The food processing and packaging industry is becoming a multi-trillion dollar global business. The reason is that the recent increase in incomes in traditionally less economically developed countries has led to a rise in standards of living that incl . . .

We discuss how to find the well-covered dimension of a graph that is the Cartesian product of paths, cycles, complete graphs, and other simple graphs. Also, a bound for the well-covered dimension of Kn × G is found,provided that G has a largest greedy . . .

In this research we have demonstrated Kalman Filter (KF) that improves the quality of the measurement of sensor signal. Kalman Filter has long been used to eliminate the process error and measurement noise. Bearing in mind that almost all industrial a . . .

In this paper we discuss to what extent one can infer details of the interior structure of a black hole based on its horizon. Recalling that black hole thermal properties are connected to the non-classical nature of gravity, we circumvent the restrict . . .

The purpose of this narrative inquiry wa to reveal how parents who are educators navigate their children through public education (from Kindergarten to the completion of high school) and to share their insights with the widest possible audience to ult . . .

In this paper we give a variation of the gauge procedure which employs a scalar gauge field, B(x), in addition to the usual vector gauge field, Aμ(x). We study this variant of the usual gauge procedure in the context of a complex scalar, matter field . . .

In this paper we consider (n+1)-dimensional cosmological model with scalar field and antisymmetric (p+2)-form. Using an electric composite Sp-brane ansatz the field equations for the original system reduce to the equations for a Toda-like system with . . .

In spring 2014, the Henry Madden Library at Fresno State implemented an outreach program for incoming international students, consisting of a campus orientation presentation, library orientation and tours, information literacy workshops, and internati . . .

Narratives or stories are perhaps one of the oldest forms of meaningful communication. With narratives one has the ability to entertain but also the power to influence, to shape future course of action, and to create meaning (Jones, Shanahan, & McBeth . . .

The objective of this research was to study the effect of Zn in combination with other micro- and secondary macronutrients applied to almond trees as a foliar with fungicide bloom sprays. The experiment was conducted in a 13-year almond orchard using . . .

Context: With numerous physical therapy modalities for non-specific chronic low-back pain (NSCLB), it is important to compare the efficacy of newer modalities such as Kinesio Tape (KT) with more traditional interventions, such as lumbar mechanical tra . . .

The numbers of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) in the United States has declined with the development, administration, and effectiveness of vaccines during the 1970s and 1980s. As the eminent threat of VPDs to the public began to wane, parents sta . . .

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects sugary drink consumption, place of residence, age, race/ethnicity, and gender had on obesity in adolescents aged 12-17 living in California. This study utilized data from the 2014 California Health . . .

The time minerals spend in the weathering zone is crucial in determining soil biogeochemical cycles, solid state chemistry and soil texture. This length of time is closely related to erosion rates and can be modulated by sediment transport, mixing rat . . .

The head lettuce (Lactuca sativa) industry valued at $962 million in 2014 is an integral component of California agriculture, with the Salinas Valley being one of the major production areas. A major concern for lettuce producers is how to effectively . . .

Since the early 1980s, continuous passive motion has been used as adjunct therapy in patients’ rehabilitation following total knee arthroplasty. Although existing literature challenged the benefits of continuous passive motion claiming it had no added . . .

Research on virginity loss has typically been concerned with the age of first intercourse, and not so much the quality and understanding of the event itself. Realizing the need for further investigation in this area, Carpenter (2002, 2005) conducted 6 . . .

This study explored personal agency and motivation of students enrolled in Linked Learning Pathways across low, mid-low, mid-high, and high poverty school settings. Specifically, the study examined student personal agency beliefs, goal setting practic . . .

This study examined the perceived impact of a 2-week residential camp experience on children?s social skills and happiness. Participants were 167 children ages 6-15 who attended one of six participating camps during the summer of 2014 and 132 of their . . .

La mitología literaria nos indica que a fina- les de los 1960’s el Mexicano Carlos Fuentes (1928 - 2012) y el Peruano Mario Vargas Llosa (1936 - ) sostuvieron una reunión que estaría destinada a cambiar la historia de la novelística en Latinoamér . . .

Special education and related services are undergoing a time of reformation in the United States at all levels. Self-determination in programming and life planning is becoming the expected standard of care for all individuals with an intellectual disa . . .

The butterflies at Natura Park in Veracruz, Mexico, were studied during their annual peak in abundance. Butterflies were collected from 21 March through 21 June during spring 2014, for a total of 14 days of collection which were equivalent to 126 hour . . .

