In October 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 109. The law mandates that individuals sentenced to non-serious, non-violent or non-sex offenses serve their sentences in county jails instead of state prison. Since its im . . .

California has one of the most expensive workers compensation systems in the nation. Employers pay a high premium to carry a workers compensation policy. In California, if employers do not carry any workers compensation they can be subject to high fin . . .

California schools are suspending and expelling student at rates unprecedented in recent history, and Kern County is leading the way. During the 2010-2011 school year, Kern County averaged thirty-one suspensions for every one hundred students, and the . . .

This study explored religious and spiritual struggles and marital satisfaction for individuals in same-sex and different-sex marriages. Data were collected from 220 participants (167 from a previous study) in the United States who were 18 years of age . . .

The primary goal of this research is to test four current models for South Asian population history with tooth-size allocation analyses and assess the degree and patterning of sex dimorphism based on tooth size among the Hazara. Odontometric data coll . . .

The narcocorrido or drug ballad is a subgenre of the traditional Mexican corrido. Characterized as a violent and drug themed music, the narcocorrido is often criticized for its glorification of the narcolifestyle as it often depicts stories related to . . .

The phorid fly genus Apocephalus is the largest assemblage of ant-parasitizing Phoridae. Apocephalus is currently organized into two subgenera: A. (Apocephalus) and A. (Mesophora). The species of A. (Mesophora) attack a wide variety of non-ant hosts i . . .

This study investigates whether the use of engagement and instructional strategies studied by Robert Marzano can reduce student behavior problems in primary grades. The strategies for engagement include two categories: daily strategies and opportunist . . .

If Shakespeare “invented the human,” a claim made rather spectacularly by the critic Harold Bloom in a 1998 book, then the six British poets who comprised what was to become known as the Romantic Period perfected the mode. Shakespeare, in Bloom’s term . . .

The N-word, a linguistic tool of racism, has been historically used, by primarily White Americans, to demean and degrade Black Americans, and since slavery ended it continues to be used in a derogatory manner by both Blacks and Whites in the present d . . .

Since the turn of the century, the U.S. has become proactive in addressing the obesity epidemic that affects more than two-thirds of the adult population and 17% of children between the ages of two and nineteen (U.S. Dept. of HHS, 2013). However, as p . . .

This thesis, entitled “The Politics of Cultural Trauma and Violence in Junot Díaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” asserts that transgenerational trauma takes place in the aftermath of the 1930-1961 reign of Dominican president Rafael Leonidas . . .

This thesis is an evaluability assessment of the Public Safety Realignment Program (AB109) and its potential effect on recidivism. It is anticipated that given the absence of specific language on recidivism reduction in the overall program that the ef . . .

As of May 2013, the Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) operates an Individual Development Account (IDA) program called Kern IDA in Bakersfield, California, alongside several partner organizations. Unfortunately, Kern IDA has suffered several . . .

Geochemical and geophysical proxy data from the TL05-4A lake plain cores of Tulare Lake, California extends the previously published record for this lake back to 19,000 cal yr B.P. The new Tulare Lake record principally consists of carbon/nitrogen rat . . .

With over 1,300 known species, the genus Megaselia Rondani is the largest phorid genus, largely the result of high cryptic diversity and a past tendency for researchers to lump species into the genus that defied convenient classification. For many of . . .

In an effort to reduce sexual offenses against minors, the community, political leaders and the media have pushed for new measures and laws. In the process, laws such as Jessica's Law and Megan's Law have been produced, funneling hundreds of millions . . .

Located at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley of California, Kern County is comprised of over 8000 square miles of desert, mountains, foothills, river and creek bottoms, lakes marsh, and reclaimed land. During the time period of this study- th . . .

The Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens) is a federally and state-listed endangered species, endemic to the San Joaquin Valley, Carrizo and Elkhorn Plains, and the Cuyama Valley. Populations of the endangered Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens) hav . . .

The text offers a barren landscape and desolate setting, governed by a violent zealot. We are presented with characters whose minds we cannot penetrate and an unresolved ending, with our only potential hero dying off just like the rest of them, except . . .

Barnes’s works are steeped in overt grief and rage, and all of her longer works can be directly traced back to traumatic events in her life. Antiphon and Ryder both are vicious retellings of her early family life. Themes of incest, rape and stolen vir . . .

“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr Dissatisfaction with the current state of the nation’s public schools continues to reveal itself through repeated efforts to transform the traditional, long-standing . . .

Critics have been known to connect Fitzgerald’s personal life with the characters and events in Gatsby. Once a reader does research on Fitzgerald’s life, obvious connections can be made such as the attitudes and names that some of his characters share . . .

Much research and critical analyses have been done concerning Geoffrey Chaucer’s poem, The Canterbury Tales. The various characters in this work have been examined thoroughly and the mechanics of the poem have been scrutinized and dissected mercilessl . . .

