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- Creator:
- Covarrubias, Mariana, Sierra, Alexis, Anderson, Sara, Gracias, John, and Gomez, Luz
- Description:
- Plastic waste, if not disposed of properly, has a major negative effect on the environment. According to our statistics from our survey, we concluded that students are more likely to recycle if given an incentive. As a result, we proposed that California State Polytechnic University Pomona should build a recycling center on campus where students can bring their recyclables and receive a payment in the form of bronco bucks.
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- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Jimenez, Meagan, Pechulis, Katie, Arellano, Monique, Calderon, Carlos, and Zahid, Zheeanna
- Description:
- The purpose of this project was to try to reduce the amount of shelter kittens that are euthanized due to dermatophytosis, commonly known as ringworm, through education of the general public By increasing awareness about this treatable disease we hope to prevent more kittens with ringworm from being euthanized.
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- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Tran, Kayla, Cervantes, Jennifer, Luna, Caitlin, Engly, Brittney, and Vasquez, Richard
- Description:
- Pitbulls are the victims of unfair discrimination based on physical appearance and a long history of myths. As a result, pitbulls are euthanized at a much higher rate than other breeds in shelters. Our goal is to improve LA county’s perceptions of pitbulls and their appearance, so that this breed will no longer be unfairly judged and killed.
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- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Sorensen, Reece, Moline, Kristen, Gaja, Candise, Pineda, Christy, Chen, Winnie, and Richards, Allison
- Description:
- This project focuses on spreading awareness about academic stress in high schoolers by educating teachers on ways they can help their students. A survey was created for high schoolers to fill out where they were asked what affects their stress and if they receive help from the school Teachers also completed the survey from the perspective of a student. Results show that the majority of participants rate exams, college applications, pressure, and homework as a significant stressor. Unfortunately, there was an insufficient amount of participants for the survey.
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- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Kang, Gie, Aldana, Jasmin, Graciano, Leslie, Molina, Linda, and Zamora, Katherine
- Description:
- Honey bees are an important asset for our world. Their importance lies in their ability to pollinate many flowers and agricultural products. According to the article, “Can We Disrupt the Sensing of Honey Bees by the Bee Parasite Varroa destructor?”, by Nurit Eliah, in California the bee colonies have decreased by 19 percent in 2019. The decline of bees is due to various problems like the Varroa Mites and habitat loss. In order to help increase the population, we need to have more bee friendly gardens with flowers that last all year long. This would encourage bees to station and pollinate.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Borrego, Jackie, Rangel, Marisa, Ramirez, Crystal, and Lazaro, Carlos
- Description:
- There has been an increase in the usage of PPE amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution has been increasing throughout the upcoming months with no signs of slowing down. As a group, we have observed the ways PPE is being disposed of and have noticed that many people do not discard of their disposable masks properly. As a result, we have come up withmethods to safely dispose of PPE such as disposable masks.
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- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Gutierrez, Lizbeth, Reyna, Samantha, and Sorea, Gabrielle
- Description:
- Our project focuses on an alternative way of adopting senior dogs through fostering programs. Fostering programs have considerably lower return rates than animal shelters. These fostering programs benefit not only the senior dogs by finding them a forever home but also the shelters and future owners.
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- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
8. Cat Cafe
- Creator:
- Gross, Kathleen, Vargas, Kimberly, Gonzalez, Tomas, and Gomez, Samantha
- Description:
- Cat abundance is likely to vary based on human-ownership patterns, access to food, and veterinary care, avoidance of predators and breeding opportunities” (Flockhart, 2). “The increasing prevalence of stress, anxiety, and significant mental health concerns among college students—combined with a reduction of college counseling center resources creates a need to develop innovative strategies to help students. Empirical research and practical application of animal-assisted therapy suggests that this is one resources for college counseling centers in meeting the growing demands of services from students” (Kronholz, 2015).
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- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Fernandez, Imari, Cabrera-Bartolo, Jessica, Juarez, Mayra, and Primavera, Suzy
- Description:
- Every year the United States throws away around 80 billion pounds of food, making us the world's second largest producers of food waste. Not only do individuals throw away tons of food, but so do stores and Restaurants. A great way to reduce food waste is composting, so instead of throwing your food a way you are creating soil to give back to the earth or even use to plant your own food, and only about 30% of Americans do this. Our goal is to educate and encourage people to try out composting.
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- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Tran, Ann, Gonzalez, Lizbeth, Hutchings, Natalie, Vargas, Brenda, and Bugarin, Rebecca
- Description:
- The California Green sea turtles are dying from ingesting plastic bags. We conducted a survey with students at Cal Poly Pomona on the opinions of rewards for using reusable bags. According to the responses, we concluded that students would be more willing to use reusable bags if they are rewarded for doing so.
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- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
11. Canine Munchies
- Creator:
- Rubio, Maximiliano, Martinon, Vanessa, Vega, Leslie, Quintana, Victoria, and Hernandez, Johanna
- Description:
- Dogs are a man’s best friend and health is a big factor in how long they live and their quality of life . Dogs are very delicate when it comes to the food selection. It is very necessary to be aware and take precautions of what goes inside your furry friend.
