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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Preliminary Investigation of Commercially Available Pluronics as UV Curable 3D Printing Inks for Tissue Engineering Applications, A'Lester Cordell Allen
Directed Self-Assembly of High-χ Block Copolymers for Advanced Patterning Applications, Gabriela Alva
Trail Vision: Utilizing Leopold As Environmental Equipment For Living, Kendall Elizabeth Barrett
Silicon Revolution: Sustainability Disclosures and Performance in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry (2010-2014), Swarali Bhat
Increasing Colistin Susceptibility in Antibiotic-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Lauren Renee Blankenship
Experiments with and Implementation of a Context Sensitive Text Summarizer, Charles Joseph Bocage
Mindfulness Modulated Attention with Neurofeedback in Multiple Object Tracking, Jennifer M. Brennan
Dynamics and Control of A Suspended ATN Vehicle, Wade Patterson Brown
Perceived Organizational Support and Perceived Supervisor Support as Antecedents of Work Engagement, Kelista Lea Burns
Evaluating Contradicting and Confirming Evidence: A Study on Beliefs and Motivated Reasoning, Zachary Alan Caddick
Trust and Complacency in Cyber Security, Ashley Allison Cain
Troubadours of the Disaster, Peter Christian Caravalho
Intercolony Comparison of Diets of Western Gulls in Central California, Anne L. Cassell
The Moderating Effect of Attachment Style on the Breach-Violation Relationship, Misael Cerpas
The Effect of Climate Change on the Coffee Crop in Chiapas, Mexico, Elizabeth Gayle-Ann Chinoransky
The Effects of Online Course Pedagogies on Learning and Cognitive Workload, Kallan Kay Christensen
Juana Alicia: a Case Study of the Artist as Critical Muralist, Allison Ann Connor
Difficulty Swallowing, Kimberly Elizabeth Cunningham
Good Grief, Alexandra Deabler
Achieving Higher Academic Performance: Access at the Intersections of Culturally Diverse Populations in Higher Education On-campus Communities, Koryn Calee Dillard
Effects of global change on algal biomineralization and benthic community interactions on California's temperate rocky reefs, Emily Marie Donham
The Role of Bed Shear Stress in Sediment Sorting Patterns in a Reconstructed, Gravel Bed River, Samuel Emerson
Debris Flow Fans in Yosemite Valley National Park, California, Evan Scott Enriquez
Elucidating the Role of Mastermind-like 1 in the Degradation of Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2C, Azia S. Evans
Exposure Assessment of Asthma and Modeling of PM2.5 during the 2007 Southern California Wildfires, Areana Flores
Variation in Organismic RNA and DNA Content: Analysis and Application to the Assessment of Living Planktonic Biomass, Elizabeth Lam Gagneron
“A (Blind) Woman's Place is (Teaching) in the Home”: The Life of Kate Foley, 1873-1940, Angela Gates
The Role of Psychological States in Predicting Work Engagement: A Test of Kahn's Model, Taylor Gatti
Cygna at the Summit, Jacqueline Gross
A Qualitative Investigation of USA Weightlifting Facebook Follower Engagement During a World Event, Dora Gyulai
The Effect of Heavy Quarter Squats on Vertical Jump in Female Athletes, Matthew Alan Haack
A Fully Automated Solver for Multiple Square Jigsaw Puzzles Using Hierarchical Clustering, Zayd Hammoudeh
Authentic Leadership and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors: The Moderating and Mediating Effect of Communication Frequency, Alyssa C. Hardwick
The Shojo Within the Work of Aida Makoto: Japanese Identity Since the 1980s, Laurel Rose Hartman
The Upstart Orchard, Jeffrey Heid
Sex-specific diet and rockfish consumption in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus): Insights from molecular scatology, Keith Michael Hernandez
The Effects of Repeated Global Self-Adapted Testing on Online Statistics Performance, Gita Sierra Hodell
Variation in adrenal and thyroid hormones with life-history stage in juvenile northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), Jennifer Jelincic
Data Reduction of a Shake-Table Experimental Study of Architectural Precast Concrete Cladding, Kanotha Charles Kamau-Devers
Fangirl Stays West, Jessica Keaton
RNA-Protein Structure Classifiers Incorporated into Second-Generation Statistical Potentials, Takayuki Kimura
Geraldine, Katherine King
Evaluation of a Silica Hydride-Based Undecynoic Acid Stationary Phase For High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Veena Menon Kozhikote
Psychopathology and Creativity Among Creative and Non-Creative Professions, Victor Kwan
Evaluating the Predictive Validity of the Global Competencies Inventory for Determining Global Leadership Outcomes, Emily Tuyet Le
