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Exploring The Physiological Role Of Vibrio Fischeri Pepn, Sally L. Cello

Master's Theses

The primary contributor to Vibrio fischeri aminopeptidase activity is aminopeptidase N, PepN. Colonization assays revealed the pepN mutant strain to be deficient at forming dense aggregates and populating the host’s light organ compared to wildtype within the first 12 hours of colonization; however the mutant competed normally at 24 hours. To address the role of PepN in colonization initiation and establish additional phenotypes for the pepN mutant strain, stress response and other physiological assays were employed. Marked differences were found between pepN mutant and wildtype strain in response to salinity, acidity, and antibiotic tolerance. This study has provided a foundation …

Drip Hydraulics Program, Garret Blocher

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

This senior project report lays out the production of drip hydraulics software composed in Microsoft Excel and backed by coding in Visual Basic for Applications. The program performs 2 main functions useful in the design of irrigation systems. The first is based on performing single hose computations under three different circumstances. It can solve for the average emitter flow rate given the hose inlet pressure, the inlet pressure given the average emitter flow rate, and can model hose pressures and flow rates while flushing. The second function is to place a manifold in the hydraulically optimum location on a slope. …

Parker Hannifin Chainless Challenge 2014-15 Senior Design Project, Matt Pallotta, Nathan Klammer, Kemper Whaley, Jack Rechtin

Mechanical Engineering

California Polytechnic State University has been invited to compete in the Parker Hannifin Chainless Challenge Competition in 2014-15. Cal Poly has chosen a team of mechanical engineering students to take part. We have named our team “Bike Under Pressure” and all references as such refer to the team.

The challenge is to build a bicycle which does not have a solid mechanical connection between the power input of the rider to the power output of the wheel(s). After conducting research into different previous designs and brainstorming designs of their own, Bike Under Pressure developed two conceptual designs. One design featured …

April 1, 2015 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

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Iocean Rgb Sensor, Mark Mcneff, Archit Mendiratta

Electrical Engineering

The goal of this project is to create an accurate ocean color sensor that will communicate effectively with an iPhone. The device will take ocean color measurements at its current location and provide these measurements to the user for scientific study of the variability of ocean color across the globe. The data gathered by the device will also provide ground-truthing of satellite ocean color measurements.

Alumni Spotlight: Linda Barger Bodenlos, Corporate Knowledge And Communications Branch Chief Of The Chief Information Offce For The Usda Forest Service

Paideia

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High Potency Eugeroics-- Wake-Promoting Agents Beyond Modafinil, Joseph Yoham

Biomedical Engineering

Modafinil (Provigil) belongs to a new pharmaceutical class known as eugeroics— wake-promoting agents. Directly enhancing conductance across neuronal membranes, modafinil, amplifies presynaptic Na/Ca influx; resultant widespread depolarization of cortical interneurons could theoretically allow transient, voltage-dependent inhibition of monoamine reuptake- resembling action of conventional stimulants, minus the stereotypy, euphoria, and locomotor effects. This literature review presents a hypothesized mechanism of action, consolidates research of modafinil analogues and hybridizes a novel compound in search of a next generation molecule.

Evaluating Urban Design Strategies For Climate Change Adaptation In Los Angeles, Kerby Andrew Olsen

Master's Theses

Human interference with the Earth’s climate, through the release of greenhouse gasses (GHGs), is estimated to have already increased average statewide temperatures in California by 1.7° Fahrenheit (F), with a further 2.7°F of warming expected by mid-century. The negative impacts of increased temperatures may be especially acute in mid-latitude cities that currently enjoy a mild climate, such as Los Angeles (LA), which are projected to warm to a point that will significantly affect human health and well being. The built environment increases urban temperatures through building materials that readily absorb heat from the sun, a lack of vegetation, a lack …

Cal Poly's Kennedy Library To Present 'Historic San Luis Obispo Shared Through Gis' April 30, Public Affairs Office

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Tour The Cal Poly Pier In Avila Beach On May 16, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly Study Finds Marine Protected Areas' Recovery To Take Time, Public Affairs Office

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Traversing Swanton Road, 18th Ed., James A. West

Academic, Government & Associated Organizational Research Resources

Situated at the northwest end of Santa Cruz County and occupying circa 30 square miles of sharply contrasted terrain, the Scott Creek Watershed concentrates within its geomorphological boundaries, at least 10-12% of California's flora, both native and introduced. Paradoxically, the use/abuse that the watershed has sustained over the past 140+ years, has not necessarily diminished the biodiversity and perhaps parallels the naturally disruptive but biologically energizing processes (fire, flooding, landslides and erosion), which have also been historically documented for the area for +60 years. This is an early edition of an extensive document by James A. West. Please visit the …

California Secretary Of Agriculture To Keynote Cal Poly Resilient Food Systems Conference Set For May 8-9, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly To Dedicate A Campus Veterans Success Center With Rep. Lois Capps, A Color Guard And Ribbon Cutting On April 2, Public Affairs Office