University and college students today are reading and writing more than ever before, but in spite of this they often do not consider themselves successful writers. This is because the material they read and respond to is mostly electronic, is constant . . .

In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” does Chaucer merely retell the story popularly known as “The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell?” These two stories are essentially the same, except that Chaucer’s is more humorous. In order to argue against the claim . . .

In 1990, term limits on our nation's elected officials began with the State of Oklahoma, followed by California and Colorado later that year. In California it has been customary for members of the state legislature to serve at the pleasure of the peop . . .

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is the largest incarcerator in the nation with the sole purpose of housing individuals that violate the law. CDCR is housing inmates at an unconstitutional rate, operating at 170% over . . .

This qualitative research study focused on students as stakeholders. The research question consisted of how do students benefit from their participation as stakeholders in the school context? The ultimate goal in asking questions regarding students’ i . . .

Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) is an investor-owned utility located in the State of California. SoCalGas is directed by the California Public Utilities Commission to promote energy efficiency via several utility managed programs. This prog . . .

Recommendation: There is not enough evidence to support the theory that unified school districts are better for students than districts that do not contain both primary and secondary grades. Increasing a school districts budget also does not in itself . . .

Technology integration has become an increasingly large part of the teaching and learning process. Technology professional development, however, has remained relatively stagnant. Educational leaders must examine the process of how teachers learn to in . . .

Depleted oil and gas reservoirs in the petroliferous San Joaquin Basin are attractive starting points for geologic carbon storage efforts in the southern San Joaquin Valley of California. An added benefit of such carbon storage is that, in addition to . . .

Non-native grass invasion is a major concern for land management and native plant conservation. In the southern San Joaquin Valley of California, human-disturbed environments that are heavily invaded by non-native grasses often contain some native ann . . .

Every Bakersfield Police Officer is required to pass a physical agility test prior to graduating the police academy. Like most police departments across the country, Bakersfield Police Officers are not required to pass a physical agility test for the . . .

The problem with the death penalty statute in California is the cost impact it has on taxpayers.The cost impact was one of the goals for Proposition 34 to address. If Proposition 34 would have passed, taxpayers could have saved about $1 billion every . . .

Neighborhood Watch is a crime prevention program that several law enforcement agencies have implemented, which focuses on educating and informing the community on how to discourage, deter, and prevent several different property crimes from occurring, . . .

Examination of fish skeletal remains from archaeological sites serves both archaeological and biological interests. For archaeologists, it can establish the role of fish consumption in a people’s diet, provide clues to their fishing technology and ove . . .

California's Three Strikes law was approved by many states in the beginning of the late 1970s, and is known as one of the most striking examples of the increase of mandatory sentencing policies. While supporters and opponents predicted that the law wo . . .

Music education has been the foundation of learning and advancement for many years. In recent years, music through public education has diminished significantly, almost into non-existence. The purpose of this program proposal is to outline the social . . .

Analyses of recently collected geochemical and petrophysical proxy data derived from 18.5 meters of core material obtained from the North Soda Lake of Carrizo Plain, California has allowed for the extension of the paleoclimate record for Carrizo Plai . . .

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory condition of the central nervous system that is generally considered to be autoimmune in nature. The cause of MS is unknown. MS affects 500,000 people in the United States and another 2 million people worldwi . . .

Clinica Sierra Vista created the Patient Navigator Program because a need was identified among the population they serve to improve the health care outcome for individuals with chronic diseases. The purpose of the study was to identify the level of pa . . .

In my thesis exhibition, clandestine: conversations with a shadow, I render elements of my psyche to act as a window for the outside world, exploring the psychological concept of the shadow self. The concept of the shadow self, is a psychological arch . . .

Compared to the rest of the United States, California unequivocally has the largest prison system. This has come as a result of “tough on crime” polices implemented beginning in the 1970s. More specifically, the “Three Strikes Law” of 1993 was a major . . .

80% of California residents say they definitely or probably would like to talk to a doctor about end-of-life wishes, but only seven percent have done so. More than half of all Californian’s say they have not communicated their end-of-life wishes to a . . .

Awareness of Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) among individuals within the field of Early Childhood Development was assessed using an online survey. Respondents, 134 in all, affiliated with the Child Development or Early Education Departments at City . . .

The purpose of this study is to understand the perceptions and attitudes towards the high risk of diabetes among Asian Indians. The research questions to guide this study are: (a) What do you know about diabetes? (b) How do your beliefs and values aff . . .

There is a lack of published, successful strategies to monitor and manage glycemic levels in individuals with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Individuals with SUD report difficultly maintaining a healthy diet and inte . . .

The purpose of this project was to create a survey tool for the California State University, Bakersfield Athletics Student-Athlete Alumni. The survey tool was designed to assist with gathering information and identifying potential donors. In 2005, Pre . . .

