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Masters ThesisSilvis, JoshuaIn October 1999, California Governor Gray Davis signed into law Assembly Bill 537. The law amends the California Education Code and mandates prohibiting discrimination against students and staff on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, ap . . .
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Masters ThesisRodriguez, Jessica NicoleParental Involvement in student education has been studied by scholars for many years, focusing on key features, such as, race and ethnicity and socioeconomic status, that have been found to affect parents participation in their child’s education, the . . .
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Masters ThesisWilson, John Michael MCarbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) of carbon dioxide (CO2) from high emission point-source sites such as power plants is one strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mobilize residual hydrocarbon in reservoirs for enhanced oil recovery. Thi . . .
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Masters ThesisRobbins, Jason BernardTwo competing hypotheses suggest different directions of fluvial transport during deposition of the late Miocene Kern River Formation. The first proposes that the Kern River Formation was deposited by west-flowing channels of the Kern River and the se . . .
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Masters ThesisHarrington, Kelly JoeDepleting oil and gas fields are ideal storage sites for atmospheric carbon dioxide because of their large capacities and proven ability to retain fluids for millions of years. In addition, the CO2, when injected at depths greater than 3000 feet, can . . .
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Masters ThesisHult, Susan MarieThe Blainville's Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma blainvillii) is endemic to California and ranges from northern California (Butte County), to the northwestern tip of Baja California in the southern part of its range, west of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and . . .
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Masters ThesisHolcombe, BrianThe street gang problem in Kern County most certainly affects all residents; making criminal street gang activity a public problem. In Bakersfield, the statistics show that gang related gun violence is burdening society with devastating social and fi . . .
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Masters ThesisJones, Maureen GertrudeIn most temperate coniferous forests, the vast majority of vascular plant species richness can be found in the understory layer. While the large-scale conversion of forests to plantations has made it increasingly important to understand how understory . . .
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Masters ThesisFischer, Jon K.Elk habitat use and group size were studied during winter and spring near Grass Lake in Siskiyou County, California, from September 1982 through June 1984. Habitat use was based on visual observations of elk from December 1982 through June 1983 and De . . .
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Masters ThesisChand, ShristiBacterial second messenger, c-di-GMP, regulates important functions such as biofilm formation, motility, and virulence. C-di-GMP also has an immunostimulatory property, so can be used as a vaccine adjuvant. In this project, DgcZ (a diguanylate cycla . . .
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Masters ThesisEvans, Megan DayFeminist rhetoric often looks back in history to find instances of women’s voices in writings, but for my thesis, I argue the importance of looking at modern forms of feminist rhetoric in academia. I am specifically looking at what I term as Rouge Fem . . .
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Masters ThesisLua, Nancy BejarSeveral policymakers and economists believe that California’s corporate tax is in need of reform. To assist policymakers, specific policy measures are addressed in this research that should be included in its reform. In designing and evaluating potent . . .
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Masters ThesisAkthar, Amer MichaelSuccessful reentry is essential to our country, as the economic and societal costs of high incarceration and recidivism rates are significant. Though a large body of research examines the topics of recidivism and prisoner reentry, less research focuse . . .
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Masters ThesisNguyen, DiemThe Vedder Formation (Oligocene) and Eocene sands at the Greeley oil field consist of arkosic to subarkosic arenites and graywackes. Grain size ranges from fine to coarse sand and the sands vary from poorly to well sorted. Burial depths of the Vedder . . .
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Masters ThesisGarner, Brady GThe purpose of this project was to research all of the community agencies in Bakersfield and Antelope Valley and create an agency guide. The guide will contain agency contact information, a description of the agency, the resources the agency provides, . . .
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Masters ThesisAlhumaidan, Zainab SalehThe rising cost of living among the majority of industrialized nations across the world requires the majority of the parents to return to work while the children are young. According to a report published by the Organization of Economic Cooperation an . . .
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Masters ThesisFernandez, YurikoThere are over 8 million people who are living in poverty in California. Policy makers have struggled to comprehend why the poverty rate has been increasingly high in recent years and how to reverse this negative cycle. There are current anti-poverty . . .
