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Wong Family: Nancy Wong (Elder), May Lin Jan 2005

Wong Family: Nancy Wong (Elder), May Lin

Chinese American Stories

Nancy Wong was born in Ung Hong village, Toy San District, China, to a restaurant owner and housewife. Growing up, Nancy felt like a child who did not know much about the world. When Nancy was seven, her mother left Nancy and her younger brother to travel to the U.S. Nancy and her brother Donald, were left with their grandmother. At age nine, her grandmother sent her to school. When Nancy was 15, her mother returned to China with three sisters and four brothers for which Nancy was to care. This began her adulthood in her mind…

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Stallworth Family: Kimberly Hamlett (Youth), Brett Kaufman Jan 2005

Stallworth Family: Kimberly Hamlett (Youth), Brett Kaufman

African American Stories

As a child of the ’60s, a person might think Kimberly Hamlett would show signs of her rebellious generation. However, those who know this warm, kindhearted and Christian woman would say differently. Kimberly, born in 1965, was the first child born to her large family. She is the oldest of seven children, four girls and three boys. She was born in Walnut Creek, but grew up in Stockton and continues to live here…

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Wong Family: Violet Chan (Middle), Jacob Lethbridge Jan 2005

Wong Family: Violet Chan (Middle), Jacob Lethbridge

Chinese American Stories

There was hardly a time growing up when Violet Chan did not have responsibilities. As a child in China, she had a major role in obtaining food for her family and caring for her mother. Later, as a teenager, she had primary responsibility for taking care of her baby brothers. Despite the duties asked of her, Violet had an underlying passion for an education and she fixed her sights on that goal…

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Wong Family: Sandra Won (Middle), Oksana Ivashchenko Jan 2005

Wong Family: Sandra Won (Middle), Oksana Ivashchenko

Chinese American Stories

Growing up in a close-knit Chinese family, Sandra Won had a happy upbringing with parents who didn’t impose adult roles on her. They made sure that she had time to be a child, to play and to experience a wide variety of activities. Her entrance into adulthood was gradual and, in her mind, was marked by a variety of ordinary events in her life…

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Canepa Family: Thomas Canepa (Youth), Lucy Buck Jan 2005

Canepa Family: Thomas Canepa (Youth), Lucy Buck

Italian American Stories

As the alarm sounds, a teenager wakes up from his slumber and begins his daily routine. It is Friday morning, so after school, he’ll be able to hang out with his friends. Unfortunately, the teen, Thomas Canepa, won't be able to stay out late. The next day is Saturday, and he has to work. When he was younger, Thomas relished the freedom of playing with his friends without having any family obligations. But at age 16, Thomas has a part time job at the family business, a car wash where he pumps gas and prints receipts for customers…

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Podesta Family: Kathleen Salmon (Youth), Jessica D'Anza Jan 2005

Podesta Family: Kathleen Salmon (Youth), Jessica D'Anza

Italian American Stories

Kathleen Salmon is that rare young American who thoroughly enjoys being rooted in family life. Now, 20 years old, she loves her Italian American family, its customs, teachings and celebrations. As an only child, Kathleen Salmon was the center of her parents attention. Raised on a farm in Linden, she was part of a loving, extended family. She came to value rural life—the natural surroundings and the integration of work and home. She has never rebelled against her background, but instead prided herself on the strengths and values that have framed her world…

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Untitled, Jonathan Betts Jan 2005

Untitled, Jonathan Betts

Calliope

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Matisse, Ernest Latham Jan 2005

Matisse, Ernest Latham

Calliope

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Untitled, Holly Lutsenko Jan 2005

Untitled, Holly Lutsenko

Calliope

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The Goddess, Michael Heiman Jan 2005

The Goddess, Michael Heiman

Calliope

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The Face Of God And The Setting Sun, Jason Shambaugh Jan 2005

The Face Of God And The Setting Sun, Jason Shambaugh

Calliope

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Magic Mountain, Diana Al-Hadid Jan 2005

Magic Mountain, Diana Al-Hadid

Theses and Dissertations

My installations are propositions for an imaginary world that relies on its own internal logic, a world of believability without recognition. While the work references landscape it also emphasizes its contrivance, as it is automatically estranged in an "unnatural" gallery setting. I subvert or de-familiarize the materials and processes that I use in the service of creating a fictitious environment. My places are impossible places. They are irregular, illogical, and unstable. Our imagination can be one of most dangerous things to psychological stability as it is an inventory of all things possible, no matter how irrational or improbable. The irrational …

