Fly is a collection of short stories. The title suggests the main thematic element present, that of movement from or desire for some kind of freedom from a person, situation, or mind‐set faced by the characters. Some stories deal with this idea d . . .

The VO2 slow component (SC) is a slow, time-dependent rise in VO2 during constant-load exercise exceeding gas-exchange-threshold (GET). Approximately 86% of the VO2 SC reportedly originates from working peripheral muscles, with the remainder origin . . .

Purpose: Ten resistance-trained subjects participated in an investigation aimed to examine the impact of creatine loading with acute caffeine ingestion (CC) on upper body muscular strength (MS) and the associated neuromuscular function (NF). Method . . .

Although the prevalence rate of intimate partner violence in LGBT+ relationships is similar to that found in heterosexual relationships, specific services for LGBT+ victims of intimate partner violence are relatively unavailable. In response to the . . .

As a new mother, I chase the illusion of permanence, but I continue to find myself living in a world of transition—where everything collides at once— memory, dream, reality and imagination. As I result, I’m constantly rethinking truth and meaning f . . .

A qualitative study was conducted with five Punjabi women from a community in Central California to explore their experiences with depressive symptoms, their coping strategies, and their views on seeking help. Data were gathered using an interview . . .

It is widely believed that particulate matter (PM) present in ambient air is responsible for a variety of health effects. The presence of quinones in ambient air has been suggested as a possible cause for the detrimental effects on human health. Be . . .

The following four stories involve protagonists who are struggling with issues of mortality and faith as they try to negotiate their roles in this life and the more-than-human world in which we all exist. Their anthropocentric beliefs are intricate . . .

The Cosunnes Copper Mine is a contact-metasomatic copper deposit located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains approximately fifteen miles southeast of Placerville, California. The deposit is located near the western margin of a large marble and biotite s . . .

This thesis explores how guerrilla movements aided in the formation of women's and feminist groups that emerged in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Chiapas, Mexico. The development of feminism has been attributed to women's participation in the guerrilla m . . .

An optimal linear control-law formulation is developed herein using an evolutionary state-transition to meet various performance objectives in seismically excited structures. The control-law makes use of a predictive optimal linear control algorith . . .

The Hmong are undergoing a process of acceptance and rejection in forming their new Hmong American identities. As borderlands citizens, the Hmong’s new identities reflect the bicultural communities around them, and therefore, exemplify both Hmong a . . .

The natural formation of the rainbow is one of the most important and widely studied optical phenomena throughout history. Its creation is due to a process of refraction, and an underlying wave interference that is not commonly discussed among intr . . .

Adolescents encompass a considerably large amount of the foster care population in the United States. Every year the number of youth who “age-out” of the foster care system at the age of 18 or 21 to live independently has continued to increase. Yout . . .

The injection of mafic magma into cooler crustal reservoirs has long been proposed as a trigger for volcanic eruptions. If the arrival of hot recharge magma does provide the immediate eruption trigger, then mineral thermal profiles should reflect a fi . . .

The rise of children living and/or working on the streets has become a global phenomenon following the increased industrialization and urbanization of our times. Despite the best efforts of helpers globally, many street children return to the streets. . . .

The Edenton Tea Party is frequently cited by historians and antiquarians alike as the first political action taken by women in the years leading to the American Revolution. Although the original text no longer exists, it is known that on or about Oc . . .

This research pursues interventions to stabilize and reduce harm of youth at risk of domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) while in the care of child welfare services. Researchers have identified an intersection between youth at risk of DMST and the c . . .

Worldwide, there are 65 million people that have epilepsy and approximately 200,000 additional individuals are diagnosed with epilepsy annually. There is no cure and currently available anticonvulsants, which are medications to treat seizures, are not . . .

The purpose of this study is to investigate the structural characteristics of a dual system moment frame and concentric braced frame with friction damper (CBFD). This study involves the design, detailing, fabrication and shake table testing of a full- . . .

Transgender people are one of the most vulnerable and marginalized populations in the U.S. The primary concept that the researcher examined is the lived experiences of former transgender and gender expansive youth in California. The theoretical fra . . .

This study involved Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly, as the model organism to study the behavioral differences seen in flies overexpressing the human tau protein throughout their adult life span. The tau protein (MAPT – microtubule ass . . .

The Hmong people are a group of Southeast Asians who came to America around 45 years ago. Because they are still so new and still such a small group, their stories have only began to come to light. As a group of becoming, the Hmong are now engaging in . . .

The purpose of this research study is to identify how being an undocumented student has affected the undergraduate academic experiences of current graduate students. This study exhibits narratives from four students who have earned a bachelor’s degree . . .

The Escherichia coli cAMP receptor protein (CRP) requires both DNA binding and RNA polymerase recruitment for its transcriptional activation function. The DNA recognition of CRP is performed by the F-helix (residues 180-185) and several F-helix resi . . .

