Self-advocacy is an essential skill needed to function within a larger society. While in school, students with disabilities are offered several supports to help them succeed academically (e.g. access to a case manager, counselors, school psychologist, . . .

One dimensional physics based analytical modeling of SiC MISFET has been developed. The drain-source current, transconductance, and gate-source capacitance have been evaluated. The main objective of this project is to study the frequency response thro . . .

A consumer survey was conducted: (1) to determine opinions of the consumer concerning DOC Standard FF J-71 on the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear, and (2) to determine if the consumer follows instructions on the care labels in sleepwear concernin . . .

A theory of the non-linear longitudinal Kerr magneto-optic effect, previously developed for bulk materials, is now applied to a magnetic thin film. The material model is based on the classical equation of motion for a free electron with a finite relax . . .

This project explains a Capacitance model for Gallium Nitride MESFET, with a new Concept of Charge Conversion. For a different charges of gate, source and drain terminals depending upon the voltage values of the drain source voltage, the charge of the . . .

The purpose of this report, is to provide some insight into the so called “Black Magic” world of Reliability Engineering. How does an engineer predict the reliability of a system? Can a systems reliability be improved? How many hours of tests are requ . . .

Applications of a low-speed centrifuge rotor designed to separate whole cells at very low g-forces in partially reoriented, shallow density gradients are presented. The particle separation chamber was fabricated using Lucite so that gradient behavior . . .

A study of 90 infants from lower middle class homes in New Delhi, India showed no conclusive relationships between family income, the father's occupation, the mother's education, and the vegetarian or non-vegetarian practices of the family to the prot . . .

This project covers the necessity of Social Media Awareness in the middle school classroom via Digital Citizenship. The main goal of Digital Citizenship is to teach respect, educate about technology and its platforms and protect the students using the . . .

This work is an implementation of the Christofides Algorithm for the travelling salesman problem in an application. Consider, a person running errands. If they go about it in an intuitive manner, it may happen that the person may find themselves going . . .

A variety of models of cell adhesion have been proposed by previous investigators; each depended heavily on details of the biochemistry of cell surface sugars. In this study, Lytechinus pictus sea urchin embryos were used to study the molecular mechan . . .

In a modern era, most of the consumer and industrial electronic devices use High Speed data transfer. High speed data transfer can be achieved with different protocols like I2C, SPI, AGP, PCI, and PCIE. A 32x 32 photo detector data acquisition system . . .

The purpose of this project is to develop, construct and verify the functionality of a satellite ground station that is capable of tracking, receiving, and transmitting both analog and digital signals. A satellite ground station is a station located o . . .

Increasing difficulties accessing mental healthcare challenge therapists to seek adjunctive strategies that provide clients with accessible opportunities for growth outside of traditional therapy. The benefits of physical activity as an adjunct to men . . .

This project involves the creation of a custom module within COSMOS�, which is an Addin within the Solidworks� environment. The idea is to show how one can work on the Application Programming Interface through COSMOS�, which until now has not been pos . . .

This project investigates spread spectrum communications techniques with attention to mobile digital communication applications. A survey of the spread spectrum fundamentals concepts is made, followed by descriptions of a variety of applications. The . . .

In recent years, Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radars (ISAR) has been used to detect man-made targets and to distinguish them from naturally occurring background or different types within the same class of targets. The purpose of this project is to asses . . .

Fire fighting is an occupation filled with physically demanding, hazardous, and sometimes life-threatening situations involving a high risk of injury. There are also instances when injury risk is high even when the situation is not inherently dangerou . . .

In this report the design and implementation of a prototype surveillance system which can be remotely controlled over the Internet is described. The hardware module responsible for rotating the camera in two directions, capturing the video and audio a . . .

It is clear that lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered adolescent students face many unique and stressful life experiences and environments (school and home). These include those situations in which they self-identify as lesbians, bisexuals, gays a . . .

Methods are investigated which support the development of a software engineering tool. The general foundation of the paper centers about design concepts, software engineering methodologies, and past and future technologies within the hardware and soft . . .

This report begins with the background of the problem and the need for implementing an integrated database for managing software testing. The technical section presents a proposed database design and methodology for solving the problems presented in t . . .

This thesis is a study of "La geometria elementare istitutta sulle nozioni di 'punto' e 'sfera'" (Elementary geometry instituted on the notions of "point" and "sphere") by the Italian geometer Mario Pieri ( 1860- 1913). It focuses on the importance of . . .

This thesis documents the results from a study of the application of the social learning approach to assist community college students in making career choices. The research project was conducted in two "Freshman Seminar" classes during the spring 200 . . .

When creating enterprise web applications, a software engineer needs to think about the big picture. The software engineer needs to be aware that there is more to a web application than just coding, scripting and different programming languages. The e . . .

