TMHA Parking Lot Project

The Transitional Mental Health Association (TMHA) parking lot project in Edna, California, aimed to construct a 4,400 SF decomposed granite (DG) parking lot for the TMHA’s Youth Treatment Program (YTP). TMHA’s YTP involves giving children in a transitional housing state a safe and welcoming place to live while addressing the problem of unhoused children in San Luis Obispo County. This initiative involved extensive grading, forming, surveying, and installing the necessary infrastructure to ensure both functional and aesthetic improvements for the facility. The project was meticulously planned and executed during the Spring, 2024 quarter, with a budget of approximately $4,285. The successful completion of this project required careful coordination, resource management, and problem-solving. It highlighted the importance of accurate estimation, proper equipment usage, and community engagement. This paper details the project\u27s conception, methodology, outcomes, and lessons learned, providing a thorough overview of the processes and experiences involved. It serves as an example of how academic knowledge can be applied in real-world settings to achieve significant community benefits. The project also underscores the value of hands-on experience in enhancing professional skills and readiness for future challenges as students eventually become industry professionals

Review: C-type Natriuretic Peptide And Amphiregulin On Bovine Oocyte Maturation And Pitfalls In The IVF Laboratory.

The production of embryos has been described as a revolutionary process with the ability to make cattle systems more successful. However, despite constant research done in the field of embryology, there remains a discrepancy between the quality of in vitro produced (IVP) and in vivo derived (IVD) embryos. This difference is potentially associated with the lack of synchronization between nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation events within the oocyte, which is carefully mediated in the ovarian environment and the cumulus oocyte complex (COC). The purpose of this thesis was to utilize a pre-maturation culture system to keep oocytes in an arrested germinal vesicle (GV) state before subjecting them to maturation. In the first half of the experiment, oocytes were pre-matured in C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) supplemented medium for 12 hours. Following pre-maturation, oocytes were transferred to amphiregulin (AREG) for another 12 hours to develop. This procedure is known as CAPA-AREG. After fertilization and a 7- day culture, embryos were assessed for cleavage rate and blastocyst rate. Embryos were also subjected to staining in order to evaluate lipid content and mitochondrial activity via confocal microscopy and ImageJ software. Hurdles in acquiring data also encouraged an assessment on the IVF laboratory and how procedures can be optimized. Overall, embryology lab procedures must be strictly followed, and the laboratory environment must be maintained to the best of the staff’s ability to increase success rates. Due to mishaps in the laboratory, the effectiveness of CNP and AREG on improving bovine oocyte maturation and embryo development is still inconclusive. Further research is required to determine if CNP and AREG can be utilized in future bovine IVF procedures

A Study of Commuting Conditions for Construction Professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area

This paper investigates the commuting experiences of workers in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a focus on construction industry professionals. Numerous scientific studies and reports have been done regarding both traffic congestion in the Bay Area and commuting conditions for construction workers. By comparing points of information on Bay Area workers like their job type, commute length and commute satisfaction, this study aims to uncover correlations and understand who is affected the most by traffic congestion. After extensive surveys and interviews of Bay Area workers, average commute times were calculated and reported for several industry subsets, along with averages for specific positions within the construction industry. It was found that construction industry workers have the worst commutes in the Bay Area, and trade workers like carpenters and electricians commute the most of any job type, regardless of industry. These conditions are brought on by the combination of high demand for construction professionals to develop real estate in the urban centers, suboptimal transit options, and a lack of available affordable housing. With millions of people already living there and more on the way, the sprawling San Francisco Bay Area faces a lack of transportation efficiency that must be addressed

AS-973-24 Resolution to Clarify Language on Grade Forgiveness and Course Repeats effective Fall Term 2026

Adopts the clarifications to AS-968-24 that includes the language consistent with the maximum provisions of CSU Executive Order 1037 regarding number of attempts, specifies the exclusion of grades found to be the result of academic dishonesty from grade forgiveness, specifies that courses for the graduate degree are not eligible for grade forgiveness, and approves the complete policy language specified in the attached Grade Forgiveness and Course Repeat Policy for Undergraduates; and further resolves that this policy become effective beginning with the Fall term of 2026

AS-968-24 Resolution on Grade Forgiveness and Course Repeats Effective Fall Term 2026

Resolves that the Academic Senate of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo supports amending the policy for grade forgiveness/course repeat up to the maximum cited in the provisions of CSU Executive Order 1037 allowing for 16 semester-units for grade forgiveness and 12 semester-units for course repeat for a total of 28 semester-units; and further resolves that this provision become effective beginning with the Fall term of 2026

A Study on the Effects of Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty Implants’ Surface Morphology via Finite Element Analysis

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most commonly performed orthopedic surgeries, with nearly one million performed in 2020 in the United States alone. Changing patient demographics, predominately indicated by increases in younger, more active, and more obese patients undergoing TKA, poses a challenge to orthopedic surgeons as these factors present a greater risk of long-term complications. Historically, cemented TKA has been the gold standard for fixation, but long-term aseptic loosening continues to be a risk for cemented implants. Cementless TKA, which relies on the surface morphology of a porous coating for biologic fixation of implant to bone, may provide improved long-term survivorship compared with cement. The quality of this bond is dependent on an interference fit and the roughness, or coefficient of friction, between the implant and the bonebone. Stress shielding is a measure of the difference in the stress experienced by implanted bone versus surrounding native bone. A finite element model (FEM) can be used to quantify and better understand stress shielding in order to better evaluate and optimize implant design. In this study, a FEM was constructed to investigate how the surface coating of cementless implants (coefficient of friction) and the location of the coating application affected the stress-shielding response in the tibia. It was determined that the stress distribution in the native tibia surrounding a cementless TKA implant was dependent on the coefficient of friction applied at the tip of the implant’s stem. Materials with lower friction coefficients applied to the stem tip resulted in higher compressive stress experienced by implanted bone, and more favorable overall stress-shielding responses