Thesis (M.S.)--Humboldt State University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 59-68). Also available via the Internet from the Humboldt Digital Scholar web site.

The purpose of this thesis is to make an intensive survey of the plots, characters, and teachings of Dicenta's prose dramas together with a study of the life and works of Dicenta.

My thesis aims to create a place of worship for the people of the neighborhood of Plataforma, located in Salvador Bahia, Brazil. Candomble was introduced to Brazil during times of slavery and is the root of Afro-Brazilian culture. In the chaotic world of favelas (Portuguese for slums) the religion of Candomble brings people together and gives order to the community. The neighborhood's current temple also functions as the local priest's home. As an area of low socioeconomic status, Plataforma has been neglected, and so has its temple. My design seeks to honor the importance of religion in this area of Brazil by using sacred architecture to create a structure that is culturally and religiously sensitive. Construction of the temple mimics the natural architecture of the favelas, and the materials used for the site can be found in the area. My hope for this project is to work in collaboration with the non-profit organization Axis Mundi, to raise the funds and support necessary to build this temple for the community of Plataforma. / Master of Architecture

Thesis (M.A. in History)--University of California, Berkeley, Dec. 1924. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 134-144).

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A molecular system was developed and tested to efficiently analyze algal communities in river water samples. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) primers were designed to amplify the 18S rRNA gene of certain taxonomic groups of freshwater algae; there was limited success in specific amplification. Additionally, a primer pair utilizing both the 16S plastid gene and the 16S rRNA gene was tested with success, amplifying both prokaryotic and eukaryotic algae while excluding other taxonomically similar organisms. The terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (TRFLP) fingerprinting method, which has been used in previous studies to examine prokaryotic community structure, was modified with the successful algae primers to selectively fingerprint all algal groups in two San Joaquin River water samples. Triplicates of two TRFLP profiles have been generated and terminal restriction fragments (TRFs) have been assigned to specific algal species.

The general purpose of this study is to turn to the possibilities of a second focus of research into the adoption process, that is, to what can be learned about the natural mother. The particular purpose of this study is threefold: (1) to identify the socio-economic characteristics of those women contacting a public adoption agency for the placement of their children with prospective adoptive families; (2) to identify and examine the sociological factors which appear to influence the natural mother to wither keep or surrender her child; and (3) to determine if the women contacting the agency in 1969 represent the same socio-economic characteristics as those women who contacted the agency in 1959.

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Thesis--Brown University. / Bibliography: p. 233-[261].

The purpose of this study is to find evidence that will show whether or not there is a need for a school housing program in the small rural school districts in San Joaquin County, California. The study is justified by a comparison of the present conditions of the schools to a set of standards for good schoolhouse construction which have been established by noted authorities and educators in the field.