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The Forum: Journal of History

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Paideia, Vol. 3, Issue 1

Paideia

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Comparative Policing: A Brief Analysis Of Casual Factors On Crime Rates And Law Enforcement In China, Mexico, And Russia, Kyle Libby

Paideia

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Briefing Memo: Sex Trafficking, Danielle Veatch

Paideia

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People Of The Sun: The Ezln In An Age Of Mass Media, Blake Burgess

The Forum: Journal of History

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A Complicated Legacy: The Battle Of Battan In U.S. Cold War Propaganda, Solange Kiehlbauch

The Forum: Journal of History

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The Rise And Reign Of The Loser: Emotionological Culture Of The 1980s Red Sox, Allison Wilkinson

The Forum: Journal of History

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Cal Poly’S Response To The Aids Crisis Of The 1980s, Tessa St. Clair

The Forum: Journal of History

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The Historiography Of Queen Victoria: On The Threshold Of Private Psychoanalysis And Public Feminism, Rebecca Willis

The Forum: Journal of History

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Age Of Putin: Global Implications Of Russia’S Domestic Policy, Stephen Richardson

Paideia

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Examining Corporate Power At Home And Abroad, Ginger Jacobs

Paideia

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Predicting Changes To Source Code, Justin James Roll

Master's Theses

Organizations typically use issue tracking systems (ITS) such as Jira to plan software releases and assign requirements to developers. Organizations typically also use source control management (SCM) repositories such as Git to track historical changes to a code-base. These ITS and SCM repositories contain valuable data that remains largely untapped. As developers churn through an organization, it becomes expensive for developers to spend time determining which software artifact must be modified to implement a requirement. In this work we created, developed, tested and evaluated a tool called Class Change Predictor, otherwise known as CCP, for predicting which class will implement …

The Forum, Vol. 8, Issue 1

The Forum: Journal of History

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Executive Committee - Agenda, 3/29/2016, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

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T6ss Expression Of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus In Intraspecific Competition, Alex Campbell

Baker/Koob Endowments Awarded Projects

The rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has reached an alarming level. The recently discovered type VI secretion system (T6SS) appears to be a bacterial defense mechanism that could potentially become involved with addressing this concern. Previous studies suggest Vibrio spp. may express T6SS. In this study, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a common foodborne pathogen, is used as a model to study T6SS. The objectives of this study were to evaluate culturing conditions that would stimulate swarming motility in strains of V. parahaemolyticus and to detect for the presence of T6SS based on phenotypic criteria. Different media (BHI, TSAS), agar concentration (0.7%, 1%, 2%) …

The Manifestation Of Implicit Biases Upon Attending A Non-Racially Diverse University, Maddison Montana, Michael Kramer

Baker/Koob Endowments Awarded Projects

The overarching purpose of this research project is to investigate how exposure to diversity influences implicit racial bias (i.e., unconscious racial prejudice). Specifically, we examine whether attending Cal Poly, a university with lower levels of racial diversity as compared to other state universities, has a significant impact on the implicit racial biases of its student population. By quantifying the implicit racial biases of Cal Poly freshman during their first quarter of attendance, we received a baseline measure of their racial bias (via a measure called the Implicit Associations Test (IAT)). During their third quarter, Spring of their freshman year, we …

Towards Radio Frequency Detection Of High-Energy Neutrinos And Cosmic Rays, Caroline Paciaroni

Baker/Koob Endowments Awarded Projects

The goal of the project was to measure the impulse response of a bicone antenna used in an experiment done at the SLAC National Laboratory in 2014.The SLAC T-­‐510 experiment measured a particle air shower in a lab environment by directing the SLAC particle beam into a dielectric material and measuring, with antennas, the resultant radio-­‐frequency signal produced.The experiment is significant to understanding how extremely high-energy particles such as cosmic rays and neutrinos interact.These high-­energy particles carry information about the extremely volatile events happening in universe.Potential sources of these particles include Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) and Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs).This …

Beach Hut Deli Case Study, Chris Mangiola, Seth Sobottka, Lauren Yien, Megan Fox

Case Studies in Agribusiness

Beach Hut Deli Case Study describes the origin, development and growth of a quick service restaurant in Granite Bay, CA, which has now expanded to 35 locations in California, Reno, and Las Vegas with plans to expand into the Pacific Northwest. The case discusses in-house and external marketing, menu development and franchising options and issues.

Just Desserts, Daniel Dentoni, Eric Griffen, Jimmy Pallios, Zane Westmoreland

Case Studies in Agribusiness

Just Desserts started at a San Francisco café in 1974 with a premium line of hand-crafted desserts. It moved to Oakland in 2001 to increase its production, only to bankrupt in 2003. It was saved by a group of investors who hired professional, experienced manage, with Michael Mendez becoming CEO in 2012. Mendez moved into organics, revamped packaging, and has grown the company.

Talley Farms Fresh Harvest: Excellence In Everything, Brandon Berguia, Emily Ormonde, Erin Van Grouw, Lance Van Grouw

Case Studies in Agribusiness

Talley Farms is a 3rd generation produce farm in the California Central Coast. Always looking for new ways to add value to their operations, they decided to see about community supported agriculture (CSA), an idea brought to the US from Switzerland and Japan in the 1980s. A CSA has subscribers who sign up to receive a box of produce on a regular basis. Decisions for Talley included what to put in the box, how to deliver it, sources of produce and how to market.

