Spoiled yet deprived: mapping the SF Bay Area local foodshed

This thesis sheds light on the potential that an area has in sourcing its food locally as well as why it should. The methods uncover a reality of the local food potential of the San Francisco Bay Area. An interaction between technology, modern lifestyles, changing values, and disregarding geographical relationships has led to food being sourced from across the globe. The analyses employed, reveal and describe the current local food potential by quantifying and showing the accessibility of consumers to food producers and food producers to consumers. Utilizing the well-documented Two Step Floating Catchment Area method, this thesis effectively demonstrates that spatial accessibility methodology can be applied to local foodshed analysis.California State University, Northridge. Department of Geography.Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-46

Utilization of Student Health Centers, Student Identity, and Engagement in Risky Sexual Behaviors: A Secondary Data Analysis of American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment III Data

There is extensive research on the prevalence of college student engagement in risky sexual behaviors and its potentiating factors in college/university settings. However, there remains limited data and study on the use of campus health centers, as well as the patterns of how students seek sexual health care, its relationship to student gender identity, and student engagement in sexual risk behaviors. Despite literature surrounding student health centers and how students seek out medical care, the minimal data in the field regarding campus health center use, if and how students specifically seek out sexual health services, and how this collectively might vary across students with different gender identities, clearly indicate a need for further research on the experiences of students on college campuses in this regard. This dissertation is a secondary data analysis of the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment III. This study’s specific aims were to: 1) describe key characteristics of students utilizing student health centers 2) describe if and how frequently college students are regularly seeking sexual health services; and 3) evaluate the relationship between a student’s gender identity and engagement in risky sexual behaviors. Drawing on a nationally representative sample of undergraduate students, analyses illustrated that students utilizing health services were primarily heterosexual female undergraduate students, with differing rates of utilization health services and sexual health services depending on race/ethnicity, year in school, and primary source of health insurance.The results confirmed that there are barriers to college student utilization of sexual health services, specifically for students who are non-heterosexual and transgender. Fewer students are seeking out their student health center and are seeking out care from services from other medical locations or may not be seeking out care at all. These findings highlight the need to ensure that student health centers on college campuses are inclusive of all students, regardless of gender identity. Given the important role that campus health center services play in promoting positive health outcomes and reducing sexual risk among its students, universities should consider efforts to increase student health center utilization, as it is a primary source of college student healthcare

Parents’ Promotion of Psychological Autonomy, Psychological Control, and Mexican–American Adolescents’ Adjustment

Mexican–American adolescents are at an elevated risk for adjustment difficulties. In an effort to identify parenting practices that can affect the adjustment of Mexican–American youth, the current study examined parents’ promotion of psychological autonomy and parents’ psychological control as perceived by Mexican–American early adolescents, and explored their associations with adolescents’ adjustment in the context of acculturation. In 5th grade, 134 (54.5% female) Mexican–American adolescents reported on their acculturation level and the parenting practices of their mothers and fathers. In 5th and 7th grade, adolescents also reported on their depressive symptoms, number of delinquent friends, and self-worth. Perceptions of promotion of psychological autonomy and of psychological control were positively correlated. However, perceptions of more promotion of psychological autonomy and of less psychological control predicted fewer depressive symptoms 2 years later. Perceptions of more promotion of psychological autonomy also predicted fewer delinquent friends two years later. Finally, perceptions of more promotion of psychological autonomy predicted higher self-worth only among less acculturated adolescents. The study underscores the roles that promotion of psychological autonomy and psychological control may play in Mexican–American children’s well-being during early adolescence

A STUDY OF A RADIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF PHENOBARBITAL

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A brief history of Rostov-on-Don and the surrounding region

The purpose of this thesis is to briefly discuss the history of Rostov-on-Don and the surrounding region. Rostov-on-Don is a city that was established in 1749, and received its name from the fortress, which was named after Saint Dmitry of Rostov that stands where the city is today. There were a number of key developments before the establishment of Rostov-on-Don, including the birth of the Don Cossacks as well as the founding of other key cities in the region. Additionally, since the founding of Rostov-on-Don, the region has had a small and thriving Jewish community, which was able to exist despite anti-Semitic sentiments held by many in the region, especially by the Don Cossacks. Nevertheless, in the time leading up to the birth of the USSR, violence against Jews increased dramatically in the region. With the outbreak of Russian Civil War, following the Russian Revolution, the Rostov region played a decisive role, since it remained a White Army stronghold throughout most of the conflict. During the Civil War, anti-Semitism was prevalent and the Jews living in the Rostov region were treated horrifically by both the White Army as well as the Red Army. In 1920, the White Army was forced to give up Rostov-on-Don and the surrounding region to the Bolsheviks, ushering in an age of communist rule. The period following the Civil War was rife with construction and development in the Rostov region. New factories, rapid industrialization, and developments in the region’s educational system were the norm. Serving as a symbol of this industrialization, was the founding of Rostselmash, which was one of the largest factories specializing in farm equipment in the Soviet Union, in 1929 near Rostov-on-Don . Additionally, despite growing anti-Semitism amongst the Don Cossacks, who felt that both the Jews and the Communists were responsible for their misfortunes, there was a strong Jewish presence in Rostov-on-Don, which was composed of approximately 50,000 Jews in early 1941. Unfortunately, this only added to the tragedy that befell the region, when the Nazis took Rostov-on-Don for a week in November 1941, and then re-captured it in July 1942. During this time, it is believed that the majority of Rostov’s Jewish population was exterminated. It should also be noted that many Don Cossacks collaborated with the Nazis during the occupation. However, following the Nazi’s defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad, Rostov-on-Don was liberated by the Red Army on February 14th 1943. At this time the city and the region were in shambles, which warranted a large-scale reconstruction effort. Following the end of the Nazi occupation, reconstruction efforts began in the Rostov region. Although the demands from the Kremlin were to exceed pre-war production levels within a short period of time, it took the region decades to recover. In addition, it should be noted that most of Rostov-on-Don’s residential buildings were rendered uninhabitable due to the years of war in the region. Compounding the situation was the fact that crime skyrocketed. Nevertheless, the Rostov region was able to recover to the point where it became one of the most vital industrial areas of the Soviet Union. When the USSR began to collapse, the Don Cossacks were able to recover much of their culture, which had been buried during the Soviet period. And, despite the fact that there is still anti-Semitism in the Rostov region, there is currently a strong Jewish community in Rostov. Moreover, due to the area’s fascinating history, Rostov-on-Don and the Rostov Oblast require much future study, which will provide additional insights into the Russian soul

A history of the Cossack assembly and its Arthurian connection

textThe main intent of this thesis is to review the history and roots of the Cossack assembly, and to analyze its connection to western civilization. In terms of the roots of the Cossack assembly, this thesis will explore the Scytho-Sarmatian, the early Slavic, the Novgorodian, as well as the Turkic-Mongol influences that led to its creation. While the Zaporozhian Cossack assembly will be discussed, the primary focus of the history of the Cossack assembly section will deal with the Don Cossacks’ assembly, since the practices and traditions inherent in this structure are representative of most Cossack groups. In addition to reviewing the Sarmatian Hypothesis, this thesis will also examine the connections and parallels between the Arthurian legends, the ancient Iranian governing practices, and the Cossack assembly. It is thus hoped that this multileveled analysis will generate a comprehensive portrait of the Cossack assembly and, through its ancient Iranian predecessor’s connection to the Arthurian Round Table, prompt a reconsideration of analytical approaches to both the foundations of Cossack and western democracy.Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studie