College participation rates are growing among students of lower socioeconomic status and first-generation students (those who are the first members of their families to attend college), however their success rates do not keep pace with students of hig . . .

LatinX students in the United States are not graduating from college at the same rate as their counterparts, especially white students (Fry, 2002). Approximately 51% of Hispanic students graduate with a Bachelor's degree compared to 59% of white stude . . .

This study described the relationship between adverse childhood experiences scores and individuals seeking domestic violence services. This explanatory quantitative survey research study used Systems Theory and a non- probability convenience and rando . . .

Institutions of higher education are becoming more diverse in student populations, but minority representation at the administrative level is still lacking. Despite current efforts to diversify leadership, the experiences of administrators of color re . . .

The purpose of this study was to examine perceptions of teachers and coaches working within a coaching model in a small, rural K-12 school district in northern California. This study highlights narratives and experiences of teachers and coaches that w . . .

Empirical research on the intersection of wellness and higher education leadership is lacking (Bass, 2008; Cioffi, 2018; Riera, 2013). The emotional wellness of leaders is an issue that has received even less attention (Cioffi, 2018). Findings from th . . .

There is growing need for staff buy-in and resources to educate school members on the benefits and methods of implementation of student voice strategies. Although schools strive to increase student achievement and create a safe space for students, the . . .

The purpose of the study is twofold: a) to understand the Asian American community college students’self-beliefs, particularly self-efficacy, emotional awareness, and grit, while reaching their academic goals; and b) to unveil the issue of data disagg . . .

There is no single universal definition of the terms stalking and cyberstalking as these terms vary in legal, social and academic meaning. This study aims to determine which behaviors are most commonly considered stalking and cyberstalking, based on s . . .

Statement of Problem: Permissive Overreaching Transfer Trip (POTT) is a scheme that enables fast tripping of breakers at the local and remote end of a protected equipment. POTT schemes are typically used for high voltage line protection against faults . . .

Active database systems support applications by moving the reactive behavior from applications into database management systems. It is a database system that includes an event-driven architecture that can respond to different types of events automatic . . .

A stochastic prediction modeling method such as Hidden Markov Model (HMM) is a complex system. The HMM is suitable to analyze and predict time-dependent phenomena and has been widely used in applications such as speech recognition, weather and stock m . . .

Security and usability have been on the opposite ends of the spectrum; sometimes, to achieve one, the other must be compromised to some extent. Passwords are a typical example in which usability, psychology, and security meet. Absurd password rules fo . . .

One of the most critical resources that ensure the current working of the internet is the domain name system (DNS). It is a decentralized, hierarchical naming system that is responsible for translating the human-readable domain name to its associated . . .

This project is focusing on creating a chatbot to be used by students to get their queries responded easily from the college website. The College Enquiry Chatbot has the capacity to make friendly conversations; respond the course and faculty details; . . .

The Sequential Ordering Problem (SOP) is a combinatorial optimization problem. Given a directed weighted graph and an unweighted directed graph representing precedence constraints among vertices, find a minimum-cost Hamiltonian path that satisfies the . . .

While working conditions are known to impact employees’ perceptions of the work environment and employees’ health, the effect of the layout of a school site on teachers has yet to be explored. This study aims to determine if the physical distance betw . . .

For transitional youth with disabilities, as defined by the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA), promoting self-determination in their Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings is associated with student success post-graduation. Thi . . .

This project focuses on the literature surrounding intersectionality and youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) Latinx with an immigrant/refugee status. In particular, we examine the adversities and barriers that they face . . .

The purpose of the qualitative phenomenological study was to explore second generation Southeast Asian (SEA) students’ understanding and experiences of the SEA diaspora in California. Grounded in segmented acculturation, cultural-ecological theory, an . . .

The purpose of this research was to contribute to the literature on school climate by investigating the relationship between school resources (e.g., teacher salary, per-pupil expenditure, teacher experience, school size, student-teacher ratio), studen . . .

