Thesis (M.S.W.) California State University, Los Angeles, 2012

Thesis (M.S.W.) California State University, Los Angeles, 2012

This research examines two economic explanations for why people have hostile sentiments toward immigrants. First, the split labor market theory predicts lesser-skilled natives will oppose immigrants because they perceive them as economic competition. . . .

Applied Behavior Analysis, Autism, Pivotal Response Treatment, Staff Training, Video Scoring

Activist Ethnography, Decolonial Feminism, Informal Economy, Women and Gender Studies

Thesis (M.S.) California State University, Los Angeles, 2011

The purpose of this research is to explore the impact of parental divorce on adolescent substance use and truancy among the Latino adolescent population. Parental divorce was defined as two parents living in the same home. Substance use was measured b . . .

Exclusion learning is a term that is coined by behavior analysts to describe the emergence of new conditional discriminations in the absence of direct training. Given the presentation of an unknown sample and two comparison stimuli (e.g., an unknown s . . .

The main argument of this thesis is that the adopted economic austerity policies in Argentina during the last quarter of the twentieth century led to the country's economic and financial collapse in early 2002, and that this fostered the development o . . .

With the rise of Artificial Intelligence over the past decade, many useful applications have been developed and in use. Computer vision is one of the core areas of Machine Learning. Computer vision could solve a range of tasks in many areas like medic . . .

Thesis (M.S.) California State University, Los Angeles, 2012

Thesis (M.S.W.) California State University, Los Angeles, 2012

The large Continent of Africa has had only two MROs: one in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and the second one in Johannesburg, South Africa. The rest of the continent fly their aircraft to Europe for Major Maintenance work when needed. This fits into a pictur . . .

ABSTRACT Interface Design for Memory Access in an FPGA-MIPS Datapath This thesis focuses on the design and implementation of memory access control on an Altera DE-1 System-on-chip (SOC) board. The board integrates a Hard Processor System (HPS) with a . . .

Thesis (M.A.) California State University, Los Angeles, 2012

This project aimed to study the differences in fracture detection at infant autopsy between Harris County, Texas, where forensic anthropology consultation is implemented in cases of suspicious child death, and Los Angeles County, where forensic anthro . . .

The time of death of an individual can contain important information to a crime scene investigator. Current methods to determine the post-mortem interval of a deceased individual are not entirely accurate or reliable. In order to devise a more effecti . . .

This project presents a course curriculum designed specifically to guide basic writing students through the complexities of the writing process. Since one obstacle impeding the success of college writing students is the challenge of effectively planni . . .

Homeless children show significant increases in educational gaps, when compared to non-homeless students, yet research on factors correlating these gaps, and preventative interventions programs are scares. This study examined the literature on childho . . .

The purpose of this study is to develop a finite element (FE) model of an existing DOT-approved, Omni-Directional Suspension (ODS) motocross helmet shell, as a means of optimizing helmet design to mitigate head injury risk. To assess the structural be . . .

Established disturbance theory aimed at understanding community structure maintains that externally imposed disturbances occur randomly over the landscape and interrupt competitive exclusion, thereby increasing community diversity. In contrast to this . . .

With the increase in technology, many developers have advanced their knowledge in improving road safety by designing various devices such as Vehicular AD Hoc Networks (VANETs). These VANETs are important in ensuring there is a continuous vehicle-to-ve . . .

There are certain stressors that might occur as being part of a minority group trying to adapt to the host culture. These stressors might affect an individual life in a way that maladaptive coping strategies manifest as a way to alleviate problems tha . . .

This study examines and analyzes displacement, under the guise of redevelopment, in urban Mexican communities in Los Angeles-- Chávez Ravine (1944-1959) and Boyle Heights (2000-2015). This investigation also chronicles and interprets the urban renewal . . .

Threshold concepts of writing are formulated in part from the discipline of education by Meyer and Land who envision disciplinary knowledge, or threshold concepts, as potentially transformative to student understandings and identities. Furthermore, th . . .

The consensus of the literature is that that Black Americans have worse physical health than White Americans, but have better mental health (Mezuk et al., 2010). This study utilized secondary data from the 2013-2014 California Health Interview Survey . . .

