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Harbor Seal Behavioral Reponse To Boaters At Bair Island Refuge, Kathlyn Snyder Fox Jan 2008

Harbor Seal Behavioral Reponse To Boaters At Bair Island Refuge, Kathlyn Snyder Fox

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Native Oyster Recruitment Study In Central And South San Francisco Bay 2006-07, Sumudu Welaratna Jan 2008

The Native Oyster Recruitment Study In Central And South San Francisco Bay 2006-07, Sumudu Welaratna

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Osteoporosis In A Prehistoric Bay Area Population, Melynda Leigh Atwood Jan 2008

Osteoporosis In A Prehistoric Bay Area Population, Melynda Leigh Atwood

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Creating An Internet-Based Database Of Beta Thalassemia Mutations, Shalu Susan George Jan 2008

Creating An Internet-Based Database Of Beta Thalassemia Mutations, Shalu Susan George

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Role Of The Tlm In The Localization Of Hro-Twist Mrna, Mehrin Farooq Jan 2008

Role Of The Tlm In The Localization Of Hro-Twist Mrna, Mehrin Farooq

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Bibliography Data Mining And Data Visualization, Deepthi Pullannagari Jan 2008

Bibliography Data Mining And Data Visualization, Deepthi Pullannagari

Master's Projects

Data mining is a concept of discovering meaningful patterns from large data repositories, and Data visualization is a graphical representation of data using shapes, colors and images for a better conceptualization. These two techniques have been in use for a long time now and are used together in number of fields to gain a better perception of the data. Bibliographic data is widely used in academic and scientific literature fields and this project deals with data mining and data visualization of bibliographic data downloaded from Citeseer Citation Indexing system. The downloaded metadata is extracted into the database, looking for patterns …


Javafx As A Domain-Specific Language In Scala / Groovy, Sadiya Hameed Jan 2008

Javafx As A Domain-Specific Language In Scala / Groovy, Sadiya Hameed

Master's Projects

Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs) are optimized for developing applications in a particular domain. JavaFX is such a DSL for creating rich graphical user interfaces.One method to create a DSL is to implement it in an existing language. This offers the advantage that existing users of the language do not need to learn a new language to work in the DSL. Scala and Groovy are two upcoming Java based languages which boast a feature set that can be used to extend existing languages and facilitate DSL creation. In this project my goal was to evaluate the ability of Scala and Groovy to …


Employee Performance Assessment In Quality Assurance, Rahul Jain Jan 2008

Employee Performance Assessment In Quality Assurance, Rahul Jain

Master's Projects

Employee performance often determines the progress of a company. Poor appraisals and improper assessment directly effects employee satisfaction and impair company results. Many managers rely primarily on behavioral impressions without appropriately including factual information of the actual work done. There is clear benefit from procedures that elicit and use both factual and subjective criteria for assessment. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a methodology that can be applied to complex decisions with multiple criteria [29]. AHP has the capability to combine both subjective and objective evaluation factors, thereby minimizing bias in decision making [29]. The methodology also allows subjective measures from …


Efficient Resource Management Mechanism For 802.16 Wireless Networks Based On Weighted Fair Queuing, Kiran Rangula Jan 2008

Efficient Resource Management Mechanism For 802.16 Wireless Networks Based On Weighted Fair Queuing, Kiran Rangula

Master's Projects

Wireless Networking continues on its path of being one of the most commonly used means of communication. The evolution of this technology has taken place through the design of various protocols. Some common wireless protocols are the WLAN, 802.16 or WiMAX, and the emerging 802.20, which specializes in high speed vehicular networks, taking the concept from 802.16 to higher levels of performance. As with any large network, congestion becomes an important issue. Congestion gains importance as more hosts join a wireless network. In most cases, congestion is caused by the lack of an efficient mechanism to deal with exponential increases …


Investigating The Effectiveness Of Active Interaction Tools On Student Learning, Lurie Andrei Jan 2008

Investigating The Effectiveness Of Active Interaction Tools On Student Learning, Lurie Andrei

Master's Projects

In this project, we investigate the effectiveness of active interaction animation tools for learning. We limit our scope to a particular computer science course that teaches graph algorithms on an undergraduate level. More specifically, we evaluate student understanding of basic graph algorithms when two kinds of interactive animation tools are used by the students to learn the algorithms: active interaction and passive interaction. We hypothesize that animations which engage students in active interaction are more effective and more beneficial to learning and comprehension than the animations which do not explicitly engage students in active interaction. We conduct an experiment and …


Visualization Web Portal On The Grid, Sandhya Turaga Jan 2008

Visualization Web Portal On The Grid, Sandhya Turaga

Master's Projects

Grid-based visualization portals help scientists explore data that is distributed across the globe and to visualize the data. Visualization allows scientists to explore data effectively and helps them to obtain further insights into the data. We developed a visualization grid portal whose main aim is to be able to store large data sets across machines in a cluster in a distributed fashion, and to allow users of the Grid Portal to visualize the data set effectively. This Grid portal uses HADOOP, a grid platform that facilitates flexible data storage in a distributed fashion, and supports distributed computation as well. The …


Incentives Bring Zero-Emission Vehicle Manufacturing To California, Annette M. Nellen Jan 2008

Incentives Bring Zero-Emission Vehicle Manufacturing To California, Annette M. Nellen

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Wind, Waves, And Wing Loading: Their Relative Importance To The At-Sea Distribution And Movements Of North And Central Pacific Albatrosses, R M. Suryan, D J. Anderson, Scott A. Shaffer, D D. Roby, Y Tremblay, D P. Costa, F Sato, K Ozaki, G Balogh Jan 2008

