cues, such as olfactory cues, in our environment have a strong impact on eating behavior (Yeomans, 2006); however, research on olfactory cues has been mixed. Research demonstrates that brief olfactory exposures may in . . .

It is the purpose of this study to determine how many elementary school districts in California over 400 average daily attendance use the services of physicians, dentist, and psychiatrist in the school service performed by physicians, dentists, and ps . . .

The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence myofascial trigger points (TPs) in asymptomatic overhead athletes. Glenohumeral rotation range of motion (ROM) of fifteen participants was measured on both the dominant and non-dominant arm. Fo . . .

The purpose of this study was to determine if the amount of learning from a teacher demonstration was significantly different from the learning achieved from a demonstration presented by closed-circuit video-taped television. All tests were conducted . . .

The purposes of the project were (1) to develop and demonstrate a plan for a community-sponsored preschool hearing screening program which could be implemented in a selected community; the requirements to be placed on the program were that both the ad . . .

Latinos are the fastest growing ethnic minority in the United States; however statistics indicate that their college education attainment is not increasing proportionately to other ethnic groups. This study examined college aspirations, generational s . . .

The purpose of Mils study was threefold? (1) to survey and examine the course content in the perspective drawing program being taught in eighty-two junior colleges in the State of California, (2) to survey the acceptability and desirability of a sugge . . .

It is the purpose of this study to (1) give a comprehensive statement of the form and style to be employed in an experimental theater production of Eugene O'Neill's play Anna Christie, (2) show the motivation for the selection of a particular for and . . .

The objective was to determine the general shape of the curve describing the power-velocity relationship of skeletal muscle during cycle ergometry and determine the influence of muscle fiber type on mechanics of power production. 16 males volunteered . . .

It was hypothesized, therefore, that the projective qualities of the Healy Picture Completion Test II would result in a significantly lower correlation between the Healy and Binet scores of the guidance clinic group than would be found between these s . . .

This work explores the problematic subject of the identity crisis of individuals who live in an environment that is being bombarded with cultural propaganda and that have to function guided by several self-contradicting ideologies. It focuses primaril . . .

Criticized by educational leaders for neglecting to provide adequate curriculum supervision, principals tend to agree that they generally give too little time to instructional leadership. When educational trends such as specialization, curriculum expa . . .

Anomie refers to a weakening of cultural values and social norms. One interpretation is that anomie exists because of moral deregulation when normative rules begin deteriorating, while another suggests that it is a product of insufficient means to rea . . .

The purpose of this study was (1) to investigate the materials involved in the manufacture of composition wood in order to find a process that would be most applicable for student use; (2) to design, construct, and evaluate a machine to make simulated . . .

Crime growth during the past five years o has outstripped population growth five to one. During the year 1961, 1,926»090 serious crimes were reported, representing a three per cent increase over the previous all-time high recorded in 1960.^C It is com . . .

Because of increased public awareness of the need for better foreign language proficiency, the Ministry of Education in Taiwan has tried to improve the TESL by defining the goals of the English teaching program, by setting up programs to accomplish th . . .

The presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the environment has become an emerging concern over the years. These compounds make their way into the environment from various sources such as sewage, industrial effluents, and agr . . .

It is the purpose of this study to evaluate the effectiveness of a special reading program for a group of children of average and above-average mental ability who had not achieved satisfactory progress in first grade reading in the Taft City Schools. . . .

The purpose of this study was to investigate possible relationships between level of aspiration behavior and certain measures of personality adjustment in adolescents, and to examine the validity of using the level of aspiration measure as a predictor . . .

One particular reading disability, and the focus of this study, is termed Specific Language Disability. Critchley, commenting on the need for tin agreed definition of SLD, suggests that it is a "difficulty in learning to read which is constitutional, . . .

Exactly how language is acquired by children is still a controversial issue. The relative ease by which a young child acquires his native language is quite remarkable. A search for an adequate explanation for this unique phenomenon has been made by in . . .

Aerial perspective is a generally recognized cue to distance. The cue of aerial perspective is normally operative only at large distances, and is often characterized by apparent changes in the color of distant objects toward the blues and violets. Thi . . .