Involvement with systems like Child Welfare Service (CWS) can occur through various forms such as poverty, domestic violence, substance abuse, and mental health. People from rural communities face additional adversities leading to mistreatment and neg . . .

Hydnocarpin D was isolated from the flowering plant Hydnocarpus anthelminthic in family Flacourtiaceae, as a racemic mixture devoid of optical activities, in an extremely limited amount. Racemic Hydnocarpin D has been reported to have promising anti-p . . .

Politics in the classroom is a hot topic for debate in today’s political climate yet is a subject that yields limited research. By applying a qualitative lens, participants had the opportunity to discuss their perceptions of their instructors, the cla . . .

Biological sequence alignment has been widely used in the field of computational biology and bioinformatics. For this application both non-heuristic and heuristic algorithms have been implemented. With the recent technological development of high- p . . .

Nursery citrus trees in California must be grown in insect exclusion facilities to be protected against Huanglongbing (HLB), a deadly disease spread by the Asian citrus psyllid. Faster year-round propagation is critical for citrus nurseries to offset . . .

Bacteria must be able to withstand a myriad of stresses from both their environment, and in the case of pathogens, from their host. Low molecular weight thiols serve as redox buffers to maintain a reducing environment in the cell and participate in va . . .

Our world is more connected today than it ever has been. Within the past seven years, social media use among adults in the United States has increased; however, while digital connectivity is on the rise, life satisfaction and happiness are declining ( . . .

This qualitative study sought to gain a better understanding of the lived experiences of student veterans who had recently transitioned from military service into community college. Utilizing the Veteran Critical Theory (VCT) as the primary conceptu . . .

Homelessness in Fresno is a commonality within the city. Criminalization of homelessness is also common but on worldwide scale. The purpose of this thesis is to look at the perspective of social workers and their application of their ethical principle . . .

Discovered in 2004, tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are actin-based, bridge-like structures that allow the intercellular transport of cellular components, electrical signals, and pathogens. Thus, TNTs have been implicated in viral propagation, neurodegener . . .

The operation and functionality of working Sn and Bi based perovskite solar cell devices have been simulated using the Generalized Photovoltaic Device Model and compared against different Pb-based devices. The results are highly promising in that they . . .

The 2012 President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Report notes that the United States needs to create an additional one-million STEM professionals before 2022. Unfortunately, at the post-secondary level, not enough students ar . . .

Existing literature confirms that the substitution of mineral aggregates with tire- derived aggregate (TDA) increases the ductility and toughness of concrete. This paper investigates the application of TDA concrete in buckling-restrained braced frames . . .

This study seeks to understand the experience of monolingual Spanish-speaking parents in regard to parental involvement in the education of their children in the San Joaquin Valley. Using a phenomenological approach, this study examined the narratives . . .

Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) have been recently discovered as an essential form of cell-cell communication in multicellular organisms. Although TNTs appear to be an important cell-cell signaling pathway, its mechanism of formation and functions are st . . .

Bacterial second messenger, c-di-GMP, regulates important functions such as biofilm formation, motility, and virulence. C-di-GMP also has an immunostimulatory property, so can be used as a vaccine adjuvant. In this project, DgcZ (a diguanylate cycla . . .

Feminist rhetoric often looks back in history to find instances of women’s voices in writings, but for my thesis, I argue the importance of looking at modern forms of feminist rhetoric in academia. I am specifically looking at what I term as Rouge Fem . . .

Aging and age-related diseases, such as cancer, Alzheimer’s, and cardiovascular diseases, are incredibly complex and result from multifactorial processes. However, a common hallmark in development of these diseases is the failure of the body’s antioxi . . .

Pervious concrete is a special type of concrete with a high porosity which contains very few or no fine aggregates. It is also known as Porous or Permeable Concrete. Pervious Concrete is distinguished as a best management practice (BMP) as it allows p . . .

This work addresses the application of capillary electrophoresis coupled to a hybrid mass spectrometer (CESI-MS/MS), to investigate agricultural related chemistry issues. Fumigations are routinely used on pre and post-harvest commodities. With the lat . . .

Second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) consists of hundreds of toxins. Many of these toxins such as 1,3-Butadiene and Ethylene oxide are known to cause cancer. The health effects of SHS are well known; however, the effects of environmentally-aged sidestream . . .

Prostate cancer has continued to plague the globe as the second most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. To date, there are no effective treatments towards metastatic, advanced prostate cancer. Fisetin, a natural strawberry flavonoid, has been reveal . . .

Mélanges consist of blocks hosted within a finer matrix. These blocks may record homogenous pressure-temperature (P-T) conditions or a wide range of P-T conditions. Researchers generally conclude that mélanges with isofacial peak P-T conditions record . . .

