In the spring of the 2018 academic year, I examined what connections existed between composition instructors and disciplinary instructors at California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) regarding definitions, perceptions, and expectations of rhetori . . .

Drunk driving is a fatal and reoccurring public health problem that is often the result of substance abuse. A prominent form of childhood trauma includes having a caregiver who is an alcoholic. Individuals exposed to this type of trauma tend to seek m . . .

Research suggests that children who are in the child welfare system are more likely to become involved with the juvenile justice system when compared to children who are not involved in child welfare. The purpose of this study is to find out what stak . . .

MongoDB is a document based NoSQL database system which stores data in the form of JSON documents. The de-normalized structure of MongoDB document makes query performance efficient and cost effective. In this project, a daycare application is implemen . . .

The purpose of this study was to explore the themes that emerge for skilled nursing facility patients participating in a narrative-focused life review. A convenience sample of 16 residents was recruited from Eskaton Care Centers Manzanita and Fair Oak . . .

Bug tracking is defined as a procedure of tracking reported software bugs of any product of an organization. While developing any product or software, there are chances of bug occurrences. Keeping track of these bugs/issues manually is not feasible. A . . .

This case study investigates the feasibility of capturing urban runoff from a primarily residential drainage area and conveying it to the nearby E.A. Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant (WTP) in Sacramento, CA. The intent is to use the treatment plant as . . .

With advances in technology, there is a constant need of sharing resources in the form of social media, blogs, and through links to websites. To make sharing easier, URL shortening services like bit.ly, goog.gl, tinyurl.com, ow.ly are used, but often . . .

Electrocardiograph (ECG) recorders are medical devices used to measure and record electrical signals generated by the activity of the heart in the human body. Doctors use the data from an ECG to detect signs of cardiac disease in a patient. The input . . .

Stereo vision systems imitate the mechanisms of natural human vision to get threedimension information from captured scenes. It is applied in the control of autonomous robots (to build a map of the environment) and the control of production tools. Ste . . .

With the high increase of Web applications and websites devolvement and usage, monitoring web applications and websites became a necessity to minimize the risk of vulnerability, failures and customer dissatisfaction. The aim of this project is address . . .

Nowadays, the aviation industry plays a crucial role in the world's transportation sector, and a lot of businesses rely on various airlines to connect them with other parts of the world. But, extreme weather conditions may directly affect the airline . . .

Following secure coding rules while developing software is challenging, but necessary due to the prevalence of large data breaches attributed to insecure code that have occurred for companies and government entities such as Equifax, Uber, and U.S. Sec . . .

Through the Masters of Art Studio program I was challenged to question the purpose of my work. In questioning what I create, I questioned why I create. This thesis serves as a summary of this exploration of significance in art created by myself over t . . .

The 0-1 Knapsack Problem is a combinatorial optimization problem that can be described as follows. Given a set of items with weights and values and a knapsack with a certain capacity, find a subset of the items that fit in the knapsack and produce a m . . .

This qualitative research content analysis study, rooted in grounded theory explored therapists’ perspectives of the most effective treatment modalities in treating adults experiencing depression due to parental divorce during childhood. This study ut . . .

The quality of power is the major challenging issue in the power system. In real-world power systems, it is ordinarily impossible to maintain perfect balance in phase voltages and currents. The variety of the loads in the networks enhances the amount . . .

This study explored relationships and how college students perceive healthy and unhealthy qualities. This research used a quantitative survey design, using a Likert-scale based questionnaire. Study participants (N=40) were selected through a convenien . . .

This phenomenological study centers around the lived experiences of people experiencing homelessness who are also pet owners in Sacramento, California. It is estimated that up to one quarter of all people experiencing homelessness have pets, however t . . .

The present study examined mental health perceptions in the Evangelical Russianspeaking community in Sacramento. It is estimated that those identifying as Christian make up approximately 30% of the Russian-Speaking community in Sacramento Region. The . . .

The demographics of public schools across the United States is becoming increasingly diverse. Within California K-12 public schools, students of Latino background represent the largest and one of the fastest-growing ethnic and racial minority populati . . .

A dynamic service restoration (DSR) method based on load curve variations, is proposed in this project. The application of the time variable load is considered to make an effective service restoration plan for affected distribution systems. Based on t . . .

Graphical Processing Units (GPUs) used in embedded systems such as cars, robotics, mobile devices are usually required to run multiple tasks at the same time. But traditionally GPUs are designed to run only one task at a time. Prior studies have intro . . .

In this project, the Personal Dietitian android application will use food ontology APIs, which is a part of knowledge representation and semantic web technology to produce diet plans for the users. Additionally, the app will provide an activity tracke . . .