This project addresses one aspect of the larger problem of automating a labor-intensive task currently performed by humans. The repetitive, time consuming task involves probing and testing hundreds of points and displaying the test locations on an osc . . .

Childhood cancer is a family crisis. A state of disequilibrium occurs in even the most stable of families. The demands and stresses of coping with this illness affect the integrity of the family unit and each of its members in a uniquely different way . . .

The intent of this thesis project was to investigate patterns of interactions exhibited by a mixed gender pair of high ability geometry students. The vehicle used for observation of these interactions was the Painted Cube Problem, a spatial visualizat . . .

A divorce ritual is a powerful tool in the healthy divorce recovery process, yet we have no cultural tradition or guides on how to create such a ritual. This project explores implications for divorce rituals and reviews literature pertaining to divorc . . .

Self-esteem is essential for psychological survival. Without some measure of self-worth, life can be enormously painful, with many basic needs going unmet. This project is a guide for mental health providers, which-regardless of the presenting problem . . .

This paper provides details about Flexible AC Transmission Systems. Various FACTS devices and their modelling and control parameters are discussed in this paper throughout Chapter one and two. This paper explains the analysis of these devices in respe . . .

This thesis studies numeric models of uncertain reasoning based on the theory of probability, the certainty factor theory, the Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence, and the theory of fuzzy sets, discusses their application in expert systems, and analyze . . .

In midlife, men may consider changing careers because they realize that they are not getting what they want and need from their work. They may perceive their current work and life as lacking meaning. During this period of transition, men often questio . . .

Domestic violence is occurring in our society in epidemic proportions. The staggering statistics and prevalence of domestic violence make it apparent that this problem exists in many families in the United States. Many of these families have children . . .

It is generally believed that since the 1980's, the higher education community nationwide has experienced a steady increase in mental health problems, including more serious psychopathologies, specifically among college and university students. While . . .

This project presents a modification of Deczky's IIR filter design algorithm [1] to design IIR digital filters with peak-constrained least-squared (PCLS) errors. It is based on modifying the weighting function according to the peak error values in the . . .

The homocystinurias are a group of autosomal recessive disorders which are caused by various inborn errors of metabolism. Tnese disorders are characterized by high plasma and urinary ieveis of homocysteine and methionine, and low levels of cysteine. T . . .

The need for students to prepare for college early in their high school career creates a need for school counselors to seek different tools and ways to reach students that may not be thinking about college. The need for programs and workshops to incre . . .

The purpose of this project, part of a larger health promotion program, was to develop and implement a structured cardio-respiratory exercise program for the civilian personnel of the Los Angeles City Fire Department. Approximately 300 civilian employ . . .

This study was designed to test the hypothesis that children of superior intelligence are more prone to fears than non-gifted children. Although there have been many studies of gifted children, there has been no recent research investigating the relat . . .

High concentrations of radium (Ra)-226 and radon (Rn)-222 were found in ground water which was produced from Tertiary aquifers along the southern gulf coast of Texas. The survey was conducted in a seven county area and included over 100 water samples . . .

The "Financial Resource Manual for College-Bound Teens and Their Parents" was created to provide parents and their children with a handbook that contains pertinent information regarding how college expenses can be met. The topics of the manual were se . . .

There are many social, economic, and educational issues affecting the African American community. These are much more pronounced when considering the career development issues pertinent to the African American adolescent. There is clearly a need to pr . . .

Research has indicated that one of the most important factors in predicting the extent of acculturation in immigrant groups is generation, with subsequent generations within immigrant families becoming progressively more acculturated, and that there i . . .

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the level of folic acid (FA) in human blood serum affects the number of fragile sites observed in cultured T-lymphocytes. Private practice patients (Internal Medicine) who evidenced no symptoms of sign . . .

Volatile corrosion inhibitor (VCI) 415, a Cortec Corporation product, IS investigated in this project to determine its effects, if any, on the susceptibility of aluminum alloys 2024, 6061 , and 7075 to corrosion attacks. The product is used for washin . . .

The purpose of this study is to educate therapists about Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and the horse as a valuable tool in therapy. A review of the current expert opinion is provided, and an assessment is made of the qualifications necessary for those . . .

This study examined the impact fathers have on the psychological health or dysfunction of their daughters. Specifically, the study examines the influence of Jewish father-daughter relationships on the daughter's relationship with heterosexual men, car . . .

Due to day-to-day technological advancements in VLSI industry, there is a constant challenge for shrinking the limits of ASICs/FPGA chips in terms of area, power and speed. On top of all these technological advancements, the end user requirements are . . .

Policy-based Network is the network on which the traffic management is achieved by applying policies in the network. A policy is a statement defining which traffic should be treated differently in the network. It is defined by an administrator and spe . . .