In their junior year at California State University Sacramento (CSUS), students are asked to engage in a Directed Self Placement (DSP) moment. In that moment, students decide whether they will take a timed writing test or enroll in a Writing In the Di . . .

The purpose of this thesis is to develop Artificial Intelligence Models to predict the 28-days compressive strength of Portland cement (CCS). Two models, Artificial Neural Network and Fuzzy Logic were created using 4 input parameters of Portland cemen . . .

Electroencephalography (EEG) signals recorded from the Motor Cortex and Electromyography (EMG) signals recorded from the facial muscles are used to control a prosthetic hand. Preprocessing and pattern recognition phase of EEG signal analysis is perfor . . .

While a wealth of current literature exists to support the effectiveness of a training taper on athletic performance, no study has compared the sequencing of high intensity exercise bouts during the taper period. Purpose: To examine the effect of diff . . .

Microbes usually provide important functions as the basal trophic level of ecosystems. Their high reproduction and dispersal capabilities can result in their ubiquity. The “everything is everywhere” hypothesis of bacterial biogeography has been challe . . .

This thesis employs dialectical theory in the organizational context to understand organizational culture. The specific organization studied was Café Opulence, a vegan restaurant with a unique organizational culture maintained by both employees and cu . . .

During the period of 1870-1920, America was transformed into an industrial nation and elevated itself to the status of being a world power economically, politically, and militarily. With an abundance of coal and iron ore, the United States moved slowl . . .

This thesis examines the effects of an assignment where students write about a literacy of their choice. The assignment was constructed around James Paul Gee’s concept of semiotic domains, an expansive theory that offers a wide definition literacies a . . .

In 1996 federal welfare reform was passed by the United States government, shifting the focus of welfare programs to ending the dependence of needy parents on government benefits through the promotion of job preparation, work, and marriage (Reed & . . .

Guns are used in the commission of many violent crimes and gun controls are the legislative attempt to reduce crimes by reducing access to guns. Crime has a significantly negative effect on the economic productivity of high crime areas and diminishes . . .

Critical theory and queer theory are highly relevant to social works objective of social justice. The present study was designed to determine these theoretical concepts relevance and benefits to social work education and practice. Study results from s . . .

Effectively produced governmental reports serve an invaluable public function. These documents provide legislative and municipal leaders, policy entrepreneurs, program administrators and the general public with a means of measuring governmental accoun . . .

The purpose of this work was to survey First Year Experience (FYE) faculty of two California State Universities in Northern California about their understanding of gender equitable instructional methods, use of curriculum focused on gender, and their . . .

This study examined the effect of face to face and Facebook teacher misbehavior (incompetence, indolence, and offensiveness). Prior research supports that face to face teacher misbehavior negatively impact student perceptions. However, research has no . . .

Over 100,000 Korean adoptees have migrated to the United States since 1958, making them one of the largest adoption populations in the country. Using the concept of racialized ethnicity, I explored 1) what kinds of ethnic experiences influenced Korean . . .

This study measures the groundwater storage volume of a meadow located along Clarks Creek in the Feather River watershed in the northern Sierra Nevada of California and compares the volume in the restored half of the meadow with the volume in the non- . . .

Human cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2A6 is largely responsible for the catalysis of coumarin and nicotine. In comparison to other human loci, CYP2A6 exhibits a high degree of polymorphism. Some CYP2A6 gene variants have a major effect on phenotypes and presen . . .

Childhood obesity has increased over the last thirty years. Research has found that both poor nutrition and lack of physical activity are factors that contribute to childhood obesity. While many schools have implemented healthier eating standards for . . .

Nobody wants to repeat Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath. However, even in a region historically prone to flooding, the City of West Sacramento must provide more than stormwater and flood protection. There are many competing interests for the funds in the . . .

As stated in the Education Commission of the States (ECS) website, the graduation requirements shown are the minimum course requirements, however, local boards may adopt graduation requirements above and beyond those authorized by the state. In the st . . .

Parents with developmental disabilities face a number of challenges in performing parental duties in accordance with current child welfare policies, which allow for the termination of parental rights on the basis of disability. The purpose of this res . . .

This thesis attempts to expand the explanatory framework beyond just gender and classical theory to include community level variables. Therefore, the theoretical frameworks guiding this study are the concepts of concentrated disadvantage and collectiv . . .

The relationship between personality and school and job performance has been studied extensively; however, results of these studies are inconsistent and previous studies have focused almost exclusively on either academic or job performance. The curren . . .

When doing hydrologic analyses in very small drainage areas such as small urban stormwater catchments, airport runways, or professional sports fields where the time of concentration is short (e.g. <10 minutes), it is important to have rainfall data . . .

As part of an investigation to reduce seismic damage to partition walls and other finishes in light-frame residential buildings, twenty full-scale gypsum-sheathed walls, built with wood and cold-formed steel framing members, were tested. The experimen . . .

