This thesis examines the chemical characteristics of red paints from eight different rock art sites at the Agua Dulce Village, an Early-Middle Period site located between the networks of the Southern California Coast and the Western Great Basin. By us . . .

This project centered on the development of a videotape of an interaction between a parent and a teacher in a role-playing reporting parent conference situation. The tape was designed to be used for staff development and/or in-service training with ne . . .

First-generation college students are entering institutions of higher education, but many are not graduating with a bachelor’s degree. Their parents, unaware of the expectations that college requires of students, may not know how to best support their . . .

This is a collection of original music for use in accompanying the creative rhythmic movement of children in the elementary grades, Kindergarten through Fourth Grade. The compilation is motivated by numerous requests of teachers for these various desc . . .

When I was searching for a topic on which' to base my thesis project, several things happened within a short period of time which focused my attention on the problem of burnout. My professor mentioned a friend of his who couldn't take being a counselo . . .

The purpose of this research was to identify demographics of people who repeatedly have multiple emergency department visits over a short period of time, defined by this project as cluster high utilizers, and to draw attention to the impact of cluster . . .

A nanogap is a small slit in a continuous impermeable membrane which may be used for active and passive transport of biological molecules. Biological nanopores and solid-state nanopores currently have limitations; however, graphene provides an ideal p . . .

The purpose of this project was to evaluate Aggression Replacement Training (ART) with adolescents using multi-professional resources. This literature review--explored published research articles, websites, books, and reports to describe youth violenc . . .

The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the health education needs of a selected group of elderly people residing in West Los Angeles and Woodland Hills. In order to determine what health education may be necessary, an assessment to iden . . .

Nostoc punctiforme is a filamentous cyanobacterium capable of multiple cellular differentiation from vegetative cells into akinetes, heterocysts and hormogonia. In order to control this differentiation, tight regulation of gene expression is required. . . .

In late October of 1972, my father confronted me with a piece of paper containing a square grid of 64 cells (8X8) followed by the directions: "Take a pencil and darken eight of these 64 squares, making sure that no darkened square is on the same horiz . . .

Scott McAllister's compositions surround the listener with various cultures, experiences, and interests. His ability to write in a unique style is shown by using several influences that vary drastically, thus garnering the result of new sound combinat . . .

The purpose of this study is to explore foster caregivers' awareness of suicide preventive measures with foster youth under their care, as well as their attitudes and education around suicidality. Foster caregivers were defined as social workers, grou . . .

This graduate project examines the impact of ambiguity and conflict in policy implementation. The paper will explore the ambiguity and conflict experienced by school district leaders, principals, and teachers and how this affects their willingness to . . .

This thesis presents the development of a new type of I~ATT diode power accumulator. The design has twice the capacity of similar accumulators of the same size. The circuit offers high combining efficiency, reduced thermal interaction and broad tuning . . .

The 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 . . .

This 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 . . .

The 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 . . .

The 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 . . .

Since the advent of Chcmskian competence, the concept of the mind of the language learner has developed from what was previously considered a tabula rasa to what may now be considered a network of fine connections linking nearly all facets of the . . .

Research in the areas of child development and school readiness over the years has consistently emphasized the great variation in cognitive and perceptual maturity of children of similar chronological age (Rowher, 1970). Conse- quently elementar . . .

Human 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 . . .

The project consisted of two phases. The first phase was to construct a high pressure, high speed liquid chroma- tography system (HPLG). The HPLC system consists of a solvent reservoir, high pressure pump, pressure gauge, packed glass columns, . . .

Tissue analyses of grape petioles showed differences in phosphorous uptake in different positions in the rows for both irrigation systems. Potassium uptake varied in similar geographical positions in all rows in the plot, but in opposite direction . . .

The present study was initially designed to investigate the speech of native Oklahomans in the vicinity of Tulare, California, with the intent to demonstrate the stratification of regional dialect features across social classes. Such stratificatio . . .

Traditionally, the role of the school nurse in sex education has been centered around teaching a unit on personal hygiene and menstruation. Occasionally a factual lecture on the anatomy and physiology of reproduc- tion might also have been presen . . .

A major role of psychologists in school programs has to do with evaluation of children for purposes of categorization, special place- ment, and differential program planning. As we have approached the mid-1970s special education opportunities f . . .

Scientific and technological advances, along with a fast, competitive pace of life, have confronted humans with unique, often paradoxical, situations. Although we have obtained considerable mastery over the physical world, we know very little of o . . .

The past decade has seen tremendous progress in the understanding of mental retardation, early identification and diagnosis, education and training, prevention and treat- ment, and research. However, most mentally retarded persons are said to . . .

Prostate 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 . . .

The 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 . . .

The 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 . . .

Keto-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) . . .

Mennonites 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 . . .

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 . . .

Mélanges 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 . . .

During the past several years of experience in the care of surgical patients, the investigator has observed that surgical patients, in general, were apprehensive during their hospitalizations for surgery. Some patients were more anxious and apprehe . . .

The need for counselors to justify their existence in today's (1974) secondary school programs is for the most part unnecessary. School counselors have become accepted and integral members of the school staff. Evidence of this acceptance can be fou . . .

The San Joaquin Valley of California has one of the largest Mexican American populations in the United States, due to the agricultural need for farm workers and the proximity to the Mexican border. Statistics from the Valley Medical Center of Fres . . .

The purpose of this project was to study the degree to which voluntary health planning agencies may have approved excess hospital beds in California, and to suggest such possible remedial action as may be necessary. Chapter 1451, Statutes of 1969, . . .

As early as 1925, Frederick Maurice Hunter, Superintendent of Schools, Oakland, California, indicated that principles of good school administration require the building principal to be the officer-in-chief of his school. The principal was to be rec . . .

One of the many communication activities nurses participate .in daily is the change of shift report. This small conference involves two or more nurses and usually includes other nursing personnel from the unit. The shift report consists of the o . . .

This study examined the responses of 165 Ss on two independent measures, LOC and SE, in relation to outcomes on eight selected, bipolar, personality adjustment factors from Cattell's "16pf." Criterion points were established for designating a scor . . .

The purpose of this creative study was to write a musical adaptation of Moliere's Tartuffe in the hope of demonstrating both an understanding of the musical comedy form and a competence in that form. Because most success- ful musicals have been . . .

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Identification is a term used in personality and developmental theories which is usually credited to Sigmund Freud (Stoke, 1950) • As Freud first used the concept, " . . . identification endeavors to mold a person's own ego after the fashion of th . . .

The term "self-actualization" was first used by Goldstein, and since its conception, self-actualizing theories have been formulated by Maslow, Horney, Rogers, and others. Maslow used the term to refer to man's desire for self- fulfillment, or . . .

The term "self-actualization" was first used by Goldstein, and since its conception, self-actualizing theories have been formulated by Maslow, Horney, Rogers, and others. Maslow used the term to refer to man's desire for self- fulfillment, or . . .

Meso-American squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus), restricted to the narrow coastal zone of southeastern Costa Rica and southwestern Panama, are widely separated from their conspecifics east of the Andes, and have a more reduced range than indicate . . .

Devonian reeflike growths are present in the Great Basin of Southeastern California and Southern Nevada. Detailed paleoecologic studies of these growths are lacking, and this study is an attempt to partially fill that void. Stromatoporoid--rich bi . . .