Coaching purpose defines why coaches do what they do, reflects coaches’ fundamental reasons for being a coach, and represents their motivations for coaching. Quality coaching means teaching life skills and valuable life lessons through sports with the . . .

Mennonites living in Russia at the start of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 entered into a climate of almost relentless violence. Mennonites are a Protestant group that formed during the 16th century Reformation. Long-term psychological implications . . .

Keto-enol tautomerism is a fundamental concept that examines the migration of a proton amongst two constitutional isomers, the keto and enol tautomer. β-diketones are a class of ketone compounds that exhibit this type of behavior. Acetylacetone (AcAc) . . .

Clearcut logging of numerous small stands of trees over the last fifteen years has provided suitable areas for the study of early secondary plant succession on the western slope of the central Sierra Nevada mountains. Familiarity with early succession . . .

The use of standardized achievement tests flourishes in the American educational landscape. First developed in the United States by Joseph Mayer Rice in the 1880's, the standardized test has one primary function, to compare the efforts of an exa . . .

Six species of Simulium larvae found in the Kings River near Piedra, Fresno County, California, are described. The black fly larvae and pupae were reared in the laboratory for taxonomic association of the immature instars, the pupae and the adults. . . .

Gibson and Levin (1976) have reported that the study of reading can be divided into three distinct time periods on the basis of general approach. For the first period, starting around the turn of the century until around 1925, the list of those . . .

Nitidulid beetles have been recognized as major pests of figs In California since 1900 (Simmons et al., 1931). Early workers were concerned primarily with Carpophllus hemlpterus (Linnaeus), the dried-fruit beetle, as the principal nitidulid pest ( . . .

This study investigated the effects of attitudes toward and knowledge of overpopulation and sexism on childbearing and adoption attitudes. The subjects were 131 students drawn from three high school sophomore and three college sophomore classes. Subje . . .

Shakespeare's poetic dramas mark the height in the evolution of a form that had begun with the dramatizations of the medieval mystery plays, and they have a power that has not been realized in the genre since. We may describe this power as the capacit . . .

During the past five years of coaching and teaching, the writer has been aware of the importance of unity among team members in women's intercollegiate athletics. Observation has indicated that groups which appear to be more unified also perform mo . . .

In this study, six treatment levels of zinc fertilizer were applied to peach trees, Prunus persica, through a drip irrigation system. The study was conducted for two years using the same treatment levels for both years. The six treatment levels con . . .

It has been more than half a century since the United States Senate rejected the League of Nations. The responsibility for the league's defeat is often placed in the hands of a few willful Senators.* Hiram Johnson ranks high among these men. As one of . . .

The natural history of the Fresno kangaroo rat, Dipodomys nitratoides exilis, in the San Joaquin Valley's alkali sink habitat was first described by Culbertson (1946). His study included little information on the interspecific interactions with ot . . .

Flowers and herbs have had a recent come back as ingredients for foods and medicines. Little has been known until very recently about the nutrient composition and the active chemical components of these foods. Yet the vast folklore surrounding the use . . .

The understanding of the effect of densely populated settings on human experience and behavior is just beginning. In the early psychological literature, the term "crowding" was used to denote a setting that lacked "enough" space due in part to "too ma . . .

The education of America's children has been a concern of educators and lay people since our nation was created. It has been an ongoing concern which has tried to focus on meeting the needs of each child. And yet, even though the concern for ind . . .

As David Crystal noted, the climate is changing: the study of language is coming of age. It now seems that linguistics is of interest to a much wider audience than ever before, although a question frequently asked is "Why bother to study language at a . . .

Grewe' s synthesis of the morphine ring system has been applied by May to the synthesis of benzomorphan (2,3). In his scheme the diene which resulted from the treatment of a pyridinium salt with a Grignard reagent was catalyti- cally hyarogenate . . .

In his essay "Technique as Discovery," Mark Schorer observes, "The difference between content, or experience, and achieved content, or art, is technique." According to Schorer, "When we speak of technique ... we speak of nearly everything. . . . Techn . . .

The purpose of this study was the initiation of the validation procedures for the Auditory Perception Test (APT), developed in the late 1960s by Walter Ambinder, a clinical psychologist at Wayne State University. Two studies concerning the APT precede . . .

Families are identified as networks of people who live together over periods of time, who have ties of marriage and kinship to one another. The family as a social institution refers to an organized, formal, and regular way of carrying out certai . . .

Traditionally Shakespeare's Henry V has been seen as a panegyric celebrating King Henry V as the ideal monarch. Some critics acclaim Henry as the poet's finest conception of the statesman-king, a monarch who brought unity and peace to a disturbed Engl . . .

The Michaelis and Menten initial rate approach to enzyme kinetics using sucrose hydrolysis by invertase was first performed over 100 years ago. Their approach allows for the measurement of an enzyme’s binding affinity (KM), and the maximum rate of sub . . .

