Jorge E. Astorga

POWER AWARE MULTICHANNEL MAC PROTOCOL FOR AD-HOC NETWORKS

Dr. Yusuf Ozturk, Ph.D, ……..………………………………………………............5

Behzad Behrouzi

VIRTUAL ENDOSCOPIC TOOL IN NEUROSURGERY

Michael Levy, M.D., Ph.D……………………………………………………………….17

Rosa Berumen

RICHARD RODRIGUEZ: A NOTION OF SELF-IDENTITY

Adeliada R. Del Castillo, Ph.D…………………………………………………………..22

Karla Blanco

STUDENT HERE, MIEMBRO DE LA FAMILIA ALLÁ: SHIFTING IMPLICIT IDENTIFICATIONS AMONG BILINGUAL INDIVIDUALS

Thierry Devos, Ph.D. & Francisco Quintana, B.A………………………………………31

Alma Bravo

Cytotoxicity and Cell Growth Inhibition of Xanthopterin and Isoxanthopterin on HeLa Cancer cell line

Robert Metzger, Ph.D……………………………………………………………………37

Jennifer Davis

EVALUATING PERCEIVED STIGMA, QUALITY OF LIFE, RISK BEHAVIORS, AND DISEASE STATUS AMONG HIV+ LATINOS

Linda C. Gallo, Ph.D. ……………………………………………………………………42

 Damion Donaldson

NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING AND OLFACTORY TESTING IN CHILDREN WITH SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING BEFORE AND AFTER SURGICAL INTERVENTION

Claire Murphy, Ph.D……………………………………………………………………..49

Sharon V. R. Epps

P-INSULIN STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FROM MOMORDICA CHARANTIA LINN “THE AFRICAN CUCUMBER”: A HERB USED FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS

Robert P Metzger, Ph.D. and F.S.K. Tayman, Ph.D……………………………………..56

Gavin M. Lee

Hope and Cope: Protective Effects for Minority Adolescents

Scott C. Roesch, Ph.D……………………………………………………………………61

Paulina Martínez

A PILOT STUDY OF BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO RECRUITMENT OF LATINAS INTO HIV/AIDS CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES

María Luisa Zúñiga, Ph.D……………………………………………………………….69

Ricky J. Pope

Differences Between People Screened and not Screened for Colorectal Cancer

 Terry A. Cronan, PhD…………………………………………………………………...74

 Joseph William Smith

ANALYTICAL MODELING OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE COLUMNS INCLUDING VARIABLE AXIAL LOADS

Robert K. Dowell, Ph.D., P.E……………………………………………………………86

Blanca Torres

THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE AMONG THE AZTECS

Adelaida R. Del Castillo, Ph.D…………………………………………………………..95

Jorge A. Urbina

RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS: OTHER IN SELF AND DATING ABUSE AMONG COLLEGE WOMEN

Emilio C. Ulloa, Ph.D…………………………………………………………………..105

Gertrudis Vargas

DATING VIOLENCE AMONG MEXICAN-AMERICAN AND MEXICAN ADOLESCENTS

Audrey Hokoda, Ph.D…………………………………………………………………110

 Miguel Villodas

THE CROSS-CULTURAL MEASUREMENT EQUIVALENCE OF PERSONALITY SCALES: A REPLICATION STUDY

Keith Hattrup, Ph. D……………………………………………………………………118

Hoan-Vu Do

LEAF NUTRITIONAL QUALITY AND GROWTH OF THE MOURNING CLOAK BUTTERFLY, NYMPHALIS ANTIOPA

Kathy Williams, Ph.D…………………………………………………………………..130

Esteban Walstrum

CULTURALLY COMPETENT NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING OF PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS IN A COMMUNITY-BASED ADULT TREATMENT PROGRAM

Roberto J. Velasquez, Ph.D…………………………………………………………….137

Sarah Zanartu

Teen Relationship Violence in Groups at Risk for Juvenile Delinquency

Audrey Hokoda, Ph.D…………………………………………………………………..145