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Effect Of Soaking And Germination On Trypsin Inhibitor Activity In Desi Chickpea, Maneesha K. Ranabhor

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Estimation Of Chlorophyll, Detritus And Dissolved Substances From Optical Measurments, Elena Mauri

Master's Theses

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Ethnic Identify Development In Biethnic College Students, Susan Suekawa

Master's Theses

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Assessment Of Water Quality In Urban And Rural Stormwater Runoff, Kristen Colleen Sipes

Master's Theses

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Effects Of Modeling On Retention And Transfer Of Two Motor Tasks, Amina Suaifa Imam-Jaber

Master's Theses

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Framing Y2k : Year 2000 Crisis Or The Millenium Bug?, Yaryna Klioutchkovska

Master's Theses

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Factors Controlling Water Retention Of Alluvial Deposits Western Mojave Desert, Kari A. Winfield

Master's Theses

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Effect Of Previous Ankle Sprain On Dynamic Balance Among Athletes, Wendy J. C Cachupe

Master's Theses

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Indochinese Students' Behavior In Using Academic Libraries : A Case Study, Cathy Anne Lu

Master's Theses

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A Study Of Moderate And Extreme Halophilic Bacteria For The Presence Of Bromoperoxidase, Swapna Deepak Mayya

Master's Theses

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NéGritude Et Roman FéMiniste En Afrique De L'Ouest Francophone, Yombi Sahr Mbawa

Master's Theses

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The Meaning Of The Body In Performance : Cross-Cultural Casting And Racial Identity, Laura Long Patterson

Master's Theses

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The Public Relations Function In High-Tech Organizations Of Silicon Valley, Madhupa Bakshi

Master's Theses

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Gender Communication Via Email Discussion List In An Organizational Setting, Kimberly Harbert

Master's Theses

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Analysis Of Stream Offset Along The San Gregorio Fault Zone, San Mateo County, Ca, Cynthia L. Hayek

Master's Theses

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Critical Reflections Of Middle School Participants In The Students As Multicultural Educators Program: A Participatory Study, Gwenn Lei

Master's Theses

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Effects Of A Group Intervention On The Self-Esteem Of Sixth And Seventh Grade Girls, Anka M. Laszio

Master's Theses

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Education As A Tool For Social Change: Case Study Of An Arizona Inner-City Charter School, Heather Koger Devich

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The Relationship Between Perceived Availability Of Mentors, Expressed Need For Mentoring, And Student Satisfaction Among African American And Hispanic American Graduate Students, Denise Lutcher

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A Comparative Evaluation Of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy And Insight-Oriented Psychotherapy In The Treatment Of Comorbid Substance Abuse, Anxiety, And Depression In Substance Abusing Families, Terry Michael Mcclanahan

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Nonprofit Welfare-To-Work Programs: A Study Of The Programmatic Factors Related To Success For Single Tanf Women In Readiness Programs, Kathy Guidi

Master's Theses

This research project was a qualitative study with data collected primarily through interviews with three constituencies of welfare-to-work job readiness programs: TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) clients, nonprofit agency staff, and Department of Human Services (DHS) CalWORKs Department employment specialists. Specifically, six TANF clients, six nonprofit agency staff, and two DHS CalWORKs Department employment specialists were interviewed by the researcher. The study was conducted to determine which programmatic factors were related to success for single T ANF women participating in nonprofit organizations' work readiness programs in San Francisco. Program factors were divided into four areas: program model/structure, program curriculum, …

Community Foundations Serving Rural Regions: A Study Of Rural-Serving Community Foundations Located In Northern California, Michele B. Finstad

Master's Theses

This research project-a qualitative study with data collected primarily through interviews-was conducted to determine whether there are notable characteristics common to community foundations serving rural regions, and whether these characteristics differ from those of other community foundations in general. The framework developed for this research project was adapted from three empirical studies, each emphasizing specific characteristics related to organizational development and community foundations. The first study (Agard, 1992) examined the administrative, social, strategic, and technical systems of community foundations with regard to growth and change over time at different ages and asset sizes. The second study (Mayer, 1994) addressed the …

Glial Cell Alterations In The Rat Medial Preoptic Area And Hippocampus As A Function Of Reproductive State, Gordon Wentworth Gifford

Master's Theses

Changes in reproductive state are accompanied by fluctuating levels of female gonadal hormones at higher levels and for longer periods of time than the normal estrus cycle. These hormones have been noted, in cell culture and over the regular estrus cycle, to influence structural changes in neurons and glial cells in areas of the brain associated with the conduct of maternal behavior. The purpose of this project was to characterize changes in GFAP immunoreactivity and astrocyte morphology in the mPOA and hippocampus as a function of reproductive state and female steroid hormone treatment. Results of this investigation noted an increases …