The Japanese American elders who lived through World War II, and who were incarcerated in the American concentration camps, specifically, are nearing the end of their lives. Their experiences and thoughts are invaluable, and the window of time availab . . .

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A technique of partial feeding through a ruminal fistual was used to assess the relative influence of palatability and digestibility of volun- tary intake of four sheep in confinement. Alfalfa and Bermuda grass were used as the comparative die . . .

The California State Park system, hereafter referred to as CalDPR, has sought for five years to include Carmel Bay, California, in its park system as an underwater park. Carmel Bay is approximately 15 km (5 mi ) in area, located between Pescadero Poin . . .

The purpose of this work is to create "Handbook on Improvisational Acting" to be used by teachers of acting on the high school and college level. At the outset, background information is provided regarding the process of improvisational acting and its . . .

The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the economics of rehabilitation. The primary focus will be on the basic economics of publicly funded rehabilitation programs. Such questions as what determines the demand for rehabilitation services . . .

The early concept of the school principal did not develop from this little red schoolhouse setting for there was little need for administration in the sense that we know it today. The local school board would hire one teacher who would usually have t . . .

This report presents a case study of the impact of California State College, Stanislaus, on the growth of Turlock, California, and was designed for the purpose of gaining insight on the effects of a major locational decision on a community. Turl . . .

An important aspect of any group of organisms from both ecologic and evolutionary points of view is the part played by that group in channeling the flow of energy within the community in which it lives. Foraminifera, marine protozoans with calcium car . . .

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Fiscal impact analysis (or cost-revenue analysis) is a quantitative method used to estimate the costs of providing governmental services to land areas and the revenues from those land areas. In this study, eight relatively recent, significant, and rep . . .

Cuttings of pistachio (P. vera L.) were taken on five dates, June 8, August 4, and November 20, 1973, and January 20 and March 20, 1974. After treatment with NAA, IBA, cytokinin, and ethephon the cuttings were placed either in the greenhouse or la . . .

Mt. Dana is one of several high peaks along the Sierra Nevada crest on the eastern boundary of Yosemite National Park (Fig. 1). The mountain is underlain by metamorphic rocks which form the northern extension of the Ritter Range roof pendant, an elong . . .

The primary purpose of this study was to-investigate the feeding habits of silversides (Family Atherinidae) in Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Bay, California, since little detailed work on the feeding habits of silversides from California has been pub . . .

Crime has become a fact of life. Once stereotyped as a form of anti-social behavior that was limited in range and scope, illegal conduct has now become so common that its victims reportedly include one American family out of every four.¹ At the same . . .

In many soils that are calcareous, a considerable amount of the phosphorus is contained as insoluble forms of calcium phosphate. As much as two-thirds of the total phosphorus in a calcareous soil may be in the form of insoluble calcium phosphate, w . . .

Political science needs to reexamine the basic assumptions behind the scientific revolution of the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. For it is these assumptions which still structure our expectations about what counts as fact, reality, . . .

Historians have written much about the people and places in the San Joaquin Valley, but most often have neglected the historical significance of the newspapers of this area. Often historians, who read as well as write studies of the growth and develop . . .

The 1970s have found many of the nation's cities financially and environmentally vulnerable. Many municipalities are now studying any reasonable proposals which could avoid a desperate fiscal situation. At the same time, these urban areas are being be . . .

Each year, high school students across the nation enroll in first-year shorthand, generally with the thought of becoming a secre- tary. Unfortunately, most of these high schools do not provide a formal procedure for counselors to follow in plac . . .

One difficulty in preparing a lexicon for Finnegans Wake lies in coming to grips with the way Joyce fuses the basic English underlying the book with the seemingly endless number of words, fragments, and phrases from every conceivable language. For tho . . .

The frontier merchants played an important role in the development and growth of the American West; however, their contributions have been overshadowed by the more colorful escapades of cowboys, Indians, and cavalry. Although these groups are more int . . .

North Fork is a small lumber town situated in the foothills of eastern Madera County, California. The town lies sixty miles south of Yosemite National Park, at the border of the yellow pine forest. Logging, public utility companies, and the United Sta . . .

One of the linguistic features that differentiates languages like Indonesian, Japanese, and Korean from well known IE languages is their well-developed system of honorifics. What is to he understood by honorifics is that in these languages, a speaker . . .

Chlortetracycline (CTC 50) is widely used today as a livestock feed supplement because it promotes growth of poultry, swine, and calves by increasing weight gains. It is widely used in human and veterinary medicine for infections caused by organisms s . . .

The aboriginal population of what is now the State of California exhibited remarkable linguistic diversity. According to one study, seven major language families, accounting for ninety-one different languages, were present in California at the time of . . .