Structure, Construction, and Emplacement of the Late Cretaceous Sonora Pass Intrusive Suite: Central Sierra Nevada Batholith, California, Monika B. Leopold
Estuarine Habitat Use by the California Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis), Jacqueline Kimberly Lindsey
Effects of Substrate Warming on Sessile Marine Invertebrate Communities in Monterey Bay, California, Stephen Loiacono
Treatment of Sk-Mel-28 Cells With r-Moj-DM Upregulates Pro-Apoptotic Genes P53 and TNF-B While Downregulating Oncogene c-Myc, Melissa Lombardo
Crying Wolf: An Analysis of the Use of Sensational Content within the Media and the Desensitizing Effects it has on Audiences, Lindsey Lowe
Trapped in endoderm-1 Reveals a Novel Role for Fruitless in Drosophila melanogaster Courtship, Peter Luu
Developing an Understanding of the Imaginative and Creative Processes Utilized in Theatrical Costume Design, Cherise Louise Mantia
A New Hue For Heroism -Or- A Multi-Method Evolutionary Analysis of the Green Lantern Comic Book Series For Insights On the Changing Cultural Perspective of Heroism, Randolph Marchman
Aligning K-12 and higher education: Using an intersectional approach to identify student preparation factors present upon college entry, Edgar Martinez
Simulating and Understanding a Summertime Dry Lightning Event in Coastal California, Philip Isaac Martin
Design and Analysis of a Low-Power 8-Bit 500 KS/S SAR ADC for Bio-Medical Implant Devices, Ehsan Mazidi
The Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment on the Relationship Between Job and Personal Resources and Employee Engagement, Ian McAllister
Structure and Volcanic Evolution of the Northern Highland Range, Colorado River Extensional Corridor, Clark County, Nevada, Ryan A. McKee
Pretty maps: evaluating GIS adoption of cartographic design standards and best practices in professional publications, David Medeiros
Mémoires: The Revolutionary Map of the Twentieth Century, Megan Merritt
What's Happened to France? Sundays, Socialism, and Neoliberal Modernity, Michael Vincent Metz
Synthesis and Studies of Polymers Crosslinked with Electrochemically Degradable Crosslinking Reagents, Raymond Phillip Meury
Exploring Racial Diversity in Caldecott Medal-Winning and Honor Books, Angela Christine Moffett
SERS Intensity Correlations to LSPR on Aggregated Au@Ag Systems, Caesar Alexander Munera
Geochemical Modeling and Hydrothermal Experiments used to Constrain the Conditions of Illite Diagenesis in Sedimentary Basins, Michael Joseph Murphy
Enhancing Scalability and Performance in Software-Defined Networks: An OpenDaylight (ODL) Case Study, Priyanka Neelakrishnan
Cux2-Positive Radial Glial Cells Generate Diverse Subtypes of Neocortical Projection Neurons and Macroglia, Ton Dan Nguyen
The Relationship between Psychological Conditions for Engagement and Voluntary Turnover: The Moderating Effects of Job Performance and Salary Growth, Krista Marie Niemela
Drawing place field diagrams of neural codes using toric ideals, Nida K. Obatake
Uncovering “New Man” Feminism: Arthur F. Mathews at the San Francisco School of Design, 1890-1896, Mary Okin
Fire Water Blues, Alexander James Papoulias
Living between Borders: Transnational Marriage and US Resettlement Patterns in Sudanese Refugee Populations, Deirdre Patterson
Wilderness State Park Volunteers: A Qualitative Case Study of Meaning and Sustainability, Christina A. Peterson
Redox Active [2 x 2] Grid Complex as a Foundation for a Verdazyl Radical Grid Complex, Insight into the Electronic Structure., Benjamin Ploof
Environmental Drivers of Benthic-Interior Exchange Events Over the Continental Shelf of Monterey Bay, California, Ben Yair Raanan
The Impact of Performance Management System Characteristics on Perceived Effectiveness of the System and Engagement, Laura Ricci
Can Positive Mood or Mindfulness Interventions Increase Body Satisfaction?, Gabrielle Mary Rodgers
The Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Fog Hours of California's Central Coast, Chrissy Rogers
Popularity Prediction of Reddit Texts, Tracy Rohlin
Modeling Cloud Computing Threats and Vulnerabilities, Maryam Runiassy
Studying Globular Clusters in the Dwarf Galaxy NGC 247 Using Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam Imaging, Vakini Santhanakrishnan
Cultural influences in political ideology: conservatism and vertical individualism, Cyrus Sarrafpour
Effects of Zoledronate During Simulated Weightlessness on Bone Structure and Mechanics, Ryan T. Scott
Zircon Geochemical and Isotopic Constraints on the Evolution of the Mount Givens Pluton, Central Sierra Nevada Batholith, Callie Sendek
Comparative Evaluation of Malnutrition Screening in Oncology Patients in an Acute Care Hospital: A Pilot Study, Chandni Sen Sinha
The Final Cut, Lauren Elise Serpa
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
