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Theses/Dissertations from 2005
In search of patterns in incident reports : a syntactic approach, Gaston R. Cangiano
Embryonic stem cells for development of a Williams-Beuren syndrome mouse model, Katherine Gayle Carlsmith
Knowledge and attitudes of high school coaches concerning nutritional ergogenics, Gretchen L. Carnes
Housing stress and sex : effects on corticosterone and interleukin-6, Diane Carney
The effects of rhyming stories on a picture pointing task, Sara E. Carriere
In situ analysis of lymphoid expression of murine semaphorins 4A, 4D, 4F & 7A, Sreedevi Chalasani
Eye movement responses to angular and linear motion in wild type and het mice, Patricia Milagros Chang
CSP drop test performance comparison for different solder ball materials, Won Chang
Marketing tools as factors in destination image formation, Wan-Zu Chao
Effects of management on lepidoptera and parasitoids in tropical banana agroecosystems, Darya Chehrezad
The effect of applying persuasive communication to realistic job previews, Chun-Ling Chen
Robustness of disturbance observer on a six-DOF dynamic system, Michael Sungmin Cho
Cloning BIV Tat sequences into the pFliTrx vector for use in peptide display, Chun-Jung Chu
The courage to break the rules : the history of abortionists 1936-1973, Claudia Nicole Clark
Assistive technologies based on synthetic speech : interface compatibility, Jose R. Concepcion
The appeal of reality television : a uses and gratifications perspective, Gina Danica Corrie-Metcalf
Synthesis and application of steroid bonded stationary phases for HPLC & LC-MS, Lopa Dalal
The effect of kinesthetic and spatial information in manual control performance, Arik-Quang V. Dao
Dispersal and phylogeography of Cancer magister using DNA sequencing, Honey J. Dedhia
Effect of scroll bar and navigation menu co-location on web performance, Heather Hampton Devine
Self-adaptable trust mechansim for web services, Oana Andreea Dini
Small-scale analysis of fish and habitat relationships off central California, Jeffrey Michael Field
Larval dynamics of brachyuran crabs in a high latitude fjord, southeast Alaska, Jennifer L. Fisher
The library at Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, Daryl Fisher-Ogden
The feedback model in peer-to-peer based active e-learning, I-Ching Fong
Creation of a hybridization probe specific to chick bone morphogenetic protein-6, Stephanya Freckelton
Women and sport in Africa : An ethnographic study in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Amy J. Freitag
Shelf-life study of peach halves in active EVOH pouches : a color and texture analysis, Lisa Diane Gebbia
Graduate teaching assistants' use of power, face, and politeness, Ambica Dhanjal Gill
Exploring the themes in India currents magazine using narrative analysis, Priya Gopalakrishnan
Predictors of sexual harassment victimization among college students, Helle Susanne Gram
Ergonomic analysis of posture among members of a landscape tree crew, Kim Granata-Clark
Effects of integrating weather onto a synthetic terrain, Eromi Guneratne
Sequence analysis of the Hro-Twist promoter, Tara Ann Gurtler
Numerical simulation of coastal mesoscale flows in Monterey Bay and Eritrea, Bereket Lebassi Habtezion
Beyond battering : the long-term effects of domestic violence, Christine Hagion-Rzepka
Design of a disturbance observer applied to a SCARA robotic arm, David L. Harlow
Mortals, Kelly A. Harrison
The tower societies of medieval Florence, Paul R. Harrison
Knowledge and use of ephedrine among high school athletes, Jayme R. Hatcher
A cross cultural study of employees' time perceptions, Nirit Hazan
Spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) microsatellite variation in California, Andrea L. Henke
Understanding the norm of objectivity in visual communication education, Karin Margaret Higgins
Effect of rater background on objectivity of the rapid upper limb assessment, Virginia J. Hixson
Effect of ambient noise on the comprehension of synthetic speech, Kristen S. Huang
Sources and magnitude of fluid venting from the Mariana forearc serpentine mud volcanos, Samuel M. Hulme
E.C. Allen and the emergence of the modern magazine, Peter Hutchinson
This is a man : language, memory, and identity in Primo Levi's Se questo è un uomo, Judith Ichisaka
Requirements engineering for mobile systems, Goksun Ilhan
