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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
A Glottometric Subgrouping of the Early Germanic Languages, Joshua Agee
Cultural Orientations as Antecedents of Career Anchors: An Exploratory Study, Kathrine Agger
A Medley of Ising Models; Monte Carlo Solutions and Machine Learning Applications, Demetrius Almada
Effects of Caffeine Administered During Consolidation on Veridical and False Memory, David Amy
Half: A Novel, Ariel E. Andrew
Biochemical Study of a Chymotrypsin-like Serine Protease, AaCHYMO, from the Female Aedes Aegypti Mosquito, Olive Escalicas Burata
The Design and Detailing of Discontinuous Timberframe Lateral-Force-Resisting Systems, Rhett Kenneth Carlsen
Associative Memory Performance Following Periods of Wakeful Rest and Technological Distraction, Chalise Carlson
Evaluation of the Fragility of East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) Mokelumne Aqueduct, Sara Chalian
Objects of Politics, Objects of Art: Three Studies on the Display of American Political Prints, Ricardo Chavez
Diets and Stable Isotope Signatures of Yellowtail Rockfish (Sebastes flavidus) in Central California, Jennifer Chiu
Chemical Competition between Microscopic Stages of Macrocystis pyrifera and Five Native Kelp Species: Does Giant Kelp Always Lose?, Maria Suzanne Christensen
The Effect of Automating Routine Tasks on Air Traffic Controller Conflict Detection Performance, Lauren Claudatos
The Influence of Priming on Power Posing, Ruth Cogan
Micrometeorological Observations of Fire-Atmosphere Interactions and Fire Behavior on a Simple Slope, Jonathan Marc Contezac
Cloud Microphysical Properties based on Airborne In Situ Observations and Evaluation of a Weather Forecasting Model and a Global Climate Model, John D'Alessandro
Big Data Quality Modeling And Validation, Khushali Yashodhar Desai
Filipino Student Association, Steven Domingo
Hydraulic Sheet Resistance In Paper-Based Porous Media, Stefan Myles Doser
For the Bible Tells Me So, Jade Dozier
The Effect of Managerial Recognition Practices on Job Safisfaction, Helene Fjagesund
Learning Chinese Characters and German Words Using Multimedia, Cheuk Yue Fung
Everybody Else, Patricia Gaglia
Human(e) Sexual Assault: A New Rape Narrative, Irma Garcia
A Numerical Study of the van Roosbroeck System for Semiconductors, Alan Ghazarians
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of 2013 Boston Marathoners' Experience of Running a Subsequent Boston Marathon, Allison Grace
Personality, Technology, and Learning, Andrew Guydish
Biophysical Approaches for Studying Desolvation Energy in DNA:DNA Binding Systems, Caroline Rose Harmon
Drink the Moon, Sherri D. Harvey
Relationship between Aerobic Capacity and Episodic Memory in Older Adults, Nicole Henderson
Effects of a Preschool Arts Curriculum on Social and Emotional Competence, Sarah Rose Henderson
Taking A Stand On One Knee: A Content Analysis Study of the San Francisco 49ers' National Anthem Protests, Jack Hunter
Our Homes, Our Stores: Aging in Place For LGBTQ Communities in the San Francisco Bay Area, Simon Dean Jarrar
Families Come Arranged, Navdeep Kaur
Microbial Metagenomes from Cryptofaunal Sponges and Ascidians from Moorea, French Polynesia, Jennifer Keliher
Computational Models Exploring the Role of Flexibility in Binding Tat Peptide to TAR RNA, Thanh Quoc Le
Autonomy in Video Games and Gamification, Jonathan Leventhal
Heat Transfer Interface to Graphitic Foam, Fang-Ming Lin
An Examination of the Demographic Antecedents and Job Outcomes of Participation in Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), Emily Erin Lopez
A Biochemical Study of The Autocatalytic Nature of a Serine Protease (Early Trypsin) From The Aedes aegypti Female Mosquito, Rachael Marie Lucero
In-situ Measurement of Plasma Etch Rate Using EtchRate Wafer, Razieh Mahzoon
Soul In A Matchbox, Kimy Martinez
The Conservation, Excavation, and Analysis of Ancient Human Remains: A Bioarchaeological Case Study of Prehistoric Reburials from Nevis, West Indies, Marissa Nicole Massaro
Framework for Acceleration and Compression of Convolutional Neural Networks, Joshua Misko
Numerical Studies of Turbulence Effects in Cross-Flow Ventilation, Mina Mohammadmirzaei
Using a Photoaffinity Approach to Identify the Target of an Antipyocyanin Compound in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Rebecca Moore
Analysis of Fiber Network Architecture in Blood Vessels and Blood Clots, Dustin Michael Nguyen
Proactive Personality Benefits: The Role of Work-Life Salience, Career Encouragement, and Career Satisfaction, Mariah Patterson
Changes in the Elasmobranch Assemblage in a California Estuary, Catarina Pien
Thinking Through the Happily Ever Afters, Roxanne Elizabeth Powell