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Masters ThesisLuevanos, MariaCyber bullying is a dangerous phenomenon that is increasing along with the new appearance of digital media. Our government has made several attempts to prevent all forms of harassment or bullying during some decades. Several states, including Californ . . .
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Masters ThesisA Program proposal to implement a text messaging system for the Bakersfield Association of REALTORS®Brown, CodyThe Bakersfield Association of REALTORS® has experienced challenges in recent years with the current method of communicating information to members about events and dues billing assessments. This problem has led to lower attendance at Association even . . .
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Masters ThesisDraucker, Esther LouiseThe region occupied by the Chumash of south-central California were divided into sub-groups who occupied different territories and spoke separate, but related languages. The Cuyama sub-group occupied the Cuyama Valley and the surrounding hills and mou . . .
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Masters ThesisOliver, Marissa ReneeCalifornia had to make changes. With an economic downturn and the Supreme Court poised to order our overcrowded prisons to reduce population, Governor Brown signed into law AB 109. It was enacted in April of 2011 and went into effect October 1, 2011. . . .
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Masters ThesisConstantino, Ceaser GIn response to United States Supreme Court ordered to reduce the population in its seriously overcrowded prisons. California as October 1, 2011 began implementing Realignment Act Assembly Bill 109. The projected plan shifts the responsibility for non- . . .
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Masters ThesisHill, KaylahIn 2003, the red light photo enforcement system was implemented in Bakersfield under the supervision of the Bakersfield Police Department, thereby enacting a system to deter red light running and the subsequent intersection collisions. Although the sy . . .
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Masters ThesisNieblas, HildaStudent government organizations within higher education systems serve as the official voice for students attending any designated institution. Student government organizations are put in place for the purpose of representing higher education institut . . .
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Masters ThesisCooper, Brian IssacKern County public high school student-athletes are an underdeveloped population in California. They need an efficient transition process that is concentrated on gaining access to postsecondary education opportunities through sports participations. Th . . .
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Masters ThesisSloan, Michael MThe purpose of this research study was to assess and provide recommendations for improving the grievance tracking process for a major health care hospital system. Current problems with the system included manual input of grievances by different users, . . .
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Masters ThesisCalderón Jr., Rafael J.The purpose of this research study is to examine the factors behind the low rates among Latinos in postsecondary education in California in comparison to other ethnic groups. Some of the findings indicate that this gap exists because of problems with . . .
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Masters ThesisLe, QuangAging and age-related diseases, such as cancer, Alzheimer’s, and cardiovascular diseases, are incredibly complex and result from multifactorial processes. However, a common hallmark in development of these diseases is the failure of the body’s antioxi . . .
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Masters ThesisMahajan, SandeepPervious concrete is a special type of concrete with a high porosity which contains very few or no fine aggregates. It is also known as Porous or Permeable Concrete. Pervious Concrete is distinguished as a best management practice (BMP) as it allows p . . .
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Masters ThesisRangel, ErikThis work addresses the application of capillary electrophoresis coupled to a hybrid mass spectrometer (CESI-MS/MS), to investigate agricultural related chemistry issues. Fumigations are routinely used on pre and post-harvest commodities. With the lat . . .
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Masters ThesisYang, Divine Mai VueSecond-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) consists of hundreds of toxins. Many of these toxins such as 1,3-Butadiene and Ethylene oxide are known to cause cancer. The health effects of SHS are well known; however, the effects of environmentally-aged sidestream . . .
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Masters ThesisTang, Minh HThis culminating project focuses on program evaluation by looking at pharmacy drive-through efficiency. The study was non-experimental and used both qualitative and quantitative data. Context analysis and regression analysis were used to analyze the g . . .
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Masters ThesisHarris, Laura EOne of the biggest problems facing incoming freshmen in American colleges today is lack of preparation in appropriate reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. These abilities are necessary for success not only in college but also in the profess . . .