English Language Learners (ELLs) are the fastest growing student population in the nation (National Center for Education Statistics, 2017). Despite this, ELLs are not reclassifying or passing their states ELD test and are becoming Long Term English La . . .

The importance of a good recommendation system is of high necessity in the modern world,where almost all businesses are being available online. In the large scale e-commerce websites like amazon,Walmart, e-bay,Costco and Alibaba etc have been using th . . .

This project aims on automating the task of a receptionist that includes recognizing people and interacting with them in real time using concepts of Deep Learning exploiting a ML model-based Face Recognition system as the main feature. This would allo . . .

This exploratory study examines residents’ perspectives and experiences of a traditionally Latinx immigrant neighborhood on the precipice of gentrification. Inspired by insights from critical race theory and existing studies on the relationship of gen . . .

White terrorism is a phenomenon that is underexamined within the scholarship. This study is designed to add to the limited body of research on white terrorism by using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to examine two white men who have authored massac . . .

The author's research began with these questions: How far away from social norms did the hippies go regarding gender roles? Were women ever freed from these expectations? What did family life on the communes look like? This research argues that counte . . .

This thesis consists of a collection of creative writing pieces by the author.

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) provides an opportunity for innovative approaches of assessing groundwater models and water budgets. Advanced models calibrated with groundwater elevation alone may not accurately reflect residence tim . . .

There have been many scholarly works written about Mexico’s Movimiento de Acción Revolucionaria (MAR) or revolutionary action movement; however, there has never been a scholarly work written about its founder Professor Gómez Souza. Ninety percent of . . .

The purpose of this project is to determine the amount of knowledge that high school coaches and college athletes have of steroid use among high school athletes. There has been a problem with athletes using steroids, especially professionals. High sch . . .

Starting March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a variety of changes in American youth and adolescent’s daily activities during the span of the shelter-in-place. Due to the establishment of shelter-in-place by the government, school closures have fo . . .

Motor vehicle crashes involving drowsy driving are huge in numbers all over the world. Many studies revealed that 10 to 30% of crashes are due to drowsy driving. Fatigue has costly effects on the safety, health, and quality of life. We can detect thi . . .

The Coso Volcanic Field in California contains at least 38 high-silica rhyolite domes, many of which contain workable obsidian (Bacon and Duffield, 1981). The area was quarried by the indigenous population for over 12,000 years (Gilreath and Hildebran . . .

The Middle to Late Eocene Point of Rocks Sandstone serves as an important petroleum reservoir in at least a dozen fields on the west side of the San Joaquin basin. The Point of Rocks Sandstone in the McKittrick oil field consists of moderately sorted, . . .

The novel Coronavirus 2019 or commonly known as the Covid-19 has so far been the worst pandemic that could hit the human race. Initially, the World Health Organization (WHO) called it an epidemic and later declared it a pandemic after a large-scale co . . .

This project aims to build a model that can give results on whether a financial institution can approve credit cards to its customer. This card approval decision by financial companies is done based on considering various reasons related to individua . . .

Adolescents who have opioids introduced in the household have delayed social emotional development, poor grades, and may be more likely to use drugs at a young age. Drug use is a barrier to a healthy environment for children. Addicted parents may be m . . .

Background: There is insufficient evidence to determine if current nutrition incentive among the Hispanic population with a focus on increasing food security results in healthy eating patterns as well. Study Goal: This retrospective study aims to . . .

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is one of the predominant hormonal imbalances present commonly in women of reproductive age. PCOS needs to be diagnosed and treated at an earlier stage since they are inter-related to diabetes, high cholesterol level . . .

The health-care industry is coming up with new techniques every day to improve the quality of service and treatment methodology. Prominent application of Artificial intelligence is done to serve these purposes. The enormous data generated by the healt . . .

Ecological interactions can vary in strength depending on environmental conditions. The outcomes of these interactions are often dependent on the abiotic environment, but can also depend on the presence of other biotic species, including mutualists, . . .

The majority of the Biomanufacturing Students at MiraCosta College are considered to be high-risk. More than 75% are economically disadvantaged, more than 20% are veterans and military dependents, and more that 15% first in the family to earn higher e . . .

All students need their teachers to implement culturally sustaining curricula specifically targeted to their needs. Unfortunately, this need is not always met, especially with minority students. This project seeks to address the needs of Spanish heri . . .

Success for students begins for students in kindergarten, where they must acquire strong literacy skills. These literacy skills are inclusive of the foundational skills students require for reading and writing. Research supports reading failure is hig . . .

The process of segregating waste prompts the generation of energy out of waste, diminishing landfills, recycling, and reduction of waste. Erroneous disposal of waste leads to recycling contamination. Contamination is a tremendous issue to the recyclin . . .