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- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Gomez, Yosany, Zamarripa, Rashell, Resendiz, Luis, Lopez, Aaliyaho, and Bumanglag, Samantha
- Description:
- How can we get every dog to be spayed and neutered at the age of sexual maturity in order to prevent overpopulation in shelters and decrease euthanizations? We conducted a survey on social media to find out what stands in the way of people fixing their dogs. We found out that most people don’t get their dogs fixed because of financial reasons.
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- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Rodriguez, Sky, Peel, Katherine, MacDonald, Grace, Cardenas, Vanessa, and Valenzuela, Maya
- Description:
- COVID-19 has affected our families in numerous amounts of ways. All communities have been affected financially, including those apart of Cal Poly Pomona. A community garden at CPP would be able to provide relief to those who can’t afford fresh foods. In order to achieve academic success students should not have to worry about how they will get fresh food to their tables. We believe families should not be deprived of a necessity because of their financial status.
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- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Arrington, Kaitlyn, Deiss, Megan, De La Hoya, Melanie, Herrington, Kate, and Fajardo, Mavil
- Description:
- Our goal was to create a clinic for pet owners to affordably spay and neuter their pets on the Cal Poly Pomona(CPP) campus. Cal Poly already has a clinic that works in conjunction with AHS 3263, a surgical nursing and skills class. We sought out improvements to the clinics financial aspects and advertisement opportunities, in addition to suggestions for the surgical class so both can perform at their best capacity in order to provide superior services and exceptional student skill building.
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- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Salazar, William, Hong, Daniel, Sirikittikul, Nori, and Castillo, Jesus
- Description:
- Water is an essential part of life, especially to humans. However, with an increase in population, a higher demand for fresh, clean water, a global pandemic engulfing the world, and global climate change in the backdrop, water has become an indispensable source for a healthy life. Our goal through this project is to determine the severity of the effects on the availability of water and it's quality (as determined through pH tests, microbial analysis tests, chlorine tests, etc.) and sanitation to our local community as a result of the pandemic. We explore the degree of the effects of the pandemic as well as government action on a local level as well as on different communities. With this mind, we also investigated our local water systems to determine if there were already previous/underlying problems in our water system that might’ve helped contribute to a possible decrease in water quality during these times. Finally, we attempt to conceptualize theoretical ideas that are both realistic and better than current government solutions. As for the pandemic, we explore how water and sanitation are closely tied to one another.
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- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Department:
- Physics & Astronomy
- Creator:
- Silva, Angel, Poon, Ka Hei, and Wright, London
- Description:
- Failure of integration between the California electrical providers led to issues such as distorted change in electric price and frequently occurred rolling blackout. As a result, we established a goal to fix the problematic power industry by amending the state budget as a funding to improve the integration of the California electrical grid.
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- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Department:
- Physics & Astronomy
- Creator:
- Mueller, Dean
- Description:
- Roses are one of the most commonly used landscape plants planted in the United States, but seed dormancy of F1 hybrids have made developing new varieties difficult. The purpose of this research was to produce study-based information that would aid in the planning and decision-making process of a well-designed breeding program, increase the germination percent of select rose seeds, and increase the knowledge of the contributions different rose varieties have on seed germination characteristics. The research was performed at Agriscapes Greenhouses, at California Polytechnic University, in Pomona, California. For this study, a total of eighty-one rose bushes were used. Of the eighty-one, fifty-six were used to produce seeds, and twenty-five rose bushes were selected for pollen production. To obtain the research goals, the study was broken into two sections. For study 1, germination percent, seed length, seed width, and seed thickness were measured. All measurement values were compared to each other, and correlations between the values were determined. For study 2, rose F1 hybrid seed was treated with sulphuric acid, gibberellic acid, and hot water to determine if specific treatments increased germination percent. Both studies helped determine the role of physiological and mechanical dormancy on germination of F1 hybrid rose seed, determine the maternal influence on seed coat dormancy, and finally, to determine if chemicals are an economically viable and effective method for overcoming F1 hybrid seed dormancy. In study 1, data show that germination percent is basically not correlated to seed thickness as it was thought. For study 2, it was found that plant cross and seed treatment were significant to germination percent. However, seed treatments caused a negative effect on seed germination. Seed dormancy is found to be heavily influenced by the maternal lines.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Department:
- Plant Science
- Creator:
- Quiroz, Auriel, Hernandez, Jennefer, and Fletcher, Victoria
- Description:
- "Ugly” food is being thrown out, without giving thought to the idea that maybe it is still edible or could be given to those in need. This team has decided to look into the WHY this food is being thrown out in order to discover how we could solve this issue.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Department:
- Physics & Astronomy
- Creator:
- Musharbash, Fayez, De Los Rios, Ashley, Hernandez, Damien, and Nguyen, Sidney
- Description:
- Our research project will focus on providing sufficient energy to rural areas that have little to no energy. Rural areas in Africa are our main target for this project. We will be introducing how to incorporate solar panels to these starving areas. Our main goal is to replace non-renewable energy with renewable energy. During this presentation we will show the benefits on how incorporating renewable energy can help many of the climate change issues such as air pollution, water pollution, landfill, and much more. Building solar panels in these areas really bring a difference. We will also show the cost of solar panels and how much their prices will be reduced by 2030 where many goals are to be achieved by then.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Department:
- Physics & Astronomy
- Creator:
- Schindler, Leanna
- Description:
- Between the Angeles National Forest and the San Gabriel Mountains, the area of field investigation, Thompson Creek Watershed (TCW), is found cutting through Cobal Canyon in Claremont, California. TCW is located about 12 miles north east from Cal Poly Pomona and about 50 miles east from the Pacific Ocean. The water that flows through TCW ultimately ends in the Thompson Creek Dam, which received 27.43 inches of rain from October 2018 to August 2019. The water is stored in the Thompson Creek Dam before it percolates and recharges the Canyon Basin. Canyon Basin is a part of a larger aquifer, the Six Basins Aquifer, and the Six Basins Aquifer is responsible for providing drinking water to the local surrounding cities such as Claremont, La Verne, Pomona, Upland, and other surrounding cities (Brethorst, Nicholas). Alongside TCW is a popular 5-mile hiking trail, known as “The Loop,” in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park. This area is known of by locals and travelers alike due to its quick escape from the suburban areas. This trail has become an area of recreation and a meeting point for families, friends, including pets. While there is heavy foot traffic, it is not uncommon to see wildlife along the watershed; deer, snakes, rabbits, squirrels, and coyotes are a few examples that can be seen there on any given day. Despite this water being consumed by local communities, being a part of a recreational area, and being habitat for wildlife, there is little available public information on the quality of this water.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Department:
- Geological Sciences
- Creator:
- Liang, Haocheng
- Description:
- Water is a very important component in the environment and it is crucial for many living organisms. When the pH of water is out of its normal range, the ecosystems fail to work. It is extremely important to monitor the pH of environmental waters. Although a pH meter is commonly used for the determination of pH values in modern laboratories, a fast and reliable method for the pH determination is still desired in the remote field study when the power source is limited. Traditionally, scientists rely on the color of pH indicators to tell the approximate value of water pH. Despite the subtle changes of pH indicator color cannot be sensed by human eyes, they are detectable using electronic devices. In this method can be used for pH determination. Real-world environmental water samples are under testing with more optimizations on detecting system and testing conditions.
- Resource Type:
- Abstract
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Bujosa, Christopher
- Description:
- A successful running play should not always be defined by the amount of yards that is gained. The run is a powerful tool, and can help open up for longer plays down the field. When I decided to start watching games to find out a reasonable stat to look at, I noticed that big highlight run plays were often due to the fact that a player just made a nice move, and forced the defender to miss. Due to that, I decided to look at things previous to the snap and right after the snap, and see how these decisions could help lead to a more proficient running and passing game. To try and draw an idea on how the run affects the game, I looked at play making, and what the players decided to do post snap, and the plays that were called. In this paper I'll be looking at • Plays run on which quarter. • If there were any motion or shift change before the snap. • The use of play action and its effectiveness. • Why run the ball?
- Resource Type:
- Abstract
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Lu, Thuy Vu Dieu and Lin, Jeremy
- Description:
- In this work, we consider finding an optimal solution to a source-seeking problem where an electromagnetic source is to be located by a group of robots. We do not assume knowledge of a theoretical model for the source signal and study the case when significant noise may be present in the environment. Thus, robot movement is controlled based upon measurements of the strongest signals received. In particular, we implement an existing algorithm that uses Inertia Weight Particle Swarm Optimization, which incorporates randomness and is intended to mimic behaviors observed in nature. We extend current static and dynamic obstacle avoidance strategies to prohibit mid-path collisions and to improve performance. Simulation results are given to demonstrate the capabilities of the proposed techniques.
- Resource Type:
- Abstract
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Thai, Andrew
- Description:
- Phosphorylated sugars are prevalent in metabolic processes and are found in both animals and plants. Studying the function of each provides a better understanding of how biological systems respond to their environment. However, quantification of phosphorylated compounds by HPLC is not straightforward due in large part to their low concentration, lack of a chromophore, and interaction with parts of the instrument. We developed a method using HPLC coupled with an evaporative light scattering detector to quantify phosphorylated sugars, negating the need of expensive instrumentation or derivatization methods. The two sugars investigated are trehalose-6-phosphate (TGP) and fructose-6-phosphate (FGP). FGP is an intermediate product that is produced from the isomerization of glucose-6-phosphate within the glycolysis metabolic pathway. TGP is a byproduct of the biosynthesis of trehalose and has been implicated in a variety of important mechanisms, including sucrose regulation. Interestingly, while the internal standard (the disaccharide sucrose) has an experimental detection limit of 200 ?M, the phosphorylated disaccharide TGP has not been detected. However, FGP was detected with the addition of modifiers to the mobile phase. The average retention times for sucrose was 11.574 min whereas the FGP eluted at 12.395 min. Separation was achieved using a HILIC column for both methods with an injection volume of 10 uL. The current objective is to find a modifier other than triethylamine that is more volatile, as well as running TGP standards. This experiment suggests that HPLC-ELSD can be used to identify and quantify the concentrations of phosphorylated sugars, which can be applied broadly to biological samples.