"Leidenschaft ist verachtlich," wrote Adalbert Stifter in the year 1853 to his publisher, Gustav Heckenast. It would seem that, in the interest of complete accuracy, such a short, sweeping statement should be amended by further explanation which would . . .

The reduction of Salmonella surrogate, Enterococcus faecium ATCC 8459, was evaluated in strip loins and ribeye rolls at internal temperatures lower than 54.4°C, to determine if a 6.5-log10 reduction could be achieved, as required by USDA-FSIS and demo . . .

Chalcones are aromatic ketones that form the central core for a variety of important biological compounds. Previous research in Dr. Calderón-Urrea’s laboratory showed the efficacy of eight chalcones (1, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 25, and 30) to kill Caenorha . . .

It is the purpose of this study (1) to evaluate the program and needs of all students of the Fallbrook Union High School of Fallbrook, California for the school year 1953-1954; and (2) to recommend pupil-personnel services that are based on the evalua . . .

This type of study was attempted because in bulk reactions base catalyzed hydrolysis of esters are considered to be irreversible as compared to acid catalyzed hydrolysis, and all kinds of reaction mechanisms are presented to this effect3. This type of . . .

This study attempts to show quantitatively the comparative amounts of Air-Age materials appearing in the plane geometry textbooks published since 1940, which appear on the California State Approved List. A copy of the geometry part of this list is pre . . .

We are developing a method for the production of rare-earth (RE) nanoparticles, (NPs). A reliable production method will ease future investigation of emergent electrical and magnetic properties that may arise when applying quantum confinement to rare-e . . .

This study explored the health care access experiences and health status of undocumented Latinos ages 18 and older in Fresno County, California. Study participants represented a convenience sample of Spanish-speaking Latino immigrants with at least on . . .

The primary purpose of this study was to explore the adolescent girl's perceptions of her needs in a placement facility. When Konopka undertook a study of delinquent adolescent girls, she pointed out the scarcity of research on adolescent girls as opp . . .

This proposed intrinsic case study explored how a diversity committee addressing issues of equity at Southern California State University (SCSU) used design-thinking elements as a tool. The study conducted interviews of program members working around . . .

The science underlying firearm and toolmark identification is thoroughly documented and has been accepted by scientists around the world for over a century. However, in a day and age where instruments are fully automated and population genetics allow . . .

Suzanne Lacy�s continuous involvement in both the feminist and anti-rape movements during the 1970s helped raise social awareness on the subject of rape, an issue that was rarely taken seriously and often misunderstood. Beginning with a brief outline . . .

The purpose of this study was to (1) survey the physicians in Kings County, California to determine their social values, their attitudes toward welfare recipients, and their demo-graphic characteristics| and (2) explore possible relationships between . . .

The purpose of this study was to identify and describe characteristics of tenth and eleventh grade students at C. L. McLane Hign School, Fresno, California, who were regularly employed on a part-time basis for pay during the school year.

The Fresno County Work Furlough Program has been in existence in Fresno, California, since 1964, when the Fresno County Board of Supervisors authorized its establishment. Administered by the Probation Department, the program's basic function is to all . . .

In this thesis I examine scrambling and clausal structure in Chukchansi Yokuts, following a general hypothesis of XP movement to landing sites in the clausal left periphery (Rizzi 1997). I analyze focus and topic constructions and verb-first word orde . . .

Sound fertilizer management strategies are critical in coarse textured soils where irrigated production often lead to water and soil contamination. Such potential losses have led to an increased interest in the use of slow release nitrogen fertilizers . . .

The purpose of this study was to determine the academic preparation and the trade and industrial experience of industrial subjects teachers currently employed in a selected sample of secondary schools in the San Joaquin Valley of California. The need . . .

The purpose of this study was to determine: (T) the characteristics of, (2) the treatment available to, and (3) the educational programs for, the autistic child in the elementary school. School can do much in offering the proper _ educational environm . . .

This study aims to discover how individuals who are outside of the video game industry’s target audience of young, straight, heterosexual males determine their standing within the industry. The participants (n = 45) were nontraditional gamers (LGBTQ i . . .

From this brief examination of the major works which have dealt with the subjects related to this paper's theme, it should be clear that no work or group of works sufficiently answers the questions which my study raises. All previous works have made v . . .

