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Full Issue, Erin Robinson, Michaela Velleno Apr 2025

Full Issue, Erin Robinson, Michaela Velleno

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

No abstract provided.


Veganism (And Method) In Political Philosophy: A Response To B.V.E. Hyde, Josh Milburn Apr 2025

Veganism (And Method) In Political Philosophy: A Response To B.V.E. Hyde, Josh Milburn

Between the Species

No abstract provided.


Executive Committee - Minutes, 4/1/2025, Academic Senate Apr 2025

Executive Committee - Minutes, 4/1/2025, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.


Using Camera Stations To Investigate Occupancy Probability And Habitat Associations Of Island Spotted Skunks (Spilogale Gracilis Amphiala) On Santa Rosa And Santa Cruz Islands, Desirae Thomaier Apr 2025

Using Camera Stations To Investigate Occupancy Probability And Habitat Associations Of Island Spotted Skunks (Spilogale Gracilis Amphiala) On Santa Rosa And Santa Cruz Islands, Desirae Thomaier

Master's Theses

The California Channel Islands are unique in that two islands (Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz) support two endemic mesocarnivores, the island fox (Urocyon littoralis) and the island spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis amphiala). Following the near-extinction of island foxes in the early 2000s, island spotted skunk populations increased significantly. Now that foxes have recovered, skunk captures have precipitously declined - possibly due to interspecific competition with foxes who have a similar diet but a larger body size and wider temporal niche. It has been proposed that skunks selectively use canyon bottoms and drainages with high vegetation cover and that these areas …


Executive Committee - Agenda, 4/1/2025, Academic Senate Apr 2025

Executive Committee - Agenda, 4/1/2025, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

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Protein Digestibility Impacted By Bacillus Coagulans, Pasteurization And Protein Source In Ready-To-Drink Protein Beverages, Samantha L. Bass, Samantha L. Bass Mar 2025

Protein Digestibility Impacted By Bacillus Coagulans, Pasteurization And Protein Source In Ready-To-Drink Protein Beverages, Samantha L. Bass, Samantha L. Bass

Master's Theses

The goal of this study was to assess how to maximize the digestibility of protein in protein beverages utilizing various protein sources, differing temperature/storage combinations, and the addition of probiotics (Bacillus coagulans). The protein sources used included 3 milk proteins and 2 plant protein sources (micellar casein, milk protein concentrate, reduced-calcium milk protein concentrate, pea protein isolate, and soy protein isolate). Soy protein isolate was chosen because it is readily available and commonly used as a plant protein alternative. Pea protein isolate was chosen because it is a non-allergen, and similarly, it is readily available. Milk protein concentrates …


Aged 539 Graduate Internship Report - Avenal High School, Ryan D. Deaver Mar 2025

Aged 539 Graduate Internship Report - Avenal High School, Ryan D. Deaver

Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports

This report includes documentation that Avenal High School meets the quality criteria required for High School Agriculture Education Programs. The documents are used for reviewing a school as well as applying for grant funding through the Agriculture Incentive Grant. There are supporting documents provided to show proof of things that are being done as well as areas that may need improvement.


Optimizing Action Jrpg Combat For A More Engaging Experience, Jeffer Ng Mar 2025

Optimizing Action Jrpg Combat For A More Engaging Experience, Jeffer Ng

Computer Science and Software Engineering

The purpose of this project is to introduce a more engaging combat system for many JRPGs with real-time combat. Most games of this genre have similar combat systems, making it dull. Understandably, the game’s primary focus is world-building. As long as players feel immersed in the world, that is what makes a great RPG. However, combat is equally important to the immersion. Some JRPGs follow a similar combat script or style: a party of four, each with unique abilities and fighting styles, gets swapped based on the context to combo enemies and deal the maximum amount of damage. While it …


Project Blaze: Rhythmic Shape Creation Roguelike, Austin Edwin Tepe Mar 2025

Project Blaze: Rhythmic Shape Creation Roguelike, Austin Edwin Tepe

Computer Science and Software Engineering

Create circles with player movement to build a pivot meter, to then expend the pivot meter to enter slow mode. In slow mode, the player can make polygon shapes that destroy monsters.


