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Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Project Adventure activities and team cohesion of girls high school basketball players, Melodee Yoko Kiyota
Geology and geochemistry of volcanic dikes in the Pacheco Pass area, California, Pavel A. Kosovichev
Microscopy of the turtle utricle and its innervation, Heeral C. Kothari
An online training module for staff in a combined university-public library, Bridget Kowalczyk
The impact of educational drama on the advancement of English language learning, Kathie R. Kratochvil
Prevalence and types of food cravings in a culturally diverse urban university, Heidi M. Kromschroder
Generating stable constructs of beta-2 adrenergic receptor by truncation, Meera Kumar
Eighteenth-century French furniture and aristocratic gender performance, Bonnie Susan Lee Kuo
Biogeographical genetic variation of the Dungeness crab (Cancer magister), Corinne H. Lardy
Liquid crystal bonded stationary phases for high pressure liquid chromatography, Susan M. Larrabee
Phoenix rising : effects of the 1906 earthquake on California print culture, Jessica Lynn Lemieux
Defending flash worms : contemporary detection schemes and a hierarchical model, Pele Y. Li
Dynamic qualities of motion crosslinguistic semantics through Laban analysis, Jimmyle Listenbee
Public perceptions of water reuse in Santa Clara County, California, Junlin Linda Liu
Biotinylated oligonucleotides for DNA-protein methylation protection, Lorri Kay Lockyer
Analysis of bread bag closures for individuals with rheumatoid arthritis, Ruth A. K Loewenhardt
Images of Russians in American cinema : Kathryn Bigelow's "K-19: the widowmaker", Sergey Loginov
Analysis of carotenoids produced by strains isolated in Calistoga, CA with LC/MS, Philip Lo
Product placement in movies : a content analysis of contexts of the placement, Ai Makino
Gender and leadership in corporate and non-profit positions, Adriana Manago
Investigation of electroosmotic fluid velocity in roughened capillaries, Srikant Surya Mantha
Predictors and outcomes of perceived race and accent discrimination, Guhapriya N. Margam
The free trade rhetoric of the Cato Institute, Kevin Marinelli
Less is more : the phenomenon of the ten-minute play in today's American theatre, Bryan Martin
The case of Los Siete de la Raza : an historical examination and content analysis, Adriana Citlalli Martinez Diaz
Sensitivity of the models for predicting creep of concrete, Hina Masood
House of comedy, Edie L. Matthews
Exam stress, depression, social support, and sleep disturbance, Leticia Mayoral
Bilateral anterior cruciate ligament rupture in female identical twins : a case study, David N. McAuliffe
Burnout and coping among certified athletic trainers in two high school settings, Alise M. McBrien
The hidden society : a sub-culture of women dealing with infertility, Sarah Elizabeth Mealey
Employee voice in Silicon Valley's most employee-friendly companies, Dina Medina
Nurses' opinions of speech pathologists working in neonatal intensive care units, Lisa Ann Medina
Neotectonic evolution of the Avawatz Mountains, Southern Death Valley, California, Jennifer A. Mendonça
Formal and informal sanctions as deterrents to rape, Lita Marie Mercado
A framework for self-configuration, Fadil Mesic
The relationships between leadership styles and employee engagement, Joshua M. Metzler
Qajar painting in the second half of the nineteenth century and realism, Mahshid Modares
Stranger in a strange land : autobiography in selected plays by Eugene O'Neill, Ingy Hassan Mohamed
Variables that affect burnout among graduate assistant athletic trainers, Jocelyn A. Moody
After Altamira, Neli Moody
Age, tenure, and attribution : key concepts of the psychological contract, Alicia Motta
Alignment shift analysis using hybridization energy rules, Jaya Nair
The effects of frequency of strength training in prepubescent girls, Analisa F. Naldi
The democracy in the Roman Republic, Celso Kelly Neto
A field experimental study of natural language versus Boolean searching, Lisa Ha T Ngo
Construction of symmetric matrices with prescribed spectra, Viet H. Nguyen
Evaluation of environmental youth internet forums for small island nations, Darcy L. Nugent
Hyp[h]enation nation, Mofolasayo Ogundiran