Lord Lansdowne's Peace Letter And The Controversy It Caused, Mary Virginia Burton Cash

Master's Theses

This study analyzes the letter Lord Lansdowne published in the 29 November 1917 Daily Telegraph and the varied reactions to it. The letter and his Cabinet Memorandum, which preceded it by a year, give no evidence of the traitorous, cowardly, sick, or tired old man his detractors portrayed. The detractors naturally included his political opponents, but also Americans such as Theodore Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan. Interestingly, most abuse came from those of his own party with whom he had served his country in a variety of offices. This thesis explores the mystery of how a statesman could, by the …

Modifications Of Nitric Oxide And Sexual Behavior In Prenatally Stressed Male Rats, Stephen D. Miller

Master's Theses

Normal male sexual differentiation is the culmination of perfectly timed, prenatal gonadal hormone release. Prenatal stress (PS) has a detrimental effect upon this process, obstructing the natural development of brain structures and sexual behavior. Prenatally-stressed male rats exhibit many physiological and neuroendocrinological differences when compared to control males. PS has a particularly harmful effect upon male sexual behavior, to which the neurotransmitter nitric oxide (NO) has been shown to be intimately involved. The present experiment examined whether PS reduces nNOS, the rate limiting enzyme of NO, in the medial preoptic area (rnPOA) of male rats, and whether administration of the …

Chief Executive Officers Of California Environmental Organizations: A Study Of Personal Values Congruence With Organizational Mission, Christine Marie Schmidt

Master's Theses

This study surveyed the Chief Executive Officers of 300 California environmental organizations to investigate whether these officers were personally committed to their organizations' missions as demonstrated by 1) past and present activities in their personal lives that indicated personal values similar to those espoused by the organization, and 2) their intent to stay with their organization. It was hypothesized that the level of activity in the personal lives of the CEOs demonstrating personal commitment to their organizations would be positively related to their intent to stay with their organizations. It was also expected that there would be a negative association …

The Effect Of Community Service On High School Students' Perceptions Of Nonprofit And Public Organizations, Lara Pepp Rajninger

Master's Theses

This study is designed to determine whether early exposure to nonprofit organizations through a hands-on volunteer experience increases students' knowledge of and affects students' attitudes toward pursuing a nonprofit career, a lifestyle of service, or both. The results from the survey instrument were analyzed by a comparison of scores, means, standard deviations, paired t-tests, independent t-tests, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey's honestly significant difference (Tukey's HSD).

The results of this research indicate that students perceive that volunteering in the nonprofit sector has a positive influence on their attitudes toward nonprofit organizations, prompting a desire for a philanthropic lifestyle. For …

John Donne's Sacred Aesthetics And Protestant Eschatology In La Corona, Karen R. Knudson

Master's Theses

The operative figure for describing John Donne's religious poem, La Corona, is not a circle, as it has often been characterized, but a spiral. This figure incorporates the linear narrative and climax of the poem while maintaining the circularity of on-going spiritual experience. Scholars such as Patrick O'Connell and Elizabeth Hodgson are correct in viewing the poem as Donne's "ars poetica sacra" - his apologetic for the religious poet. But such scholars see either a climax and resolution for the speaker of La Corona or an unresolved question of his place as a poet. This paper argues that while …

Transplanting Broodstock Oysters, Crassostrea Virginica, Onto Reconstructed Oyster Reefs To Increase Spat Recruitment In The Piankatank River, Dawn Chentil Sherwood

Master's Theses

Four oyster reefs were recreated from oyster shells to historical proportions in the Piankatank River from 1993-1995. In December 1997, two of the reconstructed reefs were supplemented with large broodstock oysters from Tangier and Pocomoke Sounds. Since total quantity as well as density ofbroodstock were believed to be limiting factors for recruitment in this river, adding stock was expected to raise spat recruitment. Methods included dive surveys on the reefs, and dredge and patent tong surveys on the natural oyster bars. The recruitment of spat to both reefs and bars was significantly higher in 1998 (p<0.001) than in the previous four years and a positive interaction (p<0.005) was seen between the reefs and the year 1998. Based on these dat~ stock enhancement in the Piankatank River successfully improved recruitment and suggest oyster restoration may be facilitated in other areas of the Chesapeake Bay by strategic enhancement of spawning stocks.

The Virginia Supreme Court Of Appeals, 1861-1865, Mary Pat Buckenmeyer

Master's Theses

Despite the abundant material available on the Civil War, little research has been dedicated to the court system of Virginia as it operated during the conflict. This thesis delves into this unchartered [sic] area by sorting out the cases heard by the Virginia Supreme Court from 1861 to 1865 and analyzing connections between the cases and the war. The results offer insight into the social and political circumstances of Virginia. The Confederate States of America, lacking a Supreme Court, relied on each state to sustain a high court of appeals. Three cases directly related to the war reached the court …