The ascorbic acid content of green beans processed in retort pouches was compared with that of green beans processed in metal cans. Measurements were taken before and after processing to study the effects of processing on ascorbic acid retention. Meas . . .

Public drinking water systems throughout California are subjected to maximum contaminant levels or water quality regulations imposed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the California State Water Resources Control Board. As Califo . . .

Health Information Technology and Patient Centered Medical Homes are suggested to improve healthcare delivery across the nation, but healthcare disparities persist, inhibiting vulnerable patients from health equity. Vulnerable populations experience g . . .

The Project TOM STEEL CERAMICS: This project consists of a film and sound track. It is intended to explore the Fine Arts approach to the audio-visual production of educational materials. This presentation assumes that either a competent instructor is . . .

Teen substance abuse has become a huge burden to our economy. According to studies, substance use costs the United States government and tax payers over $78 billion dollars. This high cost is due to an increase in STDs, HIV, sharing needles and an inc . . .

Recidivity of homelessness can occur when people who have experienced homelessness become housed and are expected to maintain their financial and housing stability without support. People enrolled in a program that supports their financial health coul . . .

Using the NIH designated sea urchin embryo model, we are studying the molecular basis of a set of cellular interactions that have interested investigators for over a century, archenteron organization/elongation/attachment to the blastocoel roof. Here . . .

The principal purpose of the study is to present a curriculum for beginning piano class designed for use with a third or fourth grade class. The curriculum is described in Chapter I since one teacher deals with a group of approximately thirty children . . .

Previous studies have been done regarding the loanword phonology pattern in Cantonese. Some systematic change and also the constraints rankings have been suggested by the early studies in Cantonese. The theories of the two-level process in loanword (S . . .

Abstract Management Strategies in the Education System By Yvonne Vela Master of Public Administration in Public Sector Management and Leadership Leaders in public administration have an important role for implementing the policies and programs that de . . .

The purpose of this graduate project is to provide a time efficient intervention for children and adolescents who are experiencing anxiety in the school setting. The project will consist of a sampling of 3 videos of 15 minutes or less that provide gui . . .

While the federal government has taken a hard-line stance on immigration enforcement, threatening to resuscitate cooperation policies, sub-federal governments have chosen to institute the alternative. California has gone as far as to enact Senate Bill . . .

The purpose of this study was to identify the potential market for an entirely new product that does not exist in the market, and develop a functional business plan and financial forecast for it. We experienced some problems during the investigation. . . .

The purpose of this study was to examine neighborhood, friend, and family influences on alcohol and drug of Latino and Armenian adolescents. Self-report survey data were collected from 368 Armenians (Mage = 16.2, 56.5% girls) and 748 Latinos (Mage = 1 . . .

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the existing collections of lithics from Isla Cedros for indications of social structure and context. This is accomplished by using a GIS to overlay the distribution of locally sourced stone versus imported obs . . .

Prior to the novel coronavirus pandemic of 2020, telehealth services were little used in the United States despite increasing technological ability to provide services virtually. Federal Medicare policy is a chief reason why; CMS has historically chos . . .

Terumi is a Japanese name meaning shining and beautiful, and although my heritage is not something I consciously attempt to include in my work, the elegance, harmony and quiet beauty of Japanese art and craft are qualities I value and do try to emulat . . .

In this emphasis on form and the subordination of the parts to the whole, I believe I move away from the mainstream of assemblage as a style. Assemblage, during its relatively short existence as a media or technique, lying somewhere between collage an . . .

An emotional trauma that happens to the young child at any age from birth to four or five years causes Narcissistic injury if other factors in the mother-infant relationship are detrimental to the welfare of the infant. Of the factors which can cause . . .

The use of off-road vehicles (ORVs) in the California desert has become increasingly popular during the past 15 years. This study was designed to assess the impact of this activity on habitat quality and the small vertebrate fauna in the creosote bush . . .

American coverage of foreign news generally focuses on dramatic happenings and events, and, on political and economic activities. It too often ignores reporting on the lives and living situations of peoples around the world. Expanding the base of subj . . .

Women are beginning to occupy more and more managerial positions which have traditionally been considered a "man's job". This study deals with the attitudes of men and women managers at the Camarillo State Hospital with a brief look at the evolution o . . .

Direct reprogramming offers a promising alternative method in producing cells for regenerative medical applications. However, a major obstacle in this process is the selection of transcription factors best suited to initiate reprogramming. By comparin . . .

The purpose of this study was to conduct a secondary analysis of survey results evaluating the recently combined California State University Northridge and Northeast Valley Health Corporation WIC Dietetic Internship, which necessitated new program goa . . .

