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Narratives or stories are perhaps one of the oldest forms of meaningful communication. With narratives one has the ability to entertain but also the power to influence, to shape future course of action, and to create meaning (Jones, Shanahan, & McBeth . . .

Patients in nursing homes, long-term care, and other healthcare organizations use either call lights or an alternate tool to request assistance from the nursing staff. Sometimes, these requests are not met in a timely fashion. In this report, recommen . . .

Data gathered for this study were used initially to provide information concerning geologic hazards, suitability of on-site materials for construction, and an evaluation of the potential water supply for the Tahoe-Donner recreational subdivision. . . .

The scope of this investigation concerns the nature of the chemical bond between a trace metal and an organic amino acid. A metal amino acid is a simple coordination structure, a bioinorganic molecule, which is integrated within a cell in living s . . .

The problem of equality in the administration of justice to individual citizens in a society is one that has occupied conscientious students of the law, philosophers, political scientists and concerned jurists since the beginning of organized soci . . .

Sir George Buchanan served as His Majesty's Ambassador to Russia from November 10, 1910, to January 17, 1918. He was once acclaimed by a Menshevik as "one of the great figures of Russian history." Nevertheless, during most of his stay in Russia an . . .

Although air quality in the San Joaquin Valley, home to more than 4.1 million residents, has improved significantly during the last twenty years, the Valley remains in extreme non-attainment of federal standards set under the Clean Air Act of 1990 (Un . . .

Alcoholism has become a most significant social and health problem in our society. It is estimated that seven percent of the adult population in the United States are alcoholics."'" The abuse of alcohol pervades every aspect of an individual's lif . . .

This study was conducted as a continuous quality improvement project designed to help change an organization’s approach to safeguarding protected health information (PHI). The organization’s leadership has inherited the organization’s long standing ne . . .

In the realm of logic certain domains have kept their head above water, resisting the thrust of automation. As such, interactive theorem provers exist for these higher-order or more complex logics, demanding significant expenditures of human experti . . .

This study sought to determine if age, gender, and sexual behavior impacted HPV vaccination status among the Hispanic/Latino college student population on the campus of California State University, Fresno. The study utilized secondary data collected . . .

Geochemical, petrologic, and geochronologic studies of the ~83 Ma Coso and Golden Bear quartz monzonite dikes and corresponding ~102 Ma Cactus Flat and Independence host plutons suggested 65 km of syn- or post-Laramide dextral offset in the southe . . .

At the overlap of cultural discourse studies and Latinx studies within the Communication discipline, this thesis considers how contemporary Latinx television shows have reimagined Latinidad. Using Critical Discourse Analysis, I analyzed Vida, One Da . . .

Ultra-marathons are endurance races that are 50 miles or more in length. Previous research has suggested that elite distance runners cognitively monitor the pain and discomfort for athletic events in an associative manner. In contrast, amateur runne . . .

There has been some debate between researchers on how to measure the procrastination construct. Some researchers suggest that a scale should capture the negative aspects of procrastination in all of its items (Klingsieck, 2013). To address this need . . .

VHHs are single domain antibodies derived from heavy chain antibodies found in camelid species. VHHs are attractive therapeutics as they are easy to produce, are stable, and can bind targets inaccessible to traditional antibody formats. However, one p . . .

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of stress on the preventive health behaviors of college students. This population experiences stress from many sources and utilization of preventive health services was low. Existing research on th . . .

The G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) Epstein-Barr virus-induced protein 2 (EBI2) has no known natural/endogenous ligand or activator. EBI2 could potentially have an important function in the human immune system due to its high expression in immune ce . . .

Throughout the year 1972, air filter samples were collected at Kellogg, Idaho, in the Coeur d'Alene mining district. These samples were analyzed to determine the concentrations of trace metallic elements in the air and to look for indications of their . . .

