The genus Cyerce Bergh 1871 is a group of heterobranch sea slugs in the family Caliphyllidae, characterized as having bifid rhinophores, enrolled oral tentacles, multiple leaf-like cerata, and a transverse groove splitting the foot sole of the animal . . .

Juliidae E.A. Smith, 1885 is a family of Sacoglossan bivalve gastropods mistakenly placed in Bivalvia when initially discovered. These are the only known gastropods with bivalve shells, making them a morphologically unique group. A recent morphologica . . .

Plants use an isohydric or an anisohydric strategy to cope with declining soil moisture availability and increasing evaporative demand. The goal of this study was to determine the physiological and structural strategies utilized by Pinus attenuata (kn . . .

A group of polyphenols called flavonoids, which are abundant in a variety of fruits, vegetables, and medicinal plants, have gained increasing interest due to their antioxidant properties. Flavonoids are rich in fruit juices, of which orange juice has . . .

In the mid-1800s, La Placita de Los Trujillos (La Placita) was situated alongside the Santa Ana River (SAR) in what is now Colton, CA. The settlement had grown to be the largest non-native community between New Mexico and Los Angeles, until the river . . .

In recent years, Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) has been documented with both higher rates of incidence and earlier age of onset. Though treatments for MDD currently exist, they are limited by inherent obstacles, such as anergia and decreased motivat . . .

Computational fluid dynamic simulations are performed at a systems level on a portable waste incinerator with actively forced, reacting jets through porous media. In total there are six jets with separate streams of fuel and oxidizer entering a porous . . .

Rockweeds (Phaeophyceae, Fucales) are brown seaweeds that dominate temperate rocky intertidal and shallow subtidal habitats. These autogenic ecosystem engineers facilitate high diversity through provision of a canopy that ameliorates desiccation and t . . .

Current types of measurements such as employee surveys aim to measure employee satisfaction which aids in measuring leadership teams. Other measurements include leader evaluations which measures an individual’s performance. However, leader evaluations . . .

This qualitative, single-case study highlights the significance of holistic education in high schools. The purpose of the study was to examine how a high school with a holistic approach that emphasizes educating the whole child is experienced from the . . .

The purpose of this study was to identify ways in which schools can create spaces and partnerships for African American parental engagement in order to actively participate in the education of African American children in predominately Latinx schools. . . .

Cognitive science is the intersection of biology, psychology, philosophy, linguistics, artificial intelligence, and computer science that focuses on the study of mental phenomena and its classifications. The nature of the mind has piqued the interest . . .

Code Switching can be described as the act of changing the way you speak for different contexts or selecting and altering linguistic elements so as to contextualize talk in interactions across different mediums. While most research of code switching i . . .

Three studies provide evidence that trust of lifestyle branding is fostered by believing in the power of intuitive thought. In Study 1, participants were wearier of lifestyle branding strategies for products that lacked symbolic or functional value. H . . .

The survival of authoritarian regimes in the post-world war II era is attributed to many difference factors. In this thesis, the focus of authoritarian survival is analyzed by looking at countries such as Syria and Libya. The findings are that having . . .

Harvest International is a Cal Poly Pomona student edited literary journal. It is run by students, for students. The journal publishes issues once every semester and is diverse both linguistically and in content. Languages featured in Harvest include: . . .

This study explores the diverse lens of populism throughout history. From an idea to a strategy, this research will illustrate how political leaders in Africa have transitioned into a populist approach as a means to attract mass appeal through emotion . . .

This thesis is going to be looking at the crisis in Venezuela and analyzing the causes of their democracy backsliding by comparing different countries that have had democratic recession to Venezuela. Many of the countries that have gone through a demo . . .

My topic is focused on the differences between parliamentary and presidential systems. Although both presidential systems are incredibly different and unique in their own ways, there has been a dispute over which one better protects civil liberties in . . .

Nudibranchia is a diverse group of sea slugs distinguished by the lack of a protective shell which is lost in in their adult stage. Reduction of their shell has promoted the evolution of alternative defense mechanisms including crypsis, mimicry, and e . . .

The genus Cyerce Bergh 1871 is a group of sea slugs including eleven accepted species distributed throughout tropical and subtropical areas of the lndo-West Pacific, Eastern Pacific, and North Atlantic. Species of Cyerce are stenotropic herbivores tha . . .

Juliidae E.A. Smith, 1885 is a family of Sacoglossan bivalve gastropods. This is the only known group of gastropods with bivalve shells, making them morphologically unique. Morphological characteristics have been used to differentiate the two valid ex . . .

Habitat alteration by humans and climate change are two major disturbances affecting many species resulting in shifts of suitable habitat, but we currently have a poor understanding of how long-term human landscape has affected distributions of suitab . . .

Avocados have a shorter shelf-life than other fruits due mainly to rapid loss of firmness. Prevalence of fungal Colletotrichum spp. exacerbates the rate of decay and spoilage. Previously, e-Polylysine (e-PL) has been successfully utilized as a natural . . .

