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AGED 539 BINDER
No full textThis report details the role of an assistant coach with the responsibilities of managing coaching support and events
AGED 539 Internship Project - Cloverdale
No full textThis internship and project report includes documentation required in meeting the quality criteria for secondary-level programs of instruction in agriculture. The documents are concurrently used for the Agriculture Incentive Grant review process at Cloverdale High School conducted by representatives of the California Department of Education. The supporting material includes information to receive state and local funding, outline the goals and objectives of the program, along with an overview of Cloverdale High School, the agriculture program and the community
Construction of a Visitor Deck at City Farm SLO
Get PDFThis paper will discuss the construction of my senior project. For my senior project, I completed the construction of an observation deck at City Farm SLO. City Farm SLO is a non-profit that provides food to local food banks and has educational gardens that allow students of all ages come to learn and volunteer their time. The deck is centrally located at the highest point on the property, making it a great lookout spot for visitors to view the entire farm. However, the location on top of the hill created challenges that we had to overcome. I completed my senior project with two other Cal Poly CM students, Lane Lagomarcino and Eric Cederstrom. We all had different roles in the design and construction of the project as Lane was the Preconstruction Manager, Eric was the Project Manager, and I was the Site Superintendent. This project gave us the opportunity to take a project from the conceptual stage to the design and then to construction. Although we all had our assigned different roles, we collaborated throughout the entire process
Associations Between Mothers’ Use of Food to Soothe, Feeding Mode, and Infant Weight During Early Infancy
Get PDFWeight status and rate of weight gain in the first six months postpartum are strong predictors of later obesity; thus, infant feeding practices are an important target for obesity prevention efforts. The use of food to soothe (FTS) is associated with less-favorable eating habits and weight outcomes for older infants and children. However, few studies have examined correlates of use of FTS during early infancy. The primary aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore associations between use of FTS and infant weight status in the first 6 months postpartum. A secondary aim was to identify the combination of maternal and infant characteristics that predicted use of FTS. Mothers of infants aged 6 months or younger (N = 134) completed questionnaires assessing use of FTS, bottle-feeding intensity (i.e., percentage of daily feedings from bottles versus directly from the breast), levels of responsive and pressuring feeding styles, dimensions of infant temperament and eating behaviors, and family demographics. Dyads were observed during feeding to assess maternal sensitivity to infant cues and responsiveness to infant distress and infant clarity of cues and responsiveness to the mother. Infant weight and length at study entry were assessed by a trained research assistant. Use of FTS was not associated with infant weight for age z-score (WAZ), even when bottle-feeding intensity was considered as a moderator. More frequent use of FTS was predicted by the combination of greater levels of pressuring feeding style (p = .005) and infant temperamental negative affectivity (p = .001), and lower levels of infant temperamental surgency/extraversion (p = .018). In conclusion, use of FTS was associated with dimensions of infant temperament and maternal feeding style, but not with WAZ during early infancy
The Future of Media, Social Media, and Sports Media
Get PDFI hope that the findings of this project help guide and propel student media on how to create content tailored for social media. In my experience at times, it can seem like student media tends to throw everything at the wall and will just see what sticks. While that is sort of the nature of the business that doesn’t mean smarter methods can’t be taken. Also, it specifically gives guidelines to sports coverage, again, in my experience, it seems to me colligate sports coverage seems to be very stuck in their ways, which is not necessarily bad but at the same time social media can be an effective tool to connect with their audiences if put to use correctly
One-dimensional array of optical dark spot traps from nested Gaussian laser beams for quantum computing
Get PDFQuantum computing is rapidly becoming a practical technology, driven by new and advanced quantum systems, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. For neutral atoms as a host system, the natural advantage of long lifetimes is limited by decoherence mechanisms like light scattering. In this work, we computationally investigate a blue-detuned one-dimensional optical dipole trap array to reduce light scattering by holding atoms in minimum light intensity regions. The array consists of two counter-propagating Gaussian beams of differing widths, such that light walls from the larger beam radially confine the standing wave generating the dipole traps. We find this system is viable for neutral atom quantum computing and able to produce similar trap properties to the traditional red-detuned case, but with lower laser power. It also features added versatility from the tunable beam waist ratio, and the ability to reduce light scattering, by twenty times in one example we present. Generally, there is a tradeoff between the scattering rate and the number of viable traps formed. This design is promising for transporting atoms, as a complimentary technique to two- and three-dimensional trap arrays for storing atoms
Wildfire Spread Prediction Using Attention Mechanisms In U-Net
Get PDFAn investigation into using attention mechanisms for better feature extraction in wildfire spread prediction models. This research examines the U-net architecture to achieve image segmentation, a process that partitions images by classifying pixels into one of two classes. The deep learning models explored in this research integrate modern deep learning architectures, and techniques used to optimize them. The models are trained on 12 distinct observational variables derived from the Google Earth Engine catalog. Evaluation is conducted with accuracy, Dice coefficient score, ROC-AUC, and F1-score. This research concludes that when augmenting U-net with attention mechanisms, the attention component improves feature suppression and recognition, improving overall performance. Furthermore, employing ensemble modeling reduces bias and variation, leading to more consistent and accurate predictions. When inferencing on wildfire propagation at 30-minute intervals, the architecture presented in this research achieved a ROC-AUC score of 86.2% and an accuracy of 82.1%
Tech-Sheet Infographics Designed for Tolosa Winery
Get PDFWineries produce thousands of wines that are individually altered by each growing season and conditions that Mother Nature presents, which vary year-by-year. From increased rainfall and fog conditions, to soil composition and vineyard proximity to the ocean, there are countless factors that go into each bottle’s unique taste and aroma. In order for consumers to understand the details of their wine they must know what aromas, growing conditions, and notes go into each bottle, hence the importance of having readily accessible “tech-sheets.”
For my senior project, I chose to revamp the informational tech sheets at Tolosa Winery during an 8-month marketing internship that I had in 2021. I utilized my graphic design and layout knowledge from Cal Poly’s GrC program to create visually appealing and engaging tech sheets that can be understood by a wide variety of people with all levels of understanding about the wine industry, while collaborating with various individuals within the wine industry to ensure that I am including all necessary information
AGED 539 Internship Report
Get PDFThis internship and project report includes documentation required in meeting the quality criteria for secondary-level programs of instruction in agriculture. The documents are concurrently used for the Agriculture Incentive Grant review process at Rio Vista High School conducted by representatives of the California Department of Education. The supporting material includes information to receive state and local funding, outline the goals and objectives of the program, along with an overview of Rio Vista High School, the agriculture program and the community