Mental Health - Medication Compliance in Corrections

Darin Straub, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

The purpose of this project is to help increase inmate adherence to mental health medications during incarceration to decrease the duration of incarceration as well as decrease return incarcerations.

Mental Health Stigma and Help Seeking Among College Students

College of Professional Studies

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between mental health stigma and help-seeking intentions and behaviors at a rural university and explore differences in patterns of help seeking by race/ethnicity. We hypothesize higher levels of mental health stigma will be related to lower levels of help-seeking. Multiple regression will be used to examine predictors of mental health help-seeking. We found that higher levels of stigma lead to a lower likelihood to seek help.

Mesocarnivore Responses to Visual Lures In Freshwater, California

Adeline Tealle, Wildlife Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

This study sought to understand the effects of a visual lure on mesocarnivores at camera trapping stations. By fashioning a lure from fur, feathers, and tinsel, I placed the lure in front of 5 randomized cameras along with 5 cameras with no lure. The cameras were placed along a 150 meter long transect on an active game trail in Freshwater, CA. 9 species of mesocarnivore were detected, and 5 species with larger sample sizes were included in analysis of interest towards the lure, time spent at camera stations, and relationships between species in response to the lure.

Mesocarnivore Temporal Niche Partitioning in Response to Anthropogenic Presence in Northern California

Anna Schwecke, Wildlife Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

The study is aimed to determine (1) If mesocarnivores use temporal niche partitioning to reduce resource conflict, then interspecific species will have minimal activity overlap and (2) If anthropogenic presence alters temporal niche partitioning among mesocarnivores at my study site, then mesocarnivores will display circadian overlap where it typically does not occur.

Meta-Analysis of CSR Accounting Related Research

College of Professional Studies

The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the effect of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) disclosures on firm financial performance. Standard meta-analytical procedures determining inclusion criteria, literature searches in electronic databases, and coding procedures were used to identify and synthesize articles retained for this analysis. PRISMA guidelines were utilized as search strategies, as well as interpret effect sizes and quantify research findings. Moderator and outcome variables were assessed using coding procedures. A total of 136 studies were surveyed and categorized. Results from meta-analyses indicated an overall moderate effect for US companies.

Method for Direct Catalytic Spectrophotometric Determination of Iron by Flow Injection Analysis

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

A sensitive flow injection (FI) system for determining dissolved iron concentrations involved a complex manifold: peristaltic pump, two electronically actuated 6-port, 2-postion injection valves, UV-Vis spectrophotometer and a desktop computer controlled by a software program for data acquisition. The FI method allows for direct preconcentration of iron in samples at trace metal nanomolar concentrations using the catalytic colorimetric indicator N, N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride. Toyopearl AF-Chelate-650M chelating resin is used to remove the need for sample treatments before preconcentrating and eliminate interferences from iron binding to organic ligands in the sample matrix

Methodology for in situ DRIFTS Measurements of Atmospheric Heterogeneous Processes

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (DRIFTS) is a form of infrared spectroscopy specific to analyzing powder solids. The DRIFTS apparatus contains a controlled environment in vacuum or atmospheric pressure conditions. Heterogeneous interactions of gas-solid samples in the DRIFTS cell allow for in situ measurements under a variety of environmental conditions to characterize functional groups and structural evolution during the process of a chemical reaction. Experiments studied the effect of acetone adsorption on Titanium dioxide (TiO2) surface for oxidation reactions on the surface.

MICP Bio-cementation for Uniform Improvement of Heterogenous Sands

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) is an environmentally-conscious bio-cementation ground improvement technology. In the process, microorganisms containing active urease enzymes are utilized to induce the precipitation of calcite on soil particle surfaces and contacts. MICP can be utilized for; strengthening soils to support structures, mitigation of earthquake-induced liquefaction, prevention of soil erosion, improvement of slope stability, and immobilization of divalent cation contaminants.

Micrographic insights of etiological agents in Pacific oysters

Victoria Cifelli, Biological Sciences Graduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

A comparison of the topography and microbial community of oyster gills with and without OsHV-1.

Microhabitat Use in the Wandering Salamander

Noah Morales, Wildlife Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

An evaluation of characteristics of tree stumps that make them conducive for the presence of the Wandering Salamander (Aneides vagrans). I looked at stump diameter, the relative abundance of cracks on the stumps, and the amount of surface and canopy cover around the stumps to determine if wandering salamander abundance is correlated with any of those variables.