A single community model for increased student participation in the administration of colleges and universities is a research designed to find out the degree of student participation in the university administration of the present day. It was assumed . . .

The Chinigchinich religion is believed to have started among the Tongva on the Southern Channel Islands or at Puvungna and then spread to neighboring Takic peoples during the Protohistoric and Mission Periods in Alta California. Some scholars have hyp . . .

The purpose of the study was to describe and assess the Case Study Committee at Franklin High School. The Case Study Committee was one of four phases of the mental health program. The other phases were Teacher In-Service Workshops, Teacher-Student Dis . . .

The purpose of this study was to explore whether the experiences and attitudes Latinos had towards social work affected their decision to seek help and whether social workers could minimize barriers and be more culturally competent within the Latino c . . .

Purpose. The purpose of this research is to understand what impedes college completion for student-veterans from the student-veterans themselves, in order to bring awareness as to how college campuses can better serve student-veterans through the foll . . .

Chicana fashion supports identity development and it helps Chicanas express their identity and social and political positions uniquely and in the way they want. Yet, very little literature is available that focuses on the deeper and more significant a . . .

The purpose of this project is to describe the quality of two neighborhoods within suburban locations in Los Angeles, one with a significant amount of affordable housing. A compilation of neighborhood demographics and quality of amenities will be used . . .

This quantitative study explored how racial identity among women diagnosed with a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) and/or a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) related to access to medical services, sexual relationship quality and self-esteem. It a . . .

I will examine the impact of mariachi instructional programs on the son de mariachi among student mariachi ensembles, with focus on the frequency with which the son de mariachi is played at competitions and the instrumental performance technique used . . .

The end product of this project is a board game entitled JUST FOR FUN. It was researched, designed, and developed by a professional recreational thereapist, to be used as a therapeutic tool by other recreators. The game is designed to increase the pla . . .

This thesis is an investigation into how the introduction of computers and electronic data processing {EDP ) have impacted the managerial functions of planning, staffing, organizing, directing, and controlling. Four modes of investigation were used. F . . .

An experiment was conducted to determine if nitric acid vapor, (HN03) is present under typical conditions used in ozone generations for human health effects studies. HN03 may be formed during the production of ozone by electrical discharge. Two source . . .

A physics based analytical modeling for Gallium Nitride (GaN) MESFET has been developed in this project to calculate drain to source current versus drain to source voltage and the transconductance with and without traps centers using MATLAB software. . . .

Purpose: School is challenging for many youth - even more so for those exposed to violence, trauma, and gang-related activities on a daily basis. An estimated half million youth drop out of school each year in the United States (Alosie-Young & Chavez, . . .

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disorder triggered by an accumulation of cholesterol in macrophage-derived foam cells. Adherence of these cells to the vascular endothelium, leads to cardiovascular disease. Removal of excess cellular cholesterol is . . .

The effects of expectation of discussion and rating scale type on errors of leniency in performance evaluations were examined. Forty-eight undergraduate psychology students observed three interviews between a graduate student and a "stooge" posing as . . .

The purpose of this research was to develop and evaluate a protocol and form for monitoring the nutritional status of patients in a community hospital who are either at high risk of developing, or who have been assessed as having protein-calorie malnu . . .

A social group, being composed of maturing and mortal individuals, is a continually changing, dynamic structure. The group survives and continues within patterns of behaviors that are shared by its members. The maintenance of the group depends on the . . .

Abstract Analysis of Officer Involved Traffic Collision Fatalities, Oversight and Community Impacts By Joseph J. Martinez Master of Public Administration in Public Sector Management and Leadership Officer-involved traffic collisions are a pressing iss . . .

Faculty at liberal arts colleges are a unique retirement population because they generally like their jobs and don't necessarily want to stop working. As a result of the uncapping of mandatory retirement for academics in 1994, they don't have to. Sinc . . .

Developmental stages as defined by Piaget were studied to determine their effect on competitive and cooperative behaviors in young children. Previous research concluded that competitive and cooperative behaviors differed according to a number of varia . . .

The purpose of this graduate project was to document a selection of geriatric exercises called Rhythmatics. Presented in partial completion as a proposed handbook for publication, the information has been compiled in an effort to assist instructors an . . .

Since the discovery of the existence of residual stresses and of the harm they can produce, research for an easier process to relieve them has continued. Thermal relaxation has been the accepted method for many years. However, in the last decade a new . . .

One dimensional physics based analytical modeling of SiC MISFET has been developed. The drain-source current, transconductance, and gate-source capacitance have been evaluated. The main objective of this project is to study the frequency response thro . . .