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Theses/Dissertations from 2012
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
Developing Criteria and Metrics for Assessing Recycled Water Program Effectiveness, Michelle Arias
Water and Power: Agricultural Intensification in Windward North Kohala, Hawai'i Island, Christopher Ian Avery
PID Tuning of Plants With Time Delay Using Root Locus, Greg Baker
Surface Nitriding and Oxidation of Nitinol, Edin Bazochaharbakhsh
Footprints Fill and Fade, James Conrad Beck
Investigation of the Impact of CO₂ on Water-Rock Interactions Using Sequential Extractions, Sarah Beers
Effects of Water Conservation on Evapotranspiration in Las Vegas, Nevada, Joseph Belli
YIG-sphere-based phase shifter for X-band phased array applications, Donald C. Benson
Non-homogeneous Hybrid Rocket Fuel for Enhanced Regression Rates Utilizing Partial Entrainment, Kenny Michael Boronowsky
An Examination of Management Practices as Predictors of Employee Work Engagement, Jennifer Joy Brown
John Bell Hood: Extracting Truth from History, Thomas John Brown
Differences in Eubacterial and Archaeal Soil Communities Along a Precipitation Transect in the Mojave Desert, Elaine Pressly Bryant
The Relationship Between Diversity and Performance in Major League Baseball Teams: Conflict's Mediating Effect, Michelle Maureen Campion
Overlapping Mornings, Joshua Andrew Cembellin
Remembering Latina Maternal Migration to the Silicon Valley: Performance and Poetics, Brittany Danielle Chávez
Visual Articulation of Modernism: Self-portraiture in Colonial Korea, 1915-1932, Julie Chun
Exploring the relationship between organizational citizenship behavior and organizational climates for creativity, Michael Joseph Cilla
An Existential Phenomenological Examination of Parkour and Freerunning, Jennifer L. Clegg
WRF-Model Performance for Wind Power Forecasting in the Coast Ranges of Central California, Kevin Thomas Clifford
Academic Writing Development Through Dialogues Between Tutors and Second-language Learners, Fabio de Oliveira Coelho
Trembler ou Pleurer: La Révolution Française, Le Théatre et L'Image de la Femme, Tracy Anne Cone
No Little Plans: Envisioning the Bay Area Rapid Transit System and the Renewal of Rapid Transit in the United States, Jake Coolidge
Getting by at the Benjamin Mays Black Branch: Library Access for African Americans in Jim Crow South Carolina, 1940-1971, Jamie Irene Cutter
Fabrication and Characterization of Hafnium Oxide Films for Interfacing to a Neuron, Janet Thao Davis
For All Time: An Examination of Romantic Love Through Curse Tablets, Alicia Deadrick
Tourist in the Red Light District, Darrell Joshua Dela Cruz
The Environmental Impact Of The Retail Photoprocessing Industry In Santa Clara County: 1996 Vs. 2006, Benoit Delaveau
Teaching and learning of proof in the college curriculum, Maja Derek
Preparation and characterization of a novel thin film composite polyamide reverse osmosis membrane for water desalination, Jacquana Diep
Situation Awareness in Multiple UAV Control, Naveen Durga
Crossing Borders and Boundaries: An Analysis of the Coyote in U.S.-Mexico Immigration Film, Elizabeth Engelman
The Effects of Kettlebell Training on Aerobic Capacity, Jonathan Asher Falatic
Mastermind is Ubiquitinated and Degraded: Functional Consequence for Notch Signaling, Mozhgan Farshbaf
Regional Identification Methods and Extratropical Dynamical Linkages to Surge Events in the North American Monsoon System, James Elda Favors
Creating an Agent-based Model to Examine Spatial Behavior of Eriocheir Sinensis, Michelle Fong
The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Gulf Coast Libraries and Their Disaster Planning, Jeffrey Frank
Synthesis of Hybrid Inositol Glycan Analogues, Smita Fulzele
The Reluctant Family Man, Nigel Funge
The synthesis and characterization of endcapped silica hydride stationary phase, Prema Gangadhara
Empathic Embarrassment Responses While Viewing Romantic-Rejection and General Embarrassment Situations, Giuliana Louise Garbini
The Impact of Instructor-Provided Lecture Notes and Learning Interventions on Student Note Taking and Generative Processing, Karen Lynn Gee
Million Dollar Red, Jennifer Marie Ghastin
Food habits of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) in San Francisco Bay, California, Corinne Michele Gibble
Social Support and Gender Effects on Academic Confidence in Foster Youth, Carolyn Suzanne Gillard
Nessa 1944, Ellen Christine Glass
The Body Dysmorphic, Nicholas Grant Goodwin
The Effects of Mere Exposure on Responses to Foreign-Accented Speech, Lea Grossman
Reducing Disturbances to Marine Mammals by Kayakers in the Monterey Bay, Megan Maye Gunvalson
"Flex Your Power:" A Rhetorical Analysis of California's Energy Crisis, Karl P. Haase
Assessing the Dimensionality of Active Listening in the Workplace, Trevor Wayde Hanna
Construction and Simplicity of the Large Mathieu Groups, Robert Peter Hansen
Design of a Small Solar-Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Christopher Hartney
Happily Ever After: Construction of Family in Disney Princess Collection Films, Jennifer Hecht
Effects of wearing a mouth guard and movement complexity on simple reaction time, Taijiro Hide
Problem solving with geographic networks in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Steven Hong
H2O and O2 Line Emission from Star-Forming Molecular Gas: Photodissociation Regions and Shocks, Paul Houck
The Ability of Youth Soccer Coaches to Recognize and Manage a Concussion, Henry John House III
Nearshore Fish Assemblage Patterns with Respect to Landscape-Scale Habitats in Central California, Kristin Irene Hunter-Thomson
Life History Characteristics of the Starry Skate, Raja stellulata, from California waters, Kelsey James
The Production and Planning Process of the Book of Kells, Roxanne V. Jones
Dangerous Decor: Consumer Knowledge of Health Risks within Interior Spaces, Kaitlin Keith
Rust Stains, David Eugene Kern
Effects of Kettlebell Training on Metabolic Syndrome in Women, Karen Inez (Kieffer) Moreno
Residence, Nikolina Kulidzan
Jshield: A Java Anti-Reversing Tool, Deepti Kundu
Design and Optimization of an Active Magnetic Thrust Bearing for Flywheel Energy Storage Systems, Siu Kiong Lam
