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Chez Henri Cookbook Redesign
Get PDFChez Henri is a redesigned version of a cookbook that Bonnie Henry, my grandmother, has curated over the past 50 years. The original book was entitled “A Collection of Recipes From Friends and Family”, but I decided to rename it to “Chez Henri”, a phrase that was written on a sign outside of her home for almost 20 years. Bonnie Henry is an excellent cook and her recipes include many salads, soups, entrees, and dishes that most people don’t see everyday. Chez Henri contains photography that depicts these recipes, notes from the chef, and clear cut instructions that are easy for the whole family to follow
Moon Rocker: EVA Sample Bag and Dispenser
Get PDFNASA’s next mission to the moon (Artemis) requires a device to dispense bags for holding and collecting rock samples on the lunar surface. The device must be lightweight, easy to use with an astronaut suit, and capable of withstanding the moon’s harsh environment. Our team has designed and revised several prototype dispensers to accomplish this challenge. Through testing and observations made while building our structural prototype, changes were made to build a more durable and usable dispenser. This led to our verification prototype, which was constructed with a carbon fiber frame and aluminum, or 3D printed smaller components. After manufacturing and assembly several testing procedures were creating to verify NASA’s target specifications. This included testing the dispenser’s overall weight, dimensions, ability to withstand the force of dropping a rock, gloved astronaut usability, and optimum live hinge deflection. This testing yielded results which can be used to create another improved design to be manufactured and tested until all target specifications are met. By completing all of NASA’s target specifications, a dispenser may be approved for use in upcoming missions of lunar geological collection
Implementing Project Management Methodologies Into Mustang News\u27 Social Media Team
Get PDFImplementing Project Management Methodologies into Mustang News’ Social Media Team combines the practices of efficient project management with the design knowledge required to create a brochure containing essential material. This project includes an observation of on-going issues in the workspace along with a guide to aid current and futures teams in developing streamlined processes
Using Portable X-ray Fluorescence to Predict Physical and Chemical Properties of California Soils
Get PDFSoil characterization provides the basic information necessary for understanding the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils. Knowledge about soils can in turn be used to inform management practices, optimize agricultural operations, and ensure the continuation of ecosystem services provided by soils. However, current analytical standards for identifying each distinct property are costly and time-consuming. The optimization of laboratory grade technology for wide scale use is demonstrated by advances in a proximal soil sensing technique known as portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (pXRF). pXRF analyzers use high energy Xrays that interact with a sample to cause characteristic reflorescence that can be distinguished by the analyzer for its energy and intensity to determine the chemical composition of the sample. While pXRF only measures total elemental abundance, the concentrations of certain elements have been used as a proxy to develop models capable of predicting soil characteristics. This study aimed to evaluate existing models and model building techniques for predicting soil pH, texture, cation exchange capacity (CEC), soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), and C:N ratio from pXRF spectra and assess their fittingness for California soils by comparing predictions to results from laboratory methods. Multiple linear regression (MLR) and random forest (RF) models were created for each property using a training subset of data and evaluated by R2 , RMSE, RPD and RPIQ on an unseen test set. The California soils sample set was comprised of 480 soil samples from across the state that were subject to laboratory and pXRF analysis in GeoChem mode. Results showed that existing data models applied to the CA soils dataset lacked predictive ability. In comparison, data models generated using MLR with 10-fold cross validation for variable selection improved predictions, while algorithmic modeling produced the best estimates for all properties besides pH. The best models produced for each property gave RMSE values of 0.489 for pH, 10.8 for sand %, 6.06 for clay % (together predicting the correct texture class 74% of the time), 6.79 for CEC (cmolc/kg soil), 1.01 for SOC %, 0.062 for TN %, and 7.02 for C:N ratio. Where R2 and RMSE were observed to fluctuate inconsistently with a change in the random train/test splits, RPD and RPIQ were more stable, which may indicate a more useful representation of out of sample applicability. RF modeling for TN content provided the best predictive model overall (R2 = 0.782, RMSE = 0.062, RPD = 2.041, and RPIQ = 2.96). RF models for CEC and TN % achieved RPD values \u3e2, indicating stable predictive models (Cheng et al., 2021). Lower RPD values between 1.75 and 2 and RPIQ \u3e2 were also found for MLR models of