- Resource Type:
- Abstract
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Perdomo, Emely Giron
- Description:
- Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a protozoan pathogen named Trichomonas vaginalis (Tv). Tv affects more than 300 million men and women worldwide. It has been shown that neutrophils use a process called trogocytosis to kill Tv. Trogocytosis is a process in which a cell, such as a neutrophil, takes "bites" out of its neighboring target cell. It has been shown that the neutrophil trogocytosis may be regulated by antibody opsonization of its target cell. Antibody opsonization is the coating of a pathogen with antibodies to crosslink cells to the pathogen using Fe surface receptors. Research has shown that Fc?Rlla (CD32a) is important for the trogocytosis mechanism against cancer cells. We hypothesize that CD32a is also important for neutrophils to trogocytose and kill Tv. To test this, we will knock out the CD32a gene using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. We will generate CD32a knockout neutrophil-like cells (NLCs) and perform several assays that will show whether trogocytosis was affected by that CD32a knock-out. We have generated a plasmid that will mediate CD32a knockout and confirmed the presence of CD32 in NLCs through antibody staining and flow cytometry. We will also perform cytolysis assays under different inhibiting and blocking conditions of the CD32a receptor to further investigate the role of CD32a in neutrophil trogocytosis of Tv. We hope that our findings will give us more insight into the initiation process of trogocytosis of Tv by neutrophils that can inform prevention treatments in the future.
- Resource Type:
- Abstract
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Gutierrez, Carlos
- Description:
- Nitric Oxide (NO) has growing importance due to its biological and environmental relevance. NO interacts with copper metal centers in biological systems to effectively reduce NO to N20, but the mechanism is unknown, and the intermediates are challenging to characterize. To study this phenomenon, X-ray crystallographic data of two copper complexes, [MeNN]Cu1 (n2-0NAr) and Me2NN]Cull(k2-02N2Ar) were used to conduct X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) calculations to produce an XES spectrum using density functional theory (OFT). XES is a technique that can be used to probe metalloenzymes by ionizing a 1s core electron leaving behind a hole for valence electrons to fill. When an electron moves to lower energy to fill the hole, measurable energy is given off and recorded. Results conclude that XES calculations could distinguish the two complexes. The calculations suggest that experimental XES should also be able to distinguish these two complexes and would be an ideal tool in identifying extra NO ligands within intermediates.
- Resource Type:
- Abstract
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Hoxie, Alexis
- Description:
- The main goal of the research is to create new catalysts for reducing nitrous oxide, (N2O) which is a greenhouse gas. N2O is mainly produced from fossil fuel combustion and human activities and it has a warming potential up to 310 times that of carbon dioxide. Nitrous oxide hasdangerous effects to the ozone layer, reducing protection from the sun and UV radiation. The soil microorganism Geobacillus stearothermophilus reduces N2O and converts it into N2 but has low efficiency. Using a metal like Fe2+ will be more beneficial than Geobacillus stearothermophilus because it's more readily abundant. A series of reactions has been done to synthesize an iron complex, beginning with crystallization of the ligand precursor, mesitylamidazole. After crystallization, the synthesis of the bisimidazolium salt is done by adding a dibromoalkane and the mesitylamidazole with toluene under reflux. Now, the ligand can be deprotonated with the addition of KHMDS and the carbene can be chelated with FeCl2. A new synthesis for (MesNHC2Me)FeCl2,(3,3'-dimesityl-1, 1 '-methylenediimidazole-2,2'-diylidene)iron dichloride, was achieved from the reaction of (MesNHC2Me)Br2 with FeCl2 in THF. Future directions include oxidation, reduction, and synthesis of N2 and N2O complexes to see how N2O can convert to N2.
- Resource Type:
- Abstract
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Nguyen, Nhan
- Description:
- To support the increasing need for energy and materials, alternative resources beside fossil fuels have been explored. Among these chemicals which are produced from biomass are an excellent alternative due to its sustainable nature. In order to convert biomass into chemicals, oxygen in biomass must be removed. One possible chemical reaction of reducing oxygen is deoxydehydration (DODH), the making of an alkene from a vicinal diol by remove 1 H20 and ½ 02 using a reducing agent in the present of a catalyst. Previous experiments showed that three metal-based catalyst rhenium, vanadium, and molybdenum can be used for DODH reaction with rhenium based catalysts resulting in highest yields. However, rhenium based catalysts are costly due to the rarity of the metal. Therefore, to study the most economical catalyst for DODH reaction, this project will focus on synthesizing Molybdenum based catalysts and testing their catalytic activity in DODH reaction. The analysis of DODH reactions will be presented.