Efficacy Of Immersive Virtual Reality Gameplay In Environmental Attitude Change: The Case Of Abandoned Offshore Oil Platforms In Santa Barbara, Arun Prasad Srinivasan Manoharan Mar 2025

Efficacy Of Immersive Virtual Reality Gameplay In Environmental Attitude Change: The Case Of Abandoned Offshore Oil Platforms In Santa Barbara, Arun Prasad Srinivasan Manoharan

Master's Theses

Public perception plays an important role in shaping conservation policies and decisions, especially in contested environmental spaces. Offshore oil platforms, historically viewed as environmental hazards, have been found to serve as marine habitats that support diverse marine life. However, public perception remains largely negative, influenced by concerns over pollution from past oil spill accidents. Traditional environmental education methods, such as lectures and documentaries, often fail to engage audiences effectively or shift entrenched opinions. This study explores the efficacy of immersive Virtual Reality (VR) gameplay in changing environmental attitudes, specifically in the context of abandoned offshore oil platforms in Santa Barbara, …


Gather: Combating Food Insecurity With Accessible Solutions, Claudia Maldonado Mar 2025

Gather: Combating Food Insecurity With Accessible Solutions, Claudia Maldonado

Graphic Communication

t Throughout my college experience, I have met countless students struggling to maintain a healthy lifestyle, in large part because they do not have the resources to cook healthy meals, are on tight budgets, lack transportation, and simply do not have the time. Through my senior project, I aim to address the issue of food insecurity for college students by completely redesigning and prototyping a concept developed collaboratively with my team members, Callie Russo and Reilly Yuen, during the UX Fest SLO competition (Maldonado, Russo, & Yuen, 2024). This intuitive app, Gather, would link food-insecure college students' CalFresh profiles to …


Space Crash, Tyler T. Le Mar 2025

Space Crash, Tyler T. Le

Computer Science and Software Engineering

Space Crash is a game made using Unity Game Engine which utlizes a rollback netcode in order to handle online multiplayer. The purpose of such netcode is to predict user inputs accross the server in order to cause less delay between players who are playing through the network.


Urban Agriculture Technical Advisory, Katherine Rose Ivanjack, Kylie J. Preciado Mar 2025

Urban Agriculture Technical Advisory, Katherine Rose Ivanjack, Kylie J. Preciado

City and Regional Planning

This project serves as a senior capstone, aimed at exploring the potential of urban agriculture to address critical challenges in sustainability, food security, and community development within California cities. This project highlights practical and innovative approaches to urban farming that can be adopted or adapted to suit the unique needs of urban areas across the state.


Stylezine: The Intersection Of Tech And Fashion, Saiyushi Kumar Mar 2025

Stylezine: The Intersection Of Tech And Fashion, Saiyushi Kumar

Graphic Communication

Using my passion for web development, branding and fashion, I created a website that functions as a fashion resale platform tailored towards college students. My goal was to create a community where like-minded individuals can connect, while reducing fashion’s footprint on the planet. Currently, fast fashion is responsible for 10% of all carbon emissions, and garment workers often earn as little as $200 a week (Hardy, 2024). As younger generations become more aware of these impacts, the demand for slow fashion and second-hand shopping continues to grow. Through this project, I raised awareness about sustainable fashion, reduced the industry’s environmental …


Releaf By Design: Eco Conscious Cannabis Packaging, Abigail Jane Fleishman Mar 2025

Releaf By Design: Eco Conscious Cannabis Packaging, Abigail Jane Fleishman

Graphic Communication

ReLeaf is an innovative project that explores the dynamic intersection of sustainability and functionality in cannabis packaging. This project explores the urgent need for environmentally responsible solutions in an industry often reliant on single-use plastic. This project uses an innovative lens to research current eco-friendly packaging using kraft paperboard tubes, ultraviolet glass jars, and post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastics. This project aims to create a packaging solution that meets industry safety standards while appealing to eco-conscious consumers by prioritizing recyclability, biodegradability, aesthetic design, and compliance with safety regulations. The branding strategy, embodied in the name “ReLeaf,” emphasizes the therapeutic benefits of …


Evermarket:The App For Fresh Finds And Hidden Treasures, Kira M. Sugihara Mar 2025