Over the last two decades, processing tomato planting in the San Joaquin Valley has transitioned to the use of transplants, buried drip irrigation, and shallow tillage from the traditional direct seeded, flood irrigated systems. The use of pre-plant . . .

This study contributes to the literature about the impact of administrative support on the self-efficacy of special education teachers. Current research identified three dimensions of teachers’ self-efficacy: classroom management, instruction, and stu . . .

The current study explores the potential relationship between mental health clinicians’ ability to accurately interpret non-verbal communication and their job satisfaction. It is important to be aware of any relationship between these two variables to . . .

The 2010 episode of Futurama titled The Prisoner of Benda centers around a machine that swaps the brains of any two people who use it. The problem is, once two people use the machine to swap brains with each other, they cannot swap back.The author of . . .

Background: Chronic patellar tendinopathy (CPT) imposes problematic issues with athletes returning to pre-injury sporting activity due to tendon degeneration. Platelet-rich plasma is an autologous blood concentrate that releases growth factors to stim . . .

Background: The number of ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction surgeries has increased by 343% from 2003 to 2014. Athletes undergoing UCL reconstruction risk an 83% return to play (RTP) rate and average rehabilitation time of 20.5 months. Th . . .

This qualitative study utilized a phenomenological approach in order to understand the lived experiences of youth that have transitioned out of foster care. The three research questions explored in the study included: What is the youth’s self-concept . . .

Farming in the central San Joaquin Valley (SJV) has become a challenging task with the reduction of available water from growers. Alternative irrigation practices, such as regulated deficit irrigation (RDI), is one option being explored as an efficien . . .

The Fast TracKer (FTK) is a hardware upgrade to the ATLAS Data Acquisition System which adds global tracking to the ATLAS High Level Trigger (HLT) for high luminosity operations of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The Phase-1 upgrade has allowed the i . . .

This study explored the influence of self-talk on barbell back squat kinematics during fatiguing workouts. Fatiguing workouts (e.g., CrossFit) are popular amongst individuals who look to become stronger, faster, and physically fit (Bergeron et al., 20 . . .

In 2014, the CDC reported 28.7% of American over the age of 65 were involved in 29.0 million falls. There is a lack of meta-analyses that compile research that assess outcomes of utilizing the Wii as a balance intervention for community dwelling older . . .

Automated lettuce thinners are meant to address the problems of recent labor shortages in California agriculture. Field studies were conducted in 2014 and 2015 in the Salinas Valley to compare automated thinning with manual thinning. Data were collect . . .

Background: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) is a common musculoskeletal syndrome in women characterized by antero- or retropatellar knee pain with insidious onset. Currently, research has not identified the most effective exercises between a combi . . .

The project was an oral feeding practice change from traditional, gestational-age/volume-driven feeding progression to developmentally-based, infant-driven feeding progression. The infant-driven (cue-based) feeding protocol was implemented with goals . . .

A trial was conducted in the central San Joaquin Valley of California to quantify canopy architecture, yield components, yield efficiency, water footprint, fruit chemistry, and phenolic composition of Merlot/Freedom in response to three pruning system . . .

The spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae), has established in North America and become an economic concern for a variety of fruit crops. In this thesis, the pest?s seasonal dynamics in various fruit orchards we . . .

The Comment [J. T. Firouzjaee, preceding Comment, Phys. Rev. D 89, 068301 (2014)] raises two points in regard to our paper [S. K. Modak and D. Singleton, Phys. Rev. D 86, 123515 (2012)]. The first is that one cannot use the tunneling picture to obtain . . .

Mammalian predators are known to be sensitive to relatively low levels of habitat perturbations, and disturbances to these species are underway due anthropogenic development and climate change in the Sierra Nevada Foothills (SNF) of California. This w . . .

Water conservation and efficient management of water resources are crucial for the sustainability of irrigated agriculture. This is particularly important in California where continuous droughts have limited the availability of water supplies. One app . . .

To understand local perceptions of the impacts of environmental change in two mountain districts of Nepal — Myagdi and Mustang — between 2010 and 2014, a survey, focus groups, town hall meetings, and extensive consultation with local stakeholders were . . .

A measurement of the total pp cross section at the LHC at root s = 7 TeV is presented. In a special run with high-beta* beam optics, an integrated luminosity of 80 mu b(-1) was accumulated in order to measure the differential elastic cross section as . . .