- Resource Type:
- Abstract
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Bonnand, Evan
- Description:
- Synthesis of iron nitrosyl complexes with carbamate ligands Formation of first row transition metal complexes that can bind a nitrosyl group (NO) is of interest for understanding how biological systems reduce atmospheric pollutants, and for future chemical reactions. One approach is to construct complexes containing an ancillary ligand bound to the metal first and add the nitrosyl group second. A second approach is to form an iron nitrosyl complex with intermediate H2O ligands first, followed by addition of an ancillary N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate ligand. This method and complex were previously reported to be air-stable, making the chemistry more accessible than typical procedures in the absence of oxygen and moisture. The current work investigated the various components of the reaction to identify the most robust procedure. FellSO4-7H2O was reacted with NaNO2 in sulfuric acid to form [Fe(NO)(H2O)5]2-, followed by addition of sodium N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate (dtc) to form (dtc)2Fe(NO). Several different trials were conducted by changing the ratios of starting materials to determine the optimal conditions. IR spectroscopy verified the presence of the nitrosyl complex. Additional variants included using Felll starting materials and silver N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate, which both resulted in formation of the desired product. Future work includes further characterization and isolation of the complex in bulk.
- Resource Type:
- Abstract
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Courtney, Jessica
- Description:
- Cultured meat is destined to impact communities on a global scale. By transitioning from livestock meat production to cell based, it is estimated to drastically decrease the use of energy, land, and water being consumed by livestock production, while also significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions that are released annually. To bring these products to market, policies and regulations need to be put in place to ensure quality and safety. As of March 2019, the FDA and USDA released a formal agreement of their intent to oversee the production and labeling of cultured meat. This agreement lays out a broad outline and does not create enforceable obligations. This vague framework hardly begins to adequately address the need for clear regulations in order to bring cultured meat to the shelves for US consumers. This paper will propose a more detailed and enforceable framework for the regulation of cultured meat by providing a clear division of authority between the FDA and the USDA.
- Resource Type:
- Abstract
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Loeffler, Meaghan
- Description:
- While perceptually separate from the other two branches of the federal government, the Judicial Branches' Supreme Court is viewed as an institution abstaining from politics and serving as the largest check on the Executive and Legislative powers. However, intermingling of these branches raises concerns of association that the appointments and the Justices' rulings, post-appointment, are politically aligned with the ideological subscription of the appointers. As a result, close attention to public opinion on the levels of acceptance towards specific decisions and support towards the institution itself is necessary to evaluate in a highly polarized environment but with the existence of a tie-breaking median Justice. The objective of this study is to examine the extent to which public support, both specific and diffuse, varies given respondents' answers to mock Supreme Court decisions with and without the vote of a moderate Justice. The results of this study suggest that individuals are more likely to be in favor of the decisions that host a median justice though may swing in the opposite direction of their ideological alignment while their overall support for Court remains constant. This data will then be compared to levels of acceptance individuals hold when presented with cases either ideologically aligned with their beliefs or not with the absence of a median Justice. This research adds to previous examinations of public support for the Supreme Court and analyzes whether median justices, included in ideologically-based decisions opposite to respondents, affects the level of specific support for the Court.
- Resource Type:
- Abstract
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Gonzalez, Dennis
- Description:
- This paper will discuss the key factors of ecotourism for a effective and successful operation. Ecotourism has become a growing industry for the Global South as they attempt to accelerate their economic development. Academic scholars point towards political stability, corruption, migration patterns and geographic sustainability. Each variable highlights the indirect influence on ecotourism because of the various outcomes experienced by the different countries. I will be testing for each of the variable and score the results to be displayed on a bar graph. The score will help illustrate which factors are relied heavy for a successful ecotourism.
- Resource Type:
- Abstract
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Martinez, Christina
- Description:
- Equality for women representation has long been an issue in the United States. It is incredible that today in 2020 there is still real concern that Congress may regain control over what women can do with their own bodies. The purpose of this study is to examine the connection between increased representation for women in US politics and the affect it has on policies regarding issues that primarily affect women. The study will be used to investigate the connection between the rise of women in US politics and the increase of women centered policy. By analyzing the data demonstrating the increase of women elected and participating in US politics, this study helped demonstrate that there is a significant connection between the two. The study showed how an increase of women in US politics lead to the increase in policies such as maternity leave, abortion and sexual harassment. The analyzed data was from the 1992 to 2019. The increase of women in politics played a huge role in the increase of policies addressing issues that mainly affect women's lives. This study answers the question between correlation regarding women participation in US politics and policies affecting women. Women are still not close to achieving equal representation but are closer than ever before. We shouldn't forget the things that women have fought for, for so long women
- Resource Type:
- Abstract
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Marquez, Valerie
- Description:
- The criminalization of sex work has a major negative impact on those working within the industry. From being unable to seek legal recourse to facing stigma in their career prospects, sex workers face negative consequences as a result of being a part of an illegal industry. In this paper, I analyze an expansive study on the impact legalized sex work has on human trafficking rates. I then discuss how the economic theories discussed in the study relate to arguments about the decriminalization of sex work. I argue that two arguments in favor of maintaining the criminalization of sex work are misguided in at least one way. The first of these arguments points to a correlation between increased rates of human trafficking and decriminalized sex work. The second of these arguments relies on the claim that sex work is inherently dehumanizing. I address four problems that arise from the data analyzed and from arguments made by proponents against legalized sex work, focusing on the conflation of two ethically different actions. In order to come to a conclusion on whether sex work should be decriminalized and whether it has any relevant impact on rates of human trafficking, the current data needs to distinguish between human trafficking and sex work, arguments need to appropriately weigh the lived experiences of sex workers and benefits they would incur from its decriminalization, and concerns regarding dehumanization in the sex work industry need to answer to analogous worries about dehumanization in any work industry.