For more than fifty years archaeologists have wrestled with the archaeological record of the Tahoe Sierra, an area in which chronological control and material preservation have remained generally elusive. This thesis represents an attempt to gain insi . . .

This study examined African American males’ educational attainment by evaluating the impact of programs and services and analyzing factors influencing students to persist to graduation. It introduced literature focused on persistence and attrition of . . .

Although the United States has the highest health care spending per capita of any industrialized country, there are over 48 million nonelderly Americans lacking health insurance coverage, which translates to more than 18% of the nonelderly being unins . . .

Based on the national probability online survey “How Couples Meet and Stay Together,” this exploratory study focuses on the variables of socio-demographic characteristics, religiosity, and relationship quality in comparing heterosexual and non-heteros . . .

This study investigates the processes that individuals go through to form online relationships that develop into an online community. I look at bloggers and the experiences that led to the creation of an online community called the “Blogger Family.” I . . .

As Earth warms at an unprecedented rate, climatologists warn that droughts will become more frequent and more severe. Previous studies have shown that droughts have already produced profound detrimental effects on reproduction, foraging habits, diet, . . .

The United States is currently underperforming in mathematics and technology. Many studies have shown differences gender differences for specific learning styles and achievement in math. Other factors, such as math self-concept and societal stereotype . . .

Profanity in popular music has been blamed for causing an increase in adolescent violence following recent mass shootings. Using Visual Basic for Application scripts, I compile a dataset that includes profanity counts from 2688 songs (1970-2012) and 2 . . .

Sport has traditionally offered limited access to female athletes and has been dominated by the male experience. Academic research has long documented the challenges of female athletes to manage their incongruent identities of female and athlete and t . . .

In the years 1990–2011, communities across the United States subsidized over 89% of professional sports complexes (including both arenas or stadiums), providing teams with $18.240 billion in public funding for some 54% of the total costs. Even today, . . .

As students transition from elementary school to middle school, and onto high school, parental involvement declines. Yet, research shows that parents can be a source of promoting academic excellence for students. However, with limited parental involve . . .

The percentage of students who graduated on time from California high schools in the 2010-2011 school year rose 1.5% from the previous year. However, there is still a concerning percentage of students who are choosing to drop out of school (California . . .

Fused ring carbocycles containing an eight-membered ring are found in many biologically active natural products and are typically used as target molecules in natural product synthesis. Although generating these types of compounds is difficult due to t . . .

The researcher reviewed Maslow’s (1943, 1970) motivation theory, Schlossberg’s (1989) transition theory, and Knowles’s (1990) adult learning theory. Adults seek self-actualization through education, and education is cause for transition. Adults will e . . .

The California Technology Agency (CaTA) has adopted the California Project Management Methodology (CA-PMM) as a tool to help information technology (IT) project managers deliver successful IT projects. The California state agencies developing these IT . . .

Despite the growing popularity of Corporate Social Responsibility, it is still not clear whether consumer choices are related to Corporate Social Responsibility behaviors, what performances and benefits may result from Corporate Social Responsibility . . .

A study of parameters (organic content, additives and pH of the mobile phase) to yield good separation and detection of a series of commercially available free fatty acids ranging from C12:0 (lauric acid) to C18:3 (linolenic acid) using HPLC-CAD is un . . .

California requires cities and counties to adopt general plans as a means of preventing unplanned development and guiding the local land use decision making process. Subsequent to general plan requirements, California enacted a series of consistency r . . .

In 2011, Governor Brown signed AB 506 (Wieckowski), which established a mandated mediation process as a pre-condition to filing for municipal bankruptcy in California. Historically, municipal bankruptcies were a rare occurrence; when three municipalit . . .

In an environment of high unemployment and deep budget deficits for the state, California passed the Clean Jobs Act – also known as Proposition 39 – in November 2012. Proposition 39 changed the corporate tax structure for multi-state businesses from a . . .

Commissioned by Yolo County’s Administrative Officer, the purpose of this thesis is to advance Yolo County’s efforts to be a learning organization that is able to continuously and organically adapt to today’s rapidly evolving world. This thesis seeks . . .

Biotic interactions between herbivores and primary producers are believed to play a major role in determining community composition within many ecological communities. How differences in herbivore abundance alter the relative importance of these inter . . .

Six arbitrary stages of bone weathering were identified in 1978 (Behrensmeyer 1978), using data gathered from animal bones located in surface depositional contexts in the Amboseli Basin of Africa. Since 1978, these six bone weathering stages have been . . .

The educational attainment levels, health status, and socio-economic conditions of Black children reflect that adolescent Black girls ages 11-14 are in jeopardy of developing a number of deficiencies that prevent them from actualizing their fullest po . . .

The role of intraspecific variation in plant species is an important component of plant community restoration. Despite its potential importance for restoration success, land managers and biologists often do not take this variation into account. Howeve . . .