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Masters ThesisFlores, Erika BBackground: In 2013, there were a total of82 children that had a recurrence of maltreatment within 6 months in the county of Tulare. The goal of Tulare County CWS is to reduce and prevent recurrence of maltreatment. Tulare County Child Welfare Service . . .
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Masters ThesisAguilar, SabrinaThe California Assembly Bill 109 Program Evaluation Thesis evaluated the overall effectiveness of the Public Safety Realignment Act. It noted the key objectives the legislation attempts to accomplish. The California Department of Corrections and Rehab . . .
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Masters ThesisVazquez, Jose AlejandroArvin is mainly composed of a migrant farm labor Spanish-speaking community. These community members make up parents of Arvin’s youth and they are the key to keeping the youth gang and crime free. By teaching these parents a focused gang prevention an . . .
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Masters ThesisGamaleldeen, ShadyIn this study, information regarding the demographics, geography, and economy of Saudi Arabia is discussed to give overall background information about Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian healthcare system and structure is discussed in more detail includi . . .
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Masters ThesisKlee, Guillermo Alberto RenderosThe healthcare system in El Salvador is perceived as a fundamental human right that falls under the responsibility of the government. Based on this principle, the government of El Salvador promotes a public healthcare model that provides not only heal . . .
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Masters ThesisGonzalez, Melissa JThe Integrated Health Care Organization referenced in this paper has a service unit known as the Patient Representatives. The role was created as part of strategic planning to improve the overall service level provided throughout the organization. Pat . . .
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Masters ThesisMontoya, RebecaCompared to the United States, little or nothing is known about prenatal care and childbearing globally. The United States has its own health care system standards when it comes to prenatal care and delivery. What is known about the process of prenata . . .
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Masters ThesisFowler, Cambria MichelleEnsuring the adequate care and treatment of mothers and their newborns has been a nationwide goal for the better part of the last five years. Specifically the reduction in early elective deliveries throughout the U.S. and Dignity Health’s current syst . . .
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Masters ThesisMartinez, VirginiaNew employee orientation programs have shown to socialize newcomers to the company, in addition to increasing their knowledge, skills, and abilities. It is considered to be an essential part of an employee’s development (Acevedo & Yancey, 2011). Accor . . .
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Masters ThesisEffects of job related stress and organizational stress on negative coping skills in law enforcementVartanian, NarbehThe purpose of this research was to examine the effects of job related stress and organizational stress on negative coping behaviors in police officers. It was hypothesized that there is a positive relationship between job related stress and organizat . . .
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Masters ThesisVieyra, BelindaWraparound services serve to support children/youth with remaining in a family setting. This study examines the level of the Kern County Aspiranet Wraparound Program in improving life domain functioning for children/youth and parents/ planned permanen . . .
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Masters ThesisBroida, LaZelle BalicoHealthcare organizations must meet the medical needs of the population and in order to meet those needs, accreditation covers the Institute of Medicine’s six aims for improving healthcare services for patients: safe, effective, patient-centered, timel . . .
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Masters ThesisAnthony, ElaineSudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) otherwise known as “crib death”, and Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUIDs) were to be the focus of this study, and the research was to review steps that Kern County should do to reduce these rates, however it was . . .
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Masters ThesisJackson, WilliamThis program proposal examines the current circumstances affecting emancipated foster youth transitioning into adulthood. Specifically, it deals with foster care youth who reside in the state of California. A disproportionate number of children in the . . .
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Masters ThesisPoindexter, Dashinika LWhen President William “Bill” Clinton signed the Violent Crime and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the bill added 100,000 more police officers into already fragile low-income American communities. Now, 21 years later, the National Academy of Sciences, es . . .
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Masters ThesisTaylor, Kelsey NHuman trafficking is the fastest growing criminal enterprise and is among the top three crimes globally (Couch, 2015). Human sex trafficking of domestic minors is the act of forcing children under the age of 18 to partake in sexual acts in the United . . .
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Masters ThesisRomero, Crystal LauraThe gender wage gap has managed to maintain a significant and persistent presence throughout history. When considering the significant strides women have made in terms of social and economic status, and the importance of gender equality, there has bee . . .