This study was undertaken to determine the validity of the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) for the prediction of success or failure while on probation. The subjects for this study consisted of 32 male adult probationers in San Francisco Count . . .

This thesis examines the ways Nigerian-born British novelist Buchi Emecheta incorporates the strategies of post-colonial and feminist theory. The author explores where and how she satisfies the feminist demands of informing and expanding post-coloni . . .

Probiotics are live microorganisms that provide therapeutic effects to their consuming host’s gastrointestinal tract and immune system. Although they are considered “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) by the FDA and are added to a plethora of prob . . .

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate and understand the effects of using aggregate salvaged from recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) as a substitute for virgin (natural) fine and coarse aggregate in Portland cement concrete. All the concret . . .

During the winter of 1948, the Bell Systems Technical Journal published an article describing a new current amplify­ing device. It was the fruitful result of several years of research effort at the Bell Telephone Laboratories. There were no headlines . . .

The assumption is generally made that through re-staffing of teachers, re-grcuping of children and utilization of a variety of teaching techniques, there will result an improvement in pupil achievement, professional performance, and attitudes of b . . .

This project began in search of a "bucket for empathy" to en- able beginning acting students to portray characters outside their own time and experience and to help them avoid the desire to be merely their own handsomest selves onstage. Both Edw . . .

In thematic terms, Hesse's works always had centered on the individual; this became even more apparent, however, with the appearance of the 1927 work, particularly in terms of the individual's relationship to--and reaction with--society. Broadly . . .

Before an educator can teach any subject successfully he must have some theory as to how his students learn. This theory can be developed from a study of the psychologies of learning that are applicable in education. After carefully considering th . . .

The effects of two mammalian viruses (SV40 and reovirus) were observed on a homeothermic and on a poikilothermic cell line. Propagation of these viruses in both types of cells could indicate shared biochemical receptor sites on the two types of ce . . .

Tradition has it that the beginning of a paper such as this should serve to convince the reader of the importance of studying violence and the need for further research in the area. In these times, however, it seems trite to quote statistics on th . . .

The objective of this project was the expansion of this writer's knowledge of organ-building into the area of constructing mechanical action instruments. All prior experience had been solely in the field of electro-pneumatic and direct electric or . . .

Creative interpretations have been produced by designers of all types of material objects. It is not that the new objects were of totally new ideas nor of new materials. Each object contained a personal and individualistic style in representing fa . . .

The Indians of Pre-Hispanic Central America made a great cultural contribution to the world. Although they produced no works of art strictly for the sake of artistic expression, their means of recording history and religion left behind a multitude . . .

Man's ability to communicate has led to many technological advancements. He nas conquered a large portion of the electro- magnetic spectrum for use in communicating with his colleagues and for transmitting data from computers to man and other c . . .

Since the beginning of civilization, man has tried in various ways to improve his appearance. Archaeologists have found hairpins and combs dating from prehistoric times, indi- cating that even then, men and women spent time and effort in arran . . .

A study to determine the effects of gibberellic acid (GA) and kinetin on germination, emergence and seedling vigor was conducted on sesame (Sesame indicum L.). Rates of laboratory germination were increased by gibberellic acid and kinetin during t . . .

Metamorphic and igneous rocks marginal to the Academy Fluton were studied from the pluton contact outward from 1.0 to 2.5 miles. The area mapped covers parts of the Piedra, Academy, Watts Valley and Round Mountain 7.5 minute quadrangles. Igneou . . .

I he diabetic patient is faced with a disease that does not significantly affect his appearance or his sense of well-being after control is achieved. However, this condition will persist for the rest of his life and will require considerable attention . . .

Fluid power is a science so ancient that its beginning precedes written history. The water wheel, in the pre-Christian era, is the first example of fluids in motion used to do work. The ancient Egyptians, in approximately 250 B.C., used the Archim . . .

