This study evaluates the efficiency of abrasive blasting hoods in protecting sandblasters on two different Los Angeles Jobs (A and B) from crystalline silica exposure greater than the federal standard. Respirable, breathing zone air samples were taken . . .

Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) is a,technique used to test the equality of mean vectors of several populations. A nonparametric analog to MANOVA was developed by Puri and Sen which uses ranks instead of the original observations. Since the . . .

Gymnastics is a complex and progressive sport that is popular all over the world. Risk of injury is high due to the demands of training year round and increasing the difficulty of skills year after year. Research has focused on injury rates, but has n . . .

The etiology of fibromyalgia is unknown; thus, research on the psychosocial factors contributing to the symptomatology of fibromyalgia is an important area of study. Research indicates that perceived stress and perceived social support affect the expe . . .

Strength coaches are searching for the best way to train their athletes to be bigger, faster, and stronger in order to increase performance. A unique form of power training is to try and invoke a postactivation potentiation (PAP). PAP is based on the . . .

The purpose of this study was to examine personal and environmental factors that affect condom use of individuals. In particular, this study focused on self-efficacy, birth control, peer support, past experience with sexually transmitted diseases, and . . .

Understanding modifiable risk factors is a critical step towards developing ethnoracially sensitive, targeted prevention efforts aimed at reducing cervical cancer incidence and mortality among Hispanic women. Existing theoretical/conceptual models of . . .

The purpose of this thesis project was to present a policy analysis of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF), a federal bill that was passed in 1996 in response to poverty and political attack on welfare dependency and out-of-wedl . . .

This research investigates proximal end root morphology changes in human anagen head hair from antemortem subjects. Hairs were exposed to various environmental conditions in an effort to identify the factors that contribute to the formation of antemor . . .

The topic of this thesis will emphasize what is considered a global pandemic. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the adolescent population affected by obesity in the United States has remained at a stable 17% which accounts for 1 . . .