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Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Rhetoric of Social Change in Documentary Film Scores: An Analysis of The Cove, Brianna Chanel Hackley
The Examination of the Moderating Variables of Job Exposure and Need for Cognition on the Effects of Type of Job Preview on Pre-Hire Outcomes, Ashley Jo Hacnik
The Effect of Pseudo-absence Data on the Performance of a Logistic Regression Habitat Model, Cyrus Hiatt
Dovetailing, Nicole Ashley Hughes
Dynamics of Vibrio with virulence genes detected in Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) off California: implications for marine mammal health, Stephanie Nichole Hughes
Black Oak Restoration in Multiple Use Management Projects: A Case Study in California, Gizelle Hurtado
Effects of Acute Psychosocial Stress on Multiple Object Tracking, Atsuko Iwasaki
An Examination of the Sportspersonship Values of Collegiate Ultimate Frisbee Players, Allan Jong
Consequences in Alcohol Use Portrayals on Emerging Adult Attitudes, Stephanie Jwo
The Effect of Competence, Likeability, and Sex on Performance Evaluations of Managers, Connie Kehn
The Darkers, Greg Koch
How Smart is CEQA About Climate Change? An Evaluation of CEQA's Greenhouse Gas Analysis, PAPIA KOWSHAL
An Examination of the Theory of Planned Behavior on Faking an Overt Integrity Test, Janie Marie Kuhlman
Radioprotective Effects Of 10 µM Curcumin On 2 Gy Gamma- Irradiated CHO Cells, Monica Kukreja
Asahi Shimbun and The New York Times: Framing Pearl Harbor and the 9/11 Attacks, Maiko Kunii
Eye-Tracking Analysis of Next Generation Air Transportation (NextGen) Taxiing and Departure Concepts, Christina Kunkle
A descriptive study of old-growth Sequoia sempervirens growth form and canopy structure on a pygmy forest ecotone in Mendocino County, Zuhayl Rochin Lambert
Scaling CUDA for Distributed Heterogeneous Processors, Siu Kwan Lam
Beating The Odds? An Analysis Of Dialectical Tensions Experienced By First Generation College Students, Laurina Jane Lanham
The Effects of Restored Aquatic Large Woody Debris Structures on Invertebrate Populations in the Napa River, Clayton Christopher Leal
Towards a secure sotware development lifecycle with SQUARE+R, Kyle Le
Investigation of the Role of Dietary Flavonoids on Cell Death: Evidence to Support a Non-Classical Apoptotic Mechanism, Tetiana Lialiutska
Visual Search on a Mobile Device While Walking, JI JUNG LIM
Aging Arab Immigrants: Family Portraits from the San Francisco Bay Area, Kanhong Lin
Performance Management and Performance: The Mediating Role of Engagement, Mina Luong
Mental Arithmetic across Three Language Groups, Tianyu Luo
Commentary on Canvas, The Five Paintings of The Execution of Maximilian by Edouard Manet, Orna H. Makleff
Did the CDC guidelines for suicide reports affect the New York Times?, Joni Kathryn Marshburn
A Candle in the Dark - Concerto for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble, Jason Gary McChristian
Health implications of mercury, selenium, and a red pelage in Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) off central California, Elizabeth Alexis McHuron
More Myself, Karin Louise McKie
The Effect of Stretching and Tool-Assisted Friction Massage on Hamstring Flexibility, Sarah E. Merkel
Lovers and Friends: Understanding Friends with Benefits Relationships and those Involved, Lydia Kathleen Merriam-Pigg
Individual Differences and Pet Ownership Status: Distinguishing Among Different Types of Pet Owners and Non-Owners, Shannon Marie Merrill
Producing short and long run projections for the Ecological Footprint, David Gordon Moore
Climate-Related Floral and Vegetative Size Variation in Leptosiphon androsaceus (Polemoniaceae), Aggie Morrow
A Morphological Study of Eriogonum nortonii (Polygonaceae) and Implications for its Biogeography, Lisa Deree Morton
Solution Processable Polydiacetylene Architectures via Macromolecular Self-Assembly, Meisam Movassat
A Study on the Micro/Nano Resolution CT Scanner for a GPGPU Computing Environment, Norio Nagai
Direct Frequency Comb Spectroscopy of Hyperfine Structure of Rubidium, Khoa Nguyen
An Exploratory Study on the Relationship between Creativity, Religion, and Religiosity, Kim-lien Thi Nguyen
Synthesis and Functionalization of Biodegradable Star Polymers for Drug Delivery Applications, Timothy Tuannam Nguyen
Utilization of Protein Tertiary Contacts to Improve Protein Structure Prediction Using Sequence Homology, Trung Thanh Nguyen
L'enseignement Des Temps Verbaux Français Aux Débutants Vietnamiens, Tung Thanh Nguyen
The Effects of Self-Monitoring on the Facebook User Experience, Pamela Eden Ong
Being Desired, Ninos Aglantinos Oshaana
Documenting the Delta: Lessons Learned From Film, Charies Lee Parker
Program Directors' Perceptions of Quality in NATA-Accredited Post-Professional Athletic Training Education Programs, Joshua Pendleton
A Versatile Group of Investigative Theater Practitioners: An Examination and Analysis of "The Civilians", Kimberly Suzanne Peterson
Determining the Intracellular Concentrations of Flavonoids in MDA-MB-231 Cells Using HPLC-Coupled Mass Spectrometry, Anh Dang Pham
Luminescence studies of Europium (III) - D-glucosamine complexes in water, Triny Trinh Pham