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Fuzzy Membership Function Initial Values: Comparing Initialization Methods That Expedite Convergence, Stephanie Scheibe Lee Jan 2005

Fuzzy Membership Function Initial Values: Comparing Initialization Methods That Expedite Convergence, Stephanie Scheibe Lee

Theses and Dissertations

Fuzzy attributes are used to quantify imprecise data that model real world objects. To effectively use fuzzy attributes, a fuzzy membership function must be defined to provide the boundaries for the fuzzy data. The initialization of these membership function values should allow the data to converge to a stable membership value in the shortest time possible. The paper compares three initialization methods, Random, Midpoint and Random Proportional, to determine which method optimizes convergence. The comparison experiments suggest the use of the Random Proportional method.

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Vimentin Overexpression Contributes To The Biological Properties Of Metastatic Head And Neck Cancer Cells, Rachel J. Paccione Jan 2005

Vimentin Overexpression Contributes To The Biological Properties Of Metastatic Head And Neck Cancer Cells, Rachel J. Paccione

Theses and Dissertations

Epithelial to mesenchymal transition occurs in the later stages of epithelial tumor progression, with cells expressing mesenchymal markers. Of these, the intermediate filament protein vimentin is frequently upregulated in metastatic carcinomas. Previously, microarray studies showed that the gene encoding vimentin is highly upregulated in metastatic HN12 cells compared to a related primary tumor cell line. In this study, we confirmed this difference using real-time quantitative PCR, western blot analysis, and immunostaining. Furthermore, EGF and TGF-β, growth factors that induce migration and invasion of HN12 cells, produced synergistic increases in vimentin expression. To assess the contribution of vimentin to the biological …

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Global Discontents, Priyadarshini A. Khatri Jan 2005

Global Discontents, Priyadarshini A. Khatri

Theses and Dissertations

My creative project explores toys as means to express economic issues of globalization. By exploiting the educational and imaginative aspects of toys for adults and children, I intend to reflect on the impact and pressures of globalization on employment, technology and environment. In creating these toys I hope to make a visual statement concerning critical issues of human survival, sustainability and the divisive side of globalization.

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Enduring Optimism: Examining The Rig-To-Reef Bargain, Rachael E. Salcido Jan 2005

Enduring Optimism: Examining The Rig-To-Reef Bargain, Rachael E. Salcido

McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles

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Addiction And Recovery Experiences Of African American Women: A Phenomenological Study, Patricia Diana Hill Jan 2005

Addiction And Recovery Experiences Of African American Women: A Phenomenological Study, Patricia Diana Hill

Theses and Dissertations

Historically, substance abuse research has for the most part excluded African American women. The small body of existing substance abuse research regarding African American women does not examine gender and socio-cultural issues from African American women's perspectives. The purpose of this phenomenological study is to develop a deeper, contextual understanding of the experiences and perspectives of this marginalized population of women. The major goal of the study is to examine the perspectives of African American women about their substance abuse, treatment and recovery. The knowledge gained from this research with African American women regarding their experiences and specific needs in …

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Objects And Images, Mary Bergshneider Magneson Jan 2005

Objects And Images, Mary Bergshneider Magneson

Theses and Dissertations

I create to emphasize the aesthetic or beauty of an object. When I begin a work, I feel the influence of the many photos I am constantly looking at and analyzing. I look at how light affects color, how light defines form, and how patterns are created by repeated shapes. I try to reproduce the things I see, but with dramatic impact by enlarging shapes and emphasizing colors. While my paintings are about pure aesthetics, my books are social commentary.

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Modulation Of Gene Expression By Tumor-Derived Mutant P53. Role Of Transactivation In Gain-Of-Function., Mariano J. Scian Jan 2005

Modulation Of Gene Expression By Tumor-Derived Mutant P53. Role Of Transactivation In Gain-Of-Function., Mariano J. Scian

Theses and Dissertations

It was hypothesized that the C-terminal sequences for mutant p53 would be required for oligomerization. and oligomerization may be critical for gain-of-function. An N-terminal deletion mutant of p53 that deletes amino acids 1-293 was used as a tool to perform hetero-oligomerization studies. This mutant retains the entire oligomerization domain but dispenses off the transactivation domain and a large portion of the sequence- specific DNA-binding domain. Co-transfection experiments show that p53 del. 1-293 forms hetero-oligomeric complexes with p53-D281G. Also. co-expression of p53 del. 1- 293 with p53-D281G inhibited p53-D28lG-mediated transactivation of the EGFR and MDRl promoters suggesting that hetero-oligomerization inactivates transcriptional …