Coconut oil has been widely used for health due to anecdotal evidence and information posted from the internet. However, researchers still continue to search for the best diets to improve the quality of life, especially for people with cognitive decli . . .

This study describes a simple and non-destructive method to characterize the density of nail polish samples using magnetic levitation (MagLev). Dried nail polish samples were levitated in a 3M MnCl2 paramagnetic solution between two permanent NdFeB ma . . .

This project report will be discussing how I composed and produced music for several short films and a film festival trailer. The report will be divided into two parts. The first part will focus on how I collaborated with the directors to make the mus . . .

Juvenile delinquency has been recognized as an immense problem in this country. As a result, there are efforts to reduce delinquency among the youth. The factors that potentially influence criminal behavior are extensive. This thesis focuses on family . . .

The following thesis describes and delineates the creative process of taking an original source material, Valor, from inception, to written play, to produced play, to adapted screenplay, to finished film. Valor chronicles a moment in the life of Bill . . .

This dissertation examines the role of Haitian music in the family of Latin music. In 1804, Haitian slaves victoriously rebelled against the French oppressors, creating the first Black republic in the western world. Because of this event, the elite of . . .

Development, Education, Foreign, Investment

The research presented in this thesis and recital examines the poetic devices and musical features utilized to personify the animal kingdom. The natural language and characteristics of animals that have been given human-like qualities in musical inter . . .

The purpose of this thesis project is to advance our understanding of the complex social problem that is child physical abuse as every year, many children in the United States fall victim to what is referred to as child physical abuse (CPA). A systema . . .

Committee members: Raquel Warley, Susan Crimmins, Dale Weaver

After losing their significant other, widowed adults have been faced with the damaging effects of emotional, physical, and financial hardships. This project report will discuss the standing relationship between social behavior and psychological well-b . . .

Criminalists are tasked with the source attribution of evidentiary fibers by comparing class characteristics with know-source fibers. For example, the polymer type, length, optical properties, and color are discriminating characteristics considered du . . .

The purpose of this asset mapping and needs assessment was to list available resources for the homeless, specifically focusing in the City of Cerritos. Information obtained in the needs assessment was gathered through several methods: community immers . . .

Committee members: Jennifer Symon, Margaret D Clark, Sungho Park, Andrea Zetlin

The purpose of this thesis project is to conceptualize and develop an effective program evaluation model for a short-term Mexico study tour for California State University, Los Angeles Masters of Social Work students. However, there is a lack of liter . . .

Many research studies have explored how disadvantages such as history of victimization, early onset delinquency, and substance abuse, explain and/or predict violent juvenile offending. Research has also examined the influence of hopefulness and future . . .

The objective of this thesis is to introduce a manual powered option that enables the disabled person to utilize arm motions to initiate the vehicle wheelchair lift giving both exercise and more personal control over the equipment. The purpose of this . . .

Since the reform and opening-up, high economic growth in Guangxi has already become an irrefutable fact. And domestic consumption investment, the foreign trade is the main motive force of promoting Guangxi's economic growth. The article applies the co . . .

The protein p53 is a transcription factor that is activated in response to cellular stress such as DNA damage. It promotes cell cycle arrest or apoptosis preventing further proliferation. In most human cancers, the integrity of p53 pathway is compromi . . .

Gains in the recruitment of diverse candidates have been slow, yet business demands for a diverse workforce, who possess the higher-order skill sets that are achieved in the attainment of a bachelor’s degree, have increased due to accelerated and disr . . .

I developed a story simultaneously as a comic book and as a play in order to examine how the differences between the mediums affected the development of the story. The story I told is called "Lately Something's Changed" and follows the last two males . . .

There is a high need to use research evidence to guide practice in juvenile delinquency because billions of tax dollars are used to incarcerate the youth. The purpose of this thesis project is to advance our understanding of the complex social issue t . . .

Homelessness is a social issue that affects all populations. Although there are vast amounts of research regarding homelessness, the aging homeless population often goes overlooked. This project aims to explore contributing factors of homelessness amo . . .

In the Name of Love: Absolving Criminals Through the Work of Sabreena Ahmadi documents the research, writing, and revision process while writing The Absolved— a one-hour television pilot that looks into the life of an Iranian-American lawyer as she re . . .