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) are equally responsible for genital herpes infections that affect over 400 million individuals worldwide. Presently, there is no vaccine for either virus. We tested adjuvant-containing liposomes c . . .

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can negatively impact immune function, increasing susceptibility to fungal infections. In this study, a murine model was used to investigate the effects of T2DM on serum and tissue pharmacokinetics of the an . . .

Pulmonary aspergillosis (PA), a respiratory infection in poultry, has limited treatment options that are costly and logistically challenging. To address these shortcomings, we investigated the efficacy of a liposomal vaccine (Lv) (VesiVax®) against PA . . .

Honey bees are thought to be efficient foragers of floral resources for their colonies. When foraging for these resources, an individual bee visits an individual flower once without going back to any previous flowers visited. This is typical single fl . . .

Avocados as other climacteric fruits are prone to rapid loss of firmness during the ripening stage. Moreover, Colletotrichum spp., causes the formation of dark spot lesions to avocados. During harvesting, most avocados may be infected with Colletotric . . .

Active packaging is a term used to describe packages that are infused with compounds to provide an extra function to the package besides a barrier. Moreover, biopolymeric films are coatings that can be applied directly to the products to serve as a su . . .

Exposure to an enriched environment has been shown in many studies to be beneficial to brain structure and cognition by preserving neuronal integrity and strengthening the functioning and plasticity of neural circuits. It has been well known for a few . . .

Despite infecting an entire domain of life, little is known about archaeal viruses and their replication cycle. This is in part due to the lack of genetic systems available to conduct studies into gene and protein function of these biological entities . . .

Viruses are found associated with all known life. They play an essential role in the ecology and evolution of many types of life forms including Archaea, Eukarya, and Bacteria. Recently, a novel and distinct lysis system has been described for two arc . . .

After 2009, excess body weight in humans has been suggested to exacerbate influenza infection, although the connection between the two conditions has been weak. Thus, it remains unclear if obesity actually exacerbates influenza infection in humans and . . .

In rodents, time-restricted feeding alters physical activity patterns, as well as growth and nutrient partitioning. Whether time-restricted feeding alters growth and metabolism in cattle is unknown. Sixteen steers (starting weight 471 ± 10 lbs.) were . . .

The total soluble solids (TSS) measured as 0Brix is used as a quality determining factor in tomato based products, such as tomato juice 5-8 °Brix, tomato puree 8-24 °Brix, and tomato paste >24 °Brix. Cellulases and pectinases are hydrolytic enzymes kn . . .

This study explores the unique motivating factors that drive student employees and the importance to their respective places of employment. The paper delves into the motivators that lead student workers to put differing levels of effort and the import . . .

Psychology literature shows undergraduate students who passively participate in research (e.g. survey-takers) find the experience valuable and have a positive impact on their education. Although the value of research participation (RP) has been establ . . .

Currently, many U.S. state governments have state-labeled logo programs (eg., CA Grown, Ohio Proud, Pride of Dakota), which allow local businesses to affix origin information to the products they market within and outside their states (e.g. CA Grown s . . .

Spokespersons have long been used in marketing to promote products, with men being used more frequently in product advertisements. Interestingly enough, research has shown that most products are perceived as either feminine (e.g. hand lotion), masculi . . .

A potential consequence of rising top income concentration is borrowing by less-affluent households as less-affluent individuals attempt to develop their own human capital. Loans serve as an important supplement to governmental or institutional grants . . .

Crowdfunding is a collaborative process of a group of people who use their money in common to support efforts of business organizations using internet sites and online sources. As a disruptive force of the post-financial crisis banking sectors, the wo . . .

Our research study intends to identify the key factors affecting the listing price of Airbnb using descriptive and predictive data analysis. As AirBnB rises as a new form of tourist accommodation, many travelers enjoy staying in AirBnB housing due to . . .

For many years, planes have been used for long distance transportation. To do so, engineers have worked tirelessly to optimize aircraft to minimize fuel consumption, while maximizing payload size, reliability, and safety. Such strategies most used are . . .

A test rig is designed and fabricated to observe the eddy current effects of various permanent magnet array configurations in the application of passive magnetic suspension systems for EDS-type maglev vehicles. First and second order Halbach arrays ar . . .

As the demand for computational power increases, the need to develop cost efficient methods for computing is constantly rising. To help solve this issue, our research is dedicated towards developing low power computational technology while being a c . . .

Applications of embedded systems has become more prevalent in modern times. Technology outlook toward flight systems have also been increasing in parallel with embedded computers. We are taking Jet Propulsion Laboratory's open source flight software F . . .

The paper explores the methods of accelerating the pair-HMM and Smith-Waterman Algorithms to calculate the similarity scores of two sequences. It allows inputs of two sequences and the driver will translate it into integer array and send the data to F . . .

As the application of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have increased in the military, commercial and private sectors, special attention has been focused on improving long endurance performance. Therefore, under a multi-year, multi-discipline senior pro . . .