Evermarket:The App For Fresh Finds And Hidden Treasures, Kira M. Sugihara

Graphic Communication

The purpose of this project is to discover a new way of bringing communities together when it comes to buying, selling and trading goods locally. Many smaller vendors struggle to connect with their communities while buyers often become frustrated with the lack of marketing and advertising for these markets and sales. With the help of a mobile app, sellers will be able to list their markets and sales to buyers who will be able to easily locate these local events. This concept eliminates the frustration of trying to find second-hand and fresh goods by putting them all in one place, …


Sprinter Start Block Training Aid, Kayla Lovejoy, Kevin Almontes Mar 2025

Sprinter Start Block Training Aid, Kayla Lovejoy, Kevin Almontes

Biomedical Engineering

Currently, track and field sprinters ranging from beginner level to world-class have no practical tool that provides quantitative feedback of value on quality of start and quality of the three distinct phases of their sprint race, such that they can quantify the value of their adjustments. Our team will create a device that integrates with the sprint starting block to provide quantifiable data on the quality of a sprinter’s start. This Statement of Work describes drawbacks of current solutions, existing patents, customer requirements, engineering specifications, and our project plan.


Academic Senate - Minutes, 2/25/2025, Academic Senate Feb 2025

Academic Senate - Minutes, 2/25/2025, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.


Scientific Racism: Insight Into Its Influence On Colonialism, Kenneth Macro Jan 2025

Scientific Racism: Insight Into Its Influence On Colonialism, Kenneth Macro

The Forum: Journal of History

No abstract provided.


Contraceptive Contingencies: Key Points That Shaped The Birth Control Pill, Emma Fay Jan 2025

Contraceptive Contingencies: Key Points That Shaped The Birth Control Pill, Emma Fay

The Forum: Journal of History

No abstract provided.


Full Issue, Amy R. Gavello, Julia Taylor Jan 2025

Full Issue, Amy R. Gavello, Julia Taylor

The Forum: Journal of History

No abstract provided.


'The Tale Of Peter Rabbit'; 'Snowy Day'; & 'Bubba', Jenni Martinez, Erin Robinson, Jacob Crock Jan 2025

'The Tale Of Peter Rabbit'; 'Snowy Day'; & 'Bubba', Jenni Martinez, Erin Robinson, Jacob Crock

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

No abstract provided.


Full Issue, Erin Robinson, Michaela Velleno Jan 2025

Full Issue, Erin Robinson, Michaela Velleno

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

No abstract provided.


Two Decades Of Change: Evolving Costs Of Regulatory Compliance In The Produce Industry, Lynn Hamilton, Michael Mccullough Jan 2025

Two Decades Of Change: Evolving Costs Of Regulatory Compliance In The Produce Industry, Lynn Hamilton, Michael Mccullough

Agribusiness

Rising costs of regulation are an increasing concern for California growers. An initial study of regulatory costs in California agriculture was conducted in 2006, as means to compare California’s regulatory environment to other competing states. Industry groups in the Salinas Valley contacted Cal Poly to update the original study in 2018 as new state and federal laws imposed significantly higher regulatory burdens on growers, specifically with respect to food safety, water quality, labor wages, air quality and worker health and safety. This report updates the previous case study to reflect the 2024 regulatory environment for California growers, and provides a …


Shoes Up High, Charlotte Smith Jan 2025

Shoes Up High, Charlotte Smith

Intertidal

No abstract provided.


Forever With My Yellow, Zoe Goldstein Jan 2025

Forever With My Yellow, Zoe Goldstein

Intertidal

No abstract provided.


Editor Bios, Editor Bios Jan 2025

Editor Bios, Editor Bios

Intertidal

Intertidal Vol. 3 Editor Bios


Dead Language, Hanna Lee Jan 2025

Dead Language, Hanna Lee

Intertidal

No abstract provided.


Author Bios, Author Bios Jan 2025

Author Bios, Author Bios

Intertidal

Intertidal Vol. 3 Author Bios


Monopoly, Emilie Vu-Nguyen Jan 2025

Monopoly, Emilie Vu-Nguyen

Intertidal

No abstract provided.