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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Effects of Caffeine Administered During Consolidation on Veridical and False Memory, David Amy
Half: A Novel, Ariel E. Andrew
The Mere Presence Effect: Attentional Bias Promoted by Smartphone Presence, Maria del Pilar Bianchi Bosch
The Diablo Winds of Northern California: Climatology and Numerical Simulations, Carrie Lynn Bowers
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
Different Methods of Embodied Cognition in Pedagogy and its Effectiveness in Student Learning, Cassandra Durkee
Nonlinear Stiffness and Viscoelasticity of Inhibitor-Treated Blood Clots by Tensile Testing, Wilson S. Eng
The Effect of Managerial Recognition Practices on Job Safisfaction, Helene Fjaagesund
The Whiteness of the Elephant in the Room: How White Guilt, White Fragility, and Colorblind Racial Ideology Shape Environmental and Social Justice Activism in Santa Cruz County, Robert Michael Foran
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
Modeling the Neuro-Ocular Control System and Identifying the Presence of Neurological Disorders by Examining Saccades, Gerald Gardner
A Modular Multi-level Converter for Energy Management of Hybrid Energy-Storage Systems in Electric Vehicles, Sharon Sanjeev George
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
Social Recommendation Systems, Avni Gulati
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
Vehicle Tracking Based on Historical Intersection Over Union, Shuai Hua
Taking A Stand On One Knee: A Content Analysis Study of the San Francisco 49ers' National Anthem Protests, Jack Hunter
Rock Strength: A Main Control of Yosemite's Topography?, Alex Jon Hutcherson
Our Homes, Our Stores: Aging in Place For LGBTQ Communities in the San Francisco Bay Area, Simon Dean Jarrar
Families Come Arranged, Navdeep Kaur
Low-cost Air Monitors Effectively Show School-Level Particle Matter Risks Are Comparable Across Demographic Groups Within An Impacted California Air Region, Farkhondeh Kazemi
Microbial Metagenomes from Cryptofaunal Sponges and Ascidians from Moorea, French Polynesia, Jennifer Keliher
Hes1 Notch Response Elements and their Roles in RBPJ-K Binding, Michael Majid Khayat
Change and Transformation: The Harp as a Symbol of Liminality in Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker (1892), Jeanna Kim
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
Lenstra-Hurwitz Cliques In Real Quadratic Fields, Daniel S. Lopez
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
Advanced Control on Dual-Stage Converters for Power Factor Correction Applications, Akarsh Murthy
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
Minority Stress Impacts In-Group Attitudes and Reactions to Masculinity Threat of Gay Men, Erin Thomas Pereida
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
The Photographic Capacity: Intentionality and Direct Connection in the Artwork of Meghann Riepenhoff, Klea McKenna and Chris McCaw, Allison Wedemeyer Railo
Machine Learning Methods for Kidney Disease Screening, Rathna Ramesh
Effects of Optimizing the Respiratory Pump on Performance During a Simulated Ice Hockey Period, Kurtis Ryan Rayfield
All Eyes on You: The Impact of Increased Surveillance and Media Publicity on Police Identity, Sara Serpa Rodrigues
Airborne Doppler Radar Observations of PyroCu/Cb Plume Kinematics and Thermodynamics During the 2016 Pioneer Fire, Bruno Rodriguez
Separation Events in Modern Greek, Vasiliki Lydia Rounti
A Multivariate Model for Predicting Global Leadership Expertise, Andrea Sanchez Chavez
Ban the Box: Outcomes of Mandatory Disclosure and Predictors of Voluntary Disclosure of Criminal History in Job Applications, Ginevra Marta Scherini
Reproductive Performance, Foraging Effort, and Diet of an Apex Predator, the Common Murre, at one of the Largest Nesting Colonies in the California Current System, Stephanie Rianne Schneider
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
Application of Model Predictive Control in Modular Multilevel Converter for MTPA Operation and SOC Balancing, Mohit Sharma
Empowerment to Action: Youth Participation in a Community-Based Stewardship Program, Carly Egnater Silverman
The Effects of Eccentricity and Saliency on Visual Attention in Avionic Displays, Chad Aaron Smith
Diversity Training Outcomes: Assessing Impact of Diversity Training on Attitudes Towards Societal Diversity and Cognitive Empathy, Iris Lenette Smith
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
Predicting Spatial Distributions of Demersal Fishes off Central California, Anne Catherine Tagini
Current Feedback-Based High Load Current Low Drop-Out Voltage Regulator in 65-nm CMOS Technology, Melody Teoh
Characterization of Four Type-C Silica Columns Using Resveratrol Analogues, Joshua Topete
Effects of Acute Sleep Deprivation on Light-Evoked Pupil Response Dynamics, Terence Lloyd Tyson
Media Representations of Bipolar Disorder Through the Case of Suzy Favor Hamilton, Rachel Vaccaro
Assessment of Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum) Nesting Habitat in the San Francisco Bay Area, Prabha Venu
Prophecy for Sale: On American Rails, Erik Bryan White
Nonpoint Source Bacterial Pollution in the Coyote Creek Watershed, Elisabeth Wilkinson
The Effects of Driving Automation Systems on Human Driving Performance and Driver Fatigue, Lily R. Wong
Psychological Presence in Immersive Virtual Environments, Steven L. Wu
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
