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Bookmark Search: A Web-Based Bookmark Search Engine, Yun Sang Lee Jan 2001

Bookmark Search: A Web-Based Bookmark Search Engine, Yun Sang Lee

Theses Digitization Project

The objective of the project is to create a search engine in which the databases of links are the bookmarks uploaded by the user. The main idea of the BOOKMARK-SEARCH system is the sharing of bookmarks resources required carrying on an Internet search. It aims to provide an affordable search solution to users while sharing bookmarks resouces.


Application Of Active Rules To Support Database Integrity Constraints And View Management, Suwanna Visavapattamawon Jan 2001

Application Of Active Rules To Support Database Integrity Constraints And View Management, Suwanna Visavapattamawon

Theses Digitization Project

The project demonstrates the enforcement of integrity constraints in both the conventional and active database systems. The project implements a more complex user-defined constraint, a complicated view and more detailed database auditing on the active database system.


Virtual Online Stock Trading System, Tao Zhu Jan 2001

Virtual Online Stock Trading System, Tao Zhu

Theses Digitization Project

Stock trading provides a relatively low risk and hassle free channel for people to invest, when compared with other methods. However, it is unfortunate that, for those other people who may be equally interested and financially able in stock trading, they have yet to experience the simplicity of, and the wealth accumulated from stock investments. Reasons for their hesitation to be involved in stock trading vary; but primarily it is due to their lack of experience in trading.


Environmental Fairs: An Examination Of The 1999 Inland Empire Environmental Expo, Bruce Vincent Broxson Jan 2001

Environmental Fairs: An Examination Of The 1999 Inland Empire Environmental Expo, Bruce Vincent Broxson

Theses Digitization Project

This project articulates the foundational purpose for environmental fairs and how they encourage an environmentally literate and responsible citizenry.


Integrating Environmental Education Into The Curriculum Through Environmental Community Service Learning, Jay Allen Westover Jan 2001

Integrating Environmental Education Into The Curriculum Through Environmental Community Service Learning, Jay Allen Westover

Theses Digitization Project

The goal of environmental education is to increase individuals' ecological knowledge, awareness of associated environmental problems, and motivation to evaluate and implement solutions. This project combined the concepts of environmental education with community service learning to create a new method of curriculum integration: environmental community service learning. The California state standards for environmental education, service learning, language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies were integrated into four thematic units using the teaching methodologies of cooperative learning, authentic assessment, and reflection. The integrated, thematic units of this project could be used by educators in a multi-disciplinary, team teaching scenario on in …


Spider Ii: A Component-Based Distributed Computing System, Koping Wang Jan 2001

Spider Ii: A Component-Based Distributed Computing System, Koping Wang

Theses Digitization Project

Spider II system is the second version implementation of the Spider project. This system is the first distributed computation research project in the Department of Computer Science at CSUSB. Spider II is a distributed virtual machine on top of the UNIX or LINUX operating system. Spider II features multi-tasking, load balancing and fault tolerance, which optimize the performance and stability of the system.


Working For The Environment: Pathways To Environmental Careers, Carol Aline Devault Jan 2001

Working For The Environment: Pathways To Environmental Careers, Carol Aline Devault

Theses Digitization Project

Fifteen professionals in a variety of environmental occupations in the United States were interviewed in a structured, open-ended format. Job profiles were developed from the interviews. The philosophy of these environmental professionals is expressed in their own words and offers insights into influences upon career choice, professional training and personal fulfillment. In addition, environmental related career activity guides were developed to help students and their parents and teachers gain an awareness of the occupations available in this field.


The Obispeno Chumash Indians: San Luis Obispo County's First Environmentalists, Sharon L. Marks Jan 2001

The Obispeno Chumash Indians: San Luis Obispo County's First Environmentalists, Sharon L. Marks

Theses Digitization Project

The primary focus of this project is with the interaction between nature and people. How did the Obispeno Chumash affect their surroundings and what was the outcome? Did changes occur in the environment when other people took over the care of the land? Over the last 250 years, the Obispeno Chumash land has evolved from an ecologically green dominion under their stewardship to the present day where the area is noted for its mission, recreational value, wealth of opportunity, and a nuclear power plant located between Morro Bay and Point Buchon along the ocean.


The X-33 And The X-38 Experimental Aircraft: Environmental Connections With Aerospace Science, Elandriel Jean Martin Jan 2001

The X-33 And The X-38 Experimental Aircraft: Environmental Connections With Aerospace Science, Elandriel Jean Martin

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project fosters in students a sense of place and connection with their home area. It also provides students a real-world basis upon which to study the concepts of weather and geography.


Web-Based Database Management System For Research And Development Laboratories: Technical Service Support System, Benito Solórzano Jan 2001

Web-Based Database Management System For Research And Development Laboratories: Technical Service Support System, Benito Solórzano

Theses Digitization Project

With the use of the Internet and the emerging of e-commerce, new and improved technologies and modeling techniques have been used to design and implement web-based database management systems.


Geodesics Of Ruled Surfaces, Steven John Ramirez Jan 2001

Geodesics Of Ruled Surfaces, Steven John Ramirez

Theses Digitization Project

The focus of this thesis is on the investigation of the geodesics of ruled surfaces.


Teaching And Learning In The School Garden, Elizabeth Lynn Waddell Jan 2001

Teaching And Learning In The School Garden, Elizabeth Lynn Waddell

Theses Digitization Project

This project was created to encourage educators to establish school site gardens. Gardens provide the opportunity to introduce environmental topics, and can become hands-on learning centers for subjects across the course of study.


An Environmental Education Field Guide For Mystic Lake Wetland Habitats, Linda Jean Ellingston Jan 2001

An Environmental Education Field Guide For Mystic Lake Wetland Habitats, Linda Jean Ellingston

Theses Digitization Project

This curriculum guide is for grades four through six. It examines how wetlands, wildlife, and people interact and depend upon each other. The San Jacinto Valley wetland area is used as an example of wetland habitat destruction from population pressures that have changed the natural landscape. It is also used as an example of what habitat reconstruction can do to restore vital habitats. Through student contact with the wetlands increased awareness of the fragile interrelationships between the physical and biological components of a wetland habitat is gained. Students can use ecological themes to help them assimilate collected and given data …