- Resource Type:
- Abstract
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Collins, Kevin
- Description:
- Thought experiments have traditionally played an important role when seeking answers about personal identity. Though common and widely used, some philosophers have questioned the legitimacy of many of these thought experiments. In this paper I engage with the works of two such people, Kathleen Wilkes and Paul Thagard. Wilkes argues that thought experiments used in personal identity are often so fantastical and under-described that they lead to poor conclusions. Thagard claims that cognitive science gives us reasons to doubt the intuitions we employ when reasoning through thought experiments, and therefore any conclusions we reach are unreliable. I am sympathetic with these views, and use this work as a foundation from which I argue that there are good reasons to abandon the use of most thought experiments when theorizing about personal identity. However, this does not mean we should exclude all personal identity thought experiments. Some of these thought experiments can provide valuable insights when they are designed to reveal inconsistencies in existing theories, when they are used as a means of mapping logical space, or when they are used in clarifying concepts.
- Resource Type:
- Abstract
- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Nguyen, Kelly
- Description:
- Through negotiations, one can settle disputes and establish beneficial business partnerships and agreements (c.f. De Dreu, Weingart, & Kwon, 2000). Therefore, being able to negotiate creative and unique agreements is a significant managerial outcome. Previous literature shows that one of the factors associated with creativity is multicultural experience, however, this was explored on an individual level (Aytug et al., 2018). Creativity in a negotiation context has been scarcely investigated. Therefore, this present study seeks to fill the gaps in the literature that exist about differential relationships with negotiation creativity, by examining whether a dyad's level of multicultural exposure and interaction will have a positive association with their negotiation process and outcomes in a cross-cultural negotiation. This present study collected data on 130 students (65 dyads) from the College of Business at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Participants are recruited from various Management and Human Resources courses. Participants engaged in a dyadic negotiation exercise scenario by negotiating as suppliers and manufacturers over a possible robotics manufacturing and marketing relationship. After, each student took an online survey that measured levels of information sharing, MCEs, negotiation Subjective Value Inventory, perspective taking, and conflict management style. Currently, this study is in the process of being analyzed, but if our hypothesis is substantiated this would be a very interesting and meaningful contribution to literature. In today's global and interconnected society, this study will highlight the connection between multicultural experiences and negotiation creativity to help further develop training programs to enhance negotiation outcomes.
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- Pomona
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- Ibarra, Abbey
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- Abbey Ibarra Is She Safe on the Metro Rail Gold Line? Women's Perception of Safety at the Metro Rail Abstract Women's safety on public transportation has had limited focus in transportation planning literature. In order to address this issue, this study will investigate women's perception of safety at stations on the Metro Rail Gold Line. Based primarily on a qualitative research methodology, I conducted surveys with women metro rail riders. A total of four station have been analyzed that differ in income levels and environmental factors. Two of the stations are in low-income communities: Chinatown and Pico/Aliso station. The other two are in high-income communities: Southwest Museum and South Pasadena Station. I analyzed questionnaires and examined the association between the perception of safety and station's characteristics among women who use public transportation who are 18 years old or older. The main research findings analyze the comparisons among sociodemographic and the economic value of the stations to better understand and measure women's perception of safety among the station's physical, social, and maintenance characteristics.
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- Pomona
- Creator:
- Landin, Zane
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- To better understand how professionals in medical fields are utilizing technology to address mental health. More specifically, I will evaluate the practicality and impact mental health care app's have in addressing the gap between accessibility to professionals, and the lack of seeking out help due to stigmas. There are many companies already creating projects with advanced technology to help people. What hasn't been done yet is looking across the board with many companies and literature on what works and what doesn't. The objective of this research project is to first see gather to analyze and look at trends of different innovative companies, applications, clinicians, and practices that are utilizing technology to support and address mental health. This project is important, because we are in a time where people are not being treated for their mental health solely because they cannot afford, stigma, or they do not have insurance. This is to help the people who need the help.
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- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Jue-Sans, Emma
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- This paper seeks to identify the extent to which political scandals impact a president's legitimacy and ability to govern. Focusing on recent scandals, this paper examines the Watergate, Iran-Contra, Whitewater, and Iraq & WMDs controversies. Using a combination of qualitative and quantitative data, this paper examines a president's efficacy prior to and after political scandal. The same method is applied to each case, and the results are then compared to identify patterns across the administrations in question. First, the degree of the scandal is assessed through qualitative analysis in conjunction with the public approval ratings of the respective president before and after the incident. Next, David Mayhew's dataset "Major White House legislative proposals during first two years of presidential terms, 1949-2006" is used to compare a president's legislative success prior to and after political scandal. It's hypothesized that following a scandal, a president will lose the trust of the people and a great deal of leverage in Congress, resulting in a diminished ability to govern due to their weakened authority. If this is not the case and scandals have little to no impact on presidential authority, it may be indicative of a lack of accountability in the office. This issue is particularly salient in a representative democracy, a system of government that relies on trust and accountability.