For this project, HEC-RAS was used to create an inundation map for the failure of the Charles Lee Tilden Dam in Berkeley, California. A two-dimensional HEC-RAS model was created to simulate the Lake Anza Reservoir, C.L. Tilden Dam, and surrounding top . . .

This purpose of this study was to understand social work student interest in working with older adults and determine factors that may influence this interest. The study utilizes a quantitative cross-sectional study design and data was collected using . . .

Higher education in society is highly sought after, but the mental, emotional and physical demand of curriculums can cause students to experience high levels of stress prior to entering the workforce. Due to the workload, social work students in parti . . .

This study described and explored the effectiveness of behavioral health intervention programs at Student Support Centers at two South Sacramento elementary schools located in high-need and low-income neighborhoods. These Centers aim to meet students’ . . .

This study considered the differing effects that autism has upon the caregiver from the perspective of providers. This qualitative study used grounded theory and content analysis. Results were coded using both manifest and latent content. A convenient . . .

Virtualization means to create a virtual or software-based representation of something rather than having a physical one. Beyond expanding the computing potential, virtualization can be used as a technique to increase security. This project has implem . . .

This paper explores the current policies relating to fertility preservation coverage for women who receive a cancer diagnosis during their childbearing years. At the time this paper was written, there was no federal mandate in the United States for in . . .

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 calls for parent involvement in the development of education plans for those students identified as needing special education (SPED) services. Further, meaningful parent involvement has been show . . .

This research examined the factors associated with rapid college attainment of Hmong Americans. The research study utilized an exploratory quantitative method. The non-probability sampling included 97 Hmong participants that were college and non-colle . . .

This study is a program evaluation of a sex work diversion program in Sacramento, California, called RESET. This diversion program facilitated by Community Against Sexual Harm (CASH) in collaboration with Sacramento County Superior Court, the District . . .

In the state of California, the Title IV-E Stipend Program was implemented in an effort to provide professionals the opportunity to complete a graduate level education with an emphasis on the public child welfare system. Additionally, a main goal of t . . .

Everyone has the right to live a healthy life, yet not all people in the United States obtain or maintain full health and wellness. Unfair health disparities have been the focus of various interventional methods and the present study focuses on the ef . . .

Background. The population of people with developmental disabilities has historically been isolated and denied opportunities for independence and self-determination. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether Creative Arts Therapy in the form o . . .

In this study, we examined relationships among poverty, neighborhood instability, and the probability of a non-helping professional reporting child maltreatment. Two research questions were examined: (a) Is poverty related to whether an individual is . . .

This project will prove that Ancient Greeks were not simply a fantastical civilization relegated only to the past. They remain deeply still relevant and influential to American public memory. Sources of Data I will use three different sources of data. . . .

Analyzing the U.S. stock market is a big data challenge due to its high volume of data and large price volatility. This project demonstrated how deep learning, specifically the Long Short Term Memory (LSTM) recurrent neural network, could make use of . . .

Depression is a prevalent mental health condition among adults, with increased rates on college campuses. There is little information on depression among graduate students and even less among social work graduate students. This study examined the gene . . .

Catecholamines such as dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine elicit many diverse cellular and physiological responses in mammals. The role of catecholamines in wound healing and their contribution to wound delay is relatively underappreciated. Art . . .

Daily discrimination towards undocumented Latino immigrants influences their perception of the world, behavior, and ability to access services. Through this study, we evaluated the relationship between microaggressions and behavioral patterns, sense o . . .

This project is based on the literature surrounding transgender youth as an at-risk population, as well as on the importance of providing school-based supports to transgender students to promote positive mental health and school engagement. This proje . . .

This project sought to explore the application of transformational leadership (TFL) theory to the field of non-profit mental health. Specifically, this researcher focused on alignment with TFL for leaders within one non-profit mental health agency, th . . .

Power transformers in a utility grid are expected to work without failure under a wide variety of circumstances, such as times of power system instability, extreme weather conditions, and electrical faults. Because of the extremely high up-front cost . . .

Self-esteem is an important element of adolescence that tends to go through change and fluctuation. Current literature and interventions address self-esteem development, but not through the lens of sociocultural theory and the impact of social influen . . .

The researcher performed face-to-face interviews with six selected law enforcement officials from different social service agencies in the City of Sacramento. There was found to be a measure of lack of understanding by law enforcement and gangs. The s . . .

The population of students within the graduate Social Work program at California State University, Sacramento, are required to juggle their personal lives, courses, coursework, and the lives of their clients because of field internships. The purpose o . . .

The purpose of this research was to identify perceived outcomes that examine the effectiveness of a psychiatric service animal with veterans diagnosed with PTSD. This qualitative content analysis study explores veterans’, diagnosed with PTSD, perspect . . .