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Masters ThesisJohns, Ashley LThe employees in the Resident Service Department at Corporation for Better Housing are currently facing issues such as low morale, little staff appreciation and high stress from increased workload. This organizations current culture, to which the staf . . .
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Masters ThesisKhoujah, HebahThis research project will commence with the description of the health system in Saudi Arabia. This involves the history of health care in Saudi Arabia and how it has devolved to usher in the EHRs. Secondly, the research will address the significant t . . .
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Masters ThesisArmendariz, YvonneThe purpose of this research study is to design a program proposal to address bullying in schools. Bullying issues are no longer viewed as isolated events that only occur at school, nor is bullying considered to be an experience that is simply a part . . .
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Masters ThesisMuthima, KevinProstate cancer has continued to plague the globe as the second most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. To date, there are no effective treatments towards metastatic, advanced prostate cancer. Fisetin, a natural strawberry flavonoid, has been reveal . . .
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Masters ThesisShields, Jessie EvansMélanges consist of blocks hosted within a finer matrix. These blocks may record homogenous pressure-temperature (P-T) conditions or a wide range of P-T conditions. Researchers generally conclude that mélanges with isofacial peak P-T conditions record . . .
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Masters ThesisYukhymenko , Mariya A.Coaching purpose defines why coaches do what they do, reflects coaches’ fundamental reasons for being a coach, and represents their motivations for coaching. Quality coaching means teaching life skills and valuable life lessons through sports with the . . .
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Masters ThesisYoder, Jeanine JoyMennonites living in Russia at the start of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 entered into a climate of almost relentless violence. Mennonites are a Protestant group that formed during the 16th century Reformation. Long-term psychological implications . . .
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Masters ThesisCortney, Candice HelenKeto-enol tautomerism is a fundamental concept that examines the migration of a proton amongst two constitutional isomers, the keto and enol tautomer. β-diketones are a class of ketone compounds that exhibit this type of behavior. Acetylacetone (AcAc) . . .
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Masters ThesisRomo, BreeannThe Social Security Administration has long been a popular subject with regard to benefits running out. Baby boomers are retiring and collecting their Social Security benefits that they have earned; but there are not enough people working today contri . . .
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Masters ThesisHodges, Latisha FDual diagnosis, two disorders occurring simultaneously was “first identified in the 1980s”. Today the term is most commonly referred to as co-occurring disorder (COD). COD greatly impacts a small number of individuals diagnosed with IDD and mental ill . . .
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Masters ThesisWalker, Ann Marie EImmunity to natural pertussis disease is not life-long and neither is the vaccine that has been developed and utilized to protect individuals from contracting this disease. For decades, a whole cell pertussis vaccine was used to combat disease with di . . .
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Masters ThesisChikere, Nkasiobi DianeIn 1965, the Older American Act was the first federal legislation which aimed to provide a variety of services to seniors ages 60 and above (Administration on Aging, 2006). As a part of this legislation, the National Aging Network (which includes the . . .
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Masters ThesisMcGrew, Karen C.Russian Peak, at an elevation of 8200 feet, is situated in the Salmon Mountains, a north-south trending range centrally located within the Klamath Region of northwestern California. The Salmon Mountains are drained by the Scott River on the east and . . .
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Masters ThesisZiser, Brian.Clearcut logging of numerous small stands of trees over the last fifteen years has provided suitable areas for the study of early secondary plant succession on the western slope of the central Sierra Nevada mountains. Familiarity with early succession . . .
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Masters ThesisYoung, Stephen.The use of standardized achievement tests flourishes in the American educational landscape. First developed in the United States by Joseph Mayer Rice in the 1880's, the standardized test has one primary function, to compare the efforts of an exa . . .
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Masters ThesisYoshimura, Glenn.Six species of Simulium larvae found in the Kings River near Piedra, Fresno County, California, are described. The black fly larvae and pupae were reared in the laboratory for taxonomic association of the immature instars, the pupae and the adults. . . .