This work is a study of the time-dependent Aharonov-Bohm e ect for non-Abelian gauge elds. Two well-known time-dependent solutions to the Yang-Mills eld equations are used to investigate the Aharonov-Bohm phase shift. For both of the solutions, there . . .

Fitzgerald and his novel have ebbed and flowed into the nostalgia and literary tradition of America, and by the late-20th century literary critics began to notice the problematic undercurrents of this text. However, academia has overlooked the feminis . . .

The purpose of this study was to survey the counselling services of British Columbia secondary schools. The following questions were considered: (1) How many qualified, unqualified, full-time, and part-time counsellors are employed in British Columbia . . .

Lee Edelman’s Theory of Reproductive Futurity places the image of the Child as a foundational trope of society. The Child trope cannot be questioned, for to do so would put one at odds with society itself. This essay uses post-apocalyptic narratives, . . .

The folk tale and the fairy tale, whose origins can be found in oral forms of storytelling, continue to play an important role in the written form, such as the novel. This thesis discusses the influence of the folk and fairy tale in three works by Dia . . .

Two distinct types of industrial courses exist in California junior colleges. First, there are those courses which are supported in part by state and federal funds under provisions of the California Plan for Trade and Industrial Education, and the ori . . .

The ingenuity, drive and ability of the American businessman has led to the development of the most efficient production and distribution system in history. The obvious result is a period of unprecedented prosperity and affluence; however, this condit . . .

This study is an exploration of the hesitancy to accept the unitary methods approach with a focus on the two key variables cited, practitioner identification and agency structure. As stated previously, the four researchers each selected a different ty . . .

There are six principal cases involved in this study, viz., (l) Schwimmer vs. United States. 1929; (2) r-acintosh vs. United States. 1931; (3) Bland vs. United States. 1931; (4) Girouard vs. United States. 1946; (5) Cohnstaedt vs. United States. 1949; . . .

This environment could explain the rapid proliferation of the bacteria. It wi also considered probable that the destruction, per se, of bronchiolar epithelium by the virus did not contribute significantly to the synergism.

The current study explores the potential relationship between mental health clinicians’ ability to accurately interpret non-verbal communication and their job satisfaction. It is important to be aware of any relationship between these two variables to . . .

Latina Deaf identity comes out of a complex discourse at the intersection of multiple cultural identifications. The purpose of this communication study was to explore the intersections of Latina Deaf discursive identity formations. Seven Latina Deaf w . . .

The purpose of this study was to develop insights into problems of the poor, solutions to the problems, and possible programs which would lead to more effective delivery of social work services to the poor. Professional helpers and lay people alike re . . .

The purpose of this study are: (1) determine the present status of testing, recoding of students’ progress, rating of students’ work and grading of students in trade and industrial classes throughout the State of California, and (2) make specific reco . . .

This study was an attempt to reduce distractibility of the educable mentally retarded adolescent engaged in problem solving tasks in a work study program. The purpose was to determine the effect of a training program based on a theory of learning by m . . .

It is the purpose of this study to determine how many elementary school districts in California over 400 average daily attendance use the services of physicians, dentist, and psychiatrist in the school service performed by physicians, dentists, and ps . . .

Research indicates social workers are less homophobic now than ever before. Very little research, however, has assessed the practice of social workers or has investigated the relationship between attitudes and practice. This exploratory study examined . . .

Foster youth are not graduating from college at the same level as youth who were not involved in the foster care system. There are laws and programs that assist former foster youth while they are in college by connecting them with resources in their c . . .

The genus Echlnorhlnus Blainville contains two species, the brambleshark E, brucus. first described by Bonnatere (1788), and the prickly shark E, cookel. first described by Pietschmann (1928), Due to the considered a variant of E. brucus (Fowler, 1941 . . .

This study has a two fold purpose, (1) to investigate and analyze the personal opinions and ideas of a select group of skilled craftsmen who reside and practice their craft In the specific area with which this study is concerned. 2.) To expose the his . . .

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the parent conference practices at the kindergarten level in the Fresno City Unified School District, For the purpose of analysis the following. questions were posed: (1) what wore the existing practices regar . . .