The present study explored the contention that deaf children are deficient in the use of implicit verbal skills presumed necessary for the solution of a complex reasoning problem. Deaf children between the ages of eight and thirteen were matched b . . .

new concept in medical bacteriology was opened for investigation in 1935 when Kleinberger reported she had successfully separated a cell wall deficient variant from a normal culture of Streptobacillus moniliformis (Kleinberger, 1935). Kleinberger den . . .

A method utilizing Gas Chromatography is described for the analyses of trace amounts of specified impurities in spectral grade acetone and in spectral grade methanol. Retention indices, I, relative to hexane and octane, and &I, relative to the ret . . .

The Wonderful Company is providing their employees with two wellness centers for the employees and dependents that work for this company. The centers are located in California’s Central Valley, which is known for having many health disparities like di . . .

Diabetes is a major health problem especially in Hail City, Saudi Arabia owing to lack of physical activities in their lifestyles. Studies by Ahmed et al (2014), Haque (2014), and Al-Herbish et al (2008) are all of the observation that children within . . .

Posthypnotic amnesia has long been considered an essential characteristic of hypnosis. It was first reported by the Mar- quis de Puysegur in 1784 while experimenting with his famous subject, Victor. Since it was well known that sleepwalkers experi . . .

The purpose of this study is not to analyze the dichot- omy between developed and underdeveloped Mexico, but rather to narrow the focus to those regions of Mexico with relatively high concentrations of monolingual speakers of indigenous languages. . . .

It has long been recognized by nursing staff, their supervisors, and instructors of nursing that aides, technicians, and vocational and registered nurses are prone to take the most expedient methods whenever possible, although this may not be the w . . .

The principal means of creating drama for children has been through the dramatic interpretation of standard literary works. Those who are involved with the production of children's dramas in the United States urge the playwright toward such interp . . .

The provision of safe and decent housing has been emerging as a major concern of state and local government in recent years. In 1968 the United States Congress took an action which required a "housing element" as a part of any "comprehensive land . . .

With the exception of a few unique areas, the economy of a community is largely dependent on the industrial base. The average residential area cannot, through simple taxation of real properties, support the increasingly myriad demands of local gov . . .

The process of bringing work and laborer together goes back in man's history beyond the records of civiliza- tion. The first large-scale "employment" of people was probably through the institution of slavery. The first source of labor supply . . .

The purpose of this study is to identify the process through an analytical and historical framework for the atonal concepts in the late piano works of Franz Liszt Over the last years the works of Franz Liszt have been evaluated. Through previous g . . .

In 1923 Lewis devised a general set of rules to define a basic species: all substances containing unshared pairs of electrons are bases. Organic amines (e.g. - R-NH^) with their unshared pair of electrons constitute one of the most important class . . .

The purpose of this experimental study was to modify, construct, test and evaluate thrust augmentation systems using model Ford 707 simulated gas turbine engines. The tests and statistical data show the investigator's alternative hypothesis to be . . .

The reporting of scientific news has long been a troublesome area .in American journalism; as a result numerous and frequent complaints come from those concerned with journalism and science. Scientists, for example, have often protested the handli . . .

The effect of delay of reward upon acquisition of an instrumental response was examined using water deprived rats in a straight runway. Following stable performance in the . acquisition (preshift) phase, subjects receiving 0, £ or 16 sec access to . . .

A problem of relatively recent concern to health science researchers—thanks, perhaps, to new advances in the biological, social, and psychophysiological sciences— is how to isolate and identify relationships between human behavior and individual ( . . .

Xylella fastidiosa is a xylem-obligate plant pathogenic bacterium that causes disease in diverse crop plants. In grapevines, the infection is known as Pierce’s disease, which is limited to regions with warmer climates and fails to appear in cold cli . . .

The gradual liberalization of school board policies toward pregnant teachers, the recent implementation of Federal legislation, and growing leniency of the courts are closely related to the changing status of women in America. A short analysis of . . .