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Masters ThesisWright, Joseph Galen.Gibson and Levin (1976) have reported that the study of reading can be divided into three distinct time periods on the basis of general approach. For the first period, starting around the turn of the century until around 1925, the list of those . . .
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Masters ThesisWillson, Ruth.Nitidulid beetles have been recognized as major pests of figs In California since 1900 (Simmons et al., 1931). Early workers were concerned primarily with Carpophllus hemlpterus (Linnaeus), the dried-fruit beetle, as the principal nitidulid pest ( . . .
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Masters ThesisWest, Laurie Jean.This study investigated the effects of attitudes toward and knowledge of overpopulation and sexism on childbearing and adoption attitudes. The subjects were 131 students drawn from three high school sophomore and three college sophomore classes. Subje . . .
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Masters ThesisWesterling, Janice.Shakespeare's poetic dramas mark the height in the evolution of a form that had begun with the dramatizations of the medieval mystery plays, and they have a power that has not been realized in the genre since. We may describe this power as the capacit . . .
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Masters ThesisWest, Carolyne Marie.During the past five years of coaching and teaching, the writer has been aware of the importance of unity among team members in women's intercollegiate athletics. Observation has indicated that groups which appear to be more unified also perform mo . . .
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Masters ThesisWeil, David.In this study, six treatment levels of zinc fertilizer were applied to peach trees, Prunus persica, through a drip irrigation system. The study was conducted for two years using the same treatment levels for both years. The six treatment levels con . . .
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Masters ThesisWeatherson, Michael.It has been more than half a century since the United States Senate rejected the League of Nations. The responsibility for the league's defeat is often placed in the hands of a few willful Senators.* Hiram Johnson ranks high among these men. As one of . . .
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Masters ThesisWarner, Donald Remi.The natural history of the Fresno kangaroo rat, Dipodomys nitratoides exilis, in the San Joaquin Valley's alkali sink habitat was first described by Culbertson (1946). His study included little information on the interspecific interactions with ot . . .
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Masters ThesisWalke, Glena.Flowers and herbs have had a recent come back as ingredients for foods and medicines. Little has been known until very recently about the nutrient composition and the active chemical components of these foods. Yet the vast folklore surrounding the use . . .
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Masters ThesisVeale, David John.The understanding of the effect of densely populated settings on human experience and behavior is just beginning. In the early psychological literature, the term "crowding" was used to denote a setting that lacked "enough" space due in part to "too ma . . .
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Masters ThesisVance, Ellis.The education of America's children has been a concern of educators and lay people since our nation was created. It has been an ongoing concern which has tried to focus on meeting the needs of each child. And yet, even though the concern for ind . . .
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Masters ThesisTwomey, Stephanie.As David Crystal noted, the climate is changing: the study of language is coming of age. It now seems that linguistics is of interest to a much wider audience than ever before, although a question frequently asked is "Why bother to study language at a . . .
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Masters ThesisTuschka, Ted.Grewe' s synthesis of the morphine ring system has been applied by May to the synthesis of benzomorphan (2,3). In his scheme the diene which resulted from the treatment of a pyridinium salt with a Grignard reagent was catalyti- cally hyarogenate . . .
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Masters ThesisThompson, Alvin Joseph.In his essay "Technique as Discovery," Mark Schorer observes, "The difference between content, or experience, and achieved content, or art, is technique." According to Schorer, "When we speak of technique ... we speak of nearly everything. . . . Techn . . .
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Masters ThesisThomas, Barbara.The purpose of this study was the initiation of the validation procedures for the Auditory Perception Test (APT), developed in the late 1960s by Walter Ambinder, a clinical psychologist at Wayne State University. Two studies concerning the APT precede . . .
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Masters ThesisThobaben, Marshelle McCarthy.Families are identified as networks of people who live together over periods of time, who have ties of marriage and kinship to one another. The family as a social institution refers to an organized, formal, and regular way of carrying out certai . . .