This study explored the perspectives of California State University, Sacramento MSW students on the reunification of children with their families. The study utilized a quantitative survey research design that asked participants to respond to questionn . . .

Optics usually refers to the behavior of visible, infrared, or ultraviolet light. In mathematics, triangulation, is based on the relations of the angles and sides of a triangle. This project is using both of these concepts for distance estimation. Und . . .

Latinx youth represent the fastest growing ethnic minority population in the U.S. As many immigrant families migrate to the U.S. their children and adolescents undergo an acculturation process where Latinx youth face many social emotional and academic . . .

Since California began decarbonizing its energy supply nearly 20 years ago, the state has become a leader in the clean energy revolution. Backed mostly by a rapid expansion of solar energy, California now generates more renewable energy than any other . . .

This study on human capital and financial literacy supplements current literature on institutions’ responsibilities in advancing financial literacy. Students’ knowledge, when entering the post-secondary environment, is seen through the lens of their c . . .

Self-efficacy is the belief that one can do something and successfully complete it and it can have a major impact on mental health of mothers of young children. This study examines the relationship between self-efficacy level in mothers of young child . . .

Decades-long reliance on exclusionary practices in response to unwanted behaviors in high schools has resulted in a discipline gap, or a trend in which students of color, particularly black students, are sent out of class, suspended, or expelled at mu . . .

Stereo vision is the one of the major researched domains of computer vision, and it can be used for different applications, among them, extraction of the depth of a scene. This project provides a review of stereo vision and matching algorithms, used t . . .

Despite the influx of superhero films in recent years, the genre seems to replicate the hegemonic gender relations of capitalist American society. Is there a difference between how these films from 1990-2019 use their protagonists to portray gendered . . .

The purpose of this study was to heighten understanding of English learner (EL) students’ social experiences in a school setting, while developing an expanded awareness of the students’ family system whose language and culture is at crossroads with th . . .

This study explores the barriers Filipino American college students encounter to utilizing mental health services. Current mental health services are underutilized by Filipino American college students and reports of mental health problems are underre . . .

The purpose of this study is to determine if schools that practice alternative methods to discipline—such as positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS)—compared to those that utilize exclusionary discipline under zero tolerance policy show a . . .

The research project examined the factors associated with one’s positive attitude toward CP. Convenience sampling was used to recruit 86 research participants. The exploratory design was selected as most appropriate due to the limited number of recent . . .

This study researched factors that contributed to Latino students’ entry into Sacramento State. The reason for this study in the field of social work is to determine the factors that contribute to Latinos students’ entry and success at Sacramento Stat . . .

The goal of this thesis is to supplement the analyses of a previously administered state-level multiple-choice examination using the 80 Percent Rule with Differential Item Functioning (DIF) analyses. DIF analysis addresses group differences when candi . . .

Recent years have seen increases in the prevalence of laws criminalizing the homeless, but some communities have made efforts to create alternative approaches. In Sacramento, both trends exist simultaneously. This qualitative study explores the subjec . . .

Second generation Hmong Americans born in the United States to refugee parents may experience stress related to maintaining their cultural traditions and values while trying to acculturate into American society. The goals of this qualitative study are . . .

This research project used descriptive statistics, critical race theory, and the intersectionality approach to find multiple discipline gaps for defiant behavior, among student intersecting identity groups based on race, gender, free and reduced price . . .

Mindfulness and self-care are fundamental for the long-term success of social work practitioners. Our intention of promoting self-care and mindfulness practices aligns with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Council for Social W . . .

The goal of this study was to explore variables associated with extended breastfeeding practice. Specifically, the study investigated whether intrapersonal factors (breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding history/education), interpersonal factor . . .

Offender-population have higher rates of homelessness, poverty, mental illness, substance abuse, intergenerational trauma alongside several other factors compared to the general population. Upon release, individuals face a multitude of structural barr . . .