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Leading Expert To Discuss Radio Frequency Identification April 20 At Cal Poly, Public Affairs Office

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Nautral History Museum Archaeologist To Discuss America's Mission April 13 At Cal Poly, Public Affairs Office

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Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Search With Cuore And Cuore-0 Experiments, N. Moggi, D.R. Artusa, F. T. Avignone Iii, O. Azzolini, M Balata, T.I. Banks, G. Bari, J. Beeman, F. Bellini, A. Bersani, M. Biassoni, C. Brofferio, C. Bucci, X. Z. Cai, A. Camacho, A. Caminata, L. Canonica, X.G. Cao, S Capelli, L. Capelli, L. Carbone, L. Cardani, N. Casali, L. Cassina, D. Chiesa, N. Chott, M Clemenza, S. Copello, C. Cosmelli, O. Cremonesi, R.J. Creswick, J.S. Cushman, I. Dafinei, A. Dally, V. Datskov, S. Dell'oro, M. M. Deninno, S Di Domizio, M.L. Di Vacri, A. Drobizhev, L. Ejzak, D.Q. Fang, H.A. Farach, M. Faverzani, G. Fernandes, E. Ferri, F. Ferroni, E. Fiorini, M.A. Franceschi, S.J. Freedman, B.K. Fujikawa, A. Giachero, L. Gironi, A. Giuliani, P. Gorla, C. Gotti, Thomas D. Gutierrez, E.E. Haller, K. Han, K.M. Heeger, R. Hennings-Yeomans, K.P. Hickerson, H. Z. Huang, R. Kadel, G. Keppel, Yu. G. Kolomensky, Y. L. Li, C. Ligi, K.E. Lim, X Liu, Y. G. Ma, C. Maiano, M. Maino, M. Martinez, R.H. Maruyama, Y. Mei, S. Morganti, T. Napolitano, S. Nisi, C. Nones, E.B. Norman, A. Nucciotti, T. O'Donnell, F. Orio, D. Orlandi, J.L. Ouellet, C.E. Pagliarone, M Pallavicini, M. Pallavicini, V. Palmieri, L. Pattavina, M Pavan, G Pessina, V. Pettinacci, G. Piperno, C. Pira, S Pirro, S. Pozzi, E Previtali, C. Rosenfeld, C. Rusconi, E. Sala, S Sangiorgio, D. Santone, N.D. Scielzo, M Sisti, A. R. Smith, L. Taffarello, M. Tenconi, F. Terranova, W.D. Tian, C. Tomei, S. Trentalange, G. Ventura, M Vignati, B. S. Wang, H. W. Wang, L. Wielgus, J. Wilson, L.A. Winslow, T. Wise, A. Woodcraft, L Zanotti, C. Zarra, G. Q. Zhang, B. X. Zhu, S. Zucchelli

Physics

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is an upcoming experiment designed to search for the neutrinoless double-beta decays. Observation of the process would unambiguously establish that neutrinos are Majorana particles and provide information on their absolute mass scale hierarchy. CUORE is now under construction and will consist of an array of 988 TeO₂ crystal bolometers operated at 10 mK, but the first tower (CUORE-0) is already taking data. The experimental techniques used will be presented as well as the preliminary CUORE-0 results. The current status of the full-mass experiment and its expected sensitivity will then be discussed.

Cal Poly To Host April 16 Talk On 'Cyber Csi: Working To Solve The Date Security Crisis', Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly Again Ranked High On Return On Investment By Payscale.Com, Public Affairs Office

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Integral Gmbh Is Founding Donor Of Art Diamond/Cal Poly Grci Endowment, Public Affairs Office

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Printing Transparent Grid Patterns With Conductive Silver Ink With Flexography, Colleen Twomey, Xiaoying Rong, Liam O'Hara, Charles Tonkin, Malcolm Keif

Graphic Communication

The printed electronics market, according to market research firm IDTechEx, is slated to grow from $16.04 billion in 2013 to $76.79 billion in 2023. Printing transparent grids with a known printing process such as flexography is attractive to this market because transparent grids are part of the fast-growing touch screen market (amongst others , and flexography offers a lowcost/high-volume print platform that can handle a variety of substrates, high press speeds, roll-toroll (R2R) printing, and the ability to handle different ink rheologies. However, flexography has print characteristics that can be problematic for printed electronics such as high image (feature) gain …

Cal Poly Music Department To Present Open House Recital April 18, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly Open House 2015 To Feature New And Traditional Special Events, Public Affairs Office

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Entrepreneurship In Food, Wine Industry The Focus Of April 22 Forum At Cal Poly, Public Affairs Office

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2015 Cal Poly Landwehr Creative Writing Contest Winners Announced, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly's Kennedy Library To Present Interactive Workshop On Appropriate Technologies April 10, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly Kinesiology Professor To Be Honored March 20 At Shape America National Convention, Public Affairs Office

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March 18, 2015 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly To Present All-State Music Festival Concert April 19, Public Affairs Office

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