Preparation and Characterization of a Ferrocene Containing Main-Chain PEG-CNT Phase for Hybrid Supercapacitor Application, Shalaka Rahangdale
Machine Learning Methods for Kidney Disease Screening, Rathna Ramesh
All Eyes on You: The Impact of Increased Surveillance and Media Publicity on Police Identity, Sara Serpa Rodrigues
Ban the Box: Outcomes of Mandatory Disclosure and Predictors of Voluntary Disclosure of Criminal History in Job Applications, Ginevra Marta Scherini
Structure and Emplacement of the Eocene Golden Horn Batholith, North Cascades, Washington, Christopher Scudder
Personality, Motivation, and the War Between Facebook and Twitter, Elizabeth Shallal
Empowerment to Action: Youth Participation in a Community-Based Stewardship Program, Carly Egnater Silverman
Job Level and Job Family as Predictors of Preferences for the Physical Environment, Rachel Smith
Constructing Dynamic Ad-hoc Emergency Networks using Software-Defined Wireless Mesh Networks, Roop Kumar Sriramulu
Landscape Mobility of the Precontact Ohlone: an Isotopic Investigation of Dietary Reconstruction, Landscape Mobility, and Marriage Patterns, Kelli Sullivan
Characterization of Four Type-C Silica Columns Using Resveratrol Analogues, Joshua Topete
Media Representations of Bipolar Disorder Through the Case of Suzy Favor Hamilton, Rachel Vaccaro
Prophecy for Sale: On American Rails, Erik Bryan White
Nonpoint Source Bacterial Pollution in the Coyote Creek Watershed, Elisabeth Wilkinson
Pre-service Education in Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Student Ratings of Self-Efficacy, Jennifer Nobue Yoshimura
Migration, Individualism and Dependency: Experiences of Skilled Women from the Former Soviet Union in Silicon Valley, Ievgeniia Zasoba
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Using Recycled Water For Potable Reuse In Santa Clara County, CA: High School Students' Knowledge and Acceptance, Nicholas Ronald Ajluni
An Experimental Study of Human Body Magnetic Communication, Arvind Allawadi
The Effects of Acute Stress on Multiple Object Tracking, Carlos Alberto Almeida
Synthesis of 2-Palmitoyl-Myo-Inositol and 2-Hexadecyl-Myo-Inositol, Deepthi Anumala
The Effects of Alcohol and Stress on Cognitive Performance, Erick Arambula
Latino Representation On Primetime Television In English and Spanish Media: A Framing Analysis, Gabriela Arellano
The Progressive Jail: An Exploration of Carceral Living Conditions and Employment/Educational Life Plans, Inessa Arutunyan
The Relationship Between Perceptions and Actual Use of Workplace Flexibility and Employee Engagement, Katherine Baer
Nocturnal Drying in Elevated Coastal Terrain of Central California: A Fire Weather Perspective, Richard Bagley
Inhibition of Virulence by Targeting LuxI-type Synthases and Volatile Free Fatty Acid Profiling of Streptomyces, Anthony Balistreri
Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Collaborative Forest Restoration in the Sierra Nevada, Michael Boero
A Method for Detection of Local Dimension in Point Cloud Data, Catherine Boersma
Illegal Dumping as an Indicator for Community Social Disorganization and Crime, Amory Anne Brandt
Knight's Tours and Zeta Functions, Alfred James Brown
The Effect of Video Game Play on Human Performance: An Investigation of Cognitive Skill Transfer Mechanisms, Preston Brown
Isolated Incidents: A Short Story Collection, Justin Bryant
Structural Analysis of Eocene Dike Swarms in and Near the Duncan Hill Pluton, North Cascades, Washington, Kathleen Bryant
Construction and Emplacement of Cretaceous Plutons in the Crystal Range, Southwest of Lake Tahoe, California, Brad Buerer
Mobile Doppler LiDAR Oservations of the Convective Boundary Layer Over California, Christopher Paul Camacho
A Complete Study Of N,N’ bis(1 phenylpropyl) 2,6 pyridinedicarboxamide, Victoria Y. Chang
Library Synthesis of Thiol-linked Hybrid Inositol Glycans, Scott Chan
The Perception of Trust Between Athletic Trainers and Musical Performing Artists, Jenna Lea Chinburg
Construction of Bacterial Strains Containing a Plasmid Producing an Opossum-Based Anti-Venom Peptide for Low Cost Production of the Peptide, Angela Cifelli
MINE: El Despojo de María Zacarías Bernal de Berreyesa, Jenny Clendenen
Life History Aspects and Taxonomy of Deep-Sea Chondrichthyans in the Southwestern Indian Ocean, Paul Joseph Clerkin
Design and Analysis of Bio-inspired Nacelle for Current Energy Turbine, Michael Coe
True Confessions of a Kindergarten Teacher, Jennifer Lynne Creech
Surfactant Effect on Hydrate Crystallization Mechanism, Kevin Dann
Examining a Hierarchical Linear Regression Model of Overgeneral Memory: Methodological Issues, CaR-FA-X Model Mechanisms, and Memory Encoding as Represented by Cognitive Attributional Style, Carrie Adrian Davis
The Relationship between Food Insecurity and Academic Performance among San José State University Students, Bethany Dudley