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- Pomona
- Creator:
- Rosario, Martha
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- In October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published an extensive report stating that we have 12 years to make groundbreaking changes to the global energy infrastructure to prevent irreversible damages to our earth's natural systems. The multifaceted issue of climate change has motivated educational institutions to consider reshaping institutional plans to implement more sustainable practices. Sources have outlined how the characteristics and culture of sustainability within colleges and universities can dynamically change depending on how many active voices are willing to contribute persistent work towards the matter. "Active" voices can be defined as people who are willing Though there is an exigent global need to address climate change, this does not necessarily translate to the immediate needs of those within university communities. It is rapidly popular among almost every community to use social media as a technological tool not only to form connections, but also to spark social movements within environments of political disparity. Despite this, social media is underutilized in universities to address climate change. Can the prevalence of social media be used to ignite camaraderie towards campus institutionalized sustainability? Can the technologies of YouTube, lnstagram, and Twitter influence how university administration can take a more definitive stance in addressing how campus initiatives could simultaneously serve its student populous and prioritize sustainability? Drawing from multiple sources, this presentation will serve to identify if campus culture towards sustainability can shift as a result of raising awareness through social media.
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- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Manning, Jeremy
- Description:
- Social Media companies and their products operate within an as of now unidentified moral structure. I have categorized responsibility to be attributable to different entities. People are responsible and Businesses can be held responsible. Whereas a standard business has a clear product and function, social media companies are different in that their product is essentially users interacting with a platform. I hypothesize that social media companies exist as a third entity whose morals are different from the first two. This means the way we hold them accountable for their actions is different. I aim to first show what it means to be a moral agent. Second, under what conditions can a moral agent have things attributed to them? Lastly, I will discuss the reactive attitudes we have towards holding things responsible. These questions will be answered by exploring the concept of a business becoming an individual or a collective having the same moral responsibility as an individual. I will also investigate the intersection of a business and its user base and how that affects its agency.
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- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Rivera, Yvonne
- Description:
- Donald Trump has used unconventional means when sharing his social views about ethnic minorities, particularly those within the Latinx and Muslim communities. His use of Twitter demonstrates this, which has caused some to believe his Twitter posts are equivalent to policies. In this research I have conducted a content analysis on 14,483 of the 45th president's tweets from the beginning of his campaign to August 31st, 2019. I wanted to question how Donald Trump's xenophobic narrative would impact colored communities, so when I was examining his tweets, I focused on the ones that targeted Latinx and Muslim communities. I hypothesize that his portrayal and verbiage of these communities have negative consequences, such as alerting how Latinx and Muslim communities view themselves and how others view them. Additionally, his narrative may positively influence how Latinx and Muslim communities vote and engage in politics. In order to determine this, I will be conducting a case study on the comments of his top two tweets that targets the Latinx community and the Muslim community.
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- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Gonzales, Christopher
- Description:
- In coming to understand different theories concerning love, I argue towards an account on a theory of romantic love, to which I advocate five necessary conditions throughout examples portrayed in pop culture and film. First, I argue that romantic love acquires the condition of nurturing the spiritual growth of one's beloved. Second, I adhere towards romantic love being associated with the characteristic of a robust concern for one's beloved's own sake. Third, a sexual desire for one another is necessary within a loving relationship, this is understood throughout a Platonic theory of eros love. Fourth, I argue that trust is essential and necessary throughout a loving relationship; and last, I argue for the importance of one unified narrative that establishes a union between lovers. In sum, I argued that each of these conditions are mutually interdependent of one another. Insomuch as, these five conditions are necessary and jointly sufficient of one another in order for a relationship to be labeled as loving.
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- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Wong, Kelly
- Description:
- Women's book clubs in the mid-twentieth-century United States fostered literary communities and establishing libraries. This paper argues that their actual impact extends far beyond that and shapes cultural and political discourse. Hroswitha Club, founded in 1944, was established as an informal women's book collector and bibliophile club, but it has impacted the study of rare book in the United States and shaped cultural discourse about archives and archival holdings. This essay focuses on Hroswitha Club and analyzes their previously unstudied archive through the lens of Elizabeth Clemens's theory of social ties and political discourse. Clemens asserts that social ties form associations, which then generate social capital that in turn creates broader social action. I believe this progression from an individual's choices to societal impact parallels the previously unexplored impact of book clubs on the structuring of discourse and social action. The key lies in the books: Hroswitha Club members like Lillian Gary Taylor fostered nationalistic and patriotic ideas through the curation of books into community libraries, and these collections shaped the creation of the American literary canon . These records of the Hroswitha Club are necessary pieces demonstrates how it is the collector, rather than the writer, that forges a canon.