The purpose of the current study was to compare cardiovascular responses in thermoneutral (TN, 22�1oC) and hyperthermic (HT, 35�1oC) ambient temperatures in endurance trained cyclists. Fifteen endurance trained male cyclists were recruited for this st . . .

As part of a scientific and technology-oriented society, the public is exposed to scientific knowledge on a daily basis. Scientists relay important information regarding issues such as the reliability of DNA evidence, global climate change, and the le . . .

The question of whether full_day kindergarten versus half-day kindergarten results in greater academic achievement gains for children has often been debated. The present literature includes evidence that suggests both benefits and deficits of full-day . . .

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the Responsive Model Follow-Through Program in developing more positive self-concepts in Negro and Mexican-American children in kindergarten and first grade. For this purpose, four hypothese . . .

The views an individual harbors toward himself are of central importance to his emotional health and successful functioning. One who has developed and is able to maintain a reasonably high level of self-esteem has little need to assume an essentially . . .

Specifically, this study focuses on the OAS program in Stanislaus County to determine the following (1) the extent and type of social services rendered to OAS recipients under the self-affirmation program; (2) who is rendering these social services; ( . . .

The purpose of this survey was twofold: (1) to investigate the Job title® and desirable skills necessary for successful entry into the electrical and electronic areas of industry in Stockton, Califoraiaf and (2) to determine what subject matter course . . .

Childhood/adolescent obesity rates have nearly tripled since 1980 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011) and it is important to find practical interventions to increase physical activity in children when addressing this problem. In this st . . .

The purpose of this study is to determine whether such a variation in the achievement motive exists between MexicanAmerican children of America-born parents and Mexican-American children of Mexico-born parents.

It is the purpose of this study (1) to evaluate the current boys physical education program at Woodrow Wilson School and (2) to survey junior high school physical education programs and facilities and (3) to evolve an effective physical education prog . . .

In the present study, laboratory demonstrations of susceptibility to infection of potential intermediate hosts are considered to provide only circumstantial evidence that these experimental hosts may also be natural intermediate hosts for tapeworms. T . . .

Cabernet sauvignon grapes were fermented using several strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to determine if differences in wine phenolic profile (anthocyanins, tannins, and total phenolics) could be attributed to yeast strain. In the first year of a tw . . .

This study surveyed the attitudes toward family planning of Mexican-American married couples and Anglo married couples in Orange Cove, California. The purpose of this study was to discern whether Anglo married couples had more favorable attitudes towa . . .

In 2010, Assembly Bill 12 was implemented in order to allow California’s foster youth to remain in fostercare until the age of 21 in order to combat the negative outcomes they experienced during their transition into adulthood(California Department of . . .

Wood working is one of the most important of the industrial arts subjects. It was the first of the industrial arts subjects to be taught in our schools. Educationally, wood work ranks first of the industrial occupations to be subjected to educational . . .

In the early 1960s, Uruguay was a beacon of democracy in the Americas. Ten years later, repression and torture were everyday occurrences and by 1973, a military dictatorship had taken power. The unexpected descent into dictatorship is the subject of t . . .

An investigation of the use of child psychology in the teaching of beginning swimming to children will be limited to the San Joaquin Valley, in and around Fresno, California. It will be the Intent of this study to show how much, or how little, or If a . . .

Automated identification of ignitable liquids by comparison of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) data could decrease the amount of time required to analyze fire debris case samples. Current chromatographic comparison techniques do not perfo . . .

Educators and laymen have recognized the seriousness of the situation. Many studies have been made, and are being undertaken, to find a solution to this drop-out problem. The high school should become more attractive and meet the needs of the students . . .

Models of muscle contraction were proposed as early as the third century B.C. by an Alexandrian physician, Erasistratus, who believed contraction was evoked by the passage of air into the muscle from surrounding blood vessels. Other historical investi . . .

Various institutions and agencies need to have a basis on which to develop programs which can adequately serve the health needs of the migrant and his family. In order to do this effectively it is necessary to know the type and prevalence of health pr . . .

Grammatical analysis involves the resolution of sentences into constructions consisting of related words or groups of words. Traditionally the relationships bear such names as modification, apposition, and predication. These grammatical relationships . . .