Food insecurity impacts university students, resulting with physical and mental health risks, at-risk for low GPAs, and change in behavior (Hughes, Serebryanikova, Donaldson & Leveritt, 2011; O’Neil & Maguire, 2017; Wood, Harris III & Delg . . .

Zeolites are mesoporous natural or synthetically prepared aluminosilicate materials widely used as adsorbates, waste remediation agents, and catalysts. Due to the complexity of the synthetic process, there has been growing interest to modify readily a . . .

California implemented transitional kindergarten in all school districts across the state; however, the program did not align with the state credential program or higher education to prepare teachers to effectively teach TK by requiring them to have c . . .

The purpose of this work surveyed and interviewed women who completed a degree in studio art or other art related concentrations. This study focused on the educational experiences of females in their studio art courses. The researcher evaluated and an . . .

This research examined the increase college attainment success among Hmong American students attending Sacramento State University. An exploratory study design was used to evaluate secondary data as a guidance and model to understand the contributing . . .

In the wake of globalization, a growing line of research has emerged to better understand individuals who grow up on the crossroads of national cultures due to their parents’ vocation known as third culture kids (TCKs). Scholars and counselors acknowl . . .

There are over 400,000 children in foster care across the United States and African American and other children of color continue to be overrepresented (AFCARS, 2016). Only 35% of African American children that are in adopted from foster care although . . .

Several studies suggest that the perirhinal cortex (PER) may function to unitize stimulus components across time or modalities, and multiple findings have supported the involvement of the PER in stimulus unitization during fear conditioning. However, . . .

This study describes and explores the nature of financial abuse (FA) of older adults, those aged 65 and over, in Sacramento County, California, with the aim of developing characteristic profiles for those with increased vulnerability for such mistreat . . .

Using the cross-national data from the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) 2015, this thesis compared workers in the United States and Japan. This thesis examined the potential factors resulting in unequal distribution of work-to-family confl . . .

This project is established on the belief that it is essential to teach race interactions in U.S. classrooms as a fundamental skill. Race, a concept that has been uniquely constructed in the United States, however, is a complex subject—as it is intric . . .

A 68-year-old male patient status post right total hip arthroplasty was seen for physical therapy in the acute care hospital setting. The patient was seen three times over the course of two days and treatment was initiated within 24 hours after surger . . .

A 60-year-old male patient with chronic low back pain, pain referring to bilateral superior buttock and thigh, and bilateral lower leg and feet tingling was seen for physical therapy for 15 session in outpatient physical therapy. Treatment was provide . . .

A 36-year-old patient with chronic low back stiffness was seen for physical therapy treatment for 5 sessions for outpatient physical therapy. Treatment was provided by a student physical therapist under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist . . .

A 79-year old male patient status post left total shoulder arthroplasty was seen for physical therapy treatment for 14 sessions, over 7 weeks, in an outpatient physical therapy clinic. Treatment was provided by a student physical therapist under the s . . .

A 47-year-old male with Guillain-Barre Syndrome and comorbidities of diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension (HTN), and chronic back pain was seen for 38 treatment sessions of inpatient physical therapy. The episode of care began on 7/10/2018 and ended o . . .

A 21-year-old male with a right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and right lateral meniscus repair was seen for physical therapy treatment for 20 sessions over 10 weeks at an outpatient physical therapy clinic. Treatment was provided by . . .

A patient with a 14-month episode of chronic bilateral low back pain was seen for physical therapy treatment for 5 sessions for outpatient physical therapy over a 6-week period. Treatment was provided by a student physical therapist under the supervis . . .

A 74-year-old female with acute whiplash associated disorder was seen for physical therapy treatment for 12 sessions over 6 weeks in an outpatient physical therapy clinic. Treatment was provided by a student physical therapist under the supervision of . . .

A patient with chronic low back pain and left hip pain was seen for 10 treatment sessions over the course of two months at a physical therapy outpatient probono clinic. Treatment was provided by a student physical therapist under the supervision of a . . .

