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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Evaluation of the Effects of Walnut Extract on the Cell Division G2/M Cyclin-Cyclin B1 in Breast Cancer Cells, Savita Pinaki Shah
The Effects of Discrete Emotions on Risky Decision Making, Hoeun Sim
The Moderating Role of Perceived Organizational Support and Perceived Supervisor Support on the Relationship Between Teamwork Behaviors and Affective Commitment, Carlie Ann Stephens
Synthesis and Characterization of Silica Hydride-Based Pentynoic Acid Stationary Phase, Nasrin Syed
Evaluation of a Silica Hydride Based Diol Stationary Phase For High Pressue Liquid Chromatogrphy, Kathleen Talbott
A Sedimentological Analysis of the Siliciclastic Fraction in Pliocene Core Sediments from Bowers Ridge, Bering Sea (IODP Exp 323), Melinda Tanner
Egg Turning Behavior and Egg Temperature in Relation to Mercury Contamination of Forster's Terns (Sterna forsteri), Gregory T. Taylor
Examining the Moderating Effect of Life Satisfaction on the Relationship between Perceived Underemployment and Job Attitudes among Millennials, Savannah M. Trakes
Solitary By Any Other Name: Silence to Segregation in American Prisons, Chelsea van Aken
A Study on the Sparsity Property of the Jordan Canonical Form, MinhNhat Vu
Testing Camera Trap Density Estimates From the Spatial Capture Model and Calibrated Capture Rate Indices Against Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spp.) Live Trapping Data, Timothy A. Walker
Investigation of the Molecular Mechanisms That Mediate Neural Circuit Formation, Katherine Watters
Developing an Empirical Correlation for the Thermal Spreading Resistance of a Heat Sink, Andrew Richard Werdowatz
Women Business Leaders in Biotech and Hi-Tech, and Related Industry Cluster Factors, Jessica White
Trust, Reciprocity, Fairness, and Mind Reading Under Stress, Charles Jia Yao Xie
The Differential Reproductive Performance Of Female Tree Swallows, Tachycineta bicolor, Catherine Yi
A Framing Analysis of Latinos in the Facebook Pages of News Organizations, Juliana Zapata Acosta
Assessing Glacial Modification of Bedrock Valleys in the Sierra Nevada, California, Using a Novel Approach, Paul D. Zimmer
Geometric Control Theory: Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications, Geoffrey A. Zoehfeld
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Diversity and Community Structure of Marine Invertebrate Fossil Assemblages from the Neogene of the Dominican Republic, Nina Abdollahian
The Progress of Heartbreak: A Short Story Collection, Areeba Abid
One County, Two Libraries: Watsonville and the Organizing of the Santa Cruz County Library System, 1900-1930, David Robert Addison
Public Diplomacy for a Global World: The United States and Iran, Sarah A. Aghazadeh
A Sentimental Pigeon Keeper, ADNAN ALAM
Characterization of Gut Associated Circulating Invariant Natural Killer T Cells (iNKT) in Chronic Inflammation of the Intestine, Venus Allahyarzadeh
The Interactive Effect of Core Self-Evaluations and Perceived Organizational Support in Predicting Work Engagement, Martin Andres Araya
Using ground beetles (Carabidae) to assess riparian habitat restoration on the central coast of California: Chlaenius cumatillis may be a sensitive indicator, Jeondra Jessica Arrington
Effects of Acute Exercise, Mindfulness Meditation, and Mindfulness Meditation Neurofeedback on Stroop Performance, Claire Evelyn Balgemann
The Secret of Plinket, Priya Banwait
Growth, mortality, and reproductive potential of California Halibut (Paralichthys californicus) off central California, Cheryl L. Barnes
Using a Self-Management Project to Improve Student Performance in an Online Introductory Statistics Course, Nicholas Glenn Bathurst
Re-thinking migration: Mexican migration in a regime of subordinate inclusion, Eduardo Bautista
Human Impacts on Rocky Intertidal Gastropods: Are Marine Protected Areas Effective?, Cassie Bednar
Movements, Habitat Use, and Demography of Western Pond Turtles in an Intermittent Central California Stream, Joseph Paul Belli
Patterns of the Urban Jordanian Arabic Broken Plural, Netta Ben-Meir
Effects of Input Modality on Capturing Notes, Chaya Bijani
Alfalfa Trap Cropping Increases Abundance Of Key Arachnids In An Organic Strawberry Agroecosystem, Sutapa Biswas
The Effect of Post-Operative Analgesics on Ovarian Medullary Angiogenesis and Vasculogenesis, Shamus Martin Brady
Trajectories of Air Parcel Motions in Mars' Atmosphere Computed Using HYSPLIT, David Bruggeman
Seasonal Road Layout Design In Mountainous Terrain Using GIS With The Side Hill And Least Cost Path Methods, Emil Harold Brundage
Estimating Stagnation-Point Radiative Heating Using Maslen's Inverse Method And High-Temperature Equilibrium Air Properties, Alexander Anthony Carlozzi
"Living in the Confluence of Two Eternities": The Impact of Politicized Religion in Richmond, Virginia, 1845-1914, Timothy Allen Case
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Diet and Abundance at a Stopover and Wintering Ground on Southeast Farallon Island, California, Sara Lee Chandler
Deathbed Confessions of the Prison: Remembering Life and Death Inside, Ernest K. Chavez
Comparing Taxi Clearance Input Layouts for Advancements in Flight Deck Automation for Surface Operations, Lara W.S. Cheng
Characterization of the Performance and Failure Mechanisms of the Hydrazine Propulsion System of ISEE-3, Marco Colleluori
Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbance in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica: Iceberg Scours, Human-Derived Pollutants, and their Effects on Benthic Communities, Clint Alan Collins
Slippage: Poems, Jonathan E. Cook
Chasing Rx: A Spatial Ethnography of the CrossFit Gym, Matt Crockett
Predicting Stranding Patterns of Live Oiled Seabirds, Carcass Deposition, and Carcass Retention in Monterey Bay, Marilyn Cruickshank
The Demise of American Musical Theatre of San Jose, Mike Scott Cymanski
The Relationship Between Personality and Job Outcomes in Flexible Work Arrangements: Time and Location, John Cameron Davis
Clarifying the Role of Social Support in the Relationship between Stressors and Strains at Work: The Effect of Self-Construals, Maria Joao Subtil de Carvalho
Mapping the Labyrinth: Gerald Brenan's Contribution to the Modern Historiography of Spain and the Spanish Civil War, Sherwin Peter Lucas de la Cruz
The relationship between employee engagement and survey response rate with union membership as a moderator, Alexandra Mariah de la Rocha
“Great Nature, Refuge of the Weary Heart:” A Regional and Literary Exploration of the Early Grove Plays of the Bohemian Club, Jeremy Denouden
INFLUENCE OF MACROMOLECULAR CROWDING ON WATER AND MODEL REACTION EQUILIBRIA, Sai Sathyasree Dharmaraj
Marking the Condottiere's Dynasty: The Saletta Delle Dame of the Martinengo-Padernello, Sarah Elizabeth Dragovich
Structure, Construction, and Geochemistry of the Cretaceous Seven-Fingered-Jack Intrusive Complex in the Klone Peak Area, North Cascades, Washington, Kelly N. Dustin
Structure, Construction, and Geochemistry of the Highly Elongate, Cretaceous Seven-Fingered Jack Pluton in the Devil's Smokestack Area, North Cascades, Washington, Scott William Elkins
Gender Differences in Stress, Alcohol Consumption, and Cigarette Use among College Students at San José State University, Thomas Farleigh
From Trauma to Trial: Proposing New Methods for Examining the Variability of Sharp Force Trauma on Bone, Amanda Feldman
Holy Warriors and Bellicose Bishops: The Church and Warfare in Early Medieval Germany, Nicholas Edward Friend
Understanding Participation of Racial and Ethnic Groups in Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Trials, Angela Jean Fuller
Consumer Complaints and Protection: Stable Analysis and Design Patterns, Vishnu Sai Reddy Gangireddy
Face Recognition: An Engineering Approach, Farshad Ghahramani
Quantifying Variability in Oculomotor and Manual Choice Response Times, Angelica Godinez
Reconfiguring the Female Body: Trauma and Sacrifice in South Asian Partition Narratives, Gayathri Goel
Peripheral Blood Plasmablast Frequencies and Trafficking in Pediatric Crohn's Disease, Caroline M. Green
Screening Bioactive Molecules In Tetrahymena thermophila Using Phagocytosis Determined By Flow Cytometry, Santosh Gummidipundi
Military Urbanism and the Government of Risk in Post-9/11 Oakland, Clint Hayden
Impacts of Scholarship and Publication on Entry-level Hiring: Public Services Applicants in Academic Libraries in the United States, James E. Hicks
The Development of a Small Scale Wind Tunnel Simulating the Atmospheric Boundary Layer, Maximillian Hobson-Dupont
Job Embeddedness and Turnover Intentions: The Moderating Role of Perceived Supervisory Support, Cherrity Nichole Holmes
Tweets From San Francisco: Staying In Touch With Constituents, Daniel G. Howell
Effects of Particle Size and Particle Heterogeneity on Benthic Functional Guilds in Elkhorn Slough, CA, Katherine Elizabeth Huotari
Tales of Archaeological Places: Visualizing Mayan Pre-Colonial Settlement Patterns, Angela Ivanov
Peregrinations: A Memoir of the Art of Falconry and Mental Health, Leslie S. Jacoby
The Effects of Gender, Physical Attractiveness, and Socioeconomic Status on Initial Attraction, Sherrie Jagolino
Frequency of Counseling Sessions and Weight Loss Maintenance in a Commercial Lifestyle-Based Weight Management Program, Ashlee K. Jenson Gossard
Runtime Reconfigurable Multi-Processor Architectures, Lomberto P. Jimenez
Lithologic controls on knickpoint formation in Sierra Nevada bedrock channels, Brittany Danielle Johnson
Synthesis of a Ditopic Verdazyl Ligand and Investigation of its Coordination to Transition Metals, Erik Charles Johnson
Ritual and Religion in the Ohlone Cultural Area of Central California, Doug Jones
Mitochondrial dysfunction and lipid metabolism play a major role in the lethality caused by developmental alcohol exposure, Payam Khodabakhshi
Asylia and Peer Polity Interaction in the Hellenistic Period, Kathleen Ann Kirsch
A Study of Laser Ablation Propulsion Using Polyoxymethelyne and a High Power Diode Laser, Michael David Kolesar
The Year of Mayoring Dangerously, Christopher J. Krohn
A Simplified ATP Assay for Planktonic Organisms with Improved Extraction Efficiency, Julie Ching Kuo
The Ember Kindlers: A Memoir of My Childhood in Hong Kong, Clara Yin Ping Lam
Global Leadership Effectiveness: the Predictive Value of Cognitively Oriented Competencies, Silma E. Lange
"They Going to Throw You in Jackson Where You Belong": Depictions of Mental Disability in the Works of William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor, Marie Elizabeth Lawson
A Snail's Tale: A Geological History of a Species, Anthony Mervin Lenci
The Effect of Distractions on Task Performance and Enjoyment as Moderated by Regulatory Fit, Kimberly Leung