Powdery Mildew, or oidiurn as it is called in Europe, is the most serious fungus disease of the vine that is present in California according to Jacob (3). It has been found in every vineyard section of the state. In the cooler and more humid region . . .

The western foothills of the Sierra Nevada are dotted with small earthen reservoirs which are maintained by landowners primarily as a source of water for livestock. Most of these farm ponds have been stocked with warmwater gamefish such as largemou . . .

The assumption is generally made that through re-staffing of teachers, re-grcuping of children and utilization of a variety of teaching techniques, there will result an improvement in pupil achievement, professional performance, and attitudes of b . . .

The assumption is generally made that through re-staffing of teachers, re-grcuping of children and utilization of a variety of teaching techniques, there will result an improvement in pupil achievement, professional performance, and attitudes of b . . .

Mountain meadows offer aesthetic values and provide feed for cattle and wildlife, making it important for both financial and recreational reasons that they be maintained at maximum productivity. At the present, little is known about vegetation str . . .

In recent years mankind has been involved in major social problems. In the United States involvement with social problems has existed within persons and within groups, and between persons and between groups. The energies of our populace, whether m . . .

The central purposes of education are: (1) to prepare the young to accept constructive pathways to adulthood, (2) to help them engage these pathways successfully, and (3) to assist them in finding personal relevance in the options available to the . . .

ccording to the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) annual report, about 10,000 qualified International Medical Graduates (IMGs), who passed the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLEs), apply annually to residency training programs . . .

The increase in childhood obesity has gained much attention from health care professionals, health policy experts, children’s advocates, and parents. All are concerned that today’s overweight and obese children will turn into tomorrow’s overweight and . . .

This study explores how Latina teenage mothers navigated the college choice process as historically both Latinas and teenage mothers are minority populations in terms of attaining a postsecondary education. The purpose of this study was to analyze an . . .

This paper proposes a comprehensive employee evaluation system that combines the MBO approach with the Psychological Contract approach. The MBO and the Psychological Contract methods, when combined, are the best approaches for improving managerial and . . .

Unknown regulatory motif finding on DNA sequences is a crucial task for understanding gene expression and the task requires accuracy and efficiency. We propose DMF, a combinatorial approach that uses hash-based heuristics to skip unnecessary computat . . .

The purpose of this research is to assess health outcomes of Hispanics in Kern County in comparison to Non-Hispanic Whites (NHW’s) and Non-Hispanic Blacks (NHB’s) by doing a comparative analysis between the groups on factors such as insurance coverage . . .

Juvenile recidivism is a current social issue that needs to be addressed. Juvenile delinquency refers to adolescents who are under the age of 18 and commit an illegal act. According to Harris (2015), in 2015 law enforcement arrested 71,923 youth. Depe . . .

The issues associated with the foster care system are not a recent phenomenon. In fact, society has been dealing with such issues for at least a century. In the early 1900’s, children became orphans or lived in the streets and were in need of a safe h . . .

Federal law mandates that students with disabilities be educated in the least restrictive environment to provide them with equal opportunities to access state curriculum just as their peers without disabilities. General education teachers often do not . . .

My results suggest that Desert Kit Foxes in the Mojave Desert in California prefer to consume rodents and invertebrates, but will prey upon a variety of other items, especially when preferred prey has declined due to drought or seasonal conditions. O . . .

Privatization has increasingly gained prominence as one of the engines for economic growth and development. In fact, the success of this process in some nations has prompted others to consider implementing it because of its benefit in stimulating econ . . .

Today and throughout history ever since Intercollegiate Athletics has come into existence you will find plenty of problems that universities and schools have run into. First starting off in the 40’s and 50’s, women weren’t even thought of in playing a . . .

Adolescent suicide has been increasing at an alarming rate across the nation and within Kern County. The number of adolescent suicides in Kern County illustrates the need for the county to actively participate to remedy the existence of this problem. . . .