Wind, Waves, And Wing Loading: Their Relative Importance To The At-Sea Distribution And Movements Of North And Central Pacific Albatrosses, R M. Suryan, D J. Anderson, Scott A. Shaffer, D D. Roby, Y Tremblay, D P. Costa, F Sato, K Ozaki, G Balogh

Faculty Publications, Biological Sciences

Among the varied adaptations for avian flight, the morphological traits allowing large-bodied albatrosses to capitalize on wind and wave energy for efficient long-distance flight are unparalleled. Consequently, the biogeographic distribution of most albatrosses is limited to the windiest oceanic regions on earth; however, exceptions exist. Species breeding in the North and Central Pacific Ocean (Phoebastria spp.) inhabit regions of lower wind speed and wave height than southern hemisphere genera, and have large intrageneric variation in body size and aerodynamic performance. Here, we test the hypothesis that regional wind and wave regimes explain observed differences in Phoebastria albatross morphology and we …


Perspectives In Ornithology: Application Of Tracking And Data-Logging Technology In Research And Conservation Of Seabirds, A E. Burger, Scott A. Shaffer Jan 2008

Perspectives In Ornithology: Application Of Tracking And Data-Logging Technology In Research And Conservation Of Seabirds, A E. Burger, Scott A. Shaffer

Faculty Publications, Biological Sciences

No abstract provided.


Interview With Richard Wright And Graham Harwood Of Mongrel, Yumika Tanaka Jan 2008

Interview With Richard Wright And Graham Harwood Of Mongrel, Yumika Tanaka

SWITCH

This interview features Richard Wright and Graham Harwood of Mongrel, a digital artist group known for working with marginalized communities. They talk about their creative process, including how they collaborate with groups like Irish Travelers and Congolese immigrants, and how those communities use digital technology in unique and meaningful ways.


Purpose Machines, Douglas Edric Stanley Jan 2008

Purpose Machines, Douglas Edric Stanley

SWITCH

This article explores how machines can be designed to have purpose - not just to follow instructions, but to react, adapt, and change based on their environment. The author compares early ideas from cybernetics and computer science with modern technologies, showing how machines today can be flexible, creative, and open-ended. He also questions the idea that artists can “re-purpose” machines, since machines are already made to be re-used.


The Scientist, Spring 2008, San Jose State University, College Of Science Jan 2008

The Scientist, Spring 2008, San Jose State University, College Of Science

The Scientist (College of Science)

No abstract provided.


Diversity Of Archaea And Eubacteria In Constructed Wetland In California, Paula B. Matheus-Carnevali Jan 2008

Diversity Of Archaea And Eubacteria In Constructed Wetland In California, Paula B. Matheus-Carnevali

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Status Of The American Badger In The San Francisco Bay Area, Chris Lay Jan 2008

The Status Of The American Badger In The San Francisco Bay Area, Chris Lay

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Asian Models In Advertising After The Movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Helen Wu Jan 2008

Asian Models In Advertising After The Movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Helen Wu

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Stray Men, Steven P. Wood Jan 2008

Stray Men, Steven P. Wood

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Vegetation Change Over Time In Naturally-Regenerating Coast Redwood Communities, Kristin K. Hageseth Jan 2008

Vegetation Change Over Time In Naturally-Regenerating Coast Redwood Communities, Kristin K. Hageseth

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Infant Feeding Practices And Beliefs Among Women In Podor, West Africa, Heather Lyn Schwartz Jan 2008

Infant Feeding Practices And Beliefs Among Women In Podor, West Africa, Heather Lyn Schwartz

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Ecological Consequences Of Morphological Variability In A Habitat-Forming Alga, Jennifer Piper Jorve Jan 2008

Ecological Consequences Of Morphological Variability In A Habitat-Forming Alga, Jennifer Piper Jorve

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Dietary Supplement Use Amongst Junior College Athletes, Eliseo R. MuñOz Jan 2008

Dietary Supplement Use Amongst Junior College Athletes, Eliseo R. MuñOz

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Customary Marine Tenure And Traditional Ecological Knowledge In Palau, Robin Putney Jan 2008

Customary Marine Tenure And Traditional Ecological Knowledge In Palau, Robin Putney

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Design And Implementation Of Reverse Risk Assessment Software, Igor S. Tilinin Jan 2008

Design And Implementation Of Reverse Risk Assessment Software, Igor S. Tilinin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Trampling On Recovery After A Distribution Within The Rocky Intertidal, Marie Nicole Rucker Jan 2008

Effect Of Trampling On Recovery After A Distribution Within The Rocky Intertidal, Marie Nicole Rucker

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Nutrition Education Material To Address Iron Deficiency Anemia In Kenya, Patricia Kakunted Jan 2008

Nutrition Education Material To Address Iron Deficiency Anemia In Kenya, Patricia Kakunted

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Digital Library Initiatives At Higher Education And Research Institutions In India, N. Varatharajan, M. Chandrashekara Dec 2007

Digital Library Initiatives At Higher Education And Research Institutions In India, N. Varatharajan, M. Chandrashekara

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Digital libraries and Digitisation play an important role in preserving and disseminating knowledge in art and culture, education, science and technology, literature and humanities, media and entertainment, cultural heritage, and history. In India, a substantial number of libraries and information centres have initiated digital library activities. Indian society has created and preserved the resources of traditional and cultural heritage in various forms; however, thousands of ancient books and manuscriptsl remain in perishable palm leaves and urgently need digitization. This article describes some of the digital libraries and institutional repositories of India.