This thesis is a study of how stiff or soft outer shells interact with soft or hard energy absorbent liners in order to protect human lives in the event of a crash. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is utilized to see how the layers of a helmet interact a . . .

Sociohistorical influences, such as the Vietnam War and 9/11, strongly stimulate the creative processes of dialectics within different epochs. In conjunction, diametrically opposed forms of human inventiveness, in rationalism and rapture, are dialecti . . .

This study explored the needs of aged out foster youth as pertaining to AB12 legislation and programming using a qualitative, interview based study design with a 6 respondent sample. Respondents ranged in age from 19 to 24, all were going go college p . . .

The purpose of the study was to examine whether relational aggression occurs in Hmong adolescent girls' peer relationships and their perceptions of relational aggression. The role of culture will be explore to determine whether it influences Hmong ado . . .

Problem: Colonized peoples, like Filipinos, experience psychological and physical consequences resulting from processes of colonization including physical, spiritual, and epistemic violence. Scholars developed frameworks such as historical trauma (HT) . . .

This study examined perceptions towards hiring disabled veterans as they enter the civilian workforce, with use of a quantitative research survey design. A sample of 121 veteran and non-veteran college students, of 18 years of age and older were selec . . .

In December of 1974, the Sacramento City Council adopted the city’s first historic preservation ordinance. The measure represented a triumph for Sacramento’s citizen preservationists. Seeking to strengthen the city’s livability, they wasted little tim . . .

A local plastic injection molding company is producing a large quantity of different plastic products daily. The company operators and engineer are required to remove a plastic runner, manually, from some of these plastic products. These were produced . . .

This study explores how minority community college students who participated in in a structured science research program, perceived the program’s effectiveness in trying to mitigate the unique challenges they face as minorities pursuing science career . . .

Small motor boats are agile and responsive, but houseboats are heavy and lumbering. Maneuvering a houseboat can be a little like driving a double decker bus without brakes. Navigating becomes especially tricky once the wind starts to blow; it catches . . .