Every bad thing mama ever said : and other stories, Sherry Ann Jackson
Design of Bluetooth frequency synthesizer, Shridevi Vijayakumar Jade
Optimism, adversity, and performance : comparing explanatory style and AQ, Monica Brannon Johnson
Development of advanced numerical algorithms for modeling complex flows, Michael Gino Kapper
The goddess Asherah in ancient Israel and her pillar figurines, Yael Karmi
Ensemble work in theatre rehearsals : dynamics that shape group cohesion, Erin Shaughnessy Kelly
The Seventh U.S. Cavalry and the closing of the military frontier, 1876-1891, John Kenney
An NMOS transistor with localized channel and pocket implantations, Salih Kilic
Evaluating biofilm performance using surface plasmon resonance, Kimberly Ann Kroiss
Work values comparison : Caucasian Americans and Asian Indians in Silicon Valley, Kamini Kumar
Ergonomic product intervention and training on productivity and comfort, Dawn Armstrong Langer
Biology of the red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, in Northern California, Robert Thomas Leaf
Adaptive behavior for fighting game characters, Leo Lee
Recruitment and function of large woody debris in four California coastal streams, Michelle A. Leicester
X-ray absorption spectral study of metal to insulator transition in NiS₁.₃₈Se₀.₆₂, Quang Van Le
Habitat selection and foraging of herons and egrets in South San Francisco Bay, Sheri Lynn Lubin
Design to handle interruptions in human-computer interaction, Chiao-Yu Lu
Heritage and destiny short stories, Daisy Luu
Dual header pulse interval modulation for digital communication systems, Maung Tun Tun Lynn
Fermat numbers : historical view with applications related to fermat primes, Faun C. Maddux
Television advertising's portrayal of women, Ruth J. Mapgaonkar
A content analysis of body images of female models in YM Magazine from 1976-2004, Anna Simon Matthai
Undergraduate women's conceptions of information use, Clarence Maybee
The Mongol invasions of the Near East, Ryan James McDaniel
La storia di la strega = The strega's story, Joan McMillan
The media's effect on presidential approval during the Iraq conflict, Ryan Bradley Medders
The music of San Francisco and Berkeley at the time of the 1906 earthquake, Ruth Evelyn Miller
Real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of M. tuberculosis, Karen Lynn Morgan
Inductive reasoning in the algebra classroom, Mihad Mahmoud Mourad
The effect of target color and contrast on movement time in aimed movement tasks, Robert Murphy
Experience Music Project : formalizing the vernacular, Ann Russell Myhre
Nurturing intrapreneurship : a cross-cultural analysis of organizational climates, Rangapriya Narasimhan
Availability of iron and zinc in commercial infant cereals, Nasim Nazari
Fibonacci and Lucas series with elliptic functions, TuAnh Gia Nguyen
Survival, movements, and diet of juvenile harbor seals along central California, Stori Christine Oates
America's relationship with colonial Việt Nam : World War II to new world order, John Shea O'Donnell
Tribal sovereignty and the Endangered Species Act : recovering the Idaho wolves, Davinna Lam Ohlson
Reconsidering Ōbaku Zen and the foundation of the ink paintings of Itō Jakuchū, Mie Onnagawa
Effect of mechanical strain on gastric smooth muscle cell cultures in vitro, Errol Omaar Ozdalga
Linearized equations for J2 perturbed motion relative to an elliptical orbit, Dennis C. Pak
Violet Oakley, mural painter : rethinking women artists and masculine genres, Regina Megan Palm
Aquifer recharge estimates based on unsaturated zone measurements, New Jersey, Kimberlie S. Perkins
The effect of cations on trypsin kinetics using [DL-]BAPNA as the substrate, Sathyappriya Pichaikannu
Employee value congruence with supervisors and coworkers : a cross-cultural study, Rachel Pickworth
Homeless manhood : a study of masculine identity among black homeless men, Karla J. M Powell
Text messages : Talking about race, class, and gender in youth cyberspaces, Alyssa Richman
The ALSN 2004 model to predict shrinkage of concrete containing SRA, Snezana Ristanovic
Remembering the concentration game : chance or memory?, Anne Schmidt
Petrology of Miocene volcanic rocks in the Resting Spring Range, California, Anthony Andrew Schuetze
Evaluating written ergonomic material among sheet metal workers, Kristine Lu Whigam Schultz
Los personajes femeninos de las novelas de Isabel Allende, Natalya Selitser