Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disease that affects 1% of the human population, and is characterized as a strongly heritable neurodevelopmental disorder. Genome wide association studies have identified altered expression of dopamine-related genes such . . .

Arctic geese arriving at spring stopover areas are under strict time constraints to build-up endogenous fat and nutrient stores before migrating to their northern breeding grounds. Gizzard grit facilitates the mechanical breakdown of ingested food pla . . .

Black rockfish (Sebastes melanops) recruit to shallow coastal habitats at four to six months of age. Habitats utilized include kelp and eelgrass beds, estuaries, and tidepools. Black rockfish are unique among Sebastes spp. in that they are found in ti . . .

This project evaluates participant’s outcomes after completing the “We Love Veggies” program, which promotes healthy eating among children, parents and caregivers. The evaluation identifies the program’s general outcomes, curriculum and structure from . . .

An evaluation of the Humboldt County Juvenile Detention Risk Assessment Tool was conducted. Those probation officers that use the tool were interviewed to determine if all of the parts of the tool are functional and if the tool is operating as it is s . . .

This study was designed to describe the internal anatomy of the freshwater polychaete, Manayunkia speciosa (Fabriciidae). Understanding the internal anatomy provided insight to then describe the development of the actinospore stage of Ceratomyxa shast . . .

This study examined the ability of the closed gibney with heel locks and figure-of-eights, and the cotton ankle wrap applied using the Louisiana technique followed with an overlay of athletic tape in the same manner in their ability to limit ankle sup . . .

A detailed protocol is proposed to efficiently label axon pathways in the zebrafish nervous system as an addition to a gross anatomy brain dissection component of an advanced behavioral neuroscience lab course. A strategy for evaluating the learning e . . .

I examined population trends, spatial distributions, time budgets, disturbance factors, and behavioral responses of black brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) from January-May of 1996 and 1997 at Humboldt Bay, California. Brant counts differed little bet . . .

Streams have a diurnal fluctuation in quantity of flow that corresponds with rates of evapotranspiration. As much as 45% of water consumed by California coastal redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) appears to come from fog. The relation between fog and gag . . .

This study documented the prehistoric vegetation of a small coastal prairie in the northern Coast Range, Humboldt County, California. Two primary methods were used, repeat photography and opal phytolith analysis. Tree core analysis also provided infor . . .

Discusses the rise and decline of the gyppo (small contract) logging and sawmill industry in Humboldt County, California between 1945 and 1965. Historical discussion of the role of large redwood companies, and transportation systems which they used, p . . .

This thesis explores the effects of explicitly teaching a metacognitive understanding of genre in conjunction with constructivist pedagogy. The study took place at California State University, Sacramento during the spring 2011. The participants were 1 . . .

My Master’s Project explores the construction of place/space in Harjo’s poems as a form of ceremony. I argue that Harjo utilizes language as a tool to construct the place/space necessary for her as well as her communities to engage in discourse with e . . .

Previous research has shown that our attention is often predisposed toward certain external stimuli in our environment. Studies using a form of the Stroop color-naming task have measured significant attentional bias in individuals toward certain stimu . . .

Invasive, or exotic, plant species are commonly found lining roadsides and tend to favor disturbed areas that have been cleared of vegetation. Construction and maintenance of roads, utility corridors, trails, railways, etc. create disturbances and thu . . .

The Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) is a federally listed threatened species as well as a state listed “species of special concern” in California. Accurate survival estimates are required to determine the best conservation strat . . .

Recently, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service and Farm Service Agency have been required by the Office of Management and Budget to quantify the effects of the conservation programs they administer. For e . . .

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of mass load distribution on walking energetics and mechanics. Twelve healthy adults (23 ± 2 yrs) walked on a treadmill at 1.25 m/s with no load and an external load (5% of body weight). Loads were pla . . .

Movement and survival of PIT tagged juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) were assessed using a network of detection stations located throughout the Shasta River, a tributary of the Klamath River in interior northern California. This highly prod . . .

Many Americans report experiences of divine guidance. For example, the 2004 General Social Survey showed that 57% of Americans selected ‘most days’ to ‘many times a day’ when asked if they ‘feel God’s guidance in the midst of daily activities.’ Furthe . . .

The Early Devonian epoch (419.2 ±3.2-393.3 ±1.2 Ma) (Gradstein 2012) marked the commencement of a rapid evolutionary radiation and increase in the diversity and complexity of basal tracheophytes and other groups of land plants. While the importance of . . .

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of nitrogenous compound removal by the aquatic macrophyte, Spirodela punctata, when exposed to three selected antibiotics. Recent research has shown that certain antibiotics target the chloroplast . . .

This assessment reflects on key learnings from the pilot year of the Culture Keepers (CKs), a youth leadership/school climate initiative designed to address the marginalization of young people of color on a diverse urban public high school campus. Fin . . .

This thesis examines teens’ perceptions of the effects of juvenile hall on their academic self-perception. This study was formed in order to address current gaps in knowledge surrounding to the school-to-prison pipeline by gathering student perception . . .

This paper explores the concept of brand experience as a mediator between the individual difference variable centrality of visual product aesthetics (CVPA) and brand loyalty. A survey is administered to the online customer population of a small aesthe . . .

The Shasta River is one of the most productive tributaries of the Klamath River for Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). There are two primary spawning and juvenile rearing areas for Chinook salmon in the Shasta: the lower basin canyon, and the . . .

The purpose of this study was to examine gender difference in determination of infidelity behaviors. Nine hundred sixty-seven participants completed an online survey in which they were given a list of 21 behaviors and asked if they would consider thei . . .

Snowy Plovers (Charadrius nivosus) have been characterized as nesting semicolonially, which means nests are clustered (but to a lesser degree than for colonial species), so that suitable habitat nearby is unoccupied. I assessed the spatial pattern of . . .

School readiness is the result of children’s direct and indirect interactions with environmental resources, and it is through those social relationships between children, peers, families, and teachers that children come to acquire the academic, langua . . .

As the current business environment shifts to a more community-based, local market, this gives way to many more individual start-ups and small-business ventures. With this change comes the need for an individual to assess their ability to enter the in . . .

Community supported agriculture, a form of food production in which the producer and consumer share in the risk and benefit of farming, is a social movement promoting an alternative to industrial agriculture. The origins of community supported agricul . . .

Every nine seconds a woman is battered by her male partner (Roberts and Roberts 2005:4). Many people ask, “Why do they stay?” In reality many women leave. My thesis will explore this very process. This thesis is an exploratory, qualitative study of th . . .

I quantified landscape variables surrounding 31 white-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus) nest sites and compared them with 31 unused sites in an undeveloped landscape in southwestern California. Using a geographic information system, I combined landcover d . . .

Youth homelessness is a serious concern in the United States that is commonly influenced by family conflict and parental maltreatment leading youth to flee their homes. Early traumatic experiences, combined with high rates of victimization, contribute . . .