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- Creator:
- Huizar, Jael
- Description:
- Among all the standardized tests available to assess competency to stand trial, the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication (MacCAT-CA) and the Evaluation of Competence to Stand Trial-Revised (ECST-R) are unique in that they are among the most extensively developed tools. While developed for the same purposes, they differ in both the theoretical foundation and the approach to assess competence. These differences have fostered questions regarding whether outcomes on each test could potentially vary when used with the same defendant. the purpose of this review was to provide an in-depth understanding of each test by exploring what is known about the psychometric properties of each test; as well as what is known about the way each instrument works across various populations. the research available offers some basis to make tentative recommendations for the clinical utility of these tests that are offered herein. Below follows a discussion of the limitations and recommendations for use of each in clinical practice. While recommendations for clinical use of the tests are provided, any suggestions offered should be considered tentative, as there is a lack of consensus in the field regarding how the instruments should be used.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Psychology
- Creator:
- Coughtry, Stephanie
- Description:
- This is an analysis of the impact of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on the development of international criminal law. It begins with a review of the difficulties faced when trying to enforce the tribunal's authority including making arrests and protecting witnesses. This portion of the thesis considers how court officials adjusted their approach to become more effective, and how future iterations of international criminal justice were adjusted as a result. In the second section the difficulty of establishing legitimacy with the local populations is discussed. This section begins with a study of the perception of the courts by former Yugoslavs. This is followed by a discussion of the difficulties faced by the court in managing belligerent defendants, who sometimes conducted their own defence and were thus afforded a substantial amount of time on the floor. Last, the necessity of media presence in the courtroom and difficulties that it resulted in particularly in the high-profile cases, will be discussed. This thesis concludes that the challenges faced by the tribunal were not always satisfactorily resolved, but nevertheless, it constitutes a success by virtue of its ground-breaking developments in the area of international law and its successful imposition of justice on at least some of war’s perpetrators.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of History
- Creator:
- Slepchenkova, Angelina
- Description:
- This study examines life and times of Arno Dosch Fleurot (1879–1951), the American veteran newspaperman, who was a foreign correspondent in Europe since 1914 and reported to Americans about many important world events—World War One and World War Two, revolutions in Russia and Germany to name a few. the focus of this research is Dosch Fleurot’s experience as a foreign reporter during World War One and in the early 1920s, in the period that became the determinant for his professional and personal life. His witnesses and opinions about the war and its outcomes reflected in his articles for the Worlds Work, a monthly magazine, the New York World, and some other newspapers that published or syndicated his articles and his correspondence with family in Portland, Oregon exemplify the challenges the conflict brought to people with a liberal outlook. Indeed, the war experience raised doubts among the ranks of American liberals, and Dosch Fleurot was not the exception, about their core belief in the inevitable spread of democracy throughout the world. the purpose of this study is to examine Dosch Fleurot’s evolution of this idealistic belief and illustrate how American liberals tried to reconcile their advocacy of the spread of democracy with the national interests of the United States. Since the beginning of World War One, the question of how international the American foreign policy should be became a controversial issue in the American society. the debate continues to this day.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of History
- Creator:
- Jasim, Omar Nsaif
- Description:
- The increasing energy utilization in wireless networks driven by the sensational incremental growth in mobile users and data traffic are presenting mobile operators with a lot of challenges towards meeting the requirement of both cost reduction and environment protection. This thesis is concerned with the energy efficiency of cellular networks. It concentrates on the main power consumer in future cellular networks, the long-term evolution macro base station, and proposes ways to improve the base station energy efficiency by lessening its energy utilization under target rate limitations. the system energy efficiency considers not just energy utilized by the base station, but also the capacity and coverage area of the network. We will discuss the effect of transmitted power, modulation and coding schemes, and bandwidth size on the energy efficiency of the long-term evolution macro base station in this thesis. the energy efficiencies are approximately the same for all transmission power at about 1 km away from the base station. the energy efficiency significantly increases when the bandwidth increases, or when the modulation and coding schemes change from low order to high order. in fact, the energy efficiency becomes more sensitive to the modulation and coding schemes change at higher bandwidth.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Creator:
- Chiem, Kevin
- Description:
- Aminoglycosides, antibiotics used to treat gram-negative bacterial infections, are becoming less viable due to the rise and dissemination of antibiotic resistance mediated by aminoglycoside modifying enzymes (AMEs). One of the most clinically relevant AMEs is aminoglycoside 6’-N-acetyltransferase type Ib [AAC(6’)-Ib]. Aminoglycoside resistance due to AAC(6’)-Ib can be surmounted by the use of inhibitors. Here, two different methodologies were employed to identify AAC(6’)-Ib inhibitors: 1) the use of zinc and copper pyrithione (ZnPT and CuPT, respectively), and 2) using the Glide molecular docking program. Inhibitor potency was determined using colorimetric enzyme assays and growth curves on bacteria of clinical relevance. The addition of ZnPT or CuPT in combination with amikacin (AK) greatly reduced the resistance levels of AK-resistant Klebsiella pneuomoniae JHCK1. With Glide, 1-[3-2(aminoethyl)-benzyl]-3-(piperidin-1-ylmethyl)pyrrolidin-3-ol] (compound 1), was found to inhibit the acetylation of aminoglycosides by AAC(6’)-Ib in vitro and completely prevent the growth of A. baumannii A155. Compound 1 was found to be uncompetitive with respect to acetyl-CoA and mixed with respect to the aminoglycoside. The inhibitors identified in this study represent powerful augmentation options with aminoglycosides to combat infections caused by resistant Gram-negative bacteria.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Biological Sciences
- Creator:
- Mcalister, Kelsey
- Description:
- PURPOSE: to identify a relationship between metabolic syndrome (MetS), cytokines, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in youth with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) and non-syndromic obesity (OB). METHODS: Twenty-one youth with PWS (ages 10.7 ± 2.6) and 34 youth with OB (ages 9.6 ± 1.0) participated. Body composition measures and blood pressure were obtained. Blood sampling measured cholesterol, CRP, IL-6, and TNF-α. Accelerometry measured MVPA for eight days. Chi-square analyses and t-tests compared the frequency of meeting MetS criteria and differences in MetS markers and cytokines between PWS and OB. Group specific median-splits placed participants into high and low PA. ANOVAs analyzed differences in MetS severity and cytokines between groups and levels of PA. RESULTS: The frequency of BMI as a MetS marker was lower in PWS than OB (χ2 = 6.952, p < 0.01). the frequency of glucose as a MetS marker was lower in PWS than OB (χ2 = 5.247, p < 0.05). in OB, MVPA was associated with MetS severity (r = –0.35, p = 0.07) and CRP (r = –0.39, p = 0.05). in PWS, low PA had higher TNF-α than high PA (PWS low PA = 1.80 ± 0.45 pg/mL, PWS high PA = 1.39 ± 0.26 pg/mL, p = 0.04). CONCLUSION: Youth with PWS presented a better cardiometabolic profile than OB. Our data suggests PA could possibly influence MetS and systemic inflammation in youth with and without PWS. Future research should consider a longitudinal design to investigate PA in individuals with PWS to aid in the prevention of MetS.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Kinesiology
- Creator:
- Rivera, Michelle
- Description:
- Softball and baseball are games that require multiple skill sets such as throwing, hitting and fielding. Players spend a copious amount of time in batting practice in order help a successful hit. Variables commonly associated with successful hitting include bat-velocity and torso rotation. the concept of overspeed bodyweight assisted (BWA) training has shown increase in vertical jump and help decrease sprint time, which may apply to assisted hip rotation. the purpose of this study was to examine the effects if assisted hip rotation on bat-velocity. Twenty-one male and female recreational softball and baseball players (15 male; 6 female; age, 24.5 6 ± 3.12; height, 173.25 ± 10.34 cm; body mass, 78.21 ± 17.68) participated in the study. Three different BWA conditions were randomized and its effect on bat-velocity was analyzed (10% BWA, 20% BWA, 30% BWA). Subjects were instructed to perform three maximal effort swings with 0% BWA, 10% BWA, 20%BWA and 30% BWA. a mixed factor analysis of variance revealed there was no interaction (p = 0.841) or main effect for conditions, but there was a main effect for sex where males had greater bat speed than females for all conditions. Using the concept of overspeed training, assisted hip rotation has yet to show improvements in bat-velocity.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Kinesiology
