This study investigated the effect of visual feedback of the self upon the self-concepts of five educable mentally retarded (EMR) adolescent boys. The central question that the study investigated was, "Can films of EMR adolescents and the visual feedb . . .

This paper analyzes the emergence, development, and future of Chinese new media, especially the Internet, through discussing the restrictions that Chinese media faced under the Kaiserism of the Chinese government in both old and new China. It will add . . .

By closely reading several of Wordsworth's more famous poems written prior to the completion of The Prelude, one can follow the significant development of his spiritual consciousness. This viewpoint also offers a fresh understanding of Wordsworth's ex . . .

Every Friday and Saturday night a short length of thoroughfare in San Leandro is jammed with kids and cars. About seven-thirty in the evening they begin to arrive, driving their polished and modified cars down the street to a particular intersection w . . .

This is a participant observation case study of an elementary school in Japan. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate how Japanese elementary schools emphasize moral and social development as well as academic achievement. For this purpose, the J . . .

The purpose of this research is to explore the impact of parental divorce on adolescent substance use and truancy among the Latino adolescent population. Parental divorce was defined as two parents living in the same home. Substance use was measured b . . .

The main argument of this thesis is that the adopted economic austerity policies in Argentina during the last quarter of the twentieth century led to the country's economic and financial collapse in early 2002, and that this fostered the development o . . .

This project aimed to study the differences in fracture detection at infant autopsy between Harris County, Texas, where forensic anthropology consultation is implemented in cases of suspicious child death, and Los Angeles County, where forensic anthro . . .

The time of death of an individual can contain important information to a crime scene investigator. Current methods to determine the post-mortem interval of a deceased individual are not entirely accurate or reliable. In order to devise a more effecti . . .

This project presents a course curriculum designed specifically to guide basic writing students through the complexities of the writing process. Since one obstacle impeding the success of college writing students is the challenge of effectively planni . . .

Established disturbance theory aimed at understanding community structure maintains that externally imposed disturbances occur randomly over the landscape and interrupt competitive exclusion, thereby increasing community diversity. In contrast to this . . .

With the increase in technology, many developers have advanced their knowledge in improving road safety by designing various devices such as Vehicular AD Hoc Networks (VANETs). These VANETs are important in ensuring there is a continuous vehicle-to-ve . . .

This study describes a simple and non-destructive method to characterize the density of nail polish samples using magnetic levitation (MagLev). Dried nail polish samples were levitated in a 3M MnCl2 paramagnetic solution between two permanent NdFeB ma . . .

The purpose of this asset mapping and needs assessment was to list available resources for the homeless, specifically focusing in the City of Cerritos. Information obtained in the needs assessment was gathered through several methods: community immers . . .

The purpose of this thesis project is to conceptualize and develop an effective program evaluation model for a short-term Mexico study tour for California State University, Los Angeles Masters of Social Work students. However, there is a lack of liter . . .

Many research studies have explored how disadvantages such as history of victimization, early onset delinquency, and substance abuse, explain and/or predict violent juvenile offending. Research has also examined the influence of hopefulness and future . . .

The objective of this thesis is to introduce a manual powered option that enables the disabled person to utilize arm motions to initiate the vehicle wheelchair lift giving both exercise and more personal control over the equipment. The purpose of this . . .

Since the reform and opening-up, high economic growth in Guangxi has already become an irrefutable fact. And domestic consumption investment, the foreign trade is the main motive force of promoting Guangxi's economic growth. The article applies the co . . .

I developed a story simultaneously as a comic book and as a play in order to examine how the differences between the mediums affected the development of the story. The story I told is called "Lately Something's Changed" and follows the last two males . . .

In the current study, participants look at one of nine vignettes assessing attitudes toward parents who vary in sexual orientation (gay, lesbian, or heterosexual) and religious affiliation (Christian, atheist, or no mention of religion), the two indep . . .

Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in the United States. One third of all children are overweight or obese (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2013) and more than two thirds of all adults are overweight or obese (C . . .

An alternating treatment design was used to evaluate the effects of response cards on quiz performance of new interventionists. Five participants (ages 23-37) with bachelor and master degrees in psychology, sociology and education participated in the . . .

In the United States and around the world, obesity is becoming more prevalent. Many diseases such as metabolic syndrome are associated with obesity. This can potentially cause other diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and stroke. Becaus . . .

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of self-reported chronic health conditions and functional status on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies depression scale using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). The analysis consisted . . .

We evaluated two popular training modalities, group instruction and video training, paired with individualized feedback to determine which method of training led to the best implementation of the three-step prompting procedure by parents with their ch . . .

Malnutrition is a concern facing the children of South Africa's townships that perpetuates due to multiple conjoining factors. Accordingly, understanding one component requires an understanding of them all. With the opportunity to observe a South Afri . . .