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Masters ThesisTaylor, J. Mark.Traditionally Shakespeare's Henry V has been seen as a panegyric celebrating King Henry V as the ideal monarch. Some critics acclaim Henry as the poet's finest conception of the statesman-king, a monarch who brought unity and peace to a disturbed Engl . . .
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Masters ThesisVang, Justin YasxayasThe Michaelis and Menten initial rate approach to enzyme kinetics using sucrose hydrolysis by invertase was first performed over 100 years ago. Their approach allows for the measurement of an enzyme’s binding affinity (KM), and the maximum rate of sub . . .
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Masters ThesisWoods, David MichaelThe Japanese American elders who lived through World War II, and who were incarcerated in the American concentration camps, specifically, are nearing the end of their lives. Their experiences and thoughts are invaluable, and the window of time availab . . .
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Masters ThesisSudin, Md. Yusoff Bin.A technique of partial feeding through a ruminal fistual was used to assess the relative influence of palatability and digestibility of volun- tary intake of four sheep in confinement. Alfalfa and Bermuda grass were used as the comparative die . . .
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Masters ThesisStewart, Katherine.The California State Park system, hereafter referred to as CalDPR, has sought for five years to include Carmel Bay, California, in its park system as an underwater park. Carmel Bay is approximately 15 km (5 mi ) in area, located between Pescadero Poin . . .
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Masters ThesisStephens, Philip.The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the economics of rehabilitation. The primary focus will be on the basic economics of publicly funded rehabilitation programs. Such questions as what determines the demand for rehabilitation services . . .
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Masters ThesisEffect of the ECE program upon elementary school principals: Fresno and Madera Counties, California.Stansell, Alvin Dean.The early concept of the school principal did not develop from this little red schoolhouse setting for there was little need for administration in the sense that we know it today. The local school board would hire one teacher who would usually have t . . .
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Masters ThesisSingh, Hardip.This report presents a case study of the impact of California State College, Stanislaus, on the growth of Turlock, California, and was designed for the purpose of gaining insight on the effects of a major locational decision on a community. Turl . . .
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Masters ThesisShumaker, Evelyn.An important aspect of any group of organisms from both ecologic and evolutionary points of view is the part played by that group in channeling the flow of energy within the community in which it lives. Foraminifera, marine protozoans with calcium car . . .
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Masters ThesisSander, Alexander.Fiscal impact analysis (or cost-revenue analysis) is a quantitative method used to estimate the costs of providing governmental services to land areas and the revenues from those land areas. In this study, eight relatively recent, significant, and rep . . .
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Masters ThesisSakoury, Kamal.Cuttings of pistachio (P. vera L.) were taken on five dates, June 8, August 4, and November 20, 1973, and January 20 and March 20, 1974. After treatment with NAA, IBA, cytokinin, and ethephon the cuttings were placed either in the greenhouse or la . . .
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Masters ThesisRussell, Stephen John.Mt. Dana is one of several high peaks along the Sierra Nevada crest on the eastern boundary of Yosemite National Park (Fig. 1). The mountain is underlain by metamorphic rocks which form the northern extension of the Ritter Range roof pendant, an elong . . .
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Masters ThesisRuagh, Amer Ali.The primary purpose of this study was to-investigate the feeding habits of silversides (Family Atherinidae) in Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Bay, California, since little detailed work on the feeding habits of silversides from California has been pub . . .
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Masters ThesisRobinson, Paul Mark.Crime has become a fact of life. Once stereotyped as a form of anti-social behavior that was limited in range and scope, illegal conduct has now become so common that its victims reportedly include one American family out of every four.¹ At the same . . .
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Masters ThesisRobinson, Michael.In many soils that are calcareous, a considerable amount of the phosphorus is contained as insoluble forms of calcium phosphate. As much as two-thirds of the total phosphorus in a calcareous soil may be in the form of insoluble calcium phosphate, w . . .
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Masters ThesisRoberts, Gary Lee.Political science needs to reexamine the basic assumptions behind the scientific revolution of the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. For it is these assumptions which still structure our expectations about what counts as fact, reality, . . .