A patient status post emergency coronary artery bypass grafting was seen for 11 physical therapy treatment sessions of inpatient physical therapy. Treatment was provided by a student physical therapist under the supervision of a licensed physical ther . . .

A 25-year-old male patient presenting with subacromial impingement syndrome was seen for 12 physical therapy treatment sessions, over 6 weeks, at an outpatient physical therapy clinic. Treatment was provided by a student physical therapist under the s . . .

A patient with calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine protein kinase (CASK) genetic disorder with associated microcephaly with pontine and cerebellar hypoplasia was seen for physical therapy treatment 16 sessions, 2 times/week for 8 weeks for outpatient . . .

A 25-year-old female university student with chronic cervical and lumbar pain, headache, and dizziness after being involved in a motor vehicle accident 21 months prior was seen once a week for 6 sessions at an outpatient physical therapy clinic by a p . . .

A patient with low back pain and suspected movement coordination impairments was seen for physical therapy treatment for 12 sessions in an outpatient clinic. A student physical therapist provided the treatment under the supervision of a licensed physi . . .

A female patient aged 62 years old with left shoulder adhesive capsulitis was seen for physical therapy treatment for 12 sessions in an outpatient orthopedic clinic from the dates of 6/22/18-8/16/18. Treatment was provided by a student physical therap . . .

A 30-year old woman with a traumatic thoracic spinal cord injury sustained 12 months ago was seen for 8 sessions for outpatient physical therapy treatment. Treatment was provided by a student physical therapist under direct supervision of a licensed p . . .

A 41-year-old female patient with glenohumeral joint restriction was seen in an outpatient physical therapy clinic for 12 sessions. Interventions were provided by a student physical therapist under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapi . . .

A patient with multiple sclerosis received 9 sessions of outpatient physical therapy to address limitations following a right rotator cuff repair. Treatment was provided by a student physical therapist under the direct supervision of a licensed physic . . .

A 56-year-old female patient with left total knee replacement was seen at an outpatient physical therapy clinic for 16 sessions. Treatments were provided over an eight-week period by a student physical therapist under the supervision of a licensed phy . . .

A 33-year-old female professor received four weeks of outpatient physical therapy care following an acute right sided lateral ankle sprain sustained while hiking. Care was provided by a student physical therapist under the direct supervision of a lice . . .

A 72-year-old female patient was seen for physical therapy treatment in an acute inpatient setting for 3 visits following elective right total knee arthroplasty due to degenerative joint disease. Treatment was provided by a student physical therapist . . .

A 70-year-old male with low back pain with radicular symptoms was seen for physical therapy treatment for 17 sessions over 11 weeks for outpatient physical therapy. Treatment was provided by a student physical therapist under the supervision of a lice . . .

A 32 year-old female patient with nonspecific neck pain, cervicogenic headache, and possible cervical radiculopathy was seen for physical therapy treatment for 10 sessions at an outpatient clinic. Treatment was provided by a student physical therapist . . .

A 21-year-old patient with chronic low back pain was seen for outpatient physical therapy treatment for 12 sessions over 7 weeks. Treatment was provided by a student physical therapist under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist. The patien . . .

A patient with neurofibromatosis type 2 was seen for acute care physical therapy treatment post spinal tumor resection. The patient was seen 5 times during his 8-day hospital stay in the intensive care unit and acute care unit with 1 follow-up visit a . . .

A 25-year-old female patient with a right calf tear/injury following a direct blunt trauma was seen at an outpatient clinic for physical therapy treatment for 6 sessions over the course of 6 weeks. Treatment was provided by a student physical therapis . . .

A patient with right hip osteoarthritis was seen for physical therapy treatment 1x/week for 6 weeks in an outpatient clinic. Treatment was provided by a student physical therapist under supervision of a licensed physical therapist. The patient was eva . . .

A 49-year old female patient underwent open reduction internal fixation due to a bicondylar tibial plateau fracture. She was seen in outpatient physical therapy for 20 sessions over 10 weeks. Treatment was provided by a student physical therapist unde . . .