- Creator:
- Lopez, Ernesto
- Description:
- This paper explores the effects of the 2007 market crash on police department staffing. This analysis examines questions related to police force size, civilianization, and part-time employment in police departments. the observation period is from 2005 to 2014 and includes a sample of 76 police departments across the United States and a fixed-effects analysis is employed. the findings indicate that police departments altered staffing levels in a quasi-strategic manner in response to the 2007 market crash. First, trends of increasing hiring rates of civilians and increased hours for part-time civilians stopped. Second, police departments reduced the number of part-time civilians. Third, departments eventually reduced the number of sworn officers. Other city-wide variables are also responsible for changes in staffing levels for both sworn and civilian staff. the cumulative results may indicate long-term adverse effects for police organizations. Reduced staffing levels as a result of the past financial situation and the current political climate surrounding police legitimacy may make it difficult to return to adequate levels of staffing.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Politics, Administration, and Justice
- Creator:
- Tanara, Daniel Darush
- Description:
- The latest data from US Census (2013) estimate the Iranian immigrant population at 470,000 in the US and 215,000 (46%) in California. Los Angeles County has the highest concentration of Iranian immigrants population. Orange County, adjacent to L.A. County, is the second largest concentration of Iranian immigrants with estimated population of 36,000. Unfortunately not much is known about this small group of immigrants beyond the basic demographics provided by the census data. Census data suggest that Iranian immigration continue to grow. the preferred destination for most is Orange County, specifically south Orange County that is the most affluent section of the County. in order to better understand the characteristics of this growing immigrant population, I conducted a pilot study of the socioeconomic and attitudinal characteristics of the Iranian immigrant population in city of Mission Viejo in Orange County. the scope of the study was limited mainly due to budget constraints, however, the purpose of the study is not just to collect data, but provide guidelines for more comprehensive, larger study/ies. the data were collected via an online survey in both English and Persian, that included questions outside the scope of the Census, including religions and religiosity, political affiliation, civic engagement, health, and sexual orientation, as well as basic demographics (e.g., age, gender, marital status, etc.) of 1st, 1.5, and 2nd generations of the Iranian immigrants.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Sociology
- Creator:
- King, Cheryl L.
- Description:
- The challenge of coordinating geography classes in a K-12 setting is that the constituent elements are split artificially between two separate courses—physical science and social science—which are never taught in conjunction. Unfortunately, the regulations of the California Common Core State Standards make finding a complete geography course in K-12 education complicated because geography is interrelated with many subjects and thus can easily find itself divided between a number of superficially similar topics. in this study, I will attempt to pinpoint geography’s ideal position in K-12 curriculum, determine where the standards are being taught, and if the standards are being met. Though current mandated national standards are nonexistent, and the California Common Core State Standards call only for geography to be taught to a level of “college and career readiness,” I argue that college and career readiness are substandard expectations. We need our students to be educated to a level of global citizenship where they can comfortably match the levels set by other leading nations. Herein, I will define global citizenship, lay out standards of geography education which will prepare students to achieve this mindset, and provide a template for the future of education wherein the current gaps could best be closed in the California K-12 curriculum. in conclusion, I suggest a call to action for research if we are indeed preparing American youth to become global citizens.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Geography and the Environment