Health care has been labeled as a predominantly pink-collared profession where women make up the majority. Despite being in the majority, women’s representation decreases significantly as the organizational ladder rises. The study was based on the ste . . .

Islamophobia is a real problem in the United States. It has slowly made its way to school campuses across the nation, especially after the election of President Trump. Muslim students in the United States face a new sort of bullying on and off school . . .

This Analysis of Alternatives serves as a push for a federal recycling redemption act. Though this analysis of various state recycling and redemption programs, policy and program elements beneficial to a proposed Federal Recycling Redemption Act will . . .

Sexually transmitted diseases, STDs, are spreading drastically all over the United States, but drastically in Kern County. Kern county’s rates are higher compared to California’s level. There are plenty of resources available to people, the question i . . .

The most invidious issue firefighter families face is having the firefighter absent for extended periods of time. It was found that even though the regular schedule—whether it be 2 days on 2 days off, 1 day on 2 days off, or some other regularly repea . . .

When it comes to minimum wage it is a complex subject to grasp, since it affects everyone and the economy as a whole. Even economist’s perspectives vary amongst them on the effect that raising the minimum wage has on society. For example, some economi . . .

For decades, video game culture has produced patriarchal standards and ideals that produce inequality for the women in this community. The question this research seeks to answer is whether Twitch, a new video platform popular within the video game com . . .

Using Gramsci’s theory of hegemony, this thesis examines neoliberal ideology as a fragmented hegemon that legitimizes itself through other cultural projects. Using narrative analysis, I produce speech excerpts from the Reagan administration to the Tru . . .

Previous research has shown violent video games can lead to temporarily heighted aggressive states and desensitization to violence in gamers. Within video game communities, there exist elevated levels of overt toxic behaviors and standards, including . . .

In order to further investigate the presence of these antibiotic biosynthetic pathways, this study focused on ten genes and the identification of genes that code for enzymes in these antifungal and antibacterial pathways; Flagellin (hag), Mucosubtilin . . .

Over the period of last fifteen years, quality indicators and performance measures of health care quality have undergone many updates. The measures that were the core quality measures once were overachieved by hospitals and are not the performance ind . . .

The history of learning to treat mental illness in the most efficient manner is long and varied. Mental illness has probably been recognized by man as long as people have increased their chances for survival by living in a group. When man began to . . .

My interest in the oil industry began during the spring of 1965, when I worked with Esso Standard Libya, Inc., an affiliate of Standard Oil of New Jersey, which was explor- ing for oil in the vicinity of my home city, Benghazi. This study was . . .

'This project is designed to guide parents of very young deaf children in the basic steps which must be taken to begin a positive approach to their child's handicap. It is by no means a complete guide for parents in dealing with their infant's hea . . .

"All noises are sounds, but ail sounds are not noise." Modern medicine discolrered the dangers of air pollution and water pollution about a century ago and, as a result, has practiced aseptic, antipollution technics. However, medicine has fallen b . . .

It was not by chance that Portugal's Asian empire had a head start of nearly a quarter century before Spain entered its territory. The beginning of Portuguese expansion dated from the recapture of the Lusitanian Algarve from the Muslims in 1249 w . . .

A few years ago a college degree was the key to a wide variety of career positions. Today, it is not uncommon to hear of the glutted job market in fields such as teaching, social welfare and engineering. Students are looking for positions which wi . . .

The United States from 1865 to 1915 was represented by continual economic and population growth. It was an era when corporations and business in general were establishing themselves. Domestic and international greatness appeared to be just ahead. . . .

Tetrahydrofolic acid is composed of reduced pteroic acid and L-glutamic acid linked "by an amide" bond. Tetrahydrof olate coenzymes are involved in the transfer of one carbon fragments, an important class of metabolic reactions essential to the syn . . .

With retail development taking place at various locations within the city, planners and businessmen alike need to concern themselves with the retail locational decisions# The location of a retail operation is particularly important for retail manag . . .