A 66-year-old female patient post right total knee arthroplasty was seen for physical therapy (PT) in an acute setting for a total of five sessions over the course of four days, starting the day of surgery. Treatment was provided by a student physical . . .

A 74-year-old female patient status post right total knee arthroplasty was seen for physical therapy in the acute care setting for four treatment sessions over three days, starting the same day as surgery. At initial evaluation the patient was assesse . . .

Statement of problem: The problem was to design and produce a slide/sound show that would be available to schools for classes to use basically as a: 1) pre-tour preparation; 2) post-tour follow-up; and/or 3) informational tool for instruction on Calif . . .

Statement of Problem The purpose of this work was to examine collegiate female coaches and male and female athletic directors at the NCAA Division 1 level about the decline of women coaches after the passing of Title IX in 1972, focusing on women spor . . .

One of the biggest innovations recently in the field of computer science is cryptocurrencies and Blockchain is at the heart of it. Cryptocurrency is one use case of blockchain and there can be many more. Blockchain is an incorruptible digital ledger o . . .

The diagnosis of a disease is the most critical and vital job in medicine and it mostly depends on a doctor’s intuition based on past experiences. The unfortunate case of recognizing the incorrect symptoms results in a misdiagnosis. To avoid such medi . . .

Urban stormwater management traditionally utilizes pipes, gutters, and other concrete features to collect and manage runoff. Increased imperviousness resulting from urbanization can cause undesirable effects such as higher peak flows during storm even . . .

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a temporary immigration policy that was passed by President Obama in June 2012. This research focuses on the impact that DACA has had on the DACAmented and UnDACAmented recipients. This study will also . . .

Traffic Impact Guidelines (TIG) are used to establish a procedure to evaluate and mitigate the effect of new land development projects on the transportation circulation system, which consists of – but is not limited to – vehicles, pedestrians, bicycle . . .

Using a variation of difference-in-differences model, this thesis examines the effects of three different Earned Income Tax Credit expansions and EITC eligibility on children’s total PIAT score, mathematic PIAT score, and reading comprehension PIAT sc . . .

Roman politics during the final decades of the Late Republic was a vicious process of gamesmanship wherein lives of people, their families and friends were at the mercy of the gamesmen. Cicero’s public and political gamesmanship reflects the politics, . . .

In Track and Field, sprinters such as Usain Bolt undergo wind resistance or drag forces during a race competition. Athletic clothing and shoes help reduce drag of a sprinter. Eyewear, which is used to block glare and harmful UV rays, have not been stu . . .

This system will eliminate the need for common platforms to publish pod-cast. The methods create a new ERC-20 token named as 'Pods.' Users will have an ability to create an account and get some specific number of tokens (that is, Pods) as joining bonu . . .

Hydraulic mining, gravel mining, gold dredging, timber harvesting, water diversions, urbanization, and the Oroville dam have played a role in degrading the spawning habitat of the low flow channel of the Feather river. In efforts to restore the spawni . . .

This study analyzed punk rock song lyrics that were released between the years 1996-2006, from two California record companies, Fat Wreck Chords and Epitaph Records. The purpose of doing so was to find political themes, during the Pre and Post 9/11 Er . . .

Defending today’s enterprise network has become more and more challenging considering the increasing amount of cyber-attacks. It is critical to understand how an attack happens and how the intrusion propagates inside the enterprise network. System Obj . . .

A local non-public school in Sacramento specializes in working with students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (EBD). In the last four years the size of the school has doubled, resulting in less educated and less experienced teachers and parapro . . .

In California, a vast population and agricultural industry rely on groundwater for their main water supply source. Recent drought conditions have placed a higher demand on groundwater resources, and in order to preserve this resource for future use, g . . .

This study compared the benefits of preprinted vs. write-on response cards in two undergraduate psychology courses using an alternating treatments design blocked by content unit. We compared both response card types to standard lecture in Experiment 1 . . .