CEC, and TN %, as well as RF models for SOC. Better estimates for chemical properties (CEC, N, SOC) when compared to physical properties (texture), may be attributable to a correlation between elemental signatures and organic matter. All models were improved with the addition of categorical variables (land-use and sample set) but came at a great statistical cost (9 extra predictors). Separating models by land type and lab characterization method revealed some improvements within land types, but these effects could not be fully untangled from sample set. Thus, the consortia of characterizing bodies for ‘true’ lab data may have been a drawback in model performance, by confounding inter-lab errors with predictive errors. Future studies using pXRF analysis for soil property estimation should investigate how predictive v models are affected by characterizing method and lab body. While statewide models for California soils provided what may be an acceptable level of error for some applications, models calibrated for a specific site using consistent lab characterization methods likely provide a higher degree of accuracy for indirect measurements of some key soil properties
Cultivating Christian Community in a Post-COVID Era
Get PDFThis study focuses on how to meet the needs of young adult Christians through community and resources, all of which aim to help them live more like Jesus. There are many online resources for Christians, but society lacks a “one-stop shop” website that has every resource a young adult following Jesus could need. These resources include an online community where people can choose what mode of community they need, whether that be one-on-one discipleship or mentorship, consistent group meetings with people their own age, an accountability partner, or just a friend who shares similar beliefs and values. In an era that leaves young adults as the loneliest age group, it is crucial to give this demographic outlets to create genuine connections that prevails common trends in young adulthood such as busy schedules or living in a new city with no friends. Stewards of Hope aims to fix the problem of young adults lacking daily, encouraging conversations with other Christians that leave them filled up and ready to live more like Christ
The Ins and Outs of Undergraduate Research and Leadership: A Student\u27s Perspective
Get PDFThis manuscript is a reflective write-up of Regina Hockert’s experience in completing KINE 462, Honors Kinesiology Senior Project, during the 2022 Fall Quarter. It describes their experience as an undergraduate research leader, including specific milestones and artifacts related to a broader replication study and the daily activities of Dr. Jafrā Thomas’ lab. This essay was designed to be a written reflection around their senior project presentation and the insights shared through that medium about the senior project experience. It is created to showcase lessons learned in relationship with the tasks and responsibilities required of working in-depth on student-led research. There are a series of appendices to this manuscript that include images, documents, and other artifacts that were collected and analyzed for the end-of-course presentation. This essay mirrors that presentation. Specifically, it focuses on three main milestones of (a) turning a literature review into a manuscript, (b) creating a recruitment sign-up form, and (c) creating recruitment tabling material to sign up participants for the broader replication study. The overarching goal of this essay submission was to provide information on the inner workings of a senior project and student research, as well as personal insight into challenges and skills developed through unexpected hurdles whilst working on the components of the senior project experience. This information contained within the insights presented can be used to advise the creation of future senior projects, assist in designing student-led research experiences, and allow people to become familiar with how student-led research may unfold
AS-944-22 Resolution on Units of Credit and Time Patterns on Semester Terms
Get PDFEach Academic Program modifies each course in its respective curricula with units of credit that best meet its program needs and course learning outcomes. Also, each Academic Program offering support courses uses the existing course consultation process with all Academic Programs that include its support courses as part of their required curricula. And further, the Academic Senate will collaborate with the Office of the Registrar to develop time patterns as part of the quarter-to-semester conversion process
AS-940-22 Resolution on UFPP 11.4.2 Departmental Role in the Selection Process For Chairs and Heads
Get PDFPlaces “Cal Poly Election Process for Internal Department Heads/Chairs” in UFPP Appendix, and further resolves that by Fall 2022 colleges and the library revise chapter 11 of their personnel policy documents as needed to conform with 11.4
AS-936-22 Resolution on Educational Objectives and Criteria for Study Abroad Courses in Languages Other Than English
Get PDFApproves the revised educational objectives and criteria for study abroad languages other than English (attached to the resolution), and be it also resolves that these changes do not require the recertification of currently certified C2 courses in this subarea