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- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Ikehara, Taylor
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- First published in 1997 in Japan, In the Miso Soup connects the dark and difficult life of sex workers in Tokyo to the effect of American capitalism on Japan following the end of the second World War. Miso Soup tells the story of a Japanese tour guide (Kenji) who guides an American tourist (Frank) around Tokyo's red-light district. Kenji's narrative commentary on the life of young people and sex workers in Japan reveal a dissatisfaction with and isolation from life due to Japan's socioeconomic system. Meanwhile, Frank's presence and violence in Tokyo are destructive and radioactive, which call to mind the American bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and connect that violence to the American capitalism that plagues Japanese workers. Additionally, Murakami Ry's decision to make his two main characters male takes away narrative power and agency from the female characters of the novel, who are largely relegated to being victims of Frank's violence; this further indicts capitalism as patriarchal and lethal. In my research, I will examine modern Japanese literature, Indra Levy's examination of the "Westernesque" femme fatale in Japanese fiction, representations of the "salaryman" in Japanese manga, and the generational trauma of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The first two will allow me to contextualize the literary era in which Murakami wrote Miso Soup as well as his female characters, and the last two provide a realistic depiction of embedded nuclear fears in Japan and of actual Japanese opinion of work culture as represented in their manga.
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- Pomona
- Creator:
- Mcandrew, Andaiye
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- In US cities, black, adolescent males are disproportionately more likely to be exposed to gun violence in their communities than any other demographic. In these same communities, the lasting impacts of discriminatory housing policies have resulted in high concentrations of poverty and wealth inequality. Today, in South Central Los Angeles the rate at which young black males are the victims, perpetrators, or witnesses of gun-related crimes remains amongst the highest in the nation. Using gun crime statistics data and cross-examining it with census data on the trend of poverty rates over the course of multiple generations, this paper examines the relationship between intergenerational poverty and crime. By comparing data to more affluent communities in West Los Angeles, this paper demonstrates that the concentration of intergenerational poverty is a strong predictor of gun violence. This research highlights the importance of desegregation in local housing policy and using neighborhood coalitions as possible interventions to combat inner-city crime. It aims to contribute to scholars' understanding of the causes of gun violence in inner-cities while also recommending pathways towards more effective policing.
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- Pomona
- Creator:
- Blackmore, Elizabeth, Nevarez, Jasmine, and Ruiz, Karina
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- In 1971, a group of students from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona created Harvest International, a literary journal promoted to provide a creative writing outlet for students and faculty on campus. However, the journal has had difficulty maintaining its existence, needing to be revived by students both in 2001 and 2018. Our findings explore the ways in which students and faculty reimagined this creative outlet. Furthermore, our project addresses the question of the role that the humanities department plays on the Cal Poly Pomona campus. To answer these questions we are completing a literary analysis of these works and conducting interviews with advisors, editors, and featured artists from these publications. We are also using primarily archival research to focus on the different revival periods of Harvest International, the Tuesday at 11:00 zine, and the Pomona Valley Review. We are exploring how the literary works in each of these revival periods coincides with the local, historical, and political contexts surrounding them. Because we were editors of Harvest International in Fall 2019, we began our research during that period as we revived the Tuesday at 11:00 literary zine. This project uncovers the untold critical history of creative production at Cal Poly Pomona through the journal's archives, analysis of creative work, and interviews with faculty and alumni.
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- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Jakobcic, Morgan
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- Arcadia by Tom Stoppard is a play that has captured many audiences and critics attention when it made its debut in 1993. But it was not just the story or characters that drew people in, it was the way that Stoppard toggles between the two timelines within it to create a story about how a version history and its interpretation can affect an entire society's perception. Theorist Linda Hutcheon notes a connection between literature and history and calls it historiographic metafiction. The reader can then look at the history within the work and how it's characters interact because of it. In this paper, I look at the competing historical discourse in the play and how it has constructed the characters views of history and how it asks audiences to reevaluate their own understanding of history.
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- Pomona
- Creator:
- Del Rey, Dana
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- Beginning the late 20th century neighborhood associations emerged as key players in the governance of American cities. Today, Los Angeles boats the largest and most formalized system of neighborhood governance, with 99 elected and publicly funded neighborhood councils. Scholars have investigated the role such councils play in affecting policy, improving social service delivery, and furthering democratic participation, And while the literature on Los Angeles' neighborhood council system has both explored the historical context of its emergence and critically assessed its representativeness, there is a lack of in-depth research on the ability of neighborhood councils to influence land-use and planning decision making, and specifically how such influence is exercised. Using two of the city's most high-functioning neighborhood councils-Los Feliz and Hollywood Hills West-as a comparative case study, this paper investigates how neighborhood councils leverage social and political capital to influence planning and land-use decision making at the city level. The authors' findings offer key insights as to the challenges and opportunities of achieving equity and democracy in neighborhood governance.
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- Campus Tesim:
- Pomona
- Creator:
- Mosher, Eric
- Description:
- The knowledge of chemistry is very important to many different fields of science and industry; therefore, we need to optimize how much learning occurs by students within the time frame of a semester. Data has been gathered from the CHM 1220 general chemistry class taught by Dr. Jodye Selco about two specific difficult topics with the hope of increasing the learning of these two subjects. The topics of this study are Equilibrium (ICE tables in particular) and Buffers. Students provided pre-test and post-test information as well as journal responses to prompts, all of which were graded assignments within the course. The data was then processed by coding student responses on both pre- and post-test responses and inputting this information into a spreadsheet. The data was analyzed to discover the amount of learning, common mistakes made, and usefulness of teaching strategies in an attempt to understand student thinking and learning needs when trying to learn these topics.
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- Pomona