This study emerged from the question: how can the ballet break free from the stereotyping of ballerinas? Across the centuries, Swan Lake has established itself as a hallmark of classical ballet. The stereotype of ballerinas on stage has long been deco . . .

Man and Wife is a feature-length romantic dramedy set in present-day New Orleans, Louisiana, that follows couples and singles in different stages of their lives who cross paths as they deal with relationships, infidelity, and alternative lifestyles. M . . .

In recent years, quantum dots have been studied across various fields with far reaching applications. Due to their unique electronic properties, they have been applied to such areas as LEDs, solar cells, bio-imaging, and even to the treatment of cance . . .

"TSON-TSON: Fragmented Selves Post-Death" is a creative thesis in the form of poems accompanied by an analytical commentary. The poetry collection is divided into two parts in order to present two specific periods of grief in the author's life. The fi . . .

The project presented in this paper reflects my time directing and producing a production of Almost, Maine by John Cariani. The play was produced at California State University, Los Angeles on April 11-13, 2013. While directing this play I told a stor . . .

In 2011, over 329,000 babies were born to teenage mothers (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013). Worldwide, one in five girls has given birth by the age of 18 (World Health Organization, 2012). Despite its steady decline in recent years, t . . .

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' (IEEE) Standard 1100-2005 has defined power quality as a concept of powering and grounding sensitive electronic equipment in a manner that is suitable for the operation of that equipment (Institut . . .

Child poverty is becoming one of the most critical social problems in the United States, which can expose children to developmental problems. In order to understand the relationship between poverty and the risk of developmental delay in children, this . . .

Cerebral palsy is a classification of permanent disorders that concerns the development of human movement and posture. Limitation in activity is primarily attributed to non-progressive damage that occurs during the growth of the fetal / infant brain, . . .

The purpose of this research is to synthesize a molecular shuttle for the transport of small molecules into the cytoplasm of E. coli. The biological hypothesis is that the iron acquisition mechanism of E. coli can actively internalize small molecules . . .

The purpose of this project is to create a 10TH grade English Language Arts, California High School Intervention Curriculum that addresses the academic needs of English learners (EL) through use of researched-based instructional practices. This curric . . .

A large number of youth in the United States spend much of their childhoods institutionalized by the juvenile court system, either as juvenile offenders, victims within the foster care system, or both. The institutionalization of the juvenile court sy . . .

Analyzing sentiments plays an attractive role on text mining, information retrieval, and natural language processing tasks. In this thesis, we start with a word vector representation and present a cluster-based method to classify Amazon reviews. Our p . . .

By asking, how do the women on Sons of Anarchy represent, reinforce, or resist the hyper-masculine environment of an outlaw motorcycle club, this thesis advances the scholarly conversation about the construction of women's agency on television. This t . . .

The nutraceutical and herbal formulas are proposed for metabolic and eye health. The purpose of this project was to design a supplemental nutraceutical and herbal cocktail, taken in addition to a basic balanced diet, to prevent metabolic and eye disea . . .

This thesis documents the process of creating an original solo theatrical performance, Should I Tell You?. The script was developed from insight and investigation into the social issues surrounding Korean Comfort Women, young girls forced into sexual . . .

Despite the association between intimate partner violence and depression, research on the simultaneous role of intimate partner violence, gender norms, acculturation, and depression among Latinos emerging adults is limited. Two-hundred and three unive . . .

Military veterans are a large, vulnerable group, and while they receive a number of benefits from their time in military service, many are still at risk of homelessness, mental illness, and other negative life events. This study is an examination of t . . .

The purpose of this research was to describe and explain how ethnicity impacts help-seeking behaviors among female victims of intimate partner violence. The independent variable was ethnicity and the dependent variable was patterns of resource utiliza . . .

In forensic and anthropological literature, the fibula has not been extensively explored for its potential to determine sex. The most notable study was conducted by Sacragi and Ikeda (1995) where measurements of the distal articular fibula were taken . . .

Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPc) is a key enzyme in algae, fungi, and plants. It has been established as a crucial regulatory enzyme in photosynthetic metabolism where it is responsible for the irreversible beta-carboxylation of PEP in the mesop . . .

My project was to work as a dramaturg on The Mystery of the Missing Mutts, part of The John Lion New Plays Festival. This report describes my dramaturgical projects including the creation of a dramaturgical protocol, a study guide, program notes, and . . .

Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) function to protect organisms from freezing in subzero temperatures. AFPs in insects have been discovered to be the most effective in decreasing the freezing point of water without affecting the melting point, apparently a p . . .

The purpose of the thesis is to determine the mechanical properties of a soft cohesive soil know as Kaolin (Peerless 2) clay, running a static direct simple shear (DSS) test using the GEOCOMP ShearTrac-II cyclic direct simple shear apparatus. The thes . . .