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Emerging International Regime Of Financial Servicesregulation, Michael P. Malloy Jan 2005

Emerging International Regime Of Financial Servicesregulation, Michael P. Malloy

McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles

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Diet: Charina Bottae, T. J. Devitt, Ryan I. Hill, S. E. Cameron Jan 2005

Diet: Charina Bottae, T. J. Devitt, Ryan I. Hill, S. E. Cameron

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

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Dangerous Medications – Preventing Serious Side Effects, Joseph A. Woelfel, N. B. O'Mara Jan 2005

Dangerous Medications – Preventing Serious Side Effects, Joseph A. Woelfel, N. B. O'Mara

School of Pharmacy Faculty Articles

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Seasonal Affective Disorder (Sad) Light Therapy, Joseph A. Woelfel Jan 2005

Seasonal Affective Disorder (Sad) Light Therapy, Joseph A. Woelfel

School of Pharmacy Faculty Articles

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Isosorbide Dinitrate Plus Hydralazine In Blacks With Heart Failure, Joseph A. Woelfel Jan 2005

Isosorbide Dinitrate Plus Hydralazine In Blacks With Heart Failure, Joseph A. Woelfel

School of Pharmacy Faculty Articles

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Dangerous Medications – Preventing Serious Side Effects, Joseph A. Woelfel Jan 2005

Dangerous Medications – Preventing Serious Side Effects, Joseph A. Woelfel

School of Pharmacy Faculty Articles

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Association Between Coinfection Of Porphyromonas Gingivalis, Actinobacillus Actinomycetemcomitans And Treponema Denticola And Periodontal Tissue Destruction In Chronic Periodontitis, L. L. Chen, Y. M. Wu, J. Yan, W. L. Sun, Y. Z. Sun, David M. Ojcius Jan 2005

Association Between Coinfection Of Porphyromonas Gingivalis, Actinobacillus Actinomycetemcomitans And Treponema Denticola And Periodontal Tissue Destruction In Chronic Periodontitis, L. L. Chen, Y. M. Wu, J. Yan, W. L. Sun, Y. Z. Sun, David M. Ojcius

All Dugoni School of Dentistry Faculty Articles

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The Alternate Route To Teacher Certification: Meeting The Challenges Students Face, Ann Gentle, Steve Siera Jan 2005

The Alternate Route To Teacher Certification: Meeting The Challenges Students Face, Ann Gentle, Steve Siera

Northwest Journal of Teacher Education

This study will introduce readers to the Alternate Rqute to Teacher Certification in Washington State, also known as the "fast track. " Participants are able to attain teacher certification through a special curricular program design within six to twelve months. It commences with a summer academy in July and with the participants as student teachers in the classroom with a Mentor Teacher and College Supervisor by September. The student stories will focus on successes, while including information on the development of the program from the perspective of Saint Martins College, Lacey, Washington. The program's purpose is to meet teacher staffing …

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The Harmony Of The World, Chris Arthur Jan 2005

The Harmony Of The World, Chris Arthur

Faculty publications

Experimental music with mathematics and astronomy is discussed. Chord-like pitch arrangements are determined with geometric proportions arising in planetary movements. Rudimentary digital audio with Fourier series and the JPL on-line ephemeris is developed as a software solution. Computer musicians may listen to and select harmonies by specifying a date in time. A study and application of the ideas in The Harmony of the World by Johannes Kepler is presented with a software demonstration.

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Check It Out, Vol. Ii, No. 1, January 2005, Deb Ebster Jan 2005

Check It Out, Vol. Ii, No. 1, January 2005, Deb Ebster

Libraries' Newsletters

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The Pineapple: The Princess Of Fruit And The Symbol Of Hospitality, Exhibit Brochure, Tim Bottorff, Tanya Jo Ormseth, Deb Ebster Jan 2005

The Pineapple: The Princess Of Fruit And The Symbol Of Hospitality, Exhibit Brochure, Tim Bottorff, Tanya Jo Ormseth, Deb Ebster

Rosen Library Exhibits

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