Design and analysis of direct-down conversion CMOS mixer, Maithil Pachchigar
Hegemonic masculinity and male interpretations of female objectification, Nicolette Anne Marie Pacho
Maternal attendance and pupping site fidelity of Steller sea lions in Alaska, Pamela Parker
Tourism in Deqin, China : a cultural, economic, and environmental assessment, Pete Parker
Recycled water uses, environmental sociology, and identity theory in San José, Pierce C. Parker
Factors affecting stickhouse site selection in Neotoma fuscipes using GIS, Jenna Catherine Patton
A case report : compartment syndrome of the anterior thigh in a collegiate female, Michelle C. Pikor
Habitat partitioning in two sympatric species of chipmunk, Warner Mountains, CA, Mary Helen Poffenroth
Restoring a native grass to reduce runoff in the Watsonville sloughs, Michael A. Powers
Spatio-temporal applications, Swati Prabhu
Stable-isotope study of infiltration under stream channels in the Mojave Desert, John C. Radyk
Destination image and willingness to visit India : a study of Bay Area travelers, Subha Rajamohan
Snakes for image registration : survey and suggested enhancement, Manu H. Rao
An ordinary interracial [double strikethrough] romance, Jesse Ratner
IPCC Model Simulations of Future Climate Change in Southeast Asia, Chakkrit Reamruk
Marketing communications plan for the UC-Santa Cruz Volleyball Program, Lorien R. Reckmeyer
Functional characterization of human vitamin D receptor residues S237 and R274, Madhuri Dyapa Reddy
Well-being as a function of deployment, terrorism, commitment, and patriotism, Elisa Aguayo Rolle
Core stability and overuse shoulder injuries in female collegiate swimmers, Rachael A. Rolle
Stability analysis of the Weeks Creek landslide, Santa Cruz Mountains, California, Katerina H. Rousseva
York Corpus Christi cycle plays : examined in light of the Protestant Reformation, Michelle N. Russell
Understanding the Cayley-Hamilton Theorem, Tue Saxon Rust
Predictors of associate degree nursing program completion, Rajinder S. Samra
Building systems using patterns : creating knowledge maps, Huascar A. Sanchez
Perceptions of parents and teachers regarding preschool inclusion, Melissa M. Sandlin
The wetlands project, Renee Ruth Saulnier
A low-noise, low-power circuit for impedance measurement of biological processes, Daniella Schefer
Acute mountain sickness and rating of perceived exertion on Denali, Stacy Schroeder
Landsat image classification using fuzzy sets rule base theory, Avivit Shani
How can Nietzsche's philosophy contribute to feminist thought?, Sharare Sharoki
LRET : local reference with early termination for H.264 motion estimation, Sweta Singh
Ecological investigations of a fish kill in Pescadero Lagoon, California, Rebecca M. Sloan
Regionalism versus universalism in US collective security policy 1939-1949, Eric Smith
NCAA Division I head coaches perceptions of job task importance of the ATC, Mark Alan Snow
Amélie Nothomb et le Japon, Hiroko Strulovici
The representation of Christianity in popular American films from 2000-2005, Lara T. Sumera
Electrical characterization of silicon dioxide and silicon oxynitride thin films, April Tai
Estimating the impact of 21st century climate change on wildfire risk potential, Meghna Tare
White privilege in the NFL, Shawn R. Thomas
Landbird diversity and abundance in native Monterey pine forests, Nellie Thorngate
Music technology in education, David Trustman
Internet safety education : information retention among middle school aged children, S. Jaimee Tsim
Murales de mi calle = Street gallery, Marisol Martinez Vázquez
Synthesis of capillaries with inorganic salts for OTCEC separation, Sunandini Velpula
Challenging educational barriers : undocumented immigrant student advocates, Francisco J. Villegas
Morphological variation in Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), Karen Viotto
Molecular methods for estimating soil microbial diversity in salt marshes, Jyoti Vyas
Effects of entrainment on marine microbiota in the Moss Landing Power Plant, Gala Virginia Wagner
Response set modulates stroop interference, Daozhong Wang
The integration of third party intellectual property (IP) : reuse of IP cores, Paul Weil
The true story of Candice in time, Timothy Edgar Welch