The current research investigated factors that influence perceived employability of former offenders: the effects of type of custody (state prison versus county jail versus a CBAC program), type of offense (violent versus N3: non-violent, non-serious, . . .

Mammoth Mountain, CA is a volcanic region with elevated CO2 emissions from a sub-surface source, which are likely inducing mineral weathering that is leading to varied As concentrations in the surrounding springs. This study examines possible geochemi . . .

Falls to the ground is a major health issue in older adulthood and a primary cause for nursing home placement and premature death. Older adults who are sedentary have a greater likelihood of falling to the ground than those who exercise. The present s . . .

The purpose of this project is to explore the repertoire available for the wind band medium. In the author's studies, a question often asked by fellow students studying music education was, "what kind of works are available to program for our future s . . .

Spin-up flows, which result when fluids experience an impulsive increase in their rotation rate, are relevant to large-scale geophysical fluid motions. Mixing of temperature, pollution and nutrition in such flows are important aspects of our climate c . . .

Anaphylaxis in the school setting is a growing concern. As epinephrine prescriptions and cases of pediatric anaphylaxis increase, the school provider faces challenges including first time allergic events at the school, missed identification of anaphyl . . .

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) ChIP-Seq and RNA-Seq allow systematic study of genome wide protein-DNA binding and gene expression, respectively, and generation of hypotheses regarding gene regulation. NGS experiments generate vast amounts of data in . . .

This project examined the utilization levels of current on-street metered parking spaces in Old Pasadena, and how they related to other public parking facilities. In order to identify where and when these parking spaces were used, field surveys were c . . .

<italic>Syntrichia caninervis</italic> is a dominant moss in the Mojave Desert, where it plays an important role in the composition of biotic soil crusts. To date, it has been assumed that individual patches of this moss species represent multiple bra . . .

Many critics have read <italic>The Golden Bowl<italic> as a fairy tale because the novelist Henry James designs his protagonist, Maggie Verver, as a young woman who in her innocence flees from life until the Prince ironically awakens her to the redeem . . .

This study was to investigate the issues preventing the co-location of Fischer-Tropsch (coal-to-fuel) and algae plants in alternative jet fuel production. The literatures reviewed were those solely associated with alternative aviation fuels for the F- . . .

Motivation Enhancement Theory (MET) is an essential part of the evidenced based practices in Social Work. MET employs the traditional parameters of client centered practice due to its use of empathy, acceptance, respect, and unconditional positive reg . . .

This pedagogical portfolio presents a curriculum designed specifically for fifth through twelfth grade English Language Arts students. Story Circle is a writing program dedicated to encouraging students to find their authentic voices through storytell . . .

This research investigates the effect of environmental conditions on the proximal end morphology of antemortem anagen head hair and compares those morphologies to ones documented to occur in postmortem subjects. A total of 967 antemortem anagen and te . . .

This thesis documents a study intended to investigate how police officers can benefit from training in the area of psychological counseling. The study examines how police departments teach officers new behaviors that might provide a new approach to ad . . .

This thesis details the composition of a new work for wind ensemble entitled "Flurry Above the Clouds." The complete score is included in the work.

The intent of this study was to develop and examine a school and home coordinated program to promote the reading achievement of first grade students. The specific objective was to assess a Reading Activity Kit used by first grade students at home . . .

This thesis examines the symbolism in aspects of environment and other background elements in the works of Charles Dickens. Phenomena such as the weather, rural landscapes, urban landscapes, factories and machines, and fire serve as symbols that revea . . .

This study used the Integrated Play Group model (Wolfberg and Schuler, 1992) to assess whether creating peer play groups for students with severe disabilities would increase the number of interactions between students with severe disabilities and the . . .

This thesis is an investigation into the treatment of the myth of the American dream in two very different works from near opposite ends of the twentieth century that illuminates the central importance of the myth in America. The author uses a Marxi . . .

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106 requires that companies accrue the expenses for nonpension postretirement benefits. The focus of this thesis is to examine the impact of SFAS No. 106 on companies and their employees. Particular att . . .

The shallow-marine San Pablo Group in the hills east of San Francisco Bay, California, was deposited while the Pacific-North American plate margin was evolving from a convergent boundary to a transform margin at this latitude in middle to late Mioc . . .

This thesis is an examination of Alban Berg's opera Wozzeck.

Many English composition classrooms today are comprised of a mix of learners, notably in the culturally diverse region of the San Francisco Bay Area. At California State University, East Bay, for example, classes may include L1 and Generation 1.5 stud . . .

This thesis is an analysis of the author's composition, "String Quartet No. 1." The complete score is included in the work.