Cracking the Coven: Shakespeare, the Supernatural, and the Female Power Base, Doll (Heather) Elizabeth Piccotto
Entre L'ombre et la lumière: La problématique du mal et l'instance du gouffre chez Charles Baudelaire et Albert Camus, Laurence Pilot-Darier-Baziere
Assessment of Water Storage Trends and Distributions in the Mississippi River Basin as Simulated by IPCC Models and Compared to GRACE Satellite Data, Katherine Pitts
Mexican Photography Collected: Graciela Iturbide and Tina Modotti, Camille F. Porter
Kinetic Modeling Of Methanol Synthesis From Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, And Hydrogen Over A Cu/ZnO/Cr2O3 Catalyst, Daaniya Rahman
Design of a 4-Seat, General Aviation, Electric Aircraft, Arvindhakshan Rajagopalan Srilatha
The Role of Language in Shaping the International Cultural Tourism Experience of Student-travelers, Avina Ramnani
A Comparison of Two Versions of Modified Mercalli Intensity for Earthquake Exposure Assessment, Jamie Lynne Ratliff
Differential and Temporal Immunomodulation of alpha4 Integrins on CD4+ Memory Cells by Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis, Dipti Ravindra
Métamorphoses D'électre D'eugene O'Neill à Marguerite Yourcenar, Celine Richard
Binge Drinking and Drug Use Among College Students: A Test of Hirschi's Social Control Theory, Katelyn Riley-Cook
Effects of a Virtually Abroad Program on Students' Cross-Cultural Competence, Emalynn Lucie Robinson
Making Hiring Decisions Using Facebook: How Job Applicants are Evaluated, Tatyana Rozenblum
Who Framed Silicon Valley and Hollywood: Newspaper Coverage of Regional Business Clusters in the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California, Frank Michael Russell
Application of Microbiological Crack Dating Technique for Mixed Biota Species on Non-porous Surfaces, Tasnuva Safi
Effects of Middle Management Support for Improvement on Perceived Organizational Performance Capabilities, Stacy Sakellarides
Classical Models of the Spin 1/2 System, Carlos Harold Salazar-Lazaro
Synthesis and Evaluation of Four Novel Stationary Phases in High Pressure Liquid Chromatography, Niloofar Salehi
Effects of tissue nitrogen and media nitrate on trace metal uptake and trophic transfer by Ulva spp., Sonya Meenakshi Sankaran
Unplanned, Jessica Hanley Senn
Mood Management and Video-Game Engagement: The Importance of User-Experience and Gender in Assessing the Psychological Effects of Video-Game Play, Crystine Serrone
Observations and Analysis of Fire-Atmosphere Interactions during Fire Front Passage, Daisuke Seto
Total Organic Carbon Rejection in Osmotic Distillation, Hali Laraelizabeth Shaw
Generational Differences in Intrinsic and Extrinsic Workplace Motivation, Caitlin Elizabeth Shea
Measuring Employee Perceptions of Organizational Tolerance for Failure, Perla Yael Slutzky
Dance, Evelyn A. So
If Not Here, Then Where?: An Investigation of Faith in the Public Speaking Classroom, Mary Anne Sunseri
Low-Tech, Eye-Movement-Accessible AAC and Typical Adults, Sarah Marie Swift
Plasmablast Frequency and Trafficking Receptor Expression are Altered in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis, Nicole Jeanne Tarlton
Opto-Acoustic Interrogation and Ultrasound Imaging of Acoustically Sensitive Microcapsules, Shruthi Ranjani Thirumalai
Advisor Induced demand and Moral Hazard in the Third-Party Payor System, David Chandler Thomas
The Use of Web 2.0 Technologies in Archives: Developing exemplary practice for use by archival practitioners, Collin Thorman
Chi-Squared Distance and Metamorphic Virus Detection, Annie Hii Toderici
Affectivity and Impulsivity as Predictors of Workplace Deviance, Brittany Trice
Cosmetic Product Marketing in India vs. the United States, Swati Tripathi
Emission from O2 Gas in the Kleinman-Low Region of the Great Nebula in Orion, Michael Denney Turner
BCM9POWERAD: Variable-Voltage Power Supply PCB Design, Sanjeev Murthy Vakkalanka Varaha
Elucidation of the Molecular Pathway That Mediates Synaptic Partner Recognition, Aruna Varshney
Urban Heat Island Detection Using Landsat Data: A Case Study of Prince William County, Virginia, Jenna Rose Venturini
Constructing and Deconstructing Border Wars, Damien Chadsworth Wendel
Motivating Employees Through Thick and Thin: The Relationship Between Hospital Employee Aspirations and Body Mass Index, Amanda Kay Wentz
Feral Cat Management: Perceptions and Preferences (A Case Study), Rachel Lm Wilken
Effectiveness of a San Francisco Bay Area Community Education Program on Reducing Home Energy Use, Ellen M. Wilkinson
Bioreactor Cultivation of Bacillus Methanolicus Expressing Green Fluorescent Protein, Brian Wong
The Biology and Ecology of six rare plants from Plumas National Forest, Northern California, USA, Suzie Woolhouse
Profiling flavonoid cytotoxicity in human breast cancer cell lines, Sina Yadegarynia
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
The Influence Of Neuroticism On Stress Perception And Its Resultant Negative Affect, Irum Saeed Abbasi
Carbon Electrodes with Tunable Surface Characteristics for Supercapacitors, Ramey Mohamed Abdelrahaman
Low Power Digital Design using Asynchronous Logic, Sathish Vimalraj Antony Jayasekar