Mockery Of Philanthropy: How The Inter Fraternity Council Of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Disassociates From Philanthropic Tradition, Graham E. Peralta

Cal Poly's History: Student Research Reports

My intention for this research is to reintroduce a history that has been largely overlooked in relation to its impact on the student body at Cal Poly. Moreover, this research will ideally propose skepticism surrounding the primary claim of Greek life regarding its relevance to the independent student body, and greater community of San Luis Obispo. The Inter Fraternity Council of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo has been historically inadequate in their philanthropic efforts, while attempting to classify charitable donation as true philanthropy.

A Contemporary Witch Hunt: The Mccarthy Era At Cal Poly, Courtney M. Thompson

Cal Poly's History: Student Research Reports

The Second Red Scare, starting in 1947, continuing through the 1950s and into the early 1960s, can be described as a contemporary witch hunt. McCarthyism, described as “a method, a tactic, an attitude, a tendency, a mood, a hysteria, an ideology, and a philosophy,” was in full force as Senator Joseph R. McCarthy began to play on the panic the public felt regarding the USSR and communism. McCarthy dedicated five years attempting to expose communists and other “left-wing loyalty risks” within the U.S. government. Due to the “hyper-suspicious atmosphere” of the Cold War, even insinuating disloyalty was enough to convince …

From The Berkeley Hills To Bishop Peak: Acquisition And Use Of Land At Cal Poly And Uc Berkeley, Paul J. Michaels

Cal Poly's History: Student Research Reports

From the initial 15 acres granted for what originally was supposed to be a normal school in San Luis Obispo to the now roughly 10,000 acres comprising vast agricultural and natural resources, the history of the land at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is as unique as the students who inhabit it. When high school students first begin to research which university to attend, they may come across a statistic that mentions the acreage of the university and that Cal Poly is “the second largest land-holding university in California, second only to UC Berkeley.” A logical progression of thought might …

How Organizational Communication Shaped The Hearst Ranch Conservation Easement, Mo Tehrani

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to show how organizations involved with the Hearst Ranch Conservation Easement negotiations might have used the feedback loop characteristic of two-way Symmetrical communication theory to reach consensus on the Hearst Ranch Conservation Agreement.

Conservation easements are complex situations and each has separate and distinct goals, constraints, compromises, funding mechanisms, and public values.

This study analyzed public documents from seven different organizations that provided input in the public consultations regarding the Hearst Ranch Conservation Easement, which completed in 2005. This study concluded that one of the communication methods adopted during the Hearst Ranch Conservation Negotiation …

The Effect Of Xenon Pulsed-Light Technology On Biofilm Adhered To Stainless Steel Surfaces, Stephanie Jacquez

Master's Theses

In food processing, inadequate surface sanitation procedures lead to the formation of biofilms in which bacteria attach and aggregate in a hydrated polymeric matrix of their own synthesis. Formation of these sessile communities and their inherent resistance to existing sanitation procedures and agents are at the root of the risk of bacterial infections for consumers. Due to this existing problem, an effective method for reducing biofilm formation in dairy processing equipment is necessary for dairy products processing. Ultraviolet Pulsed light Technology has shown a positive effect in eliminating microorganism populations on food products. The objective of this work is to …

Marketing To Millennials: Improving Relationships With Millennial Consumers Through Online Advertising And Social Media Networking, Shawna Brown

Marketing

As the influence of the millennial population continues to grow, there is an increased demand for effective marketing techniques and methods for reaching this demographic group. With the expansion of technology and growth of social media, the advertising world has experienced tremendous changes in recent years that have been supplemented by the complexity of one of the world’s largest populations: millennials. While the millennial demographic is a difficult group that present a multitude of challenges for marketers, their purchasing power and growing influence act as a promising opportunity for brands.

This study examines the degree to which brands can effectively …

Childhood Obesity Prevalence, Determinants, Disparities, And Interventions: A Review Of The Current Literature, Robin M. Mertens

Kinesiology and Public Health

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Hollywood’S Vietnam: How Critics And Audiences Responded To The Vietnam War Genre, Jennifer Freilach

History

This four part essay takes a comprehensive look at articles published in the Los Angeles Times and New York Times to determine how and why critics reviewed essential films about the Vietnam War. It thereby highlights the trends that emerged in their reaction to them. The first section analyzes critics’ response to Coming Home (1978). As the first major film with direct reference to Vietnam, Coming Home posed a unique problem for film critics. The second section analyzes the second major film about Vietnam, The Deer Hunter (1978). The majority of newspaper critics defended Cimino’s epic against negative claims that …

Teacher Internship Project - James C. Enochs High School, Michele Marie Schilperoort

Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports

This internship and project report includes validation documents required in meeting the quality criteria for secondary-level programs of instruction in agriculture. The documents are concurrently used for the Agriculture Incentive Grant review process at James C. Enochs High School conducted by representatives of the California Department of Education. The internship includes the development of 30 raised garden beds for the Agriculture Department. The supporting material includes information to receive state and local funding, outline the goals and objectives of the program, along with an overview of Enochs agriculture program and community

Pre-R, Brian Carreon, Mariel Sanchez

Computer Science and Software Engineering

The project that PomTech worked on for Capstone is the Pre­R iOS Application for Dr. Sam Slishman. The main objective for this project was to create a functional prototype of the iOS application and deliver it to Dr. Slishman by the end of the 2016 Winter quarter. The prototype features the ability for patients to contact Dr. Slishman for consultation through a phone call, a Facetime video call, email, or a house call. In addition, the user of the prototype is able to see the proximity and availability of Dr. Slishman. Other features include a profile page of Dr. Slishman, …