Between Redwood Valley and Potter Valley a range of hills rises 1000' above the valley floors. Three units have been mapped and described in these hills, which were previously mapped as undifferentiated rocks of the Central belt of the Franciscan Comp . . .

The purpose of this research project is to develop a straightforward and cost-effective methodology that skilled geographic information system (GIS) users within local governments and nonprofit organizations can use to identify sites that have the gr . . .

The purpose of the research carried out for this thesis was to determine the impact and effectiveness of an intergenerational instructional model to improve family literacy. The particular model studied was home-based. A trained volunteer tutor me . . .

The purpose of this research is to bring an understanding of how nuclear tourism was and is perceived by the American population and has been incorporated into popular culture. This research chronicles how Americans feared nuclear, then embraced it, . . .

The metabolic syndrome is a condition that is characterized by a clustering of factors including insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, central obesity, and/or hypertension. This syndrome has no known cause but a dysfunctional renin angiotensin system (RAS . . .

This thesis consists of a work of fiction by the author in three parts, entitled: "Mellow Maui," "Three Fathers," and "One Mother."

In this study I used seismic refraction techniques to investigate two sites on active right-lateral strike-slip fault zones in the San Francisco Bay Area. I designed detailed refraction surveys near Mason Road on the Green Valley fault and at Tyson’s . . .

This thesis examines the origins and the experience of the identity of twice migrants: the Indo-Fijians of California, more specifically of the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay area, who left Fiji between the years of 1950 and 2000. The complexity o . . .

Cash flow from operations (CFO) is an important component in the statement of cash flows. It is viewed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and many users of the financial statements as a good indicator of whether a company will be in financi . . .

The C-value paradox, which is the lack of correlation between genome size and organism complexity, was the focus in many early studies of the genome. The "paradox" has now been resolved and can be explained by the presence of transposable elements. Tr . . .

This thesis analyzes the conquest of the California territory by the United States through a study of the response of the Californios, the Hispanic inhabitants of the region. The goal of the thesis is to establish that in spite of the Californios' mil . . .

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether children show the same gender differences in their speech patterns as those observed in adults in previous research. The speech patterns of interest are the "feminine" speech forms elaborated by . . .

This thesis is a study in cultural landscape focused on Ballard, Washington, a "neighborhood community" of Seattle. The author's research was designed to answer three questions, first: How Norwegian is Ballard and how do I know that? Second: How is B . . .

The argument in this paper is that such an environment has not been created; that economic integration has not led to fair or equal benefits; and that cooperation and accommodation have not replaced conflict as a method for settling disputes. The . . .

This thesis describes a study that examines the following questions: (1) What is the validity of the Parent Perception Inventory (PPI) in assessing children's perceptions of positive and negative parental behaviors; and (2) Are Hispanic children's sco . . .

The main goal of this study was to assess distribution of sediment sizes and mercury concentrations in the vicinity of Dow Wetlands area and to correlate distribution of sediment sizes and mercury concentrations to different types of depositional e . . .

Modern life is characterized by an accelerating rate of change. Nowhere is this more true than in the business world. The business environment is seeing increasing trends towards globalization of markets, shorter lives for competitive advantages, ever . . .

UV melting study has been instrumental in investigating the thermodynamic characteristics of various biologically important RNA conformations. In my master’s degree thesis research, I have optimized the in-house UV melting experimental system by estab . . .

This thesis begins with a brief overview of Morgenthau's six tenets of realism and of his method, designed to provide the reader with a general familiarity with the realist school. The fundamental assumptions of realism as proposed by Niebuhr are disc . . .

This thesis aims to study the role of 5-hydroxymethylation during chondrocyte differentiation. Understanding the mechanisms of the DNA demethylation machinery via this process during chondrogenesis will lead to a variety of possibilities for targeted . . .

This thesis is an examination of early American medical science and the response of its practitioners to outbreaks of epidemic diseases, such as yellow fever, cholera and malaria. In addition to the Plague of Athens and the Philadelphia yellow fever e . . .

The purpose of this paper is to examine the ecological relationships of the avian populations inhabiting a nearly natural area in which the edge effect has been maximized as a result of the breakup of physiognomically distinct vegetation types int . . .

This thesis examines three separate incidents that help reveal Roosevelt's attitude toward the workers' movement. The anthracite coal strike of 1902 shows Roosevelt at his best. In that crisis, he seized the initiative by bringing labor and capital to . . .

This thesis consists of seven short stories written by the author: 1) "Street of Dreams" 2) "The Voiceover" 3) "Tight" 4) "Dragon in the Wave" 5) "Local Traffic" 6) "Just a Phone Call Away" 7) "A Little Byte in the Mainframe"

This thesis is an examination of the Presidency of William McKinley, who served from March of 1897 until he was assassinated in September of 1901.